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Tagged: Australian films

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Australian Film Music and Soundtracks
From composed scores to pre-existing popular music, this collection focuses on examples of film music from a range of notable Australian features. It includes music from the early silent and sound...
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Mad Max: the original movie
It's hard to overstate the influence of Mad Max – on filmmakers, action cinema and the course of Australian movies. Made for a paltry AUD$380,000 by George Miller in 1979, the independently-funded...
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Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior
Mad Max 2 – retitled The Road Warrior in the US – is a standard-bearer for successful sequels and one of the greatest action movies of all time. Released in Australia at Christmas 1981, it was to...
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Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome and Fury Road
The third and fourth Mad Max movies – Beyond Thunderdome and Fury Road – were released 30 years apart. Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985) co-starred Mel Gibson and Tina Turner and was co-directed by...
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Film Costumes from 90 Years of Australian Movies
We look inside the wardrobe of Australian film costumes and find stylish satins and silks, sparkling sequins and plenty of pom poms. 'What we wear tells the story of who we are', according to UK...
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Interview with Laura Gordon, star of Undertow
Curator Jenny Gall talks with Laura Gordon about starring in the film Undertow, for which she's been nominated for Best Actress at the 2020 AACTA Awards.
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50 delightful surprises from the NFSA collection
Fifty surprising, heartwarming and weirdly wonderful items from the NFSA collection.
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Mr Movies Bill Collins at the 1976 Cannes Film Festival
As the 2019 Cannes Film Festival opens, we look back at how 'Mr Movies' Bill Collins reported on Cannes for a 1976 TV special.
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Australian Films Nominated for Academy Awards
Australian films have been nominated in nearly every category at the Academy Awards.
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Matt Nettheim in Starstruck
Matt Nettheim shares insights into his work as on-set stills photographer on films featured in the Starstruck: Australian Movie Portraits exhibition.
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