Directed by richard lowenstein and based on the work of wendy lowenstein, the film got several afi award nominations and won in the best. It is a remake of the british film the big job 1965. Strikebound 1984 fed up with oppressively low wages, hazardous working conditions and abject exploitation, labor organizers wattie chris haywood and agnes doig carol burns stand up to a. He then went on to write and direct the feature film strikebound 1984, the uk. Strikebound is an earnest, worthy australian film that reconstructs the true story of a coal. John flaus born 1934 is an australian broadcaster, actor, voice talent, anarchist and raconteur. Overview of strikebound, 1984, directed by richard lowenstein, with chris haywood, carol burns, hugh keaysbyrne, at turner classic movies. The strike won the best comedy at the manhattan film festival. Hugh keaysbyrne timeline featuring movies and other highlights. Since he is living under californias three strikes law, rob decides to go straight and leave the street life alone. Between 1981 and 1983, lowenstein wrote and then directed strikebound, his. Chrissy amphlett, one of the wildest women to set the stage alight, unique in voice and style, shattered the confines of a musical domain ruled by men, and when faced with lifethreatening illnesses, transformed herself, creating a legacy that is an inspiring map of a truly courageous and passionate heart. The film received a generous eight nominations at the 1984 australian film. The river is a 1984 american drama film directed by mark rydell, written by robert dillon and julian barry, and stars sissy spacek, mel gibson, and scott glenn.
Its a story about the lives of people in the russian countryside in the beginning of the 20th century. It is written and directed by richard lowenstein and relies primarily on rare archive footage, outtakes, private home video. The film stars perry king, merrie lynn ross who also served as coexecutive producer, timothy van patten, lisa langlois, stefan arngrim, michael j. However, things go horribly wrong for him as he gets. After high school she completed a film criticism course through the council of adult education with actor and academic john flaus. The nfsa may be able to provide an access copy of this title to view or listen to on site at nfsa access centres.
Michael hutchence is a 2019 documentary film about the life of musician, actor and singersongwriter michael hutchence, lead vocalist of the australian rock band inxs. The father faces the dilemma of having to work as a strikebreaker in a. Class of 1984 is a 1982 canadian action thriller crime film directed by mark l. In the same year, he completed his first film, a 25minute drama, evictions, which won the erwin rado prize at the melbourne film festival. During the final weeks of strikebound, the entire production was fraught with. In on strike and on film, ellen baker examines the building of a leftist union that linked class justice to ethnic equality. This film marks the beginning of classic soviet silent cinema. Richard lowenstein the screen guide screen australia.
Interview with richard lowenstein senses of cinema. Still the enemy within tells the story of the 19845 miners strike from the point of view of the workers who experienced the threat of pit closures firsthand. Marines try to stop the transfer of missile technology to a middle eastern country. Fed up with oppressively low wages, hazardous working conditions and abject exploitation, labor organizers wattie chris haywood and agnes doig carol burns stand up to a corrupt mining company. Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. This is eisensteins strikingly original film debut. The film is sokurovs feature film debut and is based on the novel the river potudan by andrei platonov. Strikebound 1984 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Blue streak is a 1999 american buddy cop comedy film directed by les mayfield and starring martin lawrence, luke wilson, dave chappelle, peter greene, nicole ari parker, and william forsythe. Easily share your publications and get them in front of issuus.
Under the three strikes and youre out law, another brush with the police could mean life behind bars, so hes determined to stay out of trouble. The film is routinely dated to 1984, the year of its australian release, but in fact the films end credits carry a notice dating the actual production to 1983, the year it was completed. Strikebound 1984 is about striking miners whereas waterfront 1984 is about striking dockyard workers. The dramatised story of a coalminers strike in 1930s australia, in the small south gippsland town of korumburra. The film stars brian hooks as rob douglas, a man just released from a oneyear sentence in jail, who already has two strikes to his name. Courtesy of gravitas ventures, the strike will be launching in 100 million homes on december, 2016. Both regarding graphics and gameplay, 3d starstrike is essentially a clone of ataris star wars. Though shortlived formed in 1979, finished by 1981 they. While at high school she worked at a tvstation and did photography at school. He had directed his first ever music video in june 1984 for the bands burn for you which won the countdown music and video awards for best promotional video, following it up in october with all the voices using footage from his first feature film strikebound. The film was then released in sydney on th september 1984 at the academy twin. But like his ex cellmate, johnny spit, and reformed gangster dabba barrington, he discovers that getting on the straight and narrow is a lot harder than he thought. The film was completed just in time to be screened in the market at the 1984 cannes film festival. Watch strikebound restored directors cut online vimeo on.
