February 2022

The Walking Dead: Living for the moment

Exploring the history and future of The Walking Dead franchise with showrunner Angela Kang was very exciting! I also got to use more of my junket questions with Norman Reedus and Melissa McBride for the breakout on the Carol and Daryl spinoff.

February 2022

Christopher Eccleston: Unforgettable Role

Memorable in so many films and series such as Shallow Grave, Doctor Who, and The Leftovers, Christopher Eccleston adds the thriller Close to Me to that list. Wonderful to interview him for Foxtel.

December 2021

Everything You Need to Know About… Shark Week

Americans get Shark Week in July while Australians see the season’s programming in December. It’s summer fare no matter the hemisphere. But speaking with shark conservationist Madison Stewart gave me a new perspective on the week.

August 2021

The Walking Dead: A to Z

I have not done a press junket in a long time, let alone an international one via Zoom! But the AMC folks organised a wonderful rotating session for this stalwart series to preview the start of Season 11. Most of my pieces went online, but here is the anchor feature in Foxtel.

June 2021

Hailie Sahar: ‘I’m living with purpose’

In celebration of the third and final season of Pose, I spoke with the incredible Hailie Sahar about the landmark series. I hope to publish more of my interview with her at a later date.

June 2021

Double Trouble

Australian actresses Raechelle and Karina Banno are twins in real life and on-screen for the Lifetime VC Andrews’ Landry series of films. It’s fitting I got to do a double-talk with them for Foxtel.

 

May 2021

Everything You Need to Know About… Snowfall

My piece on Season 4 of FX drama Snowfall could have been pages long, thanks to the wonderfully candid Angela Davis! I also researched and wrote the Fact vs Fiction box on Judy.

February 2021

True Crime Special

For Foxtel’s True Crime Guide, I spoke to producer Lorna Thomas about OJ & Nicole: An American Tragedy for a two-page feature and The First 48 producer Peter Tarshis for an item on that long running series.

 

November 2020

Penelope Ann Miller: ‘The lessons I’ve learnt’

What a thrill getting to speak with Penelope Ann Miller about her career and her latest role in Lifetime Movie Network’s The College Admissions Scandal telemovie. As you can see, the magazine itself has a lot of bite!

 

May 2020

The Third Day, WWII: Battle of Crete

Two different kinds of stories for that extra challenge! The first is a preview of new HBO thriller The Third Day. The second is an interview with documentary filmmaker Ian Cross on a passion project, the Battle of Crete.

 

April 2020

James Bond Marathon, Mrs America, Bad Education

For the James Bond movie marathon, I looked into the mystique of Daniel Craig (helped by my excellent World of 007 Taschen tome), Cate Blanchett the women of Mrs America, and the new turn by Hugh Jackman in real-life drama Bad Education.