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Anne Looby
Anne Looby is an Australian actress, producer and stage director. She is known for playing character roles in TV serials. Career Since graduating from NIDA in 1988, Looby has worked in theatre, television and film. She appeared in the serial ''A Country Practice'' as vet Anna "Lacey" Newman and '' All Saints'' as Julie Archer and the award-winning ABC mini-series ''Simone de Beauvoir's Babies''. She was awarded the AFI for Best Actress in a mini-series for this role. She has appeared in the feature films ''Daydream Believer'' (1992), ''Willful'' (2001) and with John Malkovich in ''Disgrace''. In 2007, Looby was in ''Company'' in the role of Joanna. She appeared in the play ''Arcadia'', winning the Sydney Critic Award. Looby directed the stage productions of '' Hi-5 House Hits'' for international touring in 2014, followed by '' Hi-5 House of Dreams'' touring production in 2015. Between 2012 and 2016, she directed school productions of ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'', ''M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brackets
A bracket is either of two tall fore- or back-facing punctuation marks commonly used to isolate a segment of text or data from its surroundings. Typically deployed in symmetric pairs, an individual bracket may be identified as a 'left' or 'right' bracket or, alternatively, an "opening bracket" or "closing bracket", respectively, depending on the Writing system#Directionality, directionality of the context. Specific forms of the mark include parentheses (also called "rounded brackets"), square brackets, curly brackets (also called 'braces'), and angle brackets (also called 'chevrons'), as well as various less common pairs of symbols. As well as signifying the overall class of punctuation, the word "bracket" is commonly used to refer to a specific form of bracket, which varies from region to region. In most English-speaking countries, an unqualified word "bracket" refers to the parenthesis (round bracket); in the United States, the square bracket. Glossary of mathematical sym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heartbreak High
''Heartbreak High'' is an Australian television program created by Michael Jenkins and Ben Gannon that ran from 1994 to 1996 on Network Ten and 1997 to 1999 on the ABC, for seven series. It was also partially funded from 1996 by BBC2, with some episodes airing in the UK ahead of their Australian release. The drama has been described as more gritty and fast-paced than many of its contemporaries, and follows the lives of students and staff at a multicultural Sydney high school. The first five series were set at the fictional Hartley High and filmed in Maroubra Bay High School in Maroubra, New South Wales in the Eastern Suburbs. Series six and seven were set at the fictional Hartley Heights, and filmed in Warriewood in the Northern Beaches. The show is a spin-off of the 1993 Australian feature film '' The Heartbreak Kid'', which also featured Alex Dimitriades, Nico Lathouris, Doris Younane, Scott Major and Katherine Halliday as early versions of their ''Heartbreak High'' chara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Stage Actresses
Australian(s) may refer to: Australia * Australia, a country * Australians, citizens of the Commonwealth of Australia ** European Australians ** Anglo-Celtic Australians, Australians descended principally from British colonists ** Aboriginal Australians, indigenous peoples of Australia as identified and defined within Australian law * Australia (continent) ** Indigenous Australians * Australian English, the dialect of the English language spoken in Australia * Australian Aboriginal languages * ''The Australian'', a newspaper * Australiana, things of Australian origins Other uses * Australian (horse), a racehorse * Australian, British Columbia, an unincorporated community in Canada See also * The Australian (other) * Australia (other) Australia is a country in the Southern Hemisphere. Australia may also refer to: Places * Name of Australia relates the history of the term, as applied to various places. Oceania *Australia (continent), or Sahul, the landmasses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Television Actresses
Australian(s) may refer to: Australia * Australia, a country * Australians, citizens of the Commonwealth of Australia ** European Australians ** Anglo-Celtic Australians, Australians descended principally from British colonists ** Aboriginal Australians, indigenous peoples of Australia as identified and defined within Australian law * Australia (continent) ** Indigenous Australians * Australian English, the dialect of the English language spoken in Australia * Australian Aboriginal languages * ''The Australian'', a newspaper * Australiana, things of Australian origins Other uses * Australian (horse), a racehorse * Australian, British Columbia, an unincorporated community in Canada See also * The Australian (other) * Australia (other) Australia is a country in the Southern Hemisphere. Australia may also refer to: Places * Name of Australia relates the history of the term, as applied to various places. Oceania *Australia (continent), or Sahul, the landmasses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AACTA Award Winners
The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) is a professional organisation of film and television practitioners in Australia. The Academy's aim is "to identify, award, promote, and celebrate Australia's greatest achievements in film and television". It was established in August 2011 with the backing of the Australian Film Institute (AFI) to act as its industry engagement arm and to administer the AACTA Awards (formerly the Australian Film Institute Awards, also known as the AFI Awards) which rewards achievements in Australian feature film, television, documentary and short films. The Academy is composed of 15 Chapters, each of which represents different screen artists including actors, directors, producers and writers, and it is overseen by the Academy's president and the Honorary Council. Australian actor Geoffrey Rush was the inaugural President from 2011 to 2017, and hosted the inaugural AACTA Awards in January 2012. Background The Australian Academy of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Bond
