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Adaptation of
The Last Ride
2004
single work
novel
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2009...
2009
Last Ride
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'A desperate father and his 10 year old son are on the run from the law. Their journey into the ravishing beauty of the desert and the human heart pit them against the elements and each other.'
Source: Screen Australia
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The promotional trailer for this film is available to view via YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7GAUdLFJHM (Sighted: 14/11/2012)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
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The 100 Best Australian Films of the New Millenium
2016
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— Appears in: FilmInk , 22 September 2016; -
All in the Family : Three Australian Female Directors
2010
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essay
— Appears in: Meanjin , Spring vol. 69 no. 3 2010; (p. 82-88) 'By any standards, apart perhaps from box-office takings, 2009 was a banner year for Australian films. There were Balibo and Samson and Delilah, Disgrace and Last Ride, but what is really impressive is that three of the most memorable entries in this memorable year were directed by women, in an industry where direction has long been dominated by men.' (p82) -
Top Five Oz Road Films
2009
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— Appears in: The Sunday Mail , 20 December 2009; (p. 12) -
Nowhere Near Hollywood
2009
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criticism
— Appears in: The Monthly , December no. 52 2009; (p. 44-52) There is a special sort of loneliness about sitting in a cinema on your own. Over the past year, I have frequently found myself watching an Australian movie as the sole member of an audience and, on three occasions, with only one other person in the cinema. Once the lights go down, it can be an uncomfortable, even spooky, feeling of detachment. Movie-going should be a communal activity of human smells, the eating of food, united laughter and tears. It heightens our pleasure to be able to share common experience in a dark cave, entranced by what is happening on the giant screen filled with light. Unfortunately that didn't happen to me very often, and the solitude probably made some dark films even grimmer. -
Resisting Tarantino
2009
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criticism
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December 2009 - January 2010 no. 317 2009; (p. 45-47)
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Script Hooks Ivin and Adelaide Gets a Road Trip
2009
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review
— Appears in: The Age , 3 March 2009; (p. 14)
— Review of Last Ride 2009 single work film/TV ; Lucky Country 2009 single work film/TV ; Closed for Winter 2008 single work film/TV -
On the Run from Sorrow
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 4-5 July 2009; (p. 17)
— Review of Last Ride 2009 single work film/TV -
Film of the Week
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 5 July 2009; (p. 24) The Sun-Herald , 5 July 2009; (p. 13)
— Review of Last Ride 2009 single work film/TV -
A Rocky Road Trip
2009
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review
— Appears in: Limelight , July 2009; (p. 71)
— Review of Last Ride 2009 single work film/TV -
In the Name of the Father
2009
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column
— Appears in: The Australian , 1 July 2009; (p. 10) -
Sins of the Father
2009
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column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 3 July 2009; (p. 9) The Age , 3 July 2009; (p. 4) -
[Review] Samson and Delilah
2009
single work
column
— Appears in: The Australian , 16 September 2009; (p. 17) -
Resisting Tarantino
2009
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December 2009 - January 2010 no. 317 2009; (p. 45-47) -
Nowhere Near Hollywood
2009
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Monthly , December no. 52 2009; (p. 44-52) There is a special sort of loneliness about sitting in a cinema on your own. Over the past year, I have frequently found myself watching an Australian movie as the sole member of an audience and, on three occasions, with only one other person in the cinema. Once the lights go down, it can be an uncomfortable, even spooky, feeling of detachment. Movie-going should be a communal activity of human smells, the eating of food, united laughter and tears. It heightens our pleasure to be able to share common experience in a dark cave, entranced by what is happening on the giant screen filled with light. Unfortunately that didn't happen to me very often, and the solitude probably made some dark films even grimmer.
Awards
- 2009 shortlisted Queensland Premier's Literary Awards — Best Film Script
- 2009 nominated AWGIE Awards — Film Award — Feature Film Adaptation
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