http://marglish.com/2010/01/19/through-the-silver-screen/ "It's hard to put into words what she puts into words" Mon, 24 Oct 2011 01:30:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://marglish.com/2010/01/19/through-the-silver-screen/comment-page-1/#comment-251 Down Under the Radar | Marglish Sun, 23 May 2010 12:01:02 +0000 http://marglish.com/?p=181#comment-251 [...] I’ve written before about the cultural phenomenon that I had no idea existed until I arrived here.  Aussies hate their own films.  Not only that, Australia tends to produce more money pits per year than it produces money making commercial films per decade.  I really had no idea.  But recently I’ve been able to connect myself with more people in the Australian film industry, experienced veterans, young hopefuls and a handful of people in between, and I’m starting to understand why these box office blunders seem to hop out of the outback. [...] [...] I’ve written before about the cultural phenomenon that I had no idea existed until I arrived here.  Aussies hate their own films.  Not only that, Australia tends to produce more money pits per year than it produces money making commercial films per decade.  I really had no idea.  But recently I’ve been able to connect myself with more people in the Australian film industry, experienced veterans, young hopefuls and a handful of people in between, and I’m starting to understand why these box office blunders seem to hop out of the outback. [...]

]]> http://marglish.com/2010/01/19/through-the-silver-screen/comment-page-1/#comment-184 Hillary Wed, 20 Jan 2010 05:26:11 +0000 http://marglish.com/?p=181#comment-184 I think the world needs a sitcom about the people who drive (sail?) the coffee and cappucino boats that visit the nude beaches. I would watch that! I think the world needs a sitcom about the people who drive (sail?) the coffee and cappucino boats that visit the nude beaches. I would watch that!

]]> http://marglish.com/2010/01/19/through-the-silver-screen/comment-page-1/#comment-183 Bruce F. Tue, 19 Jan 2010 18:20:29 +0000 http://marglish.com/?p=181#comment-183 Back in the 1980s there was a retrospective of Australian film at MoMA, if memory serves. There were some amazing films shown. And some actually did NOT feature Mel Gibson. It's been a while, but if you get a chance take a look at Smash Palace (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083096/) and The Quiet Earth (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089869/). Back in the 1980s there was a retrospective of Australian film at MoMA, if memory serves. There were some amazing films shown. And some actually did NOT feature Mel Gibson. It’s been a while, but if you get a chance take a look at Smash Palace (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083096/) and The Quiet Earth (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089869/).

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