Exclusive: Amazon Studios is developing a series adaptation of Margarita Montimore’s bestselling novel Oona Out of Order, from Spyglass Media Group. Australian screenwriter Alice Bell (The Beautiful Lie) is attached to adapt and executive produce, with Amazon-based Patrick Moran also executive producing.
Oona Out of Order is described as a sophisticated love story that chronicles a romance interrupted and a lifetime rearranged. It revolves round Oona Lockhart, who at the strike of midnight on her nineteenth birthday wakes to find she is the surprise new inhabitant of her 55-year-old body. Where did her life disappear to? Stunned and terrified, Oona grapples with what feels like a catastrophic universal mistake until her following birthday when it happens again – then again and again, without explanation. As Oona leaps from year to year, living her life out of order, she strives to find her way back to her youth and her first boyfriend.
Oona Out of Order is described as a sophisticated love story that chronicles a romance interrupted and a lifetime rearranged. It revolves round Oona Lockhart, who at the strike of midnight on her nineteenth birthday wakes to find she is the surprise new inhabitant of her 55-year-old body. Where did her life disappear to? Stunned and terrified, Oona grapples with what feels like a catastrophic universal mistake until her following birthday when it happens again – then again and again, without explanation. As Oona leaps from year to year, living her life out of order, she strives to find her way back to her youth and her first boyfriend.
- 2/9/2021
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Christopher Abbott and Mia Wasikowska in ‘Piercing’
After playing repressed or relatively stable characters in period dramas such as Damsel and Madame Bovary, Mia Wasikowska jumped at the chance to go to the dark side in Piercing.
She plays a disturbed escort named Jackie in Us writer-director Nicolas Pesce’s gory S&M horror/thriller Piercing, which opened today in Australia after premiering at Sundance.
Jackie turns the tables on Reed (Christopher Abbott), a married guy with a new baby who checks into a hotel and calls for an escort with murderous intent. A deadly game of cat-and-mouse ensues.
The Aussie actress initially was cast as Reed’s wife but was offered the co-lead a week and a half before shooting was due to start. “I had 24 hours to rethink the whole thing and decided to do it on a whim, before I had the chance to over-think it,” she tells If.
After playing repressed or relatively stable characters in period dramas such as Damsel and Madame Bovary, Mia Wasikowska jumped at the chance to go to the dark side in Piercing.
She plays a disturbed escort named Jackie in Us writer-director Nicolas Pesce’s gory S&M horror/thriller Piercing, which opened today in Australia after premiering at Sundance.
Jackie turns the tables on Reed (Christopher Abbott), a married guy with a new baby who checks into a hotel and calls for an escort with murderous intent. A deadly game of cat-and-mouse ensues.
The Aussie actress initially was cast as Reed’s wife but was offered the co-lead a week and a half before shooting was due to start. “I had 24 hours to rethink the whole thing and decided to do it on a whim, before I had the chance to over-think it,” she tells If.
- 1/10/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Nicole Kidman and her Blossom Films have optioned Janice Y.K Lee’s bestselling novel The Expatriates to be adapted as a television series. Screenwriter Alice Bell (Suburban Mayhem) is attached to pen the adaptation, with a potential role for Kidman to star. Kidman and Blossom partner Per Saari will executive produce alongside Pow! Productions' Theresa Park, with Lee serving as consulting producer. The project will be shopped to premium networks and streaming-services. The…...
- 2/8/2017
- Deadline TV
'Glitch'.
Production has kicked off in Melbourne on the second season of Matchbox Pictures'.Glitch, with directors Emma Freeman and Tony Krawitz at the helm. The shoot will continue on location around the city and in regional Victoria until the end of March.
The first season of the zombie drama, created by Louise Fox (Broadchurch, Dead Europe) and Tony Ayres (The Slap, Cut Snake, Nowhere Boys), followed seven people who had inexplicably returned from the dead.
The second season sees .the Risen. unravel the mystery of how and why they are back while contending with a lethal threat..
In October it was announced that Netflix was coming on board as a production partner for the second season, along with Matchbox and the ABC.
.We can.t wait for our audience to see where the story goes. We want to deliver on the promise of answers and keep the thrills and spills coming,...
Production has kicked off in Melbourne on the second season of Matchbox Pictures'.Glitch, with directors Emma Freeman and Tony Krawitz at the helm. The shoot will continue on location around the city and in regional Victoria until the end of March.
The first season of the zombie drama, created by Louise Fox (Broadchurch, Dead Europe) and Tony Ayres (The Slap, Cut Snake, Nowhere Boys), followed seven people who had inexplicably returned from the dead.
The second season sees .the Risen. unravel the mystery of how and why they are back while contending with a lethal threat..
In October it was announced that Netflix was coming on board as a production partner for the second season, along with Matchbox and the ABC.
.We can.t wait for our audience to see where the story goes. We want to deliver on the promise of answers and keep the thrills and spills coming,...
- 1/23/2017
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Glitch.
The second season of.Glitch will be co-produced by the ABC, Matchbox and Netflix.—.making it the closest thing to a Netflix Original produced locally..
The first season of the zombie drama streams on Netflix Oz and debuted on Netflix U.S. last week (October 15).
According to Chris Oliver-Taylor, MD of Matchbox Pictures and the show's Ep, "Glitch was something that Netflix were interested in very early as a result of the quality of series one."
"Matchbox always tries to produce programs that work for an international audience. The international deal was reasonably simple to construct; the more complicated piece of the puzzle was working with Netflix, NBCUniversal and the ABC to work out the local Australian arrangements, working through windowing and how to manage on-demand."
