Why do we find murder mysteries so uniquely relaxing? This is one of the age-old questions about human nature, up there with ‘what is consciousness?’ and ‘why do we keep eating mouldy cheese and fish eggs like it’s a good thing?’ Because, despite the grief and blood and mountains of paperwork that a gruesome murder causes, we simply can’t get enough of curling up on the sofa with a mug of tea and a cosy crime drama to keep us blissfully entertained all the way through to bedtime.
This isn’t a new thing, either: while modern series like Death in Paradise and Shakespeare and Hathaway are the current champions of cosy crime TV, back in the eighties and nineties classics like Murder She Wrote and Hetty Wainthropp Investigates taught us how it’s done. So whether you’re after the latest in the cosy crime genre or some more nostalgic viewing,...
This isn’t a new thing, either: while modern series like Death in Paradise and Shakespeare and Hathaway are the current champions of cosy crime TV, back in the eighties and nineties classics like Murder She Wrote and Hetty Wainthropp Investigates taught us how it’s done. So whether you’re after the latest in the cosy crime genre or some more nostalgic viewing,...
- 7/29/2023
- by Lauravickersgreen
- Den of Geek
Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears, the first feature film adaptation of TV detective drama Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries, is now available to stream on Acorn TV (along with all three seasons of the show). The film picks up after the Miss Fisher Season 3 finale, and sees Phryne and Jack on an international mystery that begins in British Palestine and takes them to London and back again.
Here’s the full, epic synopsis:
“The plot sees the heroine set off from 1920s Melbourne on adventures involving murder, mystery and mayhem from London to British Palestine. After freeing Shirin Abbas, a young Bedouin girl (Australian newcomer Izabella Yena) from her unjust imprisonment in Jerusalem, Miss Fisher begins to unravel a decade-old mystery concerning priceless emeralds, ancient curses and the truth behind the suspicious disappearance of Shirin’s forgotten tribe.”
Den of Geek is lucky enough to have an exclusive clip...
Here’s the full, epic synopsis:
“The plot sees the heroine set off from 1920s Melbourne on adventures involving murder, mystery and mayhem from London to British Palestine. After freeing Shirin Abbas, a young Bedouin girl (Australian newcomer Izabella Yena) from her unjust imprisonment in Jerusalem, Miss Fisher begins to unravel a decade-old mystery concerning priceless emeralds, ancient curses and the truth behind the suspicious disappearance of Shirin’s forgotten tribe.”
Den of Geek is lucky enough to have an exclusive clip...
- 3/24/2020
- by Kayti Burt
- Den of Geek
When Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries launched in 2012, the period murder mystery show wasn’t necessarily looking for an international audience, let alone one as massive and dedicated as it would find. An Australian TV series based on a series of historical mysteries by Australian author Kerry Greenwood, the Miss Fisher TV show blew up in the United States when it became available on Netflix in September 2014. Six years later, the franchise debuts its first feature feature film, Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears, partially funded by fans from around the world.
“[Producer Deb Cox and I] were actually talking about what the links were between the North American audience and the Australian audience who particularly seem to love Phryne,” says producer Fiona Eagger when we speak on the phone about the new film, now available to stream on Acorn TV. “I think the popularity of the books, the series, and now,...
“[Producer Deb Cox and I] were actually talking about what the links were between the North American audience and the Australian audience who particularly seem to love Phryne,” says producer Fiona Eagger when we speak on the phone about the new film, now available to stream on Acorn TV. “I think the popularity of the books, the series, and now,...
- 3/23/2020
- by Kayti Burt
- Den of Geek
There have been dozens of fan campaigns to resurrect TV shows that have gone nowhere: the pies that were sent to ABC in a bid to resurrect “Pushing Daisies”; the 20 tons of peanuts dumped at CBS for “Jericho” — and has anyone checked on the actress outside of Netflix’s Hollywood headquarters staging a hunger strike for “The Oa” recently?
Then there is the fan campaign for the Australian TV show “Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries”, the progenitor to the film “Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears,” which is starting to stream on Acorn TV March 23. Based on a series of novels by Kerry Greenwood, “Miss Fisher” aired for three seasons on Australian broadcaster ABC starting in 2012, and has enjoyed a healthy afterlife on streaming platforms including Netflix and its current home on Acorn.
