Added a couple more pix of Matt at the TropFest to the Public Events album in
the Photos section.  :)

Jen


--- In MattDay@yahoogroups.com, "Jen" <jdloc4@...> wrote:
>
> I also added 7 pix of Matt from a portrait session he did on June 4,
> 2008 to the Matt Day album in the Photos section.  Enjoy -
>
> Jen
>
>
> --- In MattDay@yahoogroups.com, "Jen" <jdloc4@> wrote:
> >
> > Just added lots of photos I've found online of Matt at public
> events
> > and in movies.
> >
> > As you know, Matt's been out 'n' about to promote the film My Year
> > Without Sex, and I've added photos of his 2 most recent
> appearances,
> > at TropFest on February 22nd and at St. George Open Air Cinema on
> > January 12th in the Public Events album in the Photos section.
> >
> > In that same album I've also added photos of Matt attending the
> stage
> > play The Seed and the after party of a stage play he was in called
> > Scarlett O'Hara at the Crimson Parrot (June - July, 2008).  Also
> > added are older premiere photos of Matt from Muggers, Eyes Wide
> Shut,
> > and Passion.
> >
> > Go to the Scarlett O'Hara at the Crimson Parrot album for several
> pix
> > of Matt in the stage play.
> >
> > Lastly, check out the following albums which have 1 to 2 more pix
> of
> > Matt in them - Matt Day (2 photoshoot pix), Hell Has Harbour Views,
> > My Brother Jack, and Secret Life of a Call Girl, all in Photos
> > section.
> >
> > Enjoy!  :D
> >
> >
> > Jen
> >
>

"The biennial film festival opened with a domestic comedy, My Year Without Sex.
It's a second feature from Sarah Watt, who made Look Both ways.

My Year Without Sex is a gentle film about a couple facing an unexpected trauma
when the wife suddenly collapses with a life-threatening brain injury. Sacha
Horler and Matt Day star and the film has Sarah Watt's wry humour; also that
undertone of anxiety she has mined so well in all her stories, including her
early animations.

It was warmly received by the opening-night audience, and we'll review it when
it comes to our cinemas in a couple of months. Tell you what -- it's so good to
see Sacha Horler in a leading role on screen again."

http://www.abc.net.au/rn/movietime/stories/2009/2502515.htm


Jen

I added 2 more pix to the My Year Without Sex album in the Photos section, and I
also found an early review of the film online, which I'll include here with the
link.  Please be aware that the review contains MAJOR PLOT SPOILERS, SO READ IT
AT YOUR OWN RISK!  :D


"Dir/scr: Sarah Watt. Australia. 2009. 96 mins

Director/writer/animator Sarah Watt's acute awareness of the possibilities of
imminent death and destruction has already fuelled one garlanded movie, Look
Both Ways, and her much-anticipated second feature (which opened the Adelaide
film festival and rolls out in Australia on May 15) explores a similar emotional
landscape – an unassuming, happy-enough family confronted by the sudden collapse
of wife and mother Natalie (Horler).

Full of unfulfilled expectations and unexpected twists, the often humorous Sex
will please festival and arthouse audiences with Watt's constant refusal to
follow conventional story-telling lines and seems set to build on Look Both
Ways' success - at least at home, where her debut took $2m.

A Cannes slot outside the main Competition has been rumoured, and UK sales agent
The Works has not yet commenced the international rollout on this $4m
Melbourne-shot feature. A challenging and original movie -  part uneasy domestic
comedy, part doom-laced morality tale - its many deliberate red herrings could
restrict its breakout potential, however, while the ordinariness of the central
couple and their surrender to fate also makes them a little unsympathetic at
times.

Though the brain aneurysm which strikes Natalie in a bolt-from-the-blue is
devastating, family life carries on. Husband Ross (Day) continues his uneventful
day job as a technician at the local radio station and hesitant assistant coach
of the under-12 football team; lanky 12-year-old son Louis (Segat) concentrates
more on sports than school or his distracted mum; bright seven-year-old daughter
Ruby (Bradley) waits patiently for the Tooth Fairy to reward her for an
increasing number of milk teeth in a bedside tumbler.

Natalie spends weeks in intensive care. Emerging from the hospital with her eyes
blackened, her hair half-shaven, she wonders why this has happened – who is to
blame? Is it God or, as she puts it, just her "shitty luck"? She tries attending
church and joining a choir, but sinks into state of inertia, much to the
bemusement of her husband, whose hangdog demeanour increases when the brain
surgeon advises Natalie to avoid orgasms for the time being.

