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Australia (PG-13 for violence, sensuality and profanity) Romance drama, set at the dawn of WWII just before the bombing of Darwin by the Japanese, chronicles the love relationship which blossoms between a genteel heiress (Nicole Kidman) and the rough-hewn rancher (Hugh Jackman) who helps her drive a herd of 2,000 head of cattle to market across hundreds of miles of unforgiving terrain

Brand New AUSTRALIA Poster
I’m in Ohio right now, and the only thing I don’t like being in the east coast is the time difference, my body is not adjusting very well. Cross your finger so that I won’t fall sick. While I’m trying to rest a bit, here’s the new poster, via traileraddict, of the upcoming epic drama AUSTRALIA (click on the image to enlarge) starring two Aussie pride and joy, Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman. Could this be in the same caliber as the classic film Casablanca? “Australia̶

Nicole Kidman's hot role
Nicole Kidman didn't think she would "survive" filming 'Australia'.The 'Moulin Rouge!' star returned to her native country to make the film with Hugh Jackman, but admits she was unprepared for the extreme temperatures in the Australian Outback.She said: "To actually go to these places and live was very, very difficult. I got off the plane and felt the heat and went, 'I'm not going to survive!' And then we drove two and a half hours to the set on a dirt road and I thought, 'Wow, this is really primitive.'

Nicole Kidman's hot role
Nicole Kidman didn't think she would "survive" filming 'Australia'.The 'Moulin Rouge!' star returned to her native country to make the film with Hugh Jackman, but admits she was unprepared for the extreme temperatures in the Australian Outback.She said: "To actually go to these places and live was very, very difficult. I got off the plane and felt the heat and went, 'I'm not going to survive!' And then we drove two and a half hours to the set on a dirt road and I thought, 'Wow, this is really primitive.'

Under The Mistletoe: Brad Pitt & Jessica Alba
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Simon Baker & Harry Go See Godmother Nicole Kidman's New Movie
Simon Baker, 39, star of the new hit series "The Mentalist," went to see "Australia" the other day and brought along his son, Harry. They went to see the new Nicole Kidman film because Nicole just happens to be Harry's godmother. Simon is married to Australian actress Rebecca Rigg...together they have 3 children: Stella, Claude, and Harry. Simon says that he has another celebrity godmother for one of his other kids: Naomi Watts. Man, those Australians stick together. Source

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Australia Bombs!!!!!!! Nicole is B.O. Poison
 Came in 7th place yesterdayBut the big surprise was the mere 7th place opening Wednesday of 20th Century Fox's sweeping period epic Australia with only $2.5M from 2,642 theaters. This means that Fox was right to predict only $13M for the 3-day weekend and $18M for the 5-day holiday. Rival studios who thought the pic could do $25M and finish No. 4 are quickly pronouncing the pic DOA with a debut like this. ("Fox wasn't lowballing. I guess they knew how bad it was. And with

Star-studded Affair Honors CNN’s ‘Heroes’
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Hugh Jackman unsure about his future with “X-Men.”
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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

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 TV Spot for ‘Australia’ Should Defy Expectations
I'm not good with being subtle, so I will just come right out with it. The TV spot below, which is for Baz Luhrmann's next film Australia, is titled "Defy," thus the clever play on words in the title. Get it? Good. The film, which stars Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman ...

Hugh Jackman as ‘Wolverine’ on Empire Cover
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THE FILM STRIP: Hugh Jackman on racism in 'Australia' and missing Halle Berry.
*In the film "Australia" Hugh Jackman is Drover, the clever cattleman, who is transformed by his caring for the orphan Nullah (Brandon Walters). The film not only mirrors events in Jackman's real life but some of the racist practices perpetuated against blacks in the United States.

Nicole Kidman - "Elle" November 2008
Nicole Kidman graces the November 2008 cover of Elle’s Annual Women in Hollywood Issue. The 41-year-old new mom dishes about living in Nashville with country-singer-husband, Keith Urban, being a new mom to baby Sunday and her upcoming film, Australia. The Moulin Rouge actress co-stars with Hugh Jackman in Australia. The Baz Luhrmann-directed film is set [...] Get the full story from  Just Jared  Tags:  Halle Berry,  Hugh Jackman,  Keit

Theories About Bloggers [Kevin Roberts]
Kevin Roberts is an important ad agency CEO, which makes one wonder why his blog is all about how he loves Hugh Jackman, Italy, and rugby. George Parker's theory: because Roberts is the "world's most pretentious douchenozzle." 5:35 PM on Tue Sep 30 2008 By Hamilton Nolan 121 views

George Clooney 'Fumed' Over Hugh Jackman's Sexy Title
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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

Baz Luhrmann Talks "Australia"
“Australia” is in theaters right now, and I’ll be seeing and reviewing it in the next day or so. Until then, here’s director Baz Luhrmann talking the movie up with AMC’s Jacob Soboroff.

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 [...]

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