 Official website
Directed by: Peter Duncan, Cate Shortland, Jeffrey Walker, Jessica
Hobbs
Writing Credits: Peter Duncan, Andrew Knight
Country: AUS
Richard Roxburgh
Matt Day
Caroline Brazier
Russell Dykstra
Danielle
Cormack
Adrienne Pickering
Hugo Weaving
Lisa McCune
RAKE is about love, madness, addiction, and the law--in
short, it is about modern life.
Drama series which tells the story of a criminal defence barrister as he
defends the indefensible. From bigamists to cannibals and everything in
between, there is no criminal this barrister won't represent.
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Directed by: Ian Darling
Writing Credits: Ian Darling
Country: AUS
Language: English
Cate Blanchett ~ Robyn Nevin ~ Hugo Weaving
Andrew Upton ~ Justine Clarke ~ Anthony Weigh
Aden Young ~ Julie Hamilton ~ Annie Byron
From a rehearsal room in Sydney through to opening night in New York, a company of actors reveals the magic and struggle of creating theatre.
Within the world of theatre,
the rehearsal room is a sacred space, the private domain where
boundaries are pushed, risks are taken, mistakes made,
vulnerabilities exposed and, at its very best, magic created. It
is not a place into which the public is often, if ever, invited.
Until now...
In The Company
of Actors features an ensemble of actors, as
they prepare to perform the Sydney Theatre Company's
production of Hedda Gabler, at the prestigious
Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York. Opening night is
just five weeks away and the pressure is on.
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 Directed by: Brad Martin
Written by: David Leitch
- Genre - Documentary, Comedy
Run Time - 87 minutes - Country - United States
David Leitch
Carrie-Anne Moss
Holmes Osborne
Chris Palermo
Hugo Weaving
Mockumentary about Frank Sledge "Star of Bloodflight 2"
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 Directed by: Brendan Maher
Writing credits: Deborah Cox (additional material), Andrew Knight (written by)
Runtime: 60 min (4 episodes) / Australia:120 min (2 episodes)
Country: Australia
Language: English
David Wenham .... Alex Kirby
Hugo Weaving .... Martin Kirby
Samuel Johnson .... Toby Kirby
Aden Young .... Young Cliff
Catherine McClements .... Nicki Kirby
Ray Barrett .... older Cliff Kirby
Rachel Griffiths .... Annie
Essie Davis .... Beth
Kate Beahan .... Margaret
Vince Colosimo .... Eric
Marta Dusseldorp .... Eva
Bob Franklin .... Sid
Marco Chiappi .... Bevan
Simon Burke .... Michael
Brian Lipson .... Gerry
After the Deluge weaves together the lives of four ordinary men at a critical time in their family history. The patriarch, Cliff (Ray Bennet) is suffering from Alzheimer’s and is reliving his buried memories of WWII. His three sons – Alex, Martin and Toby – reluctantly draw together to care for him.
In attempting to define themselves in a post-feminist world, Cliff’s sons struggle to come to terms with the roles they have played as brothers, sons and men.
Alex (David Wenham – Russian Doll, LOTR), the troubled middle child, is in turmoil with the collapse of a long marriage and the subsequent battle for his children and a new identity. His elder brother Martin (Hugo Weaving), a wild boy musician has eschewed his remarkable musical talent for a now dwindling pop fame. And Toby (Samuel Johnson), their younger brother, the forgotten child, hides in the suburbs too frightened to accept that his ideal of a family will never be realized.
When the war of words quietens, it is music which offers a respite and reconciles the brothers to the loss of a father they could never be good enough for. (from the DVD cover)
About Marty (from the official website):
The eldest son. His hair is beginning to thin. He is a rock musician, a talented guitarist who, after some early success with two big bands finds himself fading into obscurity. Martin has been estranged from his father for twenty years and neither is he close to his brothers. He went wild at a young age - groupies, drugs, and erratic behaviour and though his body pays more for self-abuse these days, he is still going through the same motions. His relationships now last only briefly and involve affairs with women twenty years younger.
