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Rarriwuy Hick stars in the SBS Digital Original Warm Props.

‘There’s always one person’: The show taking a funny and frank look at filmmaking

Based on “lived experience”, Warm Props is part of SBS’ Digital Originals, which has a history of breaking new talent.

  • Bridget McManus

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Actor Robyn Malcolm

‘We’re roadkill’: How this Kiwi actor turned middle-age rage into her best work yet

The Kiwi actor has never been stronger or in more demand – and she’s definitely not ready for the La-Z-Boy yet.

  • Louise Rugendyke
Nico Parker as Astrid and Mason Thames as Hiccup.

Does the world need a live-action How to Train Your Dragon? Hell yes

The creator of the Dragon trilogy never imagined turning the animated movies into live action. But when he got the call, he couldn’t say no.

  • Karl Quinn
Marta Dusseldorp as Stella in season two of Bay of Fires.

Marta Dusseldorp’s ABC crime thriller recaptures its nutty spirit

The actor managed to outwit, outrun and outplay everyone in season one of Bay of Fires, but will her luck run out in season two?

  • Debi Enker
Jean Smart in Hacks

Hacks’ finale explained: ‘There wasn’t any other way to go’

With a notable guest star drawing on her experience from Letterman, this season paid tribute to glory days of late-night TV (and the people stuck in its grind).

  • Emily Yahr
Billie Piper previously played Rose, companion to David Tennant’s Doctor Who.

There’s a new Doctor in the Tardis – and she’s a familiar face

Billie Piper, who previously played Rose Tyler, the sidekick to the ninth and 10th Doctors, will replace Ncuti Gatwa as the Doctor.

  • Liz Perkins
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Actor Valerie Mahaffey has passed away, age 71.

Valerie Mahaffey, actor who played quirky villains, dies aged 71

She had a knack for playing eccentric women who sometimes revealed themselves to be sinister, appearing on shows including Desperate Housewives and Seinfeld.

  • Claire Fahy
Loretta Swit arrives at 3rd Annual Television Academy Honors in Beverly Hills in 2010.

Loretta Swit, who played ‘Hot Lips’ Houlihan in M.A.S.H., dead at 87

The CBS TV show aired for 11 years from 1972 to 1983, revolving around life at the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital, which gave the show its name.

  • Mark Kennedy
“Calculate risk accurately. And remember there’s a thin line between badass and dumbass.”

‘A thin line between badass and dumbass’: How a mountain athlete stays alive

Oscar-winning filmmaker Jimmy Chin on overcoming doubt, his bucket list and the true risk in life.

  • Benjamin Law
Jeff Probst and Mike White on the 13th episode of Survivor: David vs Goliath in 2018.

Why the creator of The White Lotus is returning to reality TV

Mike White is heading to Fiji this year – but it’s not to film his hit HBO series.

  • Meg Watson

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