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Heaven's Burning
''Heaven's Burning'' is a 1997 Australian crime film starring Russell Crowe and directed by Craig Lahiff. The film was released in Australia on 6 November 1997. It follows the adventures of an Australian crime scene getaway, getaway driver (Crowe) and a Japanese people, Japanese runaway bride (Youki Kudoh) on a road trip as they are pursued by both criminals and the police. This was Russell Crowe's last Australian film until 2014's ''The Water Diviner''. Plot Japanese bride Midori Takada (Youki Kudoh) arrives in Sydney with her new husband Yukio (Kenji Isomura). She believes her marriage is a mistake and uses the honeymoon as a means to escape. Colin O'Brien (Russell Crowe) is an experienced crime scene getaway, getaway driver. He is hired by an Australian-Afghans, Afghan family to help rob a bank. During the robbery one member is killed. Midori is in the bank at the same time and they grab her as a hostage. After escaping, the two Afghan brothers decide to get rid of her. Colin w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Craig Lahiff
Craig Lahiff (23 April 1947 – 2 February 2014) was an Australian film director. He grew up in the Adelaide suburb of Somerton Park, South Australia, Somerton Park and studied science at the University of Adelaide, then trained as a systems consultant before studying arts in film at Flinders University. He began working in the film industry on crews for movies such as ''Sunday Too Far Away'' and ''The Fourth Wish''.David Stratton, ''The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry'', Pan MacMillan, 1990 p242 After making a number of short films he directed ''Coda'' (1987) a TV movie about a serial killer. The following year he earned an AFI nomination for his feature debut ''Fever'', which was not released to cinemas but sold widely on DVD and video and made a profit. Lahiff died on 2 February 2014. At the time of his death he was developing two film noirs with regular producer Helen Leake as part of a film noir trilogy started by ''Swerve'', and a biopi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Dyktynski
Matthew Dyktynski is an Australian actor and comedian, graduating from Australia's National Institute of Dramatic Art in 1992. Career Television Dyktinski has played lead roles on television series ''Shock Jock'' and '' Raw FM'', and has appeared on '' The Man from Snowy River'', '' Stingers'', ''Blue Heelers'', '' Water Rats'', '' Halifax f.p.'', '' All Saints'', '' The Secret Life of Us'', '' House Husbands'' and ''Offspring''. Film Dyktinski's movie credits include ''Love and Other Catastrophes'' (1996), '' Japanese Story'' (2003) and ''Wil'' (2006), in which he played the title role. Comedian As a comedian, Dyktinski has toured the United Kingdom, Europe and Australia. He spent several years living in London, performing as a regular stand up comic. He has also performed at the Edinburgh Festival and Melbourne International Comedy Festival as well as a sold-out season at London’s Soho Theatre. Radio & voiceover work Dyktinski has undertaken voiceover and narration work, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990s Crime Action Films
Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 ''Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Mesopotamia is partitioned into two Roman provinces divided by the Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Osroene. * Emperor Septimius Severus lays siege to the city-state Hatra in Central-Mesopotamia, but fails to capture the city despite breaching the walls. * Two new legions, I Parthica and III Parthica, are formed as a permanent garrison. China * Battle of Yijing: Chinese warlord Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan. Korea * Geodeung succeeds Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, as king of the Korean kingdom of Gaya (traditional date). By topic Religion * Pope Zephyrinus succeeds Pope Victor I, as the 15th pope. Births Valerian Roman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russell Crowe Filmography
Russell Crowe is an actor. 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 musical drama ''Les Misérables'', as Jor-E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinema Of Australia
The cinema of Australia began 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 US and the UK. Commercially successful Australian films include '' Crocodile Dundee'', George Miller's '' Mad Max'' trilogy, 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''. History The Australian film critic David Stratton characterized the history of the country's film as one of "boom and bust": there have been deep troughs, during which few films were made for decades, and high peaks, d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Umbrella Entertainment
Umbrella Entertainment is a privately-held Australian film production and distribution company that began operating in 2001. It is based in Kew, Victoria. Umbrella Entertainment manages the theatrical, physical, and digital releases of Australian films, documentaries and arthouse indie films. Umbrella Entertainment has amassed a catalogue of over 1,500 titles, including a large collection of remastered classic Australian films and TV programs on physical media. Umbrella Entertainment's commercial library consists mostly of Australian and Ozploitation films. The company has a history of regularly restoring genre classics such as ''Razorback'', '' Frog Dreaming'', '' The Man From Hong Kong'', and '' Mad Dog Morgan''. In addition to Australian films, Umbrella Entertainment exhibits rare and classic cult films in Australia and New Zealand. Notable examples include the restoration of the 1990 remake of ''Night of the Living Dead'' and '' Night of the Creeps''. All restorations are s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Grain
