Red Dog is doing well

I loved the movie Red Dog and as you can guess from the previous post I've told a few people about it!!  Yesterday's newspaper reported on the success the film has already had in Australia, and that it is being released overseas soon.  You can read the article here.  It is currently showing in 246 venues in Australia and is about to be launched overseas.  I wonder what non-Aussies will make of the Australian humour?

Life and Death

The past few weeks have been very stressful - two trips to Adelaide - and another next week.  Sadly my father passed away on July 14th, just two days short of his 92nd birthday. 

So I've not been interested in reading, or watching movies.  And also now I am behind with my studies.  Yikes!!!!

However, last week, I did get to the movies.  We (MM and daughter) went to see Larry Crowne with Tom Hanks.  It is an enjoyable movie - and Tom had many roles including leading actor, director and co writer I think.  It was a good feel-good movie - however, I was a little disappointed in it.  It wasn't rivetting.

He's an amazing man, Mr Hanks.  Very clever, and I congratulate him on the movie.  I wonder though, if any lesser actor had wanted to film such a story, if they would have been so lucky to have it produced.

Australian Movies for Release in 2011

Australians have a love/hate relationship with Australian movies.  We have some very very talented movie makers in our country, a small population many of whom are besotted by American movies.  Our Australian film industry languishes – especially as there is more money available for investing in film and the publicity of such film in America than there is here.  One challenge is our small population – just 21 million people live here, and they are not all English speakers.

Still each year, we have our successes.  I like to encourage Australians to take a greater interest in Australian movies.  Here I list some of the movies due for release in 2011.

•  Wasted on the Young
•  Dreamland
•  Hail
•  The Eye of the Storm
•   Happy Feet 2
•  Mrs Carey’s Concert*
•   Here I am
•   Mad Bastards
•   Snowtown*
•   Griff the Invisible
•  Oranges and Sunshine*
•  The Reef

Three movies have been released or are about to be released, and I have marked them '*'  - Oranges and Sunshine is due for release next week, and I will be in attendance at the morning session.

I am not sure about seeing Snowtown - it is a story of a partiscularly gruesome series of murders in the South Australian town of Snowtown.  I will have to be in a very good mood before I venture into the theatre to see it - but I will.

Mrs Carey's Concert is in the theatres now, and I hope to see it soon.

There is also another movie not included in the list above about Cane Toads, which is due to open shortly.  Sounds rather fun and I will endeavour to find out more about that film.  Sometimes information about the films is not readily available until shortly before the film's release but I will endeavour to get more information. 

For more information read the longer article here.