Actor-director-writer David Field plans to pen a biography of his great mate Bill Hunter.
Field revealed his plans on Facebook, prompting numerous offers of help from colleagues and friends of the much-loved actor who died in 2011, aged 71.
Close buddies for more than 25 years, Hunter and Field often discussed co-writing a book but never got around to it.
.We were having too much fun,. Field tells If. He may use the title suggested by Hunter, which trades on one of the actor's favourite expressions, .Stand Where and Say What?.
Field first met Hunter, whose credits include Newsfront, Gallipoli, Strictly Ballroom, Muriel's Wedding, The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert, Road to Nhill, Crackerjack, The Pacific and The Cup, at the Belvoir Theatre.
They worked together twice, in Laurie McInnes. 1993 black-and-white drama Broken Highway and in Alkinos Tsilimidos.s 2004 film Tom White, which starred Colin Friels as an architect whose life unravels after a nervous breakdown.
Field revealed his plans on Facebook, prompting numerous offers of help from colleagues and friends of the much-loved actor who died in 2011, aged 71.
Close buddies for more than 25 years, Hunter and Field often discussed co-writing a book but never got around to it.
.We were having too much fun,. Field tells If. He may use the title suggested by Hunter, which trades on one of the actor's favourite expressions, .Stand Where and Say What?.
Field first met Hunter, whose credits include Newsfront, Gallipoli, Strictly Ballroom, Muriel's Wedding, The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert, Road to Nhill, Crackerjack, The Pacific and The Cup, at the Belvoir Theatre.
They worked together twice, in Laurie McInnes. 1993 black-and-white drama Broken Highway and in Alkinos Tsilimidos.s 2004 film Tom White, which starred Colin Friels as an architect whose life unravels after a nervous breakdown.
- 7/15/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Actor-turned-director Nick Barkla has completed his first project, documentary Inside Fighter, and is developing a feature drama and another doco.
Inside Fighter follows Australian pro boxer Frank LoPorto, who was 33 when he had the once-in-a-lifetime chance to fight Wba world light middleweight champion Austin Trout in El Paso, Texas.
Given just five weeks to prepare for the championship bout as a replacement for a boxer who broke his hand, LoPorto was beaten badly, causing him shame and embarrassment.
The 50-minute film will have its world premiere at the St Tropez Antipodes Film Festival next week after Barkla scored an invite from the festival.s president Bernard Bories, whom he met at Miff this year.
Film Victoria funded the development of the screenplay but Barkla funded 90% of the production from his own pockets.
He.s just sent a copy to the ABC, which gave him a letter of interest early on,...
Inside Fighter follows Australian pro boxer Frank LoPorto, who was 33 when he had the once-in-a-lifetime chance to fight Wba world light middleweight champion Austin Trout in El Paso, Texas.
Given just five weeks to prepare for the championship bout as a replacement for a boxer who broke his hand, LoPorto was beaten badly, causing him shame and embarrassment.
The 50-minute film will have its world premiere at the St Tropez Antipodes Film Festival next week after Barkla scored an invite from the festival.s president Bernard Bories, whom he met at Miff this year.
Film Victoria funded the development of the screenplay but Barkla funded 90% of the production from his own pockets.
He.s just sent a copy to the ABC, which gave him a letter of interest early on,...
- 10/7/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Revolver Entertainment has picked up UK distribution rights to “Sleeping Beauty,” the carefully crafted directorial debut from Australian novelist Julia Leigh.
Starring Aussie actresses Emily Browning (“Sucker Punch”) and Rachael Blake (“Tom White,” “Lantana”), the film is billed as an “erotic fairytale,” with Browning’s character, a cash-strapped university student willingly being subjected to sedatives, stripped and proffered to clientele. You can read our Cannes review by Aaron Hillis here.
Revolver’s releases include Banksy’s “Exit Through the Gift Shop,” Mark Pellington’s “U23D,” and Xavier Dolan’s “Heartbreaker.” The company also has also recently established a production entity, Gunslinger Films.
–Elliot V. Kotek
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Starring Aussie actresses Emily Browning (“Sucker Punch”) and Rachael Blake (“Tom White,” “Lantana”), the film is billed as an “erotic fairytale,” with Browning’s character, a cash-strapped university student willingly being subjected to sedatives, stripped and proffered to clientele. You can read our Cannes review by Aaron Hillis here.
Revolver’s releases include Banksy’s “Exit Through the Gift Shop,” Mark Pellington’s “U23D,” and Xavier Dolan’s “Heartbreaker.” The company also has also recently established a production entity, Gunslinger Films.
–Elliot V. Kotek
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- 5/19/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Magazine
Revolver Entertainment has picked up UK distribution rights to “Sleeping Beauty,” the carefully crafted directorial debut from Australian novelist Julia Leigh.
Starring Aussie actresses Emily Browning (“Sucker Punch”) and Rachael Blake (“Tom White,” “Lantana”), the film is billed as an “erotic fairytale,” with Browning’s character, a cash-strapped university student willingly being subjected to sedatives, stripped and proffered to clientele. You can read our Cannes review by Aaron Hillis here.
