Indholdsfortegnelse for February 2023 i Foxtel Magazine

They say that 13 is unlucky for some and, judging by the teasers the cast members of The Real Housewives of New Jersey have been dropping, that could well be true when it comes to the latest outing of the hit show. While drama is never far from this fiery franchise, new additions Rachel Fuda and Danielle Cabral, and the reported demotion of Jackie Goldschneider to ‘friend’ – plus some long-held grudges coming to the fore – are sure to add fuel to the fire. “There’s some new faces and new dynamics thrown into the mix and when you throw ingredients into a pot and you don’t measure it, you don’t know what it’s going to taste like until it’s done, so to speak, and it could go either way,”…

2023 EE BRITISH FILM ACADEMY AWARDS EXPRESS Monday February 20 at 8.30pm and watch On Demand UKTV [105] Australia and New Zealand made a strong showing at last year’s EE British Film Academy Awards when Jane Campion’s Power of the Dog earned top honours for Best Film and Best Director, and Greig Fraser won Best Cinematography for Dune. Could more statues be on the cards for us this year, courtesy of Cate Blanchett’s towering performance as the titular conductor, composer and enfant terrible in Tár or Baz Luhrmann’s biopic Elvis? The nominees from the UK and abroad will walk the red carpet at Royal Festival Hall in London’s Southbank Centre. Although Royal Albert Hall has been the backdrop for the awards show for the past six years, the organisation stated that “the move…

SNOWFALL (s6) Coming EXPRESS. For screening times, check the EPG or visit foxtel.com.au/tvguide FOX SHOWCASE [112] Things are looking grim for Franklin (Damson Idris) when Snowfall picks up for its sixth and final season. After being fleeced of $73 million by Teddy (Carter Hudson), he was out for blood when we last saw him – even turning a gun on Aunt Louie (Angela Lewis), which only resulted in her and Jerome (Amin Joseph) setting up their own deal with Teddy. With ‘The Family’ imploding around him as alliances are made and lines are drawn in the sand, where does that leave our ambitious young drug kingpin? Showrunner Dave Andron reveals the final instalment will hit much harder than previous seasons, after season five set up the “destruction of the family unit” – something…

OUTBACK OPALHUNTERS (s9) Starts February 16, Thursdays at 8.30pm and watch On Demand Discovery Channel [133] Sitting in his remote mining camp, Rod Manning – one third of The Bushmen – is about as unlikely a TV star as you could imagine. Surrounded by floodwaters and with food and fuel running low, he’s more concerned with how he’s going to manage until the road to town is re-opened than being in the spotlight. Still, he has to admit there’s an upside to starring in hit series Outback Opal Hunters: plenty of new mates to chat with! Manning sits down with FOXTEL magazine to tell us all about his passion and the new season ahead. How did you get into mining? I was working as a stockman on a cattle station in Central…

MARGARET’S TOP PICK Alittle-explored part of African history is brought to vivid life as we enter the early-19th-century world of the Agojie, a band of elite female warriors tasked with protecting the Kingdom of Dahomey in present-day Benin. While combating slave traders, rival kingdoms and early colonial threats, their leader Nanisca, played by Oscar-winner Viola Davis (pictured), is also faced with internal problems in the form of young, strong-willed Nawi (Thuso Mbedu), who questions some of Nanisca’s edicts. Director Gina Prince-Blythewood brings an intensity to the battle scenes, as well as the extended sequence of the women training. This thrilling film about pre-colonial West Africa is also distinguished by fabulous performances, with Davis proving a standout as she delves deep into her character’s demons and strengths. MRS HARRIS GOES TO…