Oliver-Taylor is excited about what the deal might mean for the local sector.
"We think that by bringing on Netflix to be a...
The second season of.Glitch will be co-produced by the ABC, Matchbox and Netflix.—.making it the closest thing to a Netflix Original produced locally..
The first season of the zombie drama streams on Netflix Oz and debuted on Netflix U.S. last week (October 15).
According to Chris Oliver-Taylor, MD of Matchbox Pictures and the show's Ep, "Glitch was something that Netflix were interested in very early as a result of the quality of series one."
"Matchbox always tries to produce programs that work for an international audience. The international deal was reasonably simple to construct; the more complicated piece of the puzzle was working with Netflix, NBCUniversal and the ABC to work out the local Australian arrangements, working through windowing and how to manage on-demand."
Oliver-Taylor is excited about what the deal might mean for the local sector.
"We think that by bringing on Netflix to be a...
- 10/21/2016
- by Harry Windsor
- IF.com.au
Alice Bell.
Prolific screenwriter Alice Bell has an enviable list of credits: The Slap, Puberty Blues, The Beautiful Lie. She speaks to If about life as a scribe and her latest project — a collaboration with producer Imogen Banks which aims to mentor young female writers through the process of developing a TV series through to network pitch. ..
Congrats on the funding through Gender Matters for Smart Like A Girl: Roar. Why did you want to set up this program?.
Imogen and I are often approached by young writers asking how to become a screenwriter for television and the answer is: there.s no clear path. It.s a frustrating thing. You could be a note-taker in a story room but that doesn.t mean you.ll necessarily get to write an episode. You could write your own web series or a pilot, but then you.re competing with experienced writers and the world,...
Prolific screenwriter Alice Bell has an enviable list of credits: The Slap, Puberty Blues, The Beautiful Lie. She speaks to If about life as a scribe and her latest project — a collaboration with producer Imogen Banks which aims to mentor young female writers through the process of developing a TV series through to network pitch. ..
Congrats on the funding through Gender Matters for Smart Like A Girl: Roar. Why did you want to set up this program?.
Imogen and I are often approached by young writers asking how to become a screenwriter for television and the answer is: there.s no clear path. It.s a frustrating thing. You could be a note-taker in a story room but that doesn.t mean you.ll necessarily get to write an episode. You could write your own web series or a pilot, but then you.re competing with experienced writers and the world,...
- 9/1/2016
- by Jackie Keast
- IF.com.au
Prolific screenwriter Alice Bell has an enviable list of credits: The Slap, Puberty Blues, The Beautiful Lie. She speaks to If about life as a scribe and her latest project — a collaboration with producer Imogen Banks which aims to mentor young female writers through the process of developing a TV series through to network pitch. ..
Congrats on the funding through Gender Matters for Smart Like A Girl: Roar. Why did you want to set up this program?.
Imogen and I are often approached by young writers asking how to become a screenwriter for television and the answer is: there.s no clear path. It.s a frustrating thing. You could be a note-taker in a story room but that doesn.t mean you.ll necessarily get to write an episode. You could write your own web series or a pilot, but then you.re competing with experienced writers and the world,...
Congrats on the funding through Gender Matters for Smart Like A Girl: Roar. Why did you want to set up this program?.
Imogen and I are often approached by young writers asking how to become a screenwriter for television and the answer is: there.s no clear path. It.s a frustrating thing. You could be a note-taker in a story room but that doesn.t mean you.ll necessarily get to write an episode. You could write your own web series or a pilot, but then you.re competing with experienced writers and the world,...
- 9/1/2016
- by Jackie Keast
- IF.com.au
Gillian Armstrong's 1971 student film The Roof Needs Mowing.
Secret City director Emma Freeman remembers Vca Film and Television School, where she studied for three years in the early 2000.s, .as a place where .a lot of people were really scraping things together to make their movie..
.That's what I loved about that school., Freeman says..
.It taught me about being a storyteller and it also taught me to be resourceful. Never to be limited by what you have..
Vca Film and TV is celebrating 50 years of scraping things together this year, from its opening at Swinburne in 1966 to the jump to the Vca in 1992 and beyond.
Cinematographer Ian Baker (Japanese Story, Words and Pictures) was one of the first, in 1968..
..I had no idea what I wanted to do when I completed the course,. Baker says.
.I didn't really know that I wanted to be a cinematographer, even though...
Secret City director Emma Freeman remembers Vca Film and Television School, where she studied for three years in the early 2000.s, .as a place where .a lot of people were really scraping things together to make their movie..
.That's what I loved about that school., Freeman says..
.It taught me about being a storyteller and it also taught me to be resourceful. Never to be limited by what you have..
Vca Film and TV is celebrating 50 years of scraping things together this year, from its opening at Swinburne in 1966 to the jump to the Vca in 1992 and beyond.
Cinematographer Ian Baker (Japanese Story, Words and Pictures) was one of the first, in 1968..
..I had no idea what I wanted to do when I completed the course,. Baker says.
.I didn't really know that I wanted to be a cinematographer, even though...
- 8/4/2016
- by Harry Windsor
- IF.com.au
New feature film Hounds of Love is set to start shooting in Western Australia early next year.
The project, from writer/director Ben Young and producer Melissa Kelly, has been supported by Screen Australia and ScreenWest.
Hounds of Love is the debut feature film for Young and is a thriller drawn from a number of infamous local and international crimes. ..
Producer Melissa Kelly said Hounds of Love explored some of the same territory as the gripping Australian crime thrillers Animal Kingdom, Suburban Mayhem and Mystery Road.
