Archive for May, 2008
A second edit of the official trailer has surfaced and australiamovie.net has the goods for you to download! This alternate cut has less of a country & western feel, with more of a focus on the love story between the Drover and Lady Sarah Ashley.
Additionally there has been a buzz amongst cinema goers, particularly those attending screenings of Indianna Jones IV. “What does that have to do with Australia”, I hear you ask? The answer is not in the film itself, rather the trailers accompanying the latest Hollywood blockbuster. Taking pride of place and being screened to thousands of potential viewers is yet another alternate cut of the Australia trailer, marketed to the locals. This version is yet to hit the net, but it sure is a beauty, particularly on the big screen.
In the meantime, for the second edit, head over to our media page and download the latest trailer and check out the steamy new scenes and view the screencaps in the gallery.
As always visit our Australia forum for follow up discussion and the latest up to the minute breaking news.
May 30th, 2008
Fans of the Australia production are getting spoiled in the last few weeks, our most recent treat being Podcast #4 of the Apple Set To Screen Series. This time designer Catherine Martin takes us behind the scenes of the film’s costume design.
The podcast reveals the effort and passion placed in the work of everyone involved in the film. Right down to the tiniest details CM details how she and her team design, create and rent costumes to get that perfect mix of believeable outfitting for the principle actors and hundreds of extras. During the footage it is revealed that between 1,800 - 2,000 costumes were used for this feature film, and we thought the 480 for Moulin Rouge! was extreme!
As per usual, this latest podcast comes with its own educational unit and competition. The deadline for the competition to design an outfit for Lady Sarah Ashley is June 18, 2008. To download the podcast and for more details visit the apple set to screen site.
Visit our gallery for over 130 screencaps from the podcast.
May 28th, 2008
Set your clocks and VCRs for the Tuesday May 27th edition of Entertainment Tonight!
On the tail end of Monday’s show we were told to expect some movie news from none other than Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman.
EDIT: the Australia feature wasn’t screened due to the untimely death of director Sydney Pollack. Keep watching ET for the on set footage.
May 26th, 2008
We have a mammoth list of international release dates that we can now confirm.
As you can see to the right of the main page, there’s a shortlist of some countries, but beneath that click the link to view ALL of the international release dates to be rolled out around the world.
May 24th, 2008
The Official Australia webiste has now launched in a more complete capacity, containing a streaming preview of the trailer and some great new images.
You can view these images, by photographer James Fisher, and many screencaps from the teaser trailer in our own growing gallery.
We’d also like to welcome the many new visitors and members to our Australia site and Forum.
May 22nd, 2008
As promised, the world got its first glimpse of an official Australia teaser trailer today. Just a small taste of what is to come in November 2008, but more than enough to wet the appetite!
The teaser begins with Lady Sarah Ashley (Kidman) telling a story of a far away land to a young aboriginal boy, Nullah (Walters). What we see from there is a whirlwind ride of action, romance and epic scenery of grand proportions.
The online reaction has been one of mixed opinions, though generally favourable. The only way to come to a conclusion is to view the footage for yourself.
You can download the trailer to your harddrive from our multimedia section, additionally, we’ve also added a news feature from Australian news show Today Tonight, which not only featured the trailer but also an intro from Nicole Kidman, information on Baz, CM and behind the scenes shots.
For those with a fast broadband connection, you can stream the teaser in High Definition via the Apple website. Keep an eye on our gallery for screencaps in the coming days.
May 19th, 2008
Tomorrow the first trailer for Australia will be released online! Though the movie’s release date is still six months away, the trailer will be available free on BigPond TV from 9am (AEST), ahead of a wider public release on Tuesday.
We’re told that Nicole Kidman has even recorded a special message to introduce the trailer.
“The trailer presents all the elements of a truly epic movie, in the hands of one of the world’s most visionary directors and two of the world’s biggest movie stars,” said Marcos Oliveira, managing director of 20th Century Fox Australia. “We couldn’t be more excited.”
The video can be accessed by broadband users via BigPond.com and by Telstra Next G mobile phone users. Shortly after you’ll also be able to download it from australiamovie.net
To find out when you’ll be able to view the trailer in your timezone, click here to convert the time difference. Visit our forum for follow up discussion, chats, images etc.
source: thewest.com.au
May 18th, 2008
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