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True life crime’s delicate balancing act
In directing A Model Daughter: The Killing of Caroline Byrne, Tony Tilse was mindful of the sensitivity of the story for those who were closest to it. Having directed Joanne Lees: Murder in the Outback, The Postcard Bandit and Underbelly, he is well placed to know the legal and emotional minefield of depicting actual events.
“True crime dramas are always both an interesting and tricky affair,” he tells TV Tonight. “The closer you are to an actual event, you have quite a few legal issues to deal with, so that’s always a …
Airdate: Legend of the Seeker
FOX8 has picked up the Sam Raimi-produced fantasy series Legend of the Seeker.
Filmed entirely in New Zealand, it stars Australian actors Craig Horner (Blue Water High), Jay Laga’aia (Water Rats, Xena, Star Wars – Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith), Jessica Marais (Packed to the Rafters), along with Bruce Spence (The Matrix Revolutions) and Craig Parker (The Lord of the Rings).
It premiered in November 2008.
The series follows productions Raimi’s Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Xena: Warrior Princess. Based on The Sword of Truth novels by Terry Goodkind, it …
Airdate: A Model Daughter
TEN’s telemovie A Model Daughter- The Killing of Caroline Byrne will air on Wednesday, November 4 at 8.30pm.
Based on the death of the model in Sydney, 1995, it looks at her father’s battle for justice in proving that his daughter was murdered.
It was Tony Byrne’s belief that his daughter was murdered by her boyfriend Gordon Wood, chauffeur and personal assistant to stockbroker the late Rene Rivkin. His determination to bring his daughter’s killer to justice, coupled with the persistence of several journalists to keep the police investigation open, led to the …
5 seasons for new look Hi-5
Channel Nine has committed to five new seasons of Hi-5, stretching from 2009 – 2013.
Yesterday it announced three new cast members, Lauren Brant, Tim Maddren and Fely Irvine who join Stevie Nicholson and Casey Burgess (good luck explaining this to the littlies!).
All five also appeared on Mornings With Kerri-Anne yesterday.
Irvine, Maddren and Brant collectively arrive with backrounds in music theatre, WA Academy of Performing Arts, plus roles in Blue Water High, H2O, Mortified and The Starter Wife.
Hi-5 is now Nine / South Star controlled. Martin Hersov and Cathy Payne, Directors of …
Enough Rope, Blue Water High score first AFIs
The ABC has taken two of the first awards at the Australian Film Institute’s annual gongs.
Enough Rope with Andrew Denton was awarded Best Light Entertainment Television Series and Blue Water High (Series 3) won Best Children’s Television Drama.
The win for Andrew Denton comes on the even of his final episode. On Monday night the acclaimed interview series draws to a close with final guests Ben Stiller and Wendy Whiteley one-time wife of Brett Whiteley.
At the craft awards at last night’s ceremony, the only other television prize was awarded for Outstanding Achievement …
Cover Story
Published for 51 years, TV Week is an absolute survivor in both the television and magazine industry. And like all survivors it has had to embrace change in order to remain the market leader. While other TV mags have fallen by the wayside, TV Week under the Australian Consolidated Press empire, is still a force to be reckoned with.
In Australian television stars always know they’d made it when they landed their first TV Week cover. It’s the Rolling Stone of Aussie telly. But what does it take to get a cover …
Gallery: Kids’ Choice Awards orange carpet
It was a case of tossing aside network alignments yesterday on the Orange Carpet at the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards 2008.
As Dean Geyer and Toni Pearen showed, there were no network rivalries before the cameras or the screaming fans at the annual awards show.
At Hi-Sense Arena yesterday in Melbourne, the carpet was a bit like one of those cattle runs, with the stars shepherded by publicists in between fans and media. It was a delicate act trying to please everybody.
Out for the day were Bindi Irwin & minders, Australian Idol finalists …
Next Top Tozzi?
Sydney model Cheyenne Tozzi is the latest rumoured name for the hosting role on Australia’s Next Top Model.
At just 19, Tozzi is no older than many of the contestants on the show, making her a curious choice if it were to prove true.
Tozzi has done ads for ‘Jets Swimwear’, ‘Bonds’, ‘Seafolly’ and ‘Newport News’ and is sister to actress Tahyna Tozzi (Blue Water High).
According to news.com.au, previous candidates have included Elle Macpherson and Sarah Murdoch.
The series begins its next round of auditions at Sydney’s Westfield Parramatta on Monday …
‘Nooooo Bingo’ at local council
Local council elections next weekend in New South Wales sees a number of familiar faces standing as candidates.
Tanveer Ahmed, best known as Mr. “Nooo Bingo” from Seven’s National Bingo Night, is standing for the Liberals in Marrickville. Ahmed said his candidacy in a traditionally Labor-Green area was an investment in his future. “It’s educational with the idea that 10 years down the track I’d want to be more serious about politics,” he said.
Ahmed moved into the area 18 months ago. “And we had a baby, so suddenly I give a stuff …