The project participated in the ScreenWest script and talent development initiatives Feature Navigator and eQuinoxe in 2014 and attracted international recognition when it was pitched at European Film Market (Efm) in Berlin earlier this year. ..
In 2014 the project was awarded production funding through ScreenWest.s West Coast Visions initiative, which aims to uncover, inspire and develop local filmmakers..
Screen Australia chief executive, Graeme Mason said...
The project, from writer/director Ben Young and producer Melissa Kelly, has been supported by Screen Australia and ScreenWest.
Hounds of Love is the debut feature film for Young and is a thriller drawn from a number of infamous local and international crimes. ..
Producer Melissa Kelly said Hounds of Love explored some of the same territory as the gripping Australian crime thrillers Animal Kingdom, Suburban Mayhem and Mystery Road.
The project participated in the ScreenWest script and talent development initiatives Feature Navigator and eQuinoxe in 2014 and attracted international recognition when it was pitched at European Film Market (Efm) in Berlin earlier this year. ..
In 2014 the project was awarded production funding through ScreenWest.s West Coast Visions initiative, which aims to uncover, inspire and develop local filmmakers..
Screen Australia chief executive, Graeme Mason said...
- 9/11/2015
- by Inside Film Correspondent
- IF.com.au
Given how brutal Hollywood is in its treatment of young actors, it's a testament to Mia Wasikowska's fortitude and skill that she continues to find new and interesting roles for herself.
Since her 2006 debut with a small role in the Cannes/Tiff Aussie film "Suburban Mayhem," and her mainstream success as Alice in Tim Burton's 2010 reimagining of "Alice In Wonderland," this 24-year-old star has sought out increasingly unique and diverse roles. In 2013 alone, she appeared in four compelling films (including the Hitchcockian "Stoker") and directed a segment of the anthology film "The Turning."
Three of those films that played festivals late last year are only seeing their theatrical release now. First was Jim Jarmusch's unique take on the vampire ethos in "Only Lovers Left Alive," where Mia plays Ava, a force of nature that brings life and energy to the laconic film. In "Tracks," the actress takes the lead,...
Since her 2006 debut with a small role in the Cannes/Tiff Aussie film "Suburban Mayhem," and her mainstream success as Alice in Tim Burton's 2010 reimagining of "Alice In Wonderland," this 24-year-old star has sought out increasingly unique and diverse roles. In 2013 alone, she appeared in four compelling films (including the Hitchcockian "Stoker") and directed a segment of the anthology film "The Turning."
Three of those films that played festivals late last year are only seeing their theatrical release now. First was Jim Jarmusch's unique take on the vampire ethos in "Only Lovers Left Alive," where Mia plays Ava, a force of nature that brings life and energy to the laconic film. In "Tracks," the actress takes the lead,...
- 6/12/2014
- by Jason Gorber
- Moviefone
Screen Australia and Spectrum Films released the first trailer for erotic drama “Sleeping Beauty.” The film stars Emily Browning (“Sucker Punch,” “Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events”), Michael Dorman (“Daybreakers,” “Suburban Mayhem”), Mirrah Foulkes (“Animal Kingdom,” “Dying Breed”) and Rachael Blake (“Lantana,” “Perfect Strangers”). Here is the synopsis: “Death-haunted, quietly reckless, Lucy is a young university student who takes a job as a Sleep Beauty. In the Sleeping Beauty Chamber, old men seek an erotic experience that requires Lucy’s absolute submission. This unsettling task starts to bleed into Lucy’s daily life and she develops an increasing need to know what happens to her when she is asleep.” “Sleeping Beauty” is directed and written by Julia Leigh (“The Hunter”). The film will be distributed by Transmission later this year in Australia. Check out the trailer and let us know what you think. Source: Pollen Digital on Vimeo...
- 4/15/2011
- LRMonline.com
A big screen version of Arthur Miller's award-winning play, A View From The Bridge, is set to shoot in Melbourne mid-way through this year and features a clutch of big name local and international talent. Anthony Lapaglia (pictured) secured the rights to the film, as well as Arthur Miller's approval, after starring in the 1998 Broadway production, for which he won a Tony Award for Best Actor as Eddie Carbone. The actor will reprise his role for the film, as well as help produce the film. Based on a screenplay by Andrew Bovell (Lantana), the film will be directed by Robert Connolly (Balibo) and is also set to star Sam Neill, Mia Wasikowska (Alice in Wonderland, The Kids Are All Right, Suburban Mayhem), Academy Award nominee Vera Farmiga (Up in the Air) and newcomer Sebastian Stan (Black Swan).
- 1/19/2011
- FilmInk.com.au
The star of Aussie films (Wolf Creek, Balibo, Summer Coda) and Hollywood flicks (Snakes On A Plane, Surfer, Dude), Nathan Phillips has an interest in working on the other side of the camera. After co-founding the independent production company Sons of Outlaws, Phillips directed his first short entitled Message from the CEO in September last year. Phillips can now add another credit to his directorial resume. He's just finished shooting the short Post Apocalyptic Man. Starring Damian Walshe-Howling (Underbelly, the upcoming The Reef) and Michael Dorman (Daybreakers, Suburban Mayhem), it follows one man's quest for revenge against a totalitarian empire, set in a post-apocalyptic Australian outback.
