In a boost to cinemas, Roadshow’s local comedy-drama Rams has posted the third highest opening weekend post-covid, behind only Tenet and After We Collided.
Opening on 298 screens and earning $809,177 ($1.27 million with previews), Roadshow CEO Joel Pearlman has touted the result, arguing it proves Australian audiences are enthusiastic to return to cinemas.
A reimagining of 2015 Icelandic drama Hrútar, Jeremy Sims’ directs the Michael Caton and Sam Neill-starrer which follows two estranged brothers as they raise separate flocks of sheep descended from their family’s prized bloodline. When a rare disease threatens their stock, they have to work together to save their sheep, their small town and their family’s legacy.
Over the weekend, Neill was nominated for the Aacta Award Best Lead Actor for his performance. The supporting cast includes Miranda Richardson, Wayne Blair, Leon Ford, Travis McMahon, Asher Keddie, Hayley McElhinney, Kipan Rothbury and newcomers Asher Yasbincek and Will McNeill.
Opening on 298 screens and earning $809,177 ($1.27 million with previews), Roadshow CEO Joel Pearlman has touted the result, arguing it proves Australian audiences are enthusiastic to return to cinemas.
A reimagining of 2015 Icelandic drama Hrútar, Jeremy Sims’ directs the Michael Caton and Sam Neill-starrer which follows two estranged brothers as they raise separate flocks of sheep descended from their family’s prized bloodline. When a rare disease threatens their stock, they have to work together to save their sheep, their small town and their family’s legacy.
Over the weekend, Neill was nominated for the Aacta Award Best Lead Actor for his performance. The supporting cast includes Miranda Richardson, Wayne Blair, Leon Ford, Travis McMahon, Asher Keddie, Hayley McElhinney, Kipan Rothbury and newcomers Asher Yasbincek and Will McNeill.
- 11/2/2020
- by Jackie Keast
- IF.com.au
‘Rams.’
Samuel Goldwyn Films continues to show a greater appetite for Australian films than any other North American distributor, with Jeremy Sims’ Rams as the latest acquisition.
WestEnd Films negotiated the deal for the remake of the cult Icelandic pic Hrútar, which stars Sam Neill, Michael Caton, Miranda Richardson, Wayne Blair, Asher Keddie and newcomer Will McNeill.
Roadshow will launch the comedy-drama produced by Wbmc’s Janelle Landers and Aidan O’Bryan and scripted by Jules Duncan on more than 240 screens on October 29.
This year Goldwyn released Mirrah Foulkes’ Judy & Punch, Wayne Blair’s Top End Wedding, Paul Ireland’s Measure for Measure, John Sheedy’s H is for Happiness and Gregor Jordan’s Dirt Music, mostly on VOD.
Stephen Johnson’s High Ground will premiere next year after its Australian release via Madman Entertainment.
Landers tells If that two US distributors made bids for Rams and Goldwyn won out...
Samuel Goldwyn Films continues to show a greater appetite for Australian films than any other North American distributor, with Jeremy Sims’ Rams as the latest acquisition.
WestEnd Films negotiated the deal for the remake of the cult Icelandic pic Hrútar, which stars Sam Neill, Michael Caton, Miranda Richardson, Wayne Blair, Asher Keddie and newcomer Will McNeill.
Roadshow will launch the comedy-drama produced by Wbmc’s Janelle Landers and Aidan O’Bryan and scripted by Jules Duncan on more than 240 screens on October 29.
This year Goldwyn released Mirrah Foulkes’ Judy & Punch, Wayne Blair’s Top End Wedding, Paul Ireland’s Measure for Measure, John Sheedy’s H is for Happiness and Gregor Jordan’s Dirt Music, mostly on VOD.
Stephen Johnson’s High Ground will premiere next year after its Australian release via Madman Entertainment.
Landers tells If that two US distributors made bids for Rams and Goldwyn won out...
- 10/22/2020
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
‘Rams.’
Opening on 250-plus screens on August 27, the day after its CinefestOZ premiere at Orana Cinemas in Busselton, Jeremy Sims’ Rams will be the first Australian wide release since cinemas re-opened.
Claire Gandy, Event Cinemas general manager, film and content, has seen the movie starring Michael Caton, Sam Neill and Miranda Richardson and is super confident of its commercial prospects.