In his own way Martin is as unforgiving and rigid as his father. He has given up on the idea of perfection and cut his losses like his father and shares his father's lack of faith in the prospect of happiness. It takes a challenging friendship with Annie, a woman his own age to force him to reflect on all this and to devote genuine effort to his music at the risk of failure and ridicule. As the friendship develops into romance he has to resist the urge to trample everything and run - because he is not his father and Cliff's death is to be his final release from that.
Marty: "If you're gonna spout crap like that, you could at least do it without your clothes on"
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Annie: "...she's too old for you. She's at least half your age…"
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Marty: "I don’t wanna be hired by other 18 year olds."
Annie: "Why not? You don’t mind going to bed with them."
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Marty: "It’s a meeting of minds."
Beth: "I’m glad to see you’re over your obsession with legs"
Marty: "what about you, Tobes? Still firing blanks or did you get lucky?"
Marty's girlfriend: "Did you have hair?"
Marty: "So what's this about the old man? Is the fucker dead or on his way out?
Alex: "He's got Alzheimer's…"
Marty: "So the maestro can't even control himself. Any particular reason why you're telling me this?"
Toby: We thought you'd want to know…"
Marty: "Why?"
Alex: "Well, Marty, because he keeps asking for you."
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Annie: "It’s a shame no one your age will have you."
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Annie: "Do you have any habits that aren’t revolting?"
Marty: "None that immediately spring to mind…do you have an opinion on everything?"
Annie: "Just about."
Marty: "I was never married."
Annie: "I wonder why…"
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Marty: "Is it completely natural what your dog is doing there?"
Annie: "Nothing about that dog is natural."
Marty: "You have a Lost Boys album?"
Annie: "Oh, don’t get too excited. I used to fancy your drummer."
Marty: "Oh, you wouldn’t now, believe me…"
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Annie: "I guess I would like to know whether it’s my musical taste you’re interested in… or me…"
Marty: "…I…suppose it’s you."
Annie: "You suppose…?"
Marty: "Yeah…I suppose…I feel comfortable with you…"
Annie: "What…like an old jumper or something?"
Marty: "Yes, like an old torn jumper."
Annie: "Am I older than any woman you’ve ever been out with?"
Marty: "Oh God…look (coughs) forget about the tape, forget about this conversation?"
Annie: (laughs) "No, I won’t forget it."
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Annie: "Does this deep soulful stuff usually pull the chicks?"
Marty: "I don’t know, I haven’t tried it before."
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Marty: "What are you doing here?"
Toby: "I bought you a birthday present."
Marty: "I don’t want it."
Toby: "It’s a nilex hose fitting. I thought you might like to shove it down your trousers. The other one looks like it’s perished."
Marty: "She ditched you for a human sleeping pill…[…] It’s not my boat…
Toby: "Terrific, we’ve stolen it…I’m gonna get disbarred…you have no idea how much fun I’m having…"
Marty: "Look, that’s what a happily married man looks like: he’s loved by his wife and ignored by the rest of us."
Marty: "You played by the rules and you still lost. You don’t have to please anyone anymore…And don’t worry, you’ll never stuff it up as much as me…"
Toby: "Well, I’ll just sit here with you two, drink my beer and wait for that tanker to hit us."
Alex: "It’s not a bad idea."
Marty: "You’re still waiting for the old man to pat you on the head. Do you know what? It’s never gonna happen. Not for him, not for you, not for any of us."
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Marty: "Young women are easier…"
(girls) "Oh, yuk…"
Marty: "They don’t expect anything of me, they don’t confuse me, don’t back me into corners, they don’t criticize me…"
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 Director: Josh Oreck
Runtime: 123 min
Country: USA
Language : English
Kym Barrett .... Costume Designer
Jason Bentley .... Music Supervisor
Geofrey Darrow .... Conceptual Designer (as Geof Darrow)
Dane A. Davis .... Sound Designer (as Dane Davis)
Don Davis .... Composer
Lorenzo di Bonaventura .... President, Worldwide Theatrical Production, Warner Bros.
