Butterfly on a Wheel Though

Butterfly on a Wheel

Though Angela sees Bills life as an example of everything she detests, she feels sympathy for him and offers to enlighten him about his deferred gratifications and the ripple effect of his life of excess. He accepts, as he has nothing to loose. Step by step Bill is stripped of his inhibitions and confronts his own self-loathing. He becomes addicted to Angelas freedom and by the end of their encounter he is able ask for and reach a kind of intimacy hes never had. Director Philippe Diaz was raised in Europe, studied philosophy at the Sorbonne and was inspired by Wilhelm Reichs work on sexuality and politics, specifically noting that societies where natural sexual impulses are repressed tend to exhibit more violent tendencies. Since moving to this country Diaz has been shocked to see how everything about sex is banned or taboo yet violence, even extreme violence, is available for anyone to see at anytime. How is it, he asks, that something so vital to life sex is bad? I wanted to make a film about a real, passionate relationship where sex is portrayed on screen as a natural part of lifelike it should be. In an advance review, MOVIEMAKER MAGAZINES Tim Rhys agrees, NOW LATER takes free, uninhibited sexuality to a new levelone of the most passionate pieces of cinema Ive ever seen. Cinema Libre Studio a leader in distributing social issue documentaries and features by young, up From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jonathan M. Shiff Productions O, is an Australian television programme for children, pre-teens and teenagers, that is filmed on location at Sea World and other locations on the Gold Coast. It first screened on Australias Network Ten and later on Disney Channel Australia, and runs in syndication on channels in over 120 countries and has a worldwide audience of more than 250 million. The shows premise revolves around three teenage girls facing everyday teen problems with an added twist: theyre mermaids with powers over water. The theme song No Ordinary Girl is performed by Ellie Henderson in series one, by Kate Alexa in series two and by Indiana Evans in series three. Only two series with a total of 52 episodes were originally planned, but due to popular demand, a third series was filmed. Series one premiered in July 2006, followed by series two in September 200 Series three first aired in the United Kingdom in October 2009, with the Australian premiere occurring in May 20 Emma Gilbert, Cleo Sertori and Rikki Chadwick are three sixteen-year-old Australian teenage girls who find themselves stranded on the mysterious Mako Island. They eventually find themselves in a pool under a dormant volcano just as a full moon appears overhead, bathing the pool in light. The girls are rescued and return to normal life, but soon discover their lives have become anything but normal: ten seconds after contact with water, they transform into mermaids with supernatural powers over water. The trio enlist the help of Cleos friend Lewis McCartney, who attempts to discover the secret behind their transformations. Everyday situations, such as bathing and rain, become tricky as the girls struggle to cope with their newfound abilities, which have many advantages and disadvantages, while also trying to keep them a secret from everyone else. Series two introduces Charlotte Watsford, who eventually gains mermaid powers as well. Series three sees the arrival of Bella Hartley, who has been a mermaid since the age of nine. Claire Holt as Emma Gilbert, who has a confident and responsible, if somewhat controlling, personality. She has the ability to freeze water, and later develops the ability to manipulate clouds, ice and snow. Holt appears in series one and two, but left the show to film Messengers 2: The Scarecrow. Phoebe Tonkin as Cleo Sertori, who at first is shy and a little awkward, but eventually becomes outgoing and personable. She is able to manipulate and mould the form of water, as well as increase or decrease the amount of water present. She is later able to control the wind. Tonkin appears in all series of the show. Cariba Heine as Rikki Chadwick, the new girl in town at the start of the show, who tends to be aloof and rebellious. Her power is the ability to manipulate heat in water, ranging from warming to boiling, which eventually grows to allow control over fire and lightning. Heine appears in all series of the show. Angus McLaren as Lewis McCartney, Cleos childhood friend who is academically gifted and thinks of himself as a scientist. The girls tell him of their secret and he works to understand why the transformations occur. After appearing in both series one and two, McLaren left the show during the third series to begin filming Packed to the Rafters. Brittany Byrnes as Charlotte Watsford, the main antagonist of series two who enjoys the arts and sciences, but is controlling and manipulative. She causes conflict amongst the girls and steals Cleos boyfriend. Upon transforming into a mermaid, she obtains all of the girls collective powers, but permanently loses her abilities after a confrontation with the trio. Indiana Evans as Isabella Bella Hartley, the new girl in series three. She is a singer and performs at the juice bar. She became a mermaid in the sea caves of Ireland when she was nine, and has the power to change water into gelatine and a crystalline substance. Burgess Abernethy as Zane Bennett, who is the vain and arrogant local bad boy. In series one, he becomes obsessed with discovering the identity of the mermaids after catching a glimpse of one. Later, he develops an on-again, off-again relationship with Rikki that is permanently broken in series three.