In eight-part ABC factual series Back To Nature, hosts Aaron Pedersen and bestselling author Holly Ringland will guide viewers through the wonder and awe of the Australian landscape, exploring stories that reconnect the audience with the natural world and with Country.
Premiering on Tuesday August 10 at 8pm, in each episode Holly and Aaron visit a new Australian location, each within easy reach of a city or town. This series isn’t about travelling to exotic, faraway places, but about seeing the local and accessible with fresh eyes and deeper appreciation. Along the way, the hosts meet people connected to the landscapes. A few are well known, like John Williamson, Missy Higgins, and Poh Ling Yeow, however many have ancestral connections with the country stretching back tens of thousands of years.
Back to Nature is a Media Stockade and Threshold Pictures production, with Rebecca Barry and Madeleine Hetherton producing with Jane Manning series producer.
Premiering on Tuesday August 10 at 8pm, in each episode Holly and Aaron visit a new Australian location, each within easy reach of a city or town. This series isn’t about travelling to exotic, faraway places, but about seeing the local and accessible with fresh eyes and deeper appreciation. Along the way, the hosts meet people connected to the landscapes. A few are well known, like John Williamson, Missy Higgins, and Poh Ling Yeow, however many have ancestral connections with the country stretching back tens of thousands of years.
Back to Nature is a Media Stockade and Threshold Pictures production, with Rebecca Barry and Madeleine Hetherton producing with Jane Manning series producer.
- 7/14/2021
- by Jackie Keast
- IF.com.au
With his Lacma Live Read series, Jason Reitman definitely knows A-b-c: A-Always, B-Be, C-Casting unexpected actors for roles. There was last year's all-black reading of Reservoir Dogs and now the upcoming all-female reading of the hypermasculine Glengarry Glenn Ross. The cast is as follows: Robin Wright as Al Pacino's Ricky Roma character, Catherine O'Hara as Jack Lemmon's Shelley Levene, Maria Bello as Ed Harris's Dave Moss, Mae Whitman as Kevin Spacey's John Williamson, and Allison Janney will read Alan Arkin's George Aaronow, which is a particularly inspired choice. (Alec Baldwin's character has not been cast yet.) The February 21 event is sold out, but there's always a wait-list line. (It's supposed to be in the 80s today in L.A., so just go wait outside now.)...
- 2/15/2013
- by Jesse David Fox
- Vulture
Just picture this image with a pantsuit. And some nail polish on that finger.
Oh, and Parenthood’s Mae Whitman where Kevin Spacey is leaning.
Jason Reitman’s latest live stage-reading of an iconic movie script will replace the male dominated Glengarry Glen Ross with an entirely female cast, marking the biggest overall twist for one of his cinematic recreations since last year’s all black performance of Reservoir Dogs.
Entertainment Weekly has the exclusive details on who else will take on roles from the 1992 film, why he wanted to replace Xy chromosomes with Xx, and we’ll also give...
Oh, and Parenthood’s Mae Whitman where Kevin Spacey is leaning.
Jason Reitman’s latest live stage-reading of an iconic movie script will replace the male dominated Glengarry Glen Ross with an entirely female cast, marking the biggest overall twist for one of his cinematic recreations since last year’s all black performance of Reservoir Dogs.
Entertainment Weekly has the exclusive details on who else will take on roles from the 1992 film, why he wanted to replace Xy chromosomes with Xx, and we’ll also give...
- 2/15/2013
- by Anthony Breznican
- EW - Inside Movies
Gerald Schoenfeld theatre, New York
"Always be closing." That maxim of salesmanship seems positively caustic when projected on to the curtain during the Broadway revival of David Mamet's Glengarry Glen Ross, starring Al Pacino, given that Mamet's latest play, the turgid two-hander The Anarchist , has just posted an abrupt closing notice. Producers delayed Glengarry's own opening night by a month, purportedly fearing that negative reviews would harm ticket sales.
Well, the producers shouldn't have worried – much. Daniel Sullivan directs a competent revival, if not a particularly inspired one, and those who have come to worship at the altar of Pacino or scourge their ears with Mamet's profanity-laced verbal lashings won't come away disappointed. That said, the drama often seems to be happening elsewhere, just beyond the proscenium, and not among the actors on stage, however individually adept.
The play that won Mamet a Pulitzer when it debuted in 1984, Glengarry...
"Always be closing." That maxim of salesmanship seems positively caustic when projected on to the curtain during the Broadway revival of David Mamet's Glengarry Glen Ross, starring Al Pacino, given that Mamet's latest play, the turgid two-hander The Anarchist , has just posted an abrupt closing notice. Producers delayed Glengarry's own opening night by a month, purportedly fearing that negative reviews would harm ticket sales.