“The audiences are going to be 100 per cent behind Rams and many of the other upcoming Australian films,” Gandy said in a webinar with Screen Producers Australia CEO Matt Deaner.
“We forget what it’s like to watch a great Australian film in cinema. There are some great scenes in Rams which on a big screen are going to look fantastic. I look forward to the celebration of Australian film, whenever that may start.”
Produced by Aidan O’Bryan and Janelle Landers, the Roadshow release, a remake of a cult Icelandic...
Opening on 250-plus screens on August 27, the day after its CinefestOZ premiere at Orana Cinemas in Busselton, Jeremy Sims’ Rams will be the first Australian wide release since cinemas re-opened.
Claire Gandy, Event Cinemas general manager, film and content, has seen the movie starring Michael Caton, Sam Neill and Miranda Richardson and is super confident of its commercial prospects.
“The audiences are going to be 100 per cent behind Rams and many of the other upcoming Australian films,” Gandy said in a webinar with Screen Producers Australia CEO Matt Deaner.
“We forget what it’s like to watch a great Australian film in cinema. There are some great scenes in Rams which on a big screen are going to look fantastic. I look forward to the celebration of Australian film, whenever that may start.”
Produced by Aidan O’Bryan and Janelle Landers, the Roadshow release, a remake of a cult Icelandic...
- 7/21/2020
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Leon Ford in ‘The Letdown’ (Photo credit: Tony Mott).
Admirers of Leon Ford who enjoyed his work as Ruben in the ABC’s The Letdown and other shows should savour his performance in Jeremy Sims’ upcoming movie Rams because after that he will be off screen for a while.
The actor-writer moved to Los Angeles last year with his wife Alice Bell and their three young children as Alice serves as the writer/creator and co-showrunner on The Expatriates, a 10-part Amazon series produced by Nicole Kidman’s Blossom Films.
Based on Janice Y.K. Lee’s novel, the series centres on a group of close-knit American women and their lives as outsiders in Hong Kong and is yet to go into production.
“I would like to find a happy medium that a lot people have where they can go and back forth and do jobs,” he tells If during a family vacation in Australia.
Admirers of Leon Ford who enjoyed his work as Ruben in the ABC’s The Letdown and other shows should savour his performance in Jeremy Sims’ upcoming movie Rams because after that he will be off screen for a while.
The actor-writer moved to Los Angeles last year with his wife Alice Bell and their three young children as Alice serves as the writer/creator and co-showrunner on The Expatriates, a 10-part Amazon series produced by Nicole Kidman’s Blossom Films.
Based on Janice Y.K. Lee’s novel, the series centres on a group of close-knit American women and their lives as outsiders in Hong Kong and is yet to go into production.
“I would like to find a happy medium that a lot people have where they can go and back forth and do jobs,” he tells If during a family vacation in Australia.
- 8/8/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
‘Miranda Richardson.’
Miranda Richardson is joining Sam Neill and Michael Caton in Jeremy Sims’ Rams, a re-imagining of Icelandic drama Hrútar, which is now shooting in Mt Barker in Wa’s Great Southern region.
The Oscar-nominated and BAFTA-winning (Damage) actress is playing Kat, an expat Brit who works as the veterinarian in a sheep farming town that is overcome by a rare ovine disease.
Neill and Caton star as estranged brothers who live on adjoining farms but haven’t spoken to each other for 40 years. The brothers are forced to find a way to work together to save their flock and their family’s legacy when their sheep and their small town are threatened.
Sims said: “I am thrilled that Ms Richardson is able to join us in telling our version of this beautiful saga about warring brothers. I’ve been a fan forever, from Queenie to Stronger, and fought...
Miranda Richardson is joining Sam Neill and Michael Caton in Jeremy Sims’ Rams, a re-imagining of Icelandic drama Hrútar, which is now shooting in Mt Barker in Wa’s Great Southern region.
The Oscar-nominated and BAFTA-winning (Damage) actress is playing Kat, an expat Brit who works as the veterinarian in a sheep farming town that is overcome by a rare ovine disease.
Neill and Caton star as estranged brothers who live on adjoining farms but haven’t spoken to each other for 40 years. The brothers are forced to find a way to work together to save their flock and their family’s legacy when their sheep and their small town are threatened.
Sims said: “I am thrilled that Ms Richardson is able to join us in telling our version of this beautiful saga about warring brothers. I’ve been a fan forever, from Queenie to Stronger, and fought...
