February 23rd, 2015 By David Knox All too often the suburb of Cabramatta in Sydney’s south west is in the spotlight for the wrong reasons. A history of drug crimes, ethnic gangs, unemployment and political murder. But this belies the rich diversity and cultural contribution it has provided. Now comedian-writer Lawrence Leung is about to show its funny side in …
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Maximum Choppage
Andrew Trieu on Maximum Choppage
Andrew Trieu on Maximum Choppage
Hello Asia editor Johnny Au catches up with SBS PopAsia Co-Host Andy Trieu about playing the character Fury in the upcoming Kung Fu Comedy Maximum Choppage that is premiering on ABC2 at 9pm on Tuesday 24th February. Hello Andy Trieu! Can you tell me a little about your character “Fury” in Maximum Choppage? I don’t want to give too much …
Updates
Zachary Quinto and Brian Cox to join The Slap
Zachary Quinto and Brian Cox to join The Slap
By David Knox from TV Tonight Zachary Quinto and Brian Cox -the actor not the physicist / presenter- have signed on for the US adaptation of The Slap, coming to NBC. They join with Peter Sarsgaard and Mary-Louise Parker already cast in the project, being adapted by Jon Robin Baitz (The West Wing, Brothers & Sisters). Quinto will play Harry, based on …
Reviews
4 Star Review for Devils Playground
4 Star Review for Devils Playground
By: David Knox It is surely a brave group of creatives ambitious enough to revisit an iconic film like The Devil’s Playground (1976) as a contemporary miniseries. Perhaps buoyed by the success of Wentworth, Foxtel has undertaken this 6 part drama, produced by Matchbox Pictures. But this is no re-imagining -instead it is effectively a sequel. With the film now entrenched in the Australian …
New Series
Devil’s Playground | TV Tonight Review
Devil’s Playground | TV Tonight Review
By David Knox – TV Tonight If the Catholic Church disapproves of Foxtel’s upcoming Devil’s Playground series, actor Simon Burke isn’t aware of it. But maybe they haven’t seen it yet. The 2014 “sequel” to the 1975 film by Fred Schepisi puts the subject of abuse by the clergy front and centre. Burke revisits the role of Tom Allen, which he first …