I added 1 more pic of Matt to My Year Without Sex album, 1 pix of Matt from the
Tropfilm Fest and 3 brand new photos of Matt, with wife Kirsty Thompson, at the
Sydney Film Festival, premiere of the film Last Ride, taken on Sunday, June 7,
to the Public Events 2 album, and 3 photoshoot pix of Matt in the Matt Day
album, all in the Photos section - enjoy -


Jen



--- In MattDay@yahoogroups.com, "Jen" <jdloc4@...> wrote:
>
> Added 4 new public events photos of Matt from the premiere of My Year Without
Sex and Dungog Film Fest to the Public Events 2 album, and one pic each to Matt
Day, My Year Without Sex, The Wonderful World of Dissocia, and Doing Time For
Patsy Cline albums, all in the Photos section - enjoy!  :)
>
>
> Jen
>

HEre's a blogger review online, with some plot spoilers mixed in the review:

"Natalie (Sacha Horler) and Ross (Matt Day) learn earlier than they expected
just what those marriage vows, "in sickness and in health", imply."

http://whisperinggums.wordpress.com/2009/06/08/cute-but-not-cutesy/


Jen



--- In MattDay@yahoogroups.com, "Jen" <jdloc4@...> wrote:
>
> Here are links to 3 more reviews:
>
> "...characters are delightful, particularly Sacha Horler's genuine performance
as Natalie.  Matt Day earns the sympathy as the supportive husband taking
onboard new responsibilities..."
>
> http://cutprintreview.com/reviews/4-stars/my-year-without-sex-review/
>
> and
>
> "Matt Day, an all too underused actor, has a tough job as Ross, a bit of a
loser, uncertain of his domain as husband and father, insecure at work and a
fish out of water on the footy field, where his attempts as assistant coach are
lame."
> and
> "Day has great screen presence..."
>
> http://www.urbancinefile.com.au/home/view.asp?a=15770&s=Reviews
>
> and
>
> Here's a link to a review and a video that shows selected clips from My Year
Without Sex, some with Matt in them:
>
>
> "Performances are tops, with Sacha Horler and Matt Day making a welcome return
to the big screen after too long an absence."
>
> http://www.abc.net.au/atthemovies/txt/s2547557.htm
>
>
> Jen
>
>
>
> --- In MattDay@yahoogroups.com, "Jen" <jdloc4@> wrote:
> >
> > ...and the link to another review:
> >
> > "The performances are all excellent, with Horler checking any vanity at the
door to give a performance that is bound to resonate with (especially) female
audiences. She finds a strong counterpoint in Day, and Segat and Bradley are
particularly good as the children."
> >
> > http://www.thewest.com.au/default.aspx?MenuId=5&ContentID=145207
> >
> >
> > Jen
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In MattDay@yahoogroups.com, "Jen" <jdloc4@> wrote:
> > >
> > > ...and a couple more links to reviews:
> > >
> > > "Matt Day makes a welcome return to the screen as the bemused Ross, a nice
guy desperately trying to carry the burden of responsibility...
> > >
> > > http://www.sbs.com.au/films/movie/3160/My-Year-Without-Sex
> > >
> > > and
> > >
> > > "Horler gives a most beautiful performance as the beleaguered Natalie and
is well-contrasted by Day's resilient and cheerful Ross."
> > >
> > > http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25541108-15803,00.html
> > >
> > >
> > > Jen
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In MattDay@yahoogroups.com, "Jen" <jdloc4@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Here are some more links to reviews of My Year Without Sex:
> > > >
> > > > "Day lends an understated charm to his role as the besieged everyman
doing his best under trying circumstances."
> > > >
> > > > http://www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUSTRE54R0QL20090528
> > > >
> > > > and Interview with Sacha Horler and info about the film:
> > > >
> > > > ""Matt Day (who plays husband Ross) and I have both said we feel like
she was eavesdropping on our lives," Horler says, citing a line in which Natalie
chastens Ross for not helping more with the shopping, saying: "If I have to
write the shopping list, that's not you helping.""
> > > >
> > > >
http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,25537591-5006346,00.html
> > > >
> > > > and
> > > >
> > > > "A year without sex is actually one of the lesser challenges that Watt
tackles, with stout heart and a rich instinct for human comedy."
> > > >
> > > >
http://www.smh.com.au/news/entertainment/film/film-reviews/my-year-without-sex/2\
009/05/28/1243456658728.html
> > > >
> > > > and
> > > >
> > > >
http://stalepopcornau.blogspot.com/2009/04/my-life-with-great-movies.html
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Jen
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --- In MattDay@yahoogroups.com, "Jen" <jdloc4@> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > ...and the link to another short review:
> > > > >
> > > > > "Natalie and Ross (the excellent Sacha Horler and Matt Day) are a
youngish, lower-middle-class couple from Melbourne's western suburbs."
> > > > >
> > > > > http://www.twothousand.com.au/watch/my-year-without-sex/
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Jen
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > --- In MattDay@yahoogroups.com, "Jen" <jdloc4@> wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Here's the link to another review:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > "My Year Without Sex is well acted. Sascha Horley and Matt Day
contribute earthy and unassuming performances, creating an endearing
partnership."
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
http://blogs.crikey.com.au/cinetology/2009/05/26/my-year-without-sex-film-review\
-sarah-watt-solidifies-reputation-as-an-emerging-force-in-aussie-cinema/
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Jen
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --- In MattDay@yahoogroups.com, "Jen" <jdloc4@> wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > "In this writer's opinion, My Year Without Sex is simply one of
the best-crafted movies ever made in Australia, a brilliant evocation of
ordinary Australian suburbia where people struggle with problems and cruel fate
but still somehow refuse to be bowed down."
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > http://www.cathnews.com/article.aspx?aeid=13972
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > and
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > "For a title that seems somehow ironically provocative, Watt has
produced an insightful, gentle, affable film, rich on detail and respectful to
character..."
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > http://www.infilm.com.au/?p=968
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Jen
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>

Here's the link to another interview with Sarah Watt; apologies if I've already
posted it!

