Interview: Elizabeth Banks

Ginger Brown Entertainment and Arts

Jews, fat Americans, Asians, illegal immigrants, war-mongering Germans and women get a bollocking in musical comedy Pitch Perfect 2 — but director Elizabeth Banks says it could have been much worse.

Interview: Slipknot

Ginger Brown Entertainment and Arts

Slipknot

Some artists get knickers, soft toys or flowers thrown at them on stage. But for US heavy metal band Slipknot, it’s more likely they’ll be dodging flying prosthetic limbs than a personalised teddy or bunch of homegrown daisies.

Interview: Hugh Jackman

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Hugh Jackman

Hugh Jackman knew he’d done a good job in his latest film, Prisoners, when his wife stopped holding his hand during a screening, and shifted in her seat away from him.