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Preview: Cinema Italiano Festival
If you still have any room left on your credit card after the New Zealand international Film Festival, Dan Slevin recommends you splurge on the latest festival celebrating Italian cinema which is on…
An Inconvenient Sequel
An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth To Power is how global-warming activist Al Gore tried to achieve consensus at the Paris climate change conference in 2016. Audio
In Between
In Between shows the life of three Palestinian women in Israel, torn between modern club-life and the values of their parents. Audio
American Made
American Made stars Tom Cruise as the real-life pilot Barry Seal, who worked for both the CIA and the drug barons in the Eighties. Audio
At The Movies for 30 August 2017
Simon Morris is reminded of the limitations of "based on real life" by three fact-based movies: American Made, In Between and An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth To Power. Video, Audio
Wellington's Paramount theatre celebrates centenary
Film reviewer Dan Slevin of RNZ Widescreen joins us to tell us why that celebration is bitter-sweet. Audio
Seven Rivers Walking
Kathleen Gallagher and Gaylene Barnes have released a new film tracking the paths of the seven rivers of the Canterbury Plains and Christchurch City. Audio
Hard Truths: documentary in the 'post-truth' era
Do we expect documentaries to be strictly truthful? And what happens when a desire for good storytelling wins out over the facts? Four leading documentary-makers talk candidly about navigating… Audio
Telling the story of Chinese couturier Guo Pei
A new film by New Zealand film maker Pietra Brettkelly chronicles the life and work of fashion designer Guo Pei - it's called Yellow is Forbidden - currently in post production. Guo Pei - whose… Video, Audio, Gallery
Juliette Veber - Conversations with Teen Mums
Juliette Veber has been involved in the film industry for 20 years. After a decade working in production on feature films - including The Price of Milk - and tv commercials, in 2003, she headed to… Audio
The Trip to Spain - review
The Trip To Spain -– the third Trip movie – features dueling comedians Rob Brydon and Steve Coogan and a side-order of Spanish cuisine. Video, Audio
Logan Lucky - review
Logan Lucky sees director Steven Soderberg (Oceans 11) return to the big screen with a heist movie starring Channing Tatum, Adam Driver and Daniel Craig. Video, Audio
The Dark Tower - review
The Dark Tower is very American fantasy from novelist Stephen King, pitting Idris Elba (good) against Matthew McConaughey (evil). Video, Audio
At The Movies for 23 August 2017
Simon Morris looks at the latest cinematic universe – Stephen King's The Dark Tower, plus Steven Soderberg's heist film Logan Lucky and another Steve Coogan/Rob Brydon trip, The Trip to Spain. Video, Audio
Review: 6 Days
Toa Fraser’s real-life hostage thriller 6 Days is a reminder of a more innocent age of terrorism, says Dan Slevin. Video
Television Critic, Melenie Parkes
Melenie discusses three programmes today: Prime Suspect: Tennison, TVNZ1, Comrade Detective, Amazon Prime, Gay Of Thrones, Amazon Prime, You Tube. Audio
Helen Clark and Gaylene Preston: My Year with Helen
Renowned Kiwi filmmaker Gaylene Preston's film My Year With Helen is a study of gender politics and an insight into the closed world of international diplomacy at the United Nations. Helen Clark and… Video, Audio
Film Review with Richard Swainson
Reviewer Richard Swainson talks about Hamilton Film Society's 70th anniversary celebrations on Monday night, featuring locally made 8mm films from 1950s & 1960s and the opening of the International… Audio
Tell me about your thesis: Film Tourism
For his Film Tourism thesis, Stefan Roesch followed film fans to various locations around the world, such as Star Wars in Tunisia and Sound of Music in Austria, in order to capture their emotions on… Audio, Gallery
A Date for Mad Mary - review
A Date for Mad Mary – a little charmer that recently won the Best Film gong at the Irish Film Awards – sees the titular character Mary determined to get a date for her best friend's wedding. Video, Audio