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Serangoon Road
''Serangoon Road'' is an Australian-Singaporean drama television series that premiered on 22 September 2013 on ABC and HBO Asia. It is a detective noir drama set in Singapore in the mid-1960s. The series takes its name from the eponymous road in Singapore's Little India area. The 10-part series is a collaboration between ABC and HBO Asia and was filmed largely in Singapore. It was created by Paul D. Barron and directed by Peter Andrikidis and Tony Tilse. The final episode of the series aired on 29 November 2013. Though the series received encouraging ratings, HBO has no plans for a second season. Plot The series is set in Singapore during the mid-1960s, a tumultuous time in the island's history. The island state is at a crossroads as it is about to break away from the newly created federation of Malaysia and become an independent country. The British colonial rulers are gradually pulling out of the country, while racial and political tensions are running high and the ensuin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Period Drama
A historical drama (also period drama, period piece or just period) is a dramatic work set in the past, usually used in the context of film and television, which presents history, historical events and characters with varying degrees of fiction such as artistic license, creative dialogue or scenes which compress separate events. The biographical film is a type of historical drama which generally focuses on a single individual or well-defined group. Historical dramas can include romance film, romances, adventure films, and swashbucklers. Historical drama can be differentiated from historical fiction, which generally present fictional characters and events against a backdrop of historical events. A period piece may be set in a vague or general era such as the Middle Ages, or a specific period such as the Roaring Twenties, or the recent past. Scholarship In different eras different subgenres have risen to popularity, such as the westerns and sword and sandal films that dominated Nor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singapore In Malaysia
Singapore (), officially the State of Singapore (), was one of the 14 states of Malaysia from 1963 to 1965. Malaysia was formed on 16 September 1963 by the merger of the Federation of Malaya with the former British colonies of North Borneo, Sarawak and Singapore. This marked the end of the 144-year British rule in Singapore which began with the founding of modern Singapore by Sir Stamford Raffles in 1819. At the time of merger, it was the smallest state in the country by land area, but the largest by population. The union was accelerated by all parties, in order to mutually avert the spread of communism within Southeast Asia ( domino theory), as communism was perceived as an existential threat to the governance of all pre-merger anti-communist union states. However, from the onset, the union was unstable due to mutual distrust and sharp ideological differences between the leaders of Singapore and of the central government in Kuala Lumpur. They often disagreed about finance, po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valentine Payen
A valentine is a card or gift given on Valentine's Day, or one's sweetheart. Valentine or Valentines may also refer to: People and fictional characters * Valentine (name), a given name and a surname, including a list of people and fictional characters so named ** Saint Valentine of Rome, the eponym of Valentine's Day ** Pope Valentine, pope for two months in 827 * Valentine (writer), pseudonym of Archibald Thomas Pechey * Gary Valentine, stage name of Gary Lachman (born 1955), American writer and guitarist, member of the band Blondie * Funny Valentine, the main villain of ''Steel Ball Run'' Places United States * Valentine, Arizona, an unincorporated community * Valentine, Indiana, an unincorporated town * Valentine, Kansas City, a neighborhood in Kansas City, Missouri * Valentine, Nebraska, a city * Valentine National Wildlife Refuge, Nebraska * Valentine, New Jersey, an unincorporated community * Valentine, Texas, a town * Valentines, Virginia, an unincorporated communit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shane Briant