- 11/27/2018
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Miranda Richardson has signed on for the English-language remake of Un Certain Regard winner “Rams.” The British star of stage and screen joins a cast that includes Sam Neill and Michael Caton on the movie, which is currently shooting in western Australia.
Richardson plays Kat, the local veterinarian of a sheep-farming town hit by a rare disease affecting the flocks of estranged brothers Colin and Les, played by Neill and Caton, respectively. The outbreak forces them to work together to save their livelihoods and family legacy. Charlotte Boving played the original character that Richardson has taken on in the re-imagining of Grimur Hakonarson’s well-received picture.
Richardson has a lengthy list of film, TV and stage credits including “Blackadder,” “The Crying Game,” and “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.” Jeremy Sims directs the adaptation of the Icelandic film and said he was thrilled to have Richardson on board.
“I’ve been a fan forever,...
Richardson plays Kat, the local veterinarian of a sheep-farming town hit by a rare disease affecting the flocks of estranged brothers Colin and Les, played by Neill and Caton, respectively. The outbreak forces them to work together to save their livelihoods and family legacy. Charlotte Boving played the original character that Richardson has taken on in the re-imagining of Grimur Hakonarson’s well-received picture.
Richardson has a lengthy list of film, TV and stage credits including “Blackadder,” “The Crying Game,” and “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.” Jeremy Sims directs the adaptation of the Icelandic film and said he was thrilled to have Richardson on board.
“I’ve been a fan forever,...
- 11/27/2018
- by Stewart Clarke
- Variety Film + TV
Jeremy Sims (L) with Sam Neill on the set of ‘Rams’ (Photo credit: Merlyn Moon).
Jeremy Sims was promoting his drama Last Cab to Darwin on the international film festival circuit in 2015 when he noticed Icelandic film Hrútar featured in nearly every program.
His curiosity piqued, he watched writer-director Grímur Hákonarson’s film – the tale of two warring brothers, both sheep farmers – at the Busan festival in Korea, and was hugely impressed. The same year it won best film at Un Certain Regard in Cannes.
So it was a fortuitous coincidence when one of the producers, Wbmc’s Aidan O’Bryan rang his agent earlier this year to ask if he would direct a re-imagining of the film entitled Rams after acquiring the adaptation rights.
Sims loved the screenplay by Western Australian-born writer Jules Duncan, which is a complete reinterpretation of the original, and readily accepted the offer. Produced by O’Bryan and Janelle Landers,...
Jeremy Sims was promoting his drama Last Cab to Darwin on the international film festival circuit in 2015 when he noticed Icelandic film Hrútar featured in nearly every program.
His curiosity piqued, he watched writer-director Grímur Hákonarson’s film – the tale of two warring brothers, both sheep farmers – at the Busan festival in Korea, and was hugely impressed. The same year it won best film at Un Certain Regard in Cannes.
So it was a fortuitous coincidence when one of the producers, Wbmc’s Aidan O’Bryan rang his agent earlier this year to ask if he would direct a re-imagining of the film entitled Rams after acquiring the adaptation rights.
Sims loved the screenplay by Western Australian-born writer Jules Duncan, which is a complete reinterpretation of the original, and readily accepted the offer. Produced by O’Bryan and Janelle Landers,...
- 10/22/2018
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Michael Caton and Sam Neill (Photo: Merlyn Moon).
Production is underway in Western Australia on Wbmc’s Rams, directed by Jeremy Sims – an adaptation of Icelandic film Hrútar.
Leading the cast are Sam Neill and Michael Caton, who play two estranged brothers who live on adjourning sheep farms yet haven’t spoken in 40 years. When a rare disease threatens their flock, they have to work together to save their flock, their small town and their family’s legacy.
Also set to star are Wayne Blair, Leon Ford, Travis McMahon, Asher Keddie, Hayley McElhinney, Kipan Rothbury and newcomers Asher Yasbincek and Will McNeill.
Hrútar, from writer-director Grímur Hákonarson, won the Un Certain Regard Award at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival. However Rams – adapted by Wa screenwriter Jules Duncan – is promised to be “far from a ‘remake’” and a fresh interpretation of the film from an Australian perspective. It is shooting in Wa...
Production is underway in Western Australia on Wbmc’s Rams, directed by Jeremy Sims – an adaptation of Icelandic film Hrútar.
