Newton's Law cast members Andrew McFarlane, Toby Schmitz, Brett Tucker, Claudia Karvan, Georgina Naidu and Sean Keenan.
Filming has started in Melbourne on the eight-part ABC drama series Newton.s Law, with Claudia Karvan taking the lead role of Josephine Newton.
The series is created by Deb Cox and Fiona Eagger, the team from Every Cloud Productions who previously adapted Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries for TV.
Karvan, who plays a suburban solicitor who attempts to return to her briefly glorious stint at the Bar, is joined by Toby Schmitz (Black Sails), Georgina Naidu (Wentworth, The Time of Our Lives), Sean Keenan (Glitch), Brett Tucker (McLeod.s Daughters) and Miranda Tapsell (The Sapphires) with Jane Hall, Freya Stafford, Andrew McFarlane, Ming-Zhu Huii, Will Ewing, Grant Piro, Ella Newton and Makwaya Musudi.
Produced by Eagger, Cox and Anna Molyneaux, the series will shoot for 12 weeks around Melbourne and in studio..
Writers are Belinda Chayko,...
Filming has started in Melbourne on the eight-part ABC drama series Newton.s Law, with Claudia Karvan taking the lead role of Josephine Newton.
The series is created by Deb Cox and Fiona Eagger, the team from Every Cloud Productions who previously adapted Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries for TV.
Karvan, who plays a suburban solicitor who attempts to return to her briefly glorious stint at the Bar, is joined by Toby Schmitz (Black Sails), Georgina Naidu (Wentworth, The Time of Our Lives), Sean Keenan (Glitch), Brett Tucker (McLeod.s Daughters) and Miranda Tapsell (The Sapphires) with Jane Hall, Freya Stafford, Andrew McFarlane, Ming-Zhu Huii, Will Ewing, Grant Piro, Ella Newton and Makwaya Musudi.
Produced by Eagger, Cox and Anna Molyneaux, the series will shoot for 12 weeks around Melbourne and in studio..
Writers are Belinda Chayko,...
- 8/28/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Newton's Law cast members Andrew McFarlane, Toby Schmitz, Brett Tucker, Claudia Karvan, Georgina Naidu and Sean Keenan.
Filming has started in Melbourne on the eight-part ABC drama series Newton.s Law, with Claudia Karvan taking the lead role of Josephine Newton.
The series is created by Deb Cox and Fiona Eagger, the team from Every Cloud Productions who previously adapted Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries for TV.
Karvan, who plays a suburban solicitor who attempts to return to her briefly glorious stint at the Bar, is joined by Toby Schmitz (Black Sails), Georgina Naidu (Wentworth, The Time of Our Lives), Sean Keenan (Glitch), Brett Tucker (McLeod.s Daughters) and Miranda Tapsell (The Sapphires) with Jane Hall, Freya Stafford, Andrew McFarlane, Ming-Zhu Huii, Will Ewing, Grant Piro, Ella Newton and Makwaya Musudi.
Produced by Eagger, Cox and Anna Molyneaux, the series will shoot for 12 weeks around Melbourne and in studio..
Writers are Belinda Chayko,...
Filming has started in Melbourne on the eight-part ABC drama series Newton.s Law, with Claudia Karvan taking the lead role of Josephine Newton.
The series is created by Deb Cox and Fiona Eagger, the team from Every Cloud Productions who previously adapted Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries for TV.
Karvan, who plays a suburban solicitor who attempts to return to her briefly glorious stint at the Bar, is joined by Toby Schmitz (Black Sails), Georgina Naidu (Wentworth, The Time of Our Lives), Sean Keenan (Glitch), Brett Tucker (McLeod.s Daughters) and Miranda Tapsell (The Sapphires) with Jane Hall, Freya Stafford, Andrew McFarlane, Ming-Zhu Huii, Will Ewing, Grant Piro, Ella Newton and Makwaya Musudi.
Produced by Eagger, Cox and Anna Molyneaux, the series will shoot for 12 weeks around Melbourne and in studio..
Writers are Belinda Chayko,...
