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Geordie GrayEntertainment reporter

Geordie Gray is a digital producer and entertainment reporter based in Sydney. She writes about film, television, music and pop culture. Previously, she was News Editor at The Brag Media and wrote features for Rolling Stone.

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Five shows to watch this week

A silly, sexy, salacious romp called Rivals is based on Jilly Cooper’s famous book, plus South Korea’s dying breed of haenyeo – women divers.

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FilmFilm

Australian Oscar winning Director Adam Elliott with Grace, voiced by Sarah Snook, in Sydney ahead of the premier of his new film, Monday, September 30, 2024 . Picture: Nikki Short

Inventive art of the human clay

The Oscar-winning Australian director behind Mary and Max returns with his first film in 15 years, Memoir of a Snail.

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Q&AThe Weekend Australian Magazine

Jed Kurzel. Australian composer/rock musician nominated for best feature film score at the Screen Music Awards next month for his work on the western Slow West. Pictured at Surry Hills in Sydney.

Jed Kurzel on birds, his famous brother and the music that blew his mind

The in-demand film composer is responsible for some of the most memorable – and menacing – scores in recent memory. What sets the SXSW headliner apart from the rest?

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The WatchlistReview

Thea Sofie Loch Næss as Marianne Ihlen and Alex Wolff as Leonard Cohen in 'So Long, Marianne' Nikos-Nikolopoulos-Redpoint

Five shows to watch this week

Cate Blanchett is a woman on the verge of a nervous breakdown in Alfonso Cuaron’s mysterious Disclaimer, plus a series about the romance that inspired Leonard Cohen’s greatest love songs.

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Arts

Paul Mescal plays Lucius in Gladiator II from Paramount Pictures.

Paul Mescal to visit Australia for Gladiator II premiere

The Normal People breakout will be joined on the red carpet by co-stars Fred Hechinger and Connie Nielsen at the Darling Harbour Theatre on October 30.

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MediaMedia

29/11/2021 Patricia Karvelas is the new host of Radio National breakfast program. Aaron Francis/The Australian

Karvelas to leave ABC’s Radio National Breakfast following ratings plunge

After three years at the microphone, and amid plummeting ratings, Karvelas will move on to an ‘expanded role’ across ABC platforms.

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exclusiveArts

Film director Phillip Noyce at the Park Hyatt Hotel in The Rocks, Sydney where he is promoting his latest film 'Salt'.

Phillip Noyce: ‘Young filmmakers have to leave Australia to earn a real living’

The Rabbit-Proof Fence director is calling for urgent reforms to protect Australia’s next generation of filmmakers, warning that outdated copyright laws and low director pay are driving top talent to seek better opportunities abroad.

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ReviewArts

The Weeknd at Marvel Stadium 5/10. Pic: Rick Clifford

Avagood Weeknd? His titanic persona is spectacular

The first night of the R&B megastar’s Australian tour bridged his transgressive taste with his mainstream appeal in a way that felt both natural and deeply strange.

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Television

Colin Farrel as Oz Cobb - aka The Penguin in a scene from The Penguin on Binge.

Five shows to watch this week

HBO’s The Penguin delivers a gritty Gotham tale, sans the DC nonsense, while NFL star Travis Kelce makes his acting debut in Ryan Murphy’s new gorefest.

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MediaMedia

ABC presenter Tony Armstrong called out on Media Watch for undeclared ad for insurer NRMA.

ABC star Tony Armstrong called out for ‘moonlighting’ in NRMA ad campaign

One of the ABC’s most high-profile presenters has been accused of breaching the national broadcaster’s guidelines by lending his voice to a major insurance company’s rebranding campaign.

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