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English actress, television presenter, and comedian Sally Phillips will lead writer/director Renée Webster’s debut feature How to Please a Woman when filming on the comedy/drama gets underway in Wa this month.

Phillips plays Gina, a 50-something woman who has a business idea to launch an all-male house-cleaning service. However, when her business grows out of control, Gina must acknowledge her own appetite if she is to make a new life for herself.

The cast also includes Erik Thomson, Alexander England, Caroline Brazier, Tasma Walton, Roz Hammond, Cameron Daddo and New Zealander Josh Thomson.

How to Please a Woman is being produced by Tania Chambers of Feisty Dame Productions and Judi Levine of Such Much Films, with Deanne Weir, Roxana McMallan, Olivia Humphrey, Adrian and Michela Fini, and Pam and Julius Colman coming on board as executive producers.

Phillips said the opportunity to work with the team of...

Sally Phillips, the British actor known for her role in all three Bridget Jones movies, will head the cast of Australian comedy drama film “How to Please a Woman.”

Pitched as a warmhearted look at sexuality and vulnerability at all stages of life, the film casts Phillips as a 50-something woman who has the inspired idea of launching an all-male house-cleaning service. But she must ask herself questions when the business grows out of control.

Production starts next week in Perth, West Australia, under the direction of Renee Webster, whose previous directing credits include Australian Broadcasting Corporation series “The Heights” and “Itch.” Webster also penned the screenplay.

The completed film will be released in Australia and New Zealand by Madman Entertainment. International sales are handled by Germany’s Beta Cinema.

Erik Thomson, who recently appeared in “The Furnace” and next appears in “Blueback,” is set as the male lead. Other cast include Alexander England,...

Recently, CBS released the new,official synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "NCIS: Los Angeles" premiere episode 1 of season 6. The episode is entitled, "Deep Trouble Part 2," and it sounds like things will get extremely intense and dangerous as Sam and Callen get caught up in another life threatening situation trapped on a death-bound submarine, and more! In the new, 1st episode press release: When Callen and Sam are trapped in an armed submarine which terrorists have aimed at an aircraft carrier in San Diego, The NCIS: La team is going to have to find them and prevent the attack. Press release number 2: Callen and Sam will get trapped in an armed submarine that terrorists have aimed to hit an aircraft carrier in San Diego. Meanwhile, Hetty is going to defy orders and forgoes her trip to Washington as the team tries to locate and save Callen and Sam and prevent the terrorist attack.

Antony J. Bowman is attached to direct Silent Fear, a London-set thriller which will star Kevin Sorbo.

It.s the first feature from New Zealand producers Ronel Schodt, managing director of Shotz Productions, and Brent Macpherson, director/producer of Stretch Productions, through their Stretch Motion Pictures.

In an unusual twist, the female protagonist is fluent in sign language, and Macpherson is a Deaf director.

The plot revolves around Valerie Crowther (yet to be cast), a Scotland Yard detective whose mother was Deaf. Valerie is assigned to investigate the murder of a student at London.s Wandsworth University, a learning institution for the Deaf.

Sorbo will play Detective Chief Superintendent Mark Bennett, who is her ex-husband, meaning they have a difficult working relationship. Valerie's arrival at Wandsworth University coincides with the death of a student from a deadly flu virus as the government closes the borders to prevent the entry of...

Recently,CBS released the new,official synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "NCIS: Los Angeles" season finale episode 24 of season 5. The episode is entitled, "Deep Trouble," and it sounds like things will get pretty intense and intriguing as Sam and Callen go on the hunt for a cocaine-filled submarine, and more. In the new, 24th finale episode press release: Callen and Sam will search for a missing submarine that the Cartel plans to use to smuggle billions of dollars of cocaine to the United States. Press release number 2: When the NCIS: La team and the DEA uncover the cartel’s plans to slyly transport billions of dollars’ worth of cocaine from Colombia to the United States using a submarine, Callen and Sam are going to have to quickly locate the missing vessel. In the meantime, Hetty is going to get called to Washington in the aftermath of the controversial mission in Afghanistan.