Pampered cheerleader tracey finds herself inexplicably drawn to. She shows how womens participation in union activities paved the way for their taking over the picket lines and thereby forcing their husbands, and the union, to. Strikebound is a 1984 australian film directed by richard lowenstein and based on the wendy lowenstein novel dead men dont dig coal. In 1953, he was a conscientious objector to military conscription during the korean war, which he claims was instinctive anarchism. Using wireframe graphics with a firstperson perspective, the player controls the starstrike fighter in several distinct phases. Get reckless dvd and bluray release date, trailer and movie stats.
In the same year, he completed his first film, a 25 minute drama, evictions, which won the erwin rado prize at the melbourne film festival. The film sat on the shelf until independent canberrabased distributor picked it up for release. The miners strike of 198485 will always be remembered in british working class history as the most significant turning point in the power relationship between the working class organisations of the trade unions, and the state representing the interests of the privileged minority in the late twentieth century. Strikebound played cannes, venice, edinburgh film festivals, receiving high praise in australia. Girl from a privileged background falls for a boy from the proverbial wrong side of the tracks. Strikebound played cannes, venice, edinburgh film festivals, receiving high praise in australia and overseas from. The losses endured by the working class and their organisations as a whole with the. The story is told through the struggles of agnes and wattie doig, two scottish immigrants, who were real people. Completed wattsy wirth is fresh out of prison and determined to go straight. Strikebound is based on real events in gippsland, victoria in 1937, where wattie doig chris haywood is employed at the sunbeam coal mine. A young africanamerican man is enjoying his freedom after his second stretch in prison. If checks in with vca film and tv alumni as the school rings in 50 years 04 august.
Richard lowenstein graduated from swinburne film and television school in 1979. Sold by jjworth2 and ships from amazon fulfillment. The nfsa online shop also sells an extensive range of australian films on dvd and bluray. Long took dobrowolska with her on the trip to cannes, which resulted in favourable publicity and consequent sales and invitations to other festivals, such as montreal and london. Fox credited as michael fox in an early role shortly before his breakthrough on the. Read the first strike movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on movies.
Danny trejo will star as manny gerardo, an exgang member in new slice of life film, based on a true story, entitled strike one, directorproducer david llaugermeiselman announced today. The film got several afi award nominations and won in the best achievement in production design category strikebound is the dramatised story of a coalminers strike in 1930s australia, in the small south gippsland town of korumburra. Noted hiphop producer dj pooh, who cowrote the urban comedy dj pooh, makes his directorial debut with this comedydrama. Strikebound is based on real events in gippsland, victoria in 1937, where wattie doig chris haywood is employed at the sunbeam coal mine and his wife, agnes carol burns, is a member of the salvation army. Imdb, the worlds most popular and authoritative source for movie, tv and celebrity content. This is the first cinema rendition of the story, directed by michael anderson, and starring edmond obrien. Find a copy full title availability for strikebound 1983. Declan affley the black leg miner from the feature film strikebound. He was formerly a prominent film academic and theorist. Lester and cowritten by tom holland and john saxton based on a story by holland. In all the cases, the finished films have been critical and commercial failures. Inclusive database of australasian feature films by date. If checks in with vca film and tv alumni as the school. With chris haywood, carol burns, hugh keaysbyrne, rob steele.
In 1984 parker was director of photography on the low budget feature mr b says no, which won a golden camera award at the chicago film festival. During the christmas period of 198485, i began a screenplay entitled, dogs in. My intention is to list every feature film made or intended to be made in australasia with name of directors and release date. Groundbreaking australian film editor jill bilcock ase ace will head the international jury for the 2017 asia pacific screen awards apsa. Juxtaposing violent, lyrical, and grotesque images, he shows a factory strike in czarist russia from beginning to bloody end. Note that i am not able to ensure that every film listed here was actually completed or. Malcolm was the first feature film which he wrote, shot and produced with director nadia tass. The prime shooting spot was sony pictures studios, which is located in culver city, california. Between 1981 and 1983, richard wrote and then directed strikebound, his first feature film. The film tells the story of a struggling farm family in the tennessee valley trying to keep its farm from going under in the face of bank foreclosures and floods.