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Then there is the fan campaign for the Australian TV show “Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries”, the progenitor to the film “Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears,” which is starting to stream on Acorn TV March 23. Based on a series of novels by Kerry Greenwood, “Miss Fisher” aired for three seasons on Australian broadcaster ABC starting in 2012, and has enjoyed a healthy afterlife on streaming platforms including Netflix and its current home on Acorn.
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- 3/23/2020
- by Ann Donahue
- Indiewire
Miss Fisher is back in her first installment since 2015, when the third season aired in Australia, but this time it’s in a feature-length adventure, Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears. Essie Davis returns as 20s-era detective Phryne Fisher (from the rather brilliant Kerry Greenwood books) and this adventure will find her traveling the […]
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- 3/20/2020
- by Marc Eastman
- AreYouScreening.com
The cult hit show’s first big-screen foray rarely conjures a cinematic feel, bogged down by dialogue, schlock and flavourless scenes
For those unacquainted with ABC’s hit whodunnit series Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries, based on author Kerry Greenwood’s detective novels and set in 1920s Melbourne, each episode begins with somebody carking it.
The show’s three seasons (there’s also a spin-off called Ms Fisher’s Modern Murder Mysteries) depicts a variety of, shall we say, not ideal ways of exiting the mortal coil – from shootings and stabbings to poisonings, hangings and even beheadings. The fashionista-detective Phryne Fisher (Essie Davis) inevitably solves each case and reveals the killer in a succinctly worded monologue towards the end.
For those unacquainted with ABC’s hit whodunnit series Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries, based on author Kerry Greenwood’s detective novels and set in 1920s Melbourne, each episode begins with somebody carking it.
The show’s three seasons (there’s also a spin-off called Ms Fisher’s Modern Murder Mysteries) depicts a variety of, shall we say, not ideal ways of exiting the mortal coil – from shootings and stabbings to poisonings, hangings and even beheadings. The fashionista-detective Phryne Fisher (Essie Davis) inevitably solves each case and reveals the killer in a succinctly worded monologue towards the end.
- 2/26/2020
- by Luke Buckmaster
- The Guardian - Film News
When we left Phryne Fisher five years ago after the third season of “Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries,” the Australian Broadcasting Corp.’s glamorous Jazz Age private eye was jetting off in her own biplane, flying away from a bunch of stylishly solved murders and a complicated relationship with Melbourne Detective Inspector Jack Robinson.
This, obviously, was just a thoroughly and totally unacceptable way to end the show.
Based on the 20-book series of “Miss Fisher” mysteries by Kerry Greenwood, fans knew there were plenty more stories waiting to be embodied by the cult favorite character, played by Essie Davis. Another season of the television show wasn’t in the cards at ABC, so producers Deb Cox and Fiona Eagger, via their production company Every Cloud Productions, turned to Kickstarter to raise funds for a movie-length installment — which promptly almost tripled its fundraising goal and started filming.
The trailer for that film,...
This, obviously, was just a thoroughly and totally unacceptable way to end the show.
Based on the 20-book series of “Miss Fisher” mysteries by Kerry Greenwood, fans knew there were plenty more stories waiting to be embodied by the cult favorite character, played by Essie Davis. Another season of the television show wasn’t in the cards at ABC, so producers Deb Cox and Fiona Eagger, via their production company Every Cloud Productions, turned to Kickstarter to raise funds for a movie-length installment — which promptly almost tripled its fundraising goal and started filming.
The trailer for that film,...
- 2/7/2020
- by Ann Donahue
- Indiewire
Nathan Davis and Essie Davis in Palm Springs.
The creators of Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears were always confident the movie would appeal to the legion of Essie Davis’ Phryne Fisher fans, but what about those who have never seen the TV series?
Any doubts soon vanished during the world premiere of the 1929-set adventure-murder mystery-romance, the first of three sold-out screenings at the Palm Springs International Film Festival.
Director Tony Tilse likened the atmosphere to a rock concert as 865 people whooped, hollered and laughed and gave a standing ovation at the end.
“People who had never seen the TV series told me how much they enjoyed it,” Tilse, who was set-up director on the series, tells If. “The enthusiasm and love for the film was overwhelming and very humbling.”
Every Cloud Productions’ Fiona Eagger, who co-created the franchise based on Kerry Greenwood’s novels with screenwriter Deb Cox,...
