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Glen Powell stars in “The Running Man.” MUST CREDIT: Ross Ferguson/Paramount Pictures

Running Man remake built for speed

Edgar Wright, who brought us Shaun of the Dead and Baby Driver has just the right mixture of empathy and impishness to turn Stephen King’s cautionary tale into a would-be blockbuster with integrity.

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Ariana Grande looked terrified as a ‘mega fan’ ambushed her at a Wicked premiere, with her Wicked co-star Cynthia Erivo springing into action.

Scary moment Ariana Grande jumped on by Aussie man

WATCH: Ariana Grande looked terrified as an Australian ‘mega fan’ ambushed her at a Wicked premiere, with co-star Cynthia Erivo springing into action.

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The Beast in Me.

The joy of watching two stars who know what they’re doing

Claire Danes and Matthew Rhys face off in Netflix thriller The Beast in Me. The story is fine, but the performances are brilliant.

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Nine weather presenter Amber Sherlock will depart the network.

Channel Nine presenter breaks silence over sudden axing

The seasoned TV personality said it’s the ‘end of an era’ and sent a warning to colleagues.

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The real reason Meghan Markle and Prince Harry were erased from Kim Kardashian and Kris Jenner’s Instagram posts.

Reason Meghan and Harry’s pics deleted from Kim K’s Insta

The real reason Meghan Markle and Prince Harry were erased from Kim Kardashian and Kris Jenner’s Instagram posts celebrating Jenner’s 70th birthday has emerged.

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Baz Luhrmann needs to be picky about Australian stories.

Baz Luhrmann reveals why he’s picky about Australian stories

With a hundred untold Australian tales on his mind, filmmaker Baz Luhrmann has explained why he has to be ruthless to do justice to the stories that matter.

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A public health alert has been issued after three people with measles attended Jelly Roll’s Brisbane concert.

Infectious disease alert after Oasis and Jelly Roll concert exposure

Health officials say more measles cases and exposure sites are likely after thousands attended the shows.

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Sydney Sweeney arrives at the AFI Fest premiere of Christy on October 25 in Los Angeles.

What the movies need from Sydney Sweeney

The career of Sydney Sweeney seems like a foretaste of a shallow future. From jeans to memes, Sweeney is a big cultural presence but her films continue to have little cultural impact.

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The Devil Wears Prada 2 trailer is here.

The first trailer for The Devil Wears Prada 2 is here

Gird your loins. Fans are buzzing after a teaser trailer to the highly-anticipated sequel dropped on Thursday.

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AC/DC during their current tour.

City thunderstruck as AC/DC launches Aussie leg of tour

Close to 80,000 black-clad fans flooded the venue to witness the first chapter of what promises to be a high voltage rock pilgrimage for long-time supporters.

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Run is coming to Binge on New Year's Day.

 First look at new Brenden Abbott ‘Postcard Bandit’ TV show

Binge has released a trailer for its new series about Brenden Abbott, aka ‘The postcard Bandit’, which will drop all episodes at once this New Year’s Day.

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Celebrities are making their opinions on Sydney Sweeney known.

Celebs slam Sydney Sweeney over viral GQ jeans comment

Some stars have made it clear they don’t stand with the Euphoria actress after she broke her silence over the infamous American Eagle eugenics scandal.

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Sarah Snook as Marissa Irvine and Jake Lacy as Peter Irvine in Peacock’s “All Her Fault.” MUST CREDIT: Sarah Enticknap/Peacock

Why All Her Fault hits home for mums

As a thriller, All Her Fault is middling. But as social commentary, it’s a perfect distillation of where a hundred self-help books have ascertained we currently are as a society.

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Dr Himanshu Brahambhatt  and Dr Jennifer MacDiarmid, pictured in Central Park, first began their biotech company 24 years ago.

SBS doco charts Aussie cancer scientists’ epic quest

The Cancer Killers follows two Australian scientists as they fight against the odds to bring a potentially game-changing cancer treatment to the world.

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