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Michael Pattinson
Michael Pattinson (born 1957) is an Australian film director. He has directed over 40 films and television shows since 1980. In 1987, along with Bruce Myles, he co-directed the film ''Ground Zero''. It was entered into the 38th Berlin International Film Festival. Selected filmography * ''The Young Doctors'' (1980) * ''Prisoner'' (1980) * '' Moving Out'' (1983) * ''Street Hero'' (1984) * ''Ground Zero'' (1987) * ''Wendy Cracked a Walnut'' (1990) * ''The Last Bullet'' (1995) * ''Virtual Nightmare ''Virtual Nightmare'' is a 2000 made-for-TV horror film directed by Michael Pattinson and starring Michael Muhney, Tasma Walton, and Todd MacDonald. The story was conceived in 1995 when writer David Tausik read the Philip K. Dick novel Time Out ...'' (2000) References External links * 1957 births Living people Film directors from Melbourne {{Australia-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melbourne
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/ Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a metropolitan area known as Greater Melbourne, comprising an urban agglomeration of 31 local municipalities, although the name is also used specifically for the local municipality of City of Melbourne based around its central business area. The metropolis occupies much of the northern and eastern coastlines of Port Phillip Bay and spreads into the Mornington Peninsula, part of West Gippsland, as well as the hinterlands towards the Yarra Valley, the Dandenong and Macedon Ranges. It has a population over 5 million (19% of the population of Australia, as per 2021 census), mostly residing to the east side of the city centre, and its inhabitants are commonly referred to as "Melburnians". The area of Melbourne has been home to Abori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Director
A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, production design and all the creative aspects of filmmaking. The film director gives direction to the cast and crew and creates an overall vision through which a film eventually becomes realized or noticed. Directors need to be able to mediate differences in creative visions and stay within the budget. There are many pathways to becoming a film director. Some film directors started as screenwriters, cinematographers, producers, film editors or actors. Other film directors have attended a film school. Directors use different approaches. Some outline a general plotline and let the actors improvise dialogue, while others control every aspect and demand that the actors and crew follow instructions precisely. Some directors also write thei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce Myles
Bruce Myles (born 29 November 1940) is an Australian actor and film director. He has appeared in 40 films and television shows since 1963. In 1987, along with Michael Pattinson, he co-directed the film ''Ground Zero''. It was entered into the 38th Berlin International Film Festival. In 2004 he adapted ''The Call'', Martin Flanagan's 1998 novel about cricketer and Australian rules football pioneer Tom Wills Thomas Wentworth Wills (19 August 1835 – 2 May 1880) was an Australian sportsman who is credited with being Australia's first cricketer of significance and a founder of Australian rules football. Born in the British penal colony of Ne ..., into a stage play. Filmography References External links * 1940 births Living people Australian male film actors Australian film directors Male actors from Sydney {{Australia-film-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ground Zero (1987 Film)
''Ground Zero'' is a 1987 Australian drama-thriller about a cinematographer who, prompted by curiosity about some old film footage taken by his father, embarks on a quest to find out the truth about British nuclear tests at Maralinga. It stars actors Colin Friels, Jack Thompson and Indigenous activist Burnum Burnum. Production and cast ''Ground Zero'' was produced in 1986 and released in 1987. IMDb, and the DVD release of the film, both credit Michael Pattinson and Bruce Myles as producers,IMDbGround Zero Retrieved 27 February 2009. but only Pattinson is named in other sources.Gardner, Geoff (1995). 'Ground Zero', in Murray, Scott (ed.), ''Australian Film 1978-1994: A Survey of Theatrical Features''. Melbourne: Oxford University Press, Australian Film Commission and Cinema Papers. Pattinson went on to direct several other Australian feature films, including '' Wendy Cracked a Walnut'' (1990), '' Secrets'' (1992), and '' The Limbic Region'' (1997). Myles did not go on to other ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
38th Berlin International Film Festival
The 38th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 12 to 23 February 1988. The festival opened with musical film ''Linie 1'' by Reinhard Hauff. The Golden Bear was awarded to the Chinese film '' Red Sorghum'' directed by Zhang Yimou. The retrospective was dedicated to colour films and it was titled ''The History of Colour Film''. Originally West German actor Gert Fröbe was selected as Jury President but later he had to decline due to illness, after which Moritz de Hadeln appointed the Italian film critic Guglielmo Biraghi as the Jury President. Jury The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival: * Guglielmo Biraghi, journalist and film critic (Italy) - Jury President * Ellen Burstyn, actress (United States) * Heiner Carow, director and screenwriter (East Germany) * Eberhard Junkersdorf, producer (West Germany) * Tom Luddy, producer and co-founder of the Telluride Film Festival (United States) * Heinz Rathsack, film historian (We ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Young Doctors
