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Dad, let’s move to Bowen!
Posted by Cameron in Uncategorized on June 26th, 2007
No doubting young Oscar Jackman’s love of Bowen(wood). He has been surfing at Horseshoe Bay, played in the local footy competition, played on Rose Bay sand dunes, baked pies with Paddy at Jochheims Bakery…… the list goes on and on. And it is rumoured that he has asked dad Hugh what the chances on moving to Bowen would be? And now, to plead his case in the strongest possible way – he comes out wearing this shirt. What, with Hugh’s Broncos cap and Oscars “I Love Bowen” shirt – maybe a move to the sunshine state isn’t beyond comprehension?
Nicole yells out a spoiler
Posted by Cameron in Uncategorized on June 24th, 2007
In one of the closing scenes of “Australia” Nicole Kidman’s character “Lady Sarah Ashley” screams “Nullah!” as she and Hugh Jackman’s character fall to the ground near the the prone body of Brandon Walters character “Nullah”. Around them fires are burning in the war torn Darwin/Bowen set. Is this an indication that Nullah dies at the end of the movie? Make of it what you will, I doubt anyone will even remember this once the movies hits cinemas sometime in the distant future!
See pics of this scene at http://www.cameronlaird.com/gallery/2849094#166033900
Baz to Q & A in Bowen
Posted by Cameron in Uncategorized on June 1st, 2007
Baz Luhrmann will speak during a Queensland Week function at Horseshoe Bay on Sunday morning at 10am. He is set to talk about his career and the production of “Australia” in Bowen. See you there!
Hugh hits Horseshoe
Posted by Cameron in Uncategorized on May 28th, 2007
MOVIE heart-throb Hugh Jackman took to the waves of Horseshoe Bay with children Oscar, 7, and Ava, 22 months, yesterday.The outing helped blow out the cobwebs following the massive party he and co-star Nicole Kidman hosted on Saturday night.
The two stars of the Baz Luhrmann epic Australia threw a thank you party for the 500-strong cast and crew at Bowen’s Grand View Hotel.
It included a surprise performance by Kidman’s husband Keith Urban, who was joined on stage at the hotel by a mix of local musicians that the singer dubbed the Bowen Carney Boys after the Carney cattle company featured in the film.
Urban played from 8.45pm until just before midnight. “It was an amazing performance,” Grand View’s assistant manager Mike Burgess said.
After a day off yesterday, the third week of filming will resume today.
Source: Amy Harris/The Courier-Mail
Bowen’s ‘Running of the Bulls’
Posted by Cameron in Uncategorized on May 25th, 2007
Ok, maybe I used a bit of creative licence with my headline but the stampede of cows down George St and Herbert St Bowen may as well have been in Pamplona. There were some pretty scary horns amongst the herd and as they swarmed past me I hoped like crazy that they didn’t break through the barriers. Nic and Hugh kept their distance, playing it safe, and will undoubtably be edited in for the final release.
Speculation is still running through town about a possible concert by Nic’s hubby Keith Urban at the Grand View Hotel tonight but to be honest, I doubt it. My feeling is that it would be somewhere where all the cast and crew could attend and the beer garden of the Grand View would be WAY too small. Anyway, let’s see what happens!
See my “Australia” gallery at http://www.cameronlaird.com/gallery/2849094
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