Well, the producers shouldn't have worried – much. Daniel Sullivan directs a competent revival, if not a particularly inspired one, and those who have come to worship at the altar of Pacino or scourge their ears with Mamet's profanity-laced verbal lashings won't come away disappointed. That said, the drama often seems to be happening elsewhere, just beyond the proscenium, and not among the actors on stage, however individually adept.
The play that won Mamet a Pulitzer when it debuted in 1984, Glengarry...
- 12/10/2012
- by Alexis Soloski
- The Guardian - Film News
When moving something from the stage it can be risky. The stage gives a more focused view with small sets that can bring the intimacy to the piece that makes it successful, when moving it to the screen, the idea of the intimacy can get lost and the sets can become massive. The 1992 film of Glengarry Glen Ross kept its smaller sets with the small telephone boxes these salesmen use to simulate their jet-setting ways.
David Mamet’s dialogue is plain, direct and simple but uttered quickly and repetitively that it’s a delight to hear such free-flowing words. Films have become accustomed to using dialogue to only hint towards the story or push it further along. Where we’re told about why this person is the biggest bastard around and all of his indiscretions to sum him up in a montage. This dialogue here is to get an insight into the characters,...
David Mamet’s dialogue is plain, direct and simple but uttered quickly and repetitively that it’s a delight to hear such free-flowing words. Films have become accustomed to using dialogue to only hint towards the story or push it further along. Where we’re told about why this person is the biggest bastard around and all of his indiscretions to sum him up in a montage. This dialogue here is to get an insight into the characters,...
- 11/7/2012
- by Ashley Norris
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Everett Kevin Spacey in “Margin Call”
In the new film “Margin Call,” to be released on Oct. 21, Academy Award-winning actor Kevin Spacey plays Sam Rogers, the deeply conflicted trading floor manager at a Wall Street investment firm. The movie, which, despite having a low budget of $3.4 million boasts an all-star ensemble cast including Mr. Spacey, Jeremy Irons, Paul Bettany, Demi Moore, Stanley Tucci and Zachary Quinto, zeroes in on a group of executives grappling with the moral price of the...
In the new film “Margin Call,” to be released on Oct. 21, Academy Award-winning actor Kevin Spacey plays Sam Rogers, the deeply conflicted trading floor manager at a Wall Street investment firm. The movie, which, despite having a low budget of $3.4 million boasts an all-star ensemble cast including Mr. Spacey, Jeremy Irons, Paul Bettany, Demi Moore, Stanley Tucci and Zachary Quinto, zeroes in on a group of executives grappling with the moral price of the...
- 10/20/2011
- by Rachel Dodes
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
In 1984, playwright David Mamet received the Pulitzer Prize for his blistering play Glengarry Glen Ross, about a bunch of real estate salesmen at the end of their rope. In 1992, director James Foley achieved a small miracle: transforming what is essentially a long-talk piece into fluid, exciting cinema with his Mamet-scripted adaptation. The play is brutal… but the film does it better. In this age of corporate downsizing and buck-passing, as the national unemployment rate creeps ever higher, this vicious, profane and brilliantly-acted film is timelier than ever.
The spine is identical from stage to screen: a group of real estate salesmen turn on each other and themselves while scrambling to keep their jobs. Then, during the night, someone breaks into the office and steals the Glengarry leads, brand new sales leads coveted by the lower-tier men: George Aaronow (Alan Arkin) and Shelley “The Machine” Levene (the late, great Jack Lemmon...
The spine is identical from stage to screen: a group of real estate salesmen turn on each other and themselves while scrambling to keep their jobs. Then, during the night, someone breaks into the office and steals the Glengarry leads, brand new sales leads coveted by the lower-tier men: George Aaronow (Alan Arkin) and Shelley “The Machine” Levene (the late, great Jack Lemmon...
- 10/5/2011
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
Popular Sbs game show RocKwiz will partner with the Aria Awards this year to liven up the presentation ceremony for the new inductees to the Aria Hall of Fame.
This year's inductees include Johnny Young, The Church, 1970s Melbourne band Models (known best for the number one 1985 hit "Out of Mind, Out of Sight"), classic crooner John Williamson, and The... More >>...
This year's inductees include Johnny Young, The Church, 1970s Melbourne band Models (known best for the number one 1985 hit "Out of Mind, Out of Sight"), classic crooner John Williamson, and The... More >>...
- 10/26/2010
- by Peter Allott
- TV.com
Last year's Saw: The Video Game was a moderate success, both critically and financially, while still managing to stay true to its source material. Now, almost exactly one year later, developer Zombie Studios and publisher Konami are releasing its sequel, Saw II: Flesh and Blood. After all, if it's Halloween, it must be Saw, right? I recently sat down with John Williamson, the game's producer, as well as Jigsaw himself, Tobin Bell, to discuss the upcoming sequel and how it's more than just a quick-draw cash-in. The first Saw game was not without its flaws, especially its clunky combat interface, which Williamson frankly acknowledged. "In the first game, we tried to make [the combat]...