- 8/28/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Stars: Ethan Hawke, Noah Taylor, Sarah Snook, Elise Jansen, Christopher Kirby, Madeleine West, Cate Wolfe, Jim Knobeloch, Freya Stafford, Lucinda Armstrong Hall, Rob Jenkins, Christopher Stollery | Written by Michael Spierig, Peter Spierig | Directed by The Spierig Brothers
Back in 2003, the Spierig Brothers directed a low budget farmhouse zombie horror called Undead. It was an entertaining and imaginative debut, and everyone looked forward to their next offering. It turned out we had to wait a while. In 2009, they released Daybreakers. Another imaginative genre offering, with an entertaining cast and some neat ideas. What would their next movie be?
After another long wait, we arrive in 2014 with Predestination.
Shown as the opening film for day four of the festival, Predestination is a difficult film to talk about without totally ruining it. So I’ll give you this much: after a tense opening sequence which introduces us to the film’s antagonist the...
Back in 2003, the Spierig Brothers directed a low budget farmhouse zombie horror called Undead. It was an entertaining and imaginative debut, and everyone looked forward to their next offering. It turned out we had to wait a while. In 2009, they released Daybreakers. Another imaginative genre offering, with an entertaining cast and some neat ideas. What would their next movie be?
After another long wait, we arrive in 2014 with Predestination.
Shown as the opening film for day four of the festival, Predestination is a difficult film to talk about without totally ruining it. So I’ll give you this much: after a tense opening sequence which introduces us to the film’s antagonist the...
- 11/4/2014
- by Dan Woolstencroft
- Nerdly
Predestination Trailer. Michael Spierig‘s Predestination (2014) international movie trailer stars Ethan Hawke, Noah Taylor, Sarah Snook, Christopher Kirby, and Freya Stafford. Predestination’s plot synopsis: “Predestination chronicles the life of a Temporal Agent (Ethan Hawke) sent on an intricate series of time-travel journeys designed to ensure the continuation of [...]
Continue reading: Predestination (2014) International Movie Trailer: Hawke is a Time Cop...
Continue reading: Predestination (2014) International Movie Trailer: Hawke is a Time Cop...
- 7/22/2014
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
Stars: Tabrett Bethell, Andy Whitfield, Freya Stafford | Written and Directed by James Rabbitts
Allegedly inspired by true events, but seemingly more inspired by the urban legend of waking up in a bath of ice with an organ removed, The Clinic tells the story of Cameron (Whitfield) and his pregnant fiancee Beth (Bethell) who are forced off the road by a mysterious driver whilst they are on their way to spend Christmas with their relatives. Choosing to spend the night in a sleazy motel rather than carry on with their journey following the late-night accident Cameron goes off to find some food. Like all good (and not so good) horror movies set in a sleazy motel that turn out to be a big mistake. Returning to their motel room he finds Beth, and their unborn baby gone.
So far so cliched right?
Well maybe not. The Clinic turns proceedings on their...
Allegedly inspired by true events, but seemingly more inspired by the urban legend of waking up in a bath of ice with an organ removed, The Clinic tells the story of Cameron (Whitfield) and his pregnant fiancee Beth (Bethell) who are forced off the road by a mysterious driver whilst they are on their way to spend Christmas with their relatives. Choosing to spend the night in a sleazy motel rather than carry on with their journey following the late-night accident Cameron goes off to find some food. Like all good (and not so good) horror movies set in a sleazy motel that turn out to be a big mistake. Returning to their motel room he finds Beth, and their unborn baby gone.
So far so cliched right?
Well maybe not. The Clinic turns proceedings on their...
- 10/22/2013
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Neighbours student Natasha Williams makes a life-changing discovery in next week's episodes as she finally learns the truth about her mother's death. While celebrating her 18th birthday, Natasha's big moment turns sour as she receives a copy of her mum's death certificate, which shows that she didn't have an illness after all - she actually drowned all those years ago. Upset that her father Michael (Sandy Winton) has been lying to her for so long, Tash storms straight home and confronts him and Emilia (Freya Stafford), who are now on better terms. Speaking to Digital Spy, Valentina Novakovic - who plays Tash - explained: "She is devastated. She can't (more)...
