the burning season ( 2008 film )
the burning season was voted the most popular documentary by audiences in the showtime top 10 at the brisbane international film festival, held from 31 july to 10 august 2008 .
‘the burning season’ will appear on the abc (australia) on 14 october 2008. it is narrated by popular australian actor hugh jackman (‘x - men’, ‘australia’, ‘the prestige’) .
the burning season is an eco - thriller about a young man not afraid to confront the biggest challenge of our time .
the burning season was broadcast on abc, bbc, cbc and pbs in 2008. the theatrical version was released in april 2009 at the tribeca film festival and in limited release in cinemas in june 2009. the dvd was released in march 2010 and is avaiable through
the burning season won the if award for best documentary and the audience choice award at the brisbane international film festival in 2008. it was nominated for an emmy award (outstanding documentary on a business topic), two atom awards and a golden panda award. cathy was nominarted for best director by the australian directors guild. in 2009, cathy won the spaa documentary producer of the year award for her work on the burning season .
the burning season won the if award for best documentary and the audience choice award at the brisbane international film festival in 2008. it was nominated for an emmy award (outstanding documentary on a business topic), two atom awards and a golden panda award. cathy was nominated for best director by the australian directors guild. in 2009, cathy won the spaa documentary producer of the year award for her work on the burning season .
the burning season is an eco - thriller about a young man not afraid to confront the biggest challenge of our time. watch the cinema trailer here !
the burning season won the if award for best documentary this week on the gold coast. this is a great award for this film so early in its life - it is voted by audiences .
burning season kindles both sides of the climate divide and explores whether capitalism can step in where altruism has so far failed to succeed .
the burning season’s theatrical release took place in mid - 2009. it was released on dvd by madman entertainment in australia (in march 2010) and in the u. s. in april 2011. it won best documentary at the 2008 inside film awards and the audience choice award at the brisbane international film festival the same year. it was part of the official selection for the world documentary feature competition at the 2009 tribeca film festival .
‘the burning season’, the new documentary by award - winning filmmakers cathy henkel and jeff canin from hatchling productions, has been nominated for two 2008 atom awards: best documentary social & political issues and best documentary science, technology and the environment .
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the world premiere of ‘the burning season’ took place only last saturday, on 2 august, at the brisbane international film festival. after a second screening on monday 4 august, cathy henkel said she was delighted to learn that the documentary was leading the race for the most popular film at the festival, as voted by audiences .
- was crippen innocent? (2008)... (executive producer )
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the burning season has so far screened on pbs in the united states, the bbc in britain, cbc in canada and the abc here, all in different lengths, with different edits and voiceovers .
after each session, audience members at the brisbane international film festival are encouraged to rate the film they have just seen using showtime voting slips.' the burning season’ was ranked number one as at tuesday 5 august, ahead of' rain of the children’ and' the english surgeon’. the overall audience vote winner will be announced at the end of the festival .
if you are willing to turn a blind eye to the inherently hackneyed nature of
the burning plain ,
though, the film turns out to be somewhat rewarding .
the burning season, an ‘eco - thriller’ released in 2008 to both critical and popular acclaim is about a young man confronting the biggest challenge of our time: global warming. the documentary examines whether a massive carbon trading deal can protect the forests of indonesia, save the orangutans from extinction and help redefine the earth’s future .
a film about a global crisis on an unprecedented scale - the burning of forests in indonesia - and the environmental entrepeneur who has set out to stop them .
the film is strikingly photographed and intensely acted, but the tone is overwrought melodrama .
the burning season has been nominated for best documentary in the 2008 inside film (if) awards. like hatchling productions the other nominees have won this prestigious award in the past. two - time if award winner sascha ettinger epstein (2003 & 2005 for best short documentary) picks up two nominations for the oasis, which she shares with producer and co - director ian darling and playing in the shadows with her 2005 co - winner marco iannello. the burning season' s producers cathy henkel and jeff canin won the if best documentary award in 2004 for the man who stole my mother' s face .
cathy henkel works as a producer, writer and director of documentaries, online and interactive content. her brisbane - based company, virgo productions, produced the award - winning cinema version of the burning season (if award 2008; canada international film festival, rising star award 2010; nominated for gold panda and emmy award for outstanding ...
