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Robert Rabiah
Robert Rabiah is an Australian film actor best known for his roles as Hakim in '' Face to Face'' for which he was nominated for a AACTA Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Film and Best Actor at the Inside Film Awards, Bilal in Safe Harbour for which he was nominated at the Equity Ensemble Awards, Nick in '' Chopper'', Dario Mancini in '' Fat Tony & Co.'', Spiro Politis on TV soap '' Neighbours, ''Mehmet in ''Deadline Gallipoli,'' Mohsen in '' Ali's Wedding'', Paul `PK' Kallipolitis in Underbelly, and Sami Almasi in ''Secret City (TV series)''. Career In 2000, Rabiah's first role was in the Australian film '' Chopper'', alongside Eric Bana and Vince Colosimo. He got roles in television shows, including ''Blue Heelers'', '' Stingers'', '' Underbelly'', '' Fat Tony & Co.'', and '' Neighbours''. In 2004, he had a minor role in Evan Clarry's '' Under the Radar''. In 2011, he was cast in Michael Rymer's '' Face To Face''. He later acted in the Australian romantic comedy film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Actor
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), literally "one who answers".''Hypokrites'' (related to our word for hypocrite) also means, less often, "to answer" the tragic chorus. See Weimann (1978, 2); see also Csapo and Slater, who offer translations of classical source material using the term ''hypocrisis'' (acting) (1994, 257, 265–267). The actor's interpretation of a rolethe art of actingpertains to the role played, whether based on a real person or fictional character. This can also be considered an "actor's role," which was called this due to scrolls being used in the theaters. Interpretation occurs even when the actor is "playing themselves", as in some forms of experimental performance art. Formerly, in ancient Greece and the medieval world, and in England at the time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Secret City (TV Series)
''Secret City'' is an Australian political thriller television series based on the best-selling novels ''The Marmalade Files'', ''The Mandarin Code'', and ''The Shadow Game'' by Chris Uhlmann and Steve Lewis. It premiered on Foxtel's Showcase on 5 June 2016 and on Netflix internationally on 26 June 2018. The series is produced by Matchbox Pictures and Foxtel. A sequel to the series called ''Secret City: Under the Eagle'' was green-lit in February 2018. It aired on 4 March 2019 in Australia and launched worldwide on Netflix on 6 March 2019. It is unknown if there will be a season 3. The sequel storyline is a departure from the books written by Uhlmann and Lewis, who joined the series as story consultants. Synopsis Secret City Beneath the placid facade of Canberra, amidst rising tension between China and the United States, Canberra press gallery journalist Harriet Dunkley (Anna Torv) forces her way closer to the truth, uncovering a set of interlocked conspiracies which threa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
On The Beach (2000 Film)
''On the Beach'' is a 2000 apocalyptic made-for-television film directed by Russell Mulcahy and starring Armand Assante, Bryan Brown, and Rachel Ward.King, Susan"Together Again for Apocalypse 'On the Beach'; Rachel Ward and Bryan Brown team on screen for just the second time since marrying 17 years ago."'Los Angeles Times'', 26 May 2000, p. ESPN F1. Retrieved 11 January 2015. It was originally aired on Showtime.Moliltorisz, Sacha"TV & Radio: On the Beach."''The Sydney Morning Herald '', 19 April 2007. Retrieved 11 January 2015. The film is a remake of a 1959 film, which was also based on the 1957 novel by Nevil Shute, but updates the setting of the story to the film's then-future of 2006, starting with placing the crew on a fictional , USS ''Charleston'' (SSN-704). Plot USS ''Charleston'' (SSN-704) is equipped with a caterpillar drive and is on station following a nuclear exchange, under the command of Dwight Towers. A devastating nuclear war that contaminated the nort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Four Of A Kind (film)
''Four of a Kind'' is the debut feature film for director Fiona Cochrane. It was completed in 2008 and released in 2009. It is based on the stage play '' Disclosure'' by Helen Collins as presented at La Mama Theatre (Melbourne) during the 2006 Melbourne Fringe Festival. It was shot on location in Melbourne, Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma .... Synopsis: Lies. Betrayal. Blackmail. Murder. Four different women, each with a well-hidden secret they are coaxed, tricked or forced into revealing. Through a veil of lies all four flirt with the truth as they experience betrayal, ambition, loneliness, pain and anger. But the lies they tell themselves might be the ones that hurt the most. " … beneath its deceptively simple surface lies an emotionally lacerat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Land Of Bad
''Land of Bad'' is an upcoming American action thriller film directed by William Eubank, who co-wrote the script with David Frigerio. The film stars Liam Hemsworth, Russell Crowe, Luke Hemsworth, Ricky Whittle, and Milo Ventimiglia. ''Land of Bad'' is scheduled to be released theatrically on February 16, 2024. Premise Reaper, a USAF drone pilot, provides air support from a General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper to a US Army Delta Force team on the ground in the Philippines. After a mishap, Kinney, a young JTAC officer attached to the Delta Force team finds himself part of an extraction team relying only on Reaper's remote air support. Cast * Liam Hemsworth as Kinney * Russell Crowe as Reaper * Luke Hemsworth as Sergeant Abel * Ricky Whittle * Milo Ventimiglia as Captain Sugar * Daniel MacPherson * Chika Ikogwe * George Burgess as Private Cooper * Robert Rabiah as Saeed Hashimi, leader of the Abu Sayyaf rebels * Andre Martinez as Soldier Production The film, written by David Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Writers Guild
