Jimeoin, Paul Hogan, Fiona O’Loughlin and others cracking lazy jokes – 86 of them – around a campfire. It really is his dog
A bunch of people coming around for dinner and cracking jokes over a few beers and wines ... is that a compelling idea for a feature film? The director Dean Murphy and his ubiquitous star/producer, Shane Jacobson – who is increasingly giving the impression of being a person happy not just to attend the opening of an envelope but to star in a feature film about such an event – believe the answer is a firm yes.
The twist is that the guests of the true-blue soirée held in That’s Not My Dog! are well-known Australian comedians, instructed to bring with them their three funniest jokes of all time. The guest list is impressive – including Jacobson, Paul Hogan, Jimeoin, Paul Fenech, Michala Banas, Steve Vizard, Fiona O’Loughlin, Tim Ferguson,...
A bunch of people coming around for dinner and cracking jokes over a few beers and wines ... is that a compelling idea for a feature film? The director Dean Murphy and his ubiquitous star/producer, Shane Jacobson – who is increasingly giving the impression of being a person happy not just to attend the opening of an envelope but to star in a feature film about such an event – believe the answer is a firm yes.
The twist is that the guests of the true-blue soirée held in That’s Not My Dog! are well-known Australian comedians, instructed to bring with them their three funniest jokes of all time. The guest list is impressive – including Jacobson, Paul Hogan, Jimeoin, Paul Fenech, Michala Banas, Steve Vizard, Fiona O’Loughlin, Tim Ferguson,...
- 3/14/2018
- by Luke Buckmaster
- The Guardian - Film News
Xavier Samuel in Spin Out.
He might not be a household name just yet, but Xavier Samuel has seemingly endless projects in the pipeline. If talks to the actor about the purple patch that's seen him star in every other Aussie film this year.
Scan the title credits of this year.s Aussie films and you.ll notice one name popping up again and again: Xavier Samuel.
From the titular character in Miff opener The Death and Life of Otto Bloom, to the lead in Marc Gracie and Tim Ferguson.s B&S ball rom-com Spin Out and in the upcoming sequel to 2011.s Few Best Men, A Few Less Men — Samuel.s having a busy year.
He.s also the lead in David Pulbrook.s thriller Bad Blood — currently in post — and will feature alongside Hugo Weaving in the ABC.s anticipated six-part series Seven Types of Ambiguity.
Despite...
He might not be a household name just yet, but Xavier Samuel has seemingly endless projects in the pipeline. If talks to the actor about the purple patch that's seen him star in every other Aussie film this year.
Scan the title credits of this year.s Aussie films and you.ll notice one name popping up again and again: Xavier Samuel.
From the titular character in Miff opener The Death and Life of Otto Bloom, to the lead in Marc Gracie and Tim Ferguson.s B&S ball rom-com Spin Out and in the upcoming sequel to 2011.s Few Best Men, A Few Less Men — Samuel.s having a busy year.
He.s also the lead in David Pulbrook.s thriller Bad Blood — currently in post — and will feature alongside Hugo Weaving in the ABC.s anticipated six-part series Seven Types of Ambiguity.
Despite...
- 10/25/2016
- by Jackie Keast
- IF.com.au
Xavier Samuel in Spin Out.
He might not be a household name just yet, but Xavier Samuel has seemingly endless projects in the pipeline. If talks to the actor about the purple patch that's seen him star in every other Aussie film this year.
Scan the title credits of this year.s Aussie films and you.ll notice one name popping up again and again: Xavier Samuel.
From the titular character in Miff opener The Death and Life of Otto Bloom, to the lead in Marc Gracie and Tim Ferguson.s B&S ball rom-com Spin Out and in the upcoming sequel to 2011.s Few Best Men, A Few Less Men — Samuel.s having a busy year.
He.s also the lead in David Pulbrook.s thriller Bad Blood — currently in post — and will feature alongside Hugo Weaving in the ABC.s anticipated six-part series Seven Types of Ambiguity.
Despite...
He might not be a household name just yet, but Xavier Samuel has seemingly endless projects in the pipeline. If talks to the actor about the purple patch that's seen him star in every other Aussie film this year.