BE MY VALENTINE Whether you’re coupled up, single and ready to mingle or happily flying solo, there’s a movie to fit your relationship status airing across Foxtel Movies this month, while LMN – Lifetime Movie Network’s selection of thrillers will have you counting your lucky stars that you haven’t encountered one of their not-so-eligible bachelors or bachelorettes just yet… WE LOVE WEDDINGS What’s more romantic than a trip down the aisle?! From the classics – Muriel’s Wedding, Wedding Crashers and My Best Friend’s Wedding – to comedy greats Bridesmaids and License to Wed, remake Father of the Bride, starring Andy Garcia and Gloria Estefan, and pop superstar Jennifer Lopez and funnyman Owen Wilson in 2022’s Marry Me, which wedding style will you be inspired by? TAINTED LOVE Not every Hollywood…

Each summer, New Yorkers flock to the Hamptons, living it up as they dine at the most exclusive restaurants and party in the hottest bars by night, while working on their tans during the day. For the staff of modern Italian eatery 75 Main, life is pretty sweet, with owner Zach Erdem providing them with free accommodation in a swanky beach house all summer long while they work exclusively for him. The rules are fairly straightforward: “No hooking up. No drinking on the job. No talking s***. Do not f*** up my house. Be on time.” What could go wrong? “There’s gonna be rule breaking all summer – I can already see it,” bartender Ryan Fitzpatrick says with a laugh. He’s not wrong. From the get-go, VIP hostess Jillian Gough…

HOTEL PORTOFINO Starts February 12, Sundays at 8.30pm and watch On Demand FOX SHOWCASE [112] Sunshine, scandal and sumptuous costumes: Hotel Portofino ticks all the period drama boxes. When we left the glamorous Italian Riviera at the end of the first season, the marriage of expat British hoteliers Bella (Natascha McElhone) and Cecil Ainsworth (Mark Umbers) was in trouble. In an elaborate scam, feckless Cecil had sold his family’s fake Rubens painting, a move that failed to impress his thoroughly decent wife. Meanwhile, their son Lucian (Oliver Dench) proposed to wealthy English heiress Rose Drummond-Ward (Australian actress Claude Scott-Mitchell) under duress, despite actually being in love with Constance (Louisa Binder). This in turn prompted his dear friend Dr Anish ‘Nish’ Sengupta (Assad Zaman) to flee, realising he could never confess his unrequited…

WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING Saturday February 4 at 8.30pm and watch On Demand Foxtel Movies Premiere [401] Tackling a well-known character from a popular book is nothing new for Daisy Edgar-Jones, the English actress having earned BAFTA and Golden Globe nominations for playing Marianne Sheridan in the limited series based on Sally Rooney’s bestseller Normal People. So she wasn’t intimidated when called upon to play the lead role in Where the Crawdads Sing, adapted from Delia Owens’ globally successful 2018 novel. “I think from having done it a few times now, I realised that, ultimately, the main thing you have to try to do is capture the tone of the story,” she tells FOXTEL magazine. “Yes, of course you’re definitely reading the book again and again and again but, in the end,…

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Your guide to the only TV moments that matter – right here TRIXIE MOTEL Starts February 17, Fridays at 8.30pm and watch On Demand TLC [123] In celebration of Sydney WorldPride this month, TLC is rolling out the red carpet for Trixie Motel. Follow along as drag queen Trixie Mattel and her partner, David Silver, buy a neglected motel in the Palm Springs desert and – in just four months, with a budget of US$500,000 (AU$744,600) – renovate it with the help of designer Dani Dazey, turning it into the bubblegum-pink paradise of Barbie’s dreams! “The Trixie brand is a more eccentric, somehow more gay version of the Palm Springs energy,” Mattel explains. “I just thought, ‘If there’s anywhere this would work, it’s definitely here.’” Along the way, celebrity guests including Vanderpump…

SUNCORP SUPER NETBALL: TEAM GIRLS CUP LIVE from Friday February 24 at 3.30pm FOX SPORTS 505 I t’s almost impossible to wipe the smile off Paige Hadley’s face. Posing for the cover of FOXTEL magazine, the only shots that the star netballer struggles with are the serious ones. “It’s a lot easier to smile in front of the camera,” she explains as she sits down for our chat. Even though Hadley has weathered some tumultuous times over recent months, with the Diamonds national team coming under attack during the infamous Gina Rinehart sponsorship row, the proud FOX NETBALL ambassador couldn’t be happier. After all, she experienced the joy of having a Commonwealth Games gold medal hung around her neck last August and is now looking forward to leading her beloved New South…