The creators of Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears were always confident the movie would appeal to the legion of Essie Davis’ Phryne Fisher fans, but what about those who have never seen the TV series?
Any doubts soon vanished during the world premiere of the 1929-set adventure-murder mystery-romance, the first of three sold-out screenings at the Palm Springs International Film Festival.
Director Tony Tilse likened the atmosphere to a rock concert as 865 people whooped, hollered and laughed and gave a standing ovation at the end.
“People who had never seen the TV series told me how much they enjoyed it,” Tilse, who was set-up director on the series, tells If. “The enthusiasm and love for the film was overwhelming and very humbling.”
Every Cloud Productions’ Fiona Eagger, who co-created the franchise based on Kerry Greenwood’s novels with screenwriter Deb Cox,...
- 1/9/2020
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Based on the series of novels by Kerry Greenwood, “Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries” made a splash on ABC in Australia in 2012, telling the tale of Phryne Fisher, a detective in 1920s Melbourne who balanced crime-solving with (gasp!) cocktail drinking and (gasp!) fast car driving and (gasp!) professional-caliber flirting and (big gasp!) opinion-having. After its Aussie debut, the show gained an American fanbase with subsequent airings on PBS, Netflix, and Acorn TV.
Now, in an Acorn TV Original series that aired in Australia earlier this year and will debut in the U.S. on April 29, spinoff “Ms. Fisher’s Modern Murder Mysteries” updates the scenario to the 1960s, with Peregrine Fisher – Phryne’s niece, who inherits her estate after she disappears and is presumed dead – arriving on the scene to take over detective duties.
There is a comforting checklist to both Miss Fisher/Ms. Fisher incarnations, in no small part...
Now, in an Acorn TV Original series that aired in Australia earlier this year and will debut in the U.S. on April 29, spinoff “Ms. Fisher’s Modern Murder Mysteries” updates the scenario to the 1960s, with Peregrine Fisher – Phryne’s niece, who inherits her estate after she disappears and is presumed dead – arriving on the scene to take over detective duties.
There is a comforting checklist to both Miss Fisher/Ms. Fisher incarnations, in no small part...
- 4/25/2019
- by Ann Donahue
- Indiewire
Actors Gao Weiguang and Ma Yili with director Deng-ke.
Production has begun in China on a Mandarin language version of Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries, set in 1930s Shanghai.
Originally created by Every Cloud Productions and based on books by Kerry Greenwood, it was announced that the Shanghai 99 Visual Company had obtained the Chinese format rights to the series in October 2017.
This is the first Australian television series to have been re-versioned in China and the 30 x 42 minute episodes will air on the Tencent Network in the spring of 2020. In producing the series, the Shanghai 99 Visual Company has also partnered with Tencent Penguin Film and artist management company Easy Entertainment.
Starring as the eponymous lady detective is Chinese actress Yili Ma, awarded best actress at the 2017 Shanghai Television Festival. Jin Weiyi is the head writer and one of the producers. Every Cloud’s Fiona Eagger and Deb Cox, who created the series,...
Production has begun in China on a Mandarin language version of Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries, set in 1930s Shanghai.
Originally created by Every Cloud Productions and based on books by Kerry Greenwood, it was announced that the Shanghai 99 Visual Company had obtained the Chinese format rights to the series in October 2017.
This is the first Australian television series to have been re-versioned in China and the 30 x 42 minute episodes will air on the Tencent Network in the spring of 2020. In producing the series, the Shanghai 99 Visual Company has also partnered with Tencent Penguin Film and artist management company Easy Entertainment.
Starring as the eponymous lady detective is Chinese actress Yili Ma, awarded best actress at the 2017 Shanghai Television Festival. Jin Weiyi is the head writer and one of the producers. Every Cloud’s Fiona Eagger and Deb Cox, who created the series,...
- 4/15/2019
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
Essie Davis as Phryne Fisher.
Every Cloud Productions’ Miss Fisher & the Crypt of Tears will get a cinema release in the Us before premiering on the streaming service Acorn TV.
The Svod platform also acquired the four Ms Fisher’s Modern Murder Mysteries telepics, which launch on the Seven Network at 8.30 pm on February 21.
