Murray Picknett

Películas

Carlotta
Production Design
How many working class Balmain boys grow up to be showgirls? Not just any showgirl but a household name, a legend of Kings Cross, a daytime TV star, and a symbol of generational change.
The Postcard Bandit
Production Design
The story of notorious Australian bank robber Brendan Abbott, who according to the myth, sent postcards to authorities hot on his trail while on the run across the country.
Black and White
Production Design
Australia, 1958. When a nine year old white girl is found murdered, police are quick to arrest illiterate Aborigine, Max Stuart. Under interrogation Max admits to the killing. With a legal system compromised by intimidation tactics, the skills of his two gifted but naïve defense lawyers are put to the test.
Risk
Production Designer
Three people discover jealousy and larceny are a dangerous combination in this tense drama. John (Bryan Brown) is a veteran insurance investigator who succumbs to temptation and veers towards the wrong side of the law. With the help of novice con man Ben (Tom Long), John hatches a scheme to substantiate false claims by taking a percentage of several questionable claims his firm has settled for a fraction of their usual worth. John and Ben are assisted in their illegal business by Louise (Claudia Karvan), a lawyer with a cocaine problem who is also John's lover. But when Louise becomes involved with Ben and demands a bigger share of the money, their already-shaky confidence game begins to collapse.
Bootmen
Production Design
Sean Okden es un joven e insatisfecho trabajador trabajador del acero que posee un don especial como bailarín y que se decide a abandonar ese trabajo sin futuro para caer en un show de baile en Sidney. El hermano de Sean, Mitch es también un bailarín de talento pero que aspira a crear su propia empresa de camiones: un sueño que el duro padre de ambos, Gary no quiere aceptar. La buena relación entre los dos hermanos se pone a prueba cuando ambos se enamoran de la bella Linda y cuando Mitch se enfrenta con los gamberros del barrio por su afición a robar coches. Los modos impetuosos de actuar de Sean hace que le despidan del show de Sidney, pero cuando regresa a Newcastle, reune algunos compañeros del colegio para crear un nuevo y espectacular show. (FILMAFFINITY)
Passion
Production Design
Passion concentrates on Grainger's unusual relationship with his mother and his sexual peculiarities (especially his obsessive self-flagellation, though homosexuality is also hinted at) which affect his relationship with a woman who comes to love him. It is set mainly in London in 1914, when Grainger's mother Rose was ill (she would later jump to her death in New York, upset by ill-founded rumours of incest with her son).
Whipping Boy
Production Design
A female lawyer heads a government taskforce investigating a suspected paedophile racket in Sydney. Based on the novel by Gabrielle Lord.
Police Rescue: The Movie
Production Design
A narcotics detective, suspected of corruption, gets a transfer to the Police Rescue Squad. An unstable man holds a daycare center hostage.