"MATT DAY, ACTOR: A lot of the people who've seen the film have said to me that
they watch it and there are scenes when they say, "I've had these exact same
conversations with my husband, wife, partner," you know."

http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/content/2009/s2580763.htm


Jen



--- In MattDay@yahoogroups.com, "Jen" <jdloc4@...> wrote:
>
> Here's the link, with excerpt, to an article with short interview with
director Sarah Watt:
>
> "My Year Without Sex is certainly one of the good ones. Whether it's
successful, however, may depend on whether viewers are prepared to shed a few
tears between laughs."
>
> http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2009/05/21/1242498859756.html?page=2
>
>
> Jen
>

...along with the director Sarah Watt:

http://www.theblurb.com.au/Issue102/SarahWatt.htm


Jen



--- In MattDay@yahoogroups.com, "Jen" <jdloc4@...> wrote:
>
> ...for those of you who want to know more about the film, and this actress:
>
>
http://www.theage.com.au/news/entertainment/film/lost-in-the-everyday-nit-and-gr\
it/2009/05/19/1242498748645.html
>
>
> Jen
>

...and here another short interview with Matt:

"As Matt's first role back in the country he is happy with the way the film has
turned out and assures us that it won't be the last we will be seeing of him
here.

"I am contracted to stay here. I just did a series for Showtime called Tangle,
so I am just waiting to see if that will go into a second year," he said."

http://74.125.95.132/search?q=cache:I_KWTGDCQhgJ:findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_\
7308/is_2009_May_21/ai_n31851233/+%22year+without+sex+brings+matt+back%22&cd=1&h\
l=en&ct=clnk&gl=us


Jen


--- In MattDay@yahoogroups.com, "Jen" <jdloc4@...> wrote:
>
> "Matt Day ponders My Year Without Sex
>
> Neala Johnson
>
> May 28, 2009 12:00am
>
> Twenty years after A Country Practice, Matt Day revels in the on-set chemistry
of his latest film, My Year Without Sex.
>
> You lived in London before coming home in late 2007. What took you there?
>
> I was naive. I thought, "I want to live in London and travel in Europe". I had
an agent set up, but I didn't have any work. So I landed, then did what you
always do -- started auditioning.
>
> You and Sacha Horler play a married couple in your new film, My Year Without
Sex. How do you know when you've clicked with a co-star?
>
> If find you have a similar sense of humour, things aren't going to be too
difficult. That's usually what gets you by on a film set. If you find you're
working with a humourless person, it makes it a little harder.
>
> Have you had some humourless nightmares?
>
> I've pretty much avoided any major confrontations. If I think I'm not going to
get along with someone, I make myself scarce, run off and make a cup of tea if
they're on set. Then I don't need to talk to them.
>
> You and Sacha have some intense arguments in the film. How did you break the
tension?
>
> We'd stop after every take and say, "I'm sure I had this exact same argument
with my partner yesterday". We were doing a lot of scenes in the car, driving
and arguing, and it's like every argument you've ever had.
>
> Would you class My Year Without Sex as a comedy or a drama?
>
> I think the term is "dramedy", isn't it? It's a bit of both. (Writer/director)
Sarah Watt's style is to make what seem to be comedies, but which actually
harbour a serious intent. She's interested in some weighty ideas about how to
live a good life, what we need to make us happy and what's important.
>
> You need to serve that up to an audience with a good dose of humour.
>
> The family in the film is rocked by serious illness. Did it make you think
about how you would cope if it happened to you?
>
> I'm a terrible hypochondriac, so of course, the second I started reading the
script I was getting headaches, reaching for the aspirin and breaking into
sweats. I don't need much prompting to imagine the worst. But it does make you
think about what's important to you. I'm not ashamed to admit I probably went
through a bit of a conversion to optimism, working on this film. I was a little
more pessimistic about human nature and the way we are, but this made me think
things aren't as bad as what I'd imagined.
>
> Is it a big deal in an actor's career when he starts getting cast as a dad?
>
> I did have a moment on set when I looked around at Jono (Jonathan Segat, who
plays Day's son) and thought, "Hold on, wasn't I just him?" He's basically the
same age as me when I started acting. So that's a bit of a shock to the system.
But I'm quite happy to take a step up, because the parts get a little more
interesting the older I get -- a move away from the boy stuff.
>
> Because you were in A Country Practice it seems as if you've been around
forever, but you're not exactly old and haggard, are you?
>
> Not yet. I'm working on it, and I will be at some point (laughs). But A
Country Practice, that was 20 years ago. I'm 37 now and I was 17 when I started
that. Even I find that difficult to believe. I suppose many actors don't start
until their mid-20s, so I had a bit of a head start.
>
> Why did you start acting so young?
>
> It's just one of those things. I found very early it was something I was
reasonably good at, and, more importantly, other people thought I was reasonably
good at it too. You go with the flow when you're younger, I didn't put a great
deal of thought into it. You suddenly wake up 20 years later and find this is
now your career. But a lot of people experience that, a lot of us are probably
doing jobs that were decided by our 16-year-old selves.
>
> Another of your famous films, Muriel's Wedding, was 15 years ago now.
>
> Gee, that was my first film. I still get a lot of people coming up to me about
that, particularly overseas, because that was a big hit globally. It's funny --
that was like a week's work for me, but that's kind of defined my career
forever, that guy on the beanbag. That's fine.
>
> What stands out for you in the 15 years since?
>
> Love and Other Catastrophes was a great experience. Kiss or Kill, we got to
travel the world with that. In the UK I'd say (mini-series) Shackleton -- that
was a great part, great cast, and filming in Greenland was pretty amazing.
>
> You shot a series for Showtime, called Tangle, in Melbourne last year. What's
it about?
>
> It's a hard one to define, like it was hard to define Love My Way. It's not
unlike that, except the people are a bit older and it now involves their teenage
kids. It's the parallel worlds of adults and teenagers, the moral dilemmas that
keep cropping up, and people sleeping with people they're not meant to be
sleeping with.
>
> My Year Without Sex was shot in Melbourne, too. Was the suburban footy culture
in the film part of your life growing up?
>
> All my family were football-mad, all mad Essendon supporters. I'm the
generational anomaly -- it kind of skipped me. I never caught the bug. It's a
religion in Melbourne, and I was seen as bit of a heretic.
>
> So you can't empathise with your on-screen son crying when the Western
Bulldogs lose a game?
>
> Well, I remember something very similar actually, at my grandmother's funeral.
My mum was from a family of eight, and I remember standing around at the wake
with my brother and a bunch of uncles in a corner, and one goes, "Yeah, it's a
real shame", and another one goes, "Oh, don't worry, Sheeds'll get 'em up next
week". Of course, they were discussing the footy."
>
>
> http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,25546324-5006023,00.html
>