Peter Doyle .... Dfilm
Laurence Fishburne .... Himself/Morpheus
John Gaeta .... Visual Effects Supervisor
Carrie-Anne Moss .... Herself
Owen Paterson .... Production Designer
Bill Pope .... Director of Photography
Keanu Reeves .... Himself/Neo
Joel Silver .... Producer
Janek Sirrs .... Associate VFX Supervisor
Steve Skroce .... Storyboard Artist
Zach Staenberg .... Editor
Andy Wachowski .... Himself/Director
Larry Wachowski .... Himself/Director
Hugo Weaving .... Himself/Agent Smith
Woo-ping Yuen .... Kung Fu Choreographer (as Yuen Wo Ping)
An "extras-only" DVD, packed with documentaries and behind-the-scenes footage from the filming of the ground-breaking 1999 movie "The Matrix". Includes a rare interview with the elusive writer/directors, the Wachowski Brothers; insights from the cast and crew into the production process; and a preview of things to come: a series of anime films and two sequels.
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New Zealand Tv Documentary
Hugo Weaving as himself: retrospective
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Directed by: Josh Oreck
Runtime: USA:26 min
Country: USA
Language: English
Laurence Fishburne .... Himself
John Gaeta .... Himself
Robert 'Rock' Galotti .... Himself
Carrie-Anne Moss .... Herself
Barrie M. Osborne .... Himself
Joe Pantoliano .... Himself
Owen Paterson .... Himself
Keanu Reeves .... Himself
Joel Silver .... Himself
Janek Sirrs .... Himself
Andy Wachowski .... Himself
Larry Wachowski .... Himself
Hugo Weaving .... Himself
Woo-ping Yuen .... Himself
A promotional making-of documentary for the film Matrix, The (1999) that devotes its time to explaining the digital and practical effects contained in the film. This is very interesting, seeing as how they're giving away the cinematic secrets that they created solely for the this movie, that have now been spoofed and referenced in countless other films. |
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Written by: Alan Lovell
Directed by: Alan Lovell
Country: Australia, 1999
Status: shown as part of 1999's TropFest (February 1999)
Duration: 7 mins
Hugo Weaving ... Ed Kirwan
Roxane Wilson ... Sarah Chambers
Alexander Hughes ... Tucker Kirwan
TRUE COLOURS is about a relationship between a father and his son which
comes under pressure when the son doesn't like the father's new
girlfriend. They show their true colours in dealing with this tricky
situation.
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 Directed by: David Caesar
Writing credits: Jutta Goetze (story), Katherine Thompson
Runtime: USA:94 min
Country: Australia
Language: English
Rebecca Gibney .... Jane Halifax
Hugo Weaving .... Det. Sgt. Tom Hurkos
Bruce Spence .... Eric Washburn
Clodagh Crowe .... Det. Snr Con Sylvie Manganaris
Grant Piro .... Terry Landsdown
Neil Melville .... Det. Snr Sgt. Jim Dettman
Bruce Hughes .... Ian Turner
Roger Oakley .... Frank Bailey
Margot Knight .... Sue Bailey
Jane is preparing to be bridesmaid at her friend's Greek wedding and together with having a worrying throat problem, she is working on a case where three women have been strangled. Psychic, Eric Washburn, tells the police that the killer will strike again.
Initially sceptical, Jane discovers that Washburn senses her throat problems and warns Jane to take great care. He 'sees' her covered in blood. After a failed attempt to trap the killer, it is up to Jane to goad him into killing again.
Halifax: "So it doesn't matter if you bend the rules, the means justifies the end?"
Dt. Hurkos: "Look, it's nothing personal. I just can't stand shrinks who think they're detectives"
Halifax: "And detectives who think they're God?"
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Dt. Hurkos: "You haven't got a confession though. Word is he's a long way from spilling his guts."
Halifax: "Oh and what do you suggest, that we massage his head with a telephone directory?"
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Dt. Hurkos: "You were spot-on weren't you?"
