Australia

  • Theatrical - Wide 2008-11-26

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8/10

Synopsis

A romantic action-adventure set in northern Australia prior to World War II, AUSTRALIA centers on an English aristocrat (Kidman) who inherits a ranch the size of Maryland. When English cattle barons plot to take her land, she reluctantly joins forces with... See more a rough-hewn cattle driver (Jackman) to drive 2000 head of cattle across hundreds of miles of the country’s most unforgiving land, only to still face the bombing of Darwin, Australia by the Japanese forces that had attacked Pearl Harbor only months earlier. With his new film, Luhrmann is painting on a vast canvas, creating a cinematic experience that brings together romance, drama, adventure and spectacle.

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Faraway Downs TV Review

Baz Luhrmann's recut of his 2008 film Australia is lush, romantic, sweeping, and an impressive revision.
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Wyrmwood (Movie Review)

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Review: Tracks (TIFF 2013)

PLOT: The true story of Australian adventurer Robyn Davidson (Mia Wasikowska) who, in 1977, set off on a nine-month journey across the Outback with nothing but a team of camels and her dog for company. REVIEW: TRACKS is a major...
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Cera as Gilligan?

So, surprise, surprise, there’s a remake of “Gilligan’s Island” in the works. However, creator Sherwood Schwartz, and his son Lloyd Schwartz recently spoke to “TV Guide” and mentioned that they’d like none other than lovable geek Michael Cera to play...

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Baz does Gatsby

Now that Baz Luhrmann is done with World War II era Australian Outback and its tendency to make hot English aristocrats wanna make the sex with hunky mancake ranch handlers, he’s decided to move on to the Roaring Twenties’ with...
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Review: Australia

Plot: Lady Sarah Ashley (Nicole Kidman) inherits a sprawling ranch located in the Australian outback. In order to save the ranch, Ashley must bring in a massive herd of cattle, so that she can bid on an army contract. In...
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Fox change Australia

SPOILER WARNING! It is being reported that 20th Century Fox have forced writer/director Baz Luhrman to re-write the final scenes of his epic AUSTRALIA after negative reactions to test-screenings. Originally, Hugh Jackman’s character was intended to die at the end...
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Australia postcards

The “New York Times” recently posted a nifty slideshow of Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman in some old-time looking postcard type pictures in costume as their characters from the upcoming Baz Luhrmann directed epic AUSTRALIA. In the film, Kidman stars...
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2nd Australia trailer

What’s being billed as an “extended TV spot”, though it’s really a trailer, for Baz Luhrmann’s upcoming epic AUSTRALIA has recently been released and it kicks some serious ass. There’s a little bit of everything – drama, romance, action, Hugh...
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Steamy Australia pic

Entertainment Weekly recently landed themselves a new pic of Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman getting all in flagrante delicto in director Baz Luhrmann’s epic drama AUSTRALIA. Set around the time of World War II, in it, Kidman stars as an...
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Australia trailer

The epic AUSTRALIA from Baz Luhrman has gotten its first trailer, which you can check out over HERE. The film stars Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman and is set in nothern Australia on the cusp of World War II. Kidman...
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Baz still podcasting

A little while ago, we told you about director Baz Luhrmann podcasting about different aspects of filmmaking as they relate to his upcoming epic drama AUSTRALIA. Turns out, this thing is in full swing with the third one going live...