Leading the cast are Sam Neill and Michael Caton, who play two estranged brothers who live on adjourning sheep farms yet haven’t spoken in 40 years. When a rare disease threatens their flock, they have to work together to save their flock, their small town and their family’s legacy.
Also set to star are Wayne Blair, Leon Ford, Travis McMahon, Asher Keddie, Hayley McElhinney, Kipan Rothbury and newcomers Asher Yasbincek and Will McNeill.
Hrútar, from writer-director Grímur Hákonarson, won the Un Certain Regard Award at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival. However Rams – adapted by Wa screenwriter Jules Duncan – is promised to be “far from a ‘remake’” and a fresh interpretation of the film from an Australian perspective. It is shooting in Wa...
- 10/2/2018
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
Pulsing with menace, called “seductive and thrilling” and compared to Hitchcock and early Coen brothers by The Hollywood Reporter, Swerve is a modern take on classic film noir. It comes to high-definition DVD and Blu-ray from Cohen Media Group on March 18, 2014, with SRPs, respectively, of $34.98 and $24.98.
While driving cross-country to a job interview, Colin (David Lyons TV’s Revolution, Eat Pray Love) witnesses a two-car crash that leaves one driver decapitated. The good-hearted Colin pulls a beautiful and mysterious young woman, Jina (Emma Booth, Parker, The Boys Are Back), from the wreckage, along with a suitcase full of money. But soon, he becomes entangled with a crooked local cop (Jason Clarke, Zero Dark Thirty, The Great Gatsby) – who happens to be the very jealous husband of Jina – as well a murderous thug (Travis McMahon, Cactus) who is after the cash. The suspense and action build in this gripping thriller set...
While driving cross-country to a job interview, Colin (David Lyons TV’s Revolution, Eat Pray Love) witnesses a two-car crash that leaves one driver decapitated. The good-hearted Colin pulls a beautiful and mysterious young woman, Jina (Emma Booth, Parker, The Boys Are Back), from the wreckage, along with a suitcase full of money. But soon, he becomes entangled with a crooked local cop (Jason Clarke, Zero Dark Thirty, The Great Gatsby) – who happens to be the very jealous husband of Jina – as well a murderous thug (Travis McMahon, Cactus) who is after the cash. The suspense and action build in this gripping thriller set...
- 3/13/2014
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: March 18, 2014
Price: DVD $24.98, Blu-ray $34.98
Studio: Cohen Media
David Lyons and Emma Booth make their way across the outback in Swerve.
The 2011 Australian thriller Swerve starring Jason Clarke (Zero Dark Thirty), Emma Booth (Parker) and David Lyons (Eat Pray Love) is a contemporary entry in the classic film noir genre.
While driving across the Outback to a job interview, Colin (Lyons) witnesses a two-car crash that leaves one driver decapitated. The good-hearted Colin pulls a beautiful and mysterious young woman, Jina (Booth), from the wreckage, along with a suitcase full of money. But soon, he becomes entangled with a crooked local cop (Clarke) – who happens to be the very jealous husband of Jina – as well a murderous thug (Travis McMahon, Cactus) who is after the cash. Yikes.
Written and directed by Aussie filmmaker Craig Lahiff, Swerve is premiering on disc and on VOD in the U.S.
Price: DVD $24.98, Blu-ray $34.98
Studio: Cohen Media
David Lyons and Emma Booth make their way across the outback in Swerve.
The 2011 Australian thriller Swerve starring Jason Clarke (Zero Dark Thirty), Emma Booth (Parker) and David Lyons (Eat Pray Love) is a contemporary entry in the classic film noir genre.
While driving across the Outback to a job interview, Colin (Lyons) witnesses a two-car crash that leaves one driver decapitated. The good-hearted Colin pulls a beautiful and mysterious young woman, Jina (Booth), from the wreckage, along with a suitcase full of money. But soon, he becomes entangled with a crooked local cop (Clarke) – who happens to be the very jealous husband of Jina – as well a murderous thug (Travis McMahon, Cactus) who is after the cash. Yikes.
Written and directed by Aussie filmmaker Craig Lahiff, Swerve is premiering on disc and on VOD in the U.S.