Sex is everywhere in the movie, not least in the title. The suburban streets are
full of sexy posters, billboards and magazines. Watt tells her story with
monthly chapter headings, each with a sexually suggestive title - Foreplay,
Making Love, Going Down, Climax, etc. Yet Natalie and Ross's longings and fears
are mostly kept private and internalised.

Horler and Day go for unstinting reality with their performances. As their
children, both Segat and Bradley are sweetly natural and endearing. Maude Davey
makes an impression with her edgy portrayal of an ex-rock-star Anglican priest
who can't convince Natalie that God is on her side - or anywhere, really. Have
many modern comedy/dramas taken local church-going quite so seriously?

Some unpursued plot paths point to an altogether more serious purpose. Alone at
the mall, young Louis is enticed into conversation by a predatory man. Disaster
can befall us at any time, says Watt. Stay lucky."

http://www.screendaily.com/ScreenDailyArticle.aspx?intStoryID=43397


Jen

...and more online about the film:

MY YEAR WITHOUT SEX

DIRECTOR: Sarah Watt
SCRIPT: Sarah Watt
PRODUCER: Bridget Kin
CAST: Sacha Horler, Matt Day, Portia Bradley, Jonathan Segat

"In the follow up to her debut feature Look Both Ways, writer/director Sarah
Watt again teams with producer Bridget Ikin to explore the surprises of daily
life. My Year Without Sex extends Watt's concerns with the capricious ways that
the gods can reach out into suburbia and strike you down. Natalie and her family
are the stuff of everyday life: mortgage, messy house, job worries, trying to
figure out how fast to let the kids grow up. When Natalie almost dies from a
brain aneurysm, a year of slow rehabilitation begins. In the process she has to
address the big questions: is there a God, and if so, why does the dryer keep on
breaking down? If life is governed by dumb luck, should I play the pokies? Sacha
Horler gives one of the best performances you'll see this year at the centre of
a family prone to all the terrors and comedies of ordinary life in this strange,
exotic and quietly remarkable place called Australia."

http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/afc/whats-on/visual-arts/bigpond-adelai\
de-film-festival.php

and

an excerpt from an article that I may have already posted about here; sorry if
it's a double post!

"With understated humour and a keen eye for the surreal edges of suburbia, the
new film is a knowing and defiantly celebratory snapshot of ordinary lives, seen
through the eyes of a 30-something couple coping with two young children, a
life-threatening illness, precarious jobs and existential mysteries such as the
existence of God and an underperforming football team.

It neither overplays nor underplays its unexpected twists and turns, which could
have easily descended into glib melodrama, and is blessed with crisp
performances by Matt Day, Sacha Horler and young actors Portia Bradley and
Jonathan Segat.


It's not a redemption story, nor is it another in the long line of recent
Australian films obsessed with social ills or suburban misery.


"I'm very conscious that often the kind of people who get to make films live in
the inner city and their idea of suburbia is quaint and ghastly at the same
time," Watt said after the rousing reception for her film.


"I live in the suburbs and there's a guy across the road who's an incredible
sculptor … people with incredible lives who sit around and discuss all sorts of
things. I wanted to celebrate that intelligence doesn't stop at Carlton."


The amusingly titled My Year without Sex — it is told through chapters that
chart the months of the year and allusions to sexual habits — was conceived as
the second part of a trilogy, but Watt, who started her career in filmmaking as
an animator, is undecided on whether she will continue the theme begun with Look
Both Ways or turn to another topic next."


Jen




--- In MattDay@yahoogroups.com, "Jen" <jdloc4@...> wrote:
>
> Here's an excerpt and link to an article about the film and state of
> Australian film industry:
>
>
> "It neither overplays nor underplays its unexpected twists and turns,
> which could have easily descended into glib melodrama, and is blessed
> with crisp performances by Matt Day, Sacha Horler and young actors
> Portia Bradley and Jonathan Segat."
>
> http://www.theage.com.au/news/entertainment/music/year-without-sex-but-
> no-dry-time-for-festival/2009/02/20/1234633059432.html?page=2
>
>
> Jen
>

Matt is part of the cast of a stage play called The Wonderful World of Dissocia
that will run from April 14, 2009 to some time in May, 2009 at the Sydney
Theatre Company.

There will be a post-show discussion on Monday, April 20 with cast and creative
directors.

