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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have confirmed that Australia’s own, Hugh Jackman, will be the host of the 81st Annual Academy Awards, better known to some as The Oscars.
A man of many talents, Hugh is no stranger to the stage, nor to hosting large scale televised events. He won an Emmy in 2005 for hosting the 58th annual Tony Awards in 2004, where he also took a best-actor Tony for his performance in the musical ‘The Boy From Oz’.
“He has style, elegance and a sense of occasion,” producers Laurence Mark and Bill Condon said in a joint statement. “Hugh is the ideal choice to host a celebration of the year’s movies – and to have fun doing it.”
The Oscars will be televised on February 22nd in the USA.
source: oscars.org
December 13th, 2008
On the road again, the cast and crew of Australia have braved the extreme London cold on the 10th of December to premiere their film at The Odeon Leicester Square in the United Kingdom. Looking stunning in a white sequined dress Nicole Kidman battled against the frosty weather before finally succumbing to her warm designer jacket. The Aussies clearly needed more time to acclimatise.
Providing some assistance to Nic and grateful female television reporters was Hugh Jackman sporting great big bear hugs, though he admits they were for his own benefit also!
Australia will be released on December 26th in the UK.
MEDIA:
29 Red Carpet Images from Leicester Square
ITV Red Carpet with Hugh Jackman
Kidman, Luhrmann and Jackman Make the Red Carpet Rounds with ITN
Footage from the Frontlines
December 11th, 2008
So far we’ve had premieres and press conferences in Sydney, Darwin, Kununurra, New York, Paris, Madrid and Rome. Always on the ball we’ve added a whopping 315 candid images of our stunning cast and crew at these events to our image gallery.
We’ve also uploaded some hot new scans. The Australian edition of GQ magazine has just released their Hottest Men of 2008 issue. Being the hottest ticket in town Hugh Jackman features on the cover and director Baz Luhrmann gets a nice six page coverage with a great interview too. Also view Hugh as the cover story on in flight mag for air carrier, Jetstar.
Be sure to look through and rate your fave images.
December 10th, 2008
Brits, on your TV tonight The Culture Show on BBC2 will be airing a half hour special on director Baz Luhrmann. This is new interview footage so be sure to tune in.
Those in the region can also watch a snippet on The Culture Show website, unfortunately the site is region locked and restricted to UK residents only.
WHAT: The Culture Show, feat Baz Luhrmann
WHERE: BBC2
WHEN: 9th December 10pm and repeated 12th December.
Also the London premiere of Australia is not far away so keep your eyes peeled for news and pictures!
December 9th, 2008
Australia is the #1 movie currently showing in the land down under, despite strong competition from powerful blockbuster favourites such as High School Musical 3 and Bond. With a domestic intake of $9.6 million USD from 12 days of showing its reported that cinema chains are quite satisfied with the film’s staying power.
” ‘Australia’ has probably exceeded my expectations,” said Kieren Dell, CEO of five-site regional New South Wales circuit Majestic Cinemas.
Peter Cody, film manager of large chain Greater Union, said, “It held up remarkably well over the weekend; the percentage drop was quite low in comparison with most big films. We were very happy.”
It’s no secret that this film has an older target audienced, so it is believed the release of teen sensation, Twilight, next week will have little impact on the film’s performance. Good word of mouth is continuing to spread, critics be damned and the film is picking up a lot of repeat viewers, with audience members seeing the film several times.
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source: Variety
December 8th, 2008
December may have only just begun, but awards season will be upon us before we know it. Testament to this is the fact that For Your Consideration ads are now appearing in entertainment magazines such as Variety.
Awards Daily have just updated with two new full page FYC advertisements for Australia, in all categories, particularly Best Picture.
With the use of a smouldering image which sadly does not appear in the film itself (seen right) we think it might catch the eyes of a few important voters!
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December 4th, 2008
When a good movie comes along, you like to have the soundtrack on hand to reminisce afterwards, right? So where for art thou Australia soundtrack?
We don’t have the full answer for you, but we can let you know the information we have thus far. There is a soundtrack on the way and hopefully soon! As we all know this film was in post-production right up until the last minute. Because of this we’ve been told that the soundtrack is still in the process of being pieced together due to the final product finishing recording only three short weeks ago!
One particular artist of interest to appear on this compilation is Angela Little aka Ophelia of the Spirits. As the credits start rolling you’ll hear her melodic and somewhat 
haunting voice sing ‘By The Boab Tree’, a song the musician also co-wrote. If we’re lucky we’ll also get an album with her rendition of ‘Waltzing Matilda’ as used on some versions of the trailer. Angela has been working on Australia for the past six months composing and scoring additional music for the film with collaborator and mentor Felix Meagher, in a music team headed by Oscar-nominated composer David Hirschfelder. Visit her Ophelia of the Spirits website.
It is unknown if Hirschfelder’s scores will appear on the soundtrack, but judging by past Bazmark productions the inclusion is highly likely. This will be a great inclusion if used to tie together various vocal pieces from the film. Visit David’s website to listen to past award winning works.
Also featured on the soundtrack will be The John Butler Trio performing, ‘All Night Long’. You can see John play the song live, here on the Today Show. Likewise expect to hear ‘The Drover’, an original song penned especially for the film by Baz Luhrmann and none other than Sir Elton John. Finally audiences were wowed by him on screen, so it is only fitting that Brandon Walters should also appear on the soundtrack. Here’s hoping that’s the case!
December 1st, 2008
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