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The Girl Who Came Late
''The Girl Who Came Late'' aka ''Daydream Believer'' is a 1991 Australian romantic comedy film starring Miranda Otto, Martin Kemp and Gia Carides; and directed by Kathy Mueller. Otto was nominated for an Australian Film Institute Award The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards, known as the AACTA Awards, are presented annually by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). The awards recognise excellence in the film and television industry ... for "Best Actress in a Lead Role". Plot The 'Girl' of the title is Nell Tiscowitz (Otto), a struggling actress with an affinity for horses. She meets wealthy rock music promoter and stable owner Digby Olsen (Kemp). Nell's best friend and flatmate, Wendy (Carides) provides dubious love-lorn advice. After Nell uses her 'telepathy' to help Digby tame horses they eventually fall in love. Production The film was one of five films financed by the FFC Film Fund in 1990. Otto was cast after over 200 girls a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Gannon (producer)
Bernard Norman Gannon (23 September 1952 – 4 January 2007), known as Ben Gannon, was an Australian film, television and Theatrical producer, stage producer. Early life and education Born Bernard Norman Gannon in Maffra in Victoria's Gippsland, his father was a land surveyor and farmer. After schooling at Melbourne's Xavier College Lanbury House, Gannon graduated from the then production course of the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney in 1970. He was known as Ben. Career After graduation, Gannon worked at the Queensland Theatre Company, before stage-managing the original Australian production of ''Jesus Christ Superstar'' for Harry M. Miller Attractions. This was followed by eight years in London, where Gannon was company manager of Hair (musical), ''Hair'' in the West End theatre, West End, and worked as a Talent agent, theatrical agent at the American Talent Agency, ICM, before forming his own talent agency, representing actors, writers, directors, and designers. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saturday Rosenberg
Saturday Llewellyn Rosenberg born Llewellyn Saturday Jobbins, also known as Saturday Brander (13 July 1952 – 13 August 1998) was an Australian comedian, writer and actress. Family Rosenberg was born in Eltham near Melbourne, but who grew up in Sydney, Australia. She is a third generation Australian film maker, whose family includes; grandfather, cinematographer George Malcolm; parents, advertising executives Harry & Joy Jobbins; and uncle, sound recordist Ken Malcolm. She is also one of five siblings, brothers Cobbitty Jobbins, Boak Jobbins, Camden Jobbins, and sister Sheridan Jobbins. She was married twice, firstly in Perth, Australia, to William Brander (m. 1977–1979, divorced) and later to Marc Rosenberg (m. 1986–1990, divorced) Career After completing high school at Ascham in Sydney, she moved to Perth, in Western Australia in the late 1970s where she studied Fine Arts at WAAPA and at the same time, started a catering business called Big Belly Bus with her fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miranda Otto
Miranda Otto (born 16 December 1967) is an Australian actress. She is the daughter of actors Barry and Lindsay Otto and the paternal half-sister of actress Gracie Otto. Otto began her acting career in 1986 at age 18 and appeared in a variety of independent and major studio films in Australia. She made her major film debut in '' Emma's War'', in which she played a teenager who moves to Australia's bush country during World War II."The Right Stage of Life" '' The Sydney Morning Herald''. 26 September 2005; retrieved 8 April 2007. After a decade of critically acclaimed roles in Australian films, Otto gained Hollywood's attention during the 1990s after appearing in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Kemp
Martin John Kemp (born 10 October 1961) is an English musician and actor, best known as the bassist in the new wave band Spandau Ballet and for his role as Steve Owen in ''EastEnders''. He is the younger brother of Gary Kemp, who is also a member of Spandau Ballet and an actor. In 2012, Kemp finished third in the tenth series of ''Celebrity Big Brother'', and in 2017 he appeared as a judge on the BBC series '' Let It Shine''. Early life Kemp was born to Frank and Eileen Kemp at their house in Islington, north London, and attended Rotherfield Junior School. From the age of 7 he attended the Anna Scher Theatre drama club with his brother Gary, and appeared in many TV shows, including '' Jackanory'', ''The Tomorrow People'' and ''Dixon of Dock Green''. In his last year with Anna Scher, he won a role in ''The Glittering Prizes'', appearing alongside Tom Conti and Nigel Havers. Kemp grew up in north London and attended Central Foundation Boys' School, Islington. Along with pi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gia Carides
Gia Carides (born 7 June 1964) is an Australian actress. She portrayed Liz Holt in ''Strictly Ballroom'', Susy Connor in ''Brilliant Lies'', and Cousin Nikki in ''My Big Fat Greek Wedding.'' Early life Carides was born in Sydney, Australia, to a Greek father and an English mother. Gia is sister to Zoe Carides, also an actress, and Danielle Carides, a singer songwriter. She began acting at the age of 12; her first film was the drama ''The Love Letters from Teralba Road.'' Career Early in her career, Carides starred as Helena Angelopolous on the Australian television series ''Police Rescue'', also receiving acclaim for her films ''Strictly Ballroom'' and ''Brilliant Lies'', with AFI Award nominations for each. She is also known for her roles as Robin Swallows (née Spitz) in '' Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me'' and as Cousin Nikki in ''My Big Fat Greek Wedding'', the sequel television show ''My Big Fat Greek Life'', and the sequel film ''My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2''. Car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Todd Hunter