on september 23, 2008, lovato released her debut album, don & apos; t forget. several of the songs on the album were co - written by the jonas brothers. the album debuted at no. 2 on the billboard 200 chart. in promotion of this album, lovato went on tour with the jonas brothers on their 2008 burning up tour as the opening act .
the main protagonist in the burning season is a young asian - australian called dorjee sun, who heads a carbon trading company called carbon conservation. the burning season’s director cathy henkel, met sun in late 2006, not long after she decided to make a film about the forest fires in indonesia. henkel had learned that these fires not only resulted in the deaths of between four and five thousand orangutan every year, but also contributed 15 per cent of the world’s annual carbon emissions .
‘the burning season’ focuses on the land - clearing fires lit annually in indonesia and explores their catastrophic impact: as well as destroying the habitat of critically - endangered orangutan, they contribute 20% of global carbon emissions .
henkel admits that finding an end for the burning season was very difficult. “this story is one that’s going to play out over the next five to 10 years, ” she explained. however, the united nations conference on climate change in bali in late 2007 provided a great ending for the film .
dr. cathy henkel, writer and director of the burning season, tells how the project - described by variety as
as inspiring as an inconvenient truth was frightening
- found life at aidc 2007 .
the burning season reveals how sun negotiates with the governors of aceh, papua and papua barat in indonesia. all three governors agreed to cede their carbon credits to him and his colleagues, giving carbon conservation the exclusive right to trade the credits on the international market .
without the 2007 - 2008 wga strike, the first season of “breaking bad” would have been longer… but it would also have led to a very different show. as kevin mcfarland broke down for the av club, the intervention of the writers’ strike fundamentally changed the show’s path in a number of ways: the strike shortened season 1 by two episodes, which means creator vince gilligan and the show’s writers tossed out their original ideas for episodes 8 and 9, and were able to reapproach their plans for walter white’s journey in season 2 .
australian climate change themed doco the burning season is aiming to defy traditional release strategies by screening theatrically even after it has screened on four national broadcasters, its writer / director cathy henkel told spaa fringe delegates today .
“the film is rolling out in a very unorthodox way. throw out the idea that having your film screened on television is the end of it, our film has been screened on multiple broadcasters but we are gearing up for a cinema release. the film has had multiple changes by different broadcasters for different audiences, and we are going back into the edit suite for the cinema version, ” she said .
in 2008, lovato covered the academy award - nominated song ,
that & apos; s how you know
from enchanted on the disneymania 6 album. later on in 2008, she began filming her second disney channel original movie, princess protection program. the film was made in puerto rico and lovato co - starred with her then - good friend selena gomez .
aidc was the match that ignited the blaze for this project, bringing together the partners, funding and global reach that fuelled the success of this film .
the burning season is a documentary by hatchling productions with films of record and freshwater pictures. faced with a global crisis on an unprecedented scale, a new breed of crusader - the environmental entrepreneur - has appeared. can a fresh approach and sharp negotiating skills reverse the devastating impact of climate change? or will self - interest triumph yet again? time is running out. another burning season is approaching. can one major carbon trading deal protect the forests of indonesia, save the orangutans from extinction and help redefine the earth' s future ?
aaron pederson — apparently, nullah when he was older. however this part was not included in the finished film — presumably because the film run time had to be shortened. exactly what aaron pederson' s part in the' australia' film story was, has not been made public .
she explained that clever distribution using new methodologies can actually give the film much more life than traditional staid methods, as long as filmmakers are not precious about toying with the edit and tailoring the film for different audiences .
the burning season also juxtaposes the stories of lone drosher - nielsen, who cares for more than 600 injured and orphaned orangutans in indonesian borneo, and achmadi, a palm oil farmer on the indonesian island of sumatra, who is open to finding an alternative to this devastating farming practice .
his business model would maintain the standing swaths of indonesia’s rainforests by selling their carbon credits. burning season follows dorjee sun on a whirlwind trip into boardrooms around the world – from starbucks to ebay to merrill lynch – as he tries to convince skeptical financiers that his proposal is viable .