- 11/24/2011
- by By Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
The Clinic
Stars: Tabrett Bethell, Andy Whitfield, Freya Stafford | Written and Directed by James Rabbitts
Allegedly inspired by true events, but seemingly more inspired by the urban legend of waking up in a bath of ice with an organ removed, The Clinic tells the story of Cameron (Whitfield) and his pregnant fiancee Beth (Bethell) who are forced off the road by a mysterious driver whilst they are on their way to spend Christmas with their relatives. Choosing to spend the night in a sleazy motel rather than carry on with their journey following the late-night accident Cameron goes off to find some food. Like all good (and not so good) horror movies set in a sleazy motel that turn out to be a big mistake. Returning to their motel room he finds Beth, and their unborn baby gone.
So far so cliched right?
Well maybe not. The Clinic turns proceedings...
Stars: Tabrett Bethell, Andy Whitfield, Freya Stafford | Written and Directed by James Rabbitts
Allegedly inspired by true events, but seemingly more inspired by the urban legend of waking up in a bath of ice with an organ removed, The Clinic tells the story of Cameron (Whitfield) and his pregnant fiancee Beth (Bethell) who are forced off the road by a mysterious driver whilst they are on their way to spend Christmas with their relatives. Choosing to spend the night in a sleazy motel rather than carry on with their journey following the late-night accident Cameron goes off to find some food. Like all good (and not so good) horror movies set in a sleazy motel that turn out to be a big mistake. Returning to their motel room he finds Beth, and their unborn baby gone.
So far so cliched right?
Well maybe not. The Clinic turns proceedings...
- 10/14/2011
- by Phil
- Nerdly
Neighbours newcomer Freya Stafford has revealed that her character Emilia will have a secretive nature. Emilia is the long-lost aunt of established character Natasha Williams (Valentina Novakovic), and she is about to be introduced on Australian screens as part of a storyline which sees Tash attempt to find out more about her late mother. As Natasha's father Michael (Sandy Winton) has been trying to stop her from finding out the truth about her mum, the schoolgirl hopes that Emilia could give her the answers she is looking for. However, Stafford told TV Week that Emilia also has reasons to keep the truth from Tash. "Emilia knew Michael at the time when Tash's mother died, and there's history there that makes it difficult for them to get along," Stafford explained. "If (more)...
- 9/22/2011
- by By Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
Title: The Clinic Directed by: James Rabbitts Starring: Tabrett Bethell, Freya Stafford and Andy Whitfield Running time: 94 minutes, Unrated Cameron and his pregnant wife Beth are driving cross country to visit her parents for Christmas, and they decide to stop at a hotel for the night. Cameron’s hungry and goes out to find an open restaurant, while leaving Beth asleep in the room. When he returns, Beth is missing and the police and the weird hotel manager are absolutely no help at all. Meanwhile Beth awakens in a seemingly abandoned warehouse, naked in a bathtub full of ice…and a C-section scar. As Cameron desperately searches for answers, Beth discovers...
- 8/13/2011
- by juliana
- ShockYa
Rank the week of August 9th’s Blu-ray and DVD new releases against the best films of all-time: New Releases Paul
(DVD & Blu-ray | R | 2011)
Flickchart Ranking: #764
Win Percentage: 55%
Times Ranked: 7626
Top-20 Rankings: 22
Directed By: Greg Mottola
Starring: Simon Pegg • Nick Frost • Seth Rogen • Jane Lynch • Sigourney Weaver
Genres: Adventure • Comedy • Road Movie • Science Fiction • Sci-Fi Comedy • Adventure Comedy
Rank This Movie
Super
(DVD & Blu-ray | R | 2011)
Flickchart Ranking: #2200
Win Percentage: 54%
Times Ranked: 2471
Top-20 Rankings: 11
Directed By: James Gunn
Starring: Rainn Wilson • Ellen Page • Liv Tyler • Kevin Bacon • Michael Rooker
Genres: Action • Action Comedy • Black Comedy • Comedy • Comedy Drama • Comic-Book Superhero Film • Drama • Satire • Based-on-Comics
Rank This Movie
Jumping The Broom
(DVD & Blu-ray | PG13 | 2011)
Flickchart Ranking: #16475
Win Percentage: 32%
Times Ranked: 46
Top-20 Rankings: 2
Directed By: Salim Akil
Starring: Angela Bassett • Paula Patton • Meagan Good • Laz Alonso • Julie Bowen
Genres: Comedy • Comedy Drama • Domestic Comedy • Drama
Rank This Movie
Your Highness
(DVD & Blu-ray | R...
