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How Kiwi doco makers use film to drive change
Borderless Productions' documentary On the Backs of Women offers a window into the lives of three entrepreneurial women battling poverty in Myanmar. The film has recently won best documentary at the… Video, Audio, Gallery
Andrew Rossi - The First Monday in May
First Monday in May is a documentary film that chronicles the lead up to the extraordinary Metropolitan Museum of Art Fashion Ball. Andrew Rossi is the director of the film, and he joins Wallace to… Audio
Werner Herzog: reveries of the connected world
Director Werner Herzog has a new documentary screening at this year's New Zealand International Film Festival. In Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World, Werner Herzog enters cyberspace to… Audio
Film review with Richard Swainson
Richard Swainson reviews "Finding Dory", and "Alice Through the Looking Glass". Audio
Widescreen’s best of the web (24 June)
Our pick of the best* and most interesting screen-related articles and features from around the web – special close reading edition – including Rohmer’s swimsuits, Ridley Scott’s typography, and An…
At the Movies for 23 June 2016
In this web-only At The Movies – an extended version of this week’s interview with Bill Gosden, the director of the New Zealand International Film Festival. More films, more highlights and more… Audio
Rancho Notorious 4/13: Well and Truly Launched
Newstalk ZB’s Darren Bevan sits in for Kailey this episode to help Dan Slevin discuss the NZIFF programme while Dan interviews the director of Labyrinth of Lies. Audio
NZIFF 2016 Programme Launch – First look
Widescreen’s Dan Slevin chats to Jon Bridges for Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan about this year’s New Zealand International Film Festival programme which was launched yesterday. Video, Audio
Football at the Movies
To celebrate the current Euro 2016 and Copa America Centenario championships, Dan Slevin chats to Jesse Mulligan on Afternoons about how football has been portrayed in the movies. Video, Audio
At The Movies for 9 June 2016
On At The Movies, Simon Morris returns and reports on the very mixed messages handed out at the famous Cannes Film Festival. Part the Art of the Cinema, part the Art of the Deal, Cannes nevertheless… Audio
Online viewing picks of the week (9 June)
The best* online video we’ve been watching over the last seven days including putting the needle on the record, who earns what on a blockbuster and a superb Star Wars/North by Northwest mash-up. Video
Rancho Notorious 4/12: The Other Nice Guys
Kailey and Dan make an unstructured (if not shambolic) return to podcasting after an extended break. Audio
Muhammad Ali on the Big Screen
Widescreen’s Dan Slevin chats to Jesse Mulligan on Afternoons about the big screen portrayals of the boxer who was larger than life. Video, Audio
Dan Slevin on Muhammad Ali and the movies
RNZ's film expert, Dan Slevin looks at the films made about the boxer who died over the weekend. Video, Audio
Our Little Sister
Japanese master Hirokazu Koreeda's latest triumph reviewed by Dan Slevin. Audio
The Nice Guys
Dan Slevin reviews The Nice Guys, a buddy movie by Shane Black, that stars Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe as the buddies in question. Audio
At The Movies for 2 June 2016
Dan Slevin is filling in for Simon Morris for the final time and this week he reviews Alice Through the Looking Glass, starring Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter; The Nice Guys, a a throwback to the… Audio
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Dan Slevin reviews the sequel to Tim Burton's smash hit Alice in Wonderland from 2010. Audio
Online viewing picks of the week (24 May)
The best* online video we’ve been watching over the last seven days including Jackie Chan: the master of action comedy, Hollywood homages Citizen Kane and Knight of Cups gets the ‘City Symphonies’… Video