Halifax: "Yeah well, sometimes being right isn't good enough"
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 Directed by: Neil Armfield, Michael Carson
Writing credits: Tony Ayres (concept), Nick Enright (episode)£TV Series: "Naked: Stories of Men" (1996)
Original Air Date: 3 March 1996 (Season 1, Episode 1)
Runtime: Australia:60 min (6 episodes)
Country: Australia
Language: English
Nigel Collin .... Brendan Casey
Lewis Fitz-Gerald .... Stanky
Peter Hardy .... Gibbo
David Hatherly .... Young Julian
Anthony Hayes .... Young Gibbo
Chris Janes .... Head waiter
John Keightley .... Rector
Jason Leeuw .... Young Snowy
Alvaro Marques .... Photographer
Tim McKenzie .... Blainey
Joss McWilliam .... Julian Lucas
James Millar .... Young Blainey
Ben Newberry .... Pool Player
Troy O'Hearn .... Young Stanky
Shannon Rawlings .... Young Casey
Steve Rodgers .... Snowy Craven
Justin Rosniak .... Sean Furlong
James Rowlandson .... Young Martin
Hugo Weaving .... Martin Furlong
Simon Westaway .... Father Breslin
Frank Whitten .... Father Dunfree
Anthology series of contemporary dramas centred on the theme of masculinity and what it means to be a man in the world today.
A school reunion brings together four men in their late thirties. In an
atmosphere where the tender experiences of youth are present and
childhood attachments and betrayals still cause pain, they are forced
to acknowledge that the institution which has taught them to compete in
a rational world hasn’t given them the means to express their emotions
to those closest to them. As events unfold, an inability to deal with
present crises suggests an incompleteness in their education which have
grave and lasting consequences.
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 Directed by: Michael Carson
Writing credits: Terry Johnson
Country: Australia / UK
Language: English
Color: Color
Keith Allen .... Shelley
Arthur Angel .... Bambi
Gary Day .... Coveney
Shane Feeney-Connor .... Thompson
Frank Gallacher .... Larry Schofield
Peter Hardy .... Pete
Rebekah Jay .... Nicola Shannon
Lesley Manville .... Ellie Shannon
Alfred Nicdao .... Manolo
Steve Payne .... Geoff
Grant Piro .... Miles
Pamela Rabe .... Samira Nazib
Peter Roberts .... Dan
Eddie Sim .... Singh
Chris Simpson .... Nick Joquin
Hugo Weaving .... Jack Shannon
Theresa Wong .... Saw-Ye
International drug trafficking forms the background
to this original mini-series starring Hugo Weaving, Lesley Manville and
Keith Allen.
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Directed by: Ken Cameron, Ian Gilmour
Writing credits: John Alsop, Sue Smith Runtime: 50 min (10 episodes)
Country: Australia
Language: English
Cast:
Ray Barrett .... Colonel Forsythe
Cate Blanchett .... Bianca
Mitchell Butel .... Nino Della Vergine
Linda Cropper .... Bev Stafford
Petru Gheorghiu .... Dante
Sophie Heathcote .... Peggy
Kim Hillas .... Maeve
Melita Jurisic .... Adrianna Leeuwen
Norman Kaye .... Pieter Leeuwen
Robert Mammone .... Cesare
Alex Menglet .... Mihaly Bassa
Geoff Morrell .... Bates
Joe Petruzzi .... Joe Della Vergine
Joshua Rosenthal .... Dave
Peta Toppano .... Diomira
Christine Tremarco .... Louise Pearson
Hugo Weaving .... Kenneth Pearson
Plot:
To the outside, Baringa appears bleak and remote: a converted army barracks in a dusty, isolated region of Australia, miles from the sea. It is hardly the place you would pick to start a new life, but for its inhabitants, it’s where their dreams begin (and sometimes are crumbled).
But the rough Australian landscape and lack of luxuries cannot deter the temporary inhabitants of Baringa. They flock from Italy, the Netherlands, England and beyond to gain a foothold on a new existence. Among their number are craftsmen, tormented lovers, rigid military types and drifters with a criminal past. Their languages and goals may differ, but this diverse population is united in their hopes of a fresh start, a break that will finally change their luck. (from the DVD cover)
Although it can hardly be defined as Hugo-centric, this tv-movie is very enjoyable and despite its nine hours length, you just want to find out more and more about the characters, some more interesting than others, but all contributing to an amazing ensemble performance! The chemistry between Hugo Weaving and Christine Tremarco (who plays Kenneth’s daughter) was especially impressing and touching.
