The expression of someone being a closed book best describes Helen Buday. For someone whose career dates back to the early 80s, you would expect her to be as popular as Jennifer Beals, who has maintained a glamorous acting career to this day. Unfortunately, Helen has faded into the background, but even when she was actively involved in films and movies, she never revealed much about herself. All we know is that her parents were German and Hungarian who immigrated to Australia as refugees due to World War 2. We are therefore tempted to investigate her life from how she
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Whatever Happened to Helen Buday?...
- 5/18/2020
- by Jennifer Borama
- TVovermind.com
Oscar-winning actor Geoffrey Rush has won his defamation case against the News Corp.-owned newspaper Daily Telegraph in his home country of Australia. The paper had published a story in which actress Erin Norvill accused Rush of inappropriate sexual behavior during a stage production of “King Lear” in Sydney.
Judge Michael Wigney on Thursday called the report “a recklessly irresponsible piece of sensationalist journalism” that relied on allegations from an accuser “prone to exaggeration and embellishment.” Norvill, speaking outside the courtroom after the verdict, said she stood by her testimony.
Wigney awarded Rush A$850,000 in aggravated damages. The actor is expected to receive further payments for loss of earnings at a further hearing in May.
After exiting the courtroom, Rush said he was grateful for the verdict. But, he added, “there are no winners in this case. It’s been extremely distressing for everyone involved.” Details of the case were...
Judge Michael Wigney on Thursday called the report “a recklessly irresponsible piece of sensationalist journalism” that relied on allegations from an accuser “prone to exaggeration and embellishment.” Norvill, speaking outside the courtroom after the verdict, said she stood by her testimony.
Wigney awarded Rush A$850,000 in aggravated damages. The actor is expected to receive further payments for loss of earnings at a further hearing in May.
After exiting the courtroom, Rush said he was grateful for the verdict. But, he added, “there are no winners in this case. It’s been extremely distressing for everyone involved.” Details of the case were...
- 4/11/2019
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Rolf de Heer's Alexandra's Project is the kind of unknown film that doesn't oversell too much details about its story. While some may be fascinated, many, among those who've seen this Australian film, will be divided. At most, the film entertained me as much as a Hollywood blockbuster, but it was only the actors' performance that kept my attention.
The movie introduces us to Steve (Gary Sweet) is a man who seems to have it all. He lives in a peaceful neighbourhood, has a nine-to-five job that he likes, has two children (Samantha Knigge and Jack Christie) who loves him and a stable marriage with his wife, Alexandra (Helen Buday). On his birthday, Steve gets two surprises. The first one being a promotion at his job that he's been dying for.
This is why Steve leaves office earlier in order to get his second surprise. In fact, he believes...
The movie introduces us to Steve (Gary Sweet) is a man who seems to have it all. He lives in a peaceful neighbourhood, has a nine-to-five job that he likes, has two children (Samantha Knigge and Jack Christie) who loves him and a stable marriage with his wife, Alexandra (Helen Buday). On his birthday, Steve gets two surprises. The first one being a promotion at his job that he's been dying for.
This is why Steve leaves office earlier in order to get his second surprise. In fact, he believes...
- 9/10/2010
- by anhkhoido@hotmail.com (Anh Khoi Do)
- The Cultural Post
MELBOURNE, Australia -- In what is regarded as the curtain-raiser for the awards season Down Under, the psychological drama Japanese Story and crime caper comedy Gettin' Square head the nominations list for this year's Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards. The critical and commercial hit Japanese Story is nominated in a total of seven categories, including best picture, best director, and best actress (Toni Collette). Gettin' Square, which also has seven nominations, will go head-to-head with Japanese Story in the best picture and director categories, while David Wenham is the front-runner for the best actor nod for his turn as a recently released convict. The other two best picture nominees are the Rolf de Heer drama Alexandra's Project and the coming-of-age tale Swimming Upstream, helmed by Russell Mulcahy. In the best actress category, Collette is up against Helen Buday (Alexandra's Project), Susie Porter (Teesh and Trude) and Olivia Pigeot (A Cold Summer), while Wenham's fellow nominees include Geoffrey Rush (Swimming Upstream), Heath Ledger (Ned Kelly) and Gary Sweet (Alexandra's Project).
- 10/14/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Berlin International Film Festival
BERLIN -- The Alexandra in Rolf de Heer's "Alexandra's Project" is a housewife who, fed up with her husband, leaves a goodbye note to Steve on his birthday. This being the 21st century, that note is videotape, which Steve and the rest of us must watch for much of the movie's 103 minutes. Well, at least Steve must watch the tape because he is trapped in his ultra-security townhouse, where the locks to all the doors and security shutters have been changed so none of his keys fits. We, of course, have the option of fleeing.
This Australian film, shown here in competition, will finds adherents here and there, but none outside of art houses in limited release. The upside is the film cost less than AUS$2 million ($1.2 million), so it will not need too many fans to make back its cost.
