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I think i've told you guys how, since the VCA course I've decided to watch more movies (yay for more movies)
so due to my 5 weeklys for $6 at my very well stocked video vision, I;ve been getting at least one aussie film, one foreign language, one 'art house' or classic and then the others are whatever I find that i'm all like, omg, Ive always wanted to see that and never got round to it.
I've been keeping clear of blockbusters, really hollywoody things etc etc.
But, I realised that over the last few weeks i've seen more aussie films than i have probably seen in the last year or so.
so i thought I'd start one of those movie memes but for aussie films!!
Bold if you've seen, Italacise if you own. Add as many as you can think of (with some details)
(New Zealand films count if they've been 'adopted', but mark them NZ)
I want to see these and go - oh yeah I need to see that!
lol
Angel Baby
Australian Rules - i don't know much about it, but it's meant to be AWESOME, about racism
Babe I, II - about a talking pig...
Bad Eggs - Tony Martin comedy with Judith Lucy
Better than Sex - David Wenham
Bodyline - Hugo Weaving... it's about cricket *dies*
The Castle - Iconic Aussie Comedy. Straight to the Pool Room
Chopper - Eric Bana, about the infamous Chopper Reid
The Club - David Williamson play made film about behind the scenes of footy
Crackerjack - Tony Martin comedy about lawn bowls
The Craic - Jimoen comedy
Crocodile Dundee - I, II, III - Paul Hogan.
Dating the Enemy - Claudia Karvan, Guy Pearce
Dead Calm, dir Peter Weir, Sam Neill (Nicole Kidman, I think)
Dirty Deeds - Bryan Brown, John Goodman, Crime Comedy
The Dish - Sam Neill, about Australia's important role in the viewing of the Moon Landing
Don's Party - Graham Kennedy, Another David Williamson play made into a film
Gallipoli- The movie that made us claim Mel Gibson as a true Aussie
Garage Days - Pia Miranda, very cute movie
Getting Square - David Wenham
The Hard Word - Guy Pearce, Rachel Griffiths
Hating Alison Ashley - Delta Goodrum, based on a popular novel
Head On - Alex Demidriades
Heavenly Creatures - dir Peter Jackson, about child murders. (NZ)
He Died With a Felafel in His Hand - VERY black comedy, Noah Taylor
Holy Smoke - Kate Winslet and Harvey Keitel, dir Jane Campion, aussie how? but is.
Hotel de Love - I know i've seen this, but i remember NOTHING
Hotel Serento- based on a play about sisters.
The Heartbreak Kid - Claudia Karvan, Alex Demidriades
Japanese Story - Toni Collette
Jindabyne - dir Ray Lawrence- in cinemas now
Lantana - dir Ray Lawrence - Geoffrey Rush, highly acclaimed.
Little Fish - Cate Blanchett
Look Both Ways - 2005, William McInnes and Justine Clarke
Looking for Alibrandi - Pia Miranda, based on an iconic novel
Kiss or Kill - Frances O'Conner and Matt Day - Road/Crime film
Mad Max- I, II, III - Mel again.
The Man From Snowy River - Iconic aussie film... *hides for having not seen it*
The Man Who Sued God - Billy Connelly comedy. actually funny.
Me, Myself, I - Rachel Griffiths
Moulin Rouge - only JUST counts as Aussie - filmed here, directed by Baz Luhrman
Mullet - Noah Taylor
Muriel's Wedding - Toni Collette, coming of age black comedy
My Brilliant Career- dir Gillian Armstrong, based on the novel by Miles Franklin
Ned Kelly - Heath Ledger
The NIght We Called it a Day - Joel Edgerton, comedy about getting Frank Sinatra over to Aus
(dad and dave) On Our Selection - Comedy about life on the old farmsteads
One Night the Moon - Musical, Paul Kelly
Paperback Hero - Claudia Karvan, Hugh Jackman.... rom com... drool
Pricilla Queen of the Desert - Guy Pearce, Hugo Weaving - drag queens on a bus in the desert.
Rabbit Proof Fence - Gary Sweet. Meant to be very good apart from Gary Sweet
Saw- EW EW EW EW EW - meant to be awesome though
The Shiralee - childhood favourite, Bryan Brown, Noni Hazelhurst
Shine - dir Scott Hicks, Geoffrey Rush's academy award winning role
Sirens - Sam Neill with Elle MacPhearson and Kate Fischer naked!
Spank - a 'cappucino comedy' filmed in Adelaide.
Storm Boy - about a boy and his pelican
Strange Bedfellows - Queer comedy about straight guys. Probably not very diplomatic
The Sum of Us - Russell Crowe, Jack Thompson (and one of them's gay)
Sweetie -Jane Campian's first film
Strictly Ballroom - Paul Mercurio, Baz Luhrman's first film
Thank God He Met Lizzie - Frances O'Conner, Cate Blanchett, Richard Roxburgh
A Town Like Alice - Epic movie about the war and the aftermath of that, Bryan Brown
Two Hands - mmmm Heath Ledger before anyone knew who he was, Rose Byrne, Bryan Brown
Wolf Creek - based on true events. Oh yeah, backpackers beware.
Wog Boy- Nick Giannopolous. Greek Australian comedy
Ok, I'm sure there are more i've actually seen, but that aren't on this list...
and some of these I'll be seeing soon, like I've got wolf creek, but NO WAY am i watching it on my own :D
I'm ashamed I don't own more though
hopefully this will also inspire my non-aussie flist to watch some good aussie stuff!
so due to my 5 weeklys for $6 at my very well stocked video vision, I;ve been getting at least one aussie film, one foreign language, one 'art house' or classic and then the others are whatever I find that i'm all like, omg, Ive always wanted to see that and never got round to it.