Quotes:
"Why does anybody die? I suppose it'd get a bit overcrowded if we all hung around…" *************
"…satisfied? I haven't been this satisfied since I opened my veins in the bath…" *************
"I beg your pardon, I must have slipped into Swahili again…" *************
To his barber: "Not too much off the top… if you can find any…" *************
On knowing when love is the Real Thing: "I don't know that I ever did…until it was too late…" *************
On a malicious joke to teach him to hate: "It's too late! I've been practising on myself for years…" Gallery |
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Directed by: John Polson
Writing credits: John Polson Runtime: 10 min
Country: Australia
Language: English
Cast:
John Polson .... Frank
Hugo Weaving .... Strange Packer in Supermarket
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Directed by: Ken Cameron, Di Drew
Writing Credits: Glenda Adams, Andrew Bovell
Runtime: 55 min (7 episodes)
Country: Australia
Language: English
Color: Color
Cast:
Hugo Weaving .... Eric
Victoria Longley
Heather Mitchell
Andy Anderson
David Roberts
Judy McIntosh
Colin Friels
Elizabeth Alexander
Linden Wilkinson
Beth Champion
Geneviève Picot
Steve Jacobs
Paul Blackwell
Frank Gallacher
Robyn Nevin
Plot:
Anthology series examining the dark side of human nature in seven episodes: `Lust', `Pride', `Wrath', `Sloth', `Greed', `Envy' and `Gluttony'.
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Blood Brothers
Four extraordinary stories of Aboriginal Australia are told in this
acclaimed series from producers/directors Ned Lander and Rachel
Perkins. Blood Brothers documents and dramatises important Indigenous
stories with a personal focus. It tells the stories of an outspoken
civil rights leader, an influential musician and songwriter, a man
sentenced for a crime he says he didn't commit and a law man and elder
who introduces us to his community's fire ceremony. Through these
real-life experiences, the series examines the oppression, resistance
and survival of the Aboriginal people and shows what Aboriginality -
both contemporary and traditional - is all about.
Produced by City Pictures in association with SBS Indigenous
Unit. Made with the participation of the Australian Film Finance
Corporation. Developed with the assistance of the NSW Film and
Television Office.
Directed by: Ned Lander, Rachel Perkins, Trevor Graham
Written by: Ned Lander, Rachel Perkins, Trevor Graham, Marcia Langton
Broken English
1993, 55 Minutes
For 30 years, Arrernte man Rupert Max Stuart has maintained his
innocence of the rape and murder of a young white girl. His story
became the basis for the movie Black and White in 2002. In Broken
English, we hear from Max and those personally involved in the case.
Max Stuart claims he fell prey to prejudices in the white justice
system and alleges he was beaten and verballed by police. He spent 14
years in prison and faced the gallows nine times for the crime he says
he didn't commit. This film, which combines documentary and drama,
recreates some of the events of his trial, appeals and subsequent Royal
Commission. It features Hugo Weaving, Noah Taylor and Tony Barry with
Lawrence Turner playing Max Stuart.
Produced by City Pictures in association with SBS Indigenous
Unit. Made with the participation of the Australian Film Finance
Corporation. Developed with the assistance of the NSW Film and
Television Office.
Directed by: Ned Lander
Written by: Ned Lander
Hugo Weaving plays David O'Sullivan, the defense attorney
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Australian tv movie Directed by: Ted Emery
Details: fictional account of Oz TV/movie life.
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 Ken Cameron: Ken Cameron, Terry Hayes
Runtime: Sweden:251 min / USA:240 min
Country: Australia
Language: English
Nicole Kidman .... Katrina Stanton
Denholm Elliott .... Hal Stanton
Hugo Weaving .... Richard Carlisle
Joy Smithers .... Mandy Engels
Norman Kaye .... George McNair
Jerome Ehlers .... Arkie Ragan
Noah Taylor .... Billy Engels
Gerda Nicolson .... Lady Faulkner
Pauline Chan .... Pretty Warder
Lewis Fiander .... James Stanton
Richard Carter .... Detective King
Tan Chandraviroj .... Major Sara
Judy Morris .... Catherine Faulkner
Katrina (Nicole Kidman) believed that her father was dead. Only after the death of her mother does she discover the truth – her mother’s parents discovered Hal’s disgraceful war record and forced him to leave to Australia.
Katrina’s search for her father takes her to England where she finds his family. Despite their disapproval Katrina is determined to find him and at the last minute her Uncle gives her the address of a firm of lawyers in Bangkok who look after the Stanton family business and may know of Hal’s whereabouts.
