Pixar
Review: Soul
Dan Slevin makes the case for why Pixar’s Soul might be his favourite film of the year. Video
The music of Randy Newman
Randy Newman recently announced his first ever NZ shows. Music critic Simon Sweetman talks about why Randy Newman's music is important and details his tour. Video, Audio
Randy Newman to tour NZ for the first time
Randy Newman has won almost everything there is to win over the course of his storied musical career, but has never toured New Zealand before. He'll add that to his list of accomplishments when he… Audio
Ten favorite film themes from Pixar movies
The Incredibles theme song is back as the sequel opened last week in New Zealand. Pixar film music has been performed by numerous orchestras around the world. We have curated a few favourites. Video
Brain science: did 'Inside Out' get it right?
Neuro-scientist Blake Porter, a PhD student at the University of Otago, talks to Nine to Noon about the science behind the Inside Out movie. Audio
Dacher Keltner: power and corruption
Kim Hill talks to the founding director of the Greater Good Science Center and professor of psychology at the University of California, Berkeley, whose new book is The Power Paradox: How We Gain and… Audio
Feature interview - Danielle Feinberg
When Dory and Marlin search the vast Ocean to find Nemo, or Princess Merida goes in search of her own destiny in the Oscar winning movie Brave there's a touch of magic, math and computer science at… Audio
Online viewing picks of the summer
The best* online video we’ve been watching over the holiday period including Star Wars getting the Ken Burns treatment, Pixar goes to the movies and actors playing actors acting. Video
Film with Kailey Carruthers
Kailey Carruthers reviews Pixar film Inside Out, romantic comedy Man Up, and Brian Wilson from The Beach Boys biopic Love and Mercy. Video, Audio
Passion no guarantee of creativity
Discussing the relationship between science and creativity are Julie Maxton, Executive Director of the United Kingdom's Royal Society and Professor Bruce Sheridan, a New Zealand academic at Chicago's… Audio
Pixar co-founder, Alvy Ray Smith
Alvy Ray Smith is one of the pioneers of the computer graphics industry. His work with computers started with the very birth of the personal computer in the 1960s, and the development of the computer… Audio