Directed by:
Daina ReidCinematography:
Bruce YoungComposer:
Stephen RaeCast:
Rachel Griffiths, Mandy McElhinney, Khan Chittenden, Caren Pistorius, Angus Sampson, Mark Lee, Socratis Otto, Samuel Johnson, Lucy Bell, Rodger Corser (more)Plots(1)
Following the success of Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo, Paper Giants: Magazine Wars is the story of the golden years of the glossies, of the 'battle' waged by Nene King and Dulcie Boling to make their publication the number one seller in Australia. Both women were supremely talented. All stops were pulled out to sell their magazines. 'Camilla-gate', 'Squidgy-gate', the Fergie toe sucking photos - no story was off limits. The boundaries of journalism were stretched like never before. Filled with humour, tragedy and outrageous tactics, Paper Giants: Magazine Wars charts the rise of cheque-book journalism in Australia from 1987-97; the age of celebrity power and Princess Di; of the paparazzi and AIDS; of media moguls and the two remarkable women who helped make them. (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
(more)Cast
Rachel Griffiths
Australia
Best movies:
Hilary and Jackie (1998)
Hacksaw Ridge (2016)
Blow (2001)
Mandy McElhinney
Australia
Best movies:
Ned Kelly (2003)
Khan Chittenden
Best movies:
Sisters of War (2010) (TV movie)
In Her Skin (2009)
Needle (2010)
Caren Pistorius
South Africa
Best movies:
The Light Between Oceans (2016)
Slow West (2015)
Denial (2016)
Angus Sampson
Australia
Best movies:
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
Insidious (2010)
Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013)
Mark Lee
Australia
Best movies:
Gallipoli (1981)
Sahara (1995) (TV movie)
Blackwater Trail (1995)
Socratis Otto
Best movies:
The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
The Rage In Placid Lake (2003)
X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
Samuel Johnson
Best movies:
Angel Baby (1995)
$9.99 (2008)
Crackerjack (2002)
Lucy Bell
UK
Best movies:
Thank God He Met Lizzie (1997)
Oscar and Lucinda (1997)
My Husband My Killer (2001) (TV movie)
Rodger Corser
Australia
Best movies:
The Cup (2011)
Silas James
Best movies:
Underground (2012) (TV movie)
My Year Without Sex (2009)
Rebecca McCauley
Best movies:
Beaconsfield (2012) (TV movie)
Darkness Falls (2003)
Alexander England
Best movies:
Danger Close (2019)
How to Please a Woman (2022)
Alien: Covenant (2017)
Bruce Myles
Australia
Best movies:
A Cry in the Dark (1988)
Peter Pan (2003)
Queen of the Damned (2002)
Nicola Paull
Australia
Best movies:
Halifax f.p. (1994) (series)
Queen of the Damned (2002)
Fatal Contact: Bird Flu in America (2006) (TV movie)
Ben Geurens
Australia
Best movies:
Body Melt (1993)
Hollywood Stargirl (2022)
Rhys Mcconnochie
New Zealand
Best movies:
Brotherhood of the Rose (1989) (series)
Anzacs (1985) (series)
Captain James Cook (1987) (series)
Christie Whelan
Best movies:
Never Tear Us Apart: The Untold Story of INXS (2014) (TV movie)
I Love You Too (2010)
Steve Rodgers
Best movies:
The Daughter (2015)
You Can't Stop the Murders (2003)
Goldstone (2016)