The producers of Trouble Down Under have secured the backing of an American philanthropic and investment family for their $50 million 3D animated feature.

Donna Bennett and Mehal Rockefeller have agreed to fund the film and a sequel and to serve as executive producers.

Production is due to begin on September 2 in a new purpose built CGI animation studio in Sydney developed with consultants EngineRoom. The cost of the studio was factored into the budget.

The producers are Fastlane Entertainment.s Frank Miniaci (who.s La-based) and Tony Findlay. Aussie Steve Trenbirth (The Lion King II, The Jungle Book II) will direct.

The voice cast already recruited includes Rove McManus, Tony Bonner, Cameron Daddo, Dave Hughes, Gary Sweet, Andrew Daddo, Dan Mor and Josh Lawson. The role of Doc the Cattle Dog will be voiced by Us TV host Dr Mehmet Oz. Findlay is heading to Los Angeles to join Miniaci...

Irish filmmaker Sophie Fiennes. The Perverts Guide To Ideology and Australian writer-director Michael Bond.s debut film Passengers have been acquired by Tait Brady.s boutique distribution company Label.

Fiennes. documentary follows Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Zizek on a tour through the labyrinths of popular culture including the films The Sound of Music, Taxi Driver, Titanic and The Dark Knight, plus TV ad campaigns and music.

The follow-up to Fiennes. The Perverts Guide To Cinema, the film premiered at the Sydney Festival, is screening at this week.s Revelation Film Festival in Perth and is booked into the Melbourne International Film Festival.

The Hollywood Reporter hailed the doc as a .riveting and often hilarious demonstration of the Slovenian philosopher.s uncanny ability to turn movies inside out and accepted notions on their head..

Brady is showing the film to exhibitors with a view to launching the film in a limited number...

Psychological thriller Nerve continues its hectic production schedule with the project set to go into post next week. The feature length film, the first from director Sebastian Guy and producer Neal Kingston, stars Christian Clark (Mr & Mrs Murder) and Georgina Haig (Fringe), and was shot in Sydney over just 14 days at the end of last year. .Even though we had an intense shooting schedule, the vibe on set has been one of the most relaxed and easy-going I have ever experienced. The energy and enthusiasm of the cast and crew has been amazing and very humbling., says Guy. The film follows Jakob (Clark) who, after the sudden death of his wife, suffers an emotional breakdown. The discovery that his wife was having an affair prior to her death sends Jakob into an obsessive search for her lover in a misguided attempt to understand their relationship. Along the way, he meets...

Psychological thriller Nerve continues its hectic production schedule with the project set to go into post next week. The feature length film, the first from director Sebastian Guy and producer Neal Kingston, stars Christian Clark (Mr & Mrs Murder) and Georgina Haig (Fringe), and was shot in Sydney over just 14 days at the end of last year. .Even though we had an intense shooting schedule, the vibe on set has been one of the most relaxed and easy-going I have ever experienced. The energy and enthusiasm of the cast and crew has been amazing and very humbling., says Guy. The film follows Jakob (Clark) who, after the sudden death of his wife, suffers an emotional breakdown. The discovery that his wife was having an affair prior to her death sends Jakob into an obsessive search for her lover in a misguided attempt to understand their relationship. Along the way, he meets...

Bogart Torelli

2Ch’s Bogart Torelli and ABC’s Glenn Daniel are the latest radio presenters to join Smoothfm’s Sydney station.

Torelli replaces Byron Webb in the drive slot as Webb moves to 1-4pm weekdays to be heard in both Melbourne and Sydney.

Webb replaces Mark Robinson, who has moved to sports radio service Crocmedia to take on a role as content director.

Prior to 2Ch, Torelli spent ten years with Mix 106.5.

