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Australia is a 2008 epic adventure drama film directed by Baz Luhrmann [3] and starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman.The screenplay was written by Luhrmann and screenwriter Stuart Beattie, with Ronald Harwood and Richard Flanagan.
Australia director Baz Luhrmann had been searching for a young aboriginal boy to fill the role of "Nullah" for over 12 months when one of the film's casting directors saw Walters with his father at a Broome swimming pool in 2007; [3] he also responded to an Australia-wide radio callout for auditions. [4]
Australian filmmakers were at the forefront of cinema and film, having created what is considered the first feature-length narrative film with the release of The Story of the Kelly Gang and other early films by directors John Gavin, W. J. Lincoln and Alfred Rolfe. Notable Australian films of the 1890s:
Back home in Australia, Sam, an avid surfer, struggles to adjust to life in a wheelchair, but is supported by her husband Cameron, their three sons Noah, Rueben, and Oli, and Sam's overbearing mother Jan. One afternoon, the three boys find and bring home an injured magpie chick who they name Penguin.
Magpie had its world premiere on 9 March 2024 at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas. [4] [1] In May 2024, Signature Entertainment acquired the UK distribution rights. [5] In August 2024, Shout! Studios acquired the North American distribution rights. [6] The film was released in the United States on October 25, 2024. [7]
David Stratton, writing in The Australian, gave it 4 stars. He begins " Friends and Strangers is a strikingly original new Australian film from writer, director and editor James Vaughan. Tantalisingly enigmatic, it is on the surface about the various contacts and encounters made by Ray (Fergus Wilson), a diffident freelance video cameraman."
Cast and crew Ref. J A N U A R Y 7: True History of the Kelly Gang: Porchlight Fims / Daybreak Pictures / Memento Films: Justin Kurzel (director); George MacKay, Essie Davis, Nicholas Hoult, Orlando Schwert, Thomasin McKenzie [1] 16: Go Karts: See Pictures: Owen Trevor (director); William Lodder, Anastasia Bampos, Frances O'Connor, Richard ...
Dark Age is a 1987 Australian horror adventure film [2] directed by Arch Nicholson, produced by Antony I. Ginnane and starring John Jarratt, [3] Nikki Coghill, and Max Phipps.In the film, an Australian park ranger is tasked with hunting a legendary, 25-foot crocodile that appears to have a spiritual connection with the local Aboriginals.