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Spotswood (film)
''Spotswood'' (1:31, also known as ''The Efficiency Expert'' 1:29, in the United States) is a 1991 Australian business comedy-drama film directed by Mark Joffe. The film stars Anthony Hopkins, with a supporting cast of Ben Mendelsohn, Alwyn Kurts, Bruno Lawrence, Angela Punch McGregor, Daniel Wyllie,Toni Collette and Russell Crowe. Plot In late 1960s Melbourne, Errol Wallace (Anthony Hopkins) is a financial business consultant whom we meet in the course of his being hired by the board of Durmack, an automotive component manufacturer, where he assesses a large work force redundancy and recommends major layoffs. Balls, a moccasin factory located in the Melbourne suburb of Spotswood, is his next client. Mr. Ball ( Alwyn Kurts), the owner of the company, is affable and treats his employees benevolently. Wallace on a factory tour finds the conditions wanting with shabbiness, old machinery and the workers lackadaisical. A young worker at Balls, Carey (Ben Mendelsohn), who is findi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Joffe
Mark Joffe (born 1956) is an Australian film and television director. He has directed feature films, telemovies, and drama series. Joffe "learned his trade at Crawford Productions", working on ''Carson's Law'', ''Special Squad (1984), Special Squad'' and ''Neighbours''. His first major directing job was the first episode of ''The Great Bookie Robbery'' (1986). He agreed to direct the Irish-American film ''The Matchmaker (1997 film), The Matchmaker'' after gaining approval to have the script rewritten by Irish writer Graham Linehan, one of the writers of ''Father Ted''. Awards In 1987 Joffe won the Australian Film Institute award for Australian Film Institute Award for Best Direction in Television, Best Direction in Television for ''The Great Bookie Robbery''. In 1991 he won the Peace Prize at the Chicago International Children's Film Festival - Awards for Mark ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Offshoot Films
Offshoot Films is a Suffolk-based digital media company. Formed in 2006, the company provided film editing facilities for such Australian films as ''The Last Days of Chez Nous'' and '' Spotswood''. The company also provided video productions for high schools such as Ipswich High School and Whitton School. One such production, made by students at Sudbury Upper School and Great Cornard Upper School Thomas Gainsborough School, formerly Great Cornard Upper School, is a secondary school and sixth form in the village of Great Cornard, part of the town of Sudbury in the English county of Suffolk that educates approximately 1,400 pupils. It was ..., was a commercial urging high school students to make the choice of post-secondary education or training that best suits them. Offshoot has partnered with primary schools as well to found a project which allows students from the ages of five to eleven create their own films and take them home on DVDs. In June 2009, Offshoot presented a wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 Films
The year 1991 in film involved some significant events. Important films released this year included '' The Silence of the Lambs'', ''Beauty and the Beast'', ''Thelma & Louise'', ''JFK'' and '' Terminator 2: Judgment Day''. Highest-grossing films The top 10 films released in 1991 by worldwide gross are as follows: Events *February 14 – '' The Silence of the Lambs'' is released and becomes only the third film after ''It Happened One Night'' (1934) and '' One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'' (1975) to win the top five categories at the Academy Awards: Best Picture; Best Director ( Jonathan Demme); Best Actor (Anthony Hopkins); Best Actress (Jodie Foster); and Best Adapted Screenplay (Ted Tally). It is also the first, and to date only, Best Picture winner widely considered to be a horror film. * July 3 – '' Terminator 2: Judgment Day'' became one of the landmarks for science fiction action films with its groundbreaking visual effects from Industrial Light & Magic. *August 7 - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russell Crowe Filmography
