Paper Giants: Magazine Wars

Paper Giants: Magazine Wars (DVD) (*)

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Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
179 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2013 and produced in:
Australia ( Australia, New Zealand )

Directed By:
Daina Reid

Written By:
Justin Monjo

Actors:
Rachel Griffiths ..... Dulcie Boling
Mandy McElhinney ..... Nene King (2 episodes, 2013)
Rob Carlton ..... Kerry Packer
Caren Pistorius ..... Beth Ridgeway (2 episodes, 2013)
Angus Sampson ..... Patrick Bowring
Mark Lee ..... Richard Walsh
Samuel Johnson ..... Paul Cavanagh (2 episodes, 2013)
John Wood ..... Ken Cowley (2 episodes, 2013)
Rodger Corser ..... Harry M. Miller
Tosh Greenslade ..... Marcus (2 episodes, 2013)
Valda Bucella ..... Bunty (2 episodes, 2013)
Paul Devine ..... Baz (2 episodes, 2013)
Christine Miano ..... Female Sub Editor (2 episodes, 2013)
James Liotta ..... New Idea Photographer (2 episodes, 2013)
Christopher Stevenson ..... Harry (2 episodes, 2013)
Kathleen Knight ..... Fergie (2 episodes, 2013)
Kent Clifton-Bligh ..... Dive Boat Supervisor (2 episodes, 2013)
Geraldine Mellet ..... Radio DJ / ... (2 episodes, 2013)
Justine Jones ..... Executive / ... (2 episodes, 2013)

Synopsis:

Following the success of The Birth of CLEO, 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. Kerry Packer, having come into his own after the success of CLEO, is made an offer he can't refuse - to sell his Nine Network to Alan Bond for a billion dollars. Kerry sets about spending Bond's money and turns his attention back to magazines, buying Woman's Day from Warwick Fairfax and appointing fiery redhead Nene King as editor.
Fuelled by ambition and personal revenge, Nene wages war on Dulcie Boling's New Idea - where she'd worked for eight years - and in doing so forges a new world of magazine culture.

Paper Giants: Magazine Wars is the story of the Golden Years of the glossies, of the 'battle' waged by Nene King (Mandy McElhinney) and Dulcie Boling (Rachel Griffiths) from the rival Packer and Murdoch empires 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 two remarkable women who helped make them.

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. The two-part series shows us the beginnings of where we are today - with an undiminished appetite for salacious stories, and journalistic ethics under the spotlight. Paper Giants: Magazine Wars is also a human story - it reveals the personal toll this 'battle' had on both Nene King and Dulcie Boling.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 08 August, 2013.

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