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Kadaicha
''Kadaicha'' (also known as ''Stones of Death'') is a 1988 Australian horror film directed by James Bogle who called it "just very commercial stuff"."Interview with James Bogle", ''Signet'', 7 October 1998 accessed 17 November 2012 It was the last of four low-budget films made by producers and David Hannay for the video market.David Stratton, ''The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry'', Pan MacMillan, 1990 p295-296 It was shot in Sydney.Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p95 ...
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Steve Dodd
Steve Dodd (1 June 1928 – 10 November 2014) was an Indigenous Australian actor, notable for playing indigenous characters across seven decades of Australian film. After beginning his working life as a stockman and rodeo rider, Dodd was given his first film roles by prominent Australian actor Chips Rafferty. His career was interrupted by six years in the Australian Army during the Korean War, and limited by typecasting. Dodd performed in several major Australian movies, including ''Gallipoli'' and ''The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith'', in which he played Tabidgi, the murdering uncle of the lead character. He also held minor parts in Australia-based international film productions including ''The Coca-Cola Kid'', ''Quigley Down Under'' and ''The Matrix''. He likewise appeared in minor roles in early Australian television series, such as ''Homicide'' and '' Rush'', as well as later series including ''The Flying Doctors''. In 2013, Dodd was honoured with the Jimmy Little Lifetim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Bogle
James Bogle (born 1959) is an Australian director and writer of films and TV."Interview with James Bogle", ''Signis'', 7 October 1998 accessed 17 November 2012 Select Credits *'' Kadaicha'' (1988) *'''' (1992) *'' In the Winter Dark'' (1998) *'' |
Zoe Carides
Zoe Carides (born 19 February 1962) is an Australian actress of film and television, who is best known for her roles in '' Death in Brunswick'' as Sophie, ''G. P.'' as Dr. Sonia Kapek and ''Grass Roots'' as Liz Murray. Family Carides was born in London, UK. She has a daughter. Her sister is actress Gia Carides who also appeared in ''Police Rescue''. Her brother-in-law was actor Anthony LaPaglia. Acting roles Carides has made cameos in many successful Australian television shows, such as '' All Saints'', ''Acropolis Now'', ''White Collar Blue'', ''Crownies, Janet King, Rake'', and '' Top of the Lake: China Girl''. Carides appeared in the 1980s advertisement for the State Bank of Victoria where, as she sits in her bed with her partner, she turns and says "it's your money, Ralph". This saying became part of the Australian lexicon for many years with people quoting it when talking about any monetary issue. Carides' first major role was the 1991 film '' Death in Brunswick'' as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Oldfield
Eric Oldfield is an Australian actor, musician and former model, who remains best known for his role in the soap opera ''The Young Doctors'' as Dr. Ben Fielding. TV credits include: ''The Godfathers'', ''Airhawk'', ''Chopper Squad'', ''The Bluestone Boys'', ''Waterloo Station'', ''Possession'', ''Paradise Beach'', '' Water Rats'' and ''Murder Call ''Murder Call'' is an Australian television series, created by Hal McElroy for the Southern Star Entertainment and broadcast on the Nine Network between 1997 and 2000. The series was inspired by the ''Tessa Vance'' novels by Jennifer Rowe, bot ...''.Albert Moran and Chris Keating Filmography References External links * Australian male television actors Living people 1948 births Fellows of the American Physical Society {{Australia-tv-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Broadbridge
Thomas Frederick Broadbridge (born 1943) is a British-Australian film producer. Early life He grew up in Grantham in England. He attended the Central Technology and Sports College, Boys' Central School. His parents lived Grantham, and his sister Betty Allen lived on Manor Drive in Great Gonerby. ''Grantham Journal'' Friday 25 May 1984, page 5 Career He moved from Lincolnshire to run a pub in Gibraltar, then moved to Australia in 1973. Select Credits *''Crooked Mick'' (1979 TV series) *''Felicity (film), Felicity'' (1979 Film) *''Dead Man's Float'' (1979 Film) *''Cornflakes for Tea'' (1988 TV series) *''Blood Money (1980 film), Blood Money'' (1980) *''Smugglers Cove'' (1980) *''BMX Bandits (film), BMX Bandits'' (1983) *''Jenny Kissed Me (film) '' (1985) *''Contagion (1987 film), Contagion'' (1987) *''Coda (1987 film), Coda'' (1987) *''Kadaicha'' (1988) *''The 13th Floor (1988 film), The 13th Floor'' (1988) *''Out of the Body'' (1988 film) *''To Make a Killing'' (1988 Film) *''Nev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Innocent Prey