Tony Tilse directed the feature film spin-off of the ABC series and novels by Kerry Greenwood, which stars Essie Davis, Rupert Penry-Jones, Nathan Page, Miriam Margolyes, Jacqueline McKenzie and Ashleigh Cummings.
Acorn TV, which is home to the Miss Fisher series, bought the film sight unseen from the distributor All3Media International and will book Us cinemas after the Australian distributor Roadshow sets its release date. It is the first deal for the movie, which is yet to be screened for international buyers.
“It’s a perfect marriage,” Fiona Eagger, who produced the film with Deb Cox,...
Every Cloud Productions’ Miss Fisher & the Crypt of Tears will get a cinema release in the Us before premiering on the streaming service Acorn TV.
The Svod platform also acquired the four Ms Fisher’s Modern Murder Mysteries telepics, which launch on the Seven Network at 8.30 pm on February 21.
Tony Tilse directed the feature film spin-off of the ABC series and novels by Kerry Greenwood, which stars Essie Davis, Rupert Penry-Jones, Nathan Page, Miriam Margolyes, Jacqueline McKenzie and Ashleigh Cummings.
Acorn TV, which is home to the Miss Fisher series, bought the film sight unseen from the distributor All3Media International and will book Us cinemas after the Australian distributor Roadshow sets its release date. It is the first deal for the movie, which is yet to be screened for international buyers.
“It’s a perfect marriage,” Fiona Eagger, who produced the film with Deb Cox,...
- 2/12/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
On location in Atlas Studios Ouarzazate, Morocco.
Jacqueline McKenzie and Daniel Lapaine are playing a quintessentially British aristocratic couple in Miss Fisher & the Crypt of Tears, the feature film spin-off of the ABC series and novels by Kerry Greenwood, which is now shooting in Morocco.
Lord and Lady Lofthouse are old friends of Essie Davis’ Miss Phryne Fisher, who rescues Shirin Abbas, a young Bedouin girl (Australian newcomer Izabella Yena) from prison in Jerusalem and then sets out to find priceless emeralds and to solve the suspicious disappearance of Shirin’s tribe.
Lapaine’s character Lord ‘Lofty’ Lofthouse is described as a man of easygoing charm, the product of generations of wealthy British aristocracy, who served as a high-ranking officer in the Palestinian and Sinai campaigns of World War One. His late parents knew Phyrne’s Aunt Prudence (Miriam Margolyes).
His devoted wife Lady Eleanor is attractive, elegant and civilised.
Jacqueline McKenzie and Daniel Lapaine are playing a quintessentially British aristocratic couple in Miss Fisher & the Crypt of Tears, the feature film spin-off of the ABC series and novels by Kerry Greenwood, which is now shooting in Morocco.
Lord and Lady Lofthouse are old friends of Essie Davis’ Miss Phryne Fisher, who rescues Shirin Abbas, a young Bedouin girl (Australian newcomer Izabella Yena) from prison in Jerusalem and then sets out to find priceless emeralds and to solve the suspicious disappearance of Shirin’s tribe.
Lapaine’s character Lord ‘Lofty’ Lofthouse is described as a man of easygoing charm, the product of generations of wealthy British aristocracy, who served as a high-ranking officer in the Palestinian and Sinai campaigns of World War One. His late parents knew Phyrne’s Aunt Prudence (Miriam Margolyes).
His devoted wife Lady Eleanor is attractive, elegant and civilised.
- 10/21/2018
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
First look at the ‘Miss Fisher’ movie. (Photo: Ben King)
Brit Rupert Penry-Jones, Daniel Lapaine and Jacqueline McKenzie have joined the cast of Miss Fisher & the Crypt of Tears, the feature film spin-off of the ABC series and novels by Kerry Greenwood, which is shooting in Morocco.
Essie Davis returns as the glamorous private detective Phryne Fisher with Nathan Page as Detective Inspector Jack Robinson, Miriam Margolyes as Aunt Prudence, Ashleigh Cummings as the loyal assistant and maid Dorothy ‘Dot’ Collins and Hugo Johnstone-Burt as her husband Constable Hugh Collins.
Tony Tilse is directing the movie scripted by Deb Cox and produced by her Every Cloud Productions’ partner Fiona Eagger. Lucy Maclaren is co-producer.
