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Nicholas Hope
Nicholas Hope (born 25 December 1958) is a British-born Australian actor. Born in Manchester, England, Hope's family emigrated to the steel and ship building town of Whyalla, South Australia, where he was educated by the Christian Brothers. He played the lead role in ''Bad Boy Bubby'' (1993), for which he won the Australian Film Institute Best Actor in a Leading Role award in 1994. He continues to work in film, theatre and television in Australia and Europe. He lives in Sydney, Australia. He also appeared in The School in 2018 and Moon Rock For Monday directed by Kurt Martin and produced by Jim Robison in 2021. In 2004, he published a memoir called ''Brushing the Tip of Fame'', and in 2006 produced a monologue "The Colour of Panic", which played in Sydney (The Studio, Sydney Opera House) and Oslo (Det Åpne Teater). A portrait of Hope appears in the National Portrait Gallery. Partial filmography * ''Confessor Caressor'' (1989) * ''Bad Boy Bubby'' (1993) – Bubby * ''Ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manchester
Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The two cities and the surrounding towns form one of the United Kingdom's most populous conurbations, the Greater Manchester Built-up Area, which has a population of 2.87 million. The history of Manchester began with the civilian settlement associated with the Roman fort ('' castra'') of ''Mamucium'' or ''Mancunium'', established in about AD 79 on a sandstone bluff near the confluence of the rivers Medlock and Irwell. Historically part of Lancashire, areas of Cheshire south of the River Mersey were incorporated into Manchester in the 20th century, including Wythenshawe in 1931. Throughout the Middle Ages Manchester remained a manorial township, but began to expand "at an astonishing rate" around the turn of the 19th century. Manchest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hunt For The Blood Orchid
''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 archai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Limbo (2023 Film)
''Limbo'' is a 2023 Australian independent mystery-crime film directed by Ivan Sen and starring Simon Baker, Rob Collins, Natasha Wanganeen and Nicholas Hope. The film had its world premiere in competition at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival, on 23 February 2023, where it competed for Golden Bear. Synopsis In a small Australian outback town Travis Hurley, a detective, comes to investigate a 20-year-old unsolved homicide of an Aboriginal woman. Travis discovers a collection of unpleasant truths, highlighting the intricacies of loss and injustice faced by Aboriginal Australians. Cast * Simon Baker as Travis Hurley * Rob Collins as Charlie * Natasha Wanganeen as Emma * Nicholas Hope as Joseph * Mark Coe as Zac * Joshua Warrior as Oscar * Alexis Lennon as Jessie Production ''Limbo'' was produced by Bunya Productions and Windalong Films, with the support of Screen Queensland, South Australian Film Corporation, and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Picnic At Hanging Rock (TV Series)
''Picnic at Hanging Rock'' is an Australian mystery romantic drama television series that premiered on Foxtel's Showcase on 6 May 2018. The series was adapted from Joan Lindsay's 1967 novel of the same name about a group of schoolgirls who, while on an outing to Hanging Rock, mysteriously disappear. The score won the Screen Music Award for Best Music for a Television Series Plot Hester Appleyard purchases an isolated mansion out in the Australian bush to transform into a school for young ladies - a few months later, Appleyard College is a success. On Valentine's Day, 1900, when students and staff go for a picnic to Hanging Rock, three of the school's star students and their governess mysteriously vanish. Their disappearance leaves a devastating impact on students, staff, their enigmatic and formidable headmistress and the township at large. Theories abound, secrets are exposed and hysteria sets in, until eventually, the lives of the characters unravel. Cast and characters * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cleverman (TV Series)
''Cleverman'' is an Australian television drama program based on an original concept by Ryan Griffen. The series premiered on 1 June 2016 on SundanceTV in the United States and 2 June (other side of International Date Line) on ABC in Australia. The six-part drama series reimagines several stories of the Aboriginal Dreamtime in a modern, superheroic context, and reflects on racism, asylum seekers and border protection. Its central story revolves around two estranged Gumbaynggirr brothers who are forced together to fight for their own survival when one of them is passed the mantle of the "Cleverman". Creatures from the Dreaming also feature in the series' real world dystopian landscape. The series was renewed for a second season on 2 June 2016, set six months later, having received 450,000 in funding from Screen NSW. The second season aired another 6 episodes in 2017, concluding the series with a total of 12 episodes. Cleverman The Cleverman is an important figure in many Austral ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ash Vs Evil Dead
Ash or ashes are the solid remnants of fires. Specifically, ''ash'' refers to all non-aqueous, non-gaseous residues that remain after something burns. In analytical chemistry, to analyse the mineral and metal content of chemical samples, ash is the non-gaseous, non-liquid residue after complete combustion. Ashes as the end product of incomplete combustion are mostly mineral, but usually still contain an amount of combustible organic or other oxidizable residues. The best-known type of ash is wood ash, as a product of wood combustion in campfires, fireplaces, etc. The darker the wood ashes, the higher the content of remaining charcoal from incomplete combustion. The ashes are of different types. Some ashes contain natural compounds that make soil fertile. Others have chemical compounds that can be toxic but may break up in soil from chemical changes and microorganism activity. Like soap, ash is also a disinfecting agent (alkaline). The World Health Organization recommends as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Truth (2015 Film)
