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James WigneyHit.TV Editor/Scene editor

James Wigney is the editor of the Hit.TV and Scene entertainment liftouts in the Herald Sun and Sunday Herald sun and has been writing about film, music, television and comedy for more than two decades. In that time he has interviewed some of the biggest names in the entertainment world – from Pink Floyd and Pink to Harrison Ford and Jennifer Lawrence – and been behind the scenes on Marvel and James Bond films and backstage with Coldplay and U2. He’s also a pop culture tragic, with a particular interest in sci-fi, and very broad musical tastes (and a particular soft spot for classic rock).

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Five top Aussie pale ales you’ve never heard of

Thanks to established classics from Coopers and Little Creatures, the pale ale is most loved craft beer style in Australia. Here’s five top drops worth trying.

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EMBARGO FOR TWAM 11 MAY 2024. FEE MAY APPLY. Creators, writers and stars Harriet Dyer and Patrick Brammall in Colin From Accounts season two is streaming on BINGE May 30. Photo: Joel Pratley/Binge

Hello Colin, goodbye Alone: What’s on TV and streaming this week

With the return of the Aussie comedy that became a global smash and the finale of most extreme reality show around, here’s everything that should be on your watch list.

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‘Fat, funny guy’: Chris Pratt reflects on his couch potato era

Chris Pratt reveals how he became one of Hollywood’s most bankable action stars after worrying he would get stuck only auditioning for “jerk boyfriend” roles.

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Hottest TV shows to watch this week

The bodice-ripping soap opera of Bridgerton and the scandal of the Ashley Madison cheating website leak add a bit of steam to this week’s top TV picks.

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Miranda Tapsell appears in Top End Wedding by Wayne Blair, an official selection of the Premieres program at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival.

‘Fire in her belly’: Top End Wedding sequel under way

Darwin-born star Miranda Tapsell has been back in the NT filming the long-awaited sequel to her popular rom-com Top End Wedding.

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Lachy Hulme as Immortan Joe in a scene from Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.

‘Sick b******s’: Mad Max star’s gruesome 36kg act

Logie-winning actor Lachy Hulme has revealed more about his “full on” role in the latest Mad Max film and his special bond with Chris Hemsworth.

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Happy Gilmore 2: Major update on new release

Netflix has made a huge announcement for fans of Adam Sandler’s classic character Happy Gilmore.

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Top Gear Australia. Hosts Blair Joscelyne, Beau Ryan and Jonathan LaPaglia PHOTOGRAPH BY NIGEL WRIGHT 2023/24 AUSTRALIAN TOP GEAR BBC STUDIOS AUSTRALIA THIS PICTURE SHOWS: STUDIO DAY 3

Muscle cars are ‘more revered than ever’: Top Gear hosts

Despite their merciless mutual sledging, new Top Gear Australia hosts Jonathan LaPaglia, Beau Ryan and Blair Joscelyne reveal how their love of old-school engines brought them together.

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Joel Edgerton and Jennifer Connelly in a scene from Dark Matter on Apple TV+.

Best TV shows to watch this week

From an outstanding multiverse drama starring Australia’s Joel Edgerton to the return of one of our most extreme reality TV series, these are the shows worth watching this week.

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(Pictured): Owen Teague. Photo by John Russo. © 2024 John Russo. All Rights Reserved.

Planet of the Apes star’s flesh-eating spider encounter

In between dodging poisonous spiders while shooting Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes in Australia, Owen Teague reveals how he learned his monkey moves

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