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A music-based comedy-drama.
'A Heartbeat Away is a feel-good Australian musical comedy from international Emmy award winner and acclaimed theatre director Gale Edwards.
'Kevin Flack (Sebastian Gregory) has a dream - to play lead guitar in a famous rock and roll band. But being a Rock God in the sleepy seaside town of Montague isn't easy. And neither is living at home with your mum and dad and your idiot younger brother.
'Kevin longs to break free while his father - Edwin Flack (William Zappa) - is proud of his Montague heritage and for the past twenty years has been totally obsessed with his one love - the town's Municipal Marching Band.
'Today, the Band faces a crisis. The Montague Council is preparing to demolish the community hall, the band's long time home. As the band prepares for the upcoming regional championships, Edwin is hit by a bus and Kevin is forced to take over as musical director.
'At the same time, the local Mayor (Colin Friels) convinces the Council to close down the Band in order to make way for a tourist development project. But Kevin strikes a deal and the Mayor agrees that if the Band win first prize in the competition then their future is assured.
'With the help of Mandy (Isabel Lucas) - the Mayor's daughter - Kevin must get the Band on his side, rearrange an iconic rock song for brass and totally overhaul their dated routine...
'All in four short weeks... And of course, his father must never find out.'
Source: A Heartbeat Away website, http://www.aheartbeatawaymovie.com/
Sighted: 17/03/2011
Notes
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The promotional trailer for this film is available to view via YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhgL22f-hK8 (Sighted: 19/10/2012)
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For further information, see the film's official website, http://www.aheartbeatawaymovie.com/
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
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A Familiar Tune
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 19-20 March 2011; (p. 16)
— Review of A Heartbeat Away 2011 single work film/TV -
Comedy Has a Faint Pulse
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 17 March 2011; (p. 19)
— Review of A Heartbeat Away 2011 single work film/TV -
Film : A Heartbeat Away
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Brisbane News , 16 - 22 March no. 824 2011; (p. 32)
— Review of A Heartbeat Away 2011 single work film/TV -
In Bid for Musical Mayhem, Brass Band Runs Out of Puff
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 17 March 2011; (p. 14)
— Review of A Heartbeat Away 2011 single work film/TV -
'I Have Drawers of Reviews : Some of Them Call Me a Genius and Some Call Me an Idiot'
2011
single work
biography
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 12-13 March 2011; (p. 4-5)
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At the Heart of Friels
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 19 - 20 February 2011; (p. 4-5)
— Review of A Heartbeat Away 2011 single work film/TV -
In Bid for Musical Mayhem, Brass Band Runs Out of Puff
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 17 March 2011; (p. 14)
— Review of A Heartbeat Away 2011 single work film/TV -
Film : A Heartbeat Away
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Brisbane News , 16 - 22 March no. 824 2011; (p. 32)
— Review of A Heartbeat Away 2011 single work film/TV -
Comedy Has a Faint Pulse
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 17 March 2011; (p. 19)
— Review of A Heartbeat Away 2011 single work film/TV -
A Familiar Tune
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 19-20 March 2011; (p. 16)
— Review of A Heartbeat Away 2011 single work film/TV -
City Hall Stars in Film
2010
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column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 20 - 21 February 2010; (p. 29) -
Director Swaps Stage for the Silver Screen
2010
single work
column
— Appears in: The Australian , 17 February 2010; (p. 15) -
Aussie Films Hitting Right Notes
2010
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sunday Mail , 21 March 2010; (p. 22) -
'I Have Drawers of Reviews : Some of Them Call Me a Genius and Some Call Me an Idiot'
2011
single work
biography
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 12-13 March 2011; (p. 4-5)
- Moreton Bay, Brisbane - South East, Brisbane, Queensland,
- Country towns,