Bruce Beresford says that by 1980 most Australians had forgotten that their countrymen had fought in the Boer War, and this scathing condemnation of England's scapegoating of commonwealth volunteers had a big impact. Stars Edward Woodward, Jack Thompson and Bryan Brown front a protest from the past, in one of the most respected Aussie Renaissance features of the late '70s. 'Breaker' Morant Blu-ray The Criterion Collection 773 1980 / Color / 1:78 anamorphic widescreen / 107 min. / Street Date September 22, 2015 / 39.95 Starring Edward Woodward, Jack Thompson, John Waters, Bryan Brown, Lewis Fitz-Gerald Cinematography Don McAlpine Production Design David Copping Film Editor William S. Anderson <Written by Bruce Beresford, Jonathan Hardy, David Stevens from a play by Kenneth Ross Produced by Matt Carroll Directed by Bruce Beresford
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
Bruce Beresford's 'Breaker' Morant is one of the stronger entries in the late '70s -- early '80s upsurge of quality movies from Australia and New Zealand.
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
Bruce Beresford's 'Breaker' Morant is one of the stronger entries in the late '70s -- early '80s upsurge of quality movies from Australia and New Zealand.
- 9/15/2015
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Teri Shields, who long exerted an iron fist in guiding the career of her daughter Brooke Shields from the time the actress-model was 11 months old, died in Manhattan last Wednesday after what is described as a long illness. She was 79 and had suffered from dementia, a spokesperson for Brooke Shields told the New York Times, which reported the elder Shields's death. Although their relationship was said to have hit the rocks as Brooke, now 47, matured and Teri apparently still attempted to manage her daughter's career - and life - their story began when Theresa Anna Lillian Schmon, a cosmetics saleswoman from Newark,...
- 11/6/2012
- by Stephen M. Silverman
- PEOPLE.com
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