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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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The WatchlistArts

Bridget Christie as Linda in The Change. Photograph: Channel 4 Photograph: Channel 4

Not your typical menopause drama

Bridget Christie, who wrote, directed, and stars in The Change, has crafted a mid-life drama unlike anything you’ve ever seen

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Hackney DiamondsArts

PICTURE: TREVOR ADAMS / MATRIXPICTURES.CO.UK PLEASE CREDIT ALL USES Rolling Stones Hackney Diamonds Album Launch Event, Hackney Empire, London. Left to right: Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood, Mick Jagger. SEPTEMBER 6th 2023 REF: MTX 23236

New Stones album to feature Paul McCartney, Elton John

The band’s first record in 18 years also includes contributions from Lady Gaga, bassist Bill Wyman, and the late drummer Charlie Watts

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The WatchlistReview

Timothy Spall as murdered academic Peter Farquhar in The Sixth Commandment. Picture: Amanda Searle/BBC/Wild Mercury

This could be the best TV drama of the year

No actor can make you feel quite like Timothy Spall, and this performance is a tour-de-force.

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ConfessionalReview

Australian singer-songwriter Katie Noonan. Picture: Zoe Worth

‘I have a good amount of Catholic guilt in my soul’

Australian singer-songwriter Katie Noonan, 46, on being a people pleaser, the pleasures of Epsom salt, and the magnificent music of Bach.

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WatchlistReview

Starstruck ltor Nikesh Patel, Rose Matafeo

Starstruck is back and giddier than ever

If we learned anything from Flight of the Conchords, it’s that taking New Zealanders out of New Zealand is a punchline in itself.

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TVMedia

Virginia Trioli, radio presenter Picture: Supplied

Arts journalists put broadcaster on notice

Plans to set up a new prime time arts show for Virginia Trioli will only fix the ABC’s ‘shockingly neglectful’ coverage of the arts if it is given proper resources, a former top reporter says.

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The 96th Academy AwardsArts

Zar Amir Ebrahimi as Shayda (left) and Selina Zahednia as her daughter Mona in Shayda.A still from Shayda by Noora Niasari, an official selection of the World Dramatic Competition at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute. All photos are copyrighted and may be used by the press only for the purpose of news or editorial coverage of Sundance Institute programs. Photos must be accompanied by a credit to the photographer and/or 'Courtesy of Sundance Institute.' Unauthorized use, alteration, reproduction or sale of logos and/or photos is strictly prohibited.

Australia submits Sundance winner for Oscars race

The Cate Blanchett-produced drama will compete for a nomination in the Best International Feature Film category.

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InterviewFilm

Harris Dickinson as Jason and Lola Campbell as Georgie in Scrapper

‘I don’t want working class stories to always be about trauma’

With her debut Scrapper, director Charlotte Regan wanted to bring joy to social-realist cinema.

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Meghan MarkleArts

Royals ordered changes to Suits script, creator reveals

Buckingham palace made ‘irritating’ objections to the show’s script in the early days of Meghan Markle’s relationship with Prince Harry.

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film reviewsReview

Aussie directing brothers Michael Philippou and Danny Philippou ahead of release of supernatural horror flick, Talk To Me. Picture: Richard Dobson

From ‘inappropriate’ YouTube content to shooting horror

Adelaide twin brothers Danny and Michael Philippou were making upwards of $10,000 in ad revenue from a single video before YouTube changed the rules. So instead they turned to film.

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