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...shots, wacky henchmen in bar fights, and an overly precious voice-over from Nullah. The opening moves fast and humorously; Luhrmann knows he is crafting an epic and wants the audience to know it too. As Lady Ashley herself comments, “It’s all very Outback adventure.”The first half of the movie is therefore quite entertaining: it’s a joyful romp across the Outback with lots of humor and action, and plenty of minor characters. But when the droving team reaches Darwin and things take a more serious turn, whatever...
...craft a pair of riding boots for Douglas Fairbanks Sr. in The Thief of Baghdad. Today his legendary house has teamed up with director Baz Luhrmann and costume designer Catherine Martin to create a wardrobe of shoes for Nicole Kidman's character, a 1940s aristocrat, in the Outback epic Australia. Watch for the ruched red-velvet evening sandals and, yes, riding boots...
...proud, aristocratic and essentially clueless woman (Nicole Kidman) inherits a failing cattle ranch in Australia's outback. She meets a roughneck drover (Hugh Jackman) with whom she falls into that mutual dislike which, in movies like Australia, is always True Love's necessary precursor. They begin sparking on the adventurous cattle drive that is required to save the old homestead from their rich and avaricious neighbors. She also inherits Nullah (Brandon Walters), an adorable child of mixed white and aboriginal blood, who needs her love but also needs the mystical wisdom of his grandfather (David Gulpilil), a sort of shaman...
...cheesy autoharp intro, “Nonpareil of Favor” is a big track. Framed on top of some beautifully repetitive, pounding Sonic Youth fuzz, Barnes begins the album-long musings about his cracking and complicated relationships. How can the guy who wrote the music for the Outback Steakhouse commercial have relationship problems? On the rest of the album, Barnes eschews the breakup described in “Hissing Fauna” and spends most of his time describing, in hilarious detail, his various sexual desires and exploits. “We can do it softcore if you want...
...state of California banned trans fats, so it's tempting to blame its demise on an antiobesity backlash. But fast-food joints are doing fine. The real problem is that middle-class families are struggling, and food prices are soaring. In good times, a trip to the local Outback or Olive Garden could be part of the family routine; with gas prices near $4 a gallon, it's become a special occasion...