One of the nicest surprises of 2010 going back to its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival is Animal Kingdom , the debut by Australian filmmaker David Michôd, which has helped to herald a new age of Australian cinema. The name on everyone's lips after seeing the movie is Jacki Weaver, an actress who has only appeared in a dozen or so films in her lengthy career, with her early starring role in Peter Weir's Picnic at Hanging Rock 35 years ago being the one most Americans will know.