The early sections build tension extremely well with a minimum of dialogue. Alexandra (Helen Buday) is clearly up to something as husband Steve Gary Sweet) goes about his day as a manager in some business. He even wins a promotion around the time Alexandra packs their children off in a taxi and makes a mysterious phone call.
Steve returns to his suburban home to find it empty and dark. Lights fail to work, doors lock behind him and the phone is dead. Then he finds a tape labeled "Play Me". The tape begins innocently enough with birthday greetings from his adoring kids. Then a little less innocently with Alexandra performing an awkward striptease. Finally, she starts to talk about her unhappiness.
Fortunately, Steve does fast-forward through much of this until he sees a gun onscreen. The gun doesn't really play any role thereafter, but it does get his attention. Now she prattles on about what a self-centered jerk he has been all these years. The heart of her complaint is that he wants to have sex with her too often. He also calls her Alex rather than Alexandra. Have these people ever heard of a marriage counselor?
There are other surprises, which in fairness should stay surprises, but none makes Alexandra look like anything more than a neurotic whiner whose own crimes far outweigh those of her husband's, especially when you consider these now include kidnapping.
As a stunt to see if a director can entertain an audience with a movie about a guy staring at a TV monitor, "Alexandra's Project" passes muster. In the darkened house, de Heer, cinematographer Ian Jones and designers Ian Jobson and Phil Macpherson keep things creepy and mystifying. But that damn videotape takes the edge off the mood both visually and dramatically. If she was going to go to this much trouble, it's a pity Alexandra didn't hire a young experimental video maker.
ALEXANDRA'S PROJECT
Fandango Australia and Palace Films in association with the South Australian Film Corp. present a Vertigo production
Credits:
Screenwriter-director: Rolf de Heer
Producers: Rolf de Heer, Julie Ryan, Domenico Procacci
Executive producer: Antonio Zeccola
Director of photography: Ian Jones
Production designers: Ian Jobson, Phil Macpherson
Music: Gragan Tardif
Costume designer: Beverly Freeman
Editor: Tania Nehme
Cast:
Steve: Gary Sweet
Alexandra: Helen Buday
Bill: Bogdan Koca
Running time -- 103 minutes
No MPAA rating...
BERLIN -- The Alexandra in Rolf de Heer's "Alexandra's Project" is a housewife who, fed up with her husband, leaves a goodbye note to Steve on his birthday. This being the 21st century, that note is videotape, which Steve and the rest of us must watch for much of the movie's 103 minutes. Well, at least Steve must watch the tape because he is trapped in his ultra-security townhouse, where the locks to all the doors and security shutters have been changed so none of his keys fits. We, of course, have the option of fleeing.
This Australian film, shown here in competition, will finds adherents here and there, but none outside of art houses in limited release. The upside is the film cost less than AUS$2 million ($1.2 million), so it will not need too many fans to make back its cost.
The early sections build tension extremely well with a minimum of dialogue. Alexandra (Helen Buday) is clearly up to something as husband Steve Gary Sweet) goes about his day as a manager in some business. He even wins a promotion around the time Alexandra packs their children off in a taxi and makes a mysterious phone call.
Steve returns to his suburban home to find it empty and dark. Lights fail to work, doors lock behind him and the phone is dead. Then he finds a tape labeled "Play Me". The tape begins innocently enough with birthday greetings from his adoring kids. Then a little less innocently with Alexandra performing an awkward striptease. Finally, she starts to talk about her unhappiness.
Fortunately, Steve does fast-forward through much of this until he sees a gun onscreen. The gun doesn't really play any role thereafter, but it does get his attention. Now she prattles on about what a self-centered jerk he has been all these years. The heart of her complaint is that he wants to have sex with her too often. He also calls her Alex rather than Alexandra. Have these people ever heard of a marriage counselor?
There are other surprises, which in fairness should stay surprises, but none makes Alexandra look like anything more than a neurotic whiner whose own crimes far outweigh those of her husband's, especially when you consider these now include kidnapping.
As a stunt to see if a director can entertain an audience with a movie about a guy staring at a TV monitor, "Alexandra's Project" passes muster. In the darkened house, de Heer, cinematographer Ian Jones and designers Ian Jobson and Phil Macpherson keep things creepy and mystifying. But that damn videotape takes the edge off the mood both visually and dramatically. If she was going to go to this much trouble, it's a pity Alexandra didn't hire a young experimental video maker.
ALEXANDRA'S PROJECT
Fandango Australia and Palace Films in association with the South Australian Film Corp. present a Vertigo production
Credits:
Screenwriter-director: Rolf de Heer
Producers: Rolf de Heer, Julie Ryan, Domenico Procacci
Executive producer: Antonio Zeccola
Director of photography: Ian Jones
Production designers: Ian Jobson, Phil Macpherson
Music: Gragan Tardif
Costume designer: Beverly Freeman
Editor: Tania Nehme
Cast:
Steve: Gary Sweet
Alexandra: Helen Buday
Bill: Bogdan Koca
Running time -- 103 minutes
No MPAA rating...
- 2/18/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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