I have recently started building my diet around the Whole30 concept. I read Dallas and Melissa Hartwig's book and have been prepping the kitchen for the switch. Not because I necessarily need to lose weight (though there are a few lbs I'd like to shave), but because after talking to a friend and him telling me how much better he feels and sleeps, not to mention the waist trimming benefits, I figured I'd give it a twirl. Now the Whole30 way of eating means removing things like dairy, grains, soy and other items from your diet, but obviously one big contributing factory to unhealthy eating is sugar and man, it's in everything. I haven't officially started the Whole30 program (not doing the full 30 days until the second week of August), but I've basically been eating as well as I can without the proper preparation -- it isn't easy. Other than...
- 7/13/2015
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Damon Gameau in That Sugar Film..
Actor Damon Gameau has put his body through the wringer for That Sugar Film, a documentary that explores the effect of sugar on physical and mental health.
Gameau, who writes, directs and stars in the project, embarks on an experiment akin to Morgan Spurlock.s Super Size Me, whereby he reintroduces refined sugar into his diet after a three-year hiatus.
Gameau committed to the project for 60 days, during which he ingested the average adult intake of 40 teaspoons of sugar a day. The catch? The sugar had to come from perceived healthy foods, such as low-fat yoghurt, juices and muesli bars.
.That.s the thing that has proved really interesting,. says producer Nick Batzias, who worked with Gameau previously on Save Your Legs! .If you have a can of Coke, it.s like having a ciggie at a party. You know you.re being a dick.
Actor Damon Gameau has put his body through the wringer for That Sugar Film, a documentary that explores the effect of sugar on physical and mental health.
Gameau, who writes, directs and stars in the project, embarks on an experiment akin to Morgan Spurlock.s Super Size Me, whereby he reintroduces refined sugar into his diet after a three-year hiatus.
Gameau committed to the project for 60 days, during which he ingested the average adult intake of 40 teaspoons of sugar a day. The catch? The sugar had to come from perceived healthy foods, such as low-fat yoghurt, juices and muesli bars.
.That.s the thing that has proved really interesting,. says producer Nick Batzias, who worked with Gameau previously on Save Your Legs! .If you have a can of Coke, it.s like having a ciggie at a party. You know you.re being a dick.
- 2/20/2015
- by Emily Blatchford
- IF.com.au
Ricki-Lee Coulter has revealed that she used to suffer from depression. The Australian singer and television personality, who recently relaunched her music career, said that she struggled to leave the house during her one-year marriage to high school sweetheart Jamie Babbington. Coulter told The Sunday Mail: "I was living my dream but behind closed doors my personal life was a mess. I felt alone, I bottled it all up and it made things worse. I wouldn't leave the house for days at a time. I'd sit in the house all day and do nothing. There was this big black cloud hanging over me all the time and I didn't know how to get away from it." The 26-year-old has signed on to join Marie Claire magazine's 'Shine a Light' mental health awareness campaign along with stars such as Asher Keddie, Zoe Tuckwell-Smith and Ada Nicodemou. She said: "It's...
- 12/1/2011
- by By Rebecca Davies
- Digital Spy
Director: Josh Reed.
Writers: Josh Reed and Nigel Christensen.
Waterborne illnesses around the world kill millions. If you are unlucky enough to drink contaminated water, then your chances of catching a disease like cholera, dysentery, and typhoid fever are pretty good. In Josh Reed's first feature, the water turns people into blood-thirsty killers. Primal released in January of 2011 on DVD and this is an independent horror film from Australia. There are no crazed psychopaths in this film - like Wolf Creek, but there is an ancient terror residing in an ancient cave. That terror creates the tension and the moral dilemmas that hinders six friends like a bad case of stomach cramps.
This is a backwoods thriller, where Mel (Krew Boylan), Chad (Lyndsay Farris), Kris (Rebekah Foord), Warren (Damien Freeleagus), Dace (Wil Traval), and Anja (Zoe Tuckwell-Smith) set out on a trek to research some pictographs. These ancient drawings foretell doom and disease.
Writers: Josh Reed and Nigel Christensen.
