Geoff Murphy
Colleagues and friends remember Geoff Murphy
Pioneering filmmaker Geoff Murphy, has died aged 80. He was one of the forces of nature behind the modern New Zealand film industry and is best remembered for the movie Utu and the road movie with a… Audio
Goodbye Pork Pie star Kelly Johnson remembers Geoff Murphy
Kelly Johnson starred in Goodbye Pork Pie. He talks to Guyon Espiner about his memories of Geoff Murphy, who has died, aged 80. Audio
Acclaimed NZ filmmaker Geoff Murphy dies, aged 80
The filmmaker Geoff Murphy has died aged 80. One of the pioneers of the modern New Zealand film industry, he's perhaps best remembered for the highly successful Utu and the road movie with a special… Audio
Geoff Murphy remembers friend John Clarke
The late John Clarke's friend, actor Geoff Murphy, remembers his mate and the years they shared together. Video, Audio
From Zero - Drugs In Popular Culture
It's OK to depict drug-taking on TV or slip cocaine references into songs, but publishing the wrong kind of gardening tips can still get you into trouble with the censors. Audio
Lee Tamahori: Making 'Mahana'
Filmmaker whose first New Zealand movie in 20 years, Mahana, adapted from the novel Bulibasha by Witi Ihimaera, tells the story of two Maori sheep-shearing families on the East Coast in the 1960s. Mah… Audio
Home Video: Utu Redux review
The home video release of Geoff Murphy’s Utu Redux is a handsome and essential collector’s item for Kiwi film fans, says Dan Slevin. Video, Audio
Geoff Murphy - A Director's Life
Pioneer of New Zealand cinema on his life in film, from the instant classic Goodbye Pork Pie to his days as a gun-for-hire in Hollywood, from shoe-string shoots, to big budget movie icons. Audio
Film-maker Geoff Murphy honoured
Staying with the New Years honours, and Film-maker Geoff Murphy has been made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for his services to film. Audio
Geoff Murphy and Graeme Cowley - Utu Redux
Director and cinematographer, respectively, of the 1983 New Zealand epic movie, Utu. They have overseen a restored and digitally remastered cut, Utu Redux, which is premiering at the 2013 New Zealand… Audio
The Blerta Years: Part 1 - BLERTA is coming
In the summer of 1971 the nation was plastered with brightly coloured posters announcing 'BLERTA is coming'; who or what BLERTA was remained unclear until an antique bus covered in psychedelic images… Audio
The Blerta Years: Part 2 - Chaos in Christchurch
BLERTA, a madcap merging of rock and jazz musicians, actors, film makers and cultural revolutionaries was determined to offload its shock troops on the population of New Zealand at the dawn of the… Audio
The Blerta Years: Part 3 - Dance All Around the World
With Dance All Around the World becoming a Kiwi anthem and the hippy entourage of musicians, actors, movie makers and cultural revolutionaries criss-crossing the country with their wildly anarchic… Audio
The Blerta Years: Part 4 - This is the Life
After a two year break from New Zealand BLERTA, Bruno Lawrence's Electric Revelation and Travelling Apparition, headed home to the Waimarama commune to prepare the best they had to offer for the final… Audio
In search of "national cinema"
Film makers Geoff Murphy and Gaylene Preston on the importance of movies about us. Audio
Poe
Geoff Murphy talks with Simon Morris about his film based on the work of Poe: Tales of Mystery and Imagination. Audio