Here is the link to the official site for the Sydney Theatre Company and this
production:
http://www.sydneytheatre.com.au/2009/thewonderfulworldofdissocia

and

two other sites that have info about the play:

"THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF DISSOCIA
by Anthony Neilson

14 April to 23 May 2009. Opens Saturday 18 April 2009 at 8pm.
Wharf 1, Sydney Theatre Company, Pier 4, Hickson Road, Walsh Bay.

Marion Potts directs Scottish playwright Anthony Neilson's The Wonderful World
of Dissocia, a subversive, exuberant trip deep inside the mind of a young woman.
Justine Clarke, Matt Day, Russell Dykstra, Socratis Otto and Matthew Whittet are
amongst an ensemble cast in the Australian premiere as part of Sydney Theatre
Company's 2009 Main
Stage season, at Wharf 1 from 14 April 2009....

Cast: Kate Box, Justine Clarke, Matt Day, Michelle Doake, Russell Dykstra,
Socratis Otto, Justin Smith, Matthew Whittet
Director Marion Potts....


Box Office: 9250 1777 or www.sydneytheatre.com.au
14 April to 23 May 2009. Opens 18 April 2009 at 8pm. Tickets: $30 to $75
2009 Main Stage SEASON TICKETS still available....
www.sydneytheatre.com.au/2009/tickets


http://www.ravereview.com.au/2009/03/the-wonderful-world-of-dissocia-by-anthony-\
neilson/


and

"As Neilson himself put it, `If you like Alice in Wonderland but there's not
enough sex and violence in it, then Dissocia is the show for you'."

http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/THE_WONDERFUL_WORLD_OF_DISSOCIA_Opens_At_Sy\
dney_Theatre_414_20090309


Jen

I haven't seen this movie, but want to desperately!  LOL  Has anyone seen it
here?  If so, what did you think of the movie - and Matt in it?

Here's a link to an old review of the movie, which also talks about Matt's
performance:

http://www.cinephilia.net.au/show_amovie.php?movieid=2194


Jen

Here's an info blurb with link about the TV show Tangle:

""Then there are two remarkable shows coming to the Showtime group - one is the
second series of Satisfaction and the second is this new show from the producer
of Love My Way called Tangle.

"Tangle is going to be a really interesting program which goes right to the
heart of the audience - it is about a tangle of human relationships and people
are endlessly interested in people - with their crisis', their loves, their
family.

"It a very mature piece of television and set a new benchmark - I have great
hopes for it.""

http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,24651263-5005368,00.html


Jen



--- In MattDay@yahoogroups.com, "Jen" <jdloc4@...> wrote:
>
> Tangle (To launch MIPTV 2009)
>
> Tangle is a show about love and marriage, sex, politics and religion
> and all the stuff that adults can never
>
> tell their teenage kids about - especially when their own moral
> compasses are spinning out of control. And
>
> through it all, the teenaged children in Tangle are busily creating
> their own generation of chaos as they
>
> discover sex, danger, and the other thrills of oncoming adulthood. It
> is about the twisted fates of two
>
> fractured, contemporary families, battling destiny, running from
> consequence and searching for their
>
> individual paths to success and happiness. Starring Justine Clarke,
> Ben Mendelsohn, Catherine
>
> McClements, Joel Tobeck, Kat Stewart, Matt Day.
>
> PRODUCER: Southern Star John Edwards for Showtime Australia produced
> with
>
> the assistance of Film Victoria and investment of Austar
>
> EPISODES: 10 x 1 hours
>
> YEAR(S) OF PRODUCTION: 2008
>
> COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Australia
>
> RIGHTS: All rights worldwide excluding non standard television rights
> in
>
> Australia
>
> Available in HD
>
> http://www.southernstargroup.com/uploads/documents/Drama%20Catalogue%
> 20MIPCOM%202008.pdf
>
> and
>
> New shows
>
> Tangle
> Looking for a home-grown TV drama that involves everything from love,
> marriage and infidelity to politics, money and religion?
> Starring an acclaimed cast including Underbelly's Kat Stewart, Rush's
> Catherine McClements, and Love My Way's Ben Mendelsohn and Justine
> Clarke, Tangle promises to be just that.
> Co-created and produced by the award-winning John Edwards, one of the
> leading forces behind hugely-popular relationship dramas Love My Way
> and The Secret Life Of Us, Tangle centres around the lives of
> ambitious politician Tim Williams (Joel Tobeck) and his beautiful
> wife Christine (Catherine McClements).
> With a house to die for, a handsome teenage son Max (Blake Davis) and
> a seemingly-perfect marriage, Tim and Christine are the envy of all
> they meet. But Tim's affair of 15 years ago with former party girl
> Nat (Kat Stewart) is about to return to haunt him. And everything
> looks set to change — not only for this couple, but also for their
> nearest and dearest.
> "The deal with Tangle is that it's a beautifully written, detailed
> piece about life," Catherine enthuses. "It's about the ordinary
> relationships people have, but how extraordinary they actually are
> when you really look at them. I think that's what the excitement is,
> certainly with acting in it, but also for those who will be watching
> it."
> Catherine, who reveals her role couldn't be more different from the
> police inspector Kerry Vincent she plays in Rush, is confident Tangle
> will hit home with viewers. "I think people are embracing the
> complexities of family life," she reflects. "Families do have
> tentacles that stretch far and wide."
> Like Catherine, Justine Clarke jumped at the chance to sign up for
> Tangle. Her character, Ally, has no idea her husband Vince (Ben
> Mendelsohn) is having a torrid affair, nor is she aware that Vince's
> best mate Gabriel Lucas (Matt Day) is madly in love with her!
> "I think Ally's been quite content with her life until now," Justine
> says. "All the boxes are ticked for Ally, but then there's a fly in
> the ointment that comes with the arrival of her sister Nat."
>
> http://tvweek.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=731943&print=true
>
> and
>
> http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2008/07/star-cast-ready-to-tangle.html
>
> and
>
> http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2008/06/new-aussie-drama-series-for-
> showtime.html
>
>
> Jen
>

