kidman and hugh jackman.ual instance of one of the world's leading film directors getting a re-do, reworking his own earlier material into something new. jeffrey brown speaks with australian director baz luhrmann for our arts and culture series, "canvas." ♪ jeffrey: in the 2008 film, "australia," nicole kidman plays an english aristocrat who goes down under to sell a ranch she owns but falls in love with the land, and with the man, the rough-living cattle drover played by hugh jackman. it was epic melodrama. nearly three hours long. a big hit in australia and europe, but not so much with critics and not at all at the box office in the u.s. in 2020, when the pandemic shut down production of his film, "elvis," director baz luhrmann decided to go back at his old "australia" footage, so much of it left on the cutting room floor, to see if he could re-fashion it in a new format. baz: i knew that i had all this material. and as i looked at the material, i realized that episodic storytelling really suited the epic n

jeffrey: in the 2008 film, "australia," nicole kidman plays an english aristocrat who goes down under she owns, but falls in love with the land. and with the man, the rough-living cattle drover played by hugh jackman. it was epic melodrama, nearly three hours long, a big hit in australia and europe, but not so much with critics and not at all at the box office in the u.s. in 2020, when the pandemic shut down production of his film "elvis," director baz luhrmann decided to go back at his old "australia" footage, so much of it left on the cutting room floor, to see if he could re-fashion it in a new format. baz: i knew that i had all this material. and as i looked at the material, i realized that episodic storytelling really suited the epic nature of it. and i just thought about, i could really lean into the idea, particularly from the indigenous child's point of view, from his telling. jeffrey: the result is "faraway downs," now a miniseries that unfolds over nearly four hours in six separate episodes, with new scenes, even -- spoiler alert -- a completely new ending. baz: it isn't rea

my name is nicole kidman and i'm going to eat a four-course dinner with insects, these are corn wormsome. 2 billion people in the world eat worms and i'm one of them, let's have worms, this dish has a fruity taste, i advise you to try it, oh, crickets, nothing special, amazing, gin cnop is a product of stellor group. in general, this year was rich in cultural revelations. who he doesn’t jump, he’s a muscovite. edward charlotte, who set fire to a passport. the child has a mental disorder. now i feel obligated to donate everything. dima, you are a complete creature. i wrote: yes, i really love bandera. now she is banned from entering russia until 2072. well, i see that many are tired. the former prime minister of italy assessed the conversation between the head of the italian government and russian franchisors as a failure on a planetary scale, the victim was the adviser to the prime minister, he was fired, and after your call, and indeed, the next the currency for europe will be firewood, what will it be right? we will see america take a decisive step towards the final loss of global h

jason momoa is back, nicole kidman is back, and won't go, you mentioned that.is doing really well surprisingly for a musical. timothy chalamet stars in that, he is phenomenal. it is my son's favorite movie. it is hard to do a willie wonka film after you've seen so many. but this one is the origin of how willy wonka went from being poor, battling these villainous chocolatiers, to become the man we all know and love. you mentioned ferrari. that one is going to be an oscar contender. based on the story of how ferrari almost went bankrupt back in the 50s. >> one more film to talk about over on streaming. bradley cooper's maestro which he cowrote, directed, and stars. and it's now available on netflix. the story surrounds the story of american composer conductor and pianist, leonard bernstein. how is that movie being received? >> a lot of great buzz from critics. he was nominated for a golden globe award for best actor as well as best director. as you mentioned, the origin story of leonard bernstein and how he fell in love with his wife felicia. bradley puts themsel

nicole kidman and amber heard. prequel of the classic 1971 children's film willy wonka and the chocolate factory came in a close second. my name is willy wonka. >> at number two, you have wonka, which is a prequel starring timothee chalamet as the inventor. the iconic magician, the chocolate maker, a remake of the 1985 film the color purple, ranked third on this year's holiday movie list. >> godzilla minus one came in fourth, followed by emma stone's latest film, poor things. are you? >> yes. they're happy. 49ers fans celebrating a big win during a highly anticipated rematch against the eagles. we'll break down that blowout game and tell you what is next at and thousands of california state university faculty members are due to go on strike over the coming days. how this affects students here in the bay area and across northern california. and a warning before you get on the road this morning. these are live pictures of real life heavy fog affecting drivers around the bay area. we'll give you the latest on the dens

when nicole kidman says, "we come to this place for magic." that means, "thank jesus. it's time for aunt sharon to finally shut up." [ laughter ] step two -- take the gang to a local bar. you know that little spot back home next to the dollar tree where long island iced teas are still $4 and the floor hasn't been cleaned since "designing women" went off the air? [ laughter ] don't go there. that's where you'll run into dean, the homophobe bully from middle school who went bald at 25 and comes up to you and says, "bro, i'm cool with who you are now." thank you, bro. and i'm cool with who you are now. because i saw you on grindr. [ moans, laughter and applause ] and finally. the most important tip of all, find another gay person. [ laughter ] no matter how small your town is, the government has placed various gay embassies around the country -- [ laughter ] where at least one gay person must be stationed at all times. these places are called starbucks. [ laughter and applause ] i don't know why the gay community settled on starbucks. maybe it's if you play enough norah j

nicole kidman and amber heard. prequel of the classic 1971 children's film willy wonka and the chocolate factory came in a close second in my name is willy wonka. >> at number two, you have wonka, which is a prequel starring timothee chalamet as the inventor. the iconic magician, the chocolate maker, a remake of the 1985 film the color purple, ranked third in this year's holiday movie list. >> godzilla minus one came in fourth, followed by emma stone's latest film, poor things fans of the classic holiday movie are marking 20 years since they were introduced to buddy, the elf. >> 10 a.m. santa is coming to town. oh, my god. >> santa's here. i know him. >> if you've never seen elf, it's the story about buddy, a human who is raised by elves who goes to new york to find his real father. the movie's producer says the entire cast and crew knew the film was special as they were making it, but they never guessed it would turn into a christmas classic. >> like buddy the elf, his innocence, his purity actually changes. new y

