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"Disastrous Test Screenings" Force Baz Luhrmann To Change 'Australia's Ending
theplaylist.blogspot.com - 11/12/2008
"Disastrous Test Screenings" Force Baz Luhrmann To Change 'Australia's Ending
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Damn, some major spoilers for Baz Luhrmann 's " Australia " just leaked. We couldn't help but read them, but if you're interested in knowing how the film ends, be forewarned, this article will spoil the hell of it it. But hey don't get mad at us. An Australian publication just revealed ...
Baz Luhrmann agrees to happy ending for Australia | Herald Sun
news.com.au - 11/10/2008
Baz Luhrmann agrees to happy ending for Australia | Herald Sun
— news.com.au — STILL in the editing room for his big-budget epic Australia with two weeks until the premiere, Baz... Luhrmann has bowed to studio pressure for a happy ending. Luhrmann's initial cut - which ran for more than three hours - ended with Hugh Jackman's ... (more) Baz Luhrmann agrees to happy ending for Australia | ...

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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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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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Fataculture:  Can Oprah’s Gushing Endorsement Of ‘Australia’ Turn The Negative Tide About The Changed Ending?

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Can Oprah’s Gushing Endorsement Of ‘Australia’ Turn The Negative Tide About The Changed Ending?
Fataculture — [image]“Australia” just received its first word of bad press yesterday, when it was revealed via the Australian news that director Baz Luhrmann had caved to studio pressure to change the dour ending of the film to a happy one after a “disastrous” test screening where audiences weren’t pleased with its originally sad tone (we won’t get into the spoilers, but they’re here if you wanna dig deeper ). However, on the same day, the film also received a huge endorsement from one of the U.S. biggest television figures, Oprah Winfrey who apparently loved the film. Obviously, Oprah’s ...

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'Australia' Finds a Happy Ending — I Watch Stuff - The Best Movie News Ever
Australia spoilers! Looks like Watchmen isn't the only film that's had its ending changed. According to The Guardian , when Baz Luhrmann's romantic epic Australia opens in two weeks, it may not have the original, heart-rending finale the director planned: It seems the film's tragic ending ...
Baz Luhrmann's 'Australia' is Finished! — Box Office Boffo
Everyone has an opinion about "Australia," even though very few have seen the actual film. It won't stay that way for much longer. Luhrmann finished the Hugh Jackman-Nicole Kidman epic on Monday, just two weeks before the film opens on Nov. 26. That's cutting it close, to be ...