Shane Briant (17 August 1946 – 26 May 2021) was an English actor and novelist. Briant studied law at Trinity College Dublin but became a professional actor playing the lead in ''Hamlet'' at the Eblana Theatre, Dublin. Briant is best known for his roles in four Hammer Films productions; '' Demons of the Mind'','' Straight on Till Morning'', '' Captain Kronos - Vampire Hunter'', and '' Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell''. He also resided in Sydney, Australia with his wife Wendy (née Lycett). Stage and screen Briant was nominated for the 'Best Newcomer' award by the London theatre critics when he played one of the leads in ''Children of the Wolf'', with Sheelagh Cullen and Yvonne Mitchell at London's Apollo Theatre. Put under contract at Elstree Film Studios in late 1973, Briant starred in four films for Hammer; '' Straight On till Morning'', '' Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell'', '' Captain Kronos - Vampire Hunter'' and '' Demons of the Mind''. He also appeared i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ng Chin Han
Ng Chin Han李亦筠"本地演员黄经汉参演《三根针》 与刘玉玲演对手戏没压力", ''Lianhe Zaobao'', 2006-12-02. Retrieved on 2009-10-13. ( zh, c=黄经汉, p=Huáng Jīnghàn; born 27 November 1969) is a Singaporean stage, film, and television actor whose career has spanned more than 20 years. Career In 1994, Chin Han had a leading role in '' Masters of the Sea'', the first full-length English drama series to be produced in Singapore. In 1998, he made his US film debut in ''Blindness'', an Official Selection at the 2nd Hollywood Film Festival in a leading role opposite Vivian Wu. Soon after, he starred in the Singapore mini-series ''Alter Asians'' which won the 2001 Asian Television Award for Best TV Movie of the Year. As a director, he has helmed acclaimed Asian premieres of plays like David Hare's ''The Blue Room'' and co-produced the official musical adaptation of Ang Lee's ''The Wedding Banquet''. As a producer, Chin Han has also created concerts for T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeremy Lindsay Taylor
Jeremy Lindsay Taylor (born Sydney, 19 September 1973) is an Australian actor. Education He finished his education at Newington College in 1991 and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree, with a major in drama and sociology, from the University of Newcastle. He was a first grade cricketer and Rugby player at school. He was considered to be one of Newington College's finest medium pace seamers of all time. Acting career He is known for his long-running role as Kurt Peterson in ''Heartbreak High''. Since then he has appeared in '' Something in the Air'', ''McLeod's Daughters'', '' Stingers'' and ''Blue Heelers''. In 2006, he guest-starred in the ''Doctor Who'' audio adventure '' The Reaping''. Taylor appeared in the feature films '' Tom White'', '' Em 4 Jay'' and ''Bad Bush''. His theatre credits include the Melbourne Theatre Company's ''Take Me Out''. In 2007, Taylor co-starred with Lisa McCune, Ian Stenlake, Saskia Burmeister, John Batchelor, Matt Holmes, Jay Ryan, Krist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicholas Bell
Nicholas Bell (born 15 August 1958) is an English actor who has worked in Australia for more than 30 years. Bell works regularly with the Melbourne Theatre Company as well as with all the major television broadcasters in Australia, most notably the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. In addition to his work in film and television, Bell has also recorded over a dozen audiobooks with Bolinda, a company based in Melbourne, Australia. In 2001, he accepted on behalf of the cast and crew of the Australian comedy series '' The Games'' the TV Week Logie Award for Most Outstanding Comedy Program. In 2023, Bell appeared in the Stan series '' Scrublands'', as well as the Tasmanian drama series '' Bay of Fires''. Also in 2023, Bell was named in the extended cast of the Foxtel/Binge series '' High Country''. Filmography Film Television Theatre Audiobooks *Reader of ''Murder at the Nineteenth'' by J. M. Gregson, 2001 *Reader of the part of Julian in ''Us'' by Richard Mason, 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Martin (Australian Actor)
Anthony Martin (born 1 January 1953) is an Australian actor. Career Martin is best known by Australian audiences for his portrayal of Detective Bill McCoy in the ABC's television series '' Wildside'', and to older audiences as Rev Bob Brown in the TV series '' E Street''. He played Bill Southgate in ''Heartbreak High''. He has also gained much acclaim as his portrayal of notorious underworld figure Arthur "Neddy" Smith in the Australian miniseries '' Blue Murder''. He was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the 1000 Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards for his role in '' The Interview. Personal life He married Rachael Blake on 21 December 2003. They later appeared alongside one another in HBO Asia's presentation of ''Serangoon Road''. His son, Justin, is also an actor, with appearances in ''Somersault A somersault (also ''flip'', ''heli'', and in gymnastics ''salto'') is an acrobatics, acrobatic exercise in which a person's body Rotation#Sports, rotates 360° ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ario Bayu