(DVD & Blu-ray | R | 2011)
Flickchart Ranking: #764
Win Percentage: 55%
Times Ranked: 7626
Top-20 Rankings: 22
Directed By: Greg Mottola
Starring: Simon Pegg • Nick Frost • Seth Rogen • Jane Lynch • Sigourney Weaver
Genres: Adventure • Comedy • Road Movie • Science Fiction • Sci-Fi Comedy • Adventure Comedy
Rank This Movie
Super
(DVD & Blu-ray | R | 2011)
Flickchart Ranking: #2200
Win Percentage: 54%
Times Ranked: 2471
Top-20 Rankings: 11
Directed By: James Gunn
Starring: Rainn Wilson • Ellen Page • Liv Tyler • Kevin Bacon • Michael Rooker
Genres: Action • Action Comedy • Black Comedy • Comedy • Comedy Drama • Comic-Book Superhero Film • Drama • Satire • Based-on-Comics
Rank This Movie
Jumping The Broom
(DVD & Blu-ray | PG13 | 2011)
Flickchart Ranking: #16475
Win Percentage: 32%
Times Ranked: 46
Top-20 Rankings: 2
Directed By: Salim Akil
Starring: Angela Bassett • Paula Patton • Meagan Good • Laz Alonso • Julie Bowen
Genres: Comedy • Comedy Drama • Domestic Comedy • Drama
Rank This Movie
Your Highness
(DVD & Blu-ray | R...
- 8/9/2011
- by Jonathan Hardesty
- Flickchart
Neighbours star Sandy WInton has hinted that there is a big surprise in store for viewers as the background of his character Michael Williams and daughter Natasha is explored in a future storyline. Bosses at the soap recently announced the casting of Freya Stafford (below left) as Tash's long-lost aunt Emilia, who has been tipped to "bring up a lot of old baggage" for Michael once she makes her arrival on the street. Meanwhile, Neighbours' executive producer Susan Bower has promised that the truth about Tash's dead mother will be revealed later this year as viewers "find out the secret in three parts". In his first interview about the forthcoming plot, Winton told Digital Spy: "Emilia certainly knows a lot more about Michael and his late wife than anyone else, and he is scared about what she will reveal to Tash. "Michael (more)...
- 8/3/2011
- by By Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
Neighbours actor Sandy Winton recently had a chat with Digital Spy about the drama for Michael and Tash that's about to hit screens in the UK. For Sandy's thoughts on the raunchy photo plot, Tash's graffiti madness and Michael rejecting all responsibility for his daughter, make sure to read the main interview. Here, though, Soap Scoop asks Sandy for some teasers on the long-term future for Michael and Tash following the recent announcement that her long-lost aunt is on the way to Erinsborough and confirmation that we'll be learning all about Tash's dead mum later this year... Freya Stafford has recently started filming at Neighbours as Tash's long-lost aunt Emilia. Are you enjoying working with her?
"Absolutely and I've been lucky enough to work with her in the past on White Collar Blue. I'm very excited to have (more)...
"Absolutely and I've been lucky enough to work with her in the past on White Collar Blue. I'm very excited to have (more)...
- 8/3/2011
- by By Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
There's a little Neighbours update today over Natasha's long-lost aunt for those who have been wondering what the character will be called. Earlier this month, it emerged that Freya Stafford had landed the role of Tash's relative and show bosses later released the first picture of the newcomer as well as details of the storyline. The character's name wasn't released at the time, but it has now been confirmed that she is called Emilia. As previously reported, Emilia's arrival has been tipped to "expose (more)...