Russell Crowe is a New Zealand actor, filmmaker, musician and singer. He gained international attention for his role as Roman General Maximus Decimus Meridius in the 2000 epic historical film '' Gladiator'', for which he won an Academy Award for Best Actor. Crowe's other performances include tobacco firm whistle-blower Jeffrey Wigand in the drama film '' The Insider'' (1999) and mathematician John Forbes Nash Jr. in the biopic '' A Beautiful Mind'' (2001). He has also starred in films ''Romper Stomper'' with Daniel Pollock (1992), '' The Quick and the Dead'' with Sharon Stone (1995), '' L.A. Confidential'' with Guy Pearce (1997), '' Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World'' with Paul Bettany (2003), '' Cinderella Man'' with Renée Zellweger (2005), '' 3:10 to Yuma'' with Christian Bale (2007), '' American Gangster'' with Denzel Washington (2007), '' State of Play'' with Ben Affleck (2009), and ''Robin Hood'' with Cate Blanchett (2010). Crowe later starred in the 2012 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinema Of Australia
The cinema of Australia had its beginnings with the 1906 production of ''The Story of the Kelly Gang'', arguably the world's first feature film. Since then, Australian crews have produced many films, a number of which have received international recognition. Many actors and filmmakers with international reputations started their careers in Australian films, and many of these have established lucrative careers in larger film-producing centres such as the United States. Commercially successful Australian films include: ''Crocodile Dundee'', George Miller's '' Mad Max: Fury Road'', Baz Luhrmann's ''Moulin Rouge!'', and Chris Noonan's ''Babe''. Award-winning productions include ''Picnic at Hanging Rock'', ''Gallipoli'', ''The Tracker'', ''Shine'' and ''Ten Canoes''. Australian actors of renown include Errol Flynn, Peter Finch, Rod Taylor, Paul Hogan, Jack Thompson, Bryan Brown, Judy Davis, Jacki Weaver, Geoffrey Rush, Hugo Weaving, Eric Bana, Guy Pearce, Hugh Jackman, Cat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russell James Fairweather
Russell may refer to: People * Russell (given name) * Russell (surname) * Lady Russell (other) * Lord Russell (other) Places Australia *Russell, Australian Capital Territory *Russell Island, Queensland (other) **Russell Island (Moreton Bay) **Russell Island (Frankland Islands) *Russell Falls, Tasmania *A former name of Westerway, Tasmania Canada *Russell, Ontario, a township in Ontario *Russell, Ontario (community), a town in the township mentioned above. *Russell, Manitoba *Russell Island (Nunavut) New Zealand *Russell, New Zealand, formerly Kororareka *Okiato or Old Russell, the first capital of New Zealand Solomon Islands *Russell Islands United States *Russell, Arkansas *Russell City, California, formerly Russell *Russell, Colorado *Russell, Georgia *Russell, Illinois *Russell, Iowa *Russell, Kansas *Russell, Kentucky, in Greenup County *Russell, Louisville, Kentucky *Russell, Massachusetts, a New England town **Russell (CDP), Massachusetts, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lesley Baker
Lesley Baker (born 20 January 1944) is an Australian actress, singer, dancer and comedian. She was well known for her early appearances on In Melbourne Tonight with Graham Kennedy. After which she went on to play several roles for Crawford Productions series. She is best known for her roles as hulking husband basher Monica Ferguson in early episodes of ''Prisoner'', she returned to that series playing a different character of "Tinker" Bell Peters She has played the itinerant role Angie Rebecchi since 1995 the mother of Toadie Rebecchi (Ryan Moloney Ryan Moloney (born 24 November 1979) is an Australian actor, known for his portrayal of the fictional character Jarrod "Toadfish" Rebecchi in the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'' since 1995. Career Moloney's first acting experience was with ...) in '' Neighbours''. Filmography References External links *Interview on ''Neighbours the Perfect Blend'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Baker, Lesley 1944 births Australian female dance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toni Lamond
Patricia Lamond Lawman AM (born 29 March 1932), professionally known as Toni Lamond, is an Australian vaudevillian, cabaret performer, singer, actress, dancer, and comedian. She has had a successful career spanning some 80 years, both locally and internationally, including in the United Kingdom and United States She was given the nickname of "Lolly-Legs Lamond" by actor Noel Ferrier, after being voted as having the second-best pair of legs in television while appearing on TV show ''In Melbourne Tonight''. Lamond started her career as a variety entertainer at only ten and was the first woman in the world to host a midday show. The second was her younger half-sister Helen Reddy. She appeared in the series ''Number 96'' as Karen Winters in a controversial "Black Mass" storyline Alongside contemporaries Jill Perryman and Nancye Hayes, she has been called one of the three grand dames of Australian musical theatre, and in her prime a talent that could rival Doris Day Biography E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Truman