...and here a lil more info about Tangle from an interview with Justine Clarke
who was in Wonder World of Dissocia, and is also in Tangle:

"The vivacious and multi-talented entertainer has just finished wowing critics
and fans six nights a week in the STC's acclaimed The Wonderful World of
Dissocia.

Clarke was thrilled to be headhunted to play lead character Lisa by the theatre
company run by Cate Blanchett and her husband Andrew Upton.

Despite not returning home until 11pm, she still managed the school drop-offs
and pick-ups while the show was on.

"It's very gratifying to be in the position of being offered a role, not having
to audition, which is an actor's nightmare," she says. "It's nice to have a
working relationship with people; they know you work well, that you can be
trusted enough to deliver. You roll up your sleeves and get on with it. That's
the best part."

Clarke has also recently finished filming the Foxtel (Showtime) 10-episode
family drama Tangle, which also stars Ben Mendelsohn and Matt Day. It will be
shown in the second half of the year."

http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,25609897-5003422,00.html


Jen




--- In MattDay@yahoogroups.com, "Jen" <jdloc4@...> wrote:
>
> http://www.showtime.com.au/series/tangle/
>
> Check out the trailer for the series.  I don't see any Matt in it,
unfortunately!  :(
>
>
> Jen
>

...and here are several more reviews:

"Matt Day has the thankless task of keeping up with Horler and generally does a
good job; even if he has less to work with in the character department."

http://www.theblurb.com.au/Issue102/MyYearWithoutSex.htm

and

"...director Sarah Watt balances the heavy issues with moments of wry
observation and, somehow, makes it work ."

http://www.timeoff.com.au/html/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2650\
:my-year-without-sex&catid=21:film-reviews&Itemid=58

and

"Sacha Horler (Praise, Soft Fruit) as Natalie and Matt Day (Love and Other
Catastrophes, Kiss or Kill) as her husband Ross are perfectly cast. They both
embody the right amount of everyday ordinariness and likeability..."

http://blog.cinemaautopsy.com/2009/05/16/film-review-my-year-without-sex-2009/

and

"...Day nails the male angle as a nice guy straining under the pressure of added
responsibilities and his own insecurities."

http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=festivals&jump=review&reviewid=VE1117939\
954&cs=1

and

"Horler shines as the wilting mum and wife, Day is solid as the dad trying to
hold it together, and the kids add cute laughs."

http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,25527088-5005387,00.html

and

"Built around editing rather than camera movement, the film resembles a photo
album or an artist's scrapbook, where borrowed images appear in surprising new
combinations."

http://www.theage.com.au/news/entertainment/film/film-reviews/most-accomplished-\
local-film-of-the-year/2009/05/27/1243103589703.html



Jen



--- In MattDay@yahoogroups.com, "Jen" <jdloc4@...> wrote:
>
> "In this writer's opinion, My Year Without Sex is simply one of the
best-crafted movies ever made in Australia, a brilliant evocation of ordinary
Australian suburbia where people struggle with problems and cruel fate but still
somehow refuse to be bowed down."
>
> http://www.cathnews.com/article.aspx?aeid=13972
>
> and
>
> "For a title that seems somehow ironically provocative, Watt has produced an
insightful, gentle, affable film, rich on detail and respectful to character..."
>
> http://www.infilm.com.au/?p=968
>
>
> Jen
>

...and here are the links to 2 other shorter interviews with Matt:

"Interviewer:  "Do you intend now to stay in Australia and maybe go back and
forth as you work here and in London - and maybe the US, if the chance arose?

Matt:  "Look, I'll take any opportunity that comes along. You never know what's
going to happen, and no one does. Actors especially. So I'm willing to do
anything, if it's right.""


http://www.ripitup.com.au/interviews/13807

and


""Sarah is interested in the world she lives in and the world of her friends and
the people she knows," Matt said. "She is interested in how we live our lives
and puts it in her art.""

http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Matt's+back+and+happy+to+tell+My+Year+Without+Sex.\
-a0200755095