- 7/25/2011
- by By Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
Last week, it was reported that Freya Stafford had joined the cast of Neighbours as Natasha Williams's long-lost aunt, and show bosses have now released the first picture of the character and official details of what's in store. Confirming the casting, Neighbours chiefs have promised that Natasha's (Valentina Novakovic) reunion with her aunt will "expose a myriad of secrets and lies" that will set tongues wagging on the street later this year. Stafford has signed a six-month guest contract with the soap and her character's first episode will air on Australian screens in September.
Pictured: Freya Stafford as Natasha's long-lost aunt. When details of her casting first emerged (more)...
Pictured: Freya Stafford as Natasha's long-lost aunt. When details of her casting first emerged (more)...
- 7/20/2011
- by By Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
Freya Stafford has revealed that she was involved in a horrific bike crash last year. The Australian actress, who is best known for her roles in White Collar Blue and Small Claims, is poised to join the cast of Neighbours only ten months after flipping her push bike while riding near her home. Stafford told The Daily Telegraph: "I went over the handle bars, breaking my jaw and half my face. I was in shock, but I remember thinking, 'Oh my face, that's kind of important'. It took ages for my jaw to open again. I had to eat everything through a straw for a long time." She also revealed that she landed a role (more)...
- 7/14/2011
- by By Rebecca Davies
- Digital Spy
The Melbourne International Film Festival heralds the premieres of a lot of Aussie movies, and so this week we've seen a tidal wave of new posters, teasers, trailers and stills for these movies hit the net all at once.
The latest is the Australian poster for The Clinic, the debut feature by James Rabbitts which is having its world premiere at Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival in Korea later this month before screening at MIFF2010 and Film4 Frightfest in August.
Starring Andy Whitfield, Tabrett Bethell, Freya Stafford and Clare Bowen, The Clinic is...
...the story of expectant mother Beth Church, drugged and abducted from a desolate outback motel. The year is 1979, many years before the advent of DNA. Beth wakens in an ice bath in an abandoned abattoir. Her baby has been removed from her. After searching for a way out she is found by three other young women all in the same predicament.
The latest is the Australian poster for The Clinic, the debut feature by James Rabbitts which is having its world premiere at Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival in Korea later this month before screening at MIFF2010 and Film4 Frightfest in August.
Starring Andy Whitfield, Tabrett Bethell, Freya Stafford and Clare Bowen, The Clinic is...
...the story of expectant mother Beth Church, drugged and abducted from a desolate outback motel. The year is 1979, many years before the advent of DNA. Beth wakens in an ice bath in an abandoned abattoir. Her baby has been removed from her. After searching for a way out she is found by three other young women all in the same predicament.
- 7/9/2010
- Screen Anarchy
HollywoodNews.com: Clay Epstein, VP of Sales & Acquisitions of The Little Film Company announced today that the company’s new label Accelerator will be presenting the World premiere of the Australian thriller The Clinic at this year’s 14th Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival in Korea.
Starring Andy Whitfield, best known to worldwide audiences as Spartacus in Sam Raimi’s “Spartacus: Blood and Sand,” The Clinic is a frighteningly real story inspired by true events that asks just how far will a mother go to save her child?
Written and directed by James Rabbitts, the film also stars Tabrett Bethell, (“Legend of the Seeker”) alongside Whitfield as Beth his pregnant Fiancé who is kidnapped while traveling across country. She wakes alone in an isolated clinic to a mother’s worst nightmare. Her child has been abducted. Trapped and facing an unknown enemy, Beth struggles to piece together the clinic’s deadly secret.
Starring Andy Whitfield, best known to worldwide audiences as Spartacus in Sam Raimi’s “Spartacus: Blood and Sand,” The Clinic is a frighteningly real story inspired by true events that asks just how far will a mother go to save her child?
Written and directed by James Rabbitts, the film also stars Tabrett Bethell, (“Legend of the Seeker”) alongside Whitfield as Beth his pregnant Fiancé who is kidnapped while traveling across country. She wakes alone in an isolated clinic to a mother’s worst nightmare. Her child has been abducted. Trapped and facing an unknown enemy, Beth struggles to piece together the clinic’s deadly secret.