''Innocent Prey'' is an Australian erotic thriller film which was shot in 1984 but was released in 1991.David Stratton, ''The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry'', Pan MacMillan, 1990 p290 Plot Cathy Willis arrives home in Dallas to find her husband, Joe, has just murdered a hooker and is arrested and committed to an insane asylum. After he escapes, Cathy flees to Australia and lives with her friend Gwen. Unfortunately, Cathy's safety is at stake since Gwen's landlord spies on his residents through hidden surveillance cameras. Cast * P.J. Soles as Cathy Wills * Kit Taylor as Joe * Grigor Taylor as Rick * John Warnock as Phillip * Susan Stenmark as Gwen * Richard Morgan as Ted * Martin Balsam as Sheriff Virgil Baker * Debi Sue Voorhees as a hooker Production The film was shot in Sydney and Dallas under the title of ''Voyeur''. It was the lasst credit for prolific Australian writer Ron McLean. References External links * ''Innocent Prey''at Oz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen F
Stephen or Steven is a common English given name, first name. It is particularly significant to Christianity, Christians, as it belonged to Saint Stephen ( grc-gre, Στέφανος ), an early disciple and deacon who, according to the Book of Acts, was stoned to death; he is widely regarded as the first martyr (or "protomartyr") of the Christian Church. In English, Stephen is most commonly pronounced as ' (). The name, in both the forms Stephen and Steven, is often shortened to Steve or Stevie (given name), Stevie. The spelling as Stephen can also be pronounced which is from the Greek original version, Stephanos. In English, the female version of the name is Stephanie. Many surnames are derived from the first name, including Template:Stephen-surname, Stephens, Stevens, Stephenson, and Stevenson, all of which mean "Stephen's (son)". In modern times the name has sometimes been given with intentionally non-standard spelling, such as Stevan or Stevon. A common variant of the name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Horror 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'', 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) * * * Austrian (other) Austrian may refer to: * Austrians, someone from Austria or of Austrian descent ** Someone who is considered an Austrian citizen, see Austrian nationality law * Austrian German dialect * Someth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1988 Direct-to-video Films
File:1988 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The oil platform Piper Alpha explodes and collapses in the North Sea, killing 165 workers; The USS Vincennes (CG-49) mistakenly shoots down Iran Air Flight 655; Australia celebrates its Australian Bicentenary, Bicentennial on January 26; The 1988 Summer Olympics are held in Seoul, South Korea; Soviet Union, Soviet troops begin their Soviet-Afghan War, withdrawal from Afghanistan, which is completed the 1989, next year; The 1988 Armenian earthquake kills between 25,000-50,000 people; The 8888 Uprising in Myanmar, led by students, protests the Burma Socialist Programme Party; A bomb explodes on Pan Am Flight 103, causing the plane to crash down on the town of Lockerbie, Scotland- the event kills 270 people., 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 Piper Alpha rect 200 0 400 200 Iran Air Flight 655 rect 400 0 600 200 Australian Bicentenary rect 0 200 300 400 Pan Am Flight 103 rect 300 200 600 400 1988 Summer Olympics rect 0 400 200 600 8888 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films About Aboriginal Australians
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1988 Horror Films
File:1988 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The oil platform Piper Alpha explodes and collapses in the North Sea, killing 165 workers; The USS Vincennes (CG-49) mistakenly shoots down Iran Air Flight 655; Australia celebrates its Australian Bicentenary, Bicentennial on January 26; The 1988 Summer Olympics are held in Seoul, South Korea; Soviet Union, Soviet troops begin their Soviet-Afghan War, withdrawal from Afghanistan, which is completed the 1989, next year; The 1988 Armenian earthquake kills between 25,000-50,000 people; The 8888 Uprising in Myanmar, led by students, protests the Burma Socialist Programme Party; A bomb explodes on Pan Am Flight 103, causing the plane to crash down on the town of Lockerbie, Scotland- the event kills 270 people., 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 Piper Alpha rect 200 0 400 200 Iran Air Flight 655 rect 400 0 600 200 Australian Bicentenary rect 0 200 300 400 Pan Am Flight 103 rect 300 200 600 400 1988 Summer Olympics rect 0 400 200 600 8888 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1988 Films
The following is an overview of events in 1988 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths. Highest-grossing films The top 10 films released in 1988 by worldwide gross are as follows: Events * May 25 – '' Rambo III'' was released as the most expensive film ever made with a production budget between $58 and $63 million. The film failed to match the box office earnings from '' Rambo: First Blood Part II'' (1985). * July 15 – ''Die Hard'' defies low commercial expectations to gross $141.5 million worldwide. Hailed as an influential landmark in the action film genre, it influenced a common formula for many '90s action films, featuring a lone everyman against a colorful terrorist character who's usually holding hostages in an isolated setting. Such films and their sequels are often referred to as "''Die Hard'' on a _____": '' Under Siege'' (battleship), ''Cliffhanger'' (mountain), ''Speed'' (bus), ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
