Review: "Australia"
The players: Director: Baz Luhrmann, Writers: Stuart Beattie, Richard Flanagan, Ronald Harwood, Baz Luhrmann, Cast: Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman, David Wenham, Bryan Brown, Jack Thompson Facts of interest: It took nine months to shoot "Australia." The plot: Nicole Kidman stars as an English aristocrat who travels to Australia to drive her inherited cattle to the town of Darwin. Helping her out is a stockman called Drover (Hugh Jackman). Our thoughts: Like it or not, Baz Luhrmann’s “Australi

MOVIE REVIEW: Australia
One who is allergic to the ordinary is OK in my books. Director Baz Luhrmann, who dazzled audiences with unexplored visuals in Moulin Rouge!, continues his streak with Australia, a big budget love film that has become archaistic these days. Big epics and costly productions for the adult crowd seem to have gone obsolete in recent years. All of that is about to change as Australia channels films like Gone with the Wind, Casablanca and African Queen.” Look at Luhrmann’s work, don’t see it.

Review: Australia
Director: Baz Luhrmann (Moulin Rouge!, Romeo + Juliet) Writer: Baz Luhrmann, Stuart Beattie, Ronald Harwood and Richard Flanagan Producers: Baz Luhrmann, Catherine Knapman, G. Mac Brown Starring: Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman, David Wenham, Jack Thompson, Bryan Brown MPAA Rating: PG-13 Running time: 165 min As the credits rolled for Baz Luhrmann’s Australia, I struggled to remember whether I’d actually read an [...]

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New ‘Australia’ trailer
I’ve been hearing some good things about Hugh Jackman’s performance all along, but for some reason, he’s never cracked my Best Actor chart.  It’s a crowded field, but anyway, this is a great trailer.  I’m a Baz supporter through and through, and I’ve been told this isn’t the straight-up epic it appears to be from the materials released so far.  It isn’t Baz restraining his vision for the sake of a style of film he hasn’t tackled yet; it is very much a

New Trailer for ‘Australia’
The newest trailer courtesy of MovieWeb. Another masterpiece from Baz has Oscar written all over it. Kidman and Jackman were made for this type of epic movie. If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to our RSS feed. Thanks for visiting! Tagged under | australia, Baz Luhrmann, Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman Leave a Reply Name (required) Mail (will not be published) (required) Website

Michael Johns at Australia Movie Premiere
American Idol season 7 finalist, Michael Johns, was spotted on the red carpet at the premiere for the new movie Australia.  The film stars Michael’s fellow Aussie’s, Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman and was directed by Baz Luhrmann.  I have zero intention of seeing this film since I really hated Moulin Rouge (Luhrmann directed and Kidman also starred in that).  Anyone going to see it? Anyway, Michael looked really good (didn’t he?!) and I’m glad he got out to support hi

Hugh Jackman Talks Australia and Wolverine
As a matter of fact, I did get a copy. Fox was handing them out like door prizes at the press day for director Baz Luhrmann's long-awaited follow-up to Moulin Rouge, Australia, which co-stars Jackman and Nicole Kidman as well as a whole host of legendary Aussie actors. The tonally uneven, at times over-indulgent, always-lush love song to the titular country's spirit, national identity, and infamous outback will almost certainly divide audiences as surely as it's received pretty universal condemnation from c

Nuovo trailer per Australia
E' online un nuovo, spettacolare trailer per Australia, il nuovo kolossal di Baz Luhrmann con Nicole Kidman e Hugh Jackman...

Another Great Australia Trailer
I'm not really into that romantic mumbo jumbo, however I am actually quite looking forward to Baz Luhrmann Australia. The previous trailers and imagery we have seen have been quite something, but this latest trailer has confirmed that I will be seeing this when it is released. The trailer starts off casually, exploring the predictable relationship between Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman, and then BAM! The trailer switches. The epic…

New 'Australia' TV trailer looks impressive
MSN recently released what it calls an extended TV trailer for Baz Luhrmann's upcoming romance drama "Australia," which stars Nicole Kidman as an English aristocrat who teams up with a stockman (Hugh Jackman) to drive her cattle across Australia’s most unforgiving land and later faces the Japanese bombing of the city of Darwin. As you can see and hear above (via Trailer Addict), the stunning music and beautiful images make this new footage look grand. I have to admit I am quite looking forward to seeing t

New TV trailer for Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman’s Australia
MSN has just revealed a new trailer for Baz Luhrmann’s Australia, starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman. In the film that opens on November 26 th, an English Aristocrat travels to far away continent, where she meets a scruffy local played by Hugh Jackman and reluctantly agrees to join forces to save the land she inherited. They embark upon a transforming journey across hundreds of miles of the world’s most beautiful yet unforgiving terrain, only to still face the bombing of the city of Darwin by the J