in addition to outlining the story and explaining some of the locations, some of the many authentic details that baz luhrmann wrote into the sets, the dialogue and the story are highlighted below. these are details that have been missed by the average film reviewer .
if arriaga had allowed us to spend more time with the key characters in this extended tragedy, or had spent some time punching up the plot, the burning plain might have had a chance .
the tomatometer score — based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics — is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans. it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .
he was awarded the o. b. e. (officer of the order of the british empire) in the 2006 queen' s new year' s honours list for his services to the film industry .
the winners of the coveted if awards in 2008 will be revealed on thursday 13 november when the glittering ceremony takes place on the gold coast. the if awards are broadcast on live on sbs tv and can be seen again on showtime on tuesday 18 november and wednesday 19 november .
the burning season is a movie starring hugh jackman, lone drøscher nielsen, and arnold schwarzenegger. every year, deliberately lit fires rage across indonesia. they destroy pristine rainforest, endanger orangutans and contribute to climate change. a young carbon trading entrepreneur goes in search of a solution .
pictured below: 1. cathy henkel and dorjee sun at the world premiere 2. (from left to right) samlara canin - henkel, sandra cook, dorjee sun and felicity blake 3. (from left to right)' the burning season' web team nathan betts, yari mcgauley, kerry sunderland
miriuwung (also spelt' miriwoong') is the aboriginal language spoken in the film. it is commonly spoken in the east kimberley region of western australia, i. e. it is spoken in the area where' faraway downs' was situated. indigenous kununurra locals greeted the speaking of their language with much enthusiasm, at the film premiere .
in 2012, lovato took on a new role. she joined the x factor in its second season as a judge. lovato, simon cowell, music industry titan l. a. reid and pop star britney spears worked together to review the contestants and helped determine who would win the $ 5 million recording contract. the show was cancelled after its third season .
a theatrical version was released in april 2009 at the tribeca film festival and in limited release in cinemas in june 2009 .
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roger won a bafta in 2003 as the producer of the flaherty best documentary,' feltham sings!' in 2004 he was awarded the prestigious fellowship to the british academy of film and television, again for his outstanding contribution and achievements. he was awarded the o. b. e. (officer of the order of the british empire) in the 2006 queen' s new year' s honours list for his services to the film industry .
more television work soon followed. in 2007, anderson starred on the police drama k - ville, with cole hauser. the show was set in new orleans after hurricane katrina. while that show only lasted a season, anderson joined one of tv & apos; s most successful crime dramas, law & order, in 2008. he played detective kevin bernard until the series ended in 2010 .
“we’re building more slowly than we otherwise would have built” is how gilligan described the development of season 2 to creative screenwriting, something that became one of the series’ greatest strengths. in season 2, the show discovered its full powers, beautifully constructed as a complete narrative that still sets up plenty of action for future years of story. ultimately, the strike definitely had an effect on the show, but it wasn’t as harsh as others .
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once you have seen the film, the information below will be helpful explaining anything you missed or would like to be reminded of. there is a huge amount of detail crammed into the' australia' movie - a lot of this interesting detail can be better appreciated during a second or third film viewing .
ben mendelsohn — captain emmett dutton (appears throughout the film, and clearly takes a shine to lady sarah ashley from the moment he spots her marching down the wharf on arrival in darwin. however his fondness for her is never voiced. if the film ran longer, no doubt this would have been played out in more detail. )
i' d like to think that baz luhrmann may one day dig out the acres of discarded film footage and release a' directors cut' of his' australia' film - a revisited version; longer than the current version, or cut into two parts. re - editing would involve months of work, but the result, unhindered by financial backer' s ideas on' acceptable' film length, could be spectacular .
the burning season was pitched at aidc 2007 and in three days we raised $ 359, 500 from three broadcasters (abc, bbc and cbc) and a national geographic distribution advance. we also secured provisional support for the project at aidc from nsw fto and the ffc, which took seven months to land, but amounted to an additional $ 276, 119, making a total budget of $ 635, 619 .
