How flatmate Celia Pacquola’s star rise inspired Geraldine Hickey

How flatmate Celia Pacquola’s star rise inspired Geraldine Hickey

It’s been a long way to the top in comedy for Geraldine Hickey,from winning young talent accolades in the early 2000s to being judged best act at last year’s Melbourne International Comedy Festival.

  • byJoanne Brookfield

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BMX Bandits for a new generation? ABC series shines light on dirt biking

BMX Bandits for a new generation? ABC series shines light on dirt biking

Set in a motocross training camp,Maverix is an action-packed adventure that appeals to kids’ yearning for freedom,fun and a bit of risk-taking.

  • byBridget McManus
Retro horror and porn mash-up delivers on the mayhem
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Retro horror and porn mash-up delivers on the mayhem

Staged on the set of a low-budget porno conceived in 1979,X is a welcome comeback for Ti West’s thoughtful yet visceral brand of horror.

  • byJake Wilson
‘Tarantino for kids’:How The Bad Guys became hot Hollywood property

‘Tarantino for kids’:How The Bad Guys became hot Hollywood property

Aaron Blabey’s book has sold 30 million copies,topped bestseller lists and been turned into a major studio movie. Its Bendigo-born author couldn’t be happier.

  • byKerrie O'Brien
Minx:feminist idealism is tested in this romp through 1970s LA

Minx:feminist idealism is tested in this romp through 1970s LA

Acclaimed Hollywood producer Paul Feig says the main character Joyce is the new Mary Tyler Moore who,instead of going into TV,goes into nude magazines

  • byBridget McManus
Never mind the pandemic,The Amazing Race just goes on

Never mind the pandemic,The Amazing Race just goes on

Filming on the show’s 33rd season was halted by lockdowns,but host Phil Keoghan was determined to complete the race - no matter how long it took.

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Hamilton,big bucks and bigger stars:How to make a hit musical

Hamilton,big bucks and bigger stars:How to make a hit musical

With Hamilton set to premiere in Melbourne,here’s a primer on what it takes for a musical to hit the heights of success.

  • byJohn Bailey
From Keep Cups to Esky bricks:the local inventions that have swept the world

From Keep Cups to Esky bricks:the local inventions that have swept the world

A new exhibition celebrates 25 years of homegrown design,including simple projects like the Oi bicycle bell to high-tech products such as Black Magic cameras.

  • byRay Edgar
Homebuyer blues:The musical comedy taking aim at the property market

Homebuyer blues:The musical comedy taking aim at the property market

With its technicolour disguise,Time to Buy takes aim at money lenders,real estate agents,Boomers and Millennials in just 30 minutes.

  • byBridget McManus
‘I hated that job’:Queen of Honky Tonk tells of her most vulnerable years

‘I hated that job’:Queen of Honky Tonk tells of her most vulnerable years

It was through sex work (that she has since quit),that singer Wanita funded her trip to record an album.

  • byBridget McManus
Melbourne Fashion Festival shifts focus from the catwalk to the street

Melbourne Fashion Festival shifts focus from the catwalk to the street

This year’s festival celebrates a fresh sense of community fostered by the pandemic.

  • byRachelle Unreich