kidman and amber heard, a prequel of the classic 1971 children's film willy wonka and the chocolateame in a close second. my name is willy wonka. >> number two, you have wonka, which is a prequel starring timothee chalamet as the inventor, the iconic magician. the chocolate maker is a remake of the 1985 film the color purple, ranked third on this year's holiday movie list. >> godzilla minus one came in fourth, followed by emma stone's latest film, poor things. >> all right, guys, since i'm the last person to see the movie elf, but the fans of the classic holiday movie are marking 20 years since they were introduced to buddy, the elf. >> 10 a.m. santa is coming to town. oh, my god. >> santa is here. >> i know him. >> if you've never seen elf, it's a story about buddy, a human raised by elves who goes to new york to find his real father. the movie's producer says the entire cast and crew knew this movie was special, but never thought it would turn into a classic christmas classic. >> buddy the elf, his innocence, his purity actually changes. new york and i believe that's true in life.

and tom with nicole kidman and tom cruise shut.e and eyes wide shut. and that's classed as a bit of art. darling let's give you an oscar and pay you tens millions of and pay you tens of millions of pounds and you know, and show a bit of nipple. my god, bit of a nipple. oh, my god, you're disgrace. take your you're a disgrace. take your kids away from you. you know, i started to do nuts and started i used to do nuts and zoo fhm and that's not zoo and fhm and that's not around anymore. so i could go on around anymore. so i could go on a beach topless building sandcastles with my kids and perhaps will get a picture of it. and i made no money. so you know, look, i wasn't going to be a rocket scientist, was i? so i'm using what i was given . i'm using what i was given. >> well, it wasn't your band, but i'd like to say girl power to you. thank you very much, kerry, for joining to you. thank you very much, kerry, forjoining us this kerry, for joining us this evening and sharing it all with us. coming up is us. well, coming up next is stat

in the sequel we will see their mother. plan performed by nicole kidman, here is amber hurt playing aquaman's screen for a short time. in the final trailer, she was shown only once, and then from behind. the filmmakers do not focus on the fact that hurt was still left in the film, despite her damaged reputation. after last year's scandalous trial with johnny depp, when amber was found guilty of libel. dep fans demanded to fire her from the film. the online petition has collected more than four. signatures, but her ex- boyfriend elon musk stood up for hurt, who threatened to sue warner brothers and even burn down their office. as a result, the actress was still retained, but her role was greatly reduced. director james wan explained this by saying that while the first film had a central romantic story, the second was an action film about the adventures of brothers, so hurt’s character had no place there. the actress then complained to the psychotherapist that she allegedly had a hard time filming. mamoo he kept trying to annoy her, for which he showed up on the set in the guise of johnny depp,

aquaman and the lost kingdom has an all star cast, which includes jason momoa, nicole kidman and amber a prequel of a classic 1971 children's film willy wonka and the chocolate factory came in second. my name is willy wonka. >> at number two, you have wonka, which is a prequel starring timothee chalamet as the inventor, the iconic magician, the chocolate maker. >> now a remake of the 1985 film the color purple, ranked third on this year's holiday movie list. godzilla minus one came in fourth, followed by emma stone's latest film, poor thing. all right. >> time is 547. you know, it's been 20 years since the world was first introduced to buddy the elf. >> 10 a.m. santa is coming to town. oh, my god. >> see you here. >> i know him. >> pam, calm down. >> one of my favorite. >> i know you love this movie. buddies enthused. it helped make the movie so popular for people of all ages. if you've never seen it and i'm talking about elf and i'm like the last person to see it, it's a story about buddy, a human who is raised by elves but goes to new york to find his real father. the movie's produce

kidman in a dysfunctional marriage.trangers, and scenes of psychological intimidation . so psychological intimidation. so fun for all the family. psychological intimidation. so fun for all the family . and next fun for all the family. and next up, we have die hard. this usually tops people's favourite christmas films of all time . christmas films of all time. late 80s action films tend to be the best because this was just before cgi kicked in and everything started looking vaguely like a cartoon . it means vaguely like a cartoon. it means the action sequences feel authentic. there's a sense of jeopardy! and bruce willis is obviously brilliant, and alan rickman is rather wonderful as the villain, as well. so let's move on to the next one. uh, this rocky for four. now, if this is rocky for four. now, if some of you are getting annoyed that choosing films that that i keep choosing films that are christmas but aren't are set at christmas but aren't really one really about christmas, this one will because will really bother

kidman in a dysfunctional marriage.strangers, and scenes of psychological intimidation . so psychological intimidation. so fun for all the family. psychological intimidation. so fun for all the family . and next fun for all the family. and next up, we have die hard. this usually tops people's favourite christmas films of all time . christmas films of all time. late 80s action films tend to be the best because this was just before cgi kicked in and everything started looking vaguely like a cartoon . it means vaguely like a cartoon. it means the action sequences feel authentic. there's a sense of jeopardy! and bruce willis is obviously brilliant, and alan rickman is rather wonderful as the villain, as well. so let's move on to the next one. uh, this rocky for four. now, if this is rocky for four. now, if some of you are getting annoyed that choosing films that that i keep choosing films that are christmas but aren't are set at christmas but aren't really one really about christmas, this one will because will really bother