- 12/1/2010
- FilmInk.com.au
A new short film titled Post Apocalyptic Man and starring Damian Walshe-Howling (Underbelly, the upcoming The Reef) and Michael Dorman (Daybreakers, Suburban Mayhem) has just commenced shooting in Melbourne. Set in the Australian outback, the short - which has been described as a mash-up of genres - chronicles one man's drive for revenge against a totalitarian empire. It's directed by Nathan Phillips who is best known for his skills in front of the camera. Many will recall the Aussie actor as the terrorised backpacker Ben Mitchell in the hit horror film Wolf Creek. Phillips has also starred in a number of other home grown flicks including the comedy You And Your Stupid Mate, the acclaimed Balibo and this year's romantic drama Summer Coda.
- 11/23/2010
- FilmInk.com.au
Margaret Pomeranz delivered a powerful keynote speech at the opening of the Spaa Conference yesterday in Sydney, and Encore has the full transcript of her meditation on the state of Australian film and television – and why Government and audiences should appreciate the arts a little more.
I’m extremely grateful to Spaa for inviting me to give this keynote speech today. It is the Hector Crawford Memorial Lecture and I want to honour the man today. Hector put Australian television on the map, he made Australian accents acceptable in the media. Do you remember when we could only stomach New Zealanders reading our news because they sounded more English than us? Brian Henderson was a prime example. But more than that Hector validated Australian writers, Australian actors, directors, designers, a whole Australian infrastructure, Some of those people are still working today. In a very significant way Hector created an industry,...
I’m extremely grateful to Spaa for inviting me to give this keynote speech today. It is the Hector Crawford Memorial Lecture and I want to honour the man today. Hector put Australian television on the map, he made Australian accents acceptable in the media. Do you remember when we could only stomach New Zealanders reading our news because they sounded more English than us? Brian Henderson was a prime example. But more than that Hector validated Australian writers, Australian actors, directors, designers, a whole Australian infrastructure, Some of those people are still working today. In a very significant way Hector created an industry,...
- 11/18/2010
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
Courtesy of Icon Home Entertainment, we have Paul Goldman’s Suburban Mayhem and Dean Murphy’s Strange Bedfellows on Blu-ray.
Strange Bedfellows is the 2004 comedy hit starring Michael Caton and Paul Hogan as two very straight mates trying to pass as a gay couple to take advantage of a new tax law – inspiration for Hollywood’s I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry?
Suburban Mayhem stars Emily Barclay as a 19-year old single mum living in a world of petty crime, fast cars, manicures and cheap sex… and she’s trying to get away with murder! It’s inspired by real events and received the 2006 Awgie for Best Original Feature Film and the AFI Award for Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor (Anthony Hayes) and Best Original Score (Mick Harvey).
It’s a perfect moment to discover them, either for the first time, or revisit them on high definition!
To win,...
Strange Bedfellows is the 2004 comedy hit starring Michael Caton and Paul Hogan as two very straight mates trying to pass as a gay couple to take advantage of a new tax law – inspiration for Hollywood’s I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry?
Suburban Mayhem stars Emily Barclay as a 19-year old single mum living in a world of petty crime, fast cars, manicures and cheap sex… and she’s trying to get away with murder! It’s inspired by real events and received the 2006 Awgie for Best Original Feature Film and the AFI Award for Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor (Anthony Hayes) and Best Original Score (Mick Harvey).
It’s a perfect moment to discover them, either for the first time, or revisit them on high definition!
To win,...
- 8/4/2010
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
It’s been four years since Encore published its Top 20 Directors and Producers list, and we felt it was time to compile a new, more comprehensive list that included professionals working across all areas – film, television and Tvc production – as well as the leaders and decision-makers that determine the direction of the industry.
Instead of having a limited list of panellists, we consulted with the main agencies and organisations, and also asked our readers to nominate their candidates. We ended up with a list of more than 200 screen industry professionals, and deciding the final 50 was indeed a difficult task. Of course, some other very influential and successful people didn’t make the final cut, but there were only 50 spots and too many talented men and women!
We hope you’ll enjoy – or not, and if so, debate it passionately – the selection of what will become our annual Power 50 list.
1. Christopher Mapp...
Instead of having a limited list of panellists, we consulted with the main agencies and organisations, and also asked our readers to nominate their candidates. We ended up with a list of more than 200 screen industry professionals, and deciding the final 50 was indeed a difficult task. Of course, some other very influential and successful people didn’t make the final cut, but there were only 50 spots and too many talented men and women!
We hope you’ll enjoy – or not, and if so, debate it passionately – the selection of what will become our annual Power 50 list.
1. Christopher Mapp...
- 6/22/2010
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
Can the media alter the public's perception of an actor? I believe so - that's why we have the likes of Megan Fox hugging the headlines and getting the covers of men's magazines, while a lot of more talented young actresses could not even manage to get featured and have interviews. If you think about it, what has she done in the movies to deserve so much publicity and attention? - - -
- - - Some may argue, 'hey, don't blame her, she's just good at playing the Hollywood game, and she got a shrewd agent managing her career!'. That maybe so and yes, I agree when others say 'she'll not last another year - others will soon take over'. There are those who may say 'Agents and talent managers always take care of their wards - that's why stars have a public image and a private one'.
- - - Some may argue, 'hey, don't blame her, she's just good at playing the Hollywood game, and she got a shrewd agent managing her career!'. That maybe so and yes, I agree when others say 'she'll not last another year - others will soon take over'. There are those who may say 'Agents and talent managers always take care of their wards - that's why stars have a public image and a private one'.