Scan the title credits of this year.s Aussie films and you.ll notice one name popping up again and again: Xavier Samuel.
From the titular character in Miff opener The Death and Life of Otto Bloom, to the lead in Marc Gracie and Tim Ferguson.s B&S ball rom-com Spin Out and in the upcoming sequel to 2011.s Few Best Men, A Few Less Men — Samuel.s having a busy year.
He.s also the lead in David Pulbrook.s thriller Bad Blood — currently in post — and will feature alongside Hugo Weaving in the ABC.s anticipated six-part series Seven Types of Ambiguity.
Despite...
- 10/25/2016
- by Jackie Keast
- IF.com.au
Storks.
The Secret Life of Pets has reclaimed the box office top spot, ringing up almost $3.4 million over the weekend. Now in its third week and showing on 306 screens, the animated Universal film has made $17.9 million overall. Behind it was last week's number one, fellow Universal title Bridget Jones's Baby. The romantic comedy slipped 24 per cent over its second weekend, bringing in $2.8 million from 299 screens, and now sits on a total of $10.3 million. Roadshow's Sully fell 22 per cent in its third week to ring up just under $1.7 million. The Clint Eastwood drama has made $8.96 million so far. WB's animated outing Storks debuted this week on 243 screens, taking $1.3 million. Fellow family title, Disney's Pete's Dragon, was up 4 per cent over its second weekend with $1.04 million. The David Lowery film has made just over $3 million overall. Behind was another —.very different —.Disney film, Oliver Stone's Snowden. It debuted on $548,408 from 81 screens...
The Secret Life of Pets has reclaimed the box office top spot, ringing up almost $3.4 million over the weekend. Now in its third week and showing on 306 screens, the animated Universal film has made $17.9 million overall. Behind it was last week's number one, fellow Universal title Bridget Jones's Baby. The romantic comedy slipped 24 per cent over its second weekend, bringing in $2.8 million from 299 screens, and now sits on a total of $10.3 million. Roadshow's Sully fell 22 per cent in its third week to ring up just under $1.7 million. The Clint Eastwood drama has made $8.96 million so far. WB's animated outing Storks debuted this week on 243 screens, taking $1.3 million. Fellow family title, Disney's Pete's Dragon, was up 4 per cent over its second weekend with $1.04 million. The David Lowery film has made just over $3 million overall. Behind was another —.very different —.Disney film, Oliver Stone's Snowden. It debuted on $548,408 from 81 screens...
- 9/26/2016
- by Jackie Keast
- IF.com.au
Tim Ferguson, Sofya Gollan and Paul Nunnari.
Screen Nsw has launched Screenability Nsw, a new program to create opportunities in the screen industry for people with disabilities. . Screenability Nsw is a partnership between Screen Nsw, Ai-Media, Aftrs, Carriageworks and Bus Stop Films, and involves a program of initiatives aimed at delivering on Screen Nsw's policy commitment to work with industry to grow the participation of people with disabilities in the screen sector. . Upcoming Screenability Nsw initiatives include: . –... An annual film festival at Carriageworks –... A short film-making initiative to finance and deliver films for premiere at the festival, for travelling around Australia and the world, and for screening online –... A long-term job placement scheme . The first initiative will be the Screenability Nsw Internship Program, a series of up to eight paid internships on some of Australian TV shows and feature films. Interns will work with some of Australia.s leading production companies,...
Screen Nsw has launched Screenability Nsw, a new program to create opportunities in the screen industry for people with disabilities. . Screenability Nsw is a partnership between Screen Nsw, Ai-Media, Aftrs, Carriageworks and Bus Stop Films, and involves a program of initiatives aimed at delivering on Screen Nsw's policy commitment to work with industry to grow the participation of people with disabilities in the screen sector. . Upcoming Screenability Nsw initiatives include: . –... An annual film festival at Carriageworks –... A short film-making initiative to finance and deliver films for premiere at the festival, for travelling around Australia and the world, and for screening online –... A long-term job placement scheme . The first initiative will be the Screenability Nsw Internship Program, a series of up to eight paid internships on some of Australian TV shows and feature films. Interns will work with some of Australia.s leading production companies,...
