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Baz Luhrmann's new epic

Baz Luhrmann is the type of director for whom the word innovative was invented. He's famous for kitsch, visual feasts but, he says, his latest feature "Australia" is something different.

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"The Screening Room," CNN's monthly movie show, brings you the inside track on all aspects of the movie business around the globe.

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CNN's Myleene Klass sits down with film director Baz Luhrmann to discuss his latest film, "Australia."
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"The Screening Room Xtra" on CNN International:

• Saturday 5 July 1315 and 1715
• Sunday 6 July 0815
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Aussie comedies camp it up
Aussie comedies camp it up

"Hey, Hey it's Esther Blueberger" starring Keisha Castle-Hughes and Toni Collette is just the latest in a long line of hilariously quirky Antipodean movies.


Snaps from the album: Oz
Snaps from the album: Oz

Check out the latest behind the scenes photos showing Myleene and the team meeting Baz Luhrmann and braving a storm at Bondi Beach.

Stolen Generation finds voice
Stolen Generation finds voice

Aborigines have traditionally been marginalized but the buzz surrounding indigenous filmmakers is helping their voices to be heard.


Aussiewood awakens
Aussiewood awakens

The Australian film industry has long struggled to compete globally despite the quality of its films -- this could all change in 2008.

Movie clips from Down Under
Movie clips from Down Under

A selection of clips from some of the latest movies to come out of Australia -- a country set to become a global over-achiever in movie-making.


Top 10 horrific movie moments
Top 10 horrific movie moments

Demons, ghouls and buckets of blood: For decades, filmmakers have delighted in terrorizing their audiences -- and we love them for it.

Devilish Tasmanian horror
Devilish Tasmanian horror

Cannibalism, Tasmanian tigers and a good dose of Australian humor -- the intriguingly titled "Dying Breed" is the latest horror from Down Under.


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