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Patty mentioned to me the other day that she'd seen the trailer for Baz Luhrmann's new film, Australia last time she'd been in the movies, and since it seems I never, ever get to an actual cinema anymore and am too busy to even THINK, I hadn't even realized the trailer was out.

So I just found it online.

Thoughts.

1. Wow.
2. They don't make movies like this anymore, except, apparently, they do!
3. Yes.
4. Oh my god, the _typography_ on the titles.
5. Baz Luhrmann _and_ WWII. Could I be any more spoiled right now?

For the newer folks, I studied at NIDA in Australia in 2005 because of my Baz Luhrmann thing, which while about his movies, was really more about his obsessive self-absorption and documenting and ambition and dedication to having family and creative family and blah blah blah. Um, I feel like I should talk about it cogently right now. But I just can't. But it's one of those things where, if I hadn't gone and done it, for all the batshit reasons I did, I don't think I'd know how to be happy right now.

I'm glad the film looks amazing. I'm glad this man and his work still matter to me. And I am very interested to note that he seems to have switched from matters of commerce as a theme, to matters of endurance.

http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox/australia/hd/

ETA: apparently the official site has lots of video podcasts of behind the scenes stuff, which I'm going to download tonight and devour on the subway this week. Also, Luhrmann in the newsboy cap? Too funny.

http://www.australiamovie.com


And, because rahalia_cat and one or two others of you will know why it's funny: this totally explains why I bought a tub of blood orange sorbet last night.

Comments

[threewalls]

That really does look amazing.

I hadn't realised the trailer was out yet, either. Thanks for the link.

[feyandstrange.livejournal.com]

We inherited a bottle of blood orange juice-carbonated-thing last night. I look forward to being able to appreciate it properly.

[marchek.livejournal.com]

this totally explains why I bought a tub of blood orange sorbet last night.

I don't know why it's funny but blood orange gelato was one of my absolute favourite flavours when I was living in Rome.

The movie looks pretty spectacular.

[junebugged.livejournal.com]

I've squealed about Baz stuff since Raha turned me on to Moulin Rouge so long ago. I'm also a pretty rabid Hugh fan so this movie? It makes me happy in my girl parts, not to mention how my heart aches for it to be November already, dammit.