The plot sees the heroine set off from 1920s Melbourne on adventures involving murder, mystery and mayhem from London to British Palestine. After freeing Shirin Abbas, a young Bedouin girl (Australian newcomer Izabella Yena) from her unjust imprisonment in Jerusalem,...
Brit Rupert Penry-Jones, Daniel Lapaine and Jacqueline McKenzie have joined the cast of Miss Fisher & the Crypt of Tears, the feature film spin-off of the ABC series and novels by Kerry Greenwood, which is shooting in Morocco.
Essie Davis returns as the glamorous private detective Phryne Fisher with Nathan Page as Detective Inspector Jack Robinson, Miriam Margolyes as Aunt Prudence, Ashleigh Cummings as the loyal assistant and maid Dorothy ‘Dot’ Collins and Hugo Johnstone-Burt as her husband Constable Hugh Collins.
Tony Tilse is directing the movie scripted by Deb Cox and produced by her Every Cloud Productions’ partner Fiona Eagger. Lucy Maclaren is co-producer.
The plot sees the heroine set off from 1920s Melbourne on adventures involving murder, mystery and mayhem from London to British Palestine. After freeing Shirin Abbas, a young Bedouin girl (Australian newcomer Izabella Yena) from her unjust imprisonment in Jerusalem,...
- 10/18/2018
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
“Game of Thrones” star Essie Davis will take the title role in “Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears,” an Australian-made murder mystery film.
The film is a feature adaptation of “Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries,” which was a hit series of crime novels by Kerry Greenwood before being adapted for TV. Davis took the title role as a glamorous 1920 private detective in the show, which has aired on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation since 2012. It was then licensed to 170 countries, and picked up by Netflix from 2015. The cast also includes series regulars Nathan Page, Miriam Margolyes, and Ashleigh Cummings (“Goldfinch”).
The principal investor is Screen Australia, in association with Film Victoria. Private investors and fans have contributed more than A$1 million to the budget for “Miss Fisher & the Crypt of Tears” through an extraordinarily successful crowd-funding campaign.
The film is an Every Cloud Production. Roadshow Films is the Australia and New Zealand distributor,...
The film is a feature adaptation of “Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries,” which was a hit series of crime novels by Kerry Greenwood before being adapted for TV. Davis took the title role as a glamorous 1920 private detective in the show, which has aired on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation since 2012. It was then licensed to 170 countries, and picked up by Netflix from 2015. The cast also includes series regulars Nathan Page, Miriam Margolyes, and Ashleigh Cummings (“Goldfinch”).
The principal investor is Screen Australia, in association with Film Victoria. Private investors and fans have contributed more than A$1 million to the budget for “Miss Fisher & the Crypt of Tears” through an extraordinarily successful crowd-funding campaign.
The film is an Every Cloud Production. Roadshow Films is the Australia and New Zealand distributor,...
- 5/21/2018
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
The team behind 'Miss Fisher.s Murder Mysteries', Deb Cox and Fiona Eagger, are back with 'Newton.s Law', starring Claudia Karvan. Eagger talks to If about the show.s development and shooting in the ABC carpark.
How.s Newton.s Law going?
We.re in the middle of a 12-week shoot. Deb [Cox] and I just went to Mipcom and you pay dearly for taking [time off]. We went and came back within a week but a lot of things stockpile.
Did you go there to show footage from the show?
Yeah, ABC Commercial is distributing the show for rest of world, and we did a little Mipcom teaser trailer. It's not our official trailer because not all the material had been shot. And then Deb and I obviously had some meetings with the people they wanted us to. Just to meet some of the North American platforms and talk about what...
How.s Newton.s Law going?
We.re in the middle of a 12-week shoot. Deb [Cox] and I just went to Mipcom and you pay dearly for taking [time off]. We went and came back within a week but a lot of things stockpile.
Did you go there to show footage from the show?
Yeah, ABC Commercial is distributing the show for rest of world, and we did a little Mipcom teaser trailer. It's not our official trailer because not all the material had been shot. And then Deb and I obviously had some meetings with the people they wanted us to. Just to meet some of the North American platforms and talk about what...
- 1/5/2017
- by Harry Windsor
- IF.com.au
Every Cloud Productions will adapt classic Australian novel Seven Little Australians in a four-part television series.
Following on from the success of Miss Fishers' Murder Mysteries, Every Cloud productions will tell the story of seven unruly, mischievous and Australian children in four one-hour episodes.
