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Brian Watson's Daily Top 5 Picks: Friday

1. The Place Beyond The Pines stars Ryan Gosling as a stunt motorcyclist who turns to robbing banks to pay support for his illegitimate son and Bradley Cooper as the cop who becomes his deadly adversary. Fifteen years later their sons wind up at the same high school and the movie shapes up as an epic drama. Full marks to the teen actors Dane DeHaan and Emory Cohen but especially to Eva Mendes and Rose Byrne as their mothers.

2. Remember Bon Iver, the indie group whose eponymous second album enjoyed worldwide success two years ago and won two Grammy Awards? Many of their fans still prefer their first album, For Emma, Forever Ago (2008), which included their original version of “Skinny Love”. Imagine my surprise to find one of its tracks, “The Wolves (Act I and II)”, plays right through the end credits of The Place Beyond The Pines. The music supervisor certainly had good taste.

3. Another surprise this week was the name of Bart the Bear in the end credits of this week’s episode of Game of Thrones, “The Bear and the Maiden Fair”. Bart, an Alaskan Kodiak bear, appeared in many movies and TV shows before he died in 2000. This week’s Bart is another Alaskan Kodiak, born in 2000, raised by the same trainers, with a similarly long Hollywood career. If you haven’t already seen it, be prepared for his terrifying appearance in this week’s episode.

4. I’m excited about an ad on TEN for their upcoming show The Americans. A dozen or so episodes have been shown on the US FX network and the premise is intriguing. Keri Russell from Felicity and Matthew Rhys, who played the gay brother in Brothers & Sisters, are highly trained Russian KGB agents posing as a American couple in suburban Washington DC in the early 80s. Also in the cast are Richard Thomas, who won an Emmy as John-Boy in The Waltons, and Margo Martindale, who won an Emmy as the villain in season two of Justified. Critics say it’s a gripping spy thriller.

5. The Music Is You is a newly released tribute to John Denver. Artists including Emmylou Harris, Lucinda Williams, Amos Lee, Mary Chapin Carpenter and Dave Matthews perform his songs and the most successful tracks tend to be the biggest hits – some of the others are pretty forgettable. My favourite is “Leaving on a Jet Plane” with My Morning Jacket breathing fresh life into Peter, Paul and Mary’s hit.

Hansika Bhagani's Daily Top 5 Picks: Thursday

1. PolitiFact has launched in Australia, and in the lead-up to September's Federal election, is sure to get a workout. So far the site proves interesting reading, with some media commentators claiming some of the fact-checking is being selective. Find ex-SMH editor Peter Fray's new venture here.
2. Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution has gone global and this weekend there will be events to celebrate the chef's Food Revolution Day. You can participate by cooking and sharing your fresh homemade food at the Love Real Food Picnic at Centennial Park this Saturday. As the food revolution is all about fresh, homemade tucker – and being equipped to prepare it yourself – the organisers are challenging people to home-make "absolutely everything for their picnic loot – crackers, dips, thermos soups, salads, meats, home-made lemonades. EVERYTHING!! No packets."

3. It's taken eight long years but How I Met Your Mother has revealed the identity of Ted Moseby's wife and the "mother" of the series. Cristin Milioti showed her face for a fleeting minute in the season finale, buying a train ticket to Barney and Robin’s wedding in “Farhampton,” the show’s fanciful, fictitious stand-in for the East Hampton. Milioti will appear regularly next season, the show’s last, beginning in September.

4. The John Singleton/Gai Waterhouse saga has been given ample coverage in Sydney's daily papers but Four Corners on Monday night will be worth watching for exclusive insights and historical background. Marian Wilkinson reports on Four Corners, Monday at 8.30pm on ABC.

5. Head On Photo Festival opens tomorrow as part of Vivid Sydney. Head On is Australia's largest photo festival and the world's second largest festival. With over 200 events at 100 venues, the 2012 festival was a resounding success for everyone who participated: galleries and other venues, photographers, Head On partners and the viewing public and the 2013 festival is already looking like being even bigger!

