No longer hiding a bad-hair day: the baseball cap is back
Plus: get ready for the weekend with these fresh diversions.
- by Deborah Cooke, Melanie Kembrey, Sharon Bradley, Louise Rugendyke, Barry Divola and Melissa Singer
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Former children’s television presenter Fiona MacDonald dies at 67
The star of Wombat and It’s A Knockout’s death comes after three-year battle with motor neurone disease.
- by Louise Rugendyke
More than 20 years after Neighbours, Jesse Spencer returns to Australian TV
He spent more than 400 episodes on the Ramsay Street cul-de-sac, now Jesse Spencer is back for Last Days of the Space Age.
- by Louise Rugendyke
From Gladiator II to Babygirl and Nightbitch: 19 movies we can’t wait to see
Festival season has delivered big-name films and independent hopefuls, while more Oscar contenders are waiting in the wings.
- by Louise Rugendyke
Hugo Weaving rarely does TV. He made an exception for Slow Horses
The Australian actor steps into season four of the British spy thriller, playing the American leader of a mercenary group.
- by Louise Rugendyke
Speak No Evil star says film is ‘social more than conventional horror’
For someone who has played a super soldier in Terminator: Dark Fate and a replicant in Blade Runner 2049, Mackenzie Davis has never been more human than in her new film.
- by Louise Rugendyke
Shogun v The Bear: Who will dominate this year’s Emmy Awards?
With no Succession dominating the awards, a power vacuum has opened up, making it one of the more unpredictable ceremonies in years.
- by Louise Rugendyke
‘Tiring as hell, but great fun’: 94-year-old June Squibb finally has the role of a lifetime
She started as a 19-year-old tap dancer, was nominated for an Oscar when she was 84 and now has her first lead role, but June Squibb wouldn’t have it any other way.
- by Louise Rugendyke
English Patient and Lost star returns to play John Ibrahim’s rival
Famous for playing Sayid in plane crash thriller TV series Lost, British actor Naveen Andrews is trying a “different side” as a Sydney nightclub owner.
- by Louise Rugendyke
Leigh Sales on the bold show that puts 15 autistic students in charge
No topic was off limits when celebrities such as Sam Neill, Amanda Keller and the prime minister agreed to take part in The Assembly.
- by Louise Rugendyke
Je l’adore, je la deteste: The Emily in Paris debate
As Lily Collins’ ingenue in Paris embarks on her fourth series of adventures, two critics argue why it’s OK to love – or hate – the show.
- by Thomas Mitchell and Louise Rugendyke
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