Tuesday
19Aug2008
Sumptuous New Posters for Baz Luhrmann's 'Australia'
Tuesday, August 19, 2008 at 12:07AM
I was trolling for news on a fairly uneventful Monday
night when I spotted three smallish posters for
Baz Luhrmann's homeland epic
Australia over at
First Showing. Sport that he is, Alex
Billington pointed everyone who saw the posters to
Movies Online, which in turn pointed the way to
Reel Suave. So thanks to all of them.
I know it's a recklessly hip thing to consider The
Dark Knight a front-runner for every Oscar under the sun (it probably won't
be come December), but there are a few movies that are already starting to
distance themselves from what looks like a fairly average awards season crop of
new releases. Certainly The Curious Case of Benjamin Button has to be
high on everyone's list, and I would think if it's as good as it looks you might
see nominees for Best Actor, Best Director, Best Supporting Actress, and Best
Adapted Screenplay, among other technical awards (makeup, visual effects, and
cinematography leap to mind).
Australia may not have as good a chance to score
in as many major categories, but you can't watch the trailer without recognizing
how beautifully the film is photographed, and knowing Luhrmann and how he slaves
over every detail, you can bet the costumes and production design, as well as
the score, have a very good chance of being as close to perfect as we'll see
this year.
This is all just rampant speculation, of course, but
that's the sense I get, for what it's worth.
These new posters illustrate my point about Luhrmann,
however. Look at how immaculately tailored they are. The saturated colors, the
attention to the smallest little wrinkle. The posters are kind of an artistic
DNA of the director. My only wish is that we had higher quality images to
examine; I'm sure they're on the way.
Colin Boyd | Permalink | in Australia, Baz Luhrmann, Posters | Print Article | Email Article | 1 Comment | Share Article
Reader Comments (1)
I so want this movie to be great. But is it possible for Luhrman to top Moulin Rouge??? It will be difficult.
(And doesn't the marketing make it look like Pearl Harbor 2?)