Based in Melbourne, Australia, Tom Ryan has been writing for newspapers and specialist film magazines for more than 30 years. He lectured on film at universities in Australia and the UK from the 1970s to the late 1990s. He recently edited a book on Baz Luhrmann for the University Press of Mississippi's Conversations series, is completing a second volume for UPM on Fred Schepisi and working on a further one on Randolph Scott and Hollywood.