“it becomes a gift and reward and is why we make the film in the first place. i urge you to look at distribution as a positive thing where you and the audience finally meet, ” she said .
they arrive at the house on faraway downs just as the station has begun mourning the death of the boss, maitland ashley, who is laid out on a table inside. the smoking ceremony (burning of gum leaves) is in full swing, and the drover realises there has been a death immediately when he spots the green leaves that have been piled onto the fire outside the house. nullah hides in the empty water tank, thinking it is the' coppers' (police) coming to forcibly take him to the mission, where' half - caste' children are taken. (the' faraway downs' film set was on carlton hill station, beside house roof hill and the ord river, near kununurra. the' smoking ceremony' is traditionally done by aboriginal people to ward off bad spirits when a person dies. as mentioned in the film - mentioning the name of an aboriginal person who has died is taboo, as is viewing their photograph. )
the closing scenes show' faraway downs' after the wet season - grassy landscapes and full waterholes. king george appears and nullah says goodbye to lady sarah - ditches his whitefella shirt and shoes with enthusiasm - and heads off on walkabout with his grandfather. (this boab and waterhole appeared throughout the film, and are probably located on digger' s rest station, south of wyndham, in the east kimberleys. )
it’s important to note that olshefski is white, and not from the north philadelphia neighborhood where he sets his film. in a director’s statement, olshefski preemptively addresses concerns about his “rights” as a white filmmaker to tell the raineys’ story. “i don’t know if i am the right person to answer that question, ” he writes. “i made the film and i stand by my choices, but i don’t think i have any inherent right. ” he adds that his friendship with the raineys is “the most precious thing to me — the film and all that comes from it is a bonus. ”
acclaimed cinematographer leonard retel helmrich joined the team at the aidc, as did uk - based executive producer roger graef. pbs later put up an advance for their own version. the film was sold in over 20 territories .
the burning season was written and directed by cathy henkel, produced by jeff canin, cathy henkel and trish lake, and narrated by hugh jackman. music by nicolette boaz. cinematographers leonard retel helmrich and ismail fahmi lubis. sound handi ilfat and jeff canin. editors harriet clutterbuck, cathy henkel and jane st vincent welch ase. assistant director / production manager felicity blake .
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that’s because almost everyone remembers what happened to some of our favorite series during the 2007 - 2008 writer’s strike, which lasted four months and has had a lasting legacy on some classic television. like last time, the long - term impact on the scripted television currently in development or production would have been notable .
many critics and urban bloggers have accused the film' australia' of being cliched and false. in doing so, they have illustrated their ignorance of life on remote cattle stations. the myriad of details built into this film are accurate, and such a large amount of authentic detail on the australian bush has never been written in to a film before — ever. so these details certainly don' t qualify as cliches. but i suspect that 99% of film critics didn' t even observe the raft of authentic details that baz has built into his film, anyway. a good many of them have made amazing errors in their reviews (the most spectacular of which was a vitriolic scottish guardian writer, who said lady ashley inherited a' sheep station' then walked a mob of cattle off it. )
scenes were also filmed at the spectacular king george falls, not far from the mouth of the king george river on the kimberley' s remote north coast, and the striped beehive - shaped sandstone domes and cliffs of purnululu national park. the' bungle bungles' featured in one of the most dramatic droving scenes in the film, when the cattle rush. purnululu is located between halls creek and wyndham / kununurra, near warmun (turkey creek) .
knowing... that it' s a 20 - year old story, one can only conclude the idea behind the film would have been best left unfilmed, an unfinished step toward greater things .
wes anderson’s ‘isle of dogs’ lit up the box office in its opening weekend, debuting to an estimated $ 1. 57 million - - the director’s biggest debut ever. the new indie animation film features the voices of bryan cranston, edward norton, frances mcdormand and others .
beginning in 2008, the film’s chronology is marked only by pj’s growing height and shrewdly placed news clips, contextualized by the raineys’ engaged reactions. “this whole birth certificate thing with donald trump is driving me crazy… all this noose imagery, too, ” says christine’a in an early scene. jumping to 2012, obama’s reelection causes quest to reflect: “i wish my mom woulda seen this. she woulda been trippin’. ”
jeff has recently established a new film and media production company, green turtle films. his first project is about the connection between deforestation and climate change called two degrees .
throw in enough symbolism to choke an english - lit major and you have a film challenge that too often feels like a chore .
american film director, producer and screenwriter paul thomas anderson is best known for writing and directing box office hits such as boogie nights .