Revolver’s releases include Banksy’s “Exit Through the Gift Shop,” Mark Pellington’s “U23D,” and Xavier Dolan’s “Heartbreaker.” The company also has also recently established a production entity, Gunslinger Films.
–Elliot V. Kotek
Search Terms Leading to This Post: emily browning sleeping beauty, international distribution sleeping beauty, emily browning sleeping beauty screencaps, julia leigh sleeping beauty emily browning, sleeping beauty release, snowtown...
Starring Aussie actresses Emily Browning (“Sucker Punch”) and Rachael Blake (“Tom White,” “Lantana”), the film is billed as an “erotic fairytale,” with Browning’s character, a cash-strapped university student willingly being subjected to sedatives, stripped and proffered to clientele. You can read our Cannes review by Aaron Hillis here.
Revolver’s releases include Banksy’s “Exit Through the Gift Shop,” Mark Pellington’s “U23D,” and Xavier Dolan’s “Heartbreaker.” The company also has also recently established a production entity, Gunslinger Films.
–Elliot V. Kotek
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- 5/19/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Network
The quality of the relationship that is built between the director and actor can mean the difference between a pretty good performance, and a fearless performance that takes everyone’s breath away. Actor Gina Morley explores the ways to best build that relationship.
When I think of directors that I love working with, directors that have the ability to help me fly, the feeling that comes to mind is fearlessness. But sometimes directors don’t know what actors are thinking and feeling…To explore the actor-director relationship, I went in search of old notes I have jotted down about direction and what has worked for me. I will share my personal experiences, combined with comments from indie director Alkinos Tsilimidos (winner of the Montréal First Film Prize for Everynight … Everynight, AFI Award nominee for the short Tom White) and fellow actor Katherine Hicks (Rescue Special Ops, Logie nominee and If...
When I think of directors that I love working with, directors that have the ability to help me fly, the feeling that comes to mind is fearlessness. But sometimes directors don’t know what actors are thinking and feeling…To explore the actor-director relationship, I went in search of old notes I have jotted down about direction and what has worked for me. I will share my personal experiences, combined with comments from indie director Alkinos Tsilimidos (winner of the Montréal First Film Prize for Everynight … Everynight, AFI Award nominee for the short Tom White) and fellow actor Katherine Hicks (Rescue Special Ops, Logie nominee and If...
- 2/8/2011
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
SYDNEY -- Australia's Colin Friels has signed to star in Solo, recent winner of the Australian version of Project Greenlight. Australian Film Institute Award winner Friels (Malcom, Tom White) will play an enforcer working in Sydney's criminal underworld. Solo, the first feature film for veteran short film actor-director-writer Morgan O'Neill, begins filming in Sydney later this month, with Bojana Novakovic, Angie Milliken, Bruce Spence and Anh Do also starring. It will be executive produced by Sue Milliken, who also headed the industry judging panel for Project Greenlight Australia. Sue Seeary will produce.
- 7/13/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
SYDNEY -- There were no surprises at this year's Australian Film Institute Awards as Somersault cleaned up, taking home a record 13 nods from 15 nominations in an otherwise threadbare year. Now in their 46th year, the AFI Awards are Australia's longest-running and most prestigious awards and were set to be handed out in Melbourne tonight. Somersault, Cate Shortland's acclaimed coming-of-age drama about a girl trying to find her way to love through sex, won best film over Tom White, The Old Man Who Read Love Stories and Love's Brother. Somersault also picked up best original screenplay and direction for auteur Shortland as well as best actress for its star, Abbie Cornish, and best actor for leading man Sam Worthington. In other categories, Somersault nabbed best actress in a supporting role for Lynette Curran, best actor in a supporting role for Erik Thompson, best editing, cinematography, production design, costume design, sound and original music score.
- 10/29/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
SYDNEY -- The Australian public has responded to three decidedly serious local films this year, nominating Somersault, Tom White and The Old Man Who Read Love Stories for best feature in the sixth annual people's choice Lexus IF Awards, to take place Nov. 10 in Sydney. The IF Awards were started in 1999 by local trade journal Inside Film magazine and have grown in sponsorship and visibility each year. Nominees and winners are determined by the overall average score of films as rated by the public. This year, 42,000 scores were received from cinemagoing Australians through an online scoring system and approved festivals. Somersault has been nominated for a total of eight awards, Tom White for six and The Old Man Who Read Love Stories for five from 11 categories recognizing best film, script, sound, editing, cinematography, production design, music, editing, direction, actor and actress.
- 10/12/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
SYDNEY -- Australia's awards season kicked off this week with the first official screenings in the lead up to Oct. 29's Australian Film Institute Awards. Tom White, starring Colin Friels, screened to AFI members each night in each of Australia's capital cities this week in the hope of recognition at Australia's most established awards. Other films in the running for AFI Awards are A Cold Summer, Love's Brother, One Perfect Day, Somersault, The Finished People, The Honourable Wally Norman, The Old Man Who Read Love Stories and Under the Radar. In a busy season, between now and December three awards ceremonies will give recognition to Australian films released over the past year.
- 8/20/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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