...March 21 at 5:20pm EST in USA.  Check your local listings for any
differences.


Jen

Here is the complete Variety review with the link to it online at end of review.
PLOT SPOILERS within, so read at your own risk!  :)  From what I gather, it
looks like the film may be released in the U.S. on May 28th.  I hope so!  :D

Jen


"New U.S. Release
My Year Without Sex
(Australia)
By RICHARD KUIPERS

Powered By A Footprint Films release of a Screen Australia, Hibiscus Films
production, in association with Film Victoria, South Australian Film Corp.,
Adelaide Film Festival, Showtime Australia.

(International sales: the Works, London.) Produced by Bridget Ikin. Executive
producers, John Maynard, Andrew Myer, Joanna Baevski, Andrew Barlow, Paul
Wiegard. Directed, written by Sarah Watt.

With: Sacha Horler, Matt Day, Maude Davey, Katie Wall, Fred Whitlock, Sonya
Suares, Portia Bradley, Jonathan Segat, Petru Gheorgiu, Eddie Baroo, Travis
Cotton.

A middle-class Melbourne mom recovering from a near-fatal illness wrestles with
the titular problem and a whole lot more in the spry existential dramedy "My
Year Without Sex." Anchored by Sacha Horler's spot-on lead perf, the pic
seamlessly blends morbidly funny snapshots of life's small moments with
affecting commentary on the big questions. Winning sophomore outing by former
Aussie toonster Sarah Watt will be warmly welcomed on local release May 28 by
auds who flocked to her similarly themed debut hit, "Look Both Ways." Lengthy
fest mileage is indicated and offshore arthouse invitations should be
forthcoming.

In the middle of a Pap smear, happily married thirtysomething Natalie (Horler)
collapses with a brain aneurysm but manages to survive. She emerges from surgery
with half her head shaved, impaired motor skills that'll take time to recover
and doctor's orders to abstain from sex for a while.

Setup is ripe for melodrama, but none ever shows during Natalie's convalescence
at home with husband Ross (Matt Day), an amiable audio engineer, and their
lovable offspring, Louis (Jonathan Segat) and Ruby (Portia Bradley). It's
typical of helmer Watt's jaunty screenplay to have Ross tenderly caring for his
wife at the same time that Ruby scores big laughs by studying the huge scar on
Natalie's scalp and asking if she can bring her to school "for show-and-tell."

Taken to a community singing group by best pal Winona (Katie Wall), Natalie
befriends Margaret (Maude Davey), an '80s rock 'n' roll casualty who found God
and became a curate. Even non-believers will likely warm to this sweet survivor
who helps Natalie approach the many meaning-of-life issues arising from her
brush with death.