Waterborne illnesses around the world kill millions. If you are unlucky enough to drink contaminated water, then your chances of catching a disease like cholera, dysentery, and typhoid fever are pretty good. In Josh Reed's first feature, the water turns people into blood-thirsty killers. Primal released in January of 2011 on DVD and this is an independent horror film from Australia. There are no crazed psychopaths in this film - like Wolf Creek, but there is an ancient terror residing in an ancient cave. That terror creates the tension and the moral dilemmas that hinders six friends like a bad case of stomach cramps.
This is a backwoods thriller, where Mel (Krew Boylan), Chad (Lyndsay Farris), Kris (Rebekah Foord), Warren (Damien Freeleagus), Dace (Wil Traval), and Anja (Zoe Tuckwell-Smith) set out on a trek to research some pictographs. These ancient drawings foretell doom and disease.
- 7/29/2011
- by noreply@blogger.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
Winners and Losers will return for a second series in 2012. The Australian television drama, which stars Melissa Bergland, Virginia Gay, Zoe Tuckwell-Smith and Melanie Vallejo, premiered earlier this year and has had an average audience of 1.36 million viewers each week. Seven Network bosses have confirmed that pre-production for the next season is about to start in Melbourne, with all the leading cast members poised to return. Winners and Losers creator Bevan Lee said: "I'm delighted we are able to continue exploring the lives of Bec, Frances, (more)...
- 7/6/2011
- by By Rebecca Davies
- Digital Spy
Zoe Tuckwell-Smith has revealed that she will be wearing a sustainable dress at the Logie Awards. The Australian actress, whose new television drama Winners and Losers has been doing well in the ratings, said that she wants to use her fame to promote "something bigger" than the show. Tuckwell-Smith told the Sunday Herald Sun: "I wanted to be there on behalf of something bigger, which is why I have chosen to take a risk with my dress in order to promote something inspiring. "I hope it's the way of the future. It's fashion that allows for imperfections, which is a strange concept when wearing it for the red carpet, where the aim is perfection." She also revealed (more)...
- 4/25/2011
- by By Rebecca Davies
- Digital Spy
Winners and Losers has debuted to great viewer figures. The new Australian drama, which is aired on the Seven Network, gained an audience of 1.6m people for its premiere episode on Tuesday. The show follows a group of 30-something women, played by Melanie Vallejo, Zoe Tuckwell-Smith, Melissa Bergland and Virginia Gay, heading off to their dreaded school reunion. These figures made it the day's most watched programme, followed by reality cooking series My Kitchen Rules, the Seven News, current affairs (more)...
- 3/24/2011
- by By Rebecca Davies
- Digital Spy
The producer of Winners and Losers has praised the cast of the show. MaryAnne Carroll, whose new drama about a group of girls going to a school reunion debuted on the Seven Network earlier this week, said that main cast members Melanie Vallejo, Zoe Tuckwell-Smith, Melissa Bergland and Virginia Gay bonded very quickly on set. Carroll told The Age: "'The heart of the show is the idea of friendship and the relationship you have with friends that you've known for a really long time. "'There is a different comfort level there than there is with friends you've made more recently in your life. There's the idea that you can be yourself with those people because they truly know you.'" (more)...
- 3/23/2011
- by By Rebecca Davies
- Digital Spy
Primal
Stars: Zoe Tuckwell-Smith, Krew Boylan, Lindsay Farris, Rebekah Foord, Damien Freeleagus, Wil Traval | Written by Josh Reed & Nigel Christensen | Directed by Josh Reed
Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the outback, along comes Primal, another bloody slice of modern Ozploitation hat begins 12,000 years ago when a caveman tried to communicate via cave-painting with the presence of an unknown entity only to be devoured by the primordial evil.
Cut to today, as six friends on a field trip to find the paintings, set up camp in the same remote outback location, a decision they come to regret when sexy, slutty Mel takes a dip in a nearby waterhole,and becomes infected, with something evil, something feral, something primal. Regressing to a predatory state, it soon becomes friend against friend as the campers are picked off one by one – if not dying, becoming the same feral beast as Mel…...
Stars: Zoe Tuckwell-Smith, Krew Boylan, Lindsay Farris, Rebekah Foord, Damien Freeleagus, Wil Traval | Written by Josh Reed & Nigel Christensen | Directed by Josh Reed
Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the outback, along comes Primal, another bloody slice of modern Ozploitation hat begins 12,000 years ago when a caveman tried to communicate via cave-painting with the presence of an unknown entity only to be devoured by the primordial evil.
Cut to today, as six friends on a field trip to find the paintings, set up camp in the same remote outback location, a decision they come to regret when sexy, slutty Mel takes a dip in a nearby waterhole,and becomes infected, with something evil, something feral, something primal. Regressing to a predatory state, it soon becomes friend against friend as the campers are picked off one by one – if not dying, becoming the same feral beast as Mel…...
- 2/28/2011
- by Phil
- Nerdly
Director: Josh Reed Writer: Nigel Christensen, Josh Reed Starring: Krew Boylan, Zoe Tuckwell-Smith, Wil Traval, Lindsay Farriss, Rebekah Ford, Damien Freeleagus Primal begins as we travel back 12000 years to witness an Aboriginal man who is painting a warning next to the mouth of a cave, just as he is slaughtered by the very subject of his work. Fast-forward to present day as we follow six friends, Dace (Wil Traval) the anthropology student, Kris (Rebekah Ford) the assistant, Mel (Krew Boylan) the blonde party girl, Chad (Lindsay Ferris) Mel's introverted jealous boyfriend, Warren (Damien Freeleagus) the "funny guy", and Anya (Zoe Tuckwell-Smith) the claustrophobic chick with man issues, who have set out into the remote reaches of the wild Australian outback on a journey to study an ancient aboriginal rock painting thousands of year old. The camp out excitement switches gears when Mel becomes ill after skinny dipping in a stagnant pond filled with leaches.
- 10/11/2010
- by Dave Campbell
- SmellsLikeScreenSpirit
Razor-toothed rabbit? Check. Skinny dipping with leeches at night after seeing razor-toothed rabbit attack your friends? Check. Slowly realizing you might not survive the night because your friends are turning into monsters? Check.
It's no insult to call writer/director Josh Reed's Primal a straightforward exploitation horror thriller. Set in the woods somewhere in Australia, the film doesn't spend much time soaking in the beauties of the rural landscape.
Neither do the characters; it's not that important to them, because they're heading off in support of their friend Dace (Wil Traval), who's seeking a doctorate in primal art (or something). He's intent on studying primal paintings; the prologue has already shown us that the paintings (on the outside of a cave) are linked with bloodshed and death, so we have a pretty good idea that something bad is going to happen.
The six friends are paired off neatly: the...
It's no insult to call writer/director Josh Reed's Primal a straightforward exploitation horror thriller. Set in the woods somewhere in Australia, the film doesn't spend much time soaking in the beauties of the rural landscape.
Neither do the characters; it's not that important to them, because they're heading off in support of their friend Dace (Wil Traval), who's seeking a doctorate in primal art (or something). He's intent on studying primal paintings; the prologue has already shown us that the paintings (on the outside of a cave) are linked with bloodshed and death, so we have a pretty good idea that something bad is going to happen.
The six friends are paired off neatly: the...
- 9/26/2010
- Screen Anarchy
Primal Official PosterThe final official theatrical trailer is available for director Josh Reed's Primal. The film takes place in the Australian outback, where four friends encounter an ancient evil. A parasite in a local watering hole turns beautiful blondes into man-eating creatures and the only way out is through a Neanderthal inhabited cave!
This project will release on IFC Films video-on-demand feature tomorrow, September, 22nd. Primal will also be making an appearance at Fantastic Fest and this final trailer shows more footage from the film, but also this clip gives away a lot of the film's plot. Be forewarned, then step inside an Ozzie take on the creature feature.
The synopsis for the film here:
"Anja and four friends join anthropology student Dace on a journey to study a remote, ancient rock painting. Their excitement vanishes when Mel becomes delirious after skinny-dipping in the waterhole. Feverish, bleeding, confused, she...
This project will release on IFC Films video-on-demand feature tomorrow, September, 22nd. Primal will also be making an appearance at Fantastic Fest and this final trailer shows more footage from the film, but also this clip gives away a lot of the film's plot. Be forewarned, then step inside an Ozzie take on the creature feature.
The synopsis for the film here:
"Anja and four friends join anthropology student Dace on a journey to study a remote, ancient rock painting. Their excitement vanishes when Mel becomes delirious after skinny-dipping in the waterhole. Feverish, bleeding, confused, she...
