Film

Simon Morris looks at two award-worthy thrillers - Everest, the movie version of Rob Hall's disastrous clime, Sicario starring Emily Blunt and Benicio del Toro, and he also talks to expat American… Video, Audio

SICARIO, IRIS and an introduction to RNZ's new film and home video programme for the web. Audio

Actor, writer and director Tammy Davis discusses his new film project, Born To Dance. Audio

Paper Boat is a new film essay. It's a 30 minute film, that follows the journey a book follows when it is published today. It looks at how writers, editors, designers, printers, binders, booksellers… Audio

The film "Everest" is being released tomorow, Morning Report speaks to the film's co-producer Tim Bevan. Audio

Now the Christchurch Town Hall rebuild is officially happening, a rare opportunity has come up to see the original plans from 1968.The Warren & Mahoney drawings are kept in the MacMillan Brown… Audio

Jemaine Clement's new movie People, Places, Things is showing now at cinemas around New Zealand. Audio

On At The Movies, Simon Morris reviews Straight Outta Compton, the hit biopic about gangsta-rap pioneers NWA. He also goes to the first Transporter film without Jason Statham, The Transporter… Audio

Simon Morris reviews the hit film about hiphop legends, NWA - Straight Outta Compton - featuring Ice Cube's son playing his rapper father. Audio

Simon Morris reviews The Transporter Refuelled, a reboot of the franchise with Game of Throne's Ed Skrein replacing Jason Statham. Audio

Simon Morris reviews the film version of the Bill Bryson best-seller, A Walk In The Woods, starring Robert Redford, Nick Nolte and Emma Thompson. Audio

The big story this year is the increasing visibility of women-focused movies. Not just hit films like Trainwreck, Pitch Perfect, Fifty Shades of Grey and Ricki and the Flash but women-driven… Audio, Gallery

Simon Morris reviews Sundance smash hit Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, which is rather more than a sum of the parts of the title. Video, Audio

Simon Morris reviews Ricki and the Flash, starring Meryl Streep as a failed rocker, written by Juno's Diablo Cody - and co-starring Rick Springfield. Video, Audio

Simon Morris reviews Australian film Last Cab to Darwin, starring The Castle's Michael Caton as the cab-driver determined to die with dignity. Video, Audio

Simon Morris takes a box of tissues to three tear-jerkers - Australian right-to-die drama Last Cab To Darwin... Ricki and the Flash, starring Meryl Streep as the fading rocker... and the… Audio