With months rolling by and no resumption in bedroom action (despite a greenlight
from doctors), the pic's title comes sharply into focus. The elephant in the
room is handled in painfully truthful fashion as Ross awkwardly flirts with
co-worker Rosie (Sonya Suares), and Natalie gets pragmatic advice from Winona,
who's married to twice-divorced older guy Greg (Fred Whitlock). Watt's gift for
giving wise and witty voice to fears so often left unspoken is at its best as
the issue simmers beneath the everyday activities of trouble-prone family
holidays, birthday parties and financial worries over Christmas.

Performances are uniformly tops. Horler doesn't put a foot wrong as the woman
forced to take stock of just about everything, and Day nails the male angle as a
nice guy straining under the pressure of added responsibilities and his own
insecurities.

Graeme Wood's lensing is clean and appropriately unfussy, and skillful editing
by Denise Haratzis ("Look Both Ways") maximizes comic impact without
compromising the serious messages. Working just fine without an original score,
the pic uses a handful of well-positioned pop songs and a lovely final
sing-along to good effect. Other tech work is on the money.

More than one option(Person) John Maynard
Technical Advisor, Actor
(Person) John Maynard
Assistant Director, Co-Producer, DirectorMore than one option(Person) Matt Day
Actor
(Person) Matt Day
Camera AssistantCamera (color), Graeme Wood; editor, Denise Haratzis; production
designer, Simon McCutcheon; costume designer, Kitty Stuckey; sound (Dolby
Digital), John Wilkinson; associate producer, Barbara Masel; assistant director,
Chris Odgers; casting, Jane Norris. Reviewed at Fox screening room, Sydney, Feb.
24, 2009. (Also in Adelaide Film Festival -- opener.) Running time: 96 MIN."

http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117939954.html?categoryid=31&cs=1

...but I don't see any clips of Matt in it.  :(  The voiceover says it will
debut on Showtime/Foxtel in Australia in mid-2009.  It's a 10-part drama TV
series.

Here's the link to the preview:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVqq3UEcnSQ


Jen

Big thanks to my friend Judy, and fellow movie, especially Australian,
enthusiast, who found a link to the trailer at If.com.au.  Matt features
prominently in the trailer.  :D

I also found a pic of Matt from 2007 at the InStyle magazine and IF Awards
cocktail party on Flickr.com.  I'm adding the pic to the Public Events album in
the Photos section.

Here's the link to the trailer of My Year Without Sex.  I can't wait to see it
and to see Matt in it!  :D

http://if.com.au/2009/03/31/article/My-Year-Without-Sex-trailer/THYPXTGLIU.html


Jen

I added a pic of Matt from the rehearsals for The Wonderful World of Dissocia to
that same named album in the Photos section.

If you go to the official site for Sydney Theatre Company, they have a short
slideshow at the moment of rehearsals for this play.  There is another photo of
Matt in side view at this link (Go to "Rehearsal Photos on left side of page):

http://www.sydneytheatre.com.au/2009/thewonderfulworldofdissocia


Jen


--- In MattDay@yahoogroups.com, "Jen" <jdloc4@...> wrote:
>
> Matt is part of the cast of a stage play called The Wonderful World of
Dissocia that will run from April 14, 2009 to some time in May, 2009 at the
Sydney Theatre Company.
>
> There will be a post-show discussion on Monday, April 20 with cast and
creative directors.
>
> Here is the link to the official site for the Sydney Theatre Company and this
production:
> http://www.sydneytheatre.com.au/2009/thewonderfulworldofdissocia
>
> and
>
> two other sites that have info about the play:
>
> "THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF DISSOCIA
> by Anthony Neilson
>
> 14 April to 23 May 2009. Opens Saturday 18 April 2009 at 8pm.
> Wharf 1, Sydney Theatre Company, Pier 4, Hickson Road, Walsh Bay.
>
> Marion Potts directs Scottish playwright Anthony Neilson's The Wonderful World
of Dissocia, a subversive, exuberant trip deep inside the mind of a young woman.
Justine Clarke, Matt Day, Russell Dykstra, Socratis Otto and Matthew Whittet are
amongst an ensemble cast in the Australian premiere as part of Sydney Theatre
Company's 2009 Main
> Stage season, at Wharf 1 from 14 April 2009....
>
> Cast: Kate Box, Justine Clarke, Matt Day, Michelle Doake, Russell Dykstra,
Socratis Otto, Justin Smith, Matthew Whittet
> Director Marion Potts....
>
>
> Box Office: 9250 1777 or www.sydneytheatre.com.au
> 14 April to 23 May 2009. Opens 18 April 2009 at 8pm. Tickets: $30 to $75
> 2009 Main Stage SEASON TICKETS still available....
> www.sydneytheatre.com.au/2009/tickets
>
>
>
http://www.ravereview.com.au/2009/03/the-wonderful-world-of-dissocia-by-anthony-\
neilson/
>
>
> and
>
> "As Neilson himself put it, `If you like Alice in Wonderland but there's not
enough sex and violence in it, then Dissocia is the show for you'."
>
>
http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/THE_WONDERFUL_WORLD_OF_DISSOCIA_Opens_At_Sy\
dney_Theatre_414_20090309
>
>
> Jen
>

