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Dan Wyllie
Daniel Wyllie (born 1970) is an Australian stage, film and television actor. Wyllie began acting in theatre. Early life Wyllie grew up on Sydney's North Shore. He attended North Sydney Boys High School and the University of New South Wales, where he studied arts for two years. Although he took part in amateur productions with the Australian Theatre for Young People (ATYP), and while his involvement led to professional work, Wyllie considers himself untrained. When he was 18, Wyllie was involved in a car accident which knocked out his front four teeth and left him with a facial scar on his mouth. Career Wyllie primarily works in theatre, having appeared in many productions over the past two decades. He has performed frequently with the Sydney company Company B Belvoir, having appeared in productions of plays such as ''The Lieutenant of Inishmore'', ''The Pillowman'' and, creating the role of Fish Lamb in the landmark production of ''Cloudstreet'', which toured both nationally an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toni Collette
Toni Collette Galafassi (born Toni Collett; 1 November 1972) is an Australian actress, producer, singer, and songwriter. Known for her work in television and independent films, she has received various accolades throughout her career, including a Golden Globe Award and a Primetime Emmy Award, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award, a Tony Award, and two British Academy Film Awards. She has also won five AACTA Awards, from eight nominations. After making her film debut in '' Spotswood'' (1992) and being nominated for the AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, her breakthrough role came in the comedy drama ''Muriel's Wedding'' (1994), which earned her a Golden Globe Award nomination and won her the AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. Collette achieved greater international recognition for her role in the psychological thriller film ''The Sixth Sense'' (1999), and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She received BA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Code (2014 TV Series)
''The Code'' is an Australian drama television program created and produced by Shelley Birse. Developed from a partnership between Playmaker Media and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, it premiered on ABC1 in Australia on 21 September 2014, and the first season aired through 26 October 2014. Season 2 of ''The Code'' premiered on 1 September 2016, and aired through 6 October 2016. The first six-part series, set in both outback and metropolitan areas of Australia, interweaves several plot lines. The first follows brothers Ned (Dan Spielman) and Jesse Banks (Ashley Zukerman), who publish a video of a mysterious outback accident, and Hani Parande (Adele Perovic), who becomes involved with them. The second follows the accident, which sees teacher Alex Wisham (Lucy Lawless) and policeman Tim Simons (Aaron Pedersen) becoming involved in the personal affairs of accused teenager Clarence Boyd ( Aaron L. McGrath). The third covers Ned's journalism office, managed by Perry Benson ... [...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] |
Bad Cop, Bad Cop
''Bad Cop, Bad Cop'' is a 2002 Australian television series produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and Southern Star, directed by David Caesar Cast * Michael Caton – Det. Red Lilywhite * Dan Wyllie – Det. Cons. Lou Knutt * Helen Thomson – lawyer Tracy Lafever * Roy Billing – Assistant Commissioner "Pud" Tugwell * Chris Hobbs – Slim Azzopardi Premise The series is a black comedy about two utterly corrupt police officers Lilywhite and Knutt (the "bad cop, bad cop" of the title). Lafever is their friend, a lawyer with a relaxed attitude to the goings on. Police graft, corruption and brutality are satirised in a very dry comic fashion, and with a stream of matter-of-fact obscenities. The series is shot in the eastern suburbs of Sydney, with Lilywhite and Knutt often seen drinking at the Clovelly Bowling Club and numerous references to Maroubra. The title is a reference to the tactic of ''good cop, bad cop Good cop, bad cop, also inf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bastard Boys
''Bastard Boys'' is an Australian television miniseries broadcast on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, ABC in 2007. It tells the story of the 1998 Australian waterfront dispute. The script, published by Currency Press, won the 2007 Queensland Premier's Literary Awards, Queensland Premier's Literary Award for Best Television Script. Plot The series tells the story of the waterfront dispute from four points of view: ''Greg's War'' from the point of view of union leader Greg Combet, ''Josh's War'' from the point of view of lawyer Josh Bornstein, ''Sean's War'' from the point of view of dock worker Sean McSwain and ''Chris' War'' from the point of view of Patrick Corporation, Patrick Stevedores Managing Director Chris Corrigan. Cast * Daniel Frederiksen as Greg Combet * Justin Smith (Australian actor), Justin Smith as Josh Bornstein * Anthony Hayes (actor), Anthony Hayes as 1998 Australian waterfront dispute, Sean McSwain * Geoff Morrell (actor), Geoff Morrell as Chris Corrig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Good Dancers
