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Always ensure that any risky situation is tested before putting actors in a potentially dangerous situation. This is the lesson director Suri Krishnamma (New Year.s Day, The Grief Tourist) took away from filming the thriller Bad Karma.

Set primarily on the Gold Coast, Bad Karma follows a reformed criminal played by Ray Liotta who is forced to confront his crime riddled past after it turns up unexpectedly in the form of a gun-toting Dominic Purcell.

Describing the film as a complex love story, Krishnamma said the relationship between the reformed criminal and his new girlfriend (Vanessa Gray) is what makes Bad Karma more than a simple psychological-thriller.

.I would describe it as a love story about a man and a woman where a man's past has returned to haunt him. He has a choice to either return to his old former criminal days or to embrace the new life...

Almost 300 people attended Nida.s annual Foundation Trust fundraising Gala on Saturday night, July 21, at the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Kensington.

Nida.s foyer was transformed to reflect the theme of the evening: .Trip the Light Fantastic!. and the evening featured entertainment provided by Nida.s acting students. The Nida Foundation Trust.s annual fundraising dinners have raised close to $700,000 over the last six years (with support from Seven Network) to support Nida student projects and other opportunities for the creative development of emerging Australian talent.

Among the guests were Nida acting graduates Sarah Snook (Not Suitable for Children, Spirited), Ryan Corr (Not Suitable for Children, Packed to the Rafters), Miranda Tapsell (The Sapphires), Andrea Demetriades (Sydney Theatre Company.s Pygmalion, Crownies), Hugo Johnstone-Burt (cloudstreet, Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries), Benedict Samuel (Home and Away), Arianwen Parkes-Lockwood (Home and Away, A Place to Call Home), Susie Porter (Bikie Wars,...

Rest your wallets easy, folks, as other than a couple of monster movies which previously aired on Syfy, this week's genre offerings are really slim pickings. We know you're just chomping at the bit to see yet another horrible retelling of the classic Beauty and the Beast story. This one stars Estella Warren, Rhett Giles, Victor Parascos, Vanessa Gray, Tony Bellette and Peter Cook. I mean, who wouldn't be, right?

Luckily, a couple of manga titles are dropping this week to help bring up the quality of entertainment, despite needing to read. Both are created by noted manga writers Kazue Kato and Arina Tanemura, who started their careers in their late teens.

Beauty and the Beast: A Dark Tale (Review)

Directed by David Lister

Starring Estella Warren, Rhett Giles, Victor Parascos, Vanessa Gray, Tony Bellette, Peter Cook

Estella Warren plays the beauty opposite a beast in this R-rated retelling of...

As we noted earlier, the red carpet premiere of Star Trek took place down under, at the Sydney Opera House on April 7th in Sydney, Australia.

Like site-runner Vic, I’m jealous, so I must find it necessary to live vicariously through the following pictures from the event.

We hope you enjoy the images as much as we do.

Fans await the stars at the World Premiere of J.J. Abrams’s Star Trek XI

Cast and crew (L-r) Zachary Quinto, J.J. Abrams, Bryan Burk, Chris Pine, Karl Urban, Eric Bana and John Cho arrive at the World Premiere of J.J. Abrams’s Star Trek

Actor Chris Pine, who plays James T Kirk, arrives at the World Premiere of J.J. Abrams’s Star Trek at the Sydney Opera House on April 7, 2009 in Sydney, Australia.

Actor Zachary Quinto, who plays Mr Spock, and Director J.J. Abrams (R) arrive at the World Premiere...