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Alexandra Schepisi
Alexandra Schepisi ( ) is an Australian actress. Early life Schepisi was born and raised in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. She is the daughter of filmmaker Fred Schepisi and Australian Casting director Rhonda (nee Finlayson) Schepisi]. She obtained her bachelor's degree in dramatic art from Victorian College of the Arts in 1997. Career Schepisi made her acting debut in the drama film ''The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith'' (1978), which her father scripted and directed. She would later star in another film of his father's, '' The Eye of the Storm'' (2011). Schepisi has also performed on stage, including the Melbourne Theatre Company production ''A Doll's House''. Over the years, Schepisi went on to star in a number of Australian films and television shows. Her TV acting credits include ''The Secret Life of Us'' (2001), ''MDA'' (2002), ''Underbelly'' (2008), and ''Devil's Dust'' (2012). On the other hand, she starred in films '' The Boys Are Back'' (2009), ''Matching Jack ''Matc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AACTA Awards
The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards, known as the AACTA Awards, are presented annually by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). The awards recognise excellence in the film and television industry, both locally and internationally, including the producers, directors, actors, writers, and cinematographers. It is the most prestigious awards ceremony for the Australian film and television industry. They are generally considered to be the Australian counterpart of the Academy Awards for the U.S. and the BAFTA Awards for the U.K. The awards, previously called Australian Film Institute Awards or AFI Awards, began in 1958, and involved 30 nominations across six categories. They expanded in 1986 to cover television as well as film. The AACTA Awards were instituted in 2011. The AACTA International Awards, inaugurated on 27 January 2012, are presented every January in Los Angeles. History 1958–2010: AFI Awards The awards were presented ann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baby Bath Massacre
''Baby Bath Massacre'' is a 1994 Australian film directed by Stuart McDonald and starring Maya Stange and Sullivan Stapleton. It was a spin-off from the TV series ''Raw''.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p10 References External links''Baby Bath Massacre''at Screen Australia''Baby Bath Massacre''at IMDb IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and personal biographies, ... Australian drama films 1990s English-language films 1990s Australian films {{1990s-Australia-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Leftovers (TV Series)
''The Leftovers'' is an American supernatural drama television series created by Damon Lindelof and Tom Perrotta, that aired on HBO from June 29, 2014, to June 4, 2017. Based on Perrotta's 2011 novel of the same name, the series begins three years after the "Sudden Departure", a global event that resulted in 2% of the world's population disappearing. The lives of police chief Kevin Garvey (Justin Theroux) and his family, along with grieving widow Nora Durst (Carrie Coon) and her brother, Reverend Matt Jamison (Christopher Eccleston), are the focal points of the series as they struggle to adjust to life after the Departure. The pilot was written by Lindelof and Perrotta and directed by Peter Berg. The series stars an ensemble cast led by Theroux and features Amy Brenneman, Christopher Eccleston, Liv Tyler, Chris Zylka, Margaret Qualley, Carrie Coon, Ann Dowd, Regina King, Jovan Adepo, Kevin Carroll, Janel Moloney, and Scott Glenn. The series was renewed for a second season, whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of House Husbands Episodes
''House Husbands'' is an Australian television comedy-drama, created by writers Ellie Beaumont and Drew Proffit. It centres on four families where the fathers – Lewis (Gary Sweet), Mark (Rhys Muldoon), Kane (Gyton Grantley) and Justin (Firass Dirani) – are in charge of raising the children. The first ten-part series premiered on the Nine Network on 2 September 2012. The drama set a ratings record for the network and became Australia's most watched television show. On 23 September, it was announced that Nine had renewed ''House Husbands'' for a second season. It began airing from 8 April 2013. A third season was broadcast in 2014 and fourth began airing from 10 August 2015. Series overview Episodes Series 1 (2012) Series 2 (2013) Series 3 (2014) Series 4 (2015) Series 5 (2017) Ratings References External links * List o''House Husbands'' episodesat Ninemsn Nine.com.au (formerly Ninemsn) is an Australian news and current events website, owned by ASX-listed c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Husbands
''House Husbands'' is an Australian television comedy drama. The show debuted on the Nine Network on 2 September 2012. Set in Melbourne, ''House Husbands'' stars Firass Dirani, Gyton Grantley, Rhys Muldoon and Gary Sweet as four fathers who stay at home to raise their children. The program also focuses on their interconnected families and friends. In 2013, ''House Husbands'' won Most Popular Drama Series at the 2013 Logie Awards. In February 2018, Nine confirmed the series would not be returning for a sixth season and was officially cancelled. Production Conception On 6 May 2012, the Nine Network announced it had commissioned ''House Husbands'', a ten-part comedy-drama about the issues of changing gender roles. The series focuses on four modern families where the men are in charge of raising the children. Nine's director of television, Michael Healy, stated "''House Husbands'' is a fresh and dynamic look at Australian family life, with a very modern twist. Audiences will fall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011
A series of protests and government overthrows, known as the Arab Spring, swept through the Middle East in 2011. 2011 was designated as: *International Year of Forests *International Year of Chemistry *International Year for People of African Descent In 2011, the nation of Samoa only had 364 days as it moved across the International Date Line skipping December 30, 2011; it is now 24 hours ahead of American Samoa. Events January * January 1 ** Estonia officially adopts the Euro currency and becomes the 17th Eurozone country. ** A bomb explodes as Coptic Christians in Alexandria, Egypt leave a new year service, killing 23 people. ** Flight 348 with 134 occupants, operated by Kolavia, catches fire while taxiing out for take-off. 3 people are killed and 43 were injured, four critically, from smoke inhalation or burns. * January 4 – Tunisian street vendor Mohamed Bouazizi dies after setting himself on fire a month earlier, sparking anti-government protests in Tunis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
