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Charlie Shackleton's forensic look at the true crime genre
The Zodiac Killer Project premiered at this year's Sundance Film Festival where it won the Next Innovator Award, and it's screening at this year's New Zealand International Film Festival. Audio
New Kiwi comedy follows the fortunes of a struggling theatre
New Kiwi film Workmates is about two friends trying to keep a struggling theatre alive - how the real life couple behind it had Covid to thank for its creation
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Online marketers - gurus or scam artists?
Get rich quick schemes have been around for ages - but social media has made them - and the people selling them - more accessible than ever. Audio
Screentime: Jurassic World: Rebirth, F1: The movie, The Sender
Film and TV reviewer Tom Augustine with what he's been watching. Audio
An evening of Hans Zimmer with Art of the Score podcasters
Hans Zimmer is one of Hollywood's most prolific film composers scoring more than 100 films. Some of the most beloved iconic soundtracks include Interstellar, Gladiator, Inception and The Lion King. Dr… Audio
Screentime: Hard Truths, The Last Showgirl
Film and TV reviewer Perlina Lau joins Kathryn to talk about two films: Hard Truths and The Last Showgirl. Audio
Animated short portrays enduring love and dementia
A new moving and very personal animated short film Mirumiru looks at the love and bond between two kaumatu, an elderly Maori couple, Shorty and Lena as they deal with Lena's progressing mate wareware… Audio
Mike Leigh on new film "Hard Truths"
After nearly 30 years, British writer and director Mike Leigh has reunited with actor Marianne Jean-Baptiste for his new drama and comedy film Hard Truths. Audio
Turning the Aotearoa screen industry green
Have you ever considered how green that TV show or movie you're watching is? Non-profit organisation, Greenlit is now working alongside Aotearoa productions leading the screen industry towards a… Audio
Music feature: the scores of Bernard Herrmann
Citizen Kane, Psycho, Vertigo, Taxi Driver - many consider these to be some of the greatest movies ever made, and there's one person linking them all together... Bernard Herrmann. Herrmann was one of… Audio
Film Review: Will & Harper
The effervescent Kate Rodger reviews the funny and touching documentary Will & Harper. It stars comedian Will Ferrell and his friend and comedy writer Harper Steele as the duo make a 17-day road trip… Audio
Business commentator Victoria Young
Could dynamic pricing help boost cinema audiences? Software firm Vista is trialing the use of artificial intelligence to set ticket prices. Audio
Red, White and Brass gets stage makeover - with lots of Tongan pride
First there was Red, White and Brass the movie. Now, there's Red, White and Brass the stage play. Audio
Story of Hawaii's sacred mountain comes to Aotearoa
Story of Hawaii's sacred mountain comes to Aotearoa. Audio
Screentime: Fallout, Ashley Madison doco, Bridgerton s3
Film and TV correspondent Perlina Lau joins Kathryn to talk about the latest shows. Audio
Tongan youth experiences from eruption captured
Tongan youth experiences from eruption captured through filmmaking. Audio
Screentime: Civil War, One Question, The Royal Hotel, Eileen
Film and TV correspondent James Croot joins Kathryn to talk about Civil War (cinema), which follows a group of journalists through an America at war with itself, in a race to reach the White House… Audio
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
"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.
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