- 10/22/2009
- by modelwatcher@gmail.com (Jed Medina)
- The Movie Fanatic
Can the media alter the public's perception of an actor? I believe so - that's why we have the likes of Megan Fox hugging the headlines and getting the covers of men's magazines, while a lot of more talented young actresses could not even manage to get featured and have interviews. If you think about it, what has she done in the movies to deserve so much publicity and attention? - - -
- - - Some may argue, 'hey, don't blame her, she's just good at playing the Hollywood game, and she got a shrewd agent managing her career!'. That maybe so and yes, I agree when others say 'she'll not last another year - others will soon take over'. There are those who may say 'Agents and talent managers always take care of their wards - that's why stars have a public image and a private one'.
- - - Some may argue, 'hey, don't blame her, she's just good at playing the Hollywood game, and she got a shrewd agent managing her career!'. That maybe so and yes, I agree when others say 'she'll not last another year - others will soon take over'. There are those who may say 'Agents and talent managers always take care of their wards - that's why stars have a public image and a private one'.
- 10/22/2009
- by modelwatcher@gmail.com (Jed Medina)
- The Movie Fanatic
Can the media alter the public's perception of an actor? I believe so - that's why we have the likes of Megan Fox hugging the headlines and getting the covers of men's magazines, while a lot of more talented young actresses could not even manage to get featured and have interviews. If you think about it, what has she done in the movies to deserve so much publicity and attention? - - -
- - - Some may argue, 'hey, don't blame her, she's just good at playing the Hollywood game, and she got a shrewd agent managing her career!'. That maybe so and yes, I agree when others say 'she'll not last another year - others will soon take over'. There are those who may say 'Agents and talent managers always take care of their wards - that's why stars have a public image and a private one'.
- - - Some may argue, 'hey, don't blame her, she's just good at playing the Hollywood game, and she got a shrewd agent managing her career!'. That maybe so and yes, I agree when others say 'she'll not last another year - others will soon take over'. There are those who may say 'Agents and talent managers always take care of their wards - that's why stars have a public image and a private one'.
- 10/22/2009
- by modelwatcher@gmail.com (Jed Medina)
- The Movie Fanatic
Can the media alter the public's perception of an actor? I believe so - that's why we have the likes of Megan Fox hugging the headlines and getting the covers of men's magazines, while a lot of more talented young actresses could not even manage to get featured and have interviews. If you think about it, what has she done in the movies to deserve so much publicity and attention? - - -
- - - Some may argue, 'hey, don't blame her, she's just good at playing the Hollywood game, and she got a shrewd agent managing her career!'. That maybe so and yes, I agree when others say 'she'll not last another year - others will soon take over'. There are those who may say 'Agents and talent managers always take care of their wards - that's why stars have a public image and a private one'.
- - - Some may argue, 'hey, don't blame her, she's just good at playing the Hollywood game, and she got a shrewd agent managing her career!'. That maybe so and yes, I agree when others say 'she'll not last another year - others will soon take over'. There are those who may say 'Agents and talent managers always take care of their wards - that's why stars have a public image and a private one'.
- 10/22/2009
- by modelwatcher@gmail.com (Jed Medina)
- The Movie Fanatic
Can the media alter the public's perception of an actor? I believe so - that's why we have the likes of Megan Fox hugging the headlines and getting the covers of men's magazines, while a lot of more talented young actresses could not even manage to get featured and have interviews. If you think about it, what has she done in the movies to deserve so much publicity and attention? - - -
- - - Some may argue, 'hey, don't blame her, she's just good at playing the Hollywood game, and she got a shrewd agent managing her career!'. That maybe so and yes, I agree when others say 'she'll not last another year - others will soon take over'. There are those who may say 'Agents and talent managers always take care of their wards - that's why stars have a public image and a private one'.
- - - Some may argue, 'hey, don't blame her, she's just good at playing the Hollywood game, and she got a shrewd agent managing her career!'. That maybe so and yes, I agree when others say 'she'll not last another year - others will soon take over'. There are those who may say 'Agents and talent managers always take care of their wards - that's why stars have a public image and a private one'.
- 10/22/2009
- by modelwatcher@gmail.com (Jed Medina)
- The Movie Fanatic
Heading Down the Rabbit Hole. The first sneak images from Tim Burton's hotly anticipated Alice In Wonderland have been released and Filmink is pleased to share this with you. Starring young Aussie actress Mia Wasikowska (who, let us remind you, was nominated for a Filmink Award as Best Australian Newcomer in Suburban Mayhem), the film follows a slightly different story from the original Alice, telling of the 19 year old Alice's return to Wonderland, the place of her childhood fantasy. It also looks to be another visually fantastical creation from the visionary behind the likes of Edward Scissorhands, A Nightmare Before Christmas, Ed Wood, Sleepy Hollow, and most recently Sweeney Todd.
- 7/24/2009
- FilmInk.com.au
Not only are they capable of lighting up the silver screen, they are also some of today's most talented young actresses, commanding huge fees - in some cases, in the millions. Many have won multiple awards, while others have starred in some of today's biggest box office hits. In short, we're listing down the cream of the crop!
Just like our recent Top 50 hottest young actors, we've narrowed down our list from 88 to 50, and set an age limit. If you miss seeing some of your favorites, so do we - including Maggie Gyllenhaal (31 years old) and Amy Adams (34 years old). Definitely some of the names you'll see on the list are emerging talents - the ones you will see getting the big roles in the near future - and some of them already have, with awards and nominations to boot.
Here's the updated Top 30 list! The names are getting more...
