‘Charming, cheeky boy’: Johnny Ruffo dies, aged 35
The actor and singer, best known for his role on the hit soap opera Home and Away, has died following a six year battle with brain cancer.
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How mafia boss ‘Teflon Don’ became most powerful man in NY
Few gangsters have been admired and envied more than the infamous John Gotti, who with his expensive suits, lavish parties, and illegal dealings, was a media celebrity in 1980s New York.
Musical mystery solved as score scores
Amanda Brown’s soundtrack for the Amazon Prime Video series Deadloch was among the winners at the annual Screen Music Awards on Thursday night.
‘Growing up in Mount Druitt, there were three options: footy, the factory, or crime’
The formidable Pacific Islander drill crew Onefour are the subjects of a moving new Netflix documentary.
Actors sign deal to get cameras rolling
SAG-AFTRA, the union that represents actors, reached a tentative deal with entertainment companies that will end the longest strike in Hollywood history.
Ay, caramba! Homer Simpson stops throttling Bart
The bumbling patriarch on America’s long-running animated sitcom says he’ll quit strangling the boy, a nod to how changed times view one of the show’s most loved gags.
Australia’s answer to ‘Tiger King’ is a global hit
Netflix’s latest true-crime hit has the world talking about this one outback Aussie town and the 2017 disappearance of Patrick ‘Paddy’ Moriarty. Who killed him?
Sex, religion and murder make for a confronting mix
The Sixth Commandment is a powerful reminder of the vast range of humans’ sexual needs and desires.
TV’s deadpan, cynical friend helped shape sense of humour of millions
When Matthew Perry created Chandler Bing, I’m not sure that he did so with me in mind. How could he have? It was piloted four years before I was born.`
Henry Winkler’s Happy Days are finally here
As the Fonz, he was once hugely famous. But Henry Winkler was never cool, had a difficult childhood, endured dyslexia and anxiety, and struggled with typecasting after Happy Days.
TV review: All you need to know about NCIS: Sydney
The plot is pretty pedestrian but it does include a spectacular chase scene with a navy Seahawk helicopter flying at 30 metres above sea level, featuring pilots from the Australian Navy.
This slept on showbiz satire is well worth your time
Brilliantly meta and nauseatingly cringe, Friends’ actor Lisa Kudrow plays a former network sitcom star attempting to revive her career.
First look at Netflix’s Boy Swallows Universe
Mullets, samurai swords, an ominous red telephone, and an endless proliferation of thongs – the first teaser for Trent Dalton’s bestseller is here | WATCH
What’s next for Melissa Leong after MasterChef
Presenter Melissa Leong opens up on the ‘surprise’ announcement that saw her removed as a Masterchef judge, and reveals her new role after the tragic death of Jock Zonfrillo.
Perry and his Friends set the blueprint for how we grew up
With his great job but eternal flatshare, Matthew Perry’s Chandler was a pioneer of a way of living that’s now the norm.
‘Like looking into a mirror’: Perry was a friend to Gen X
Chandler’s cynicism and sarcasm were a reflection of our own outlook on life. For those of us who were in our 20s when the show first aired, it was like looking into a mirror.
‘Devastated’ Friends cast breaks silence on Matthew Perry’s death
The stars have spoken about the death of their former colleague at the age of 54.
‘It wasn’t that I thought I could play Chandler, I was Chandler’
Matthew Perry was so similar to the wisecracking character he played that when he first read the script for Friends in 1994, he said it was as if somebody had followed him around for a year.
First millennial group heartbreak
Chandler Bing was an iconic character that turned self-deprecation and sarcasm into personality traits for generations of Friends fans.
Friends star Matthew Perry dies aged 54
Matthew Perry was best known for his portrayal of the wise-cracking Chandler Bing on wildly popular Friends, which ran for 10 seasons.
Larrimah gets a gossipy true crime doco
HBO peels back the layers of the disappearance of resident larrikin Paddy Moriarty in this glossy outback tale.
Binge adds Gravy to recipe for streaming success
Binge has announced its first original film, inspired by the unlikely Christmas hit from Australian troubadour Paul Kelly.
Le Carre spy truths exposed in new doco
This documentary shows how intelligence officer turned author John le Carré perfected the art of hiding in full view
Actress ‘shunned’ by royals for playing Camilla
Haydn Gwynne was best known for playing Margaret Thatcher, Queen Camilla and the cynical news editor in Drop the Dead Donkey
Israel-Hamas war sows division within entertainment industry
Dave Chappelle spars with a fan; writers union members criticise leaders over silence.
When private pain becomes political
The artist Nan Goldin takes on America’s opioid crisis; a literary horror about Big Pharma, and everything else worth streaming this week.
Why season 3 of Lupin could be the best yet
Humour, suspense, crime and mystery combine in one of the best shows on television.
Three’s Company star Suzanne Somers dead at 76
The sitcom star and Thighmaster spokesman died at home following a battle with breast cancer. She was one day shy of her 77th birthday.
‘Inappropriate content’: children’s TV legend blasts programming
Kids go through “awful things” as a result of the content they are devouring, says Noni Hazlehurst. “It’s very distressing that people don’t care enough to join the dots and do something about it.”
A vibrant doco on one of Australia’s best-loved bands
A classy and long-overdue Wiggles documentary; an unsung drama about San Francisco life; a hidden gem of the made-for-tv era, and everything else we’re watching this week.
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