The change begins from 5 November.

Recent additions to the Smoothfm line up include presenter Cameron Daddo, and celebrity slots with Seal and Michael Bublé during the station’s launch.

Also moving to Smoothfm 95.3 is Glenn Daniel, currently a news journalist for ABC NewsRadio.

Daniel will join Ed Phillips on More Music Breakfast Show from Monday 26 November.

Paul Jackson, dmg Radio Australia’s group program director said: “We are delighted to have Sydney radio heavyweights and among the best voices on radio,...

Cameron Daddo

Cameron Daddo has joined Dmg radio’s Smoothfm as a presenter across its Sydney and Melbourne stations.

The actor will host a Sunday morning show from 8-10am, commencing on 21 October and into the new year.

Daddo joins a list of high profile presenters, both regular such as Jason Donovan and David Reyne, and guest presenters such as Seal and Michael Bublé, the new easy listening network has scored since rebranding the network in May.

Daddo, who is currently on stage with the production Legally Blonde, after returning from Los Angeles after nearly 20 years said: “I am honoured to be part of the smoothfm team. It’s an amazing group of people; Richard Wilkins and Jason Donovan, great mates of mine, as well as David Reyne and David Campbell to name a few. Not surprisingly smoothfm is my first choice on the radio.”

Paul Jackson, dmg Radio Australia’s group program director,...

Even Australia’s conquerors of Hollywood had to start somewhere. Usually in an embarrassing ad on the TV. We had a rummage through Australia’s biggest advertising library – Ebiquity’s archive that goes back to 1981 – to dig out the parts of Aussie celebs’ careers they’d probably wish had quietly been forgotten.

Before they were famous roll call:

Naomi Watts, Australian lamb, 1989 Eric Bana, Gravox gravy, 1996 Rebecca Gibney, Lux, 1989 Cate Blanchett, Tim Tams, 1993 Claudia Karvan, Big M, 1991 Ian Turpie, Big W, 1984 Tara Moss, Movenpick ice cream, 1999 Ian Turpie, Woolworths, 1984 Alison Brahe and Cameron Daddo, Norsca shower gel, 1991 Lisa McCune, Coles, 1991 Hg Nelson, Ryobi power tools, 1989 Natalie Imbruglia, Twisties, 1992 Julian McMahon, Levi’s, 1988 Elle McPherson, Tab, 1982 Russell Crowe, Australian National Council on AIDS, 1987 Source: Ebiquity...

Percy threatens President Of United States & more in CW's "Nikita" episode 22 of season 2. We've got spoilers for the show,along with an intense promo clip after the jump. The episode is called, "Crossbow,"and things get pretty wild,again,as Percy threatens to blow up more stuff. In the new "Crossbow" episode, Percy is going to call the President the United States (guest star Cameron Daddo) and threaten to set off a nuclear explosion unless his demands are met. Birkhoff will find two scientists who could help stop Percy’s new nuclear satellite, so Nikita and Michael will head after one and Sean and Alex Lyndsy Fonseca will look for the other. Unfortunately,Alex and Sean will get caught at the very location that Percy blows up as an example of his power. Meanwhile, Nikita is going to realize the best way to stop Percy is to go into the belly of the beast,...

The ghost-themed independent feature Muirhouse, written and directed by first-time feature filmmaker Tanzeal Rahim from The Media Collective, is one of the Australian films that will be screening in the market at the upcoming Cannes Film Festival.

Muirhouse feels like a film made from "found-footage": shot on location by cinematographer Dan Freene (Wasted on the Young), the film actualizes the real-life horror themes of one of. the most haunted -- reportedly -- homesteads in Australia, The Monte Cristo in Junee, Nsw.

The history of the house is littered with stories of foul play, murder and painful death, all of which are explored with a hand-held camera style reminiscent of The Blair Witch Project.

The small cast and crew shot the entire film on-site over a two-year period beginning in May 2010.