i can confirm that we will have a theatrical release of the film in australia early next year alongside the dvd and multi - platform release - we are creating a new template for documentary distribution in this country .
unfortunately the authenticity of a lot of the more specific set and story details will only be appreciated by the small percentage of the population that are familiar with large australian cattle stations. for example: the weathered gidyea rails on the fence surrounding' faraway downs', the very typical garden plants and white - painted rocks, the round timber horse yard, the tennis court, station sheds, the vehicles used - including the camels pulling the broken down car - and the drover' s cook' s wagon; plus the water tank .
at the very start of the film the unusual call of the pheasant coucal can be heard, and at the very end, the cacophony of blue winged kookaburras (a quite different call to that of the larger and better known southern cousin, the laughing kookaburra). i first heard both these types of native birds when i worked on a remote cattle station in northern australia. their distinctive, haunting calls would echo along the splendid isolation of the mitchell river - families of blue - winged kookaburras would raise a racket early and late in the day, and solitary pheasant coucals would mainly call plaintively to prospective girlfriends in the hotter humid months during the storm and wet seasons. the memorable calls of these birds are absolutely typical of rivers and creeks in the northern australian bush, and this is a great example of a splendid gem of a detail that has gone totally over the top of the average film critic' s head .
bryan brown — king carney (owner of all the cattle country in the top end except for' faraway downs', which he is determined to own, to complete his monopoly of the beef market. halfway through the film neil fletcher knocks him unconscious with a rifle butt and pushes him into the saltwater crocodile infested river. )
on the big screen, anderson appeared in the fifth installment of the scary movie franchise and the boxing flick grudge match, both from 2013. the following year, he demonstrated his passion for food as the host of the food network & apos; s eating america series .
- the duchess and the detectives (1982)... (producer )
the 2007 - 2008 strike was extremely important for writers as they fought for the inclusion of new media under guild rules. writers guild negotiating committee member amy berg noted, without that fight, netflix / amazon / hulu programming would not fall under wga jurisdiction. but here’s how the shutdown affected four major shows, ranked from least to most tragic .
the film will also have a global release, beginning with a major international festival next year - very exciting and will let you know when its confirmed. we have a wonderful international sales agent involved and some exciting interest from the us. i am making a few changes and updating the film for the cinema release with a new beginning and ending, which will include arnold schwarzenegger. i am off to la tomorrow where dorjee and governor irwandi are meeting arnie on tuesday night. as many of you know, dorjee and i always intended to meet arnie, and include him in the film somehow, and this is now happening .
in the united states, pbs broadcast the documentary to widespread acclaim last month (see urltoken) and it airs on bbc four at 10pm tonight in the united kingdom. read the review in the times .
one thing that came from it is a $ 100, 000 macarthur grant that went toward post production. we don’t know if any of this went to the raineys for their time, or if they will see any proceeds from the film. (the rainey family will receive funding from the true life fund, the true / false film festival’s annual philanthropic initiative in which thousands of individual gifts are matched by a bertha foundation grant .) the question of whether or not to pay documentary subjects is fraught, but when the subject is a family that sometimes can’t afford school supplies, the complexities become quite stark. so does the white gaze behind the camera when it lingers on a tattered basketball net, or on kids popping wheelies in the street .
in 2007, demi lovato began working with the disney channel. first she got a part on a short television show called as the bell rings. her role on that ended, however, when lovato was cast as mitchie torres in the starring role of the disney channel movie camp rock. while filming camp rock, demi lovato began also recording three songs with the pop group the jonas brothers for the film & apos; s soundtrack .
the mob of 750 shorthorn cattle was walked right into these beach - side cattle yards, which would not have worked, for the film, in the large city that darwin has become. the darwin bombing scenes were also filmed in bowen.' australia' filming also took place for a couple of weeks at the real stokes hill wharf in darwin, and scenes of both were fitted together seamlessly in the film. the bombing raids actually took place, but it was in 1942, and prior to the bombing of pearl harbour, not afterwards. in total more than 2, 000 australians were killed in japanese bombing raids .
