Article: Mark Adams at the movies: IT'S ALL THE RAGE; THE RAGE IN PLACID LAKE (15).(Features)

Article: At the Movies: IT'S ALL THE RAGE; THE RAGE IN PLACID ...
Sunday Mirror (London, England);  April 3, 2005 ;     431 words ... ... ADAMS THE STARS: Ben Lee, Rose Byrne, Miranda Richardson. THE STORY: Quirky teenager Placid Lake (Lee) is a misfit whose only friend ... parents (played with delightful irony by Miranda Richardson and Garry McDonald) fly pretty close ...

Article: SATIRICAL `PLACID LAKE' OFFERS ONLY SPLASHES OF ...
The Boston Globe;  May 21, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... whose name is actually Placid Lake - and that fact alone ... director Tony McNamara, "Placid Lake" has brightly arch ... key characters in "Placid Lake" are the hero's ... Garry McDonald and Miranda Richardson), the sort of crunchy ...

Article: DAVID EDWARDS ON THE NEW MOVIES: THE RAGE IN PLACID ...
The Mirror (London, England);  April 1, 2005 ;     488 words ... ... DAVID EDWARDS In this Aussie comedy, a poor kid called Placid Lake is sent to school dressed as a girl by his hippy-dippy ... insurance salesman. Although his folks (including a terrific Miranda Richardson as his mum) are horrified, Placid somehow finds fulfilment ...

Article: Movies: GEEK COMEDY LACKS SHARP EDGE; THE RAGE IN PLACID ...
Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England);  April 3, 2005 ;     466 words ... ... musician-turned-actor Ben Lee, the strangely named Placid Lake is the nerdy son of self-centred hippy parents. Taking ... from ClaireDanes. But the real star turn comes from mum Miranda Richardson, who forces her son to wear a dress to school simply to ...

Article: PLACID LAKE BOAT RAMP CLOSED FOR CONSTRUCTION
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  May 2, 2008 ;     410 words ... ... following news release: The boat ramp at Placid Lake State Park will be closed for construction ... cold, wet weather and persistent ice on Placid Lake. A primitive boat launch on the South Placid Lake Road will be available for boats up to ...

Article: MONTANA FISH, WILDLIFE & PARKS SEEKS COMMENT ON PROPOSAL TO ...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  February 15, 2008 ;     458 words ... ... public comment on a proposal to enhance visitor services at Placid Lake State Park by installing electrical hook-ups at some of ... as funding becomes available. The majority of visitors to Placid Lake State Park use the camping facilities, and a 2006 survey ...

Article: PLACID LAKE STATE PARK TO CLOSE FOR IMPROVEMENT ...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  August 29, 2006 ;     348 words ... ... Fish, Wildlife & Parks issued the following news release: Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks officials will close Placid Lake State Park to the public beginning Sept. 5, 2006 for site improvement projects. The park, located three miles off Hwy ...