- 7/6/2010
- by HollywoodNews.com
- Hollywoodnews.com
The UK's most amazing horror film festival Film4 FrightFest has released what could very well be another one of the best horror line-ups we've seen ever for its latest show taking place from Thursday the 26th of August to Monday the 30th of August, brimming with films we've been salivating over Stateside!
From the Press Release
This year there are eight British films in the main programme (another record) including Monsters, Gareth Edwards’ sensational post-Apocalyptic debut, The Ford Brothers’ Cannes-hyped African Zombie flick The Dead and Johannes Roberts F – in which a school gets a lesson in horror! Other home-grown titles are Dead Cert (East-End gangsters meet Eastern European vampires), Isle Of Dogs (nasty gangland horror), Paul Andrew Williams’ harrowing Cherry Tree Lane and werewolf thriller 13Hrs. Plus, Jake West will be presenting his in-depth documentary Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship And Videotape, which will be followed by a Q & A panel discussion.
From the Press Release
This year there are eight British films in the main programme (another record) including Monsters, Gareth Edwards’ sensational post-Apocalyptic debut, The Ford Brothers’ Cannes-hyped African Zombie flick The Dead and Johannes Roberts F – in which a school gets a lesson in horror! Other home-grown titles are Dead Cert (East-End gangsters meet Eastern European vampires), Isle Of Dogs (nasty gangland horror), Paul Andrew Williams’ harrowing Cherry Tree Lane and werewolf thriller 13Hrs. Plus, Jake West will be presenting his in-depth documentary Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship And Videotape, which will be followed by a Q & A panel discussion.
- 7/2/2010
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
The complete lineup for the 2010 edition of the Film4 Frightfest has just been announced and, as usual, it is a quality selection of the best in horror film from the UK and around the world. The program splits into two programs - the main lineup and sidebar Discovery program - and you'll find both below!
Programme = Screen 1
Thursday Aug 26
6.30pm Hatchet II (World Premiere)
FrightFest continues its strong relationship with Adam Green by hosting the world premiere of the sequel to his 2006 slasher sensation. Picking up right where the splatter-tastic original ended, Marybeth escapes the clutches of the deformed, swamp-dwelling iconic killer Victor Crowley. After learning the truth about her family's connection to the hatchet-wielding madman, Marybeth returns to the Louisiana swamps along with an army of hunters to recover the bodies of her family and exact the bloodiest revenge against the bayou butcher. Delivering unapologetically unrestrained gushers of gore,...
Programme = Screen 1
Thursday Aug 26
6.30pm Hatchet II (World Premiere)
FrightFest continues its strong relationship with Adam Green by hosting the world premiere of the sequel to his 2006 slasher sensation. Picking up right where the splatter-tastic original ended, Marybeth escapes the clutches of the deformed, swamp-dwelling iconic killer Victor Crowley. After learning the truth about her family's connection to the hatchet-wielding madman, Marybeth returns to the Louisiana swamps along with an army of hunters to recover the bodies of her family and exact the bloodiest revenge against the bayou butcher. Delivering unapologetically unrestrained gushers of gore,...
- 7/2/2010
- Screen Anarchy
The first movie poster and trailer are available for director and writer James Rabbitts' film The Clinic. This first one-sheet, if looked at closely, shows the mysterious antagonist holding a baby in the top-right hand corner (click to enlarge). Equally spooky is the first trailer, which shows central character Beth (Tabrett Bethell) on the run from again a shady female character, who is only shown in a few frames. Already seen at the American Film Market this year fans will need to hold tight as an official North American release date is unavailable for The Clinic.
A synopsis for The Clinic here:
"Clinic is the story of expectant mother Beth Church, drugged and abducted from a desolate outback motel. The year is 1979, many years before the advent of DNA. Beth wakens in an ice bath in an abandoned abattoir. Her baby has been removed from her. After searching for...
A synopsis for The Clinic here:
"Clinic is the story of expectant mother Beth Church, drugged and abducted from a desolate outback motel. The year is 1979, many years before the advent of DNA. Beth wakens in an ice bath in an abandoned abattoir. Her baby has been removed from her. After searching for...