Jeffrey Maxwell Truman (4 November 1957 – 2 December 2014) was an Australian film and television screenwriter and actor. Career A member of the Australian Writer Guild for over 30 years, Truman's television credits include ''Rescue: Special Ops'', ''City Homicide'', ''Packed to the Rafters'', ''The Strip (Australian TV series), The Strip'', ''Sea Patrol'', ''Last Man Standing (Australian TV series), Last Man Standing'', ''The Alice (TV series), The Alice'', ''Stingers (TV series), Stingers'' (nominated for an AWGIE Award for episode 118), ''McLeod's Daughters'', ''Neighbours'' (for which he wrote 148 episodes, and was also nominated for an AWGIE Award for episode 4155), ''Home and Away'', ''E Street (television show), E Street'', ''A Country Practice'', ''Fat Tony & Co.'', ''Winter (TV series), Winter'', and ''The Doctor Blake Mysteries''. He also wrote for ''Underbelly: Razor'' (nominated for an AWGIE award in 2012), ''Underbelly: Badness'', and ''Underbelly: Squizzy''. In t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Flaus
John Flaus (born 1934) is an Australian broadcaster and actor. Filmography *'' Rake'' (2014) *''Tracks'' (2013) *''Jack Irish'' (2012-2021) - 3 films and 15 episodes as Wilbur *''Pinion'' (2010) *''I Love You Too'' (2010) *''Mary and Max'' (2009) *'' Harvie Krumpet'' (2003) *'' Crackerjack'' (2002) *''The Dish'' (2001) *'' The Castle'' (1997) *''Lilian's Story'' (1996) *''The Nun and the Bandit'' (1992) *''Bloodlust'' (1992) *'' See Jack Run'' (1992) *'' Spotswood'' (1992) *''In Too Deep'' (1990) *''Jigsaw'' (1990) *''Nirvana Street Murder'' (1990) *''Warm Nights on a Slow Moving Train'' (1989) *'' Grievous Bodily Harm'' (1988) *'' Devil's Hill'' (telefilm) (1988) *''Ghosts of the Civil Dead'' (1988) *''Hungry Heart'' (1987) *''Feathers'' (1987) *''Traps'' (1986) *''My Country'' (1986) *''Bootleg'' (1985) *'' Strikebound'' (1984) *''The Plains of Heaven'' (1982) *''Wronsky'' (1980) *''Blood Money'' (1980) *'' Palm Beach'' (1979) *''Newsfront'' (1978) *''The Love Lette ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rebecca Rigg
Rebecca Rigg is an Australian actress. She is known for her roles in television and film. She started out as a child actor in ''Fatty Finn'' (1980), before also being featured in the films ''Hunting'' (1991), ''Spotswood'' (1992) and ''Ellie Parker'' (2005). Early life and career Rebecca Rigg was born in Sydney, New South Wales. Her Australian television appearances include the television series ''Rafferty's Rules'' (in which she appeared as the daughter of the Magistrate, Michael Rafferty); and the ABC television movies ''Joh's Jury'', '' Come In Spinner'', and ''Naked''. As well as a starring role in the Australian comedy television series ''Willing and Abel'' (in which she appeared as "Angela Reddy"). As a young girl she was also in the Australian film ''Fortress'', which was about the kidnapping of a teacher (played by Rachel Ward) and a small class of students. She appeared in the television miniseries '' Emma: Queen of the South Seas''. She has made guest appearanc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comedy-drama
Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple comic relief seen in a typical hour-long legal or medical drama, but exhibit far fewer jokes-per-minute as in a typical half-hour sitcom. In the United States Examples from United States television include: ''M*A*S*H'', ''Moonlighting'', ''The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd'', '' Northern Exposure'', '' Ally McBeal'', ''Sex and the City'', '' Desperate Housewives'' and '' Scrubs''. The term "dramedy" was coined to describe the late 1980s wave of shows, including ''The Wonder Years'', ''Hooperman'', ''Doogie Howser, M.D.'' and ''Frank's Place''. See also *List of comedy drama television series *Black comedy *Dramatic structure * Melodrama *Seriousness *Tragicomedy *Psychological drama References Comedy drama Drama Drama is the specific mode of fiction ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
