From the monthly archives:

November 2008

Australian Actress Home Safe

by Olivia Taylor on 29/11/2008

in Australian Actors

Australian actress Brooke Satchwell and her boyfriend David Gross arrived at Sydney International Airport and are today, home safe and sound.
“(We’re) really bloody lucky,” a visibly distressed Satchwell told The Sunday Telegraph.
“We’re fortunate the adrenaline’s still pumping – that’s keeping us standing…get some rest, see family and friends and take it from there.” [...]

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The next Doctor Who could be played by a 41-year-old Brisbane actor, David Knijnenburg, a veteran of the Australian stage.
He recently left for the UK “for an audition” as information emerged that the current Doctor, David Tennant, was quitting the BBC series.
When asked by Confidential if he had volunteered to pilot the TARDIS (Time And [...]

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Fesh faced Australian actor Justin Bellini has just wrapped filming his first Blockbuster feature film ‘Blood Money’ in Brisbane QLD.
The $15 million production is a martial arts based action thriller, detailing an underworld turf war when a Colombian drug lord moves to Australia and battles bikie gangs and Hong Kong triads, Led [...]

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Aussie Actress Hosts with Calvin Klein

by Olivia Taylor on 28/11/2008

in Australian Actors

Calvin Klein INC; just announced that the company will hold a dynamic event in Sydney, Australia to celebrate the upcoming Spring 2009 season.
The invitation-only event will be held on Tuesday, December 16th on Cockatoo Island in Sydney Harbour. The event will be co-hosted by celebrated Australian actress Abbie Cornish and Kevin Carrigan, the Creative Director [...]

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Baywatch Creator to Film in New Zealand

by Olivia Taylor on 27/11/2008

in Industry News

The creator of the world’s most popular TV series Baywatch wants Queenstown, NZ to be the location for his sultry new drama.
American producer/director Greg Bonnan turned Pamela Anderson and David Hasselhoff into household names when he invented the smash-hit show about a group of sexy Los Angeles lifeguards.
Bonnan and his business partner Walter Brow, [...]

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Australian Actress trapped in Mumbai

by Olivia Taylor on 27/11/2008

in Australian Actors

TV star Brooke Satchwell is among Australians trapped in the Mumbai hell zone, it has emerged.
The former Neighbours beauty and ex-girlfriend of actor Matthew Newton has told of fleeing past bodies as Islamic terrorists attacked two exclusive hotels among a series of strikes across Indian finance hub Mumbai.
Speaking on the phone from the city – [...]

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Aussie Actor Cast in Cirque du Soleil

by Olivia Taylor on 27/11/2008

in Australian Actors

Cirque du Soleil is in Australia right now, bringing with it more than 60 performers from 15 different countries and only one Australian is in the cast ensemble.
Australian actor Hayden Spencer is thrilled to be a part of the big-budget production Dralion, after receiving a last minute call. “I was mowing my lawns and [...]

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Heath Ledger Honoured at GQ Awards

by Olivia Taylor on 26/11/2008

in Awards

At the GQ Men of the Year Awards hosted in Australia, Heath Ledger’s father accepted a Best Actor prize on behalf of his late son.
An emotional Kim Ledger spoke of his “beautiful boy”, saying “He thrived everyday on set, humoured and sometimes intimidated the cast, but revelled in this opportunity to create and deliver [...]

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Australian Actress UN Ambassador

by Olivia Taylor on 26/11/2008

in Australian Actors

UNITED NATIONS – Actress Nicole Kidman says her other job as a UN goodwill ambassador gives meaning to her life.
She has announced that more than five million world leaders and ordinary people have joined a ****aign to fight violence against women. The 41-year-old Australian star says even though the ****aign attracted five [...]

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ASE 2008 Nominees Announced

by Olivia Taylor on 26/11/2008

in Awards, Industry News

The nominees for the 2008 Australian Screen Editors Guild Awards have just been announced by Lindi Harrison, President of the Australian Screen Editors Guild.
Nominee list below
Commercials:
Pete Whitmore ASE – Carlton Draught “Sky Troopers”
Danny Tait – Heineken “Continental Drift”
Drew Thompson ASE – Toyota “Earth’s Greatest 4WD”
Stewart Reeves – Toyota “Every Bit Brilliant” 
Television [...]

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