Ario Bayu Wicaksono (born 6 February 1985) is an Indonesian actor. Early life and career Born in Jakarta to Javanese parents, Ario Bayu had spent nearly all of his formative years in the city of Hamilton, New Zealand, where his father studied and then went into business. He returned to Indonesia in 2004 with the intent to pursue his acting and music ambitions. He studied at the Globe Theatre in London. In his first break through role, Ario Bayu plays a detective in '' Dead Time: Kala'', Indonesia's first tribute to film noir which won rave reviews from critics, directed by Joko Anwar. In 2013, Ario played alongside Hollywood actress Joan Chen in HBO Asia's production '' Serangoon Road''. In '' Java Heat'', Ario plays opposite Kellan Lutz and Oscar nominee Mickey Rourke. In '' Soekarno: Indonesia Merdeka'' (2013), Ario plays the protagonist Sukarno, founding President of Indonesia The president of the Republic of Indonesia () is the head of state and head of go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rachael Blake
Rachael Morelle Blake (born 26 May 1971) is an Australian actress. Early life Blake was born in Perth, Western Australia. At the age of 18 months, she moved to England with her English parents, only to return to Perth at age 11. Blake was born deaf in one ear, a condition that was rectified by a series of operations undertaken before she was six. To overcome shyness and her hearing problem, her mother enrolled her in elocution lessons, which she continued until age 17. After attending the John Curtin College of the Arts high school in Perth, she applied to Sydney's National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) but was rejected due to her age of 17. She was accepted to NIDA when she was 19. Acting career At 13, Blake was cast in a short film. After studying at NIDA, she worked on Australian television shows ''Home and Away'' as Mandy Thomas (1995–1997), '' Pacific Drive'', and ''Heartbreak High'' (1996). Blake's first feature film role was as Amy in the Australian children's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maeve Dermody
Maeve Dermody ( ; born 2 November 1988) is a UK-based Australian actress. After a film appearance at 5 years old, her adult acting career has included work in Australian and British television, theatre, short films and movies. Early life She is the daughter of Susan Murphy Dermody, a film theorist, historian, director, and Zen Rōshi. Her father is a psychologist. Dermody's family encouraged a love of literature and the arts, and supported performing as well - her mother gave Dermody her first part when she was 5 years old in the film her mother directed '' Breathing Under Water'' (1993). Dermody attended Mosman High School in Sydney with a near-perfect UAI. During high school she was active in drama classes, as well as the Australian Theatre for Young People, and furthered her acting education with several courses at the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney. Career While still in high school, Dermody began getting roles in Australian television series such as '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malayan Emergency
The Malayan Emergency, also known as the Anti–British National Liberation War, was a guerrilla warfare, guerrilla war fought in Federation of Malaya, Malaya between communist pro-independence fighters of the Malayan National Liberation Army (MNLA) and the military forces of the Federation of Malaya and Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth (British Empire). The communists fought to win independence for Malaya from the British Empire and to establish a communist state, while the Malayan Federation and Commonwealth forces fought to combat communism and protect British economic and Colonialism, colonial interests.Deery, Phillip. "Malaya, 1948: Britain's Asian Cold War?" Journal of Cold War Studies 9, no. 1 (2007): 29–54.Siver, Christi L. "The other forgotten war: understanding atrocities during the Malayan Emergency." In APSA 2009 Toronto Meeting Paper. 2009., p.36 The term "Emergency" was used by the British to characterise the conflict in order to avoid referring to it as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
