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From top left: Eric Bana in The Dry; Kitty Flanagan in Fisk; Madeleine Sami, Kate Box and Nina Oyama in Deadloch; Aaron Pedersen in Mystery Road; and Scott Ryan in Mr Inbetween.

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From romcoms to thrillers and, yes, The Castle, these home-grown screen heroes will keep you watching this long weekend.

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From a traumatic relationship came a Good Weekend cover story, then a book, and now, a TV series – proving all happy endings don’t look the same.

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David Wenham as Ebener Scrooge.

‘Wretched old sinner’: The unlikely role bringing joy to David Wenham

There’s no way to the acclaimed actor could refuse when offered the lead in a new stage adaptation of A Christmas Carol.

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David Wenham hosts the ABC’s ‘The ABC Of...’

‘None of us knew’: How Wil Anderson surprised David Wenham on his ABC special

The much-loved actor interviews an array of prominent Australians and looks back at archival footage from the past 90 years in the six-part series The ABC of.

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The one question David Wenham’s mum asked whenever he landed a role

The Lord of the Rings actor credits his happy childhood to his caring, loving mum and six sisters.

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“It was my first audition in 25 years,” says John Cameron Mitchell of playing the flamboyant zookeeper Joe Exotic, who is now serving 22 years in jail.

Why this actor auditioned for the first time in 25 years to play Joe Exotic

John Cameron Mitchell wasn’t at all interested in watching Tiger King, but jumped at the chance to play its flamboyant polyamorous zookeeper.

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The four-bedroom apartment is set to hit the market in coming weeks for more than $6 million.

David Wenham exits Potts Point stage left, looks to pocket $6m on way out

David Wenham has been one of Potts Point’s most high-profile locals for more than 25 years, but not for much longer. The veteran actor has listed his Macleay Regis pad for $6 million.

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Ben Mendelsohn with Claudia Karvan in Nadia Tass’ The Big Steal.

The lost years: where have Australia’s film classics gone?

These days it’s far easier to stream a Hollywood film from the 1990s than an Australian one. Jurassic Park is available, but not Strictly Ballroom.

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Lu (Garrett Hedlund) and Georgie enjoy a rare carefree moment in Dirt Music.

'It works for me': Dirt Music director on filming Tim Winton's 'abstract' book

The prize-winning novel is one of the West Australian author's most abstract and poetic works. Filming it was never likely to be easy - and so it proved.

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There is speculation that former Australian prime minister Tony Abbott is poised to become a trade envoy for Britain after Brexit.

McKellen leads chorus for Abbott to be barred from British trade job

The Lord of the Rings actor has released an open letter to Boris Johnson that has been signed by a string of prominent gay and lesbian figures in Britain.

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