.The feeling in the house is something else," said Muirhouse leading man Iain Pf McDonald. "You immediately feel like...

A new production by an Australian writer, director and producer is underway in Los Angeles.

Almost Broadway is written and directed by Antony J Bowman, director of Paperback Hero, and produced by Bowman and Paloma Felisberto Bilson for Tigertail Films, has just finished its first week of production.

The film also features an Australian cast that including Cameron Daddo, Ella Bowman and Bernard Curry as well as American actors Taryn Manning, Dov Davidoff, and Canadian actor Currie Graham.

Almost Broadway follows the story of a group of struggling actors who in New York who capitalise on their friend’s unexpected possession of an incriminating sex tape.

Bowman is also in the works of bringing a trilogy to the screen, Stealing Sam, Hunting Sam and Killing Sam with Goodfella’s Ray Liotta and Boardwalk Empire’s Jack Huston attached.

Paperback Hero was Hugh Jackman’s first film.

Former "24" Vice president Cameron Daddo has just been cast in "Nikita." He's taking a step up the governmental ladder. This time he's the President! He'll be part of a major plot line where Division goes up against the Oval Office.

TV Line reports that the Australian actor will play President Charles Grayson. Considering that Division is unknown, even to the top brass in the government, this should be a big event. Most of the story is being kept quiet, but we do know one thing.

According to the site, the President will be introduced in Episode 22, entitled, "Crossbow." Everyone will have to up their game, as the Commander in Chief will be blackmailed with a weapon that could cause major destruction.

Daddo has also been seen in shows like "Rizzoli & Isles" and "The Mentalist." Let us know what you think of this casting news below.

Dermot Mulroney is getting "Enlightened"!

Mulroney -- who is currently romancing Zooey Deschanel's character, Jess, in a guest arc on Fox's freshman comedy hit "New Girl" -- will have a major recurring role in Season 2 of HBO's "Enlightened," Deadline reports.

Mulroney is set to play Jeff Flender, an investigative reporter-turned-love interest for Amy (Laura Dern), who wants help bringing her corrupt employer, Abaddonn Industries, down. Mulroney joins previously announced "Enlightened" Season 2 guest star Molly Shannon.

In other casting news ...

J.J. Abrams and Mark Schwahn's CW pilot "Shelter" has found its two leads. "Make It or Break It" star Zachary Abel will play the former town baseball champ-turned-concierge at the historic Shelter Bay Inn, and "The Vampire Diaries" star Malese Jow will play the resort town's party girl. [Deadline]

Former "24" Vice President gets a promotion on "Nikita." Australian actor Cameron Daddo, who played the VP in Season 7 of "24" is headed...

Following a tense confrontation between Nikita and Amanda, Nikita is on hiatus until April 20.

But producers are at least giving viewers plenty to ponder, as Cameron Daddo (guest roles on The Mentalist, NCIS, Leverage) as President of the United States Charles Grayson. TV Line reports that Daddo will debut on episode 22, "Crossbow."

Nikita Review: "Wrath"

As for the return episode, it will be titled "Wrath," it's previewed above and this is the official CW synopsis for what's to come:

When Nikita worked for Division, she targeted a man named Nicholas Brandt and infiltrated his inner circle. She captured him and he’s been behind bars ever since. However, Percy springs Brant, and his first mission is to capture Nikita for payback.

After he has her in his clutches, he tortures her, forcing Nikita to face a side of herself she thought she had long buried. Meanwhile, Percy continues to play mind games with Michael,...

Dermot Mulroney is getting "Enlightened"!

Mulroney -- who is currently romancing Zooey Deschanel's character, Jess, in a guest arc on Fox's freshman comedy hit "New Girl" -- will have a major recurring role in Season 2 of HBO's "Enlightened," Deadline reports.

