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Socratis Otto
Socratis Otto is an Australian film, theatre and television actor. He is best known for his roles in television series ''Young Lions (TV series), Young Lions'' as Justin Carmody, ''Home and Away'' as Robert Robertson (Home and Away), Robert Robertson, and ''Wentworth (TV series), Wentworth'' as Maxine Conway. Early life Otto is the son of first-generation Greek immigrants, and was born and raised in Sydney, New South Wales. He completed a degree in creative writing and literature before studying acting at NIDA (National Institute of Dramatic Art), graduating in 2000. Career Theatre Otto began his career in the 2001 Sydney Theatre Company's play ''Salt''. In 2009, Otto would play Woyzeck in the play of the same name at the Malthouse. A year later in 2010, Otto performed in ''Stockholm'' alongside Leeanna Walsman. In 2019, Otto appeared in the play ''Baby Doll.'' In 2023, Otto returned to Ensemble Theatre for the play ''Suddenly Last Summer.'' Television Otto had a guest role ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydney
Sydney is the capital city of the States and territories of Australia, state of New South Wales and the List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city in Australia. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about 80 km (50 mi) from the Pacific Ocean in the east to the Blue Mountains (New South Wales), Blue Mountains in the west, and about 80 km (50 mi) from Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park and the Hawkesbury River in the north and north-west, to the Royal National Park and Macarthur, New South Wales, Macarthur in the south and south-west. Greater Sydney consists of 658 suburbs, spread across 33 local government areas. Residents of the city are colloquially known as "Sydneysiders". The estimated population in June 2024 was 5,557,233, which is about 66% of the state's population. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2017. The city's nicknames include the Emerald City and the Harbour City. There is ev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlotta (film)
''Carlotta'' is a 2014 Australian telemovie biopic about the life of pioneering transgender performer Carol Kaye, also known as Carlotta. Plot summary In 1950s Sydney, a young transgender girl who will later name herself Carol Kaye (Kai Lewins) is being raised as "Richard Byron." She begins to express a feminine identity in childhood as she performs the song " 'S Wonderful" for her parents. Both react negatively, with her mother disapproving and her father violently abusing her. Undeterred, Carol continues discreetly wearing feminine clothes but the situation does not improve. In the 1960s, an adult Carol ( Jessica Marais) gets a job at a department store and is introduced to a colleague named Ava ( Eamon Farren), known also as "Danny." Recognising a kindred spirit, Ava encourages Carol to develop a feminine fashion sense and introduces her to a new circle of friends involved in Sydney's burgeoning drag scene. Over time, Carol builds confidence in herself and moves out of hom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enter The Wild (2018)
Ben Geurens (born 24 December 1979) is an Australian actor. Biography Geurens graduated from NIDA in 2004. At drama school he appeared in productions of '' The Return'', ''Romeo and Juliet'', ''Much Ado About Nothing'', and ''Who's Afraid of the Working Class''. Roles Geurens is best known for playing suburban rascal Toby Mangel on the soap opera ''Neighbours'' from 1990 to 1993. He then appeared in the television series '' The Man from Snowy River'' as Michael O'Neil and the movie '' Body Melt'' as Brandon Noble. He made guest appearances in other series such as ''Blue Heelers''. Geurens played constable Ash Nader in ''Home and Away'' in late 2006 and early 2007 and a detective in the final series of '' McLeod's Daughters'' in 2008. He also appeared in the Melbourne Theatre Company's production of '' Entertaining Mr Sloane'', in which he played the lead role of Mr Sloane and also in '' The History Boys'' as Dakin. In 2009, Geurens starred in the comedy series '' The Jesters' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Mistress
''My Mistress'' is a 2014 Australian film. Plot A sixteen-year-old boy discovers his father's suicide. Distraught, he goes searching for ways to numb the pain. He then meets a mysterious woman who turns out to be a dominatrix and finds solace in her arms. Cast * Emmanuelle Beart as Maggie / The Mistress * Harrison Gilbertson as Charlie Boyd * Rachael Blake as Kate Boyd * Socratis Otto as Leon * Malcolm Kennard as Michael Production Filming took place on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. accessed 18 A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I, Frankenstein
''I, Frankenstein'' is a 2014 American science fantasy action film written and directed by Stuart Beattie, based on the digital-only graphic novel by Kevin Grevioux. An international co-production between the United States and Australia, the film was produced by Tom Rosenberg, Gary Lucchesi, Richard Wright, Andrew Mason and Sidney Kimmel. It stars Aaron Eckhart, Bill Nighy, Yvonne Strahovski, Miranda Otto and Jai Courtney. The film tells the story of Adam, Frankenstein's creature, who embarks on a dangerous journey to stop evil demons and their ruthless leader from taking over the world. The film was released on January 24, 2014, in the United States and on March 20, 2014, in Australia. The film received extremely negative reviews and was a box-office bomb, grossing $76 million worldwide against a production budget of $65 million. Plot In 1795, Doctor Victor Frankenstein creates a monster by putting together parts of corpses and reanimating them. Horrified by his creati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gone (2012 Film)