- 9/19/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Tim Ferguson on Spin Out: 'Wait till America finds out that you can do doughnuts and win five grand'
‘I always doubted that I could do it,’ says the Doug Anthony All Star, who found a way around his multiple sclerosis to make his debut feature film
It was a script reading at a small Western Australian film festival in 2012 that finally lit a fire under Spin Out, the Australian comedian Tim Ferguson’s debut as a feature film director. Ferguson had an inkling that a romantic comedy set at a bachelor and spinster ball in country Australia and its youthful cast of ute fiends would appeal to the young CinefestOz, then in its fifth year.
He approached the festival’s Pac Script Lab with the project, then titled Circle Work, and a reading was staged in Busselton with a group of rising actors, including a local Emma Booth, and Matilda Brown.
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It was a script reading at a small Western Australian film festival in 2012 that finally lit a fire under Spin Out, the Australian comedian Tim Ferguson’s debut as a feature film director. Ferguson had an inkling that a romantic comedy set at a bachelor and spinster ball in country Australia and its youthful cast of ute fiends would appeal to the young CinefestOz, then in its fifth year.
He approached the festival’s Pac Script Lab with the project, then titled Circle Work, and a reading was staged in Busselton with a group of rising actors, including a local Emma Booth, and Matilda Brown.
Continue reading...
- 8/31/2016
- by James Robert Douglas
- The Guardian - Film News
Gags come thick and fast and the young cast slip easily into sturdy character types in a slick rom com set at a ute muster and a bachelor and spinster ball
If you ever wanted to know what a Gen Y revival of Jack Hibberd’s ocker dinner theatre perennial Dimboola might looks like, Spin Out is your answer. The romantic comedy – the debut feature from the comedian and Doug Anthony All-Star Tim Ferguson, co-directing with the veteran Marc Gracie – takes place across one boozy evening at an annual bachelor and spinster ball in rural Australia.
The key players here are Billy (Xavier Samuel) and Lucy (Morgan Griffin), a will-they-won’t-they pair of ute muster champions. When Billy’s latest stunt goes a bit too far, a stung Lucy threatens to up sticks for Sydney. As the duo struggle to figure out whether they’ll ever be more than friends,...
If you ever wanted to know what a Gen Y revival of Jack Hibberd’s ocker dinner theatre perennial Dimboola might looks like, Spin Out is your answer. The romantic comedy – the debut feature from the comedian and Doug Anthony All-Star Tim Ferguson, co-directing with the veteran Marc Gracie – takes place across one boozy evening at an annual bachelor and spinster ball in rural Australia.
The key players here are Billy (Xavier Samuel) and Lucy (Morgan Griffin), a will-they-won’t-they pair of ute muster champions. When Billy’s latest stunt goes a bit too far, a stung Lucy threatens to up sticks for Sydney. As the duo struggle to figure out whether they’ll ever be more than friends,...
- 8/29/2016
- by James Robert Douglas
- The Guardian - Film News
Morgan Griffin and Xavier Samuel in Spin Out.
The Independent Cinema Association of Australia's latest My Cinema promotion will tout Sony's Spin Out, starring Xavier Samuel and Morgan Griffin, with audiences at participating cinemas in the running to win $5,000.
Co-written and co-directed by Tim Ferguson, Spin Out follows the story of Billy (Samuel) and Lucy (San Andreas'.Morgan Griffin), who grew up together in a country town. Travis Jeffery, Melissa Bergland and Lincoln Lewis are also in the cast.
Ferguson directed the film,.releasing in cinemas September 15, with Marc Gracie (Full Frontal), who also produced alongside David Redman (Charlie and Boots, Strange Bedfellows) and shares writing credit with Edwina Exton.
.I would love for people to leave the cinema with a desire to move to or visit the bush for a holiday — to see the Australian countryside for themselves," said Ferguson..
"There.s so much there and not just...