Lauren Barripp's Daily Top 5 Picks: Wednesday

1. One by one, stars are arriving in the south of France for this year’s Cannes Film Festival, which is held from May 15-26. CEO of the invitation-only festival, Thierry Fremaux, describes the purpose of the event as a way to “draw attention to and raise the profile of films with the aim of contributing towards the development of cinema, boosting the film industry worldwide and celebrating cinema at an international level.” The president of the jury at this year’s event is director, Steven Spielberg.

2. Aussie comedian Rebel Wilson has landed herself her own TV series on the US Network ABC, called Super Fun Night. The series will revolve around three nerdy women friends on a "funcomfortable" quest to have "super fun" every Friday night. The show will be co-produced by Connan O’Brien.

3. Despite the predicted debut weekend sales of $US30 million, The Great Gatsby has outperformed expectations by taking $US51.1m on its opening weekend in more than 3500 cinemas across the United States. The movie, shot in Sydney, is directed by Baz Luhrmann and stars actors Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire and Carey Mulligan.

4. The British Academy of Television and Film Arts Awards (also known as The BAFTAs) were held in London on Sunday night. Sheridan Smith won best actress for her role in Mrs Biggs, and my guilty pleasure, Made In Chelsea, won best reality or constructed factual show. As per any awards ceremony, the fashion stakes were high and as glamorous as ever, despite the typical wet British weather.

5. Olympic gold medallists and Celebrity Splash judges Matthew Mitcham and Greg Louganis will get a chance to show off their credentials as the pair have a chance to dive together during tonight’s grand finale which will air at 8.45pm on Channel 7.

Monday

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Ten's new morning line-up

July 30, 2012

Ten's New Morning Line-Up
The Talk. TEN Morning News. Entertainment Tonight. The Insider

Network Ten has announced changes to the morning program line-up on TEN. From Monday, August 6, TEN will add four new programs:
• The Talk: A weekday talk show that offers a female perspective on the day’s headlines. Created and hosted by Sara Gilbert, The Talk has become one of the fastest-growing talk shows on daytime television in the United States since its launch in 2010.
• TEN Morning News: Hosted by Ron Wilson, TEN Morning News will cover the latest breaking news and the emerging news stories/issues of the day, adding to TEN's comprehensive news service from breakfast to bedtime.
• Entertainment Tonight: An institution in the world of entertainment television, Entertainment Tonight has for the past 41 years offered viewers the latest news events, exclusive interviews, behind-the-scenes first looks and Hollywood's hottest stories.
• The Insider: Spun out of Entertainment Tonight eight years ago, The Insider takes viewers inside Hollywood, with exclusive interviews and all the news on the hot trends and events in entertainment.
As a result of the introduction of TEN's new morning line-up, production of The Circle will cease on Friday, August 3.
From August 6, Breakfast will run from 6am to 8.30am, presented by Paul Henry, Kathryn Robinson and Magdalena Roze.
Network Ten would like to thank Pam Barnes, the Executive Producer of The Circle since it launched in February 2010, for her valued contribution to the program and to TEN.
Network Ten would also like to thank all the staff on The Circle, including hosts Gorgi Coghlan and Yumi Stynes, for their hard work and dedication.
“The decision to cease production of The Circle is unfortunate and was not taken lightly. But tight fiscal control and cost discipline are a core part of our strategy,” Network Ten Chief Executive, James Warburton, said.

Network Ten Head of News and Current Affairs, Anthony Flannery, said: “We appreciate the efforts and dedication of everyone involved with The Circle, including Executive Producer Pam Barnes.
“Network Ten remains focused on providing viewers with a comprehensive News and Current Affairs line-up from breakfast to bedtime, with Breakfast, TEN News At Five, The Project, TEN Late News and now TEN Morning News,” Flannery said.

From Monday, August 6, TEN's morning line-up will comprise:
• 6am to 8.30am: Breakfast.
• 8.30am to 9am: Wurrawhy.
• 9am to 10am: The Talk.
• 10am to 11am: TEN Morning News.
• 11am to 11.30am: Entertainment Tonight.
• 11.30am to 12: The Insider.
Source: Ten Network

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