Trailer Cache: Australia
The new trailer for Baz Luhrmann's Austrailia  has us a little dumbfounded. The film, Mr. Luhrmann's first since striking the fancy of Oscar voters seven years ago with his multiple nominated revisionist musical Moulin Rouge!, features so many references to other movies that it's actually hard to keep up. Mostly Australia culls from African Queen; Hugh Jackman actually appears to be wearing Humprhey Bogart's wardrobe from the John Huston film, while Nicole Kidman seems to be reading Katherine Hepburn's di

New trailer for Australia
We have a new trailer for Luhrmann's Australia. Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman star, and the new trailer looks great. These films aren't usually my bag, but this one looks like it could be good. Australia sees Nicole Kidman play an English aristocrat who inherits a large ranch. She sets off with a stock-man, Hugh Jackman, to make sure her property is not taken over. The pair have to drive 2,000 cattle across country. And along the way they witness the Japanese bombing of D

Second trailer from Australia
A second full trailer for Baz Luhrmann’s upcoming epic film Australia has debuted yesterday. Fox is releasing the movie, starring Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman, David Wenham, Jack Thompson, Bryan Brown and

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Baz Luhrmann Reported to Direct WICKED Film IMDB.com is reporting that direct Baz Luhrmann has been sized to direct the feature film adaption of the Broadway hit WICKED. Winnie Holzman, who wrote the book for the musical is said to write the screenplay as well. Variety recently reported that the film was in its early development stages, and clearly the next step has been reached. No schedule for filming or production has been officially announced. Baz Luhrmann is an Oscar and Golden Globe-nominated Austra

Nuova locandina per Australia
Dopo lo spettacolare trailer, ecco una nuova locandina di Australia, il nuovo kolossal di Baz Luhrmann con Nicole Kidman e...

Luhrmann Had Several Endings for Australia
Director Baz Luhrmann planned several different endings to his new movie Australia before making the final decision on the film's conclusion.The moviemaker was recently rumoured to have scrapped the original finale - because test audiences found the story too sad.Luhrmann vehemently denied the claims, insisting movie bosses would never be able to manipulate his work. Comment on this Article But the director has now revealed that he was torn over how to end the picture, starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh J

Luhrmann Had Several Endings for Australia
Director Baz Luhrmann planned several different endings to his new movie Australia before making the final decision on the film's conclusion.The moviemaker was recently rumoured to have scrapped the original finale - because test audiences found the story too sad.Luhrmann vehemently denied the claims, insisting movie bosses would never be able to manipulate his work. Comment on this Article But the director has now revealed that he was torn over how to end the picture, starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh J

I am not a Baz Luhrman fan and I am not usually a Nicole fan but Australia looks amazing!!
Hugh and NicoleThere are two kinds of people in this world. People who loved Moulin Rouge and people who didn't. I was in the latter category. I don't like movies where I feel like I am tripping on drugs unless I am actually tripping on drugs. However, I think Baz may have calmed down a bit for his newest film, "Australia." Yeah apparently they were affected by World War II also so this is a story about that. Nicole Kidman plays her usual character: rich, gorgeous woman who has to take care of a farm and fa

TECH SUPPORT: Best Sound Mixing — Volume I
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TECH SUPPORT: Best Costume Design — Volume I
The Academy Award for Best Costume Design recognizes, shock of shocks, the clothes and accessories worn by actors in a film.  Clothing can add to the story and express the nature and situation of the characters who wear them. If a single word could be used to describe this category, it would be “period.”  31 of the 40 nominees here this decade were period pieces.  This is not altogether surprising.  Period clothes automatically draw attention by not being the sort of fashion we see every d

Baz Luhrmann Wants To Give The Future A Makeover [Exclusive]
newVideoPlayer("/baz_io9.flv", 506, 423,""); Moulin Rouge director Baz Luhrmann is tinkering with the idea of filming a classic futuristic tale, he told io9. We caught up with Baz at his Australia premiere, and he admitted he'd thought about switching from movies set in the past to creating stories set in the future. Baz thinks the future has gotten a bit old-fashioned, but he's got some ideas for spicing it up.Baz, you've done two movies now looking back on the past do you think that we'll ever see a new

Opening November 26: 'Australia'
Set against the scenic backdrop of pre-World War II Australia, Baz Luhrmann's romantic period adventure stars Nicole Kidman as an English aristocrat who inherits a sprawling ranch, and Hugh Jackman as... Continue Summary Pictures / Videos / More

New Trailer for Luhrmann’s Australia
I haven’t seen a good, sweeping romance since 2006’s The Painted Veil and even that seems small potatoes compared to the grandness of Baz Luhrmann sweeping Australia. I’ve already gushed and moaned at how badly I want to see this film and this new trailer only adds to my already heightened level of excitement. Granted, not much new to go on here but it features even more footage from the film and a score that doesn’t really work for me but I’m willing to overlook that one smal