Jen



--- In MattDay@yahoogroups.com, "Jen" <jdloc4@...> wrote:
>
> "Matt Day ponders My Year Without Sex
>
> Neala Johnson
>
> May 28, 2009 12:00am
>
> Twenty years after A Country Practice, Matt Day revels in the on-set chemistry
of his latest film, My Year Without Sex.
>
> You lived in London before coming home in late 2007. What took you there?
>
> I was naive. I thought, "I want to live in London and travel in Europe". I had
an agent set up, but I didn't have any work. So I landed, then did what you
always do -- started auditioning.
>
> You and Sacha Horler play a married couple in your new film, My Year Without
Sex. How do you know when you've clicked with a co-star?
>
> If find you have a similar sense of humour, things aren't going to be too
difficult. That's usually what gets you by on a film set. If you find you're
working with a humourless person, it makes it a little harder.
>
> Have you had some humourless nightmares?
>
> I've pretty much avoided any major confrontations. If I think I'm not going to
get along with someone, I make myself scarce, run off and make a cup of tea if
they're on set. Then I don't need to talk to them.
>
> You and Sacha have some intense arguments in the film. How did you break the
tension?
>
> We'd stop after every take and say, "I'm sure I had this exact same argument
with my partner yesterday". We were doing a lot of scenes in the car, driving
and arguing, and it's like every argument you've ever had.
>
> Would you class My Year Without Sex as a comedy or a drama?
>
> I think the term is "dramedy", isn't it? It's a bit of both. (Writer/director)
Sarah Watt's style is to make what seem to be comedies, but which actually
harbour a serious intent. She's interested in some weighty ideas about how to
live a good life, what we need to make us happy and what's important.
>
> You need to serve that up to an audience with a good dose of humour.
>
> The family in the film is rocked by serious illness. Did it make you think
about how you would cope if it happened to you?
>
> I'm a terrible hypochondriac, so of course, the second I started reading the
script I was getting headaches, reaching for the aspirin and breaking into
sweats. I don't need much prompting to imagine the worst. But it does make you
think about what's important to you. I'm not ashamed to admit I probably went
through a bit of a conversion to optimism, working on this film. I was a little
more pessimistic about human nature and the way we are, but this made me think
things aren't as bad as what I'd imagined.
>
> Is it a big deal in an actor's career when he starts getting cast as a dad?
>
> I did have a moment on set when I looked around at Jono (Jonathan Segat, who
plays Day's son) and thought, "Hold on, wasn't I just him?" He's basically the
same age as me when I started acting. So that's a bit of a shock to the system.
But I'm quite happy to take a step up, because the parts get a little more
interesting the older I get -- a move away from the boy stuff.
>
> Because you were in A Country Practice it seems as if you've been around
forever, but you're not exactly old and haggard, are you?
>
> Not yet. I'm working on it, and I will be at some point (laughs). But A
Country Practice, that was 20 years ago. I'm 37 now and I was 17 when I started
that. Even I find that difficult to believe. I suppose many actors don't start
until their mid-20s, so I had a bit of a head start.
>
> Why did you start acting so young?
>
> It's just one of those things. I found very early it was something I was
reasonably good at, and, more importantly, other people thought I was reasonably
good at it too. You go with the flow when you're younger, I didn't put a great
deal of thought into it. You suddenly wake up 20 years later and find this is
now your career. But a lot of people experience that, a lot of us are probably
doing jobs that were decided by our 16-year-old selves.
>
> Another of your famous films, Muriel's Wedding, was 15 years ago now.
>
> Gee, that was my first film. I still get a lot of people coming up to me about
that, particularly overseas, because that was a big hit globally. It's funny --
that was like a week's work for me, but that's kind of defined my career
forever, that guy on the beanbag. That's fine.
>
> What stands out for you in the 15 years since?
>
> Love and Other Catastrophes was a great experience. Kiss or Kill, we got to
travel the world with that. In the UK I'd say (mini-series) Shackleton -- that
was a great part, great cast, and filming in Greenland was pretty amazing.
>
> You shot a series for Showtime, called Tangle, in Melbourne last year. What's
it about?
>
> It's a hard one to define, like it was hard to define Love My Way. It's not
unlike that, except the people are a bit older and it now involves their teenage
kids. It's the parallel worlds of adults and teenagers, the moral dilemmas that
keep cropping up, and people sleeping with people they're not meant to be
sleeping with.
>
> My Year Without Sex was shot in Melbourne, too. Was the suburban footy culture
in the film part of your life growing up?
>
> All my family were football-mad, all mad Essendon supporters. I'm the
generational anomaly -- it kind of skipped me. I never caught the bug. It's a
religion in Melbourne, and I was seen as bit of a heretic.
>
> So you can't empathise with your on-screen son crying when the Western
Bulldogs lose a game?
>
> Well, I remember something very similar actually, at my grandmother's funeral.
My mum was from a family of eight, and I remember standing around at the wake
with my brother and a bunch of uncles in a corner, and one goes, "Yeah, it's a
real shame", and another one goes, "Oh, don't worry, Sheeds'll get 'em up next
week". Of course, they were discussing the footy."
>
>
> http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,25546324-5006023,00.html
>

Check it out; it's pretty funny... "It's not a documentary...".  LOL

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUSqiKyuWCo&feature=channel_page


Jen

...and another review...

"My Year Without Sex depicts a year in the life of ordinary people trying to
survive an episode of extraordinary misfortune and it does so with warmth,
humour and compassion."

http://macabremelbourne.com/blog/2009/06/15/film-review-my-year-without-sex/


Jen



--- In MattDay@yahoogroups.com, "Jen" <jdloc4@...> wrote:
>
> "In this writer's opinion, My Year Without Sex is simply one of the
best-crafted movies ever made in Australia, a brilliant evocation of ordinary
Australian suburbia where people struggle with problems and cruel fate but still
somehow refuse to be bowed down."
>
> http://www.cathnews.com/article.aspx?aeid=13972
>
> and
>
> "For a title that seems somehow ironically provocative, Watt has produced an
insightful, gentle, affable film, rich on detail and respectful to character..."
>
> http://www.infilm.com.au/?p=968
>
>
> Jen
>

...and a lil more...