FOUND Starts EXPRESS February 21, Tuesdays at 8.30pm and watch On Demand FOX ONE [101] To say that crusading public relations specialist Gabi Mosley (Shanola Hampton, Shameless, watch On Demand) takes her job seriously is an understatement. Heading up the crisis management team at Mosley and Associates, she’s dedicated her life to giving a voice to the forgotten – the more than 600,000 people that go missing every year across America, more than half of whom are people of colour – and ensuring someone is looking for them. Working alongside Gabi is an equally committed team that includes crisis manager Margaret Reed (Kelli Williams, Ties that Bind, watch On Demand), the mother hen of the office who knows all too well the pain of losing a loved one, her five-year-old son having been kidnapped…

MARY BERRY: COOK & SHARE Starts February 1, Wednesdays at 8.30pm and watch On Demand LifeStyle Food [125] At 87 years of age and with more than 70 cookbooks to her name, Mary Berry has no plans to slow down. Ahead of the release of her latest series, Mary Berry: Cook & Share, the former The Great British Bake Off judge jokes: “There’s plenty of time to rest in heaven, so I won’t be retiring.” And that’s because the veteran cook still has plenty of culinary passion and advice – often delivered with a side serve of her signature saucy innuendo – to share with her many fans around the globe. One of Berry’s biggest admirers is, in fact, one of the littlest royals. Catherine, Princess of Wales, who has a large…

THE FORGIVEN (MA 15+) With their marriage on the rocks, wealthy couple David (Ralph Fiennes) and Jo (Jessica Chastain) travel to Morocco to attend a decadent party in the Atlas Mountains. But when their car fatally hits a local teen en route, they must come to terms with the tragedy. Friday February 10 at 8.30pm on Movies Premiere TRUE THIINGS (MA 15+) In a sleepy British seaside town, Kate (Ruth Wilson) throws caution to the wind, pursuing an ill-advised romance with a shady figure (Tom Burke) that causes tension with her family and friends, and forces her to reassess her choices. Wednesday February 22 at 8.30pm on Movies Premiere [401] MAIGRET (M) French screen legend Gérard Depardieu takes on the role of Jules Maigret – the iconic police detective created by author…

NFL SUPER BOWL LVII LIVE Monday February 13 at 10.30am ESPN [508] There have been so many swinging fortunes during the gripping and fascinating 2022-2023 NFL season, but the biggest winners have been the fans, who’ve been treated to an epic campaign. Results have been unpredictable, the stars of American football have shone and now it all culminates in the game’s greatest showpiece: Super Bowl LVII in Arizona on Monday February 13. DESERT CITY The eyes of the world will be on State Farm Stadium in Glendale as the roofed venue hosts its third Super Bowl – after 2008 and 2015 – and the greater Phoenix area welcomes the spectacular event for a fourth time. It’s where the NFC and AFC champions will come together to face off for the iconic Vince…

Shooting professional netballer Paige Hadley for this month’s cover of FOXTEL magazine wasn’t exactly your typical day at the office for photographer Lawrence Furzey and hair and make-up artist Cathy Savage (both pictured) – or even our own creative director, Michael Xuereb, for that matter. In order to capture the right shots, it required some serious creativity on everyone’s parts, from creating a makeshift wind machine to Furzey lying on the floor in some rather interesting positions in order to photograph the ball in flight and Xuereb learning just how powerful Hadley’s throwing arm can be as she pegged the ball at him from across the room! “That’s not even as hard as I would normally throw it,” the NSW Swifts and Australian Diamonds squad member playfully teased with a…