While in London, Katrina meets and falls under the spell of charming Arkie Regan who suggests they fly to Australia via Goa and gives Katrina a camera as a present to record the trip. After an idyllic week together, Katrina persuades Arkie to accompany her to Thailand to help find her father. The trip proves unsuccessful so the couple decides to return to Australia together.
At the airport Katrina’s camera case is searched and 8 kilos of heroin are found and suddenly Arkie has disappeared without a trace. In the nightmare that follows Katrina swears she is innocent but no-one will listen. She is imprisoned in the “Bangkok Hilton” a notorious prison where she has to fight to survive whilst awaiting her trial, knowing that if she’s found guilty she will face execution.
Her only contact in Bangkok is her father’s solicitor, Richard Carlisle (Hugo Weaving) and so Hal Stanton (Denholm Elliott) unbeknown to her finally meets his daughter and becomes her only hope for release. Touched by his daughter’s courage and convinced of her innocence, Hal is determined to save her, and by doing so, perhaps himself. The legal battle is lost, and all seems hopeless until Hal, forced to face up to his own experience of imprisonment and to recall the terrible memories he has tried for so long to suppress, comes up with a daring plan, Escape. (from the DVD cover)
The first part of the mini-series starts off a bit slow, telling of Hal and Katrina’s mother’s meeting and how they fell in love. Nevertheless, you’re gradually drawn into the story and the last two episodes are really outstanding. I especially liked the sort of father-son relationship between Hal Stanton (Denholm Elliott) and Richard Carlisle (Hugo Weaving).
"They've stopped the money, have they?"
"No, the breweries are safe..."
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"Twenty years ago you were the funny man who drank a lot and sung songs from South Pacific..."
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"...it's the law. It's how I've been raised. It' all that stands between us and chaos..."
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 Jerry London: Bill Kerby
Also Known As:
Barlow and Chambers: A Long Way from Home
Deadly Decision
Runtime: 180 min
Country: Australia / USA
Language: English
Julie Christie .... Barbara Barlow
Hugo Weaving .... Geoffrey Chambers
John Polson .... Kevin Barlow
Sarah Jessica Parker .... Rachel Goldman
Kerry Armstrong .... Shawn Burton
Robin Ramsay .... Wilf Barlow
Victor Banerjee .... Karpal Singh
Shapoor Batliwalla .... Nagendram
This two-part TV movie, produced in Australia, was based on the tragically true story of an Australian teenager, Kevin Barlow (John Polson), condemned to death for dealing in drugs in Malaysia. In part one we find out how Barlow and his friend Geoffrey Chambers (H. Weaving) on Malaysia's death row. In part two, Barlow’s mother (Julie Christie) races desperately against time to save her son from the gallows. She enlists the support of the Queen of England, the Pope, and a large international organization of concerned citizens--but the Malaysian government remains unmoved.
"Tell your moronic mother I said thanks: that publicity pig guaranteed us the gallows from the start. Your family is English for god's sake ~ no wonder the Empire's gone. Don't you Pommies understand? Don't you know when to keep quiet? We're being hanged ~ it's a matter of pride..."
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"I'm sorry for this, for bringing you here..."
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"Kev, mate, what am I going to do? I'm afraid..."
