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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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PARK CITY, UTAH - JANUARY 22: Miranda Otto visits The IMDb Portrait Studio at Acura Festival Village on Location at Sundance 2023 on January 22, 2023 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Corey Nickols/Getty Images for IMDb)

Why Miranda Otto wanted to go back to Middle-earth

The ever-versatile Miranda Otto opens up on how she juggles very different roles and why she was delighted to return to The Lord of the Rings 25 years after it made her a global star.

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Travis Fimmel in special shoot for Season 2 of Aussie thriller Black Snow.

Why Dune star will always put Australia first

He’s had global success with Vikings, Raised By Wolves and Dune: Prophecy, but Travis Fimmel reveals why he’s decided to put Australia first.

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(L-R): Jod Na Nawood (Jude Law), Wim (Ravi Cabot-Conyers), Neel (Robert Timothy Smith), and Fern (Ryan Kiera Armstrong) in Lucasfilm's STAR WARS: SKELETON CREW, exclusively on Disney+. ©2024 Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All Rights Reserved.

Top TV shows to watch this week

The family-friendly new Star Wars show Skeleton Crew is The Goonies in space and Beatles ‘64 captures the madness and magic of the Fab Four’s first American tour.

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(L-R): Jod Na Nawood (Jude Law), KB (Kyriana Kratter), Wim (Ravi Cabot-Conyers), Fern (Ryan Kiera Armstrong), and Neel (Robert Timothy Smith) in Lucasfilm's SKELETON CREW, exclusively on Disney+. Photo by Matt Kennedy. ©2024 Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All Rights Reserved.

All the best shows to stream in December

From a Star Wars spin-off told from a kids’ perspective to a star-studded spy thriller and the return of an instant Korean classic, there’s plenty of quality to stream in December.

BETTER MAN Robbie Williams in Better Man from Paramount Pictures.

‘I know who I am now’: Robbie Williams all set to entertain you — with his life story

The Robbie Williams biopic, Better Man, reveals his appalling lows and triumphant highs in an ever-candid way — and Australia turned out to be the most fitting place to film the pop legend’s story.

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 21: Jude Law attends the UK Photocall of Lucasfilm's 'Star Wars: Skeleton Crew' in Trafalgar Square on November 21, 2024 in London, England. Streaming on Disney+ in December. (Photo by Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images for The Walt Disney Company Limited)

‘It got very odd’: Jude Law’s awkward Star Wars moment

Star Wars has been part of Jude Law’s life since he was a kid, but the Skeleton Crew star has revealed when things off-camera started to become weird.

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Picture Shows: Episode 1 - Douglas (HUGH BONNEVILLE)

What to watch on TV and streaming this week

Downton Abbey’s Hugh Bonneville stars in a comedy-drama that puts cancel culture front and centre, and Ted Danson is back for one of the year’s most delightful comedies.

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Thomas Brodie-Sangster and Maia Mitchell in season one of The Artful Dodger.

More Artful Dodger as Disney goes big on Marvel and Star Wars

There’s a second season of Australian made global streaming hit The Artful Dodger coming, as Disney announces exciting new developments in the Star Wars and Marvel franchises.

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Charles Thompson - aka Black Francis - of Pixies supporting Pearl Jam on the Gold Coast in November 2024. Picture: Simone Gorman-Clark

Pixies legend on supporting Pearl Jam and their classic album tour

The Pixies have been wowing audiences supporting Pearl Jam and will return for a classic album tour next year, and singer Black Francis reveals the Aussie band that paved the way for them.

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OSHER GUNSBERG: A WORLD OF PAIN SBS documentary

Shows you don’t want to miss this week

Osher Günsberg’s probing documentary will have you rethinking everything you know about pain, and the excellent Landman gives the Texas oilfields the Yellowstone treatment.

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