- 10/15/2010
- FEARnet
This morning, members of the press joined John Williamson of Zombie Studios and Tobin Bell on the phone to discuss the upcoming video game Saw II: Flesh & Blood . Bell, as he did with the first game based on the franchise, lends his voice and reprises his role as Jigsaw. Saw II: Flesh & Blood invites players back into Jigsaw's twisted world in an entirely new storyline that takes place between the first and second film. This time around, players are put in the shoes of Detective Tapp's estranged son Michael, who has been captured by Jigsaw after betraying his father. As the game evolves, players will face mind-bending puzzles, as they navigate their way through Jigsaw's terrifying world, and defend themselves against his minions. Players must survive a new collection...
- 10/14/2010
- shocktillyoudrop.com
Some films lend themselves to video games very well. Some do not. You won't see Piranha 3D: The Game anytime soon, where you dodged dismembered penises as they fly at your screen. (No matter how much Uncle Creepy would enjoy that.) Saw, however, was an obvious match. Puzzles, mysteries, gore, all the good things in gaming except rocket launchers.
When the first game was released last year, some of us enjoyed it (Saw: The Video Game (review here)) but I just didn't get into it. The combat drove me nuts. It felt like a good puzzle/adventure game had a survival horror melee combat engine slapped on top of it at the last minute. Then, word of a sequel hit. Would they learn from the past, or fall into the trap of so many games based on films and just churn out more of the same hoping the license sells copies?...
When the first game was released last year, some of us enjoyed it (Saw: The Video Game (review here)) but I just didn't get into it. The combat drove me nuts. It felt like a good puzzle/adventure game had a survival horror melee combat engine slapped on top of it at the last minute. Then, word of a sequel hit. Would they learn from the past, or fall into the trap of so many games based on films and just churn out more of the same hoping the license sells copies?...
- 9/10/2010
- by Mr. Dark
- DreadCentral.com
The kingpin of torture porn film franchises has yet another game on its way, and "Saw 2: Flesh and Blood" now has an in-store date set for October 19, 2010. The games have a long way to go before they catch up with "Saw 7 3D," which is due out in theaters October 29, but they'll be one step closer after Konami straps "Flesh and Blood" into Xbox 360's and PlayStation 3's this fall, and they've paved its road to release with some concept artwork.
"Just the silhouette of the character in the trap had to make the viewer uncomfortable," Zombie Studios producer John Williamson said in a statement (via Joystiq). "You had to know instantly that something bad was going to happen to this person if you didn't get them out."
The game contains traps, puzzles and combat, just as you would expect it to, and puts you in the shoes of Michael,...
"Just the silhouette of the character in the trap had to make the viewer uncomfortable," Zombie Studios producer John Williamson said in a statement (via Joystiq). "You had to know instantly that something bad was going to happen to this person if you didn't get them out."
The game contains traps, puzzles and combat, just as you would expect it to, and puts you in the shoes of Michael,...
- 8/24/2010
- by Brian Warmoth
- MTV Multiplayer
Ready to play another deadly game? The sequel to Konami's surprisingly good Saw: The Video Game (review here) entitled Saw II: Flesh & Blood is well on its way and we've got the details on when you'll be able to get your hands bloody!
From the Press Release
Konami today announced that Saw II: Flesh & Blood will be available at retail stores nationwide on October 19 for Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, just in time for the release of "Saw VII 3D", the seventh installment of the popular horror franchise from Lionsgate® and Twisted Pictures. Konami has released an all-new look at concept art from the game for those daring enough to enter Jigsaw's world. The images reveal newly created deadly traps that challenge the player to think fast under pressure. Zombie Studios Producer, John Williamson, shares the vision for the game,...
From the Press Release
Konami today announced that Saw II: Flesh & Blood will be available at retail stores nationwide on October 19 for Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, just in time for the release of "Saw VII 3D", the seventh installment of the popular horror franchise from Lionsgate® and Twisted Pictures. Konami has released an all-new look at concept art from the game for those daring enough to enter Jigsaw's world. The images reveal newly created deadly traps that challenge the player to think fast under pressure. Zombie Studios Producer, John Williamson, shares the vision for the game,...
- 8/23/2010
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Konami today announced that Saw II: Flesh & Blood will be available at retail stores nationwide on October 19 for Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system, just in time for the release of Saw 3D , the seventh installment of the popular horror franchise from Lionsgate and Twisted Pictures. Konami has released an all-new look at concept art from the game for those daring enough to enter Jigsaw's world. The images reveal newly created deadly traps that challenge the player to think fast under pressure. Zombie Studios Producer, John Williamson, shares the vision for the game, "Just the silhouette of the character in the trap had to make the viewer uncomfortable. You had to know instantly that something bad was...
- 8/23/2010
- shocktillyoudrop.com
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