Submit a Story!

Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman amid rugged beauty of 'Australia'

 

Published 11/1/2008 at L.A. Times - Movie News

Director Baz Luhrmann and his stars get swept into an adventure. > Baz Luhrmann has a few points to make in “Australia,” his World War II-era romantic epic starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman: points about the mixing of genres, untold stories of the country's involvement in the war and that even in the most brutal parts of his homeland, there is soul-moving beauty. (link)

Tags:

Related Content
Australia's Clock
hollywood-elsewhere.com 11/1/2008 — Baz Luhrman's Australia (20th Century Fox) will open down under on 11.13.08, and in this country on 11.26.08. No one I know has seen it yet, but two Australian cinemas are pre-selling tickets. One reports a duration of 170 minutes;...
Australia at Greater Union Birch Carroll & Coyle Cinemas
greaterunion.com.au 11/1/2008 — they should've pick a better name. next they are going to make england, america frace germany......Afghanistan icybeer on 28/10/2008 at 2:04:21 AM The cinematography of just the trailer looks mindblowing and the music??? WOW seriously ...
Australia [TBC]
villagecinemas.com.au 11/1/2008 —
'Australia' Clocking in at Nearly Three Hours Long
getthebigpicture.net 11/2/2008 — It has the look and feel of an epic, and now Baz Luhrmann's 'Australia' has the running time to match. It's being reported that the Nicole Kidman-Hugh Jackman period piece will be just shy of three hours long when it's released on November 26th.
Baz Luhrmann's epic gamble
theaustralian.news.com.au 11/2/2008 — THE most expensive Australian film ever made is due out in weeks - and it's still not finished. So what exactly does Baz Luhrmann have up his sleeve? In The Weekend Australian Magazine , Christine Jackman reports on Baz's big gamble. Here is an ...
Hugh Jackman Terrified By Charging Horses — Starpulse Entertainment News
THE JACKMAN FAMILY GARDEN ADVENTURE — Faded Youth Blog
Cautious Kidman Is No Longer Danger Mum. — Entertainment - Female First
25 Days Until Australia Opens... — Film Experience Blog
Final Australia Trailer — Reel Suave
Australia — Variety.com 10/30/2008
Australia: Boomers boost Oz box office -- Not so long ago, Aussie distribs would pounce on any film with "Wedding" in the title, but their strategies shifted after the breakout success of "Death at a Funeral" and their growing awareness of time-rich ...
The Jackson 4: Michael Jackson Opts Out Of Reunion — Entertainment on HuffingtonPost.com 10/31/2008
A reunion of the Jackson 5 is not quite as easy as "ABC." Michael Jackson denied on Thursday that he would take part in a reunion of the famed Motown singing group, a day after elder brother Jermaine said the faded pop star was on board. "My ...
Nicole opens up about Keith's alcoholism: 'You go to hell and back' — Daily News - Gossip 10/31/2008
Nicole Kidman is getting personal. The Academy award-nominated actress gushes about her husband Keith Urban's alcoholism and her new baby girl in this weekend's edition of "Parade" magazine.
Devaluation good for Australia — Variety.com 10/31/2008
Weekly International: Production thriving as currency falls -- The Australian production sector is suddenly very optimistic about the future.
'Packed to the Rafters' shines in Australia — Variety.com 10/31/2008
TV News: Aussie sleeper hit draws huge ratings -- "Packed to the Rafters" -- by scribe Bevan Lee ("Home and Away" "All Saints") -- has become a sleeper hit, drawing a weekly aud of 2 million to Seven. Ratings have continued to grow to 40-plus shares ...