Down By The Hipster (Free subscription) | yesterday
From DBTH West Coast comes Ecco , a new and totally green nightclub in the heart of Hollywood. Owned by Danny B, David Stratton, Sean Muniz and Matthew Portnoff, Ecco ain't just buying wind credits. Instead, the club's power will be supplied by the LA Department of Water & Power’s Green Power resources. How green! And a Little Birdy tells us that this place is going to be big, saying...
Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 25/11/2008
... praise for its scope, its ambition and Jackman (he has "tremendous charisma and charm," says David Stratton in The Australian). What matters the most, says Jackman, is how this blockbuster is received back home. We reached the once and future Wolverine in Hollywood.
Entertainment News - MovieWeb.com (Free subscription) | 20/11/2008
... the Australian outback as if it were a monumental theater. It doesn't let him down." But critic David Stratton wrote in The Australian that it was "not the masterpiece we hoped it might be." (The Australian, like 20th Century Fox, which produced the movie, is owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp.) In Melbourne's The Age, Jim Schembri wrote that it was "fine and never boring, but, boy,...
Contactmusic Ltd (Free subscription) | 19/11/2008
... the Australian outback as if it were a monumental theater. It doesn't let him down." But critic David Stratton wrote in The Australian that it was "not the masterpiece we hoped it might be." ( The Australian, like 20th Century Fox, which produced the movie, is owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp.) In Melbourne's The Age , Jim Schembri wrote that it was "fine and never boring, but,...
Reuters (Free subscription) | 19/11/2008
... melodramatic saga" with irritating Australian cliches to appeal to tourists.Veteran critic David Stratton in The Australian said it "is not the masterpiece we hoped" but added it was easy to take, praising the magnificent shooting and acting performances.The Daily Telegraph, however, said Luhrman's "hotly anticipated epic treats the Australian Outback as if it were a monumental theater....
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 19/11/2008
... melodramatic saga" with irritating Australian cliches to appeal to tourists.Veteran critic David Stratton in The Australian said it "is not the masterpiece we hoped" but added it was easy to take, praising the magnificent shooting and acting performances.The Daily Telegraph, however, said Luhrman's "hotly anticipated epic treats the Australian Outback as if it were a monumental theatre....
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 19/11/2008
... bombing of Darwin and Hugh Jackman's abs," Jim Schembri wrote in the Canberra Times. Broadcaster David Stratton, doyen of local film critics, regretted that so many cliches had found their way into the story but was entertained all the same. "This is partly because it looks so magnificent, partly because Luhrmann's vision is so stimulating and partly because the actors are, for the...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 19/11/2008
... bombing of Darwin and Hugh Jackman's abs," Jim Schembri wrote in the Canberra Times. Broadcaster David Stratton, doyen of local film critics, regretted that so many cliches had found their way into the story but was entertained all the same. "This is partly because it looks so magnificent, partly because Luhrmann's vision is so stimulating and partly because the actors are, for the...
RopeofSilicon: Latest Headlines (Free subscription) | 19/11/2008
... Schembri at the Sydney Morning Herald saying it’s “Good, but no classic, and way, way too long.” David Stratton at The Australian says, “The film is not without flaws, it’s not the masterpiece that we were hoping for, but I think you could say that it’s a very good film in many ways.” Finally, The Hollywood Reporter ’s Aussie stringer Megan Lehmann sums up her review saying, “Despite...
Reuters (Free subscription) | 19/11/2008
... style movie was a risk.HIGH EXPECTATIONSEarly reviews from Australian critics were mixed, with David Stratton in The Australian writing it was not the hoped-for masterpiece while Jim Schembri in The Sydney Morning Herald said it was good but not destined to be a classic -- and way too long.Australian filmmakers hope the movie will revive interest in an industry that did well with...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 18/11/2008
Sydney - Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman walked the red carpet Tuesday at the Sydney premiere of a film they made together in the red dust of the Outback. Directed by Baz Luhrmann, Australia has been praised by film critic Claire Sutherland as a love letter to the landscape that "has international blockbuster written all over it."Others are not so sure. Veteran film reviewer David Stratton...