Just like our recent Top 50 hottest young actors, we've narrowed down our list from 88 to 50, and set an age limit. If you miss seeing some of your favorites, so do we - including Maggie Gyllenhaal (31 years old) and Amy Adams (34 years old). Definitely some of the names you'll see on the list are emerging talents - the ones you will see getting the big roles in the near future - and some of them already have, with awards and nominations to boot.
Here's the updated Top 30 list! The names are getting more...
- 7/4/2009
- The Movie Fanatic
Not only are they capable of lighting up the silver screen, they are also some of today's most talented young actresses, commanding huge fees - in some cases, in the millions. Many have won multiple awards, while others have starred in some of today's biggest box office hits. In short, we're listing down the cream of the crop!
Just like our recent Top 50 hottest young actors, we've narrowed down our list from 88 to 50, and set an age limit. If you miss seeing some of your favorites, so do we - including Maggie Gyllenhaal (31 years old) and Amy Adams (34 years old). Definitely some of the names you'll see on the list are emerging talents - the ones you will see getting the big roles in the near future - and some of them already have, with awards and nominations to boot.
Here's the updated Top 30 list! The names are getting more...
Just like our recent Top 50 hottest young actors, we've narrowed down our list from 88 to 50, and set an age limit. If you miss seeing some of your favorites, so do we - including Maggie Gyllenhaal (31 years old) and Amy Adams (34 years old). Definitely some of the names you'll see on the list are emerging talents - the ones you will see getting the big roles in the near future - and some of them already have, with awards and nominations to boot.
Here's the updated Top 30 list! The names are getting more...
- 7/4/2009
- The Movie Fanatic
Not only are they capable of lighting up the silver screen, they are also some of today's most talented young actresses, commanding huge fees - in some cases, in the millions. Many have won multiple awards, while others have starred in some of today's biggest box office hits. In short, we're listing down the cream of the crop!
Just like our recent Top 50 hottest young actors, we've narrowed down our list from 88 to 50, and set an age limit. If you miss seeing some of your favorites, so do we - including Maggie Gyllenhaal (31 years old) and Amy Adams (34 years old). Definitely some of the names you'll see on the list are emerging talents - the ones you will see getting the big roles in the near future - and some of them already have, with awards and nominations to boot.
Here's the updated Top 30 list! The names are getting more...
Just like our recent Top 50 hottest young actors, we've narrowed down our list from 88 to 50, and set an age limit. If you miss seeing some of your favorites, so do we - including Maggie Gyllenhaal (31 years old) and Amy Adams (34 years old). Definitely some of the names you'll see on the list are emerging talents - the ones you will see getting the big roles in the near future - and some of them already have, with awards and nominations to boot.
Here's the updated Top 30 list! The names are getting more...
- 7/4/2009
- The Movie Fanatic
I like it when new DVD releases are all over the place and offer up a taste of many genres. As you'll see, that's definitely what's going on this week. The undisputed heavy hitter is, of course, Guillermo del Toro's beautifully lensed Hellboy II: The Golden Army. While I hardly think it's a perfect film, it was surely a joy a watch so be sure to check that out. On that same note, Star Wars: Clone Wars is also out this week. anybody out there been watching the new CGI show? I've caught bits and pieces here and there but haven't formed much of an opinion yet. Then we've got Takashi Miike's Sukiyaki Western Django which, as a western fan and despite some mixed reviews, I've been dying to see.
On the indie front, The Flaming Lips' psychedelic Christmas On Mars is finally available on DVD this week along...
On the indie front, The Flaming Lips' psychedelic Christmas On Mars is finally available on DVD this week along...
- 11/10/2008
- QuietEarth.us
The following feature-length motion pictures have been reviewed and rated by the Classification and Rating Administration pursuant to the Motion Picture Classification and Rating program. Each of the designated ratings is defined as follows under the Motion Picture Classification and Rating program.
G -- General Audiences. All ages admitted.
PG -- Parental Guidance Suggested. Some material may not be suitable for children.
PG -13 --Parents Strongly Cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.
R -- Restricted. Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian.
Nc-17 -- No One 17 And Under Admitted
Film Distributor ReasonRating 1. Anacondas
World Wide Spe Acquisitions, Inc.
Rated for violence.R 2. Antarctica
Regent Releasing L.L.C.
Rated for strong sexual content including graphic dialogue, nudity and language.
R
3. Azur & Asmar: The Princes' Quest
Genius Products
Rated for thematic material, some mild action and peril.
PG 4 Catch Your Mind
Blossom Pictures, L.L.C.
Rated for thematic material involving teens,...
G -- General Audiences. All ages admitted.
PG -- Parental Guidance Suggested. Some material may not be suitable for children.
PG -13 --Parents Strongly Cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.
R -- Restricted. Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian.
Nc-17 -- No One 17 And Under Admitted
Film Distributor ReasonRating 1. Anacondas
World Wide Spe Acquisitions, Inc.
Rated for violence.R 2. Antarctica
Regent Releasing L.L.C.
Rated for strong sexual content including graphic dialogue, nudity and language.
R
3. Azur & Asmar: The Princes' Quest
Genius Products
Rated for thematic material, some mild action and peril.
PG 4 Catch Your Mind
Blossom Pictures, L.L.C.
Rated for thematic material involving teens,...
- Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland" has received countless big-screen adaptations, ranging from Disney's delightfully anesthetized cartoon to Jan Svankmajer's bizarrely macabre live-action version. Now Tim Burton, one of America's most popular and bizarre directors, is set to shoot his own big-budget adaption, and he's in the final round of talks for casting his Alice. No, it's not Johnny Depp for once; it is Australian actress Mia Wasikowska.Wasikowska, still relatively unknown in America, has had successful careers in both ballet and acting. The 18-year-old has landed roles in television and films, including Suburban Mayhem and Rogue. Look for the rising starlet in Defiance (2008) and Amelia (2009).Burton's Disney film is based upon a script from Linda Woolverton and will be shot using live action and 3-D footage. It will be produced by Richard Zanuck, Joe Roth, and Jennifer and Suzanne Todd. No word yet on if Johnny Depp will be involved,
- 7/24/2008
- IONCINEMA.com
- Ten Canoes, the most critically acclaimed Australian film of the year, swept the Australian Film Institute awards last week. The film depicts the cautionary tale of lust and loyalty that an Aboriginal tribe recounts to a young member. Incredibly it is first feature from Australia made in a language indigenous. The film, directed by the experienced Rolf de Heer and newcomer Peter Djigirr, has been generating award buzz since it was selected, and won a Special Jury Prize, at Cannes earlier this year. On Thursday the film won, Best Direction, the much deserved Best Cinematography for Ian Jones, Best Editing, Best Sound and Best Original Screenplay. Unsurprisingly Ten Canoes also managed to secure the L’Oreal Paris AFI Award for Best Film. De Heer was further honoured with the Brian Kennedy Award, an award that is given in respect of a filmmaker’s relentless pursuit of excellence in filmmaking.
- 12/12/2006
- IONCINEMA.com
- It is award season in Australia again and the time for the small number of people in the Australian film industry to come together and pat each other on the back for a mostly mediocre job well done. The most prestigious of the three major award ceremonies that occur over the next month is the L’Oreal Paris Australian Film Institute (AFI) Awards. It is the ceremony that attracts big names and they like people to know that. Russell Crowe hosted last year. Who cares if he isn’t actually Australian? This year this ceremony has snagged Australian actor Geoffrey Rush to host, a step up from last year. Pleasingly there are a few nominated films that warrant the caliber of the host. Suburban Mayhem, Kenny and Ten Canoes stand out from the rest for varying reasons and look to be the big winners of the night. Suburban Mayhem
- 11/11/2006
- IONCINEMA.com
SYDNEY -- Paul Goldman's dark comedy Suburban Mayhem dominated the nominations for the Australian Film Institute Awards announced Thursday, earning recognition in 12 of 15 film categories, but failed to get a nod for best feature film. The top award instead will be fought out between heroin flick Candy, psychological drama Jindabyne, break-out comedy hit Kenny and indigenous-language feature Ten Canoes. Among Suburban Mayhem's 12 noms is one for New Zealander Emily Barclay, a favorite for best actress for her star turn in the film as the murderous teenager Katrina. Barclay also received an acting nomination in the TV category.
- 10/19/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
SYDNEY -- Screenwriter Katherine Thomsen was the major winner at Friday's Australian Writers Guild Awards, also known as the Awgies, winning gongs for her work on Gillian Armstrong's feature documentary Unfolding Florence -- The Many Lives of Florence Broadhurst and the ABC TV miniseries Answered by Fire, for which she also won the Major award. Rookie writer Alice Bell received the award for original feature film for her screenplay for Suburban Mayhem, while Luke Davies' Candy (written with director Neil Armfield) took honors in the Adapted Feature Film category. Candy was based on Davies' novel of the same name. In other television awards, Greg Haddrick won the TV Series category for an episode of medical drama MDA and shared the honors with co-writer Kylie Needham for his telemovie adaptation, The Society Murders. The Australian Writers' Guild presents the Awgie Awards annually with nominees selected by panels of fellow writers experienced in each particular category. The Guild has 2,650 members and is the peak professional body for Australia's film, television, theater, radio and new media writers.
- 8/28/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Talk about a bad seed. Katrina Skinner, the antiheroine of the Australian film Suburban Mayhem, is about as bad as you can get. Only in the movie's final moments do you learn that her grandmother was "mad" and her mother, who abandoned her and her dad, even "madder." That's all the explanation you get from director Paul Goldman and writer Alice Bell as to why this 19-year-old screws over everyone she meets and plots to kill her own father.
Most audiences will probably want to give Mayhem as wide a berth as Katrina's neighbors give her. If you're going to spend 89 minutes with a wild animal, something about that character should engage or intrigue you. Nothing here does.
The story is told in flashback from the father's funeral with family, friends, police and lovers chipping in with their versions of events. This hellcat (played with sexy sass by New Zealand actress Emily Barclay) badly misses her brother (Laurence Breuls), who has been imprisoned for life for murder. Missing him to the point one suspects an unhealthy closeness.
Bored with living at home with dad (Robert Morgan) and about to be cut off from his financial support if she doesn't find a job -- like she would ever do such a drastic thing! -- Kat dumps her toddler daughter with her current boyfriend of convenience (Michael Dorman) to go on a four-day bender. In this state of mind, she realizes her only solution is to sell the family house, which she won't own unless her father were to die suddenly. All she needs to do is to convince one of her boyfriends to help her out.
The story is related in a jocular manner as if Kat's bad behavior were somehow funny. Barclay gives the teen plenty of energy and wicked humor, but her character remains maddeningly one-note. The filmmakers possibly mean Katrina to be emblematic for all sorts of negative currents running through Australian and Western societies -- lawless youth, widespread cynicism and self-absorption. Granting that, the film offers neither a critique of those societies nor a reason to celebrate a psychopath.
Mayhem is well produced with a swift pace, vigorous camerawork and solid production design along with occasional bursts of rock music. The movie goes by fleetingly enough, but you search in vain for any insights.