"Possibly the strongest drama line-up is on Foxtel's Showcase, which has new
seasons of Satisfaction, The Tudors and the brilliant Breaking Bad (the best
hard-boiled mayhem and murder show around). There's also Tangle, a commissioned
drama about two generations of colliding families, with Ben Mendelsohn, Matt Day
and Kat Stewart. It could be the new Love My Way."

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25645170-5010800,00.html


Jen



--- In MattDay@yahoogroups.com, "Jen" <jdloc4@...> wrote:
>
> ...and here a lil more info about Tangle from an interview with Justine Clarke
who was in Wonder World of Dissocia, and is also in Tangle:
>
> "The vivacious and multi-talented entertainer has just finished wowing critics
and fans six nights a week in the STC's acclaimed The Wonderful World of
Dissocia.
>
> Clarke was thrilled to be headhunted to play lead character Lisa by the
theatre company run by Cate Blanchett and her husband Andrew Upton.
>
> Despite not returning home until 11pm, she still managed the school drop-offs
and pick-ups while the show was on.
>
> "It's very gratifying to be in the position of being offered a role, not
having to audition, which is an actor's nightmare," she says. "It's nice to have
a working relationship with people; they know you work well, that you can be
trusted enough to deliver. You roll up your sleeves and get on with it. That's
the best part."
>
> Clarke has also recently finished filming the Foxtel (Showtime) 10-episode
family drama Tangle, which also stars Ben Mendelsohn and Matt Day. It will be
shown in the second half of the year."
>
> http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,25609897-5003422,00.html
>
>
> Jen
>
>
>
>
> --- In MattDay@yahoogroups.com, "Jen" <jdloc4@> wrote:
> >
> > http://www.showtime.com.au/series/tangle/
> >
> > Check out the trailer for the series.  I don't see any Matt in it,
unfortunately!  :(
> >
> >
> > Jen
> >
>

...apologies if I've already posted this one.  LOL

"...Day lends an understated charm to his role as the besieged everyman doing
his best under trying circumstances."

http://www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUSTRE54R0QL20090528


Jen



--- In MattDay@yahoogroups.com, "Jen" <jdloc4@...> wrote:
>
> ...and another review...
>
> "My Year Without Sex depicts a year in the life of ordinary people trying to
survive an episode of extraordinary misfortune and it does so with warmth,
humour and compassion."
>
> http://macabremelbourne.com/blog/2009/06/15/film-review-my-year-without-sex/
>
>
> Jen
>
>
>
> --- In MattDay@yahoogroups.com, "Jen" <jdloc4@> wrote:
> >
> > "In this writer's opinion, My Year Without Sex is simply one of the
best-crafted movies ever made in Australia, a brilliant evocation of ordinary
Australian suburbia where people struggle with problems and cruel fate but still
somehow refuse to be bowed down."
> >
> > http://www.cathnews.com/article.aspx?aeid=13972
> >
> > and
> >
> > "For a title that seems somehow ironically provocative, Watt has produced an
insightful, gentle, affable film, rich on detail and respectful to character..."
> >
> > http://www.infilm.com.au/?p=968
> >
> >
> > Jen
> >
>

...And Starring Pancho Villa As Himself.

Dating The Enemy is on Wednesday, July 1st at 10:50pm EST and ASPVAH is on
Sunday, June 28 at 11pm EST in USA.

Check your local listings for any differences.


Jen

...on Monday, July 6 at 8:25am EST in USA, LAOC will air on MoreMAX and
MoreMAXHD.


Jen

...and another review:

"In this role, Matt Day is superb, capturing perfectly the existential bind most
of us find ourselves in."

http://www.andreskabel.com/blog/2009/06/30/humane-examination-of-minutae-review-\
of-my-year-without-sex/


Jen


--- In MattDay@yahoogroups.com, "Jen" <jdloc4@...> wrote:
>
> ...apologies if I've already posted this one.  LOL
>
> "...Day lends an understated charm to his role as the besieged everyman doing
his best under trying circumstances."
>
> http://www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUSTRE54R0QL20090528
>
>
> Jen
>
>
>
> --- In MattDay@yahoogroups.com, "Jen" <jdloc4@> wrote:
> >
> > ...and another review...
> >
> > "My Year Without Sex depicts a year in the life of ordinary people trying to
survive an episode of extraordinary misfortune and it does so with warmth,
humour and compassion."
> >
> > http://macabremelbourne.com/blog/2009/06/15/film-review-my-year-without-sex/
> >
> >
> > Jen
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In MattDay@yahoogroups.com, "Jen" <jdloc4@> wrote:
> > >
> > > "In this writer's opinion, My Year Without Sex is simply one of the
best-crafted movies ever made in Australia, a brilliant evocation of ordinary
Australian suburbia where people struggle with problems and cruel fate but still
somehow refuse to be bowed down."
> > >
> > > http://www.cathnews.com/article.aspx?aeid=13972
> > >
> > > and
> > >
> > > "For a title that seems somehow ironically provocative, Watt has produced
an insightful, gentle, affable film, rich on detail and respectful to
character..."
> > >
> > > http://www.infilm.com.au/?p=968
> > >
> > >
> > > Jen
> > >
> >
>

There are 3 complete episodes of A Country Practice now at YouTube, and all of
them have some Matt Day footage.  I went through each video and wrote out when
Matt appears and what's happening:


ACP - "The Downfall of Alfred Muldoon; Ep 4 Part 5; at 1min to 1 and 1/2 min;
talks a lil; and 2mins 15 briefly (quality not great; some picinic party):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLq_IGEik7A

and

ACP - A COUNTRY PRACTICE MEMORABLE MOMENTS THE DOWN FALL OF ALFRED MULDOON
EPISODE 3 PART 2; at 3 and 1/2 mins to 4 and 1/2 mins (matt's face right at 4
and 1/2 mins) AND 7mins15secs to 10 mins -good - that girl, Matt, other
peeps...vet:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlYygE39Tqc

and

ACP - A COUNTRY PRACTICE MEMORABLE MOMENTS THE DOWN FALL OF ALFRED MULDOON
EPISODE 4 PART 2; Matt at start to 1min 7secs - good and 1min 50 secs to 2mins
30 secs - koala...; 7mins50sec to 9mins15secs - matt in grass - good:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_8Dw6QzkvA