- 2/25/2014
- by Laurence
- Disc Dish
Title: Swerve Director: Craig Lahiff Starring: David Lyons, Emma Booth, Jason Clarke and Travis McMahon It can often be difficult to decipher the motivations and feelings of people you barely know, as their inspirations can be quite different from what you expect. That’s certainly the case for not only the characters’ interactions with each other in the Australian crime dram thriller ‘Swerve,’ from writer-director Craig Lahiff, but also the filmmaker’s intentions for the story. While the actors in the film formed genuine, gripping working relationships that continuously question their characters’ truthfulness, at times Lahiff’s story unfortunately comes across as confusing. ‘Swerve’ follows Colin (David Lyons), a drifter traveling across the [ Read More ]
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- 12/1/2013
- by Karen Benardello
- ShockYa
The second series of ABC1.s Miss Fisher.s Murder Mysteries begins shooting in Melbourne this week.
The 13-part series stars Essie Davis (The Slap, cloudstreet) as detective Phryne Fisher alongside Ashleigh Cummings (Puberty Blues, Dance Academy), Nathan Page (Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo, Redfern Now), Hugo Johnstone-Burt (Rake, cloudstreet), Miriam Margolyes (Harry Potter The Chamber of Secrets), Tammy MacIntosh (Crownies, East West 101), Travis McMahon (Howzat! Kerry Packer.s War), Anthony Sharpe (City Homicide), and Richard Bligh (The Mystery of a Hansom Cab).
Davis'.performance in the first series was recently recognised with an Aacta.nomination for Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama.
The second series of Miss Fisher.s Murder Mysteries is based on a number of Kerry Greenwood.s Phryne stories: the Dead Man.s Chest and.Unnatural Habits novels, and various short stories; as well as new crimes from the creators of series one.
The 13-part series stars Essie Davis (The Slap, cloudstreet) as detective Phryne Fisher alongside Ashleigh Cummings (Puberty Blues, Dance Academy), Nathan Page (Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo, Redfern Now), Hugo Johnstone-Burt (Rake, cloudstreet), Miriam Margolyes (Harry Potter The Chamber of Secrets), Tammy MacIntosh (Crownies, East West 101), Travis McMahon (Howzat! Kerry Packer.s War), Anthony Sharpe (City Homicide), and Richard Bligh (The Mystery of a Hansom Cab).
Davis'.performance in the first series was recently recognised with an Aacta.nomination for Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama.
The second series of Miss Fisher.s Murder Mysteries is based on a number of Kerry Greenwood.s Phryne stories: the Dead Man.s Chest and.Unnatural Habits novels, and various short stories; as well as new crimes from the creators of series one.
- 2/17/2013
- by Brendan Swift
- IF.com.au
The second series of ABC1.s Miss Fisher.s Murder Mysteries begins shooting in Melbourne this week.
The 13-part series stars Essie Davis (The Slap, cloudstreet) as detective Phryne Fisher alongside Ashleigh Cummings (Puberty Blues, Dance Academy), Nathan Page (Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo, Redfern Now), Hugo Johnstone-Burt (Rake, cloudstreet), Miriam Margolyes (Harry Potter The Chamber of Secrets), Tammy MacIntosh (Crownies, East West 101), Travis McMahon (Howzat! Kerry Packer.s War), Anthony Sharpe (City Homicide), and Richard Bligh (The Mystery of a Hansom Cab).
Davis'.performance in the first series was recently recognised with an Aacta.nomination for Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama.
The second series of Miss Fisher.s Murder Mysteries is based on a number of Kerry Greenwood.s Phryne stories: the Dead Man.s Chest and.Unnatural Habits novels, and various short stories; as well as new crimes from the creators of series one.
The 13-part series stars Essie Davis (The Slap, cloudstreet) as detective Phryne Fisher alongside Ashleigh Cummings (Puberty Blues, Dance Academy), Nathan Page (Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo, Redfern Now), Hugo Johnstone-Burt (Rake, cloudstreet), Miriam Margolyes (Harry Potter The Chamber of Secrets), Tammy MacIntosh (Crownies, East West 101), Travis McMahon (Howzat! Kerry Packer.s War), Anthony Sharpe (City Homicide), and Richard Bligh (The Mystery of a Hansom Cab).
Davis'.performance in the first series was recently recognised with an Aacta.nomination for Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama.
The second series of Miss Fisher.s Murder Mysteries is based on a number of Kerry Greenwood.s Phryne stories: the Dead Man.s Chest and.Unnatural Habits novels, and various short stories; as well as new crimes from the creators of series one.
