DVD Times (Free subscription) | 01/05/2009
Cinema Review: It's big, brash and it's in British cinemas now. But is Baz Luhrmann's Australia a hit or a miss? Gary Couzens gives his verdict.
Hindu (Free subscription) | 01/02/2009
The queen of Elizabeth may have tendered a formal apology for the Jalianwala Bagh Massacre by General O’ Dior some years ago, but has it changed the life of the families who lost lives, even the generations? The Australian Prime Minister ...
Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | 01/02/2009
Australia , is based on fictitious storyline derived from Australian history. It is undoubtedly grandiose in scale but the form and content tend towards extreme kitsch!
Businessofcinema.com (Free subscription) | 12/31/2008
Film: AustraliaDirector: Baz LuhrmannCast: Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman, Bryan BrownRating: 2/5Australia is long. By the end of it you know you have witnessed a love story between Kidman and Jackman and loads of other stuff, but what, you can't quite figure out. There's a bit of war ...
FILMdetail (Free subscription) | 12/26/2008
NATIONAL RELEASES Australia (Fox): An epic story set in northern Australia before World War II, about an English aristocrat (Nicole Kidman) who inherits a ranch and teams up with a stock-man (Hugh Jackman) in order to protect her new property from a takeover plot. Directed by Baz Luhrmann, it is an ambitious project taking a variety of [...]
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The Herald (Free subscription) | 12/26/2008
Australia (15): Baz Luhrmann’s Australia, for which epic seems too small a word, aims to make audiences laugh and cry in the way of Gone with the Wind and The Wizard of Oz. You will laugh, but not in the places intended.
Blogger News Network (Free subscription) | 12/24/2008
Pompous Rather Than Majestic Everyone knows Baz Luhrmann doesn’t make ordinary, conventional films, but Australia is probably a far bigger cinematic ambition than his previous niche films. Films are not about formulas, so it’s impossible to be its own individual creation and at the same time please everybody. In Australia’s case, it’s a romance, a comedy, [...]
The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 12/23/2008
Luhrmann's epic is a definitive example of style over substance, writes
NY Daily News (Free subscription) | 12/19/2008
'Pal Joey' star Matthew Risch, who's never had a lead role, gets an A for effort. He's a capable singer and deft dancer and gives just the kind of performance you'd expect - solid and professional. Period.
Live for Films (Free subscription) | 12/18/2008
Director: Toa Fraser Starring: Jeremy Northam, Sam Neill, Peter O'Toole, Bryan Brown, Art Malik Score: 8 / 10 This review by SusurrusKarma. Trailer is below. In what is perhaps one of the most peculiar of films to be released this year, director Toa Fraser adapts a classic book written by the late Lord Dunsany and translates it into a memorable production of dream-like perceptions. Indeed there
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 12/15/2008
NEW YORK -- As that old Kermit the Frog standard goes, it's not easy "Bein' Green," but the folks at DreamWorks have done their darndest to make sure we are entertained at "Shrek the Musical," the company's lavish stage adaptation of its hit animated movie.
Liverpool Echo.co.uk (Free subscription) | 12/12/2008
EVERY dog has its day, and in this gently paced tale of fractious father-son bonding in Edwardian England, it’s certainly a day to remember.
Daily Mail (Free subscription) | 12/11/2008
This film about a man who believes he used to be a dog is an unexpected delight. Sam Neill's performance is wonderful but Peter O'Toole is the standout.
Channel 4 (Free subscription) | 12/11/2008
A sprightly Peter O'Toole proves there's life in the old dog yet in this strangely moving fantasy about canine reincarnation. Rating:4