''The Young Doctors'' is an Australian early-evening soap opera originally broadcast on the Nine Network and produced by the Reg Grundy Organisation, it aired from Monday, 8 November 1976 until Wednesday, 30 March 1983. The series is primarily set in the fictional ''Albert Memorial Hospital'', as well as the nightclub ''Bunny's'', and is fundamentally concerned with the romances and relations between younger members of the hospital staff, rather than typical medical issues and procedures. The program was shown in exported internationally including throughout North America and Canada and Europe including the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, France and Spain. Series history The series produced by the Grundy Organisation was created and devised by Alan Coleman with Reg Watson acting as Executive Producer. Watson had been the Producer of the British TV soap opera '' Crossroads'' from 1964 to 1973 and he moved back to Australia to help set up a new drama department within the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prisoner (TV Series)
''Prisoner'' (known in the UK and the US as ''Prisoner: Cell Block H'') is an Australian television soap opera, which broadcast on Network Ten (originally The 0-10 Network) from February 27 (Melbourne) February 26 (Sydney) 1979 to December 1986 (Melbourne), though the series finale would not screen until September 1987 in Sydney, where it aired as a 3-hour film that was split into three 1-hour episodes at the much-later time-slot of 10.30pm, running eight seasons and 692 episodes. ''Prisoner'' was the first Australian series to feature a primarily female-dominated cast and carried the slogan "If you think prison is hell for a man, imagine what it would be like for woman!" The series, produced by the Grundy Organisation, was conceived by Reg Watson and filmed at the then Network Ten Melbourne Studios at Nunawading and on location. The series garnered an international cult following, and it was one of Australia's most successful media exports, performing particularly well in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moving Out (film)
''Moving Out'' is a 1983 film about a young Italian-Australian adolescent in Melbourne directed by Michael Pattinson. Pattinson met Jan Sardi, who was a school teacher wanting to move into writing. They discussed making the movie as a 50-minute film and it evolved into a feature. Most of the money was raised privately except for $50,000 from the Australian Film Commission.David Stratton, ''The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry'', Pan MacMillan, 1990 p359-360 The movie was shot over six weeks in various schools in inner Melbourne. It was shot on 16 mm and blown up to 35mm. Cast * Vince Colosimo as Gino * Sally Cooper Sally Cooper (born 12 October 1978) is an Australian former cricketer. She played 42 matches for the Queensland Fire in the Women's National Cricket League The Women's National Cricket League (WNCL) is the national domestic 50-over compe ... References External links''Moving Out''at IMDb''Moving Out''at Oz Mov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Street Hero
''Street Hero'' is a 1984 Australian film directed by Michael Pattinson and starring Vince Colosimo, Sigrid Thornton, Sandy Gore, Bill Hunter and Ray Marshall. The film won an AFI award. Plot Vinnie is a teenage boy who is an outcast at school, alienating teachers and students alike. He is a local courier for the local Mafia boss. He lives in welfare housing with his mother (Peta Toppano), a young brother and sister, and his Mum's lover who he can't stand. Vinnie takes out his aggression with the world practicing boxing at the local gym. He is haunted by images of his father (when just a boy he witnessed his father's murder) and his father's boxing career. His music teacher (Sandy Gore) encourages him to get involved as a drummer with the school band, and his girlfriend Gloria (Sigrid Thornton) and others influence him to stay away from the Mafia. Cast * Vince Colosimo as Vinnie * Sigrid Thornton as Gloria * Sandy Gore as Bonnie Rogers * Bill Hunter as Detective Fitzpatrick * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wendy Cracked A Walnut
''Wendy Cracked a Walnut'' (also known as ''...Almost'') is a 1990 Australian romantic fantasy/comedy film directed by Michael Pattinson and starring Rosanna Arquette and Bruce Spence. Plot Wendy is unhappy with her life and with her preoccupied husband, Ronnie. She reads Mills and Boon romantic novels and dreams of a new life featuring a dream lover, Jake. Cast * Rosanna Arquette as Wendy * Bruce Spence as Ronnie * Hugo Weaving as Jake * Kerry Walker as Deidre * Doreen Warburton as Elsie * Desiree Smith as Cynthia * Susan Lyons as Caroline * Betty Lucas as Mrs. Taggart * Dennis Hoey as Sonny Taggart * Douglas Hedge as Mr. Leveredge * Barry Jenkins as Pierre Production It was the first theatrical film from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Reception The film wasn't well received critically or commercially. David Stratton of ''Variety'' called it "limply executed" and "unconvincing". It grossed only A$43,074 in Australia. It was released in the U.S. direct-to-video Di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Bullet
''The Last Bullet'' is a 1995 Australian film about a Japanese soldier and Australian soldier who fight in World War Two.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p99 The film is set in Borneo, towards the end of WWII. Played by Jason Donovan, the film follows Stanley Brennan, a nineteen-year old recruit and the only survivor of his patrol when they are killed by a Japanese sniper. Cast * Jason Donovan as Stanley Brennan * Kōji Tamaki as Ichiro Yamamura * Charles Tingwell Charles William Tingwell AM (3 January 1923 – 15 May 2009), known professionally as Bud Tingwell or Charles 'Bud' Tingwell, was an Australian film, television, theatre and radio actor. One of the veterans of Australian film, he acted in his ... * Danny Roberts References External links''The Last Bullet''at Michael Pattinson website * Australian war drama films 1995 films 1990s English-language films Australian World War II films 1990s Australian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
