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Imogen Annesley
Imogen Annesley (born 28 May 1970) is an Australian actress and director who is perhaps best known for her performances in the films ''Playing Beatie Bow'', '' Howling III: The Marsupials'' and ''Queen of the Damned''. Annesley made her feature film debut as a teenager, with the leading role of Abigail Kirk in the 1986 Australian film ''Playing Beatie Bow''. A time travel drama based on the novel by Ruth Park and directed by Donald Crombie, it was a failure at the box-office despite a number of positive reviews of the film and Annesley's performance. The film proved more popular on video release. at Oz Movies- Accessed 2016-1-5Greg Kerr, "Playing Beatie Bow", ''Australian Film 1978–1992'', Oxford Uni Press, 1993 p203 Her television credits include: ''Families'', '' Water Rats'', ''Farscape'', '' Above the Law'', '' Blue Water High'' and ''East of Everything''. Annesley is also the lady with the child in the Jimmy Barnes 1987 Australian music video, ''I'm Still On Your Side'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Future Past (film)
''Future Past'' is a 1987 Australian science-fiction film.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p65 It is one of the "Tomorrow's News" series of telemovies made in Australia in the late 1980s by CineFunds Limited, others including ''Outback Vampires'', '' I've Come About the Suicide'', ''Computer Ghosts'', and '' Hard Knuckle''. accessed 29 June 2013 Plot Harlan is a computer whiz kid who works in a video store. He comes into contact with a group from the future, including his own self.Cast *Nicholas Ryan as Harlan * as Simone *[...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] |
The Outsider (2002 Film)
''The Outsider'' is a 2002 Western television film starring Tim Daly and Naomi Watts. The film is based on Penelope Williamson's novel. It was first aired on Showtime (TV network), Showtime on November 10, 2002. Plot summary ''The Outsider'' takes place in Montana in the late 19th century. At the beginning of the movie, Ben Yoder (Brett Tucker) is preparing to leave his house on a rainy day. His young son, Benjo (Thomas Curtis (actor), Thomas Curtis) wants to go with him, but Ben tells him to stay home, "to protect your mother"—his wife, Rebecca (Naomi Watts). As Yoder is pulling a rescued sheep from the river, he happens upon two men cutting a fence where the rest of the flock are stabled, henchmen of ruthless cattle baron Fergus Hunter (John Noble). An argument ensues between Yoder and the henchmen about whether or not the land is "open range" or "legally homesteaded". Using the rope still tied around his waist from rescuing the stray sheep, Yoder winds up being dragged sever ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen Of The Damned
''Queen of the Damned'' is a 2002 vampire film directed by Michael Rymer, loosely based on the third novel of Anne Rice's ''The Vampire Chronicles'' series, ''The Queen of the Damned'' (1988), although the film contains many plot elements from the novel's predecessor ''The Vampire Lestat''. A stand-alone sequel to ''Interview with the Vampire'' (1994), the film stars Stuart Townsend, Aaliyah in her final film role, Marguerite Moreau, Vincent Pérez and Lena Olin. Townsend and Matthew Newton replaced Tom Cruise and Antonio Banderas in the roles Lestat and Armand respectively. The film is dedicated to Aaliyah, who died in a plane crash on August 25, 2001, after she had shot all her scenes. Released on February 22, 2002, in North America and on April 4, 2002, in Australia, it received generally negative reviews from critics and did not perform well at the box office. Plot The vampire Lestat is awakened from decades of slumber by the sound of a hard rock band, and proceeds to ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tales Of The South Seas
''Tales of the South Seas'' is a 1998 Australian TV series at Australian Television loosely based on 's 1912 novel '' A Son of the Sun''. Plot Set at the turn of the 20th century, ''Tales of the South Seas'' follows David Grief, captain of ''The Rattler'', and his Polynesian friend and partner, Mauriri Lepau, on their adventures in the Pacific South Sea Islands. After helping to prove her innocence after she was falsely accused of murder, they are often joined by Isabelle Reed, a stable owner on the island. Main Cast< ...