“i was working and burning the candle at both ends when i was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes 11 years ago. the symptoms i had i attributed to being overworked, doing two movies at once and developing a television show and doing press and moving my family to a new home. ”
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the film has had six cinema screenings to date, and i have been able to experience how powerfully audiences respond and how uplifted and motivated they feel at the end. the reason people are loving this film is because there is a hunger for positive stories that inspire hope. we saw that in the usa elections last week. the television versions have also had a positive, if more subdued response from audiences. the forums afterwards, especially in the us and australia were enthusiastic and again people thanked us for giving them hope. both dorjee and i have received hundreds of emails and messages .
if you don' t want to know details of the' australia' movie story (plot), actors and the characters they play, actual filming locations etc, before you see' australia', then don' t read the film synopsis below, until afterwards .
next, lady ashley is dolled up to the nines in distinctive 1930s style safari - wear, complete with long leather boots, round' driving' glasses (spectacles) and a fly veil, as they head west towards' faraway downs' with' the drover' driving and the cattle dog cheerfully sitting between them. magarri and another bloke sit up on top of the overloaded truck. one of the most hilarious scenes of the whole film is when lady ashley waxes lyrical about the beauty of the red kangaroos bounding across the flat beside the truck - only to be rudely interrupted by the crack of a gunshot.' dinner' (kangaroo) is unceremoniously tied to the top of the cab, and cooked that night over the camp fire .
this is the best of times and the worst of times. i feel like i' m riding a great wave at the moment; its scary and exhilarating, and so long as i can keep my head up and keep breathing, it' ll be worth it. the message of the film and the work we are all doing to promote it is that we have to save the forests of the world in order to keep this planet habitable, and we need people, like dorjee, with smart solutions, bold vision and the energy and passion to make this happen. the mantra of our mission is the same one that brought the wave of change to the usa last week - yes we can .
the burning plain opens with a trailer in the middle of the desert that is engulfed in flame. it just sits there, an inferno with a background that john ford would be proud of. we come to find out that there were two people in the blaze: gina (kim basinger) and nick (joaquim de almeida). they were in the throws of passion when the propane tank exploded. the two were married. but not to each other. out of the ashes nick' s son (j. d. pardo) and gina' s daughter (jennifer lawrence) develop a romance after satisfying the curiosity of what each lover was like. as time passes we' re introduced to sophie (charlize theron), a restaurant manager whose life has turned into a series of meaningless sex acts and self mutilation. the funny thing about the burning plain is how it surprises you. you expect the main focus to be basinger' s relationship or theron' s loss of life, but at the central core of the film isn' t a couple playing in the desert, put how their children help each other cope and eventually create what was destroyed in that trailer in the desert. that' s the most interesting story. through all the odds and animosity they hold it together. even though it' s not a perfect film, it does hold ones interest with a story that spans time and how it will catch up with you. it is more tragedy than romance, so don' t go into this expecting nicholas sparks garbage. this is actually well written and acted with a sense for detail. a nice film .
for most of the film, these moments are few and far between, favoring instead the tenderness of christine’a braiding pj’s hair on their stoop, or a beat cop sharing a burger at a neighborhood gathering. the red hues and raw rhymes of the scenes in quest’s studio give the film a rhythmic backbone, like a catchy hook. even as “quest” toys with expectations, (there are no chart toppers to be found here), the triumphs in “quest” are much harder to spot, though they are mighty; love, family, and hope in the face of adversity. nothing could be more harmonious .
two months of filming took place in the north queensland town of bowen because it doubled as the darwin waterfront as it appeared more than 60 years ago. bowen had sufficient land that was vacant - and leasable - in the ideal spot. this enabled film sets - including cattle yards - to be built right on the waterfront .
biggest mobs - longest shadows
features the iconic barkly tableland, where the largest herds of cattle on the planet are found .
the dvd released in april 2009 includes two extra scenes, not included in the finished' australia' film. one scene is titled' angry staff serve dinner'. it shows lady ashley being waited on by staff at the faraway downs homestead - presumably on the first night she arrived. the finished film shows no hint or suggested cause of friction between lady ashley and sing - song, bandy legs and daisy so in the absence of additional information, it' s hard to know where this scene would have fitted in. more omitted storyline would have fitted in around it .
