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		Farm Stars in New Film
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		Munich DVD Release

Farm Stars in New Film

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May 17, 2006
Provided By: Mona
Source: The Advertiser

In Character: Eric Bana (Center) with locals Matthew Bryant, Brian Baker, Daryl Symons and John Bryant. Picture: Brendan McCarthy

CARISBROOK farmers took time out to become film stars yesterday, as they took part in the shooting of the feature film 'Romulus My Father'.

Local John Bryant, his son, Matthew, and neighbours, Daryl Symons and Brian Baker, appeared alongside the film's leading man, Eric Bana, in two scenes.

One of the scenes included the farmers walking with Romulus (Bana) after the burning of a grain paddock.

Mr Bryant owns the land which is providing the film's main setting.

When asked by the film's producers if the property could be used for the shoot, he immediately agreed. Though he did not know how it would feel when he finally saw the farm on the big-screen, Mr Bryant was nonetheless very excited.

Director: Richard Roxburgh

"It will be pretty special to see it," he said during a break in filming. A long-time local, Mr Bryant went to school with Raimond Gaita, the author of the memoir that the film is based upon.

"Often my mother, when she was taking us to school, a lot of the time she'd pick Ray up to take him too," he said. Seeing the exact re-creation of the Frogmore property where the Gaita family lived brought back many memories for Mr Bryant.

"It's quite extraordinary really. I find it hard to believe," he said. Mr Bryant remembered how Romulus Gaita would create ornate metal furniture.

"I've often talked to people about Romulus because he was an interesting fella," he said.

May 18, 2006
Provided By: Mona
Source: The Advertiser

FARMLAND at Carisbrook typically used for growing grain took on another role yesterday - the backdrop for the feature film 'Romulus My Father'.

Starring Eric Bana in the title role, the film is an adaptation of Raimond Gaita's memoir of growing up on the land in the 1950s after emigrating from Eastern Europe when he was four.

Shooting the film, which marks the directorial debut of actor Richard Roxburgh, began last month. On set early yesterday, Bana mingled and laughed with crew and extras, before featuring in several scenes.

Flim Set : The replica of the house Raimond Gaita lived in at Carisbrook.

Mr Roxburgh said filming was going well, with the cast delivering performances he described as textured and beautiful.

"People are bringing things to it that I didn't imagine," he said.

To ensure the authenticity of the set, an exact replica of the property Frogmore, where Gaita lived as a young boy, has been built on the original spot.

It was re-created in three and a half weeks by a local team of builders and painters. Mr Roxburgh said it was a special thing to film on the location where the story's events actually took place.

"There's nowhere else quite like it," he said. "It's a very ambitious thing that we're trying to do, given that it's a period film set on location." The shooting schedule, which lasts for a total of seven weeks, has included other local spots such as Cairn Curran Reservoir.

After filming ends at Carisbrook, the crew will shoot in Maryborough, Castlemaine, Maldon and in Bendigo.

Munich DVD Release

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May 9, 2006
Provided By: Mona
Source: Moviesonline.ca

Dreamworks has sent over the details in full for Steven Spielberg's explosive historical suspense thriller "Munich".

The disc will be available in three editions - A single-disc regular edition, which will be available in separate 2.35:1 Anamorphic Widescreen (16x9) and 1.33:1 Full-screen versions. Each will boast English and French Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, English DVS Stereo Sound (Audio Descriptive), Dolby Digital Stereo 2.0 and optional English SDH audio tracks. Subtitles will also be provided. The only extra on the disc will be an introduction from Academy Award-winning director Steven Spielberg.

There will also be a 2-Disc Limited Collector’s Edition. The feature film will be presented in 2.35:1 Anamorphic Widescreen (16x9) only, along with English and French Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, English DVS Stereo Sound (Audio Descriptive), Dolby Digital Stereo 2.0 and optional English SDH audio tracks. Subtitles will also be provided. Extras will include the aforementioned intro by Spielberg as well as six in-depth features that expose the viewer further into the film's subject. Both versions will be available to own when they hit store shelves May 9, 2006.