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Pizza (TV Series)
''Pizza/Fat Pizza'' (titled ''Fat Pizza: Back In Business'' from season six onwards) is an Australian comedy television series created by Paul Fenech. The series premiered on SBS on 24 April 2000 where it aired for its first five seasons between 2000 and 2007 before moving to 7mate for its sixth and seventh seasons, in 2019 and 2021, respectively. The series has a spin-off feature length Film, movie, ''Fat Pizza'', released in 2003, and a best-of highlights video and DVD that featured previously unreleased footage and a Schoolies week, schoolies exposé, released in 2004. In addition to this, a theatre show entitled "Fat Pizza", starring several characters from the show, toured the Australian east coast. In 2014, the storyline of the series was combined with that of ''Housos'' to create the motion picture ''Fat Pizza vs. Housos''. The film was shown in Australian cinemas from 27 November 2014. Through some ironic and self-conscious references, ''Pizza'' involves themes of ethn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dingles Down Under
''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] |
The Nostradamus Kid
''The Nostradamus Kid'' is a 1992 Australian feature film written and directed by Bob Ellis. The film is about the religious and sexual coming of age of a 1950s and 1960s Seventh-day Adventist boy. Ken Elkin (Noah Taylor) is a "randy young man" who is told that the world is about to end. In a race against time, there's only one goal he wants to accomplish—bedding the love of his life, who just happens to be the local pastor's daughter. It was nominated for two AFI Awards: Best Screenplay, Original & Best Achievement in Costume Design. Production The project had been around for a number of years since David Puttnam suggested Bob Ellis turn his upbringing into a film and hired him to write it in 1979. Ellis: It was quite an amazing experience, written against his impatience in 11 days in a shed that I rented two houses up, written out of memory and written with a great deal of anguish because I realised what a fool I'd been all my life and I was continuing to be the same ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garbo (film)
''Garbo'' is a 1992 Australian comedy film directed by Ron Cobb. It was written by the Australian comedians Neill Gladwin and Steve Kearney with Patrick Cook from a story by Hugh Rule. Max Cullen, Moya O'Sullivan and Imogen Annesley also star. Filmed in Melbourne, the story focuses on two Australian garbagemen (''garbos'' in Australian slang) who have to compete with a new corporate outfit which also has ambitions to redevelop parts of the suburb in which they work. The film's engagement with the simpler pleasures of community life reflects the work of Jacques Tati, who both Gladwin and Kearney admired. Cast * Steve Kearney as Steve * Neill Gladwyn as Neill *Max Cullen as Wal *Moya O'Sullivan as Freda *Imogen Annesley as Jane *Gerard Kennedy as Trevor *Tommy Dysart as Bagpipes *Max Fairchild as Big Feral *Roderick Williams as Pope *David Glazebrook as Fragile *Earl Francis as Control Tower Garbo *Ray Chubb as Garbo Foreman *Simon Chilvers as Detective Music The Celtic pun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flair (miniseries)
''Flair'' is a 1990 Australian miniseries about an American designer who wants to break into the Australian fashion industry.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p195 Two part mini-series in which Tessa Clarke (US actress Heather Thomas), a fashion designer, returns home to Australia from America intent on becoming a major player in the Australian fashion industry. Her success leads to bitter jealousy amongst her rivals and she also has problems when a one-time employee. Pamela Winter-Smith, manages to win a court case claiming back her designs. Cast * Heather Thomas - Tessa Clarke * Andrew Clarke - Phillip Harmon * James Healey - Chris Drake * Rowena Wallace - Pamela Winter-Smith * Joseph Bottoms - Matt Lee * Charles Tingwell - Bert Clarke * Imogen Annesley - Sally Clarke * David Reyne - Mark Tupper * Elaine Smith - Megan * Briony Behets - Samantha Harmon * Khym Lam - Mira Episodes Home media ''Flair'' has yet to be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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