Mulroney is set to play Jeff Flender, an investigative reporter-turned-love interest for Amy (Laura Dern), who wants help bringing her corrupt employer, Abaddonn Industries, down. Mulroney joins previously announced "Enlightened" Season 2 guest star Molly Shannon.

In other casting news ...

J.J. Abrams and Mark Schwahn's CW pilot "Shelter" has found its two leads. "Make It or Break It" star Zachary Abel will play the former town baseball champ-turned-concierge at the historic Shelter Bay Inn, and "The Vampire Diaries" star Malese Jow will play the resort town's party girl. [Deadline]

Former "24" Vice President gets a promotion on "Nikita." Australian actor Cameron Daddo, who played the VP in Season 7 of "24" is headed...

Cameron Daddo, who played 24‘s Season 7 veep, is now set to hang his hat in the Oval Office.

TVLine has learned exclusively that the Australian actor has booked a pivotal role on The CW’s Nikita, playing President of the United States Charles Grayson.

Details surrounding his appearance are being kept under wraps, but based on the fact that the dastardly Division is a rogue operation — one not even known about by the Potus — it’s safe to say somethin’ is about to hit the fan.

What we can tell you is this: By the time the president is introduced...

An admiral at Annapolis Naval Academy waits outside for a meeting but has to call him when he person doesn't arrive. He and his Aide follow the ringing to a dumpster and find him inside. Ziva (Cote de Pablo) has her Us passport which she shows to McGee (Sean Murray). Tony (Michael Weatherly) doesn't seem interested for once. McGee compliments her passport photo which she took at the post office. Why does Ziva need a passport seeing as the vast majority of Us citizens don't have one? They use photo ID at airports since they're not flying out of the country. Tony's anxious about his father, Dinozzo Senior (Robert Wagner). He called him at 4am and Tony didn't pick up. At the Cs, Ducky (David McCallum) finds trace under the Vic's fingernails. Ziva calls Tony and McGee over to the dumpster as she doesn't want to go in there, it's filthy.

New Packed to the Rafters cast member Cameron Daddo has revealed that he is looking forward to being a "fresh face" on Australian television. The actor and presenter hosted game show Perfect Match for two years in the late 1980s, but has also had acting roles in 24, The Mentalist, Golden Fiddles and Tracks of Glory. He said that he is excited to film a drama in his home country after years of living in Los Angeles. Daddo told The Sunday Telegraph: "I've made no secret of the fact I've wanted to do drama in Australia for years. But if people think you're away, then you're out of sight, out of mind. Funny, because now I've been away so long I'm a fresh face again." The 47-year-old makes his (more)...

Australia.s highest-rated TV drama series Packed To The Rafters is back to claim its crown.

The Seven series, which last year averaged 1.8 million viewers, returns next week with another 22 episodes.

It.s the nation.s favourite drama, having netted Best Australian Drama at the last three Logie Awards. Two weeks ago it also took out the Audience Choice Award for Best TV Program at the inaugural Aacta Awards.

Series producer Chris Martin-Jones, who occasionally sits in the director.s chair, puts the show's success down to it being so relatable. The drama focuses on the Rafter family . a family, which, like any, faces pressures of life and love while dealing with serious social issues.

.They can see the characters in their own lives. They can see the situation the character.s in,. Martin-Jones says from his Sydney office.

He says tackling serious issues such as abortion, drug abuse and...

Packed to the Rafters will air a full season this year. Seven Network bosses have promised that the 2012 series of the Rebecca Gibney family drama will be a full 20 episodes, after they controversially cut 2011's season short to make way for new show Winners and Losers. According to the Herald Sun, new episodes of Packed to the Rafters will see former 24 star Cameron Daddo's return to Australian television, as he takes on the role of newspaper editor Adam Goodman. Other newcomers include Jacob Allen, who will play Dave's brother Matt Jennings, and Samantha Tolj as Sian Parry. It was revealed last year that former Neighbours actress Brooke Satchwell will join the series as Rafter Electrical employee (more)...

