Film
New film shot in the Cook Islands a drawcard for tourists
New film shot in the Cook Islands a drawcard for tourists. Audio
"Stereotypes are my toolkit" - diaspora creatives on cultural tropes
Here Now's first episode for 2024 is all about creatives drawing from or away from cultural stereotypes. Join Kadambari Raghukumar as she talks about some Indian tropes around Mumbai and Delhi. Audio
Tongan story captures hearts at Sundance film fest
Tongan story captures hearts at Sundance film fest. Audio
James Ashcroft: On upcoming adaptation of Owen Marshall short story
Writer and director James Ashcroft (Ngati Kahu and Ngapuhi) studied at The Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School then spent seven years as chief executive and artistic director of Maori theatre… Audio
Film critic Dom Corry: On Poor Things, Godzilla Minus One and more
Dom is a TV and Film critic and an editor at Letterboxd, an online platform for movie reviews and recommendations. He joins us to talk: Poor Things, Godzilla Minus One, and what to watch on TV. Audio
Wim Wenders: Behind the camera on new film Perfect Days
German film maker Wim Wenders brings his introspective style to the big screen this year with new film Perfect Days, which follows ageing bathroom attendant Hirayama as he goes about his day in Tokyo… Audio
2006: Sam Neill and John Clarke
In 2006, Kim Hill spoke with two "quintessential Kiwi blokes" actor Sam Neill and comedian John Clarke about their friendship and their collaboration on two TV films based on Shane Maloney's novels… Audio
2016: Burt Reynolds
Burt Reynolds was Hollywood's biggest box-office star from 1978 to 1982, following his starring role in Smokey and the… Audio
Shortcut with Dan Slevin
Night's resident screen critic Dan Slevin is back. This week he's got three watches for us, including a surprise final film from the Japanese Studio Ghibli master, A animated batman Christmas special… Audio
Screentime: New Christmas movies
Film and TV correspondent Laumata Lauano has been working her way through the new Christmas offerings so you don't have to! Audio
A shrunken future for NZ film without international help
New Zealand's $3 billion screen industry could shrivel up without some drastic improvements in funding. One solution is to ask the big streamers to cough up. Audio
Film Review with Graeme Tuckett
Today Graeme talks to Jesse about The Marvels, EO and Love in Bright Landscapes. Audio
Screentime: Telemarketers, Kairakau s3, 2nd Chance
Film and TV reviewer Tamar Munch joins Kathryn to talk about Telemarketers (Neon), a docu-series which sees mates and former telemarketing employees Pat Pespas and Sam Lipman-Stern, take a sobering… Audio
Screentime: The New Boy, Welcome to Wrexham s2, Miriam and Alan
Film and TV reviewer James Croot joins Kathryn to talk about a new Australian film called The New Boy, starring Cate Blanchett as a nun working in a remote outback monastery who encounters a young… Audio
Screentime: Mrs Davis The Beanie Bubble, Past Lives
Film and TV correspondent Chris Schulz joins Kathryn to talk about Mrs Davis - an Artificial Intelligence that a nun named Simone is tasked with helping to destroy. He'll also look at movie The Beanie… Audio
At the Movies for 2 August 2023
Simon Morris checks out three little movies that may mean more than meets the eye. Anatomy of a fall is the opening movie for the International Film Festival, a French drama that picked up the prized… Audio
Review: Anatomy of a Fall
Anatomy of a Fall is the opening movie for the International Film Festival, a French drama that picked up the prized Palme d'Or at Cannes this year. Stars Sandra Hüller (the Oscar-nominated Toni… Video, Audio
Review: The Miracle Club
The Miracle Club is a little Irish film with a better cast than most about four women on a trip to Lourdes. Starring Kathy Bates, Laura Linney and Dame Maggie Smith. Video, Audio
The Paragon and making a film with 25 thousand dollars
Kiwi film-maker Michael Duignan's debut feature follows a man who is hit by a silver Toyota Corolla, which sends him on a mission to get cosmic revenge. Audio
No country for old film buffs
We have every streaming service at our fingertips, but finding a cinematic classic is hard going. Graham Smith investigates where all the old movies have gone.