''House of Bond'' is an Australian two-part drama mini-series about the life of business tycoon Alan Bond which was produced in 2016 and aired on the Nine Network on 24 and 25 April 2017. Synopsis ''House of Bond'' is a dramatised account of the life of Alan Bond, from the 1960s to the 2000s. Part One details Bond's prominence as a property investor and entrepreneur finishing with his greatest triumph as head of the syndicate that won the 1983 America's Cup. Part Two sees him expand on a global scale before his hubris saw his empire spectacularly falling down, becoming embroiled in a number of WA Inc scandals including the bailout of the Rothwells Bank and the stripping of Bell Resources. Cast *Ben Mingay as Alan Bond *Rachael Taylor as Diana Bliss *Adrienne Pickering as Eileen Bond *Sam Neill as Roland "Tiny" Rowland *Anne Louise Lambert *Gyton Grantley *Samantha Jade as Tracey Tyler *Anne Looby *John Howard * Johnny Ruffo *Roy Billing as Doozer Hughes *Paul Gleeson * Jack Cam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rake (Australian TV Series)
''Rake'' is an Australian television program, produced by Essential Media and Entertainment, that first aired on the ABC TV in 2010. It stars Richard Roxburgh as the rakish Cleaver Greene, a brilliant but self-destructive Sydney barrister, defending a usually guilty client. The show airs in the United States on DirecTV's Audience Network and was previously available on Netflix in the UK, Ireland, Canada, the United States, the Netherlands, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Czech Republic, Poland, and Thailand. The fifth and final series went into production in October 2017 and premiered on 19 August 2018. Cast Main cast * Richard Roxburgh as Cleaver Greene, a brilliant but self-destructive criminal defence barrister. The character is loosely based on colourful Sydney barristers Mervyn Ward and Charles Waterstreet, and was named after Cleaver Bunton. At the end of the fourth series, he is elected to a seat as an independent senator. At the end of the fifth series, he is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dance Academy
''Dance Academy'' is an Australian teen-oriented Dramatic programming, television drama produced by Werner Film Productions in association with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and ZDF. Series one premiered on 31 May 2010, and series two began airing on 12 March 2012. Series three premiered on ABC3 on 8 July 2013 in Australia. The television drama lasted 3 seasons with 65 episodes. A film sequel to the television series, ''Dance Academy: The Movie'', was released by StudioCanal in Australian cinemas on 6 April 2017. Plot ''Dance Academy'' is narrated mainly from the perspective of Tara Webster (Xenia Goodwin), a newly accepted first year student at the National Academy of Dance in Sydney, which also doubles as a Year 10–12 high school for the dancers. Throughout the series, she learns to better her ballet technique, as well as learn contemporary ballet and hip-hop dance, while creating lifelong friendships and experiencing many hardships. In the first series, Tara soo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Packer-Murdoch War
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Underbelly (TV Series)
''Underbelly'' is an Australian television true crime-drama series which first aired on the Nine Network on 13 February 2008 and 1 September 2013, before being revived on 3 April 2022. Each series is based on real-life events. There have been six full series, with season 7 being a miniseries. A 2014 series titled ''Fat Tony & Co'' is a sequel to the first series but is not branded under the ''Underbelly'' title. Synopsis The Underbelly (series 1), first series is based on the book ''Leadbelly: Inside Australia's Underworld'', by journalists John Silvester and Andrew Rule. The series also borrows the title 'Underbelly' from a previously successful series of 12 true crime compilations by the same authors. Three direct tie-in novels, based on the first three seasons, were also later published by the same authors as part of this series, and a separate 16th book (''Underbelly: The Golden Casket'') was published in 2010. The Underbelly: Razor, fourth series is based on the book ''Ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hammer Bay
''Hammer Bay'' is a 2007 Australian TV film written and directed by Ben Briand. The film's unconventional structure is part narrative and part fabricated documentary. The ensemble cast includes Jacki Weaver, Guy Edmonds, Ben Briand, Jessica McNamee, Sam Smith, David Michôd and Amy Mizzi. Plot When a documentary crew arrive one morning asking questions about the recent violent beachside murder of Amanda Blakely, teen beauty and drama pet, a captivating study into the minds and psyche of the sleepy town unfolds. The lines between the observant film crew, interview participants and police begin to blur, as family members, friends and strangers all start to demonstrate one common thread, everyone is hiding something. History After submitting a largely improvised 3 min test pilot for the inaugural Optusbr>ONE80PROJECTcompetition, it was awarded the People's Choice Award on 28 January 2007. In a joint venture with MTV Australia, Sony Ericsson and Optus, the festival was the first r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Always Greener
''Always Greener'' was an Australian television drama/comedy series that aired on the Seven Network which followed the fortunes of two families, one from the city and the other from the country, when they decide to switch homes and start a new direction in life for themselves. It ran from 2001 until 2003, when it was cancelled after declining ratings and concerns over the cost of production. History The name of the show stems from the phrase "The grass is always greener on the other side". Promotion of the show's premiere episode used the Travis song "Side", which features the phrase as part of the chorus. The show was broadcast overseas in New Zealand on TV ONE. In 2006 reruns started airing on TV2. The series has since been released on DVD. The Southern Star Group owns the rights to distribute ''Always Greener'' internationally. Premise The series mainly revolved around the members of two families, the Taylors, who live in suburban Sydney, and the Todd family who live on a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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