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‘Chuck’ Muuurder Mystery!

Chuck co-creator Chris Fedak stopped short of...

Cameron Daddo has revealed that Ed O'Neill helped him turn his life around. The Australian actor, whose 10-year-old son River is friends with Modern Family star O'Neill's daughter Sophia, said that he was jobless and broken until O'Neill "changed" his "luck" by helping him in Hollywood. Daddo told Woman's Day magazine: "Our kids just really hit it off," while O'Neill added: "You can never really dictate who your kids choose as friends. You can only hope they'll pick kids whose parents (more)...

Ausfilm’s Tracey Vieira reports from Ausfilm Week – perhaps the agency’s hardest week ever.

Attracting offshore production has never been harder. The once booming industry that attracted large budget feature films, movies of the week and television series from the USA has taken so many hits that Australia is no longer one of the standard locations studios do budget comparisons for when looking at potential filming locations.

As a result, the infrastructure that is a legacy of such production, sits unused and crew are finding work outside the film industry or moving overseas to follow the work that is happening. While unemployment in Australia is generally at a low, in the film industry – it is at a high.

No one event has triggered this impact more than the strength of the Australian dollar against the Us currency. As the dollar has shot up to a 27-year high after fulltime...

Actor/producer Cameron Daddo believes it’s easier to raise up to $1m privately than going through Australia’s funding bodies.

“They will make us jump through hoops,” Daddo told Encore.

Talking about Passengers, the film he produced and funded privately through the relationships he has cultivated while working in the Us and Australia, Daddo said he preferred to bypass the traditional route of Australian filmmakers applying for government funding.

“It’s just a matter of how much work I want to put in as a producer to secure that funding. I felt it might be easier to raise the funds privately, when it’s a small amount such as $1m,” he said.

That been said, Daddo said he would have no hesitation in approaching the bodies to fund more expensive films, but added that he didn’t feel entitled to funding: “If I can get it, then that’s terrific,...

Aussie director Steve Trenbirth has signed to helm $25 million independent CGI film "Trouble Down Under." The film is based on a story by fellow Australian Tony Findlay who is also serving as a producer. Made in Sydney, Australia, the film will be produced by Fastlane Entertainment of Santa Monica. Pic features the voice talents of Rove McManus, Cameron Daddo ("24"), Andrew Daddo, Ernie Dingo ("Crocodile Dundee") and Tony Bonner. Findlay and Howard Jackson wrote the screenplay for the film which is set in the Australian outback. Here, a white wallaby shows up and causes confusion between a mob of African meerkats and the local kangaroo mob. Apparently, producers are in talks for a U.S. distribution deal for the movie. They're aiming for a release some time in October, 2012.

Steve Trenbirth, the dude who directed "The Jungle Book 2" and worked in the animation department for "The Lion King II: Simba's Pride" and "The Return of Jafar," has a new gig lined up: a CGI indie flick.

Trenbirth will direct "Trouble Down Under," which is set in Australia and follows the clash between African meerkats and a gang of kangaroos after a wallaby shows up and creates trouble for everyone.

Findlay and Howard Jackson wrote the script, and the project will be developed on a $25 million budget. Cameron Daddo, Andrew Daddo, Ernie Dingo and Tony Bonner are part of the film's voice cast. (THR)...

Steve Trenbirth, the Aussie who directed Disney's direct to video sequels "The Lion King II" and "Jungle Book II," has signed to direct the $25 million indie CGI feature "Trouble Down Under," based on a story by fellow Aussie Tony Findlay, who will also produce.

The $25 million animated feature, to be made in Sydney, Australia, will be produced by Fastlane Entertainment of Santa Monica, whose founder/CEO Frank Miniaci will be co-exec producer.

Voice cast includes Rove McManus, who is co-host of Valerie Bertinelli's upcoming CBS talk show; Cameron Daddo ("24"), Andrew Daddo, Ernie Dingo ("Crocodile Dundee") and Tony Bonner.

