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Fox says it hasn't tampered with 'Australia'
latimesblogs.latimes.com - 11/12/2008
Fox says it hasn't tampered with 'Australia'
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The blogosphere has been full of breathless tales that Baz Luhrmann has been forced to dump the unhappy ending he filmed for "Australia," his $130-million adventure epic (due out later this month) that stars Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman. Australia's...

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FilmChat:  Newsbites: Australia! McPhee! Narnia! Monopoly! Magneto!

Thompson On Hollywood:  Australia: Luhrmann Changes Ending, Kidman and Jackman Do Oprah

:: The Playlist :::  Fox Execs Call Claims Of Alleged 'Australia' Tampering "Nonsensical"

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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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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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Newsbites: Australia! McPhee! Narnia! Monopoly! Magneto!
FilmChat — ... . Now Fox is insisting that the rumours are simply not true. The real question, of course, is whether the film will break Fox's surprisingly long streak of critically-reviled movies, or Nicole Kidman's surprisingly long streak of box-office flops. -- Patrick Goldstein ...

Australia: Luhrmann Changes Ending, Kidman and Jackman Do Oprah
Thompson On Hollywood — ... before he left a MOMA tribute in NYC to fly home to Sydney. Fox also put co-chairman Tom Rothman together with the LAT's Patrick Goldstein. ...

Fox Execs Call Claims Of Alleged 'Australia' Tampering "Nonsensical"
:: The Playlist :: — ... (frankly, the directors explanation - he didn't even feel the need to "defend" it per se, sounds legit and like an organic process), comes the response from 20th Century Fox executives. Like we said, they're almost moot at this point, but interesting to hear nonetheless. ...

Ladies (Put a Link on it)
Film Experience Blog — Low Resolution writes letters to Twilight cast members. ~signed with snark Gelf puts blurbs back in context Victim of the Time "Scott. Joe Scott." Daniel Craig's other role Lazy Eye Theatre James Bond 'thon begins The Big Picture corrects some rumors about what's going on with Baz Luhrmann's Australia Out has published its annual "Out 100" list. Gus Van Sant & Cheyenne Jackson get cover honors Filmmaker Jim McKay (director of underappreciated gem Our ...

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