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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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Neighbours TV wedding ‘will save lives’

IT’S been 31 years since probably the most famous Neighbours moment of all time, Scott and Charlene’s wedding. And another marriage next week will make history for the long-running soap.

Music

Steve Kilbey and Peter Koppes from Australian band The Church for Hit. Picture:Tony Gough

Keeping faith with Aussie band The Church

STEVE Kilbey never made his fortune from revered Aussie band The Church — but he says that diehard fans around the world found something even more precious.

Box Office

Michelle Yeoh in a scene from the movie Crazy Rich Asians. Roadshow Films.

Crazy Rich Asians star leads roll call for diversity

ONE-time warrior Michelle Yeoh is thrilled to star in Crazy Rich Asians. Now the trailblazing actress is hoping her new project will lead to more diversity at the box office.

Leigh Paatsch

PIRATE: A scene from the movie Lake Placid. /films

Five killer creature movies to stream

THE cinema release of Jason Statham’s narky-sharky thriller The Meg is sure to maul the box-office to the max. Here are five more streaming options to stoke your fears of fanged creatures in the water.

Entertainment

HIT USE ONLY - UNTIL AUGUST 16Kyle Sandilands and lawyer Anna Heinrich star in Trial By Kyle, new TV show airing as part of Ten's Pilot Week

The suitably saucy cases you can expect on Trial by Kyle

RADIO kingpin Kyle Sandilands and Anna Heinrich are set to become TVs new odd couple on show Trial By Kyle, ruling on an Instagram star taking on a medical travel agency over a botched boob job or a reality personality accusing a photographer of collusion over paparazzi photos, and so much more.

Glenn Robbins in character as Russell Coight for the return of Channel 10 comedy All Aussie Adventures.

An Outback legend’s triumphant return

AFTER years away, bush legend Russell Coight is back to save lazy kids and latte-sipping city slickers from themselves, with more All Aussie Adventures.

Lifestyle

LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 13: Rob Brydon attends The Old Vic Summer Party at The Brewery on June 13, 2017 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty Images for The Old Vic Theatre)

‘It’s like home — but nicer’

COMEDIAN Rob Brydon has been looking for an excuse to come back to Australia and have someone else pay for it — and his acclaimed stand-up show is getting the job done

Lifestyle

Swedish actress Rebecca Ferguson arrives for a screening of "Mission Impossible - Fallout" at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum on July 22, in Washington, DC. / AFP PHOTO / Alex Edelman

It’s mission equality for Rebecca

REBECCA Ferguson was thrilled to have some female company in Mission: Impossible — Fallout, and even happier not to have to do Tom Cruise’s next-level stunts

Confidential

How a mundane household chore inspired an Aussie anthem

THE Church’s Under the Milky Way has become the song for all occasions. And frontman Steve Kilby has revealed the unlikely inspiration behind the much-loved Aussie anthem.

Entertainment

Marvel Studios ANT-MAN AND THE WASP..Ghost (Hannah John-Kamen)..Photo: Ben Rothstein..Â©Marvel Studios 2018

Spielberg seal of approval for Marvel villain

AS FAR as letters of recommendation go, they don’t get much better than the one from a Hollywood heavy-hitter that helped Hannah John-Kamen land her role in Marvel’s latest blockbuster, Ant-Man and the Wasp.

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