- 9/21/2010
- by 28DaysLaterAnalysis@gmail.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
Primal
Stars: Zoe Tuckwell-Smith, Krew Boylan, Lindsay Farris, Rebekah Foord, Damien Freeleagus, Wil Traval | Written by Josh Reed & Nigel Christensen | Directed by Josh Reed
Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the outback, along comes Primal, another bloody slice of modern Ozploitation hat begins 12,000 years ago when a caveman tried to communicate via cave-painting with the presence of an unknown entity only to be devoured by the primordial evil.
Cut to today, as six friends on a field trip to find the paintings, set up camp in the same remote outback location, a decision they come to regret when sexy, slutty Mel takes a dip in a nearby waterhole,and becomes infected, with something evil, something feral, something primal. Regressing to a predatory state, it soon becomes friend against friend as the campers are picked off one by one – if not dying, becoming the same feral beast as Mel…...
Stars: Zoe Tuckwell-Smith, Krew Boylan, Lindsay Farris, Rebekah Foord, Damien Freeleagus, Wil Traval | Written by Josh Reed & Nigel Christensen | Directed by Josh Reed
Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the outback, along comes Primal, another bloody slice of modern Ozploitation hat begins 12,000 years ago when a caveman tried to communicate via cave-painting with the presence of an unknown entity only to be devoured by the primordial evil.
Cut to today, as six friends on a field trip to find the paintings, set up camp in the same remote outback location, a decision they come to regret when sexy, slutty Mel takes a dip in a nearby waterhole,and becomes infected, with something evil, something feral, something primal. Regressing to a predatory state, it soon becomes friend against friend as the campers are picked off one by one – if not dying, becoming the same feral beast as Mel…...
- 8/27/2010
- by Phil
- Nerdly
Primal Movie PosterIFC Films has picked up the Ozzie horror flick Primal for release September 21st. Primal turns a normal group of friends into something hideous when ancient art is found in a mysterious cave. The new poster, seen left, is very retro' with one blade holding back death. Re-watch the trailer for Primal inside.
The synopsis for the film here:
"Anja and four friends join anthropology student Dace on a journey to study a remote, ancient rock painting. Their excitement vanishes when Mel becomes delirious after skinny-dipping in the waterhole. Feverish, bleeding, confused, she physically and mentally regresses to a vicious predatory state. Mel has gone primal.
Mel's lover and friends realize they are the prey as she savagely hunts them down. Before they can escape another one of them starts to regress, posing a hideous choice; kill their friends or be killed by them. Their only hope of survival is through a cave,...
The synopsis for the film here:
"Anja and four friends join anthropology student Dace on a journey to study a remote, ancient rock painting. Their excitement vanishes when Mel becomes delirious after skinny-dipping in the waterhole. Feverish, bleeding, confused, she physically and mentally regresses to a vicious predatory state. Mel has gone primal.
Mel's lover and friends realize they are the prey as she savagely hunts them down. Before they can escape another one of them starts to regress, posing a hideous choice; kill their friends or be killed by them. Their only hope of survival is through a cave,...
- 7/31/2010
- by 28DaysLaterAnalysis@gmail.com (Michael Ross Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
Here's a movie I've been hearing about for ages now, and looks like it's finally gearing up for release -- after getting selected for a whole bunch of genre film festivals around the globe, including the first wave of films in Stiges 2010.
Australian poster designer legend Jeremy Saunders has been busy on the poster for the supernatural zombie movie Primal, and here's the first look at what is very close to the final draft.
Starring Zoe Tuckwell-Smith, Krew Boylan, Wil Traval, Lindsay Farris, Rebekah Foord and Damien Freeleagus, Primal is the feature debut of director Josh Reed. Here's the synopsis:
A camping trip descends into nightmare for six young people when one of them falls ill, degenerates into a primal state and hunts her friends, in service of a mysterious, ancient entity within a nearby mountain.
Plot sounds a lot like another recent Ozloitation film Prey -- released as The Outback in the U.
Australian poster designer legend Jeremy Saunders has been busy on the poster for the supernatural zombie movie Primal, and here's the first look at what is very close to the final draft.
Starring Zoe Tuckwell-Smith, Krew Boylan, Wil Traval, Lindsay Farris, Rebekah Foord and Damien Freeleagus, Primal is the feature debut of director Josh Reed. Here's the synopsis:
A camping trip descends into nightmare for six young people when one of them falls ill, degenerates into a primal state and hunts her friends, in service of a mysterious, ancient entity within a nearby mountain.
