Film
British actor Sir John Hurt dies aged 77
Award-winning actor Sir John Hurt, known for his roles in Alien and The Elephant Man, has died. Video
Gentiane Lupi: from comic and actor to boxing champ
Kathryn Ryan talks with Gentiane Lupi - former comic, actor, a mum of three, and now kickboxing and boxing champ. She's now holds more national and international titles in boxing and Muay Thai - or… Audio
RN 5/01: "I am a passenger, and I ride and I ride..."
Dan and Kailey debate the new sci-fi blockbuster Passengers (starring Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt) and provide the hottest of hot takes on the just announced Golden Globes. The summer box office… Audio
Asian men are hot too!
On Voices this week, young actors says roles for Asian people on stage and screen in NZ are just too few and far between. They want 'more Asians in people's faces!' Video, Audio, Gallery
How far for creative enlightenment?
Film maker Paul Wolffram has been in Papua New Guinea showing his documentary What Lies That Way. It tells the story of Paul returning to the tribe he has got to know over the years, to undertake a… Audio
'I try to mix it up a wee bit'
Anabela Rea talks trends, landing a job in fashion and the importance of promoting cultural diversity and clothing that works for all types of women. Audio
Film Review with Richard Swainson
Richard reviews Pedro Almodovar's latest, Julieta and the new Sci-fi thriller, Arrival. Audio
NZ strongman film aims to inspire Pasifika youth
A new film about a New Zealand-born Samoan strongman aims to inspire Pasifika youth to dream big and work hard to achieve their goals. Audio
Authenticity key to Moana movie soundtrack
Pacific contributors to the soundtrack of Disney's latest animated film Moana say the music is an authentic reflection of the sound and culture of the South Pacific. Video, Audio
New Zealand film podcasts
Podcasts about films are popular all over the world and New Zealand has plenty to choose from. Dan Slevin from Widescreen has been listening in. Audio
Bastion Point revisited
The 1980 documentary no broadcaster dared to screen and the police once tried to confiscate is about to be screened publicly for the first time. Audio
Dan Slevin: election campaign documentaries
Dan Slevin from RNZ's Widescreen on documentaries centered on election campaigns. Audio
Online film explores Five Eyes network
A new online film explores how the 'Five Eyes' global spying network is eroding our personal privacy. Its Kiwi director Justin Pemberton joins Checkpoint. Video, Audio
The first movies shown in New Zealand
120 years ago New Zealanders got their first glimpse of a new technology that would change how they saw the world - cinema. So what was it like when people first saw silent images moving on a giant… Audio
Beatles for sale
New documentary Eight Days A Week: The Touring Years gives a glimpse into life on the road with The Beatles between 1964 and 1966, but does it tell us anything we don’t already know?
Nights' Pundit - Feminism
Feminist blogger Deborah Russell talks about women in film. Who gets paid the most, who gets the roles, who gets to write the scripts and direct and produce the movies? She also tells us how to use… Audio
Revered - and occasionally feared - reviewer Peter Calder calls it a day
Auckland Cinema managers and restaurant owners can sleep a little easier after this week. Peter Calder, the highly respected - but often ruthless - movie and food critic for the New Zealand Herald is… Audio
Restoration of the silent classic Moana
90 years ago American filmmaker Robert Flaherty decided to follow his hugely successful Inuit documentary Nanook of the North with another one set in faraway places - this time in exotic Samoa. Moana… Audio
Conrad – child, barbarian, visionary
“An artist is a person who materialises ideas”: that definition comes from New Zealand born artist Christina Conrad. The feminist artist was long before her time in her exposure of convention… Video, Audio
Dad Goes to the Movies (1941)
On 6 December 1941 a NZ serviceman named Les Tweedie, stationed in Alexandria, went to see James Stewart and Margaret Sullavan in The Shop Around the Corner. Audio