- 12/14/2009
- by Michael Ross Allen
- 28 Days Later Analysis
James Rabbitts' feature debut The Clinic hits the American Film Market this week, screening to potential buyers. Production outfit The Little Film Company has plenty of details on this Australian supernatural thriller, which is supposed inspired by true events (aren't they all these days?). Synopsis: While traveling across country with her fiance, Beth wakes along in an isolated clinic to a mother's worst nightmare. Her child has been abducted. Trapped and facing an unknown enemy, Beth struggles to piece together the clinic's deadly secret. Just how far will a mother go to save her child? Inspired by true events. Tabrett Bethell, Freya Stafford and Andy Whitfield star. Watch the trailer below! Rabbitts previously directed a short film entitled Night Train .
- 11/1/2009
- shocktillyoudrop.com
Opened
Thursday, Oct. 9
Australia
SYDNEY -- "Gettin' Square" represents a big jump for filmmaker Jonathan Teplitzky. His first film was the low-key, quietly effective "Better Than Sex", starring Susie Porter and David Wenham, which showcased a director adept at building character and mixing laughs into drama. Both talents are on display in "Gettin' Square", but they're played out on a much bigger canvas.
A tricky, snaking debut screenplay by criminal lawyer/crime fiction author Chris Nyst introduces a big crew of colorful characters just as Quentin Tarantino's "Pulp Fiction" and Guy Ritchie's "Snatch" did. While Teplitzky doesn't exhibit the same trailblazing flair as those two hipster icons, he does put his own stamp on the film, serving up its dark, noir-inflected themes with gloriously bright, sparkling cinematography. Queensland's glitzy, emotionally hollow Gold Coast almost becomes another character in the film, trapping the other players with its criminal allure.
Barry Wirth (Sam Worthington) is a young crook with a good heart. He's just out of prison and desperately trying to keep his nose clean on the slightly sleazy Gold Coast. But wherever Wirth turns, his old life snaps back to bite him.
A straight job at a "clean" restaurant turns out to be slightly bent: The owner is Barrington (Mike Leigh regular Timothy Spall), an expatriate Englishman who hides a criminal past. Meanwhile, a tough mobster in a sharkskin suit (Gary Sweet) wants to pull Wirth back into the life, while the corrupt cop (David Field) who put him away will never let him forget who he is.
But the biggest thorn in Wirth's side is Johnny "Spit" Spitieri (Wenham), a prison buddy who wants to get clean too but is sidelined by heroin and a distinct lack of brainpower. Even with a supportive social worker (Freya Stafford) on his side, going straight is a very tricky business for Wirth.
Teplitzky loses his footing a bit with the wildly convoluted plot. When the film sticks with the characters, it's a rugged delight. When Wirth gets involved with a dangerous heist (which bookends the film to put a nonlinear spin on things), the director has trouble keeping up with the twisting machinations of his own film. The plot convolutions take on a life of their own, and you'll have to hang on tight to wade through the labyrinthine narrative twists.
The characters and performances are where "Gettin' Square" really thrives. Worthington and Stafford ground the film with winning charm by playing it straight and letting the supporting players indulge in theatrics. Sweet and Field mix malice and dark humor as the bad guys, while Spall gives his character a real sense of warmth and bittersweet regret.
But it's Wenham who owns the film. His comic timing is right on the money (a couple of scenes seem solely devised to show off his physical comedy skills), making the hopeless junkie much more than just a caricature.
Slick and effortlessly stylish, "Gettin' Square" scores with its salty mix of street comedy and criminal high jinks, and showcases a rogue's gallery of colorful performances.
GETTIN' SQUARE
Macquarie Nine Film and Television Investment & Working Title present in association with Film Finance Corporation Australia a Mushroom Pictures and WTA production in association with Freshwater Pictures
Credits:
Director: Jonathan Teplitzky
Screenwriter: Chris Nyst
Producers: Martin Fabinyi, Tim White, Trish Lake
Executive producers: Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Michael Gudinski, Kris Noble
Co-producer: Chris Nyst
Director of photography: Garry Phillips
Editor: Ken Sallows
Production designer: Nicholas McCallum
Costume designer: Jackline Sassine
Music: Machine Gun Fellatio
Cast:
Barry Wirth: Sam Worthington
Johnny Spitieri: David Wenham
Darren Barrington: Timothy Spall
Chicka Martin: Gary Sweet
Annie Flynn: Freya Stafford
Arnie De Viers: David Field
Craig "Crusher" Knob: Richard Carter
Running time -- 100 minutes
No MPAA rating...
