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Jason Ballantine
Jason Ballantine (born 1970) is an Australian film editor. He was the president of the Australian Screen Editors guild from 2010 to 2013. He was nominated in the category of Best Editing in the 2005 Australian Film Institute Awards for his work on '' Wolf Creek''. In 2019, he was inducted as a member of the American Cinema Editors Founded in 1950, American Cinema Editors (ACE) is an honorary society of film editing, film editors who are voted in based on the qualities of professional achievements, their education of others, and their dedication to editing. Members use the .... Filmography Short films Television * '' Hi-5'' (1998) * '' I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!'' (2002) References External links * 1970 births Living people Australian film editors American Cinema Editors {{film-editor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller islands. It has a total area of , making it the list of countries and dependencies by area, sixth-largest country in the world and the largest in Oceania. Australia is the world's flattest and driest inhabited continent. It is a megadiverse countries, megadiverse country, and its size gives it a wide variety of landscapes and Climate of Australia, climates including deserts of Australia, deserts in the Outback, interior and forests of Australia, tropical rainforests along the Eastern states of Australia, coast. The ancestors of Aboriginal Australians began arriving from south-east Asia 50,000 to 65,000 years ago, during the Last Glacial Period, last glacial period. By the time of British settlement, Aboriginal Australians spoke 250 distinct l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prom Night (1980 Film)
''Prom Night'' is a 1980 slasher film directed by Paul Lynch and written by William Gray. Jamie Lee Curtis and Leslie Nielsen star. The film's plot follows a group of high school seniors who are targeted at their prom by a masked killer, seeking vengeance for the accidental death of Robin Hammond, a young girl, from six years earlier. The film features supporting performances from Casey Stevens, Eddie Benton, Mary Beth Rubens and Michael Tough. ''Prom Night'' was filmed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in late 1979 on a budget of $1.5 million. Distributed by Astral Films in Canada and AVCO Embassy Pictures in the United States, the film was released on July 18, 1980 in select cinemas and was an immediate financial success. The film's theatrical release platform was expanded to major USA cities such as Los Angeles and New York City in August where the film was again met with high box-office receipts. At the time, the film was AVCO Embassy's most financially successful release, brea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fury Road
''Mad Max: Fury Road'' is a 2015 Australian post-apocalyptic action film co-written, co-produced and directed by George Miller, who collaborated with Brendan McCarthy and Nico Lathouris on the screenplay. The fourth in the ''Mad Max'' franchise, it was produced by Village Roadshow Pictures, RatPac-Dune Entertainment and Kennedy Miller Mitchell, and distributed by Roadshow Entertainment in Australia and by Warner Bros. Pictures internationally. The film stars Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron, with Nicholas Hoult, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Riley Keough, Zoë Kravitz, Abbey Lee, and Courtney Eaton. Set in a post-apocalyptic desert wasteland where petrol and water are scarce commodities, it follows Max Rockatansky (Hardy), who joins forces with Imperator Furiosa (Theron) against warlord Immortan Joe (Keays-Byrne) and his army, leading to a lengthy road battle. Miller came up with the idea for ''Mad Max: Fury Road'' in 1987, but the film spent many years in deve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Tillman Jr
George Tillman Jr. (born January 26, 1969) is an American filmmaker. Tillman directed the films ''Soul Food (film), Soul Food'' (1997) and ''Men of Honor'' (2000). He is also the producer of ''Soul Food: The Series'' on television and the four films in the Barbershop (film series), ''Barbershop'' series: ''Barbershop (film), Barbershop'', ''Barbershop 2: Back in Business'', ''Beauty Shop'' and ''Barbershop: The Next Cut''. He directed the 2009 biopic ''Notorious (2009 film), Notorious'', about the late Brooklyn-born rapper The Notorious B.I.G., and directed and produced the drama The Hate U Give (film), ''The Hate U Give'' (2018). Tillman was nominated for the American Black Film Festival, Black Film Award for Best Director for ''Soul Food'' (1997). Tillman was also nominated for the Black Reel Award for Best Director and Best Screenplay for ''Notorious'' (2009). Early life Tillman was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. His father, George Tillman, worked at the American Motors plan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Longest Ride (film)
''The Longest Ride'' is a 2015 American Romance film, romantic drama film directed by George Tillman Jr. and written by Craig Bolotin. Based on Nicholas Sparks' The Longest Ride (novel), 2013 novel of the same name, the film stars Britt Robertson, Scott Eastwood, Jack Huston, Oona Chaplin, and Alan Alda. The film was released on April 10, 2015 by 20th Century Fox. Plot Professional bull riding, bull rider Luke Collins meets Sophia Danko, an art student at Wake Forest University, after she attends a Professional Bull Riders, PBR event. On the way home from their first date, they spot a car crash in the woods and help rescue an elderly man from the vehicle, along with a box full of letters. In the hospital, Sophia visits the 91-year old man she rescued, Ira Levinson. He explains the letters are what he wrote as a teen to his late wife, Ruth, and she offers to read them to him, which tell the story of how they met and fell in love in 1940. In flashbacks, Ruth tells a young Ira tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baz Luhrmann
Mark Anthony "Baz" Luhrmann (born 17 September 1962) is an Australian film director, producer, writer, and actor whose various projects extend from film and television into opera, theatre, music, and the recording industries. He is regarded by some as a contemporary example of an auteur for his style and deep involvement in the writing, directing, design, and musical components of all his work. He is the most commercially successful Australian director, with four of his films in the top ten highest worldwide grossing Australian films of all time. On the screen, he is best known for his ''Red Curtain Trilogy'', consisting of his romantic comedy film ''Strictly Ballroom'' (1992) and the romantic tragedies ''Romeo + Juliet, William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet'' (1996) and ''Moulin Rouge!'' (2001). Following the trilogy, projects included ''Australia (2008 film), Australia'' (2008), ''The Great Gatsby (2013 film), The Great Gatsby'' (2013), ''Elvis (2022 film), Elvis'' (2022), and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Great Gatsby (2013 Film)
