The ADG presents…

The Making of The Slap TV Series.

At an Aussie BBQ, a man slaps someone else’s child and all hell breaks loose. In 2011 Christos Tsiolkas’ best selling novel The Slap comes to life on screen.

To kick start the ADG VIC events for 2011
Tony Ayres (Showrunner & Director), Jessica Hobbs (Set Up Director)
and Kris Mrska (Writer) reveal how they are turning
one of Australia’s most successful and controversial books
into the “must see” television series of the season.

WHEN: Tuesday 17th May 2011 at 7.30pm

WHERE: Federation Hall, Victorian College of the Arts
234 St Kilda Road, Southbank, Victoria 3006
Entrance via Grant St (Tram stop 17)

COST: ADG Members $5, Non-members $10, All Students Gold Coin

RSVP: Please RSVP By 11th May: rsvp@adg.org.au

With thanks to Allen & Unwin for use of the image of “The Slap” written by Christos Tsiolkas, published November 2008

All details here

Uploaded a few more promos and stills of Melissa from the Home and Away days.

Gallery Links:

- Television Shows > Home & Away > Promotional

- Television Shows > Home & Away > Episode Stills

Uploaded 2 more exclusive photoshoots in the gallery.

Gallery Links:

- Photoshoots > Set #049

- Photoshoots > Set #050

A Lonely Place to Die opens by showing you it’s on a real mountain. You see Alison (Melissa George), Ed (Ed Speelers) and Rob (Alec Newman) scaling a face and it looks like it’s really them and it’s really high up. You see Rob winching up his ropes so they’re safe, and an upside down point of view when Ed takes a careless fall. That’s your Cliffhanger opening.

The trio meets up with Alex (Garry Sweeney) and Jenny (Kate Magowan) at a cabin and have some bonding drinking and poker. The defining characteristics are Ed complains a lot and Alex is the group A-hole. The next day, hiking the more foresty terrain, they find a tube sticking out of the ground. It’s a breathing tube for someone buried alive so they dig out a little girl, Anna (Holly Boyd).

The nearest town is 20 miles away, but it’s okay. All they have to do is scale down Devil’s Drop for a shortcut. Only Rob and Alison can make it down the drop so they split up and the other three take the girl. Soon Anna’s kidnappers are after them with sniper rifles.

The mountain climbing is intense. Someone could fall suddenly with no telegraphing or foreshadowing. Falling rocks come really close and you don’t even see where they’re coming from. Alison can’t even shout over the roaring rapids when she’s separated from the group. The sniper rifles are ever present and the shots can come out of nowhere.

The characters talk tech really well. I believe they know what they’re doing. Managing Anna is a dilemma and one tough guy has to climb on a hurt leg at one point. Anyone can go at any time. Well, not Alison because Melissa George is the above the title star, and not Anna obviously, but that’s still four for the picking.

It’s better than Sanctum, because it actually has momentum that someone who’s not an expert mountaineer will be affected by. The character types are just as one dimensional, but at least Alex risks himself for the group when you think he’s just going to be difficult.

Action Film of the year? No, but it’s an impressive hardcore thriller that definitely stands out from the competition at ActionFest.

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With ActionFest well under way, they handed the festival awards today with many a montage and tribute. Buddy Joe Hooker, Stunts Unlimited, Michael Jai White, Richard Ryan and their 30 seconds of Action film Contest, before handing out the Awards, the Best Film in Competition went to A Lonely Place To Die, whose director, Julian Gilbey is sitting behind me as I type this watching the John Saxon Drive-In classic The Glove here in the Action Lounge, waiting to introduce his film to the ActionFest audiences momentarily.

The entire set of Awards announced this afternoon are below:

Best Action Sequence: Tomorrow When the War Began (a nighttime garbage truck and armed dune buggy chase which ends in a bit of vehicular tetherball!)

Best Stuntwork: Team Bangkok Knockout (specifically for a massive stunt sequence involving the films entire cast in the frame kicking each others asses)

Best Director: Julian Gilbey (A Lonely Place To Die)

Best Film: A Lonely Place To Die

Producer of the Year: Somsak Techaratanapresert (Chocolate, Ong Bak, Raging Phoenix)

Stunt Co-Ordinator of the Year: Russell Towery (Pirates of the Caribbean, Zombieland, Robocop)

Man of Action: Michael Jai White (Black Dynamite, Blood & Bone, The Dark Knight)

Actionfest Lifetime Achievement Award: Buddy Joe Hooker (First Blood, Deathproof, The Wraith, Hooper and too many others to count!)

Source: Here and Here

A little rare treat for you guys today! I’ve managed to get some of Melissa’s Home and Away episodes,and have began adding captures from them in the gallery.This show was how I first became a fan of hers,so it’s been great being able to watch them again! The quality isnt great as they are very old,but it’s better than nothing! Enjoy!

Gallery Links:

- Television Shows > Home & Away > Screen Captures > Episode #1251

- Television Shows > Home & Away > Screen Captures > Episode #1343

- Television Shows > Home & Away > Screen Captures > Episode #1691

- Television Shows > Home & Away > Screen Captures > Episode #1692

- Television Shows > Home & Away > Screen Captures > Episode #1944

- Television Shows > Home & Away > Screen Captures > Episode #1946

- Television Shows > Home & Away > Screen Captures > Episode #1957

Back in February this year Melissa appeared on “Adam Hills in Gordon St Tonight”. I’ve just uploaded vcaptures into our gallery,and the clip on our videos section.Melissa is so hilarious in this,I wish she’d be on more of these shows! Be sure to check out the video!

Gallery Link:

- Talk Shows & Interviews > Screen Captures > Adam Hills in Gordon St Tonight – 9th February 2011

I’ve just uploaded a new photoshoot that Melissa did in Melbourne back in February this year,doesnt she look beautiful?

Gallery Link:

- Photoshoots > Set #041

I’ve capped and uploaded the bonus features from The Amityville Horror DVD.

Gallery Links:

- Movie Productions > The Amityville Horror > Special Features: Deleted Scene #1

- Movie Productions > The Amityville Horror > Special Features: Deleted Scene #2

- Movie Productions > The Amityville Horror > Special Features: Deleted Scene #3

- Movie Productions > The Amityville Horror > Special Features: Deleted Scene #4

- Movie Productions > The Amityville Horror > Special Features: Deleted Scene #5

- Movie Productions > The Amityville Horror > Special Features: Deleted Scene #6

- Movie Productions > The Amityville Horror > Special Features: Supernatural Homicide

Hey guys,I’ve just added 3 new outtakes of one of Melissa’s older photoshoots and another new (old) exclusive photoshoot! This is a site exclusive so please be sure to credit if reposting

Gallery Links:

- Photoshoots > Set #014

- Photoshoots > Set #048