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It’s a collection of every Australian cliché imaginable: dusty outback landscapes, exaggerated accents, black fellas, boomerangs and even Rolf Harris and his idiosyncratic wobble board. Baz Luhrmann’s long-awaited romantic epic Australia, the country’s most expensive film ever made, had its world premiere last night, but many critics said it did not live up to expectations.With a budget of £86 million ($130 million) and an A-list cast including Oscar winner Nicole Kidman, Luhrmann’s new film is the most ambitious and hyped film ever made in Australia. Hopes for reviving the sluggish tourism industry rest on it.The film follows an aristocratic Englishman…
With a budget of $120m (£77m) and a top-notch cast including Oscar winner Nicole Kidman, director Baz Luhrmann’s new Australia is a Titanic-style super-saga of an epic outback adventure. He promised a masterpiece.However, the film’s tragic ending may have been a bit too much for Hollywood studio executives. After “intense” discussions with 20th Century Fox officials, Luhrmann agreed to rewrite the final scene to keep Kidman’s lover, played by Hugh Jackman, alive.This decision was made following negative reactions to the first cut of the film at test screenings.One critic said, “There’s no reason to kill off Wolvie (Jackman played Wolverine…
October 2, 2000 – “From the Land Below…”SYDNEY, Australia – The Olympic torch went out on Sunday night, but the flame will continue to burn in Australia and forever.At the closing ceremony, outgoing International Olympic Committee president Juan Antonio Samaranch declared that Sydney had produced “the greatest Olympics in history”. For once, he was completely right.If only the world were this happy, peaceful, friendly, and well-run.Well done Sydney.For many ex-convicts, that’s not a bad thing.Now, the rest of us understand that Australia is more than kangaroos, crocodiles, koalas and Foster’s beer. Australia was always on the map, but at the…