ACP - A COUNTRY PRACTICE MEMORABLE MOMENTS THE DOWN FALL OF ALFRED MULDOON
EPISODE 4 PART 1; 10secs to 20secs opening credits w/ Matt and Koala!; and 1min
40secs to 3mins 35secs - okay,  Matt and peeps outside in koala place; and
9mins55sec to 10mins, Matt:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylwgEiuvk7M

and

ACP - A COUNTRY PRACTICE MEMORABLE MOMENTS THE DOWN FALL OF ALFRED MULDOON
EPISODE 4 PART 4; 4mins15sec to 6mins45sec - town meeting -matt in audience on
front, right side:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBySWWQXDww

and

ACP - A COUNTRY PRACTICE MEMORABLE MOMENTS THE DOWN FALL OF ALFRED MULDOON
EPISODE 2 PART 5; 2mins25sec to 2mins 40secs, matt with credits rolling in
petstore:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOh6lMXX77U

and

ACP -  A COUNTRY PRACTICE MEMORABLE MOMENTS THE DOWN FALL OF ALFRED MULDOON
EPISODE 3 PART 1; matt at 1min15 sec to with koala and flies to 3mins 5secs; and
3mins 37secs to  Matt with family at table to 4mins 35secs:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brDLgGEYtTg

and

ACP -A COUNTRY PRACTICE MEMORABLE MOMENTS THE DOWN FALL OF ALFRED MULDOON
EPISODE 1 PART 2; 8mins 55sec to 10mins; Matt in skull shirt - nice close-up
face:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBIKNQ1_jls

and

ACP -A COUNTRY PRACTICE MEMORABLE MOMENTS THE DOWN FALL OF ALFRED MULDOON
EPISODE 2 PART 4; 1min40secs to  Matt with puppy...and face shots to 3mins
20sec:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7daev25SwU

and

ACP - A COUNTRY PRACTICE MEMORABLE MOMENTS THE DOWN FALL OF ALFRED MULDOON
EPISODE 1 PART 3; 4mins50sec - Matt comes in in skull shirt - good face shots -
to 6mins8secs:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yq9p1XU1RUk

and

ACP - A COUNTRY PRACTICE MEMORABLE MOMENTS THE DOWNFALL OF ALFRED MULDOON
EPISODE 1 PART 4; 4mins 45secs to 6mins 15sec - matt skull shirt and leather
black jacket with girl, nurse and guy in apt - side or back of him, and 7mins
15secs to 7mins 45sec - matt, but dark on face:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSCwIio5A20

and

ACP - A COUNTRY PRACTICE MEMORABLE MOMENTS THE DOWN FALL OF ALFRED MULDOON
EPISODE 4 PART 3; Matt comes into court meeting; 30secs to 1min 52sec - too far
away...; and 7mins40secs to 8mins 30secs - matt in koala wildlife place, then
skip to 8mins50secs where matt saves girl to 9mins 8sec:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtCKH3qvHTE

and

ACP - A COUNTRY PRACTICE MEMORABLE MOMENTS THE DOWN FALL OF ALFRED MULDOON
EPISODE 3 PART 4; 2mins 25secs to  Matt with girl and older couple to 3mins
44sec - too far away; and in court at 4mins 20 sec and 6mins 20 secs to 7mins in
court...:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QW6NptGlVPE

and

ACP - A COUNTRY PRACTICE MEMORABLE MOMENTS THE DOWN FALL OF ALFRED MULDOON
EPISODE 2 PART 3; 4mins 25secs Matt and dog giving birth...to 5mins5sec - too
dark in barn...; and 7mins 15secs to 8mins 10; puppies- again, too dark in
barn...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDzKjY_cXAA

and

ACP - A COUNTRY PRACTICE MEMORABLE MOMENTS THE DOWN FALL OF ALFRED MULDOON
EPISODE 2 PART 2; Matt at 5mins 45secs to Matt in skull shirt - can see face;
sitting on sofa to 6mins 55secs - good!:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jm7mO0grNs&feature=related


__________________________

ACP - A COUNTRY PRACTICE THE WEDDINGS MATT AND LUCY EPISODE 1 PART 1; Matt short
credits with car at 20secs to 25 secs; and 2mins 45 secs to Matt with short hair
at dining table - a lil far...to 4mins 10 sec with wombat on floor!:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tqv69F14tQM

and

ACP - A COUNTRY PRACTICE THE WEDDINGS MATT AND LUCY EPISODE 2 PART 1; matt at
4mins to talking at table to "dad" and asks about dancing at wedding and twirls
and trips on wombat LOL to 5mins 4sec; and 8mins to  matt on phone to 8mins
20sec; and 4mins 5sec to Matt entering hospital to 5mins 12 secs - talks about
driving:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vffhsriZd0M

and

ACP - A COUNTRY PRACTICE THE WEDDINGS MATT AND LUCY EPISODE 2 PART 4; from zero
to  Matt in TUX at wedding to 36secs; and 1min 25sec to 2mins 22sec; and 6mins
25sec to 6mins 40 secs.  And 9mins 50sec to 10mins 53 secs - Matt dances w/
girl:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EivX1SYazw

and

ACP - A COUNTRY PRACTICE THE WEDDINGS MATT AND LUCY EPISODE 1 PART 5; 40secs in
- Matt on sofa, blood is fine to 2mins 3secs, talks to girl - okay;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lr5r3ybCcG8

and

ACP - A COUNTRY PRACTICE THE WEDDINGS MATT AND LUCY EPISODE 2 PART 2; 2mins 50
secs to 3mins 5secs, Matt with bird at bar, then slide to 3mins 40secs, Matt and
"dad" teaching him dancing - LOL to 5mins 30 secs; then 10mins 10 sec to end
Matt in hat...:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tt9ppxVJcgA

and

ACP - A COUNTRY PRACTICE THE WEDDINGS MATT AND LUCY EPISODE 2 PART 3; from start
matt in hat and wombat in cage to 45sec; and at 7mins 55 sec to 9mins - Matt and
"mom" fixing tux and matt talks to guys...:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xE8LeWFYtoo


