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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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Scene from Pitch Perfect 2 - for Sunday papers only, not to run before November 30.

The Bellas are back in Pitch Perfect 2

THE sequel to the hit comedy musical Pitch Perfect is taking shape in the US Deep South, with hilarious Rebel Wilson and Hunger Games’ Elizabeth Banks calling the shots.

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This photo released by Sony Pictures Entertainment shows Brad Pitt as Sgt. Don “Wardaddy” Collier in Columbia Pictures'

Brad Pitt on his love of war movies

HE’S done action, romance, drama and sci-fi — but if war is hell, then why does Brad Pitt keep going back for more? Let him explain.

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The Simpsons Family History by Matt Groening published by Abrams $45.00 Available September

Celebrating 25 years of The Simpsons

A NEW book by The Simpsons’ creator Matt Groening traces the history of everyone’s favourite four-fingered family from Springfield.

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FILE - This 2012 file photo released by National Geographic shows filmmaker James Cameron emerging from the Deepsea Challenger after his successful solo dive to the Mariana Trench, during the filming of Cameron's

‘Part of me wanted to chuck it all’

THE highest grossing movie of all time nearly never happened as Oscar-winning director James Cameron traded fickle audiences for the certainty of science.

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Perfect storm for chill-seekers

Perfect storm for chill-seekers

AUSTRALIA’S snowfields are back with a vengeance and at Falls Creek, it has the feeling of a season that’ll go down in history.

Sting and Paul Simon for Sunday joint tour feature only.

Music’s odd couple just makes sense

WHEN “very noisy” Paul Simon lived upstairs from Sting in New York, a friendship was born. Now a tour like no other is on its way to Australia.

The Australian 50th - 1964. In this Feb. 7, 1964 file photo, the Beatles arrive in New York for their first U.S. appearances. From left are: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and George Harrison. McCartney turned 70 Monday June 18, 2012. (AP Photo/File) Picture: Supplied

Secret to The Beatles tour revealed

THEY were the biggest band in the world, so how did the biggest band there ever was end up in our corner of the globe nearly 50 years ago?

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