''Gone'' is a 2012 American thriller film written by Allison Burnett, directed by Heitor Dhalia, and starring Amanda Seyfried. The film earned negative reviews from critics and was a box office disappointment. Plot Jillian "Jill" Conway lives in Portland, Oregon with her sister, Molly. One year earlier, Jill was kidnapped by a brutal serial killer who held her captive in a deep vertical hole containing the remains of his other victims somewhere in Portland's 5,100-acre Forest Park. Jill used one of the bones to stab her abductor when he arrived in the hole to kill her, and escaped using his rope ladder. When the Portland police were unable to find the hole and discovered that Jill had been committed to a psychiatric institution after her parents' death, they believed the abduction only happened in Jill's head and sent her back to a psychiatric facility. Jill now works as a waitress in a local diner on the graveyard shift. She and her friend, Sharon Ames, are generously ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Confession Of Alexander Pearce
''The Last Confession of Alexander Pearce'' is a 2008 Australian-Irish film directed by Michael James Rowland starring Irish actors Adrian Dunbar as Philip Conolly and Ciarán McMenamin as bushranger Alexander Pearce and an ensemble Australian cast, including Dan Wyllie, Don Hany and Chris Haywood. The film was shot on location in Tasmania and Sydney between April and May 2008. The film was nominated for the 2010 Rose d'Or, Best Drama at the 6th Annual Irish Film and Television Awards, Best Drama at the 2009 Australian Film Institute Awards, won Best Documentary at the 2009 Inside Film Awards and the director Michael James Rowland was nominated in the Best Director (Telemovie) category in the 2009 Australian Directors Guild Awards. Plot The film follows the final days of Irish convict and bushranger Alexander Pearce's life as he awaits execution. In 1824 the British penal colony of Van Diemen's Land is little more than a living hell. Chained to a wall in the darkness of a cell und ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monkey Puzzle (film)
''Monkey Puzzle'' is a 2008 Australian film about several friends who get lost in the wilderness. The film was shot on location in the Blue Mountains. accessed 14 November 2012 References External links * *''Monkey Puzzle'' review at Filmink Magazine on ''At the Movies'' ''Monkey Puzzle'' review at ''Urban Cinefile'' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macbeth (2006 Film)
''Macbeth'' is a 2006 Australian adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare of the same name. It was directed by Geoffrey Wright and features an ensemble cast led by Sam Worthington in the title role. ''Macbeth'', filmed in Melbourne and Victoria, was released in Australia on 21 September 2006. Wright and Hill wrote the script, which—although it uses a modern-day Melbourne gangster setting—largely maintains the language of the original play. ''Macbeth'' was selected to screen at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2006. Plot In a cemetery, the Weird Sisters, three school girl witches, are destroying and defacing headstones and statues, while close by Lady Macbeth weeps beside a headstone marked "beloved son" and Macbeth stands by. The three witches plan to meet with Macbeth later, and leave the cemetery. Macbeth leads Duncan and his gang to a drug deal with Macdonwald and his men. In a gunfight between the gangs, all of Macdonwald's gang are kil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beautiful (2009 Film)
''Beautiful'' is a 2009 Australian independent film, written and directed by Dean O'Flaherty, which was released by Adelaide-based Kojo Pictures on 5 March 2009. The film marked the feature filmmaking debut of both O'Flaherty and Kojo Pictures. The South Australian Film Corporation provided approximately 10 per cent of the $1.5m budget, while the rest came from private investors. ''Beautiful'' was the first film in Australia to receive the new (at the time) 40% Producers Rebate from the Federal Government. The film received a poor response, taking only $56,000 at the Australian box office in its short cinema release. It was invited to screen at the 12th Shanghai International Film Festival, in June 2010, and later sold "to France and all French-speaking European territories ... Japan ... Poland, Middle East, Russia, Mexico and HBO Eastern Europe." Plot In the fictional Adelaide suburb of Sunshine Hills, three teenage girls have disappeared: Jenny Wells (found in a dumpster with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Rage In Placid Lake
''The Rage in Placid Lake'' is a 2003 Australian film starring Ben Lee and Rose Byrne. It features Placid Lake (Lee), a seventeen-year-old boy who has led a suburban hippie life with his neurotic, free loving parents. The film documents his journey of self-discovery as he rejects his hippie roots and embraces the mundane by working for an insurance agency, much to his parents' horror. Plot Precocious, bohemian teenager Placid Lake finishes high school, but after having an existential crisis devises a plan to totally reinvent himself as a functioning member of society. With a few weeks spent reading a library of self-help manuals, Lake gets a haircut, buys a bespoke suit, and finds a white collar job at an insurance agency. Lake has a smart friend Gemma (Rose Byrne) who tries to talk him out of his newly-found economic rationalism. Lake is adamant about becoming an acceptable member of society and ignores the signs of disapproval from his parents and best friend. Yet, by cont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolverine
The wolverine ( , ; ''Gulo gulo''), also called the carcajou or quickhatch (from East Cree, ''kwiihkwahaacheew''), is the largest land-dwelling member of the family Mustelidae. It is a muscular carnivore and a solitary animal. The wolverine has a reputation for ferocity and strength out of proportion to its size, with the documented ability to kill prey many times larger than itself. The wolverine is found primarily in remote reaches of the Northern boreal forests and subarctic and alpine tundra of the Northern Hemisphere, with the greatest numbers in Northern Canada, the U.S. state of Alaska, the mainland Nordic countries of Europe, and throughout western Russia and Siberia. Its population has steadily declined since the 19th century owing to trapping, range reduction and habitat fragmentation. The wolverine is now essentially absent from the southern end of its range in both Europe and North America. Naming The wolverine's questionable reputation as an insatiable glutton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