Exectuvie producer, Deb Cox, said Seven Little Australians was a celebration of the uniquely irreverent, anti-authoritarian Australian spirit as embodied by the mischievous Woolcot kids, "who refuse to fit into the English mould imposed upon them by their Anglophile father."
.In developing the series we.ve discovered just how many themes from the book have contemporary resonance and currency: .What is it to be Australian, when even our new Prime Minister was required to swear allegiance to the Queen; how leniently or firmly we parent, how to balance the needs of a blended family; the challenges teenagers face - for example, body issues explored in the...
Following on from the success of Miss Fishers' Murder Mysteries, Every Cloud productions will tell the story of seven unruly, mischievous and Australian children in four one-hour episodes.
Exectuvie producer, Deb Cox, said Seven Little Australians was a celebration of the uniquely irreverent, anti-authoritarian Australian spirit as embodied by the mischievous Woolcot kids, "who refuse to fit into the English mould imposed upon them by their Anglophile father."
.In developing the series we.ve discovered just how many themes from the book have contemporary resonance and currency: .What is it to be Australian, when even our new Prime Minister was required to swear allegiance to the Queen; how leniently or firmly we parent, how to balance the needs of a blended family; the challenges teenagers face - for example, body issues explored in the...
- 10/28/2015
- by Inside Film Correspondent
- IF.com.au
Essie Davis will once again be stepping into the shoes of Miss Phryne Fisher as the popular ABC series has been renewed for a third season.
Set in the 1920s and based on the Kerry Greenwood.s best-selling novels, Miss Fisher.s Murder Mysteries revolves around the life of glamorous private detective Miss Phryne Fisher (Essie Davis).
.We.re so thrilled to be able to deliver this next series,. says co-producer Fiona Eagger. .We have such a loyal fan base that has been so persistent in their loyalty and their need for more Miss Fisher, to be able to give them a third season is a wonderful feeling. I think, for [co-producer Deb Cox] and I, [the loyal fan base] has been an incredible inspiration to keep going..
Eagger confirmed to If the much-loved cast would all be returning, and even hinted at some of the plot points for season three.
.We.ve got magic in the...
Set in the 1920s and based on the Kerry Greenwood.s best-selling novels, Miss Fisher.s Murder Mysteries revolves around the life of glamorous private detective Miss Phryne Fisher (Essie Davis).
.We.re so thrilled to be able to deliver this next series,. says co-producer Fiona Eagger. .We have such a loyal fan base that has been so persistent in their loyalty and their need for more Miss Fisher, to be able to give them a third season is a wonderful feeling. I think, for [co-producer Deb Cox] and I, [the loyal fan base] has been an incredible inspiration to keep going..
Eagger confirmed to If the much-loved cast would all be returning, and even hinted at some of the plot points for season three.
.We.ve got magic in the...
- 6/13/2014
- by Emily Blatchford
- IF.com.au
The second series of ABC1.s Miss Fisher.s Murder Mysteries begins shooting in Melbourne this week.
The 13-part series stars Essie Davis (The Slap, cloudstreet) as detective Phryne Fisher alongside Ashleigh Cummings (Puberty Blues, Dance Academy), Nathan Page (Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo, Redfern Now), Hugo Johnstone-Burt (Rake, cloudstreet), Miriam Margolyes (Harry Potter The Chamber of Secrets), Tammy MacIntosh (Crownies, East West 101), Travis McMahon (Howzat! Kerry Packer.s War), Anthony Sharpe (City Homicide), and Richard Bligh (The Mystery of a Hansom Cab).
Davis'.performance in the first series was recently recognised with an Aacta.nomination for Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama.
The second series of Miss Fisher.s Murder Mysteries is based on a number of Kerry Greenwood.s Phryne stories: the Dead Man.s Chest and.Unnatural Habits novels, and various short stories; as well as new crimes from the creators of series one.
The 13-part series stars Essie Davis (The Slap, cloudstreet) as detective Phryne Fisher alongside Ashleigh Cummings (Puberty Blues, Dance Academy), Nathan Page (Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo, Redfern Now), Hugo Johnstone-Burt (Rake, cloudstreet), Miriam Margolyes (Harry Potter The Chamber of Secrets), Tammy MacIntosh (Crownies, East West 101), Travis McMahon (Howzat! Kerry Packer.s War), Anthony Sharpe (City Homicide), and Richard Bligh (The Mystery of a Hansom Cab).
