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Simon Morris
Simon Morris is paid to go to the movies, which he says sounds rather more fun than it often is. Not every film is a timeless classic, and every Oscar-winner stands on the shoulders of midgets.
Simon reports his cinema findings every week on At The Movies on Culture 101 on Sunday Afternoons.
He also produces and hosts the long running music programme Matinee Idle in the public holidays, alongside Phil O'Brien.
RNZ Programmes
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At The Movies
A weekly topical magazine about current film releases and film related topics.
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Matinee Idle
Phil O'Brien and Simon Morris present an afternoon of music and entertainment.
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Bon Appetit
A show that promises to answer burning questions about what we eat and drink, featuring some of our best – and most entertaining – food minds. Dinner table conversation at its finest! Bring…
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Search results for Simon Morris
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Review: Bob Dylan biopic ‘A Complete Unknown’
A Complete Unknown, the highly anticipated biopic film about the legendary American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, is now showing in New Zealand cinemas. Directed by James Mangold, the film has… Audio
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At the movies for 18 December 2024
18 Dec 2024Simon Morris looks back on 2024, a year initially damaged by writers' and actors' strikes in Hollywood, and still wondering what happened after Barbie and Oppenheimer changed the rules last year. This… Audio
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Review : Goodrich
11 Dec 2024Goodrich finds an LA father of 10-year-old twins in trouble when his wife books herself into rehab for a few months. He calls in his daughter from a previous marriage. Can he become the father he… Audio
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Review : The Problem With People
11 Dec 2024The Problem With People follows a dying man's wish to bring together the American and Irish sides of the family after a century-old dispute. Starring and written by Paul Reiser (TV's Mad About You)… Audio
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Review : The Teacher's Lounge
11 Dec 2024The Teachers' Lounge is a German Oscar-nominated drama about what happens when an investigation into thefts at a school escalates out of control. Starring Leone Benesch (Babylon Berlin). Audio
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At The Movies - A Bang And A Whimper
11 Dec 2024Simon Morris is underwhelmed by what's on offer before the holiday movie riches. They include The Problem With People, an American/Irish comedy about a family feud…. Goodrich, a comedy-drama about… Audio
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Acushla-Tara Kupe: recording global hit drama podcasts from NZ
8 Dec 2024RNZ’s Simon Morris was listening to one of the most popular series in the UK - Sherlock & Co - when he recognised the voice of Dr Watson’s girlfriend and later his good lady wife, Mary Morstan. It… Audio
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Review : Heretic
4 Dec 2024Heretic confronts two young Mormon missionaries with their worst nightmare - a man determined to challenge their beliefs in the worst possible way. Starring, of all people, Hugh Grant (Four Weddings… Audio
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Review : Taki Rua: Breaking Barriers
4 Dec 2024Taki Rua: Breaking Barriers tells the story of the theatre group that started out as an activist group following the Springbok Tour protests, and ended up creating a new art form. Directed by Whetu… Audio
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Review : There's Still Tomorrow
4 Dec 2024There's Still Tomorrow is a hugely popular Italian comedy-drama, set in Rome immediately after World War Two. Fascism may be over, but for Italian women their home is still a battleground. Can Delia… Audio
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At The Movies - No Accounting For Taste
4 Dec 2024Simon Morris is surprised at how smart the Biggest Film of the Year ™ is this year, then goes on to look at three rather smaller films. There's a local documentary about our first Maori theatre group… Audio
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Review - Blitz
27 Nov 2024Blitz follows an 11-year-old boy, trying to rejoin his mother at the height of Hitler's bombing raids on London. Written and directed by Steve McQueen (12 Years A Slave) and starring Saoirse Ronan… Audio
