The February 4 Edition
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The February 4 Edition

This week,Rebecca Gibney shares some key learnings from her amazing 44-year career and tells writer Lorna Gray about her exciting new challenge.

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‘We have a hell of a lot in common’:The friendship driving Eric Bana and Robert Connolly

‘We have a hell of a lot in common’:The friendship driving Eric Bana and Robert Connolly

Not even hypothermia or the footy can break the bond between the actor and director behind Force of Nature:The Dry 2.

  • byLouise Rugendyke
In her grief,she forgot to collect her father’s ashes. So she made a film about it

In her grief,she forgot to collect her father’s ashes. So she made a film about it

Actor Georgina Haig was always late,and it drove her dad nuts. But he had the last laugh,and inspired her first film as director – and now it’s up for an award.

  • byKarl Quinn
How Anyone But You became a surprise,slow-burn box office hit

How Anyone But You became a surprise,slow-burn box office hit

Sydney Sweeney’s social media following,Sydney’s exotic locations,and a 20-year-old song have combined to spawn a global rom-com smash.

  • byKarl Quinn
Boy Swallows Universe gobbles up viewers around the world for Netflix

Boy Swallows Universe gobbles up viewers around the world for Netflix

Netflix claims the adaptation of Trent Dalton’s 2018 memoir is its biggest Australian-made show to date. But is that true?

  • byKarl Quinn
The movie that made Nicole Kidman an action star turns 40

The movie that made Nicole Kidman an action star turns 40

“I was a bit scared of the BMX bikes,” the Oscar-winning actress says,reflecting on the 40th anniversary of BMX Bandits.

  • byMichael Idato
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Talk to Me,The New Boy and The Newsreader lead AACTA Award nominations

Talk to Me,The New Boy and The Newsreader lead AACTA Award nominations

The AACTA Awards,the annual celebration of Australia film and TV,have announced the nominees for February’s event,including Colin from Accounts and Deadloch.

  • byHannah Story
TV veteran brings personal health battle into new Christmas film

TV veteran brings personal health battle into new Christmas film

Heather Mitchell has added her breast cancer fight to her character in Jones Family Christmas,which adds a contemporary Australian flavour to the usual festive films.

  • byBridget McManus
New Aussie movie puts a twist on the classic Christmas comedy

New Aussie movie puts a twist on the classic Christmas comedy

A Savage Christmas stars newcomer Thea Raveneau as a trans woman returning home to discover her family is more messed up than she ever knew.

  • byHannah Story
‘The threat of violence is enough’:Kitty Green finds a new kind of horror in the outback

‘The threat of violence is enough’:Kitty Green finds a new kind of horror in the outback

In The Royal Hotel,the Australian director wanted to subvert expectations about how young women negotiate their way through an uncomfortable world.

  • byStephanie Bunbury
Paul Fenech on Chris Lilley,Rebel Wilson and 20 years since Fat Pizza

Paul Fenech on Chris Lilley,Rebel Wilson and 20 years since Fat Pizza

One of Australia’s most controversial comedians shares his thoughts on diversity,wokeness and Australian TV.

  • byJake Wilson