Davis'.performance in the first series was recently recognised with an Aacta.nomination for Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama.
The second series of Miss Fisher.s Murder Mysteries is based on a number of Kerry Greenwood.s Phryne stories: the Dead Man.s Chest and.Unnatural Habits novels, and various short stories; as well as new crimes from the creators of series one.
- 2/17/2013
- by Brendan Swift
- IF.com.au
The second series of ABC1.s Miss Fisher.s Murder Mysteries begins shooting in Melbourne this week.
The 13-part series stars Essie Davis (The Slap, cloudstreet) as detective Phryne Fisher alongside Ashleigh Cummings (Puberty Blues, Dance Academy), Nathan Page (Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo, Redfern Now), Hugo Johnstone-Burt (Rake, cloudstreet), Miriam Margolyes (Harry Potter The Chamber of Secrets), Tammy MacIntosh (Crownies, East West 101), Travis McMahon (Howzat! Kerry Packer.s War), Anthony Sharpe (City Homicide), and Richard Bligh (The Mystery of a Hansom Cab).
Davis'.performance in the first series was recently recognised with an Aacta.nomination for Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama.
The second series of Miss Fisher.s Murder Mysteries is based on a number of Kerry Greenwood.s Phryne stories: the Dead Man.s Chest and.Unnatural Habits novels, and various short stories; as well as new crimes from the creators of series one.
The 13-part series stars Essie Davis (The Slap, cloudstreet) as detective Phryne Fisher alongside Ashleigh Cummings (Puberty Blues, Dance Academy), Nathan Page (Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo, Redfern Now), Hugo Johnstone-Burt (Rake, cloudstreet), Miriam Margolyes (Harry Potter The Chamber of Secrets), Tammy MacIntosh (Crownies, East West 101), Travis McMahon (Howzat! Kerry Packer.s War), Anthony Sharpe (City Homicide), and Richard Bligh (The Mystery of a Hansom Cab).
Davis'.performance in the first series was recently recognised with an Aacta.nomination for Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama.
The second series of Miss Fisher.s Murder Mysteries is based on a number of Kerry Greenwood.s Phryne stories: the Dead Man.s Chest and.Unnatural Habits novels, and various short stories; as well as new crimes from the creators of series one.
- 2/17/2013
- by Brendan Swift
- IF.com.au
Screen Australia says it has not mismanaged its finances by spending its annual production funding in just six months - a state of affairs which it says reflects the strength of the local film industry.
The government screen agency revealed in mid-December 2012 that it had spent its entire annual $42 million drama production allocation due to the unprecedented number of quality feature film and television projects seeking support. The shock announcement was reminiscent of the agency's abrupt decision to cut its investment cap in 2009 while several films were mid-financed. That decision.threw several major Australian productions into dissaray including The Tree and the biggest box office hit of.2010, Tomorrow When the War Began (Omnilab Media had to increase its investment at the last minute to ensure production).
Overspending on such a scale has never occurred before, even going back to the era of Screen Australia.s predecessor funding arm, the Film Finance Corporation.
The government screen agency revealed in mid-December 2012 that it had spent its entire annual $42 million drama production allocation due to the unprecedented number of quality feature film and television projects seeking support. The shock announcement was reminiscent of the agency's abrupt decision to cut its investment cap in 2009 while several films were mid-financed. That decision.threw several major Australian productions into dissaray including The Tree and the biggest box office hit of.2010, Tomorrow When the War Began (Omnilab Media had to increase its investment at the last minute to ensure production).
Overspending on such a scale has never occurred before, even going back to the era of Screen Australia.s predecessor funding arm, the Film Finance Corporation.
- 2/6/2013
- by Brendan Swift
- IF.com.au
David Michod
David Michod’s new film has received funding from Screen Australia, as part of almost $20m of investment from the screen agency.
The investment is expected to trigger $100m worth of production across four feature films, five TV dramas and three children’s dramas.
The Rover is written and directed by Michod, with a story by Michod and Joel Edgerton.
The film has cast Guy Pearce and Robert Pattinson in the lead roles.
Michod will also produce the film alongside his Animal Kingdom producing partner Liz Watts for Porchlight Films and David Linde, Ep on Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon for his Lava Bear Films.