The screenplay, by Findlay and Howard Jackson, is set in the Australian outback, where a mob of African meerkats cause tension with the local kangaroo mob after a white wallaby shows up and causes confusion. 

The producers are said to be negotiating a U.S. distribution deal for the movie, which...

Mad Cow Pictures will begin production of the U$25m independent animated CGI film Trouble Down Under in Sydney next month, directed by the company’s founder Steve Trenbirth.

“It is still being considered whether this will be full 3D stereoscopic… currently plans are being formulated depending on cost. It will qualify for the Offset, with an Australian writer/producer/director, production company, pre and post-production, and the creation of a new a CGI studio,” Trenbirth told Encore.

For this project, Trenbirth (who directed Disney’s home entertainment releases The Lion King II and Jungle Book II) has partnered with producer Tony Findlay and California-based Fastlane Entertainment.

“I learned so much during my 15 years at Disney that it’s difficult to note any one particular influence. It’s from both a creative/artistic point of view, as well as the efficiencies required as part of the production process, and the...

Wild Things Foursome delivers at least two things you have been wanting: 1. Another Wild Things movie and 2. Finally learning what became of O Town's Ashley Parker Angel.The DVD hits shelves today, but we have an exclusive sneak peek of the hot new flick staring Angel, Jillian Murphy, Cameron Daddo, and Mary Rachel Dudley.<embed src="http://services.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9/1234567890?isVid=1&crap=tralala" bgcolor="#Ffffff" flashVars="playerID=8677963001&@videoPlayer=1713712233&videoID=88192306001&servicesURL=http://services.brightcove.com/services&cdnURL=http://admin.brightcove.com&domain= ...

Back in 1985 the film Clue, featuring a dynamo of a comedy cast with Tim Curry at its head, made a mockery of the murder mystery genre, and it did so expertly. 25 years later we’re still getting many films every year where the writer and director attempt to pull a fast one on the audience by throwing red herrings left and right. Some films have excellent hooks that you just never see coming, while others are as predictable as the Disney sequel that just reverses the plot points of the original.

Now, put Clue out of your mind and think back to the 1998 mystery thriller Wild Things, featuring Kevin Bacon, Neve Campbell, Denise Richards, Matt Dillon, and Bill Murray. Was it a masterpiece? No, but it had a nice little mystery wrapped up in a soft-core porn package. It was trashy, shallow, and relied heavily on its cast to carry it through its theatrical run.

Drifter was completed in 2007 by Epic Pictures, yet the picture is still looking for distribution even with an enticing trailer and coherent synopsis. Unfortunately for the characters in the film they are not very coherent and left to die in a wide desert landscape. Each person in the film has a surgical scar with no understanding of how they got into their present situation. The film's trailer shows some excellent cinematography and the desert landscapes just seem to equate to loneliness and isolation. These are two good elements to add to a thriller and those who like: "the Cube trilogy, Saw, [or] The Killing Room," might also like this film (Quiet). A distribution co' needs to pick up this film for fans pronto (more details below)!

The synopsis for Drifter here:

"Four characters wake in a desert, disoriented and lost with no clue where they are or how they got there.

Adelaide will be the first to view Michael Bond's Passengers, an independent feature film, shot in La and post-produced in Australia. Starring Cameron Daddo, who has been jobbing in La as an actor since the mid-‘90s, Passengers will showcase at The Adelaide Fringe Film Festival in two screenings scheduled for February 24 and 26. Made by a small team of ex-pat Aussie filmmakers who met in Los Angeles, Passengers stars Cameron Daddo as Tom, an aspiring screenwriter, finally getting a foothold in Hollywood with his writing partner, the comparatively affluent Roger (Hollywood character actor stalwart Bruce Davison from X-Men and Short Cuts amongst many many others).