Rachel Rasker
Rachel Rasker is an Entertainment and Features journalist at the ABC. She has been with the ABC since 2018 and was previously a writer with ABC Everyday and a producer with ABC News.
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Angourie grew up watching iconic American high school films. Now, she's in one
Angourie Rice has a much-loved and much-watched DVD of the 2004 film version of Mean Girls, now she plays a starring role in its latest adaptation.
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analysis:2001's Spy Kids is actually about a dad having a midlife crisis. Let me tell you why
Incredible sets. Creative concepts that spark the imagination. Gadgets. Action. Wigs. Exciting chase scenes involving life-sized thumbs. You want it, Spy Kids has it. And I believe this film has a deeper, true meaning behind all the kid movie chaos.
Summer bingeing sorted: The best shows of 2023 according to ABC Entertainment
Happy holidays! As everyone obviously knows, time off work/school = more time to watch TV. Hours upon hours of TV.
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Months of work for a few seconds of film: Animator Andy on bringing Chicken Run characters to life
Twenty three years after Chicken Run's release, Andy had the "mind blowing" opportunity to work with stop motion powerhouse Aardman on Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget. We took a look behind the scenes.
From Roman Empires to skiing incidents: The funniest internet moments of 2023
We look back on a year of Roman Empires, skiing incidents, strawberry kisses and a tube girl.
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Meet Deep Roy, the man who was 165 Oompa Loompas — including an entire glam rock band
Deep Roy played 165 Oompa Loompas (including an entire glam rock band) in Tim Burton's 2005 film adaptation of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Will Hugh Grant in 2023's Wonka ever measure up?
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'I hope this helps people to understand': Why a film about racism and a rugby tour in 1972 still resonates today
In Julian Dennison's new flick Uproar, his character's life echoes his own experiences of navigating culture, racism and ethics, all while going through the truly formative adventure that is attending an all-boys high school.
Bottoms is stupid and funny — something women, let alone queer women, rarely get to be
Two teens start a fight club so they can hook up with cheerleaders, but in a way that is "so supportive of women — especially the hot ones". We unpack the madness that is female-lead high school comedy Bottoms, with its director Emma Seligman.
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From carabiners to the hanky code: Do young queer people still use flagging devices?
Fashion was an important tool for LGBTQIA+ people to find each other and build their communities in Australia, especially when homosexuality was criminalised — so how much do young queer people still flag today?
Nazi Germany's influence on the new Hunger Games film
Uli grew up in post-war Germany, so the possibility of a Hunger Games like dystopia feels like "a very real thing". This is how the film's production designer tackled the prequel.
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TikTok filters are the latest weapon in online activism — but do they work?
TikTok creators say using this filter will raise money for charity. It's the latest example of digital activism sweeping social media platforms, but it sounds a little too good to be true — so, is it?
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Wonka star Timothée Chalamet tries his newest role: Impersonating Aussie pop icon Troye Sivan on SNL
By Rachel Rasker, Katherine Smyrk, Jared Richards, Christian Harimanow and Anna Freeland
With the actors strike finally over in the US, we can now return to normalcy: witnessing famous people participate in increasingly unhinged activities to promote their movies.
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'Pinch-myself moment': Meet the Aussies who made the Darth Vader suit and your favourite monsters
In a workshop in Marrickville, this Australian team has worked on creating the monsters and practical effects on films including Star Wars, Alien and Mad Max. Their latest challenge is a pregnant werewolf.
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Black Mirror creator Charlie Brooker on why he is still hopeful for the future
In town for SXSW, Charlie Brooker — who's behind the global culture-shift that is Black Mirror — reveals how he predicts the future, what he's feeling positive about and what's next.
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'Just gives racists more ammunition': Is it ever OK to lie in stand-up comedy?
We sat down with three local comics whose work explores racism and anti-Semitism and asked: In an industry well known for exaggeration, where is the line when it comes to truth in comedy? And has Hasan Minhaj crossed it?
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The costume designer behind The Handmaid's Tale has a new show — this is her process
From her Kentucky roots to costume designing for Westworld and The Sopranos, Ane Crabtree remains inspired by music, nature and the everyday fashion of strangers on the street.
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