- 2/17/2013
- by Brendan Swift
- IF.com.au
"When people invest emotionally, anything is possible," says Peter Leovic (picture), writer and director of the new indie psychological thriller, Roadman. That's the basis on which Leovic and producer/director of photography Stephen Prime made their feature debut. Set in suburban Adelaide, the thriller follows the story of Max (Travis McMahon), a serial killer who falls for Lorraine (Georgii Speakman), the girl across the road. "I'd been scratching around with this idea of a serial killer that falls for his neighbour," Leovic says. "What attracted me to this was the notion that a brutal man could start to believe love could save him from his demons.
- 10/11/2011
- FilmInk.com.au
Director Leovic
Producer Prime
Micro budget psychological thriller Roadman is to have its premiere in Adelaide next month after a 16 year journey from script.
Written and directed by Peter Leovic and produced by Stephen Prime, the 25 day shoot was mainly crewed by past and present students of Adelaide’s Maps – Media Arts Production Skills – Film School along with local collective Urtext.
It features Travis McMahon, who co-starred in Kokoda, as a serial killer who finds the love of a good woman.
Roadman will premiere at the Palace Nova Cinema in Adelaide on October 21, with the DVD and digital downloads of the film going on sale on the same day.
According to Prime, who teaches part time at Maps, the main obstacle to overcome was the budget. He said: “The budget was incredibly tight. And very few experienced players were putting their hands up to go around the block with us.
Producer Prime
Micro budget psychological thriller Roadman is to have its premiere in Adelaide next month after a 16 year journey from script.
Written and directed by Peter Leovic and produced by Stephen Prime, the 25 day shoot was mainly crewed by past and present students of Adelaide’s Maps – Media Arts Production Skills – Film School along with local collective Urtext.
It features Travis McMahon, who co-starred in Kokoda, as a serial killer who finds the love of a good woman.
Roadman will premiere at the Palace Nova Cinema in Adelaide on October 21, with the DVD and digital downloads of the film going on sale on the same day.
According to Prime, who teaches part time at Maps, the main obstacle to overcome was the budget. He said: “The budget was incredibly tight. And very few experienced players were putting their hands up to go around the block with us.
- 9/27/2011
- by Tim Burrowes
- Encore Magazine
Birthday Trailer. James Harkness‘ Birthday (2011) movie trailer stars Natalie Eleftheriadis, Kestie Morassi, Richard Wilson, Travis McMahon, and Ra Chapman. Birthday‘s plot synopsis: “M (Natalie Eleftheriadis) is the highest paid professional of the many girls at Scarlet’s, but, even on her 25th birthday, it’s business as usual. M’s trade is sex, but sex doesn’t sell the way it used to; what client’s are searching for, paying for… is love. Instead of celebrating, her day is spent answering the silent prayers of Father Phillip (Travis McMahon), who has lost his faith and providing counsel to her colleagues, the vivacious Lily (Kestie Morassi) and troubled Cindy (Ra Chapman).
Amidst the many dramas that unfold and the demands of the ‘no- nonsense’ Scarlet (Chantal Contouri), M’s secret birthday wish goes unanswered. That is, until Joey (Richard Wilson) knocks on her door; a young man, forgotten by the world,...
Amidst the many dramas that unfold and the demands of the ‘no- nonsense’ Scarlet (Chantal Contouri), M’s secret birthday wish goes unanswered. That is, until Joey (Richard Wilson) knocks on her door; a young man, forgotten by the world,...
- 8/22/2011
- by filmbook
- Film-Book
Director Jasmine Yuen-Carrucan's 2008 debut feature "Cactus", is now available on DVD from Anchor Bay Entertainment, starring Travis McMahon, David Lyons, Bryan Brown and Shane Jacobson.
"...'Cactus' begins with 'John Kelly' (Mcmahon) kidnapping 'Eli Jones' (Lyons) from his city residence and driving across regional Australia for three days. On the journey, John and Eli interact, as well as having a deadly run-in with a rogue cop (Brown)..."
"Cactus", budgeted at $90,000 was filmed in Australia's New South Wales in the cities of Bathurst, Broken Hill, Cobar, Sydney and Wilcannia.
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Cactus"...
"...'Cactus' begins with 'John Kelly' (Mcmahon) kidnapping 'Eli Jones' (Lyons) from his city residence and driving across regional Australia for three days. On the journey, John and Eli interact, as well as having a deadly run-in with a rogue cop (Brown)..."
