Australia (2008)

Australia (2008)




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  • Kim Kardashian Bails On Her Australia Trip

    The reality star decided to return home instead.



  • Wrong Winner Crowned On 'Australia's Next Top Model'

    Tyra Banks always manages to get it right, so what's the problem in Australia?


  • 'Green Lantern' Hits Problems in Australia

    Ryan Reynolds' new superhero movie 'Green Lantern' has hit its first hurdle -- spiraling costs have forced studio bosses to cancel plans to film in Australia


  • Australian Effects Company Denies 'Wolverine' Leak

    Officials at an Australian visual effects company have denied responsibility for the leak of the new X-Men prequel, which found its way onto the Internet this week -- a month before it is due to hit theaters.


  • Baz Luhrmann’s 'Australia' Moves Up to Thanksgiving

    Possibly with a sigh of relief, it looks like everyone is rearranging their fall schedules to fill the void left by the departure of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.


  • DMX Arrested for Allegedly Stealing Car, Conservative Group Challenges Fahrenheit TV Ads, Ashley Olsen Cancels Trip to Australia

    DMX is reportedly the star of his very own crime song. The rapper-actor was arrested last night on charges that he and another man tried to steal a car in a parking lot of New York's Kennedy Airport. Also in the news: Michael Moore, Fahrenheit 9/11, Ashley Olsen, Mary Kate Olsen, Michael Jackson, Madonna, Courteney Cox, David Arquette and Monica Lewinsky.


  • Sophomore Tribeca Film Fest a Hit; Saturns Honor Spielberg, Jackson; Australians Fuming Over Kidman's Nicotine Habit

    The second annual Tribeca Film Festival, which ran from May 3-11, more than doubled last year's traffic. Also: 29th annual Saturn Awards Steven Spielberg Peter Jackson Nicole Kidman Luther Vandross Eminem Just for Laughs Festival Bill Cosby Kelly Ripa Brad Garrett M. Night Shyamalan Ashton Kutcher The Woods Peter Boyle Scooby Doo 2


  • News Roundup: More than 70,000 Australians claim to be Jedi

    The Australian Bureau of Statistics said Tuesday that more than 70,000 Star Wars fans had written "Jedi" or something related in response to an optional question about their faith during last year's national census. Roseanne Rob Zombie House of 1000 Corpses Red Light Runners Michael Madsen Ludacris The Fast and the Furious 2 Kelly Preston Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat Star Search Pepsi-Cola


  • Australian actor may sue producers over "Sued God"

    Australian writer-actor Patrick McCarville is considering suing the producers of The Man Who Sued God for relegating him to a small "based on an original idea by ..." mention at the end of the film.


  • Fox studios Australia to expand

    Fox Studios Australia is planning to expand its production facilities in Sydney, adding an additional soundstage as well as production and post-production offices.


  • Australia acts to put its Hollywood lures back in place

    Acting to offset a recent ruling by the Australian tax office that overseas investments in such films as Moulin Rouge and The Matrix were not eligible for tax breaks, the Australian government on Monday instituted a new set of rules that, while not restoring the tax breaks that were set aside, do apply for all films currently in production.


  • "Weak" clinks in Australia?

    A brouhaha has erupted in Australia over a number of apparently incorrect calls on the local version of The Weakest Link


  • "Shrek" sets all-time record in Australia

    DreamWorks' Shrek has become the highest-grossing animated movie ever to be released in Australia, passing the mark set by The Lion King in 1994.


  • Australia considers Eminem visa request

    Australian officials are considering an entertainment visa application from rapper Eminem, Reuters reports.


  • Australian tax ruling could hurt runaways

    A ruling by the Australian Tax Office last week that effectively barred tax breaks to investors in last year's The Red Planet has alarmed the Australian film industry and could result in Hollywood studios taking their business elsewhere, the Melbourne newspaper The Age observed Friday.


  • Australian indigenous music company sues "Survivor"

    An Australian music company that specializes in recordings of aboriginal people has filed suit against the producers of Survivor, saying it received nothing for use of its music library during the recent Survivor: The Australian Outback.


  • Australia wants to close doors to Eminem

    Lawmaker Pete Slipper, a member of Prime Minister John Howard's Liberal Party, has asked the Australian government to ban rap artist Eminem from performing in later this month in the country.


  • "Moulin Rouge" is all Can Can in Australia

    Baz Luhrmann's Moulin Rouge, starring Nicole Kidman, is breaking box-office records in Australia, where it was filmed (and which is the birthplace of the director and star). It earned $1.9 million over the weekend on 252 screens for an average of more than $7,500 per screen, shattering a record set by Crocodile Dundee II in 1987. The film opens wide (2,300 screens) domestically on Friday. In its second week playing in only one theater in New York and Los Angeles, the film earned a sensational $254,098 over the four-day holiday.


  • Australians want Eminem banned

    Rumors that the shock rapper Eminem end up Down Under has some Australians appalled. The Australian Family Association reportedly has described Eminem as a "hate rapper" and called for government to deny him an entry visa, BBC News reports. Bill Muehlenberg, the AFA's national secretary, told the Australian Daily Telegraph that the rapper has been condemned as being "sexist, misogynist, racist," and would imagine that some groups would be offended should he tour Australia. No tour dates have been confirmed, but local papers have reported that he will play shows in August or September. In other news, Eminem's rhyme clique, D12, has been added to the roaster of artists performing at this year's Warped Tour as of June 22, just a few days after the release of their first album, Devil's Night. An Interscope Records spokesperson told Sonicnet.com that Eminem may make surprise appearances on a few dates.


  • Australian State Victoria hoping to land more film runaways

    The state government of Victoria, Australia is increasing the funding for Australian-based productions an additional $16.6 million over four years, it announced Tuesday.


  • Australia has "glitziest premiere"

    Moulin Rouge had an elaborate premiere at an 11-screen multiplex in Sidney Monday night before 3,000 invited guests, with star Nicole Kidman introducing the film in each theater in the complex.






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