"Good Dancers" is a 2003 song by Australian alternative rock duo The Sleepy Jackson, released on 13 October 2003 as the second single from the album '' Lovers''. The song charted at #71 in the UK. Music videos Two music videos were produced for the song. The first was directed by Nash Edgerton and depicts a janitor (played by Dan Wyllie) in a hospital walking into a sparse room and eventually dancing with a fellow nurse (played by Rita Kalnejais). The second, produced for the song's American release, has a different narrative and centers around angels in a forest running and dancing. The music video was nominated for Best Video at the ARIA Music Awards of 2001 The 15th Annual Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (generally known as ARIA Music Awards) were held on 30 October 2001 at the Capitol Theatre. Rock band Powderfinger won the most awards with six from eight nominations. Le ....ARIA Award previous winners. Track listing UK CD single # "Good D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sleepy Jackson
The Sleepy Jackson are an Australian alternative rock band formed in Perth, Western Australia. The band's name was inspired by a former drummer who was narcoleptic. The band revolves around the distinctive vocal style of multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Luke Steele. Stemming from a musical family, Luke's father Rick Steele is a local blues musician, and two of Luke's siblings are also musicians, with brother Jesse a former member of The Sleepy Jackson (and currently performing with father Rick in The Hot Biscuit Band), and sister Katy, who fronts another Perth rock band, Little Birdy. While a series of acclaimed EPs brought The Sleepy Jackson to a broader musical attention of Australia, it was the release of their 2003 album '' Lovers'' and 2006 second album ''Personality – One Was a Spider, One Was a Bird'' that directed significant international focus upon the band. History 1998–2002 : Formation and early EP The Sleepy Jackson formed in 1998 with the original lineup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Long Take
In filmmaking, a long take (also called a continuous take or continuous shot) is a shot with a duration much longer than the conventional editing pace either of the film itself or of films in general. Significant camera movement and elaborate blocking are often elements in long takes, but not necessarily so. The term "long take" should not be confused with the term "long shot", which refers to the distance between the camera and its subject and not to the temporal length of the shot itself. The length of a long take was originally limited to how much film the magazine of a motion picture camera could hold, but the advent of digital video has considerably lengthened the maximum potential length of a take. Early examples When filming ''Rope'' (1948), Alfred Hitchcock intended for the film to have the effect of one long continuous take, but the camera magazines available could hold not more than 1000 feet of 35 mm film. As a result, each take used up to a whole roll of film and lasts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Age
''The Age'' is a daily newspaper in Melbourne, Australia, that has been published since 1854. Owned and published by Nine Entertainment, ''The Age'' primarily serves Victoria (Australia), Victoria, but copies also sell in Tasmania, the Australian Capital Territory and border regions of South Australia and southern New South Wales. It is delivered both in print and digital formats. The newspaper shares some articles with its sister newspaper ''The Sydney Morning Herald''. ''The Age'' is considered a newspaper of record for Australia, and has variously been known for its investigative reporting, with its journalists having won dozens of Walkley Awards, Australia's most prestigious journalism prize. , ''The Age'' had a monthly readership of 5.321 million. History Foundation ''The Age'' was founded by three Melbourne businessmen: brothers John and Henry Cooke (who had arrived from New Zealand in the 1840s) and Walter Powell. The first edition appeared on 17 October 1854. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Così
''Così'' is a play by Australian playwright Louis Nowra which was first performed in 1992 at the Belvoir St Theatre in Sydney, Australia. Set in a Melbourne mental hospital in 1971, ''Così'' is semi-autobiographical, and is the sequel to his previous semi-autobiographical play, ''Summer of the Aliens''. The play was adapted into the 1996 in film, 1996 film ''Cosi (film), Cosi''. Plot summary Set several years after the events of ''Summer of the Aliens'', Lewis is now in a strained relationship with a bossy woman named Lucy, and in a friendship with political extremist, Nick. Lewis is always desperate for work as he states "I need the money". The venue is a theatre that smells of "burnt wood and mould", the cast are patients with very diverse needs, and the play is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Mozart's ''Così fan tutte''. Through working with the patients, Lewis eventually discovers a new side of himself which allows him to become emotionally involved and to value love, while anti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muriel's Wedding
''Muriel's Wedding'' is a 1994 Australian comedy-drama film written and directed by P.J. Hogan. The film, which stars Toni Collette, Rachel Griffiths, Jeanie Drynan, Sophie Lee, and Bill Hunter, focuses on the socially awkward Muriel whose ambition is to have a glamorous wedding and improve her personal life by moving from her dead-end hometown, the fictional Porpoise Spit, to Sydney. The film premiered at the 1994 Toronto International Film Festival and was released in Australia on 29 September 1994. It received positive reviews and earned multiple award nominations, including a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy (Collette). Plot Muriel Heslop, a socially awkward young woman, is the target of ridicule by her shallow and egotistical friends, Tania, Cheryl, Janine, and Nicole. She spends her time listening to ABBA songs and perpetually daydreams of a glamorous wedding to get her out of the dead-end beach town of Porpoise Spi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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