- the millionaire and the murder mansion (2009)... (executive producer )
born in 1992 in albuquerque, new mexico, demi lovato started out as a child actor on barney & friends, before moving on to roles in shows like sonny with a chance and the film camp rock. meanwhile, she launched a successful recording career with the release of her debut album, don & apos; t forget, in 2008. lovato has followed with the albums unbroken, confident and tell me you love me, scoring hits with singles like
skyscraper
and
sorry not sorry .
she has also continued to appear on television, serving as a judge on the singing competition show the x factor from 2012 to 2013 .
though he shot roughly 300 hours of footage, “quest” doesn’t feel overloaded with action. rather, the film’s slow pace aligns with its 10 - year shooting process. each scene breathes more life into the story, filling in its gaps with the gentle patience of blowing up a balloon. the mounting pressure never fully pops the raineys — though at times, it threatens to swallow them whole .
ten years ago, showrunners walked the picket lines, seasons were shortened, post - production was not overseen and the development of many shows was disrupted. while it’s impossible to say for certain, many fledgling series – like cbs’s “moonlight, ” nbc’s “journeyman” and fox’s “k - ville” – might have made it past a first season had the strike not occurred .
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lady ashley decides to keep faraway downs and offers the drover the job of managing it, but he declines her offer (' no man hires me, no man fires me') and also declines her offer to attend the ball, saying he would not fit in. bandy legs takes nullah to see the wizard of oz at the open air theatre, gaining him entry by blackening his face and arms with charcoal. before the film, everyone watches dramatic black & white newsreels with the latest government - sanctioned war news .
darwin' s waterfront is in tatters, with the harbour full of sinking ships, and more air raids are expected, so the last evacuations are taking place. lady ashley is about to leave, being ushered onto one of the last departing trucks by the army sergeant (john jarratt). she hears the mission children singing' over the rainbow' in the distance, and heads to the wharf; the boat appears through the smoke and she is reunited with the drover and nullah. the mission boys are bundled onto the back of the evacuating trucks. the drover is collecting a couple of suitcases from inside the hotel, so they can depart, and a very relieved lady ashley is trailing back from the wharf after nullah. neil fletcher spots them, grabs a rifle and aims at his son - but king george has climbed the water tank, breaks off a piece of pipe and spears fletcher .
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in the meantime, the drover (hugh jackman) is in the territory hotel on the darwin waterfront, awaiting the arrival of lady ashley. he tells his aboriginal brother - in - law (and ringer), magarri (david ngoombujarra), to wave his hat when he spots the plane approaching (with lady ashley). the drover soon ends up being the centre of a brawl which spills out onto the street. the administrator of the northern territory (barry otto) also spots lady ashley' s arrival, through his conveniently placed telescope on the balcony of government house, overlooking the wharf. the army captain, emmet dutton (ben mendelsohn), has a look through the telescope and is also suitably impressed by her appearance. (government house in the australia movie is actually strickland house in the eastern sydney suburb of vaucluse .) several women, including cath carney, greet lady ashley on the wharf (and they get the instant brush - off) .
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the drover and lady ashley strike a deal and he goes droving during the dry season and returns during the wet, and the' faraway downs' homestead, garden and tennis court look loved again rather than neglected and run down. then fletcher arrives unexpectedly to threaten lady ashley. nullah disappears and the drover refuses to help search for him, presuming he must have gone walkabout with king george. the drover is also determined to go on the' army cattle drive' that may take as long as six months, and lady ashley gives him an ultimatum - stay home or never come back - and he leaves .
fletcher tips the police off about nullah, and they arrive with black trackers to take the' half - caste' off to the mission. now the windmill is functioning again the rusty water tank is half - full of water, but nullah hides in it again, with his mother. though the black tracker knows he is there he turns his back on them rather than reveal their whereabouts. one policeman turns on a tap for a wash, reducing the level in the tank so that the float dropped and the water tank started to fill up. nullah can swim but daisy can' t, and the rusty internal ladder they cling onto breaks. they cling onto the float (causing the tank to keep filling), and daisy drowns just as the police drive away .
anderson worked in television for a while, making guest appearances on various programs and starring in the saturday morning teen sitcom hang time, before landing his big break in film with a role in life (1999), starring eddie murphy and martin lawrence .
