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Molly (miniseries)
''Molly'' is a two-part Australian miniseries about music legend Molly Meldrum. Aired on the Seven Network, the first part premiered on 7 February 2016, with the second and final half screening on 14 February. It is based on Meldrum's biography, ''The Never, Um ... Ever Ending Story'', which was written with journalist Jeff Jenkins. Synopsis Framed by Ian "Molly" Meldrum's fall from a ladder outside his home during the 2011 Christmas season and his resulting coma, ''Molly'' flashes back and forth through the key events of Meldrum's life, from his small beginnings in Quambatook, through his rise to becoming one of the biggest names in Australian music. The central focus of the series is the invention, rise and eventual fall of the high-rating TV series ''Countdown'', and how it shaped Meldrum's life and legacy. The opportunities afforded to him as host of the groundbreaking new show, along with his accessible personality and passion for music saw him become an essential figure ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance: a play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a genre of poetry in general, the dramatic mode has been contrasted with the epic and the lyrical modes ever since Aristotle's '' Poetics'' (c. 335 BC)—the earliest work of dramatic theory. The term "drama" comes from a Greek word meaning "deed" or " act" (Classical Greek: , ''drâma''), which is derived from "I do" (Classical Greek: , ''dráō''). The two masks associated with drama represent the traditional generic division between comedy and tragedy. In English (as was the analogous case in many other European languages), the word ''play'' or ''game'' (translating the Anglo-Saxon ''pleġan'' or Latin ''ludus'') was the standard term for dramas until William Shakespeare's time—just as its creator was a ''play-maker'' rather than a ''dramatist'' and the building was a ''play-house'' r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacinta Stapleton
Jacinta Patrice Stapleton (born 6 June 1979) is an Australian actress. Known for her role as Amy Greenwood in the Australian television soap opera ''Neighbours'' from 1997 to 2000 and again from 2020 to 2022. Her most notable role was playing an undercover detective in the primetime network television series '' Stingers''. Her performance garnered an Australian Film Institute nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a Television Drama. She is the sister of '' Blindspot'' actor Sullivan Stapleton. Career Joining an acting agency at the age of six years old, along with her brother Sullivan Stapleton, she appeared in TV commercials, film and TV series. Jacinta studied drama, theatre and dance at Sandringham Secondary College before appearing in her first long running television series as Amy Greenwood in ''Neighbours'' from 1997 to 2000, making a cameo return in 2005 during the 20th anniversary of the series. In November 2020 it was announced that Stapleton would be reprising ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
JB Hi-Fi
JB Hi-Fi Limited is an Australian consumer electronics and home appliances retail company. It is publicly listed on the Australian Securities Exchange. Its headquarters are located in Southbank, Melbourne, Victoria. The company has 316 stores across both countries, including 197 JB Hi-Fi and JB Hi-Fi Home stores in Australia, 105 Good Guys stores in Australia and 14 JB Hi-Fi stores in New Zealand. History 1974–1999 JB Hi-Fi was established in the Melbourne suburb of Keilor East by John Barbuto (JB) in 1974. Barbuto sold the business in 1983 to Richard Bouris, David Rodd and Peter Caserta, who expanded JB Hi-Fi into a chain of ten stores in Melbourne and Sydney turning over $150 million by 2000, when they sold the majority of their holding to private equity. It was subsequently floated on the ASX in October 2003. 2000–2009 In July 2004, JB Hi-Fi bought 70% of the Clive Anthonys chain in Queensland. On 13 December 2006, JB Hi-Fi acquired the Hill and Stewart chain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ARIA Charts
The ARIA Charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling songs and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA became the official Australian music chart in June 1988, succeeding the Kent Music Report, which had been Australia's national music sales charts since 1974. History The ''Go-Set'' charts were Australia's first national singles and albums charts, published from 5 October 1966 until 24 August 1974. Succeeding ''Go-Set'', the Kent Music Report began issuing the national top 100 charts in Australia from May 1974. The compiler, David Kent, also published Australia's national charts from 1940 to 1974 in a retrospective fashion using state-based data. In mid-1983, the Australian Recording Industry Association commenced licensing the Kent Music Report chart. The first printed national top 50 chart available in record stores, branded the ''Countdown'' chart, was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
