Baz Luhrmann

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian director Baz Luhrmann's outback epic "Australia" was passed over on Wednesday for the top film awards in his home country, presented by the Australian Film Institute. "Australia," starring Australian actors Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman who have carved out Hollywood careers, failed to make the list of nominees for the AFI best film award despite high hopes for the $130 million 20th Century Fox movie, the most expensive ever made in Australia. Neither Kidman nor... Read Full Story

AUSTRALIA may have raked in over $37 million at the box office, but its big-ticket stars Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman have been overlooked for nominations in the 2009 AFI Awards, announced in Sydney this afternoon. The 51st AFI Awards will be held at Melbourne’s Regent Theatre on December 12. Baz Luhrmann’s war-time epic Australia is in the running for eight AFI gongs, including Visual Effects, Best Original Music Score, Best Costume Design and Best Supporting Actor for young star Brandon... Read Full Story

Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman at the Rome premiere of "Australia", Rome, Italy. (Photo Agency) more pics » Baz Luhrmann , the director behind Strictly Ballroom and Moulin Rouge , has officially acquired the rights to the F. Scott Fitzgerald classic The Great Gatsby , according to The Hollywood Reporter. Luhrman had previously noted his desire to bring The Great Gatsby to the screen for a third time, saying: If you wanted to show a mirror to people that says, 'You've been drunk on money... Read Full Story

Posted by Fiona 20 November, 2008 Some early reviews have criticised the length of the “ Australia. ” At the media conference, Baz Luhrmann said he didn’t expect everyone to like it but was hoping it would become a classic. “It is between the film and the audience,” he said of the reviews at the press conference, describing the film as an epic in the style of ‘Out of Africa’ or ‘Gone with the Wind.’ I wanted to make a film that everyone could go and see.” Nicole Kidman said the... Read Full Story

A Ferdy on Films Pan Australia (2008) Director : Baz Luhrmann By Roderick Heath Having been left bankrupt by the good graces of government bureaucrats, and the last few cents in my pocket, I braved the mountain storms to go see Australia . A fine state to watch such a film in! Baz Luhrmann’s film career has supposedly been an advertisement for manic energy and a pure passion for film that transcends the manginess of his concepts. The best sequence in his career was a... Read Full Story

So you can't please everyone . Nothing new there. Another raved about it. I loved Hugh Jackman's parts of the Academy Award show. So refreshing, fun and entertaining to see someone simply adoring being on stage and being "our show". That is the key, really. A Big Talent that made me fall in love with him. It "translated" to me. It's an award show and unless you take the award part out of it - it isn't going to be other than an award show. Maybe, the LA Times is expecting too much out of a... Read Full Story

BAZ Luhrmann's sweeping epic "Australia" finally premiered in four locations last night as its director hosed down the country's outrageous expectations for the film. "Not everyone's going to love it, not everyone's going to see it," the director said of his $180 million film starring Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman and newcomer Brandon Walters. "All we can do is do our best and invite everyone to the party." No matter what anyone thinks of the film - and initial reviews are positive without... Read Full Story

March 3rd, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment delivered the romantic action-adventure DVD movie release Australia, set in a country on the brink of war, at the time of World War II. The film is directed by Australian and Academy Award nominee Baz Luhrmann (Moulin Rouge, Romeo + Juliet) and stars Oscar winner Nicole Kidman (Moulin Rouge, The Hours) and Golden Globe nominee Hugh Jackman (X-men Trilogy, The Prestige). Lady Sarah Ashley (Kidman) is an English aristocrat who travels to the... Read Full Story

Posted by Allan Ford 26 November, 2008 Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman hit the red carpet in New York for the premiere of their epic movie “ Australia ” on Monday, November 24. Kidman, 41, looked glamourous in a sequinned gold and black dress when she arrived with her husband, country singer Keith Urban , also 41. But she was booed by waiting crowds when she shunned interviews and instead rushed inside the Ziegfeld Theatre. Joining Jackman and Kidman on the red carpet were... Read Full Story

Australia Starring Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman, and Brandon Walters Directed by Baz Luhrmann Rated PG-13 What should we do when someone tries so hard and fails? Should we applaud the endeavor - in this case a massive production in scope and budget - for being so audacious in the first place, or should we wonder why it's not any better? I'm going with the latter, because there are quite a few exceptional epics that you could compare to Baz Luhrmann 's homeland... Read Full Story