king carney bids up big to win the charity auction at the government house ball, winning the right to dance with lady ashley. he almost has her wheeled to sign the sale contract for faraway downs, but in the nick of time the drover appears - in the flash new white suit she bought him. the drover' s presence at the ball is greeted with much displeasure by the other ball attendees, in particular king carney' s wife gloria (sandy gore). (thus pointing out that the social pecking order, that still exists today, especially in sydney, is not just based on race. )
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king carney (bryan brown) owns all the cattle country in the top end, except for faraway downs, and he' s been stealing their best fat cattle and trying to buy the station from maitland ashley. alcoholic station bookkeeper (referred to as an' accountant' in the film) kipling flynn (jack thompson) admits there is two sets of books, and shows lady ashley the records kept for her husband, showing that faraway downs was about to go broke, and the other set of ledgers kept for king carney, which recorded profits made from all the unbranded cattle taken from faraway downs .
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“it' s always been a dream of mine to film in new york. i did when we shot' the departed' —a lot of that was shot at the [ marcy ave. ] armory in brooklyn, but it' s something that i' ve always wanted to do and sought after—to shoot here on the streets of new york for more than just a few weeks. ”
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knowing his interest in horse breeding, lady ashley offers the drover her husband' s prize black thoroughbred mare, capricornia, if he agrees to walk the sale cattle to darwin for her. an offer he found difficult to resist, especially as it' s too late in the season to obtain another droving contract. so he agrees, though shorthanded with just nullah, kipling flynn, lady ashley, magarri, daisy and bandy legs (lillian crombie) for help - plus the station cook, sing song (wah yuen) .
after law & order, anderson continued to work steadily in television. he made numerous guest appearances in such shows as soul man, raising hope and rake. in 2012, anderson starred as a gary, a 30 - something father in guys with kids, which ran for one season .
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the coffee - table book' a million acre masterpiece' was purchased by' australia' movie second unit director, guy norris, in november 2006, then a copy was purchased by cinematographer / director of photography mandy walker in december 2006 (just prior to the commencement of filming). the books' biggest mobs - longest shadows' and' life as an australian horseman' also feature outback cattle stations, and' life as an australian horseman' includes photographs taken on the station where the' faraway downs' homestead film set was situated .
born on august 15, 1970, in los angeles, california, anthony anderson has appeared in films like life, big momma & apos; s house, barbershop, the departed and transformers. known for his comedic flair, he also starred on his own sitcom for a season and was later featured in more serious fare, including the cop series k - ville and law & order. in 2014, anderson began starring in the hit sitcom black - ish, for which he earned numerous award nominations .
a while later, magarri and the drover are camped beside the same lagoon that they spent the night at after the death of kipling flynn, when walking the mob to darwin, and the drover is most annoyed with magarri for whistling' over the rainbow' and the same tune that sing - song played that night, as it' s bringing back memories of' fox dancing' with lady ashley. then magarri discovers nullah and king george have gone and that no - one knows for sure that they went walkabout, and they see an american army convoy in the distance, heading towards darwin. so the drover and magarri head off to investigate .
american actress gillian anderson is best known her portrayal of fbi special agent dana scully in the hit television series the x - files.
the burning season is a documentary about the burning of rainforests in indonesia which premiered at the tribeca film festival in 2008 . the main characters featured in the film are : dorjee sun from australia ; achmadi , a small-scale palm oil farmer from jambi province in indonesia ; and lone drøscher nielsen , a danish conservationist based in kalimantan , indonesia . 
the burning season is a documentary about the burning of rainforests in indonesia which premiered at the tribeca film festival in 2008. the main characters featured in the film are: dorjee sun from australia; achmadi, a small-scale palm oil farmer from jambi province in indonesia; and lone drøscher nielsen, a danish conservationist based in kalimantan, indonesia.
the burning season is a documentary about the burning of rainforests in indonesia which premiered at the tribeca film festival in 2008. the main characters featured in the film are: dorjee sun from australia; achmadi, a small-scale palm oil farmer from jambi province in indonesia; and lone drøscher nielsen, a danish conservationist based in kalimantan, indonesia.