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Dusty (film)
''Dusty'' is a 1983 Australian film about the friendship between a drover (Bill Kerr) and his part-dingo dog, Dusty. Based on the popular novel by Frank Dalby Davison, it was shot on location in northern Victoria.David Stratton, ''The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry'', Pan MacMillan, 1990 p73 Cast *Bill Kerr as Tom Lincoln *Noel Trevarthen as Harry Morrison * Carol Burns as Clara Morrison * John Stanton as Railey Jordan *Nicholas Holland as Jack Morrison *Dan Lynch as Ron Morrison *Kati Edwards as Mrs Muspratt *William Kerr as Jim Logan *Ed Thurley as Fred Patterson *May Howlett as Mrs Patterson * Kim Trengove Kim Trengove (born ) is an Australian actress and journalist. Early life and education After beginning a cadetship in journalism in 1978, Trengove simultaneously studied a Diploma in Journalism at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, RMIT ... as Barmaid Reception Writing in the Age Neil Jillett said the film "succeed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gil Brealey
Gilbert John Brealey (9 April 1932 – 1 April 2018) was an Australian television and film director, producer and writer. Brealey was born in Melbourne, and studied at the University of Melbourne, where he made his first amateur films around the age of 20. He was a member of the Melbourne University film society and was a speaker at the Eisenstein Weekend organised by the WEA Film Study Group in October 1963. He began his directing career in television in the 1960s with the Australian Broadcasting Commission (later the Australian Broadcasting Corporation), where he worked for approximately eight years. His notable credits there include Australia's first science fiction TV series '' The Stranger'' (1964–65) and the 1965 TV miniseries adaptation of the George Johnston novel ''My Brother Jack''. He wrote and directed a satire ''Say Bow Wow''. He directed three films for the Intertel series on Japan, Israel, and Malta. He had a brief exchange visit with Universal Pictures in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Misto
John Misto (born 13 October 1952) is an Australian playwright and screenwriter. He graduated with an Arts/Law degree from the University of New South Wales, and then practised as a lawyer before changing his career to concentrate on working as a recognized theatre and television writer. Select credits *'' A Country Practice'' (1981) *'' Waterloo Station'' (1983) *'' The Young Doctors'' (1983) *''Starting Out'' (1983) *'' Palace of Dreams'' (1985) -2 episodes *''Natural Causes'' (1985) *'' Dancing Daze'' (1986) *'' The Last Frontier'' (1986) *''Dusty'' (1988) (TV series) *''Touch the Sun: Peter and Pompey'' (1988) (TV movie) *'' The Dirtwater Dynasty'' (1988) *'' The Fremantle Conspiracy'' (1988) *'' G.P.'' (1989–91) – 3 episodes *'' Butterfly Island'' (1993) (TV movie) *'' The Damnation of Harvey McHugh'' (1994) – creator, 13 episodes *'' The Day of the Roses'' (1998) *'' Finding Hope'' (2001) (TV movie) *'' Heroes' Mountain'' (2002) (TV movie) *'' MDA'' (2002) – 1 epi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films About Dogs
A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of Visual arts, visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are generally, since the 1930s, Sound film, synchronized with sound and (less commonly) other sensory stimulations. Etymology and alternative terms The name "film" originally referred to the thin layer of photochemical emulsion on the celluloid strip that used to be the actual Recording medium, medium for recording and displaying motion pictures. Many other terms exist for an individual motion-picture, including "picture", "picture show", "moving picture", "photoplay", and "flick". The most common term in the United States is "movie", while in Europe, "film" is preferred. Archaic terms include "animated pictures" and "animated photography". "Flick" is, in general a slang term, first recorded in 1926. It originates in the verb flicker, owing to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Drama Films
Australian(s) may refer to: Australia * Australia, a country * Australians, citizens of the Commonwealth of Australia ** European Australians ** Anglo-Celtic Australians, Australians descended principally from British colonists ** Aboriginal Australians, indigenous peoples of Australia as identified and defined within Australian law * Australia (continent) ** Indigenous Australians * Australian English, the dialect of the English language spoken in Australia * Australian Aboriginal languages * ''The Australian'', a newspaper * Australiana, things of Australian origins Other uses * Australian (horse), a racehorse * Australian, British Columbia, an unincorporated community in Canada See also * The Australian (other) * Australia (other) * * * Austrian (other) Austrian may refer to: * Austrians, someone from Austria or of Austrian descent ** Someone who is considered an Austrian citizen * Austrian German dialect * Something associated with the coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1983 Films
The following is an overview of events in 1983 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths. Highest-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1983 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events *February 11 - The Rolling Stones concert film '' Let's Spend the Night Together'' opens in New York City. *May 25 - '' Return of the Jedi'', the final installment in the original '' Star Wars'' trilogy, is released. Like the previous films, it goes on to become the highest-grossing film of the year. * Academy Award winner Nicole Kidman makes her film debut in the Australian movie '' Bush Christmas''. *'' Brainstorm'', the final film of screen star Natalie Wood, is released, 2 years after her death. *October - Frank Price resigns as president of Columbia Pictures and is replaced by Guy McElwaine. *November 18 - '' A Christmas Story'' released to theaters to moderate success, earning ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brenton Whittle
Brenton Whittle is an Australian actor, TV presenter and playwright. He won the 1983 Logie Award for Best Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Telemovie for his performance in ''Sara Dane ''Sara Dane'' is a 1982 Australian television miniseries about a woman transported from England to Australia for a crime she did not commit.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p231 Original novel ...''. Whittle's on screen appearances include convict overseer Jeremy Hogan in ''Sara Dane'', and co-hosting, with Lyn Weston, the children's series '' The Book Place''. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Whittle, Brenton Living people Australian male stage actors Australian male film actors Australian male television actors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Jarratt
