Movies: Richard Taylor

From the very beginning of the design process on the film trilogy, right up to the summer months prior to the release of The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, the look of Gollum was ever-changing and developing. Here then is a brief guide through t...

A behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring." Created by filmmaker Costa Botes (personally selected by Peter Jackson), this documentary uses raw footage to reveal the inside story on how the gre...

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The astonishing story of the genesis, production, worldwide success, and legacy of King Kong (1933), directed by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack, a landmark of cinema, one of the most influential motion pictures in history....

The life story of Colin McKenzie, a forgotten pioneer of international cinema who was born in rural New Zealand in 1888....

Making of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King....

A retrospective of Peter Jackson's "The Frighteners" featuring new interviews with the cast & crew....

In the year of its relaunch Reggie Yates is given exclusive behind the scenes access to one of the most loved British TV series of all time....

An animation anthology film project telling four interlinked tales of animated sci-fi and fantasy by directors from Japan, China and New Zealand that talks about war, life, love and what we are as human....

Grace is a homeless teenager. She befriends an unemployed carpenter and he invites her to share his flat. She moves in and to her surprise a delicate relationship develops. He helps her repair her shattered self-esteem and she begins to feel loved an...

This documentary looks at how the strings were pulled on Peter Jackson's low-budget puppet movie Meet the Feebles. An old Wellington railway shed fizzes with energy and imagination as a team peppered with future Oscar-winners crafts the gleefully sub...