SUBURBAN MAYHEM
Film Finance Corporation Australia/New South Wales Film & Television Office/PMP Showtime
Credits: Director: Paul Goldman; Screenwriter: Alice Bell; Producer: Leah Churchill-Brown; Executive producer: Jan Chapman; Director of photography: Robert Humphreys; Production designer: Nell Hanson; Music: Mick Harvey; Costumes: Melinda Doring; Editor: Stephen Evans. Cast: Katrina: Emily Barclay; Rusty: Michael Dorman; Lilya: Mia Wasikowska; Kenny: Anthony Hayes; Andretti: Steve Bastoni; Dianne: Genevieve Lemon; John: Robert Morgan.
No MPAA rating, running time 89 minutes.
Most audiences will probably want to give Mayhem as wide a berth as Katrina's neighbors give her. If you're going to spend 89 minutes with a wild animal, something about that character should engage or intrigue you. Nothing here does.
The story is told in flashback from the father's funeral with family, friends, police and lovers chipping in with their versions of events. This hellcat (played with sexy sass by New Zealand actress Emily Barclay) badly misses her brother (Laurence Breuls), who has been imprisoned for life for murder. Missing him to the point one suspects an unhealthy closeness.
Bored with living at home with dad (Robert Morgan) and about to be cut off from his financial support if she doesn't find a job -- like she would ever do such a drastic thing! -- Kat dumps her toddler daughter with her current boyfriend of convenience (Michael Dorman) to go on a four-day bender. In this state of mind, she realizes her only solution is to sell the family house, which she won't own unless her father were to die suddenly. All she needs to do is to convince one of her boyfriends to help her out.
The story is related in a jocular manner as if Kat's bad behavior were somehow funny. Barclay gives the teen plenty of energy and wicked humor, but her character remains maddeningly one-note. The filmmakers possibly mean Katrina to be emblematic for all sorts of negative currents running through Australian and Western societies -- lawless youth, widespread cynicism and self-absorption. Granting that, the film offers neither a critique of those societies nor a reason to celebrate a psychopath.
Mayhem is well produced with a swift pace, vigorous camerawork and solid production design along with occasional bursts of rock music. The movie goes by fleetingly enough, but you search in vain for any insights.
SUBURBAN MAYHEM
Film Finance Corporation Australia/New South Wales Film & Television Office/PMP Showtime
Credits: Director: Paul Goldman; Screenwriter: Alice Bell; Producer: Leah Churchill-Brown; Executive producer: Jan Chapman; Director of photography: Robert Humphreys; Production designer: Nell Hanson; Music: Mick Harvey; Costumes: Melinda Doring; Editor: Stephen Evans. Cast: Katrina: Emily Barclay; Rusty: Michael Dorman; Lilya: Mia Wasikowska; Kenny: Anthony Hayes; Andretti: Steve Bastoni; Dianne: Genevieve Lemon; John: Robert Morgan.
No MPAA rating, running time 89 minutes.
- 5/25/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
SYDNEY -- The beleaguered Australian film industry received a shot in the arm Thursday with the announcement that two features set for release this year have been chosen as official selections for next month's Festival de Cannes. Paul Goldman's Suburban Mayhem, a dark comedy from first time screenwriter Alice Bell, and Rolf de Heer's indigenous feature Ten Canoes will both screen as part of the festival's Un Certain Regard sidebar. Both films are, at their heart, very Australian -- one, a mythical, dreamtime telling of an aboriginal story; the other, a fast-paced comedy shining a light on the nation's suburban underbelly.
- 4/21/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
SYDNEY -- The beleaguered Australian film industry received a shot in the arm Thursday with the announcement that two features set for release this year have been chosen as official selections for next month's Festival de Cannes. Paul Goldman's Suburban Mayhem, a dark comedy from first time screenwriter Alice Bell, and Rolf de Heer's indigenous feature Ten Canoes will both screen as part of the festival's Un Certain Regard sidebar. Both films are, at their heart, very Australian -- one, a mythical, dreamtime telling of an aboriginal story; the other, a fast-paced comedy shining a light on the nation's suburban underbelly.
- 4/20/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
SYDNEY -- The beleaguered Australian film industry received a shot in the arm Thursday with the announcement that two features set for release this year have been chosen as official selections for next month's Festival de Cannes. Paul Goldman's Suburban Mayhem, a dark comedy from first time screenwriter Alice Bell, and Rolf de Heer's indigenous feature Ten Canoes will both screen as part of the festival's Un Certain Regard sidebar. Both films are, at their heart, very Australian -- one, a mythical, dreamtime telling of an aboriginal story; the other, a fast-paced comedy shining a light on the nation's suburban underbelly.
- 4/20/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
AMSTERDAM -- Dutch independent distributor A-Film went on a spending spree during the recently wrapped Berlin International Film Festival, adding more than 20 titles to its catalog. A-Film snapped up rights to festival honorees The Road to Guantanamo from the U.K., Germany's Requiem, Iran's Off Side and Danish entry A Soap. Other A-Film pickups include Mrs. Ratcliffe's Revolution, Water, Closing the Ring, Mother of Mine, Lost Treasure, Little Red Flowers, Cut Sleeves Boy, House of Sands, Nina's Heavenly Delight, Shortbus, Surburban Mayhem, This Film Is Not Yet Rated, Twelve and Holding, A Battle of Witz, TV Junkie, Dave Chapelle's Block Party and Quinceanera. Titles will be released this year by A-Film and its arthouse-oriented affiliate 1 More Film.
- 2/21/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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