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SMH Garry Maddox October 29, 2015 In the year that Australian films bounced back, Oscar winners Kate Winslet and Charlize Theron are among the nominees for the country’s main film and television awards. Winslet is up for best actress for her role as an internationally successful designer returning home in The Dressmaker, which leads the […]
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The Daily Telegraph Michael Bodey October 29, 2015 Two Australian films produced by Hollywood studios — The Dressmaker andMad Max: Fury Road — have dominated the feature film nominations for the fifth AACTA (Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts) awards. And the Seven drama Peter Allen: Not the Boy Next Door and Foxtel’s Deadline […]
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The Daily Telegraph Vicky Roach October 28, 2015 IT’S been 21 years since Hugo Weaving last frocked up to prove a point to a bunch of hostile country folk in a dusty Outback town. While Horatio Farrat, the cross-dressing police sergeant Weaving plays in the hotly-anticipated revenge comedy The Dressmaker, shares his The Adventures of […]
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News.com.au Leigh Paatsch October 28, 2015 THE DRESSMAKER (M) Director: Jocelyn Moorhouse (Proof) Starring: Kate Winslet, Judy Davis, Hugo Weaving, Liam Hemsworth, Sarah Snook, Shane Jacobson, Alison Whyte, Rebecca Gibney. Rating: 4/5 Between a frock and a hard place SEDUCTIVE fashion is a destructive weapon in the proudly unconventional, yet highly entertaining new Australian film […]
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Movie Review October 28, 2015  It’s been a while since we saw an Australian film that pushed the boundaries in much the same way asPriscilla Queen Of The Desert and Muriel’s Wedding did, in other words, a film which is… camp! space space The Dressmaker has broken the drought and this fine version of […]
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IF Don Groves October 28, 2015 Jocelyn Moorhouse’s The Dressmaker has been nominated in 12 categories at the 5th AACTA Awards, ahead of George Miller’s Mad Max: Fury Road with 11 and eight for Jeremy Sims’ Last Cab to Darwin. Neil Armfield’s Holding the Man scored six nominations and Tony Ayres’ Cut Snake and Rob […]
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News.com.au October 28, 2015 The Babadook and The Water Diviner for best film at last year’s prize night),Seven’s blockbuster telemovie, Catching Milat and its acclaimed leading man, Mal Kennard — hot favourite to win a Logie for his chilling transformation as serial killer Ivan Milat — were inexplicably ignored for a single nomination for either […]
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The Lowdown Under Stephen A. Russell October 28, 2015 Barmy Rom Com Gothic Horror Mystery Sets The Outback Alight With Maniacal Glee. Kate Winslet And Judy Davis Are Divine, With Liam Hemsworth Holding His Own. Jocelyn Moorhouse, the Australian director behind Proof and How to Make An American Quilt, returns to the big screen with […]
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IF.com.au Don Groves October 28, 2015 Australian films are certain to sail past $70 million at the national B.O. helped by The Dressmaker. Through last Sunday the feature films and docs released in 2015 plus holdovers had amassed $67.2 million, according to the MPDAA. As IF had reported, Australian films had already surpassed the all-time […]
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Junkee Glenn Dunks October 28, 2015 The poster for The Dressmaker features Kate Winslet, the epitome of elegance, standing amid the golden brown of the Australian bush, dressed in a chic black coat with delicate white gloves, a wide-brimmed hat tilted ever so slightly and a small black purse draped over her wrist. She looks like […]
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