"Cactus", budgeted at $90,000 was filmed in Australia's New South Wales in the cities of Bathurst, Broken Hill, Cobar, Sydney and Wilcannia.
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Cactus"...
- 2/23/2011
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
The Melbourne International Film Festival has announced the next round of projects that will receive financial support from its Premiere Fund, including Mark Hartley’s ‘re-imagining’ of the 70s thriller Patrick.
Swerve, shot earlier this year in South Australia, will receive completion funds.
The projects are:
Patrick
Mark Hartley makes his narrative feature debut with a re-imaging of the 1970s Australian medical telekinetic thriller. It was Hartley’s 2008 documentary Not Quite Hollywood that brought Patrick to the attention of a new generation of genre film fans. It will be produced by Tony Ginnane, who also produced the 1978 version directed by Richard Franklin.
Swerve
A rural neo-noir thriller starring from Director Craig Lahiff (Black & White), Producer Helen Leake and Executive Producer Bryce Menzies starring Jason Clarke, Emma Booth, David Lyons, Travis McMahon, Vince Colosimo and Roy Billing. Shot in South Australia.
AutoLuminescent: Rowland S. Howard
A feature documentary about the turbulent...
Swerve, shot earlier this year in South Australia, will receive completion funds.
The projects are:
Patrick
Mark Hartley makes his narrative feature debut with a re-imaging of the 1970s Australian medical telekinetic thriller. It was Hartley’s 2008 documentary Not Quite Hollywood that brought Patrick to the attention of a new generation of genre film fans. It will be produced by Tony Ginnane, who also produced the 1978 version directed by Richard Franklin.
Swerve
A rural neo-noir thriller starring from Director Craig Lahiff (Black & White), Producer Helen Leake and Executive Producer Bryce Menzies starring Jason Clarke, Emma Booth, David Lyons, Travis McMahon, Vince Colosimo and Roy Billing. Shot in South Australia.
AutoLuminescent: Rowland S. Howard
A feature documentary about the turbulent...
- 10/10/2010
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
An enthusiastic buzz is expected to rampage the streets of Sydney's south-eastern suburbs, Randwick, Coogee and Clovelly Beach between 24 February and 7 March, when the Australian Film Festival hits off for the first time. With 11 days of indoor and outdoor screenings of pure Australian content - including the screening of J Harkness' psychological thriller, Birthday starring Kestie Morassi (pictured), Richard Wilson, Richard Wilson, Travis McMahon, Chantal Contouri and Natalie Eleftheriadis - plus, marquee events and Popcorn Taxi Q&As, the festival is being touted as the country's most comprehensive presentation of Australian film content. Emerging from the 2009 Australian Film Week, the Australian Film Festival "is a new concept for film festivals, which will be taking a modern and global view of what film is," says festival director Barry Watterson.
- 1/14/2010
- FilmInk.com.au
While some don't believe wishes come true, they certainly are for writer and director J. Harkness (Shot Of Love) as his latest film, Birthday, has been Officially Selected In Competition for the Anchorage International Film Festival, and will be releasing in Australia in 2010. J. Harkness' first wish was to adapt his stage play, Birthday, into an independent feature film. This wish came true when he found financial backing, a passionate and impressive cast, and the support of the sex industry, in which the film is set. All were inspired by Birthday's story of human intimacy and love within the conflicting and compelling world of sex workers, and the film was filmed in Harkness' home town of Adelaide in 2008, with a cast that includes Kestie Morassi (Wolf Creek), Richard Wilson (Clubland), Travis McMahon (Kokoda), Chantal Contouri and newcomer and co-producer Natalie Eleftheriadis in the lead role.
- 12/1/2009
- FilmInk.com.au
An Aussie kidnap flick that mixes genre staples from road movies, backwoods horror and yuppie-in-peril films sounds like something worth a look. Cactus opens with sometime conman Eli (David Lyons) being ripped from his home and doped, before being flung into the back of John’s (Travis McMahon) 1970s red Ford Gt. Bound and gagged, he’s driven off into the Australian outback, having no idea why or by whom he’s been abducted. John, it transpires, is no career kidnapper and is simply chasing a paycheck. Through a series of revelations, they gradually bond and mutual empathy emerges…just as things take a turn for the worse.