______________________________

ACP - A COUNTRY PRACTICE THE WEDDINGS KATHY AND JOHN EPISODE 2 PART 1; Matt in
1min20sec to  Matt with hair in orange towel at dining table til 2mins 30secs;
and 3mins 45secs to Matt drives in police car has hole jeans, with cow, to 4mins
45secs - good.  And 5mins 10secs to 5mins 40secs, Matt again talking a lil.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HV_WTZsKcQc

and

ACP - A COUNTRY PRACTICE THE WEDDINGS KATHY AND JOHN EPISODE 2 PART 2; Matt at
30secs with sick cow; good face shots til 2mins 20secs; and 3mins 55secs to 
sitting down dejected about cow - good face shots til 5mins; and 8mins 45secs
Matt at sink, ripped jeans in back to 9mins 10secs:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARxcWfO4FbQ

and

ACP - A COUNTRY PRACTICE THE WEDDINGS KATHY AND JOHN EPISODE 2 PART 3; Matt at
1mins 40secs to  3mins 30secs outside in background; and 8mins 50secs Matt under
cow! until 9mins 50 sec:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAyEhZWPLAI

and

ACP - A COUNTRY PRACTICE THE WEDDINGS KATHY AND JOHN EPISODE 2 PART 4; 10mins
5secs to 10m 39secs, end; matt at table with dirty face - not great; can't see
it well:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGWrZ6SB3PA

and

ACP - A COUNTRY PRACTICE THE WEDDINGS KATHY AND JOHN EPISODE 2 PART 5; from
start to continuation of Matt at table w/ muddy face...
to 22secs; 5mins 30sec to 6mins 30secs Matt part of familly crowd for party
after wedding.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNvVkit-xl4


Jen

...and I added two pic of Matt to the Public Events 2 album in the Photos
section - enjoy!  :)


Jen

...and a blogger review:

"Watt has a lot of contagious affection for Natalie and Ross and they are played
pitch-perfect by Sacha Horler and Matt Day.  Rather than being a conflict or
`issues' film, it is more a series of  small, gentle and perfectly-drawn moments
that make up a story, a marriage, and a life."

http://sawbonesonline.com/comic/2009/07/reviewdle-17-australian-but-not-too-stra\
yan/


Jen


--- In MattDay@yahoogroups.com, "Jen" <jdloc4@...> wrote:
>
> ...and another review:
>
> "In this role, Matt Day is superb, capturing perfectly the existential bind
most of us find ourselves in."
>
>
http://www.andreskabel.com/blog/2009/06/30/humane-examination-of-minutae-review-\
of-my-year-without-sex/
>
>
> Jen
>
>
> --- In MattDay@yahoogroups.com, "Jen" <jdloc4@> wrote:
> >
> > ...apologies if I've already posted this one.  LOL
> >
> > "...Day lends an understated charm to his role as the besieged everyman
doing his best under trying circumstances."
> >
> > http://www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUSTRE54R0QL20090528
> >
> >
> > Jen
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In MattDay@yahoogroups.com, "Jen" <jdloc4@> wrote:
> > >
> > > ...and another review...
> > >
> > > "My Year Without Sex depicts a year in the life of ordinary people trying
to survive an episode of extraordinary misfortune and it does so with warmth,
humour and compassion."
> > >
> > >
http://macabremelbourne.com/blog/2009/06/15/film-review-my-year-without-sex/
> > >
> > >
> > > Jen
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In MattDay@yahoogroups.com, "Jen" <jdloc4@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > "In this writer's opinion, My Year Without Sex is simply one of the
best-crafted movies ever made in Australia, a brilliant evocation of ordinary
Australian suburbia where people struggle with problems and cruel fate but still
somehow refuse to be bowed down."
> > > >
> > > > http://www.cathnews.com/article.aspx?aeid=13972
> > > >
> > > > and
> > > >
> > > > "For a title that seems somehow ironically provocative, Watt has
produced an insightful, gentle, affable film, rich on detail and respectful to
character..."
> > > >
> > > > http://www.infilm.com.au/?p=968
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Jen
> > > >
> > >
> >
>

...on Thursday, July 9 at 7:10pm EST.  Check your local listings for any
differences.


Jen

Check out the details here:

"Genre:  Drama
Status:  New Series
Network:  ShowCase ( Australia)
Airs:  Thursdays at 08:30 pm
Runtime:  60 Minutes
Premiere:  October 01, 2009

Matt Day played Gabriel Lucas"

http://www.tvrage.com/shows/id-21121


Jen

"Kiss or Kill really does feel original and authentically creepy..."

http://cine101.com/?p=7823


Jen

"...a record 17 Australian films for the Toronto International Film Festival
suggests bright times ahead for the country's filmmakers and audiences..."  and
"Among the selections for one of the world's leading festivals are such recent
releases as Samson and Delilah, My Year Without Sex, the restored Wake in
Fright, Beautiful Kate and Balibo."

http://www.smh.com.au/news/entertainment/film/record-film-haul-heads-for-toronto\
/2009/08/21/1250362211976.html


Jen

"Stewart joined co-stars including Catherine McClements, Joel Tobeck and Matt
Day for the launch of the TV series at the Botanic Gardens in Sydney on
Wednesday night."

