Nods & Pops

This week, the buzz is all about hot new couple Lupita Nyong'o & Joshua Jackson, the steamy trailer for Zendaya's new movie Challengers & Andrew Scott's new Netflix series Ripley. At the theatre, we watched Alone It Stands at Ensemble Theatre.  It's cult week on the small screen, and we’ve been watching Escaping Twin Flames & Keep Sweet: Prey and Obey plus Mea Culpa, all on Netflix. In Lisa’s True Crime Corner, we get the verdict in Hannah Gutierrez-Reed's Rust movie trial.

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This week, the buzz is all about the Screen Actors Guild Awards on Netflix and the new Bridget Jones movie. At the theatre, we watched The Swell at the Old Fitz Theatre.  On the small screen, we’ve been watching Mr & Mrs Smith. On the big screen, we watched Wicked Little Letters & Wonka. And in Lisa’s True Crime Corner, we get an update on the Rust movie trial and the Bryan Kohberger case.

In this week's pod, we mention the fabulous Facebook account we highly recommend following -- Fashion Critical.

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This week, the buzz is all about Taylor Swift mass hysteria in Sydney, the BAFTA Film Awards & JLo's This Is Me...Now. At the theatre, we watched They're Playing Our Song at the Hayes Theatre.  On the small screen, we’ve been watching One Day on Netflix. On the big screen, we watched All Of Us Strangers & Drive-Away Dolls. And in Lisa’s True Crime Corner, we hear about Day 1 of the Rust movie trial.

In this week's pod, we reference Mia Freedman's Mamamia blog about the Taylor Swift experience.

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This week, the buzz is all about The Taylor Swift Show (aka the Superbowl) & the Wicked trailer. At the theatre, we watched A Fool In Love & RGB: Of Many, One both at Sydney Theatre Company.  On the small screen, we’ve been watching Colin From Accounts on Binge. On the big screen, we watched buzzy award-darling Poor Things. And in Lisa’s True Crime Corner, we hear about the manslaughter trials stemming from Alec Baldwin's Rust movie set & we get a new update on the Bryan Kohberger trial.

In this week's pod, we talk about JLo & Ben Affleck's Dunkin' Donuts ad, Beyonce's Verizon ad and  Usher's Superbowl Halftime show plus Sentimental Men's special podcast episode dissecting the Wicked movie trailer.

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This week, the buzz is all about the Grammy Awards featuring Taylor Swift & Celine Dion & the trailer for A Quiet Place: Day One. At the theatre, we watched Tiny Beautiful Things at Belvoir St Theatre. On the small screen, we’ve been watching Griselda on Netflix & And Just Like That on Binge. On the big screen, we watched Mean Girls: The Movie Musical & back on the small screen, we watched The Greatest Night In Pop on Netflix. And in Lisa’s True Crime Corner, we get an update on the Bryan Kohberger trial & hear about the controversial verdict in the Jennifer Crumbley case.

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This week, the buzz is all about the Justin Timberlake & Britney Spears feud, the new season of The White Lotus & the passing of Chita Rivera plus we check in on the Groundhog Day opening, Margot Robbie, Hijack, Squid Game: The Challenge & Expats. At the theatre, we watched The Hello Girls at the Hayes Theatre and attended the Sydney Theatre Awards at the Seymour Centre. On the small screen, we’ve been watching The Crown & Ricky Gervais: Armageddon on Netflix. On the big screen, we watched May December & Argylle. And in Lisa’s True Crime Corner, we talk about the Alex Murdaugh case.

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This week, the buzz is all about the Academy Awards noms & snubs and the latest on Sophia & Joe and Ariana & Boq. At the theatre, we watched Jailbaby at Griffin Theatre and Beauty & The Beast at the Capitol Theatre. On the small screen, we’ve been watching Wolf Like Me on Stan & American Nightmare on Netflix. On the big screen, we watched The Color Purple & Force of Nature: The Dry 2. And in Lisa’s True Crime Corner, we get an update on the Bryan Kohberger case.

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This week, the buzz is all about awards season & the piping hot tea from the Golden Globes plus the untimely passing of musical director trailblazer Kellie Dickerson. At the theatre, we watched Bananaland at Riverside Theatre & Tiddas at Belvoir St. On the small screen, we’ve been watching Squid Game: The Challenge & Fool Me Once, both on Netflix, plus the super buzzy film Saltburn on Prime Video & Lift on Netflix. And in Lisa’s True Crime Corner, we get an update on Bryan Kohberger & the boy in the box trial, plus we talk about the world’s most famous recently released prisoner, Gypsy Rose Blanchard.

In this week's pod, we mention the behind the scenes doco Making Squid Game: The Challenge plus three Gypsy Rose resources: podcast Just The Gist’s episode (which is a great place to start unpacking this case), the excellent limited series The Act & Gypsy Rose’s very own eBook “Released”.

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This week we have a very special guest: Emmy-Award winning editor JJ Jamieson! The buzz is all about MJ The Musical coming to Australia & the Nicole Kidman’s new limited series, Expats, coming to Prime Video. At the theatre, we watched Murder For Two: Christmas Edition at the Hayes, Sydney Theatre Company’s The Dictionary Of Lost Words & Ensemble Theatre’s Midnight Murder At Hamlington Hall. On the small screen, we’ve been watching Lessons In Chemistry on Apple TV & two movies on Netflix: The Family Switch & Leave The World Behind. And in Lisa’s True Crime Corner, we get an update on Bryan Kohberger & hear all about the car crash vigilante trial.

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This week, the buzz is all about Wicked The Musical’s 20th anniversary on Broadway, Opera Australia’s Sunset Boulevard announcement & Hamilton’s return to Australia. At the theatre, we watched The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee at the Hayes, An Evening(ish) in Oz with Gary Janetti & a little show called Wicked. On the small screen, we’ve been watching Beckham on Netflix. And in Lisa’s True Crime Corner, we get an update on Bryan Kohberger’s attempt to get all charges dropped.

In this week's pod, we mention two other great podcasts:
This Podcast Won’t Run A Week (musical theatre)
Sentimental Men (Wicked)
And the excellent documentary Spellbound.

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