- 3/10/2009
- by James Dennis
- Screen Anarchy
Opens: Australia, May 1 (New Town Films)
SYDNEY -- The Australian Outback really should get an agent. Yet another road movie giving it a starring role. Unfortunately, the low-budget Aussie suspenser "Cactus" leans too heavily on strikingly shot desert vistas, and puny exposition leaves the narrative engine sputtering. Essentially a two-hander involving the driver of a beat-up red sedan delivering his smart-mouthed hostage to a remote location, "Cactus" takes great pride in its Aussie milieu.
First-time writer-director Jasmine Yuen-Carrucan makes a smart bid for a local audience by assigning bit parts to iconic Aussie actor Bryan Brown and Shane Jacobson, star of last year's unlikely hit "Kenny". The jovial colloquialisms -- and a running gag about the rivalry between fans of two domestic car makes -- also will resonate locally but would go over the heads of most overseas viewers.
The film opens effectively with a nocturnal scuffle. This introduces us to the central construct: kidnapper John (Travis McMahon) and victim Eli (David Lyons) driving across the hot and dusty Outback. It also poses many questions: Who is John? Where is he taking Eli and why? What has Eli done wrong?
As the odometer ticks over, the tease continues with the disclosure of some intriguing details such as a child's soft toy on the back seat. But a series of disappointingly mundane revelations about the kidnapper and his motives soon undermines the tension and viewers are likely to feel cheated.
The interplay between the two hunky leads takes interesting detours as they steer toward an uneasy truce, yet the roles feel underwritten. The same goes for Jacobson's doomed truck driver and Brown's rough-justice cop.
"Cactus" is a lot lighter in tone than recent outback thrillers such as "Gone" and "Wolf Creek", and a set piece involving a Wiggles CD on repeat is positively Tarantino-esque.
Cast: Travis McMahon, David Lyons, Bryan Brown, Shane Jacobson. Writer-director: Jasmine Yuen-Carrucan. Executive producer: Bryan Brown. Producer: Paul Sullivan. Director of photography: Florian Emmerich. Production designer: Aaron Crothers. Music: Nerida Tyson-Chew. Costume designer: Heather Laurie. Editor: Mark Perry. No MPAA rating, 89 minutes.
SYDNEY -- The Australian Outback really should get an agent. Yet another road movie giving it a starring role. Unfortunately, the low-budget Aussie suspenser "Cactus" leans too heavily on strikingly shot desert vistas, and puny exposition leaves the narrative engine sputtering. Essentially a two-hander involving the driver of a beat-up red sedan delivering his smart-mouthed hostage to a remote location, "Cactus" takes great pride in its Aussie milieu.
First-time writer-director Jasmine Yuen-Carrucan makes a smart bid for a local audience by assigning bit parts to iconic Aussie actor Bryan Brown and Shane Jacobson, star of last year's unlikely hit "Kenny". The jovial colloquialisms -- and a running gag about the rivalry between fans of two domestic car makes -- also will resonate locally but would go over the heads of most overseas viewers.
The film opens effectively with a nocturnal scuffle. This introduces us to the central construct: kidnapper John (Travis McMahon) and victim Eli (David Lyons) driving across the hot and dusty Outback. It also poses many questions: Who is John? Where is he taking Eli and why? What has Eli done wrong?
As the odometer ticks over, the tease continues with the disclosure of some intriguing details such as a child's soft toy on the back seat. But a series of disappointingly mundane revelations about the kidnapper and his motives soon undermines the tension and viewers are likely to feel cheated.
The interplay between the two hunky leads takes interesting detours as they steer toward an uneasy truce, yet the roles feel underwritten. The same goes for Jacobson's doomed truck driver and Brown's rough-justice cop.
"Cactus" is a lot lighter in tone than recent outback thrillers such as "Gone" and "Wolf Creek", and a set piece involving a Wiggles CD on repeat is positively Tarantino-esque.
Cast: Travis McMahon, David Lyons, Bryan Brown, Shane Jacobson. Writer-director: Jasmine Yuen-Carrucan. Executive producer: Bryan Brown. Producer: Paul Sullivan. Director of photography: Florian Emmerich. Production designer: Aaron Crothers. Music: Nerida Tyson-Chew. Costume designer: Heather Laurie. Editor: Mark Perry. No MPAA rating, 89 minutes.
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