I found a couple of other links to A Country Practice video clips on
YouTube.com.  It's mostly the same footage as earlier links here, but in one
video there are a couple brief clips of Matt that I hadn't seen before:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uY8v7jU3dps&feature=related

at 29sec - a couple of snips of MD dancing and at table - NOT IN OTHER VIDEO
CLIPS
at 1m55sec - Matt  - sad
at 3m19sec - Matt - in uniform and waves

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvMO56bdVT8&feature=related

at 1m3sec - Matt - credits - on tractor and waves
at 4m15sec - Matt - sad


Jen






--- In MattDay@yahoogroups.com, "Terry" <modelpower2006@...> wrote:
>
> A great find,I mentioned it in my Wandin Valley group
> with a link to your message.
>
> http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/Wandin_Valley/message/254
>
> http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/Wandin_Valley/
>
> --- In MattDay@yahoogroups.com, "Jen" <jdloc4@> wrote:
> >
> > Wow, I just found the short film Fetch starring Matt at YouTube.com!
> > What a find!  It turns out it was listed with only the director's
> > name, which is why it doesn't come up if you type in Matt's name and
> > the film's title.
> >
> > Anyway, here's the link to this dark, but delicious (because of Matt,
> > of course) comedy:
> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mw7Yi2A21D0
> >
> >
> > I also found a few clips of A Country Practice with a very young Matt
> > in them.  Here are the links to them:
> >
> > A Country Practice preview from 1989, featuring storyline with Matt:
> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3WsD6p_HYU
> >
> > and
> >
> > Brief clip of Matt at start of another ACP preview from 1990:
> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5k2KmShU4I
> >
> > and
> >
> > Again, brief clip of Matt at start of ACP preview from 1990:
> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJQhDYmuEWw
> >
> > and
> >
> > Matt in opening credits of ACP from 1992:
> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5JqUbj_BkI
> >
> > and
> >
> > Matt in opening credits of ACP with snarky commentary:
> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DZlRn62y_E
> >
> >
> > Jen
> >
>

They give the film 4 out of 5 stars.

"Matt Day and Sascha Horler give really authentic performances..."

http://www.abc.net.au/local/reviews/2009/04/09/2540154.htm


Jen

Here's the link to the official site for the film My Year Without Sex.  It has
lots of nice photos, many of them featuring Matt, as well as other info.

http://www.myyearwithoutsex.com


Jen

Here are a couple of reviews of the play, as well as a plot recap:

Review:  "This is a sad but wonderful play, beautifully staged."

http://www.timeoutsydney.com.au/theatre/event/the-wonderful-world-of-dissocia.as\
px

and

Review: "...She encounters a procession of loopy characters who help and hinder
her. A pair of confidence-stricken "insecurity guards" (Matt Day and Justin
Smith)..."

http://www.smh.com.au/news/entertainment/arts/arts-reviews/dissocia/2009/04/20/1\
240079579030.html

and the plot:
http://www.starobserver.com.au/entertainment/2009/04/14/finding-time-lost/5514