''Truth'' is a 2015 American historical political drama film written and directed by James Vanderbilt in his directorial debut. It is based on American television news producer Mary Mapes's memoir ''Truth and Duty: The Press, the President and the Privilege of Power''. The film focuses on the Killian documents controversy and the resulting last days of news anchor Dan Rather and producer Mary Mapes at CBS News. It stars Cate Blanchett as Mapes and Robert Redford as Rather. ''Truth'' had its world premiere at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival. The film received a limited release in the United States on October 16, 2015, before being released nationwide on October 30, 2015, by Sony Pictures Classics. Plot In the months before the US 2004 presidential election, Mary Mapes (producer of the primetime news program ''60 Minutes Wednesday'') and her crew consisting of Mike Smith (Grace), Lucy Scott (Moss), and Colonel Roger Charles (Quaid) are seeking evidence to verify wheth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Daughter (2015 Film)
''The Daughter'' is a 2015 Australian drama film written and directed by Simon Stone, starring an ensemble cast led by Geoffrey Rush. The film was released in Australia on 17 March 2016 to generally favourable reviews. The film is a reworking of Henrik Ibsen's 1884 play, '' The Wild Duck''. Plot Christian Nielsen, a recovering alcoholic, returns home to Australia from the United States for the wedding of his father, Henry, to his much younger housekeeper, Anna. He finds out that Charlotte, Henry's previous housekeeper, and wife of his childhood friend, Oliver, had an affair with Henry, and that their teen-age daughter, Hedvig, is actually his half-sister. Christian's wife, who was supposed to also attend the wedding, instead dumps him by phone call. Christian, feeling miserable, begins drinking heavily again. At the wedding, hating Henry for how he treated his mother who committed suicide, Christian is compelled to tell Oliver about the affair. Oliver is devastated, and, aft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gallipoli (TV Series)
''Gallipoli'' is a seven-part Australian television drama miniseries that was telecast on the Nine Network from 9 February 2015, the 100th anniversary of the Gallipoli Campaign. It is adapted from the best-selling book ''Gallipoli'' by Les Carlyon, and produced by Endemol Australia. The seven-part series centres on 17-year-old Thomas "Tolly" Johnson ( Kodi Smit-McPhee), who lies about his age so he may enlist with his brother Bevan ( Harry Greenwood) and ends up fighting at Gallipoli in the campaign that helped create the ANZAC legend. The story depicts the ten-month campaign in Turkey, highlighting the landing on 25 April 1915 by ANZAC troops who go into battle on the Gallipoli Peninsula. Landing in the dark, Tolly, Bevan, and their fellow soldiers of Australia's 4th Battalion endeavor to establish a defensible foothold beneath the treacherous slopes of the peninsula. The series follows both the battle and its aftermath. The soldiers spend eight months learning combat s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Redd Inc
Redd is a Turkish rock band established in 1996 by tenor opera singer Doğan Duru and guitarist Berke Hatipoğlu under the name ''Ten''. They used to play at bars until they set up their own studio in 2004. Their first album, titled ''"50/50"'', produced by Levent Büyük, was published a year later by Stardium Müzik, already under the name ''Redd''. The first music video was shot for ''"Mutlu Olmak İçin"'' (To Be Happy). Their second studio album, ''"Kirli Suyunda Parıltılar"'' (Glitters on Dirty Water), came out in 2006 under the label Pasaj Müzik. Their song ''"Falan Filan"'' entered the MTV MTV (Originally an initialism of Music Television) is an American cable channel that launched on August 1, 1981. Based in New York City, it serves as the flagship property of the MTV Entertainment Group, part of Paramount Media Networks, a di ... World Music Charts at the 10th position. In 2007 the band produced their third album, ''"Plastik Çiçekler ve Böcek"'' (Plas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
3 Acts Of Murder
''3 Acts of Murder'' is a 2009 Australian television film directed by Rowan Woods. It is based on the true-life story of how author Arthur Upfield inadvertently inspired The Murchison Murders. The film starred Robert Menzies as Upfield and Luke Ford as Snowy Rowles. It also starred Emma Booth, Bille Brown and Anni Finsterer Anni Finsterer is an Australian actress. For her performance in ''3 Acts of Murder'' she won the 2009 Australian Film Institute Award for Best Guest or Supporting Actress in Television Drama. Career Finsterer has had significant roles in .... It screened on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation on 14 June 2009 at 8.30pm and again in September 2013, October 2014 and August 2015. References External links ''Three Acts of Murder''at IMDb Review at ''Sydney Morning Herald'' Australian films based on actual events Australian television films 2009 television films 2009 films Films set in Western Australia 2000s Australian films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William McMahon
Sir William McMahon (23 February 190831 March 1988) was an Australian politician who served as the 20th Prime Minister of Australia, in office from 1971 to 1972 as leader of the Liberal Party. He was a government minister for over 21 years, the longest continuous ministerial service in Australian history. McMahon was born and raised in Sydney, and worked as a commercial lawyer before entering politics. He served in the Australian Army during World War II, reaching the rank of major. After the war's end he returned to university to complete an economics degree. McMahon was elected to the House of Representatives at the 1949 federal election. Robert Menzies promoted him to the ministry in 1951 and added him to cabinet in 1956. He held several different portfolios in the Menzies Government, most notably as Minister for Labour and National Service from 1958 to 1966. In that capacity, he oversaw the reintroduction of conscription in 1964. In 1966, Menzies retired and was replac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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