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 : John Duigan, Terry Hayes
Runtime: 100 min (5 episodes)
Country: Australia
Language: English
Harold Hopkins .... Rev. McBride
Anne-Louise Lambert .... Emma Tarbox
Victoria Longley .... Kate/Nancy/Sarah
Dennis Miller .... Hasky Tarbox
Judy Morris .... Frances Eastwick
Peter Phelps .... David Eastwick
Bruce Spence .... Lonely Logan
Hayden Topperwien .... Young Richard Eastwick
Hugo Weaving .... Richard Eastwick
"Dirtwater Dynasty" is the story of embittered rivalry, triumph and despair. The life of Richard Eastwick is told in a story spanning three generations and eight decades. Born in the London slums in 1878, he comes to Australia at age 20, with nothing but a handful of courage and a dream. He acquires land, marries and raises a family, wins loyal friends and makes bitter enemies, and builds a land and cattle ranching empire. Both world wars and the economic depression take their toll on his family. But his dream to create a dynasty gives him a reason to continue
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 Rodney Fisher: Rodney Fisher
Runtime: 330 min (4 episodes)
Country: Australia
Language: English
Linda Cropper .... Nellie Mitchell Armstrong 'Melba'
Hugo Weaving .... Charles Armstrong
Jon Ewing .... John Norton
Peter Carroll .... David Mitchell
Tom Burlinson .... Sid Meredith
Noel Ferrier .... J.C. Williamson
Nell Schofield .... Belle Patterson
Christopher Pate
June Bronhill .... Annie Montagu
Dorothy Alison .... Elizabeth Mitchell (as Dorothy Allison)
Googie Withers .... Lady Armstrong
Simon Burke .... John McCormack
Joan Greenwood .... Madame Mathilde Marchesi
Jean-Pierre Aumont .... Comte de Paris
Julie Haseler .... Annie Box
The series follows the life story of Dame Melba, groundbreaking Australian opera diva and icon. Episodes range from her initial immigration to the colony as a restricted Scotswoman, to her tempestuours marriage to pom adventurer Charles Armstrong (Hugo Weaving); the struggle for independence and the right to choose her own life wich will see her loosing her family for European fame; an ill-fated romance with the Duc d'Orleans, her Diva days in her maturing years and the subsequient reunification with her adult son lost to divorce. But her true love and family will always remain Opera.
[tenderly] "Damn you, Nellie, damn you. Why do you get my hopes up when you know I can never compete with the other love of your life?"
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[angrily] "Damn you! I sacrificed everything for you. I turned my back on the life I wanted. I swallowed my pride. And why? Why? To be led on. And on. And on"
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Charles: "Well, you've made a life for yourself. Good luck you because it's got nothing to do with me"
Nellie: "What about George?"
Charles: [distraught]"My son? Keep him. Keep everything"
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 Danny Lawrence, Lex Marinos: Robert Caswell, Terry Hayes
Runtime: 330 min (7 episodes)
Country: Australia
Language: English
Gary Sweet .... Donald Bradman
Hugo Weaving .... Douglas Jardine
John Doyle .... George 'Gubby' Allen
Vincent Ball .... Prime Minister
Paul Chubb .... Yabba
John Clayton .... Mr. Bradman
Colin Croft .... Sir Stanley Jackson
Max Cullen .... Chooka, the reporter
Les Dayman .... Burt Oldfield
Celia De Burgh .... Mrs. Larwood
Arthur Dignam .... Mr. Jardine
Colleen Fitzpatrick .... Mrs. Bradman
Vivienne Garrett
Reg Gillam .... Sir Clive Wigram
Nicholas Gledhill .... Young Douglas Jardine
John Gregg .... Percy George Fender
Peter Gwynne .... Oxlade
Jane Harders .... Mrs. Jardine
Jim Holt .... Harold Larwood
Edward Howell .... Lord Hailsham
Mark Kounnas .... Young Donald Bradman
Kevin Manser
Norman May .... Commentator
Rhys McConnochie .... Pelham Warner
Heather Mitchell .... Edith
Bruce Myles .... Jeanes
Julie Nihill .... Jessie Bradman
Michael O'Neill .... Richardson
Frank Thring .... Lord Harris
John Walton .... Bill Woodfull
George Whaley .... Lord Hawke
Peter Whitford .... Robertson
Michael Winchester .... Stan McCabe
Dramatization of the 1932/33 Test cricket series between England and Australia. Played in Australia, the series gained notoriety in Australian and worldwide cricketing history for the fact that the English team (headed by captain Douglas Jardine) applied a bowling technique called "leg theory", or more commonly, Bodyline. This technique involved bowlers bowling the ball directly at the batsman's body, and resulted in many of the Australian team receiving numerous bruises and injuries, with batsman Bert Oldfield sustaining a cracked skull. The series generated much anger and resentment towards the English team within Australia and seriously damaged Anglo-Australian cricketing relations at the time.
Douglas Jardine: "I demand an apology, one of your team mates called me a bastard."
Australian Player: "Which one of you bastards called this bastard a bastard?"
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