The Rake star plays jailed journalist Peter Greste in The Correspondent.
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.
Smart genre plays and arthouse surprises will punctuate the box office bets being made by Hollywood.
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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.
The award-winning actor and former journalist reflect on making The Correspondent.
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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.
Not even hypothermia or the footy can break the bond between the actor and director behind Force of Nature:The Dry 2.
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.