Film grain or film granularity is the random optical texture of processed photographic film. Film grain develops due to the presence of small particles of a metallic silver, or dye clouds, developed from silver halide that have received enough photons. While film grain is a function of such particles (or dye clouds) it is not a particle but an optical effect. The magnitude of the effect (also known as amount of grain) depends on both the film stock and the definition at which it is observed. It can be objectionably noticeable in an over-enlarged film photograph. Chemical background The size and morphology of the silver halide grains play crucial role in the image characteristics and exposure behavior. There is a tradeoff between the crystal size and light sensitivity (film speed); larger crystals have better chance to receive enough energy to flip them into developable state, as they have higher probability of receiving several photons needed for forming the Ag4 clusters that st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Time Out (company)
Time Out Group is a British media and hospitality company. Its digital and physical presence comprises websites, mobile editions, social media, live events and markets. Time Out covers events, entertainment and culture in cities around the world. Time Out was established in 1968, by founder Tony Elliott (publisher), Tony Elliott and has developed into a global platform across 333 cities and in 59 countries. Time Out Market was launched in 2014 in Lisbon. History The original ''Time Out (magazine), Time Out'' magazine was first published in 1968 by Tony Elliott with Bob Harris (radio presenter), Bob Harris as co-editor, and has since developed into a global platform across 333 cities and 59 countries. The magazine was a one-sheet pamphlet with listings for London. It started as a counter-culture publication that had an alternative viewpoint on issues such as gay rights, racial equality, and police harassment. Early issues had a print run of around 5,000 and evolved to a weekly c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Variety (magazine)
''Variety'' is an American trade magazine owned by Penske Media Corporation. It was founded by Sime Silverman in New York City in 1905 as a weekly newspaper reporting on theater and vaudeville. In 1933, ''Daily Variety'' was launched, based in Los Angeles, to cover the film industry, motion-picture industry. ''Variety'' website features entertainment news, reviews, box office results, plus a credits database, production charts and film calendar. History Founding ''Variety'' has been published since December 16, 1905, when it was launched by Sime Silverman as a weekly periodical covering theater and vaudeville, with its headquarters in New York City. Silverman had been fired by ''The Morning Telegraph'' in 1905 for panning an act which had taken out an advert for $50. He subsequently decided to start his own publication that, he said, would "not be influenced by advertising." With a loan of $1,500 from his father-in-law, he launched ''Variety'' as publisher and editor. In additi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Stratton
David James Stratton (born 1939) is an English-Australian film critic and historian. He has also worked as a journalist, interviewer, educator, television personality, and producer. His career as a film critic, writer, and educator in Australia spanned 57 years, until his retirement in December 2023. Stratton's media career included presenting film review shows on television with Margaret Pomeranz for 28 years, writing film reviews for '' The Weekend Australian'' for 33 years, and lecturing in film history for 35 years. Early life and education Born in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, in 1939, David James Stratton was sent to Hampshire to see out the war years with his grandmother. An avid filmgoer, his grandmother regularly took Stratton to the local cinemas. When he was around six years old, his father returned from the war and the family moved back to Wiltshire. He attended Chafyn Grove School from 1948 to 1953 as a boarder, but never finished secondary school. He saw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Victoria
VicScreen, formerly known as Film Victoria, is the Victoria State Government's creative and economic screen development agency. It supports screen industry professionals, infrastructure, projects and events, promoting the state of Victoria as a filmmaking hub. History Film Victoria was created as "a new statutory authority to be responsible for Government activities related to the production and distribution of film in Victoria including film for educational purposes", under an Act of the Victorian Parliament introduced by Norman Lacy, Minister for the Arts, on 6 October 1981, known as the ''Film Victoria Act 1981''. The Act provided for Film Victoria to be established by the amalgamation of the Victorian Film Corporation (as it had been constituted initially in 1976), the State Film Centre, and sections of the Audio Visual Resources Branch of the Department of Education. The purpose of the amalgamation was to avoid the unnecessary duplication of functions by the three organ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