Todd Stuart Hunter NOTE: Requires user to input song title, e.g. POLITICS (born 22 June 1951) is a New Zealand musician and composer known for his involvement in the band Dragon. Their best known songs are "April Sun in Cuba", "Are You Old Enough?", " Still in Love With You", and "Rain". Hunter also composed John Farnham's hit song " Age of Reason" with Johanna Pigott and music for film ''Daydream Believer'' (1991) and TV series ''Heartbreak High'' (1994–1999). On 1 July 2008 the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) recognised Dragon's iconic status when they were inducted into their Hall of Fame. Biography Dragon - 1970s Hunter (bass guitar, vocals) formed Dragon in 1972 with Graeme Collins (piano, vocals), Neil Storey (drums) and Ray Goodwin (guitar, keyboards, vocals); the group was soon joined by Hunter's younger brother Marc Hunter (vocals) and moved to Australia in 1975. The band toured Australasia, America and Europe and their songs from that time, "Apr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johanna Pigott
Johanna Paton Pigott (born ca. 1955) is an Australian musician, singer-songwriter and screenwriter. Her best known hit songs are Dragon's " Rain" which peaked at No. 2 on the Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart in 1983, Note: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988. and John Farnham's "Age of Reason". "Rain" was co-written with her partner, Dragon's Todd Hunter, and his younger brother, Marc Hunter. When "Age of Reason" reached the top of the charts in July 1988, Pigott became the first Australian woman to have written a No. 1 hit. It was co-written with Todd Hunter. Scripts by Pigott for TV include '' Sweet and Sour'' (created with Tim Gooding), '' Heartbreak High'' (for which she also co-wrote the theme music and other songs with Hunter) and '' Mortified'' (created by Angela Webber). Film scripts she has written include those for '' Broken English'' (co-written with Gregor Nicholas and James Salter) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Lesnie
Andrew Lesnie Australian Cinematographers Society, ACS American Society of Cinematographers, ASC (1 January 1956 – 27 April 2015) was an Australian cinematographer. He was best known as the cinematographer for The Lord of the Rings (film series), ''The Lord of the Rings'' trilogy (2001–2003) and its prequel The Hobbit (film series), ''The Hobbit'' trilogy (2012–2014), both directed by New Zealand director Peter Jackson. He received the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for his work on ''The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'' in 2002. Early life and career Lesnie was born in Sydney, New South Wales, on 1 January 1956, the son of Shirley (Lithgow) and Allan Lesnie, who worked for the family's company, butcher suppliers Harry Lesnie Pty Ltd. He was educated at Sydney Grammar School. Andrew was well liked and popular at school. Lesnie finished 6th form and his Higher School Certificate (New South Wales), Higher School Certificate in 1974. He started his caree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Film Institute Awards
The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards, known as the AACTA Awards, are presented annually by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). The awards recognise excellence in the film and television industry, both locally and internationally, including the producers, directors, actors, writers, and cinematographers. It is the most prestigious awards ceremony for the Australian film and television industry. They are generally considered to be the Australian counterpart of the Academy Awards for the U.S. and the BAFTA Awards for the U.K. The awards, previously called Australian Film Institute Awards or AFI Awards, began in 1958, and involved 30 nominations across six categories. They expanded in 1986 to cover television as well as film. The AACTA Awards were instituted in 2011. The AACTA International Awards, inaugurated on 27 January 2012, are presented every January in Los Angeles. History 1958–2010: AFI Awards The awards were presented ann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Internet Movie Database
IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and personal biographies, plot summaries, trivia, ratings, and fan and critical reviews. IMDb began as a fan-operated movie database on the Usenet group "rec.arts.movies" in 1990, and moved to the Web in 1993. It is now owned and operated by IMDb.com, Inc., a subsidiary of Amazon (company), Amazon. the database contained some million titles (including television episodes) and million person records. Additionally, the site had 83 million registered users. The site's message boards were disabled in February 2017. Features The title and talent ''pages'' of IMDb are accessible to all users, but only registered and logged-in users can submit new material and suggest edits to existing entries. Most of the site's data has been provided by these volunteers. Registered ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emma's War (film)
''Emma's War'' is a 1987 Australian drama film starring Miranda Otto and Lee Remick.David Stratton, ''The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry'', Pan MacMillan, 1990, p. 366 Clytie Jessop made her debut directing, producing and writing this film. It was completed in 1986, and released there in 1988. This was the last feature film for Remick and David Cahill. Cast * Lee Remick as Anne Grange * Miranda Otto as Emma Grange * Mark Lee as John Davidson * Terence Donovan as Frank Grange * Donal Gibson as Hank * Bridey Lee as Laurel Grange * Pat Evison as Miss Arnott * Grigor Taylor as Dr. Friedlander * Noeline Brown as Mrs. Mortimer * Rebel Russell as Miss Gunz * Mervyn Drake as Iceman * Ashley Grenville as Brian * Kay Eklund as Miss Clewes * Jean Calver as Old Woman, Grog Shop * David Cahill as Headmaster, Country School References External links ''Emma's War''at IMDb IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database o ... [...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] |
