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Australia, round 1.
daily.greencine.com - 11/19/2008
Australia, round 1.
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"In what has to be the most hyped and self-consciously local film since 1984's The Man From Snowy River , the anxiously anticipated Australia is not a bad film," writes Jim Schembri in the Age . "But it's far from a great one, and certainly not one destined to be a classic. That's not to ...

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Review: Australia, the movie
entertainment.timesonline.co.uk - 11/18/2008
Review: Australia, the movie
— entertainment.timesonline.co.uk — Nicole Kidman and Brandon Walters in Australia, the movie (more) Review: Australia, the movie

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news.com.au - 11/17/2008
Baz Luhrmann's movie Australia is a winner, say first reviews | NEWS.com.au Entertainment
— news.com.au — HE SET himself an enormous challenge, but Baz Luhrmann has pulled off an incredible film in Australia . Shoehorning two complete films into one package, Australia sees Nicole Kidman as Lady Sarah Ashley, a privileged aristocrat drawn to the outback to ... (more) Baz Luhrmann's movie Australia is a winner, say first ...

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theaustralian.news.com.au - 11/18/2008
Baz Luhrmann's Australia is good, but not a masterpiece
— theaustralian.news.com.au — BAZ Luhrmann's eagerly awaited Australia is certainly the epic that we all expected. It's very ambitious, it has enormous sweep and scope as it tells a story that takes place in the Northern Territory between 1939 and 1941. VIDEO: Australia trailer | ... (more) Baz Luhrmann's Australia is good, but not a masterpiece

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Oscar Watch: Australia Screens for Press
Thompson On Hollywood — ... Drover (well played by Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman) than their love affair with a magical aborigine boy (non-pro Brandon Walters). Like Dances with Wolves, this epic western seeks to heal old wounds between a continent's dominant white culture and its older, indigenous one. Whether the film will prove to be as commercial as the Kevin Costner Oscar-winner is another question. Critics are likely to be mixed on Australia, which could hurt its Oscar chances. Green Cine collects the first round of Australia reviews, from Down Under. ...

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