Jen



--- In MattDay@yahoogroups.com, "Jen" <jdloc4@...> wrote:
>
> I added a pic of Matt from the rehearsals for The Wonderful World of Dissocia
to that same named album in the Photos section.
>
> If you go to the official site for Sydney Theatre Company, they have a short
slideshow at the moment of rehearsals for this play.  There is another photo of
Matt in side view at this link (Go to "Rehearsal Photos on left side of page):
>
> http://www.sydneytheatre.com.au/2009/thewonderfulworldofdissocia
>
>
> Jen
>
>
> --- In MattDay@yahoogroups.com, "Jen" <jdloc4@> wrote:
> >
> > Matt is part of the cast of a stage play called The Wonderful World of
Dissocia that will run from April 14, 2009 to some time in May, 2009 at the
Sydney Theatre Company.
> >
> > There will be a post-show discussion on Monday, April 20 with cast and
creative directors.
> >
> > Here is the link to the official site for the Sydney Theatre Company and
this production:
> > http://www.sydneytheatre.com.au/2009/thewonderfulworldofdissocia
> >
> > and
> >
> > two other sites that have info about the play:
> >
> > "THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF DISSOCIA
> > by Anthony Neilson
> >
> > 14 April to 23 May 2009. Opens Saturday 18 April 2009 at 8pm.
> > Wharf 1, Sydney Theatre Company, Pier 4, Hickson Road, Walsh Bay.
> >
> > Marion Potts directs Scottish playwright Anthony Neilson's The Wonderful
World of Dissocia, a subversive, exuberant trip deep inside the mind of a young
woman. Justine Clarke, Matt Day, Russell Dykstra, Socratis Otto and Matthew
Whittet are amongst an ensemble cast in the Australian premiere as part of
Sydney Theatre Company's 2009 Main
> > Stage season, at Wharf 1 from 14 April 2009....
> >
> > Cast: Kate Box, Justine Clarke, Matt Day, Michelle Doake, Russell Dykstra,
Socratis Otto, Justin Smith, Matthew Whittet
> > Director Marion Potts....
> >
> >
> > Box Office: 9250 1777 or www.sydneytheatre.com.au
> > 14 April to 23 May 2009. Opens 18 April 2009 at 8pm. Tickets: $30 to $75
> > 2009 Main Stage SEASON TICKETS still available....
> > www.sydneytheatre.com.au/2009/tickets
> >
> >
> >
http://www.ravereview.com.au/2009/03/the-wonderful-world-of-dissocia-by-anthony-\
neilson/
> >
> >
> > and
> >
> > "As Neilson himself put it, `If you like Alice in Wonderland but there's not
enough sex and violence in it, then Dissocia is the show for you'."
> >
> >
http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/THE_WONDERFUL_WORLD_OF_DISSOCIA_Opens_At_Sy\
dney_Theatre_414_20090309
> >
> >
> > Jen
> >
>

The guy behind Stale Popcorn gives the film a B+.

"Matt Day, whose last Australian film was Hell Has Harbour Views in '05, makes a
fine everyman and plays a bit like a ladies crumpet."

http://stalepopcornau.blogspot.com/2009/04/my-life-with-great-movies.html

Eh?  LOL...


Jen

Here's a link to a lengthy blogger review of the play; beware of plot spoilers;
read at your own risk; excerpt below:

"...the land of Lost Property (which has also been lost!!) where Britney (Kate
Box) and Lost Argument (Matthew Whittet) and Lost Inhibitions (Matt Day) amongst
other Lost Objects reside and leads to a battle with the Black Dog King..."


