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Beyond My Reach
''Beyond My Reach'' is a 1990 Australian film starring Terri Garber. It was shot in Melbourne and Los Angeles. Plot Two Australian friends, a director and a writer, decide to seek their luck in Los Angeles. Cast * Terri Garber as Terri Nielson * David Roberts as Christopher Brookes * Alan Fletcher as Alex Gower * Nicholas Hammond as Steven Schaffer * Nancy Black as Jennifer Sellers * Belinda Davey Belinda is a feminine given name of unknown origin, apparently coined from Italian ''bella'', meaning "beautiful". Alternatively it may be derived from the Old High German name ''Betlinde'', which possibly meant "bright serpent" or "bright linde ... as Emma * Christine Harris as Jade * Nicki Wendt as Pam * Jon Craig as Curt D'Angelo * Constance Landsberg as Sally * Chuck McKinney as Phil Production In 1983 Howson announced he had written a stage musical called ''Beyond My Reach'' which he hoped would be directed by Rodney Fisher. "It is about people who try to succeed so much that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Howson
Frank Michael Howson (born 1952) has had a career in entertainment. He directed ''Flynn'' (1996) on the early life of Errol Flynn and ''Hunting'' (1991). Howson, with Peter Boyle, helped establish Boulevard Films which produced thirteen films from '' Boulevard of Broken Dreams'' (1988) to ''Flynn''; besides producing for Boulevard Films, Howson often wrote scripts and directed. Early years Howson was born in Melbourne and started in show business when he was seven. After leaving school, Christian Brothers College, St. Kilda (1963–1967), Howson's first job was with Melbourne radio station 3UZ as office boy. Eventually promoted to panel operator, he worked on John McMahon's popular weekly show Radio Auditions (see 3UZ). Whenever not enough acts showed up, young Frank was summoned to perform under made up names. During this period Howson was nicknamed 'Magical Frank' when asked to perform on a pilot for a TV talent show by 3UZ's Jimmy Hannan. Recording artist DJ Stan Rof ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terri Garber
Terri is an alternative spelling of Terry. It is a common feminine given name and is also a diminutive for Teresa. Notable people with the name include: *Terri Allard (born 1962), American country/folk singer/songwriter * Terri S. Armstrong, American scientist *Terri Attwood (born 1959), English professor *Terri Austin (born 1955), American educator and politician * Terri Bennett, Irish cricketer *Terri Bjerre (born 1966), American musician *Terri Blackstock (born 1957), American Christian fiction writer *Terri Bonoff, American politician * Terri Brisbin, American historical romance author *Terri Brosius, American musician and voice actor *Terri Brown, American athlete *Terri Bryant, American politician *Terri Butler, former Australian politician *Terri Lyne Carrington, jazz drummer, composer, and record producer *Terri Carver, American politician *Terri Cater, Australian former sprinter and middle-distance runner *Terri Clark, Canadian country music artist * Terri Collins, Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Fletcher (actor)
Alan Fletcher (born 30 March 1957) is an Australian actor of stage, television and film and musician. Fletcher is best known for TV soap opera ''Neighbours'', as Karl Kennedy. His on-screen wife is played by Jackie Woodburne, who coincidentally had previously played his sister in TV procedural drama ''Cop Shop''. Having appeared in the series since 1994, Fletcher is the third longest serving actor in an Australian television serial, after ''Home and Away'' actors Ray Meagher and Lynne McGranger. Career Fletcher was born in Perth, Western Australia, and attended Wesley College in Perth. His first major role was in the police drama ''Cop Shop'' from 1982 until production ceased the following year. Prior to this, he appeared in a few episodes of the US series ''The Love Boat'' (1981) and various Australian feature films, TV movies, and miniseries including ''Fran'' and ''Mercy Mission''. He briefly acted in ''Neighbours'' in 1987 as Greg Cooper, a run-down, dishonest boxer wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Roberts (Australian Actor)
David Roberts is an Australian actor who has appeared in television, film and theatre. Television * ''Phoenix'' (1992) – Detective Robert Howie * ''Law of the Land'' (1993) – Peter Lawrence * '' Mercury'' (1996) – Dave 'Gibbo' Gibson * '' Water Rats'' (1998) – Barry Strong (2 episodes) *Halifax f.p. (2000) * '' The Lost World'' (2002) – Mordren * ''Out There'' (2003) – Jonathan Archer * ''Blue Heelers'' (2003) – Peter Ball * '' Holly's Heroes'' (2005) – Alan Peterson * ''Small Claims'' (2005) – Peter Hindmarsh * '' Home and Away'' (2009) – Lou DeBono * '' Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities'' (2009) – Angus Campbell * '' Rescue: Special Ops'' (2009) – Ed Frazer * '' City Homicide'' (2009) – Max McKenzie * '' The Jesters'' (2009) – Andrew Shrapton * '' Underbelly: Razor'' (2011) – Frank de Groot * ''Please Like Me'' (2013-2016) – Alan (Dad) * ''Offspring'' (2007-2011) – Phil D'Arabont Film * ''The Matrix Reloaded'' (2003) – Roland * ''The Matrix ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boulevard Films
Boulevard Films was an Australian production company which made a number of movies in the late 1980s and early 1990s, many which were set against a background of the entertainment industry.David Stratton, ''The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry'', Pan MacMillan, 1990 p196-197 History The company was established in 1981 by Frank Howson and his partner Peter Boyle. Their first feature was ''Backstage'' although they were ultimately bought out of the project by the Burrowes Film Group. They then made ''Boulevard of Broken Dreams'', and in 1988 they put together $24.5 million for a slate of seven films: ''Heaven Tonight'', ''Sinbad'', ''Highway Hero'', ''Beyond My Reach'', ''Hunting'', ''Fallen Angel'' and ''Young Flynn''. This was an impressive achievement at the time since the Australian film industry was then reeling from a reduction in the 10BA tax concessions. Five of these were made (''Sinbad'' became '' What the Moon Saw''). [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Film And Sound Archive