Plot sounds a lot like another recent Ozloitation film Prey -- released as The Outback in the U.
- 7/30/2010
- Screen Anarchy
It's been a long road for Josh Reed's Primal, but finally the flick concerning ancient evil has a place to rest its severed heads.
According to Screen Daily the flick starring Krew Boylan and Zoe Tuckwell-Smith has closed deals at Cannes with IFC Films coming away with Us distro and Anolis handling things for Germany.
Check out the trailer below after the synopsis, and keep an eye on the official Primal website for more.
Official Synopsis:
12,000 years ago: the surviving members of a decimated Aboriginal tribe perform a sacred ritual to bind an ancient evil that has infiltrated their tribal land. As the carnage ensues, an artist paints the story of their demise on a nearby rock face, warning of the dangers interred within...
The present: Anja, a young university student, and four friends accompany Dace, an anthropology major, on a journey in search of the now legendary rock painting.
According to Screen Daily the flick starring Krew Boylan and Zoe Tuckwell-Smith has closed deals at Cannes with IFC Films coming away with Us distro and Anolis handling things for Germany.
Check out the trailer below after the synopsis, and keep an eye on the official Primal website for more.
Official Synopsis:
12,000 years ago: the surviving members of a decimated Aboriginal tribe perform a sacred ritual to bind an ancient evil that has infiltrated their tribal land. As the carnage ensues, an artist paints the story of their demise on a nearby rock face, warning of the dangers interred within...
The present: Anja, a young university student, and four friends accompany Dace, an anthropology major, on a journey in search of the now legendary rock painting.
- 5/13/2010
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Primal was shot in 2009 throughout New South Wales, Australia. The accents will immediately put you in ozzie territory as friends turn on friends in a vicious cycle of violence. After seeing one friend changed into a wild animal from skinny dipping one might stay away from the water. However, further chaos ensues and this trailer will give fans a good impression of what to expect from Primal.
The synopsis for the film here:
"Anja and four friends join anthropology student Dace on a journey to study a remote, ancient rock painting. Their excitement vanishes when Mel becomes delirious after skinny-dipping in the waterhole. Feverish, bleeding, confused, she physically and mentally regresses to a vicious predatory state. Mel has gone primal.
Mel's lover and friends realize they are the prey as she savagely hunts them down. Before they can escape another one of them starts to regress, posing a hideous choice...
The synopsis for the film here:
"Anja and four friends join anthropology student Dace on a journey to study a remote, ancient rock painting. Their excitement vanishes when Mel becomes delirious after skinny-dipping in the waterhole. Feverish, bleeding, confused, she physically and mentally regresses to a vicious predatory state. Mel has gone primal.
Mel's lover and friends realize they are the prey as she savagely hunts them down. Before they can escape another one of them starts to regress, posing a hideous choice...
- 3/24/2010
- by Michael Ross Allen
- 28 Days Later Analysis
Since we last reported on Primal it has been picked up for distribution by UK outfit Av Pictures (The Tournament) and as such a new poster and a full length trailer has appeared. The trailer actually made the rounds over a month ago, so forgive me for only catching up with it now.
Synopsis:
A frenzied, visceral nightmare in the vein of Cabin Fever .
Anja and four friends join anthropology student, Dace, on a journey to study a remote, ancient rock painting. Their excitement vanishes when Mel becomes delirious after skinny-dipping in the waterhole.
Feverish, bleeding, confused, she physically and mentally regresses to a vicious predatory state. Mel has gone primal.
Mel's lover and friends realize they are the prey as she savagely hunts them down. Before they can escape another one of them starts to regress, posing a hideous choice; kill their friends or be killed by them. Their...
Synopsis:
A frenzied, visceral nightmare in the vein of Cabin Fever .
Anja and four friends join anthropology student, Dace, on a journey to study a remote, ancient rock painting. Their excitement vanishes when Mel becomes delirious after skinny-dipping in the waterhole.
Feverish, bleeding, confused, she physically and mentally regresses to a vicious predatory state. Mel has gone primal.
Mel's lover and friends realize they are the prey as she savagely hunts them down. Before they can escape another one of them starts to regress, posing a hideous choice; kill their friends or be killed by them. Their...
- 3/23/2010
- QuietEarth.us
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