The film will be distributed by Village Roadshow with international sales by FilmNation.
The Rover, set in the Australian desert in the dangerous near-future sees Eric, a man who has lost almost everything in life, have his car stolen by a gang of criminals.
David Michod’s new film has received funding from Screen Australia, as part of almost $20m of investment from the screen agency.
The investment is expected to trigger $100m worth of production across four feature films, five TV dramas and three children’s dramas.
The Rover is written and directed by Michod, with a story by Michod and Joel Edgerton.
The film has cast Guy Pearce and Robert Pattinson in the lead roles.
Michod will also produce the film alongside his Animal Kingdom producing partner Liz Watts for Porchlight Films and David Linde, Ep on Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon for his Lava Bear Films.
The film will be distributed by Village Roadshow with international sales by FilmNation.
The Rover, set in the Australian desert in the dangerous near-future sees Eric, a man who has lost almost everything in life, have his car stolen by a gang of criminals.
- 7/26/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Screen Australia will invest almost $20 million across 12 screen projects including futuristic Western The Rover, starring Robert Pattinson and Guy Pearce.
The film is the latest collaboration between producer Liz Watts and writer-director David Michôd, following the success of their crime-thriller Animal Kingdom in 2010. FilmNation Entertainment acquired the majority of worldwide rights to The Rover at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year while Village Roadshow will distribute the film in Australia.
Screen Australia has also backed three other feature films: drama Felony, written by Joel Edgerton and directed by Matthew Saville (Noise); Healing, a redemptive prison drama starring Don Hany (East West 101) and Hugo Weaving; and Aim High in Creation, a hybrid documentary-drama about the late Kim Jong-il from writer/director Anna Broinowski (Forbidden Lie$).
Screen Australia chief executive Ruth Harley said the four Australian features have huge potential. "The Rover is a powerful, well-crafted script from a talented team with an impressive cast,...
The film is the latest collaboration between producer Liz Watts and writer-director David Michôd, following the success of their crime-thriller Animal Kingdom in 2010. FilmNation Entertainment acquired the majority of worldwide rights to The Rover at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year while Village Roadshow will distribute the film in Australia.
Screen Australia has also backed three other feature films: drama Felony, written by Joel Edgerton and directed by Matthew Saville (Noise); Healing, a redemptive prison drama starring Don Hany (East West 101) and Hugo Weaving; and Aim High in Creation, a hybrid documentary-drama about the late Kim Jong-il from writer/director Anna Broinowski (Forbidden Lie$).
Screen Australia chief executive Ruth Harley said the four Australian features have huge potential. "The Rover is a powerful, well-crafted script from a talented team with an impressive cast,...
- 7/25/2012
- by Brendan Swift
- IF.com.au
Traditionally, the murder mystery genre has been dominated by UK programs. Shows like.Poirot and Midsomer Murders have been consistently popular with Australian audiences.
Every Cloud Productions. new series Miss Fisher.s Murder Mysteries will bring a local take on the genre to the ABC.s lineup.
.We do true crime a lot, but that sort of slightly heightened world of murder mystery . the British do that, we don.t touch it,. says producer Fiona Eagger.
The 13-part series, based on the novels by solicitor Kerry Greenwood, follows the adventures of the Honourable Miss Phryne Fisher . an amateur detective in 1920s Melbourne played by Essie Davis.
.There.s nothing at all like it on Australian television and there.s nothing like this on international television,. says Davis over the phone. .It.s got the murder mystery element, but it.s also got a kooky sense of humour and a crazy recklessness about it.
Every Cloud Productions. new series Miss Fisher.s Murder Mysteries will bring a local take on the genre to the ABC.s lineup.
.We do true crime a lot, but that sort of slightly heightened world of murder mystery . the British do that, we don.t touch it,. says producer Fiona Eagger.
The 13-part series, based on the novels by solicitor Kerry Greenwood, follows the adventures of the Honourable Miss Phryne Fisher . an amateur detective in 1920s Melbourne played by Essie Davis.
.There.s nothing at all like it on Australian television and there.s nothing like this on international television,. says Davis over the phone. .It.s got the murder mystery element, but it.s also got a kooky sense of humour and a crazy recklessness about it.
- 2/21/2012
- by Inside Film Correspondent
- IF.com.au
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