John Jarratt (born 5 August 1952) is an Australian television film actor, producer and director and TV presenter who rose to fame through his work in the Australian New Wave. He has appeared in a number of film roles including '' Picnic at Hanging Rock'' (1975), '' Summer City'' (1977), '' The Odd Angry Shot'' (1979), '' We of the Never Never'' (1982), ''Next of Kin'' (1982), and ''Dark Age'' (1987). He portrayed the antagonist Mick Taylor in the '' Wolf Creek'' franchise. He voiced the protagonist's father, Jack Hunter, in an audio drama adaptation of '' The Phoenix Files''. He is also known for his recurring role in the drama series '' McLeod's Daughters''. Early life Jarratt was born in what was then a small coal-mining village, now the Wollongong suburb of Wongawilli, New South Wales, where he would grow up, before the family later moved to the Snowy Mountains area. His father was a coal miner, and later a concreter working on the Snowy Mountains Scheme. Jarratt comes fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asher Keddie
Asher Keddie (born 31 July 1974) is an Australian actress. Beginning her career in the television series ''Five Mile Creek'' in the mid 1980s, Keddie received wide recognition for her role in the television series ''Offspring''. Her significant repertoire in television has led to her being dubbed as the 'Golden Girl of Australian Television'. Keddie also had a small role in the film '' X-Men Origins: Wolverine'', as Dr. Carol Frost. Aside from television and film work, she has several theatre credits, including in the Melbourne Theatre Company production of ''Les Liaisons dangereuses'' as Madame de Tourvel. She won the Logie Award for Most Popular Actress five times in a row between 2011 and 2015. Keddie won the 2013 Gold Logie award for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television, for her role as Dr Nina Proudman in the Network Ten drama ''Offspring''. She had previously been nominated twice for the award. Keddie has a total of seven Logie Awards. Early life Keddie was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kris McQuade
Kris McQuade (born 1952) is an Australian actress who has had many film, television and theatre roles. Career McQuade's film credits include '' The Love Letters from Teralba Road'', '' Kostas'', '' Fighting Back'', '' Lonely Hearts'', '' Goodbye Paradise'', '' The Coca-Cola Kid'', ''Strictly Ballroom'', '' Billy's Holiday'', '' December Boys'' and ''Cargo''. Her television credits include episodes of '' Fields of Flame'', '' Fields of Fire'' (1987), '' Scales of Justice'', '' Palace of Dreams'' (1985), '' Certain Women'', '' Skyways'', ''Punishment'' (1981), '' A Country Practice'', ''Home and Away'', '' The Flying Doctors'', '' Boys from the Bush'', '' Love Thy Neighbour in Australia'' (1980), '' The Last Resort'' (1988), '' Wildside'', ''Grass Roots'', ''Blue Heelers'', '' Stingers'', ''Supernova A supernova (: supernovae or supernovas) is a powerful and luminous explosion of a star. A supernova occurs during the last stellar evolution, evolutionary stages of a massive st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AACTA Award For Best Actor In A Leading Role
The AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role is an award presented by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA), a non-profit organisation whose aim is to "identify, award, promote and celebrate Australia's greatest achievements in film and television." The award is presented at the annual AACTA Awards, which hand out accolades for achievements in feature film, television, documentaries and short films. From 1971 to 2010, the category was presented by the Australian Film Institute (AFI), the Academy's parent organisation, at the annual Australian Film Institute Awards (known as the AFI Awards). When the AFI launched the Academy in 2011, it changed the annual ceremony to the AACTA Awards, with the current award being a continuation of the AFI Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. From 1971 up until 1975, the awards for Best Actor and Best Actress were awarded in a single category for Best Performance.1971–1975 awards: *1971: *1972: *1973: *1974–75: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonia Borg
Sonia Ingeborg Borg (20 February 1931 – 4 February 2016) was an Austrian-Australian writer and producer, one of the leading screenwriters of Australian films and TV in the 1960 and 70s. After extensive experience in theatre in Germany, India and South-East Asia she moved to Australia in 1961 and worked as a stage and television actress before becoming joining Crawford Productions in Melbourne. She wrote, produced and acted at Crawfords until the mid-1970s and worked on most of the company's dramas of the period in a range of roles. In the late 1970s, she also became known for writing children's films, often about animals, such as ''Storm Boy (1976 film), Storm Boy ''and ''Blue Fin'' both based on books by Colin Thiele.Paul Davies, "Sonia Borg", ''Cinema Papers'', Oct–Nov 1978 p109-111, 162 Awards and honours In 1985, Borg was awarded a Member of the Order of Australia for her services to the film and television industry. Select Writings *''Homicide (Australian TV series ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1982 Australian Film Institute Awards
The 24th Australian Film Institute Awards (generally known as the AFI Awards) were held at the Capitol Theatre in Sydney on 27 October 1982. Presented by the Australian Film Institute (AFI), the awards celebrated the best in Australian feature film, documentary and short film productions of 1982. Thirty feature films were entered, then a record number. '' Lonely Hearts'' received the award for Best Film. Although ''Mad Max 2'' received the most nominations and awards including for Best Achievement in Direction, it was not nominated for Best Film. Animator Eric Porter received the Raymond Longford Award for lifetime achievement. Winners and nominees Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface. Feature film Jury awards References External links The Australian Film Institute , Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts official website {{Australian Film Institute Awards AACTA Awards ceremonies AACTA Awards The Australian Academy of Cinema and Tel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