Thursday, Oct. 9
Australia
SYDNEY -- "Gettin' Square" represents a big jump for filmmaker Jonathan Teplitzky. His first film was the low-key, quietly effective "Better Than Sex", starring Susie Porter and David Wenham, which showcased a director adept at building character and mixing laughs into drama. Both talents are on display in "Gettin' Square", but they're played out on a much bigger canvas.
A tricky, snaking debut screenplay by criminal lawyer/crime fiction author Chris Nyst introduces a big crew of colorful characters just as Quentin Tarantino's "Pulp Fiction" and Guy Ritchie's "Snatch" did. While Teplitzky doesn't exhibit the same trailblazing flair as those two hipster icons, he does put his own stamp on the film, serving up its dark, noir-inflected themes with gloriously bright, sparkling cinematography. Queensland's glitzy, emotionally hollow Gold Coast almost becomes another character in the film, trapping the other players with its criminal allure.
Barry Wirth (Sam Worthington) is a young crook with a good heart. He's just out of prison and desperately trying to keep his nose clean on the slightly sleazy Gold Coast. But wherever Wirth turns, his old life snaps back to bite him.
A straight job at a "clean" restaurant turns out to be slightly bent: The owner is Barrington (Mike Leigh regular Timothy Spall), an expatriate Englishman who hides a criminal past. Meanwhile, a tough mobster in a sharkskin suit (Gary Sweet) wants to pull Wirth back into the life, while the corrupt cop (David Field) who put him away will never let him forget who he is.
But the biggest thorn in Wirth's side is Johnny "Spit" Spitieri (Wenham), a prison buddy who wants to get clean too but is sidelined by heroin and a distinct lack of brainpower. Even with a supportive social worker (Freya Stafford) on his side, going straight is a very tricky business for Wirth.
Teplitzky loses his footing a bit with the wildly convoluted plot. When the film sticks with the characters, it's a rugged delight. When Wirth gets involved with a dangerous heist (which bookends the film to put a nonlinear spin on things), the director has trouble keeping up with the twisting machinations of his own film. The plot convolutions take on a life of their own, and you'll have to hang on tight to wade through the labyrinthine narrative twists.
The characters and performances are where "Gettin' Square" really thrives. Worthington and Stafford ground the film with winning charm by playing it straight and letting the supporting players indulge in theatrics. Sweet and Field mix malice and dark humor as the bad guys, while Spall gives his character a real sense of warmth and bittersweet regret.
But it's Wenham who owns the film. His comic timing is right on the money (a couple of scenes seem solely devised to show off his physical comedy skills), making the hopeless junkie much more than just a caricature.
Slick and effortlessly stylish, "Gettin' Square" scores with its salty mix of street comedy and criminal high jinks, and showcases a rogue's gallery of colorful performances.
GETTIN' SQUARE
Macquarie Nine Film and Television Investment & Working Title present in association with Film Finance Corporation Australia a Mushroom Pictures and WTA production in association with Freshwater Pictures
Credits:
Director: Jonathan Teplitzky
Screenwriter: Chris Nyst
Producers: Martin Fabinyi, Tim White, Trish Lake
Executive producers: Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Michael Gudinski, Kris Noble
Co-producer: Chris Nyst
Director of photography: Garry Phillips
Editor: Ken Sallows
Production designer: Nicholas McCallum
Costume designer: Jackline Sassine
Music: Machine Gun Fellatio
Cast:
Barry Wirth: Sam Worthington
Johnny Spitieri: David Wenham
Darren Barrington: Timothy Spall
Chicka Martin: Gary Sweet
Annie Flynn: Freya Stafford
Arnie De Viers: David Field
Craig "Crusher" Knob: Richard Carter
Running time -- 100 minutes
No MPAA rating...
- 10/28/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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