The Australian Writers' Guild (AWG) is the professional association for Australian performance writers for film, television, radio, theatre, video and new media. The AWG was established in 1962. The AWG is a member of the Australian Council of Trade Unions. The AWG gives writers a political voice by lobbying government on such issues as copyright protection and the provision of support for film and theatre funding bodies and the ABC and protecting Australian content. The AWG is a democratic organisation run by its members, who each year elect a National Executive Council and State Branch Committees. The Australian Writers' Guild receives assistance from the Literature Fund of the Australia Council, the State Arts Ministries in New South Wales and Western Australia, the Australian Film Commission, the Film Finance Corporation, Cinemedia, the South Australian Film Corporation, Pacific Film and Television, Screenwest and the NSW Film and Television office. Since 1967, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AACTA 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 presente ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Down Under (2016 Film)
''Down Under'' is an Australian black comedy drama film set in the aftermath of the 2005 Cronulla riots. It is written and directed by Abe Forsythe. Cast * Damon Herriman as Jason * Lincoln Younes as Hassim * Alexander England as Shit-Stick * David Field as Vic * Marshall Napier as Graham * Rahel Romahn as Nick * Michael Denkha as Ibrahim * Chris Bunton as Evan * Fayssal Bazzi as D-Mac * Justin Rosniak as Ditch * Harriet Dyer as Stacey * Josh McConville as Gav * Dylan Young as Az * Christiaan Van Vuuren as Doof * Anthony Taufa as Taufa * Robert Rabiah as Amir * John Ibrahim as Middle-Eastern Man in Gucci Hat Reception On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 63% based on 19 reviews, with an average rating of 6.6/10. Accolades References External links * * Down Under' at Rotten Tomatoes Rotten Tomatoes is an American review-aggregation website for film and television. The company was launched in August 1998 by three undergra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Rymer
Michael Rymer (born 1 March 1963 in Melbourne) is an Australian television and film director, best known for his work on the re-imagined ''Battlestar Galactica (reimagining), Battlestar Galactica'' TV series, for which he directed Battlestar Galactica (TV miniseries), the pilot miniseries and several episodes of Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series), the series. He also directed ''In Too Deep (1999 film), In Too Deep'' and ''Queen of the Damned''. Rymer attended film school at the University of Southern California. Filmography *''Dead Sleep'' (1990) *''Angel Baby (1995 film), Angel Baby'' (1995) *''Allie and Me'' (1997) *''In Too Deep (1999 film), In Too Deep'' (1999) *''Perfume (2001 film), Perfume'' (2001) *''Queen of the Damned'' (2002) *''Battlestar Galactica (TV miniseries), Battlestar Galactica'' (2003) *''Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series), Battlestar Galactica'' (2004–2009) *''Revolution'' (2009) *''Face to Face (2011 film), Face to Face'' (2011) *''American Horror ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Under The Radar (film)
''Under the Radar'' is a 2004 Australian adventure comedy film directed by Evan Clarry and starring Nathan Phillips, Clayton Watson, Steady Eddy and Chloe Maxwell. It was filmed in the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. Cast * Nathan Phillips as Brandon *Clayton Watson as Adrian * Steady Eddy as Trevor *Chloe Maxwell as Jo *Robert Menzies as Ched * Syd Brisbane as Garry *Gyton Grantley as Trent * Teo Gebert as Ash *Damien Garvey as Gene * Robert Rabiah as Mario *Steve Mouzakis as Lee * Rory Williamson as Ricardo *Marg Downey as Maxine Reception Australia's SBS review of the film noted an indecisiveness of what genre was intended, yet concluding the production "harks back to a more innocent era of Australian film making and has all the elements of becoming a cult film in years to come". Awards The film was nominated for the Australian Film Institute award for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Chloe Maxwell) and won the Australian Screen Sound Guild award for Best Achievement i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Underbelly (TV Series)
''Underbelly'' is an Australian television true crime-drama series which first aired on the Nine Network on 13 February 2008 and 1 September 2013, before being revived on 3 April 2022. Each series is based on real-life events. There have been six full series, with season 7 being a miniseries. A 2014 series titled ''Fat Tony & Co'' is a sequel to the first series but is not branded under the ''Underbelly'' title. Synopsis The first series is based on the book ''Leadbelly: Inside Australia's Underworld'', by journalists John Silvester and Andrew Rule. The series also borrows the title 'Underbelly' from a previously successful series of 12 true crime compilations by the same authors. Three direct tie-in novels, based on the first three seasons, were also later published by the same authors as part of this series, and a separate 16th book (''Underbelly: The Golden Casket'') was published in 2010. The fourth series is based on the book ''Razor'' by crime author Larry Writer, which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stingers (TV Series)
''Stingers'' (1998–2004) is an Australian police drama television series. It ran for eight seasons on the Nine Network before it was canceled in late 2004 due to declining ratings and the late timeslot Channel Nine gave the program. The series has also aired in 65 countries, including Canada, Denmark, Egypt, France, Gibraltar, Iran, Ireland, Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, the United Kingdom, the United States and Papua New Guinea. Inspired by true events, ''Stingers'' chronicled the cases of a deep undercover unit of the Victoria Police. The series also followed their personal lives, which sometimes became intertwined with their jobs. The show received average ratings during its debut season, but after some major changes, including intensive character development, the series became a success the following year. The original cast members include Peter Phelps, Joe Petruzzi, Kate Kendall, Ian Sten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