The Independent Cinema Association of Australia's latest My Cinema promotion will tout Sony's Spin Out, starring Xavier Samuel and Morgan Griffin, with audiences at participating cinemas in the running to win $5,000.
Co-written and co-directed by Tim Ferguson, Spin Out follows the story of Billy (Samuel) and Lucy (San Andreas'.Morgan Griffin), who grew up together in a country town. Travis Jeffery, Melissa Bergland and Lincoln Lewis are also in the cast.
Ferguson directed the film,.releasing in cinemas September 15, with Marc Gracie (Full Frontal), who also produced alongside David Redman (Charlie and Boots, Strange Bedfellows) and shares writing credit with Edwina Exton.
.I would love for people to leave the cinema with a desire to move to or visit the bush for a holiday — to see the Australian countryside for themselves," said Ferguson..
"There.s so much there and not just...
- 8/22/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Spin Out.
CinefestOZ has launched its full 2016 program, boasting a line-up that includes 82 films and 15 Australian premieres.
Festival CEO Malinda Nixon said that this year.s program was of .an exceptionally high quality. and offered something for everyone.
Gillian Armstrong will head up the Film Prize Jury, which will gift $100,000 to one of the four films competing; The Death and Life of Otto Bloom, Girl Asleep, Jasper Jones and Spin Out. All prize films will screen with an in conversation event.
Jasper Jones and Spin Out will have their world premieres at the festival, along with Tim Blackburn.s Burn Point and Wa feature Can.t Win Do Try from Jj DeCeglie.
Joining Armstrong as guests are writer Ben Elton (Upstart Crow), screenwriter, director and comedian Tim Ferguson (Film Prize Finalist Spin Out); actor Lincoln Lewis (Spin Out); actress, director and writer. Matilda Brown (The Death and Life of Otto...
CinefestOZ has launched its full 2016 program, boasting a line-up that includes 82 films and 15 Australian premieres.
Festival CEO Malinda Nixon said that this year.s program was of .an exceptionally high quality. and offered something for everyone.
Gillian Armstrong will head up the Film Prize Jury, which will gift $100,000 to one of the four films competing; The Death and Life of Otto Bloom, Girl Asleep, Jasper Jones and Spin Out. All prize films will screen with an in conversation event.
Jasper Jones and Spin Out will have their world premieres at the festival, along with Tim Blackburn.s Burn Point and Wa feature Can.t Win Do Try from Jj DeCeglie.
Joining Armstrong as guests are writer Ben Elton (Upstart Crow), screenwriter, director and comedian Tim Ferguson (Film Prize Finalist Spin Out); actor Lincoln Lewis (Spin Out); actress, director and writer. Matilda Brown (The Death and Life of Otto...
- 8/2/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Sony has released the poster for Spin Out, its romantic comedy directed by Tim Ferguson and Marc Gracie slated for a domestic release on September 15 this year.
In a scenario not dissimilar to 1999's Paperback Hero, starring Hugh Jackman and Claudia Karvan, Spin Out is about Billy (played by Xavier Samuel) and Lucy (Morgan Griffin), two friends who have grown up together in a small country town..
The pair form one of the town's most formidable Ute driving teams, but when Billy takes one risky car stunt too far, Lucy declares she is moving to the city - sending Billy into a spin..
Amid the mayhem of the town.s annual "Bachelors and Spinsters" party, Billy only has one night to wake up to his true feelings for his best friend - or lose her forever..
Samuel and Griffin (who have just started shooting another film together, Sa thriller Bad Blood...
In a scenario not dissimilar to 1999's Paperback Hero, starring Hugh Jackman and Claudia Karvan, Spin Out is about Billy (played by Xavier Samuel) and Lucy (Morgan Griffin), two friends who have grown up together in a small country town..
The pair form one of the town's most formidable Ute driving teams, but when Billy takes one risky car stunt too far, Lucy declares she is moving to the city - sending Billy into a spin..
Amid the mayhem of the town.s annual "Bachelors and Spinsters" party, Billy only has one night to wake up to his true feelings for his best friend - or lose her forever..
Samuel and Griffin (who have just started shooting another film together, Sa thriller Bad Blood...
- 6/29/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
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