''The Great Gatsby'' is a 2013 Historical romance, historical romantic Drama (film and television), drama film based on the The Great Gatsby, 1925 novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The film was co-written and directed by Baz Luhrmann and stars an ensemble cast consisting of Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Carey Mulligan, Joel Edgerton, Isla Fisher, Jason Clarke, and Elizabeth Debicki. Filming took place from September to December 2011 in Australia, with a $105 million net production budget. The film follows the life and times of millionaire Jay Gatsby (DiCaprio) and his neighbor Nick Carraway (Maguire) who recounts his interactions with Gatsby amid the riotous parties of the Jazz Age on Long Island in New York (state), New York. A polarizing film among critics, ''The Great Gatsby'' received both praise and criticism for its visual style, direction, screenplay, performances, soundtrack, and interpretation of the source material. Audiences responded more positively, and Fitzgerald's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Critics Circle Of Australia
The Film Critics Circle of Australia (FCCA) is an association of cinema critics and reviewers. It includes journalists in "media, television, major national and state papers, radio, national and state, online and freelance writers, Australian representatives from international magazines..and local specialist film magazines", and is based in Sydney. The FCCA Annual Awards for Australian Film, rewarding makers of feature films and documentaries is highly regarded. History The Sydney Film Critics' Circle became a national organisation as the Film Critics' Circle of Australia by October 1988. It joined International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI), "which will allow its members to be considered for jury duty at international festivals, accreditation at festivals and markets." The FCCA Awards have been presented each year since September 1988, with the inaugural winners including two awards each for '' The Year My Voice Broke'': best director (John Duigan) and best male ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kieran Darcy-Smith
Kieran Darcy-Smith is an Australian actor, film director, and screenwriter. He is best known for starring in the films '' The Cave'', '' The Square'', '' Animal Kingdom'', and '' The Reef''. He made his feature film directing debut with 2012 film ''Wish You Were Here'', and his second directorial project '' The Duel'' was released in June 2016. Career In 2012, Smith made his writing and directing debut with a feature mystery film ''Wish You Were Here'', starring Felicity Price, Joel Edgerton, and Teresa Palmer. Smith also directed western feature film '' The Duel'' starring Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Emory Cohen, William Hurt, and Alice Braga. The film was released in a limited release and through video on demand on 24 June 2016, by Lionsgate Premiere. Filmography Film Director * ''Wish You Were Here Wish You Were Here may refer to: Film, television, and theater Film * ''Wish You Were Here'' (1987 film), a British comedy-drama film by David Leland * ''Wish You ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wish You Were Here (2012 Film)
''Wish You Were Here'' is a 2012 Australian mystery drama film directed by Kieran Darcy-Smith and starring Felicity Price, Joel Edgerton, Teresa Palmer, and Antony Starr. Set in Cambodia and Australia, it details the aftermath of a Southeast Asian holiday gone awry for two couples. Plot Dave Flannery reluctantly vacations in Cambodia with his pregnant wife Alice, her younger sister Steph and new boyfriend Jeremy. After a night of partying, Jeremy vanishes without a trace. Dave and the women return to their lives, each bearing differing degrees of knowledge about what happened and slowly put the pieces of the puzzle together to find out what happened that night. Dave reveals he slept with Steph on the beach. He went back to the hotel, but Alice was asleep. He goes for a walk and meets a man, who offers to take him to a small bar. Dave went and began drinking. The customers at the bar began harassing him and tried to get him to take a prostitute, but he declined. He gets angry and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Needle (2010 Film)
''Needle'' (also known as ''Black Magic'') is a 2010 Australian independent supernatural horror film starring Michael Dorman, Jessica Marais, Travis Fimmel, Trilby Glover, and Ben Mendelsohn, and directed by John V. Soto. ''Needle'' is structured as a murder mystery, with six distinct clues pointing to one of ten suspects; the trailer is intentionally misleading. Release and distribution The film premiered at Cinefest OZ in August 2010, and has since screened at the British Horror Film Festival and Screamfest Horror Film Festival; as well as the Melbourne Underground Film Festival. ''Needle'' had a limited eight-screen release in Australian cinemas on 28 July 2011. The film also had a successful release in Turkey on 29 July 2011 where it opened at No.4 at the box office on 62 screens. ''Needle'' played for 13 weeks eventually grossing US$259,185. At 1 September 2012, ''Needle'' has been sold in 82 countries worldwide with rights for major territories going to Lionsgate ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Bennett (director)
Bill Bennett (born 1953) is an Australian film director, producer and screenwriter. Career Bennett was born in London to Australian parents and brought up in Brisbane. He studied journalism and got a cadetship with the ABC in 1972, where he was given the nickname "milkfingers" as a result of an on-air mishap. He spent two years working in Adelaide on ''This Day Tonight'' then went to work for Mike Willesee in Sydney. He then worked on ''The Big Country'' and ''The Australians'' before moving into feature filmmaking with '' A Street to Die'' (1985).David Stratton, ''The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry'', Pan MacMillan, 1990 p54 He dropped out of Medicine at the University of Queensland in 1972 and joined the Australian Broadcasting Corporation as a journalist. During a ten-year career as a journalist he won Australia's top TV award, the Logie Awards (Australia's Emmy) for Television Reporter of the Year, and then later for Most Outstanding Docu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
