Richard Roxburgh as Peter Greste.

Richard Roxburgh’s nervy intensity works in a film about despair in an Egyptian prison

The Rake star plays jailed journalist Peter Greste in The Correspondent.

  • Sandra Hall

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Peter Greste (left) and actor Richard Roxburgh,who portrays him in the movie The Correspondent.

They made a movie about my prison nightmare. I watched it through my fingers

As Richard Roxburgh stars as me in a feature film,I confront a disturbing reality:more journalists are behind bars today than when I was incarcerated in Egypt more than a decade ago.

  • Peter Greste
Jason Momoa stars in A Minecraft Movie.

From Minecraft to Superman and 28 Years Later:20 movies we can’t wait to see

Smart genre plays and arthouse surprises will punctuate the box office bets being made by Hollywood.

  • Craig Mathieson

The February 15 Edition

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‘Horrific’:Roxburgh on reliving Peter Greste’s Egyptian jail hell for the big screen

When journalist Peter Greste was languishing in a Cairo prison cell,he could little imagine that one day,Richard Roxburgh would portray his ordeal in a film.

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The award-winning actor and former journalist reflect on making The Correspondent.
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Richard Roxburgh and Peter Greste on bringing a dark story to the big screen

The award-winning actor and former journalist reflect on making The Correspondent.

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‘I was totally enamoured the second I saw him’:Silvia Colloca on life with Richard Roxburgh

“Being with Richard was the first time I felt that I wanted to have kids. It was different to any other love I had felt before,” says the 47-year-old cook.

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“As I age,I love the idea of moving into roles that are challenging and vastly different from other characters I’ve played.”

‘Don’t waste time worrying about trivial crap’:Rebecca Gibney on a life worth living

Once described as the “mother of the nation”,the veteran actor speaks frankly on mental health,menopause and her latest role as a calculating church leader.

  • Lorna Gray
Director Robert Connolly (left) and star Eric Bana on the set of Force of Nature:The Dry 2.

‘We have a hell of a lot in common’:The friendship driving Eric Bana and Robert Connolly

Not even hypothermia or the footy can break the bond between the actor and director behind Force of Nature:The Dry 2.

  • Louise Rugendyke

The January 28 Edition

In this week’s issue,actor Jacqueline McKenzie talks with writer Lorna Gray ahead of her starring role in the hotly anticipated sequel to The Dry.