I've been keeping clear of blockbusters, really hollywoody things etc etc.
But, I realised that over the last few weeks i've seen more aussie films than i have probably seen in the last year or so.
so i thought I'd start one of those movie memes but for aussie films!!
Bold if you've seen, Italacise if you own. Add as many as you can think of (with some details)
(New Zealand films count if they've been 'adopted', but mark them NZ)
I want to see these and go - oh yeah I need to see that!
lol
Angel Baby
Australian Rules - i don't know much about it, but it's meant to be AWESOME, about racism
Babe I, II - about a talking pig...
Bad Eggs - Tony Martin comedy with Judith Lucy
Better than Sex - David Wenham
Bodyline - Hugo Weaving... it's about cricket *dies*
The Castle - Iconic Aussie Comedy. Straight to the Pool Room
Chopper - Eric Bana, about the infamous Chopper Reid
The Club - David Williamson play made film about behind the scenes of footy
Crackerjack - Tony Martin comedy about lawn bowls
The Craic - Jimoen comedy
Crocodile Dundee - I, II, III - Paul Hogan.
Dating the Enemy - Claudia Karvan, Guy Pearce
Dead Calm, dir Peter Weir, Sam Neill (Nicole Kidman, I think)
Dirty Deeds - Bryan Brown, John Goodman, Crime Comedy
The Dish - Sam Neill, about Australia's important role in the viewing of the Moon Landing
Don's Party - Graham Kennedy, Another David Williamson play made into a film
Gallipoli- The movie that made us claim Mel Gibson as a true Aussie
Garage Days - Pia Miranda, very cute movie
Getting Square - David Wenham
The Hard Word - Guy Pearce, Rachel Griffiths
Hating Alison Ashley - Delta Goodrum, based on a popular novel
Head On - Alex Demidriades
Heavenly Creatures - dir Peter Jackson, about child murders. (NZ)
He Died With a Felafel in His Hand - VERY black comedy, Noah Taylor
Holy Smoke - Kate Winslet and Harvey Keitel, dir Jane Campion, aussie how? but is.
Hotel de Love - I know i've seen this, but i remember NOTHING
Hotel Serento- based on a play about sisters.
The Heartbreak Kid - Claudia Karvan, Alex Demidriades
Japanese Story - Toni Collette
Jindabyne - dir Ray Lawrence- in cinemas now
Lantana - dir Ray Lawrence - Geoffrey Rush, highly acclaimed.
Little Fish - Cate Blanchett
Look Both Ways - 2005, William McInnes and Justine Clarke
Looking for Alibrandi - Pia Miranda, based on an iconic novel
Kiss or Kill - Frances O'Conner and Matt Day - Road/Crime film
Mad Max- I, II, III - Mel again.
The Man From Snowy River - Iconic aussie film... *hides for having not seen it*
The Man Who Sued God - Billy Connelly comedy. actually funny.
Me, Myself, I - Rachel Griffiths
Moulin Rouge - only JUST counts as Aussie - filmed here, directed by Baz Luhrman
Mullet - Noah Taylor
Muriel's Wedding - Toni Collette, coming of age black comedy
My Brilliant Career- dir Gillian Armstrong, based on the novel by Miles Franklin
Ned Kelly - Heath Ledger
The NIght We Called it a Day - Joel Edgerton, comedy about getting Frank Sinatra over to Aus
(dad and dave) On Our Selection - Comedy about life on the old farmsteads
One Night the Moon - Musical, Paul Kelly
Paperback Hero - Claudia Karvan, Hugh Jackman.... rom com... drool
Pricilla Queen of the Desert - Guy Pearce, Hugo Weaving - drag queens on a bus in the desert.
Rabbit Proof Fence - Gary Sweet. Meant to be very good apart from Gary Sweet
Saw- EW EW EW EW EW - meant to be awesome though
The Shiralee - childhood favourite, Bryan Brown, Noni Hazelhurst
Shine - dir Scott Hicks, Geoffrey Rush's academy award winning role
Sirens - Sam Neill with Elle MacPhearson and Kate Fischer naked!
Spank - a 'cappucino comedy' filmed in Adelaide.
Storm Boy - about a boy and his pelican
Strange Bedfellows - Queer comedy about straight guys. Probably not very diplomatic
The Sum of Us - Russell Crowe, Jack Thompson (and one of them's gay)
Sweetie -Jane Campian's first film
Strictly Ballroom - Paul Mercurio, Baz Luhrman's first film
Thank God He Met Lizzie - Frances O'Conner, Cate Blanchett, Richard Roxburgh
A Town Like Alice - Epic movie about the war and the aftermath of that, Bryan Brown
Two Hands - mmmm Heath Ledger before anyone knew who he was, Rose Byrne, Bryan Brown
Wolf Creek - based on true events. Oh yeah, backpackers beware.
Wog Boy- Nick Giannopolous. Greek Australian comedy
Ok, I'm sure there are more i've actually seen, but that aren't on this list...
and some of these I'll be seeing soon, like I've got wolf creek, but NO WAY am i watching it on my own :D
I'm ashamed I don't own more though
hopefully this will also inspire my non-aussie flist to watch some good aussie stuff!