http://kjtheatrereviews.blogspot.com/2009/04/wonderful-world-of-dissocia.html


Jen


--- In MattDay@yahoogroups.com, "Jen" <jdloc4@...> wrote:
>
> Here are a couple of reviews of the play, as well as a plot recap:
>
> Review:  "This is a sad but wonderful play, beautifully staged."
>
>
http://www.timeoutsydney.com.au/theatre/event/the-wonderful-world-of-dissocia.as\
px
>
> and
>
> Review: "...She encounters a procession of loopy characters who help and
hinder her. A pair of confidence-stricken "insecurity guards" (Matt Day and
Justin Smith)..."
>
>
http://www.smh.com.au/news/entertainment/arts/arts-reviews/dissocia/2009/04/20/1\
240079579030.html
>
> and the plot:
> http://www.starobserver.com.au/entertainment/2009/04/14/finding-time-lost/5514
>
>
> Jen
>
>
>
> --- In MattDay@yahoogroups.com, "Jen" <jdloc4@> wrote:
> >
> > I added a pic of Matt from the rehearsals for The Wonderful World of
Dissocia to that same named album in the Photos section.
> >
> > If you go to the official site for Sydney Theatre Company, they have a short
slideshow at the moment of rehearsals for this play.  There is another photo of
Matt in side view at this link (Go to "Rehearsal Photos on left side of page):
> >
> > http://www.sydneytheatre.com.au/2009/thewonderfulworldofdissocia
> >
> >
> > Jen
> >
> >
> > --- In MattDay@yahoogroups.com, "Jen" <jdloc4@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Matt is part of the cast of a stage play called The Wonderful World of
Dissocia that will run from April 14, 2009 to some time in May, 2009 at the
Sydney Theatre Company.
> > >
> > > There will be a post-show discussion on Monday, April 20 with cast and
creative directors.
> > >
> > > Here is the link to the official site for the Sydney Theatre Company and
this production:
> > > http://www.sydneytheatre.com.au/2009/thewonderfulworldofdissocia
> > >
> > > and
> > >
> > > two other sites that have info about the play:
> > >
> > > "THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF DISSOCIA
> > > by Anthony Neilson
> > >
> > > 14 April to 23 May 2009. Opens Saturday 18 April 2009 at 8pm.
> > > Wharf 1, Sydney Theatre Company, Pier 4, Hickson Road, Walsh Bay.
> > >
> > > Marion Potts directs Scottish playwright Anthony Neilson's The Wonderful
World of Dissocia, a subversive, exuberant trip deep inside the mind of a young
woman. Justine Clarke, Matt Day, Russell Dykstra, Socratis Otto and Matthew
Whittet are amongst an ensemble cast in the Australian premiere as part of
Sydney Theatre Company's 2009 Main
> > > Stage season, at Wharf 1 from 14 April 2009....
> > >
> > > Cast: Kate Box, Justine Clarke, Matt Day, Michelle Doake, Russell Dykstra,
Socratis Otto, Justin Smith, Matthew Whittet
> > > Director Marion Potts....
> > >
> > >
> > > Box Office: 9250 1777 or www.sydneytheatre.com.au
> > > 14 April to 23 May 2009. Opens 18 April 2009 at 8pm. Tickets: $30 to $75
> > > 2009 Main Stage SEASON TICKETS still available....
> > > www.sydneytheatre.com.au/2009/tickets
> > >
> > >
> > >
http://www.ravereview.com.au/2009/03/the-wonderful-world-of-dissocia-by-anthony-\
neilson/
> > >
> > >
> > > and
> > >
> > > "As Neilson himself put it, `If you like Alice in Wonderland but there's
not enough sex and violence in it, then Dissocia is the show for you'."
> > >
> > >
http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/THE_WONDERFUL_WORLD_OF_DISSOCIA_Opens_At_Sy\
dney_Theatre_414_20090309
> > >
> > >
> > > Jen
> > >
> >
>

Oxygen Channel is airing the movie Scoop, in which Matt has a very small role,
more of a cameo really, but great to see him in a Woody Allen movie!  :)

The movie will play on Wednesday, April 29 at 8pm EST, and again at 10pm EST, in
USA.

Check your local listings for any differences.


Jen

...Catastrophes in USA.

On Sunday, May 3rd at 11:05pm EST, Encore Love will show Dating The Enemy.

On Friday, May 1st, at 4:40am EST, @MAX (and @MAXHD) will show Love And Other
Catastrophes.

As always, check your local listings for any differences.


Jen

My Year Without Sex is one of them:

http://www.movienation.com.au/featured-articles/awesome-aussie-films-mayjune-pre\
view/


Jen

Huge thanks to Katie for this find!  :D  The article about and interview with
Matt is from the May 3, 2009 Sunday Telegraph in Australia.  I added the 5
files, with 2 cool photos of Matt, to the Files section, in the Magazines
folder, in the Sunday Telegraph folder.

We get some updated info about himself and his family and his work.  A wonderful
read...  :)


Jen

Open only to Australian residents, obviously.  LOL  Win one of five double
passes to see the film via an online form to fill out.  Here's the link:

http://www.queenslandhomes.com.au/?location=Competitions&product=1142


Jen

http://www.showtime.com.au/series/tangle/

Check out the trailer for the series.  I don't see any Matt in it,
unfortunately!  :(


Jen

Oh, I know!  Matt probably wouldn't be too thrilled with our comments, but he's
still such at cutie!  LOL


Jen



--- In MattDay@yahoogroups.com, "Jo McQuillan" <rav3ns@...> wrote:
>
> Looks Brilliant! Can't believe how young Matt looks- not too much different
> than he did in his ACP days! O.O
>
> http://au.video.yahoo.com/watch/5003768/13310967
>

Once again Encore Love TV channel is airing the movie Dating The Enemy in USA on
Tuesday, May 19 at 7:10pm EST.  Matt has a pretty funny supporting role in this
one.  As always, check your local listings for any differences.


Jen

The whole clips contains about 5 interviews, including chats with the film's
director Sarah Watt, Matt's co-star Sacha Horler, as well as Matt himself for 2
minutes starting at the 1 and 1/2 minute-mark:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xv8dPMHxXsE



Jen