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/entertainment/857359/kat-stewart-relishes-new-role-in\
-tangle

...as part of highlighting movies for 2009:

"A warm and extremely realistic view of married life."

http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/TIFF/article/691571


Jen

"...it's a very good film – a gentle, well-observed comedy ..."

http://www.cbc.ca/arts/tiff/blog2009/2009/09/awards_for_the_best_worst_stra.html

and

"A very funny, warm and extremely realistic view of married life.  Recommended."

http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/tiff/article/694917

and

"It's very well-done, with Horler and Matt Day as her husband Ross contributing
lived-in, tough performances."

http://www.thecoast.ca/HaliwoodInsider/archives/2009/09/12/tiff-day-3


Jen

Audio Interview online with Matt and actress Kat Stewart for Tangle; 11 minutes
(Matt talks about U.K. work, A Country Practice, Muriel's Wedding sucess, Aussie
movie and TV sucess this year, Tangle, and more):

http://blogs.abc.net.au/queensland/2009/09/chillout-chat-underbellys-kat-stewart\
-and-matt-day.html

I also added the pic from site of Matt, Kat, and host to the Public Events 2
album in the Photos section.


Jen

About Tangle:

"...this 10-part series is so complex, so multi-layered, the dioroma may
actually help when it comes to following the relationships between the ensemble
cast of six which includes Matt Day as the romantic lead. Day returned recently
from working in Britain..."

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/business/story/0,,26003394-7582,00.html


and some more info about the launch:

http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,,26020689-5005382,00.html


and link to official site which has been updated:
http://www.showtime.com.au/series/tangle/


Also, I added 4 photos of Matt from the Tangle launch party to the Public Events
2 album, and a pic of Matt as Gabriel Lucas to the Tangle album, both in the
Photos section.


Jen

Eva Lazzaro (Zoe in The Elephant Princess)is starring
in Tangles on Pay TV channel - Showcase

Series Premiere .Next Thursday at 8-30pm

Also in Tangles are :

Kat Stewart,Justine Clarke,Ben Mendelsohn,Catherine McClements,
Joel Tobeck,Matt day, Lincoln Younas,Blake Davis and
Georgia Flood.

More information at :

http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/Justine_Clarke/
http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/The_Elephant_Princess/
http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/MattDay/


--- In MattDay@yahoogroups.com, "sidewaysgaze" <jdloc4@...> wrote:
>
> About Tangle:
>
> "...this 10-part series is so complex, so multi-layered, the dioroma may
actually help when it comes to following the relationships between the ensemble
cast of six which includes Matt Day as the romantic lead. Day returned recently
from working in Britain..."
>
> http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/business/story/0,,26003394-7582,00.html
>
>
> and some more info about the launch:
>
> http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,,26020689-5005382,00.html
>
>
> and link to official site which has been updated:
> http://www.showtime.com.au/series/tangle/
>
>
> Also, I added 4 photos of Matt from the Tangle launch party to the Public
Events 2 album, and a pic of Matt as Gabriel Lucas to the Tangle album, both in
the Photos section.
>
>
> Jen
>

"The Australian Premiere of the American comedy smash-hit Dead Man's Cell Phone,
a delightful and romantic fantasy, full of bright insights into the way
technology transforms our lives. Directed by MTC Associate Director Peter Evans
and starring heart-throb Matt Day."

http://www.australianstage.com.au/200909252864/news/melbourne/melbourne-theatre-\
company-announces-2010-season.html


Jen

Review of the TV series:

"Despite the plot possibilities, Tangle is driven by character, and more
particularly by flawed characters. These are suburban parents trying to find
meaning from everyday life."

http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2009/09/tangle.html


and

Interview with Kat Stewart of Tangle:

"With its emotional and domestic scenes, the 10-part drama, which also includes
Justine Clarke, Ben Mendelsohn and Matt Day, is already been branded as a
successor to Love My Way. It also comes from the same producer, John Edwards
(Rush, The Secret Life of Us, Dangerous)."

http://www.tv.com/story/18070.html?part=rss&subj=&tag=news-summary-

and

The TV competition including Tangle:
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/hey-hey-get-set-for-battle-of-celebrit\
y-heavyweights/story-e6frf96f-1225780630077


Jen


--- In MattDay@yahoogroups.com, "Artzine N" <modelpower2006@...> wrote:
>
> Eva Lazzaro (Zoe in The Elephant Princess)is starring
> in Tangles on Pay TV channel - Showcase
>
> Series Premiere .Next Thursday at 8-30pm
>
> Also in Tangles are :
>
> Kat Stewart,Justine Clarke,Ben Mendelsohn,Catherine McClements,
> Joel Tobeck,Matt day, Lincoln Younas,Blake Davis and
> Georgia Flood.
>
> More information at :
>
> http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/Justine_Clarke/
> http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/The_Elephant_Princess/
> http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/MattDay/
>
>
> --- In MattDay@yahoogroups.com, "sidewaysgaze" <jdloc4@> wrote:
> >
> > About Tangle:
> >
> > "...this 10-part series is so complex, so multi-layered, the dioroma may
actually help when it comes to following the relationships between the ensemble
cast of six which includes Matt Day as the romantic lead. Day returned recently
from working in Britain..."
> >
> > http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/business/story/0,,26003394-7582,00.html
> >
> >
> > and some more info about the launch:
> >
> > http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,,26020689-5005382,00.html
> >
> >
> > and link to official site which has been updated:
> > http://www.showtime.com.au/series/tangle/
> >
> >
> > Also, I added 4 photos of Matt from the Tangle launch party to the Public
Events 2 album, and a pic of Matt as Gabriel Lucas to the Tangle album, both in
the Photos section.
> >
> >
> > Jen
> >
>