Rove says new show like ‘hosting a party’
With 16 Logies to his name, Rove McManus is an Australian TV institution. But even he knows he has his work cut out making a new live Saturday night show a success.
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Endgame directors on fat Thor and why Iron Man deserves Oscar
Avengers: Endgame directors Joe and Anthony Russo reflect on making the biggest movie of all time, marvel at Chris Hemsworth’s transformation into fat Thor and explain why Robert Downey Jr deserves and Oscar.
How Malcolm Turnbull spoiled a Utopia plot
Many of the plots in the hit ABC satire Utopia can be taken straight from the headlines, but star and director Rob Sitch reveals how a former PM blew one of their episodes out of the water.
Tapsell believes indigenous issues can be broached through art
Indigenous actor Miranda Tapsell says “uncomfortable conversations” have to be had in the name of reconciliation, but she would prefer to let her art do the talking.
Guillermo Del Toro defends controversial Aussie film
Oscar-winning director Guillermo Del Toro has come out in defence of Australian filmmaker Jennifer Kent, whose grisly new movie The Nightingale sparked audiences to walk out in disgust.
The war at work between husband and wife
Things can get pretty heated between husband and wife couple Bryan Brown and Rachel Ward when making movies together, but for Palm Beach the end justified the means.
Women get a bad deal in film: Greta Scacchi
One-time Hollywood sex symbol Greta Scacchi says that getting her first grey wig was a shock to the system and symbolic of the lack of substantial roles for mature actresses.
Hugging The Rock ‘like hugging a tree’
Versatile Kiwi actor Cliff Curtis stars alongside Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson in Fast & Furious spin-off Shaw & Hobbs, and says his first instinct when cast in the role was to hit the gym in order to measure up to his muscled co-star.
Gordon Ramsay’s new TV show takes eating to the extreme
Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay is used to intense cooking situations, so he was unfazed at putting his life on the line to eat some truly bizarre things in his most extreme culinary challenge yet.
Dipper’s awkward Full Monty wardrobe malfunction
Robert “Dipper” DiPierdomenico had no qualms about nuding up to strip on TV to tackle men’s health, but one strippers’ staple had him completely stumped.
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