The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA), known as ScreenSound Australia from 1999 to 2004, is Australia's audiovisual archive, responsible for developing, preserving, maintaining, promoting and providing access to a national collection of film, television, sound, radio, video games, new media, and related documents and artefacts. The collection ranges from works created in the late nineteenth century when the recorded sound and film industries were in their infancy, to those made in the present day. The NFSA collection first started as the National Historical Film and Speaking Record Library (within the then Commonwealth National Library) in 1935, becoming an independent cultural organisation in 1984. On 3 October, Prime Minister Bob Hawke officially opened the NFSA's headquarters in Canberra. History of the organisation The work of the Archive can be officially dated to the establishment of the National Historical Film and Speaking Record Library (part of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicholas Hammond
Nicholas Hammond (born May 15, 1950) is an American-born Australian actor and writer who is best known for his roles as Friedrich von Trapp in the film ''The Sound of Music'' and as Peter Parker/Spider-Man in the 1970s television series ''The Amazing Spider-Man.'' He also appeared in the theatrical films as ''Spider-Man'' and its two sequels outside of North America. Early life Hammond was born on May 15, 1950 in Washington, D.C., the son of Colonel Thomas West Hammond, Jr. by his wife Eileen Hammond (née Bennett). While Hammond's father was a U.S. citizen and an officer in the U.S. Army, his mother was English and had played a role in ''Much Too Shy'' in 1942. Hammond has one elder brother, David (b. 1946). Hammond's parents had met and married in London during World War II when his father had been posted there. After the war, the couple moved to the U.S. permanently, and because the Colonel had an army job, the family moved numerous times to various army stations across the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belinda Davey
Belinda is a feminine given name of unknown origin, apparently coined from Italian ''bella'', meaning "beautiful". Alternatively it may be derived from the Old High German name ''Betlinde'', which possibly meant "bright serpent" or "bright linden tree".E.G. Withycombe, ''Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names'' People *Belinda Ang (born 1954), a judge of the Supreme Court of Singapore *Belinda Bauer (other), several people *Belinda Bencic (born 1997), Swiss tennis player *Belinda Carlisle (born 1958), lead vocalist for the rock and roll band The Go-Go's and solo artist *Bilinda Butcher (born 1961), vocalist and guitarist of the alternative rock band My Bloody Valentine *Belinda Clark (born 1970), Australian former cricketer. *Belinda Cordwell (born 1965), former tennis player from New Zealand *Belinda Cowling, French medical researcher *Belinda Effah (born 1989), Nigerian movie actress. *Belinda Emmett (1974–2006), Australian actress and singer. *Belinda Kirk, British e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christine Harris (actress)
Christine Harris (born 1958) is an Australians, Australian actress and producer, born and raised in South Australia. She is currently director of HIT Productions theatre touring company. Career After portraying a young version of popular Australian singer Julie Anthony (Australian singer), Julie Anthony in a television special, Harris moved to Sydney at the end of 1979 to star in the short-lived Network Ten series. ''Arcade (TV series), Arcade'' as paraplegic Tina Marshall, who worked in her father's pinball parlour. She followed this with appearing in Nine Network soap opera ''The Young Doctors'' as Dolly Davis, before moving to Melbourne to play the key role in the Crawford Productions series ''Carson's Law'' as Amy Carson (1983–84). Subsequent roles included stints in ''Prisoner (TV series), Prisoner'' in 1985-1986 as Pippa Reynolds, the daughter of the Prison Governor, in the ABC-TV mini series ''Darlings of the Gods'' as IGeorgia and ''Neighbours'' as Sylvie Latham. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pino Amenta
Pino Amenta is an Australian director best known for his work in television. Selected credits Film Television The numbers in directing credits refer to the number of episodes. Personal life He is the father of actress Jade Amenta. Hayward 1991, p.155. References * External links *Pino Amentaat AustLit (subscription required) Australian directors Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{Australia-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TCMDB
Turner Classic Movies (TCM) is an American movie-oriented pay-TV network owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. Launched in 1994, Turner Classic Movies is headquartered at Turner's Techwood broadcasting campus in the Midtown business district of Atlanta, Georgia. The channel's programming consists mainly of classic theatrically released feature films from the Turner Entertainment film library – which comprises films from Warner Bros. (covering films released before 1950), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (covering films released before May 1986), and the North American distribution rights to films from RKO Pictures. However, Turner Classic Movies also licenses films from other studios and occasionally shows more recent films. The channel is available in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Malta (as Turner Classic Movies), Latin America, France, Greece, Cyprus, Spain, the Nordic countries, the Middle East, Africa (as TNT), and Asia-Pacific. History Origins In 1986, eight y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Drama Films
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 ''The Australian'', with its Saturday edition, ''The Weekend Australian'', is a broadsheet newspaper published by News Corp Australia since 14 July 1964.Bruns, Axel. "3.1. The active audience: Transforming journalism from gatekeeping to gatew ...'', 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) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
