Fiona Crombie Movies

Acclaimed New Zealand director Jane Campion re-teams with her Piano lead, Holly Hunter, for this ambitious seven-part television miniseries, with thematic echoes of David Lynch's Twin Peaks. The saga opens on a tragic note: in a beautiful but isolated mountain town, Tui Mitcham, an expectant 12-year-old girl, inexplicably walks into a freezing lake and vanishes. A professional detective from the said town, Robin Griffin (Elisabeth Moss) , returns home and begins to tap into the community's evil undercurrents. As she inches ever closer to determining Tui's whereabouts, so Robin also comes face to face with dark secrets from her own past, including men she abandoned, who now seem to prevent her from solving the central mystery. In addition to directing, Campion also authored the original screenplay. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi

It's rare that audiences have the opportunity to watch actors perfect their roles in the sacred space of the rehearsal room, but in this documentary detailing the Sydney Theater Company's production of Hedda Gabler at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York, theater fans are afforded the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to do precisely that. It's five weeks until opening night, and the weight of anticipation is beginning to bear down. With a cast that includes Cate Blanchett, Hugo Weaving, Anthony Weigh, and Justine Clarke, there's no question that the stage is filled with some of Australia's finest actors. Holding this impressive collective of talent together is director Robyn Nevin -- a consummate perfectionist who isn't satisfied until every line has been perfected and every move blocked. And she's got proper cause to be concerned, too; while theater fans are well familiar with Hedda Gabler, this particular production is a modern interpretation of the familiar tale adapted by Andrew Upton. After three weeks of 18-hour days spent perfecting the play in their sweltering Sydney rehearsal room, the crew is now set to travel to Brooklyn, NY, in the heart of winter. But how will a reputedly sophisticated and decidedly outspoken New York audience receive this radical interpretation of this familiar favorite? ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi