Past Programs
Actor - 2010
Me and Orson Welles
20/07/2010
Before his Hollywood career Orson Welles made his name as an actor and director in the New York theatrical scene. One period of his life in particular is the focus of a new film called Me and Orson Welles, which is about to hit our screens. It tells the story of how a young Orson Welles brought Shakespeare's Julias Ceaser to the Mercury Theatre on Broadway in 1937. It was a production done in the menacing modern dress of the time, fascist uniforms, and one which helped set Welles on the path of fame.
The film's story is told through the imagined experiences of a teenage cast member, Richard Samuels, played by Zac Effron. His love-interest is played by Clare Danes. The remarkable portrayal of Orson Welles is from previously unknown actor Christian McKay. The film is directed by the Oscar nominated Richard Linklater of School Of Rock and Before Sunrise fame.
Barry and Miranda Otto on South Solitary
15/07/2010
Two of Australia's best loved actors, father and daughter Barry and Miranda Otto, are starring together in a new film called South Solitary which opens around the country later this month. The film is a tale of loneliness, set on a lighthouse in the late 1920s.
Oscars results
09/03/2010
History was made at the Oscars yesterday after Kathryn Bigelow became the first woman to win the prestigious best director award. Her film, the low budget war flick The Hurt Locker, scooped six Oscars all up, including best picture and best screenplay.
That left rival Avatar, the most commercially successful film of all time, with only three academy awards, all in technical categories.
Oscars preview: David v Goliath
08/03/2010
The battlelines have been drawn between James Cameron's highest grossing film of all time Avatar and his ex-wife Kathryn Bigelow's The Hurt Locker, one of the lowest grossing Oscar entries on record.
Movie: In The Loop
21/01/2010
In The Loop is the name of a British movie. It's a comedy and political satire, about a minister and his private staff, and a decision to go to war in the Middle East. It's a kind of Westminster Wag the Dog, only funnier.
Wrap-up of the Golden Globes
19/01/2010
The awards season has begun in Hollywood and first cab off the rank, the Golden Globes. The big hit of the night was James Cameron's Avatar, taking out best picture. But the Aussies got a look in too, with Toni Collette getting the gong for best actress in a TV comedy. The winners are decided by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, an elite club of journalists and film reviewers.
