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Movie review: Amazing Grace
Amazing Grace is a documentary about the best-selling gospel album ever, featuring the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin. Video, Audio
At The Movies for 11 September 2019
Simon Morris takes advantage of Spring Cleaning season, by capitalizing in rather more choice than usual. He sees two films directed by women, looking at stories from different cultures - a… Audio
Sarfraz Manzoor on Bruce Springsteen and Blinded by the Light
As a Pakistani boy growing up in Britain in the late 80's, Sarfraz Manzoor felt isolation and alienation all the time. Then he discovered Bruce Springsteen, a story which has now been made into a… Audio
Filmmaker Sima Urale
Director and actor Sima Urale has just been announced as a 2019 Arts Foundation Laureate. Her work combines Samoan and urban New Zealand perspectives to tell Pacific stories. As the first female… Audio
David Schurmann - A Brazilian lens on New Zealand
Brazilian David Schurmann jumped ship in New Zealand at age 16 while his family were sailing round the world and ended up staying for six years, studying filmmaking and working as a TV director. Now… Audio
The Kiwi who fell in love with an anime character
Love is a curious thing – and nobody knows that better than Jonty Trietsch. His year-long romantic relationship with a fictional anime character named Rem is the subject of a new short documentary 2D… Video, Audio
Movie review: The Kitchen
The Kitchen is a classic '70s gangster film told from a female point of view. Writer-director Andrea Berloff has made an entertaining concoction by adding a few new ingredients to an old recipe, says… Video, Audio
Movie review - Danger Close
Danger Close is a dramatized account of a famous Anzac battle during the Vietnam War. Stars Travis Fimmel (Vikings). Audio
Movie review - Apollo 11
If you want to know why everyone on Earth walked a little taller, and felt a little braver and better on 20 July 1969, watch this spectacular documentary. Video, Audio
At the Movies for 4 September 2019
Simon Morris looks at three films that look back to 1969 - the year of the Moon landing, the Vietnam War, and the publication of that definitive gangster novel, The Godfather. Audio
Film Review: Ali Ventura
Ali reviews Booksmart and the documentaries showcased at the Loading Docs 2019 Launch. Audio
Review: American Factory
The first documentary from Barack and Michelle Obama’s new production company doesn’t let its politics overwhelm its characters, says Dan Slevin. Video
Review - Angel has Fallen
Angel has fallen follows thrillers Olympus has fallen and London has fallen as Gerard Butler once again sets out to protect the President of the United States (Morgan Freeman). Audio
Review - 2040
2040 looks optimistically towards the future with some potential solutions to global warming. Directed by Damon Gameau (That sugar film.) Audio
Review - Blinded by the Light
Blinded by the light sees a young Asian British kid falling in love with the song-book of American star Bruce Springsteen. Audio
At The Movies for 28 August 2019
Simon Morris looks at three films whose fate doesn't simply depend on their quality - a movie relying on the hits of Bruce Springsteen, another documentary about the fate of the planet, and the third… Audio
Veteran actor Ray Henwood remembered by Sir Roger Hall
The death of veteran actor Ray Henwood at age 82 is almost the end of an era, according to playwright and old friend Sir Roger Hall.
The welsh-born actor appeared in many of Sir Rogers plays… Audio
Question of the day for 26 August 2019
What piece of screen memorabilia would you want in your home? Audio
Film memorabilia under the auctioneer's hammer
Samuel L Jackson's lightsaber? Michael Keaton's Batsuit? What piece of film memorabilia would you break the bank for? Audio
