A blog of recent clips, reporting and notions on what's happening in pop culture of interest to me. Written by Cynthia Wang.
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This week, I speak to Australian Actor Remy Hii about his work in Spider-Man: Far From Home, and preview Years And Years, Total Control, Catherine the Great (with a brief Richard Roxburgh chat) and His Dark Materials.
This week, I spoke with Mike Bullen about his show Cold Feet, wrote up Ready or Not in Entertainment along with a few other films, and tease new episodes of Total Control, Frayed and Morning Wars. My interview with Harry Richardson sits with the Total Control teaser, and I have a separate profile with Deborah Mailman.
I spoke with Doctor Doctor’s Chloe Bayliss on her memoir, receive answers from Ellise Chappell on Yesterday and Lizzy Caplan on season 2 of Castle Rock, talked to Jane Hall about narrating One Born Every Minute Australia, and tease Total Control and early seasons of The X-Files.
We start with a preview of new ABC series Total Control, then go into an interview with John Turturro about The Name of the Rose, plus a few entertainment blurbs. Then a chat with Georgina Haig about Secret Bridesmaids’ Business.
We start with my chats with Julia Zemiro on her latest season of Home Delivery and Alexander England on Secret Bridesmaids’ Business. Then I spoke with Lindsay Lohan and Dave Hughes for The Masked Singer Australia. Then Nash Edgerton for Mr Inbetween, and Callan McAuliffe for The Walking Dead. I know, it’s not the final TWD season —they announced a new one the week this came out! Then Harlots.
Lots this week! I talk to Dave Hughes about The Masked Singer Australia, get a peek at new Seven drama Secret Bridesmaids’ Business, salute the end of Glitch, preview Rachel Griffiths’ Ride Like a Girl movie, talk to Russel Howcroft on How Australia Got Its Mojo and tease a new season of Love It or List It Australia.
I had fabulous chats with Ben O’Toole and Kiah Roache-Turner for Nekrotronic. For more with Ben, click here, and for more with Kiah on his casting Monica Belucci, click here. I also previewed The Goldfinch and this week’s episode of Glitch, and tease the arrival of Survivor: Island of the Idols. To read my interview with Sarah Snook for Succession, see her separate entry.
This week, I spoke with Australian Survivor contestants Luke Toki and Pia Miranda on secrets of the fourth season, then continue to tease the latest episodes of Glitch and Disenchantment. For my interview with Australian Survivor host Jonathan LaPaglia, please go to the TV Week tab under Telling Stories on this site.
Michelle Dockery takes us behind the scenes of the Downton Abbey movie, Maddie and I look at Network 10’s latest crop of shows for Pilot Week, and Kerry Armstrong talks about Seachange. I also tease the latest episodes of Hard Quiz and Scooby Doo.
This week, I tease current episodes of Glitch, This Time Next Year and Poldark. I also look at DVD releases for Modern Family and Avengers: End Game, where I can add just a bit more from my chat with Joe Russo. And yay, got The Farewell a mention.
I preview the final season of Glitch, the premiere of Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance and tease the latest episode of Poldark. For a post-Logies interview with Tom Gleeson, please check out the TV WEEK tab under Telling Stories on this site.
Poldark ends this year and Aidan Turner talks about his legacy with the character. Also this week, more plot teasers for The Hunting and Carrie Bickmore reflects on 10 years of The Project.
Clare Rigden wrote up my chat with Celia Ireland on the end of her time on Wentworth, while I spoke with Bryan Brown and Greta Scacchi about their film Palm Beach. For my profile of The Hunting’s Asher Keddie, check out the TV WEEK tab under Telling Stories on this site.
Thomas Mitchell wrote up my Pamela Rabe chat while I was out of the office. She talks The Hunting and Wentworth, while in the Entertainment section, we look at the DVD release of American Horror Story: Apocalypse.
A big week! I preview SBS series The Hunting with a plot teaser and a set visit piece, talk to Benjamin Law about his doco series Waltzing the Dragon, preview the next instalment of Lambs of God, plus feature a chat with EP Toni Graphia about Outlander. For my profile on Susie Porter, go to the TV WEEK tab under Telling Stories.
This week, I introduce readers to Fox Showcase series Lambs of God and speak to Jonathan LaPaglia on the premiere of Australian Survivor’s fourth season. Also, I throw in a little love for the latest Queer Eye series. Check out the Telling Stories TV WEEK section of the site for my feature marking the 10th anniversary of Network 10’s The Project.
Post-Logies coverage is a team effort. I contributed interviews with the Wentworth cast, Penny McNamee, Lucy Zelic and Craig Foster, Kerri-Anne Kennerley, and Kelly Rowland, while writing up my own chats with the Mystery Road team, Costa Georgiadis and Kerry O’Brien. Also, I tease the finale of Harrow and the latest episode of Wentworth.
The cover touts our Gold Logie nominee chats, of which I did three (see the Telling Stories section for those interviews with Tom Gleeson, Waleed Aly and Costa Georgiadis). Also, I was able to fit in more from my interview with Todd Sampson for the second episode of the 2019 season of Body Hack.
I speak to Todd Sampson about another season of Body Hack and director Dylan River about his bold comedy Robbie Hood. In between, I tease episodes of Harrow and Legion.
My first time on the Gold Coast, and the TV WEEK staff couldn’t have been treated nicer by the folks at The Star Gold Coast. I got a chance to interview a few Gold Logie nominees and other honourees, and wrote the caps for our preview story in the magazine.
