Quickie Review: Faraway Downs

[Kevin M.]

I’ve always wanted to like the directing style of Baz Luhrman, but I never have. Allowing him to take six episodes to retell the same story he told in a two hour movie makes me like him less.

Note to Hulu: Putting a note at the start of the series about how much you appreciate and respect aboriginal people in Australia does not let you off the hook for racist portrayals of aboriginal people. 

That said, Nicole Kidman doesn’t age, apparently. 

Kevin M. (RPCV)

[Mark Jeffries]

It's interesting that Australia seems to be the only country that runs land acknowledgement statements in their TV show credits. Even the U.S. reality comp "Come Dance With Me," which was taped in Melbourne and aired on CBS, ran a land acknowledgement statement.  And the pubcaster ABC now runs the First Nations name for the state they are telecasting in on their regional newscasts in a graphic behind the anchor at the beginning of the program. I am sure that the rightwing AM radio talk show hosts and the commentators on the Murdoch family's Sky News (or Fox News Australia) are royally peeved.

Mark Jeffries
spotl...@gmail.com

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