Monthly Archives: April 2012

Australia 2012 Pt VIII: Friends Reunited in Sydney

Posted on April 28, 2012 by tokyofox

The main reason for my trip ‘Down Under’ was to see my family but no way was it going to be exclusively about them due in part to not wanting to outstay my welcome at my sisters house. As there … Continue reading →

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Australia Filming Locations #2: The Matrix (1999)

Posted on April 25, 2012 by tokyofox

Can’t say I ever cared too much for this 1999 film but it does have some great action scenes which in some ways compensate for the “as if!” moments. Even though it doesn’t reference Sydney that is where most of … Continue reading →

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Australia 2012 Pt VII: Sydney Harbour Bridge Climb

Posted on April 22, 2012 by tokyofox

Even though I spent a whole year in Australia 11 years ago there were still many things that I didn’t do for various reasons usually related to money and this trip was intended to bring almost complete closure to what … Continue reading →

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Australia Filming Locations #1 – Mission: Impossible 2 (2000)

Posted on April 19, 2012 by tokyofox

‘M:I-2‘ as it was officially titled is probably the worst of the ‘Mission: Impossible’ films but that’s not to say that it’s bad. It’s just that John Woo’s direction of the sequel grates with me a bit because of all … Continue reading →

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Australia Filming Locations #4 – Muriel’s Wedding (1994)

Posted on April 16, 2012 by tokyofox

One of the places I was most interested in seeing in Sydney was not the Opera House, nor the Harbour Bridge. Instead I really wanted to see the church where Muriel Heslop (Toni Collette) got married in ‘Muriels Wedding‘ (1994) which … Continue reading →

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Australia Filming Locations #3: Melbourne Special

Posted on April 13, 2012 by tokyofox

It may not have been featured as much in international movies as much as its rival Sydney but Melbourne has had its moments on the big screen albeit in lesser known productions. It was way back in 1959 that ‘On The … Continue reading →

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Australia 2012 Pt VI: Neighbours Filming Locations

Posted on April 10, 2012 by tokyofox

For a lot of British people their images of suburban Australia life are based solely on how the residents of Ramsay Street spend their lives in ‘Neighbours‘. This soap opera has been on the air since 1986 and I saw … Continue reading →

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Australia 2012 Pt V: Kings Canyon

Posted on April 7, 2012 by tokyofox

“I have always wanted to travel to the center of Australia, climb Kings Canyon as a queen, in a full-length Gaultier sequin, heels and a tiara.” No, they’re not my words but the ones uttered in the 1994 comedy ‘The Adventures of … Continue reading →

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Australia 2012 Pt IV: Ayers Rock (Uluru) & Kata Tjuta (Olgas)

Posted on April 4, 2012 by tokyofox

“It’s just a f***ing rock” are the words I have been quoted as saying in the past regarding this amazing specimen in Australia’s red centre. Of course that was when I was young, stupid and immature but now I’m slightly … Continue reading →

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Australia 2012 Pt III: Alice Springs

Posted on April 2, 2012 by tokyofox

Back in 2001-02 I spent a year travelling around Australia with the emphasis very much placed on the word ‘around’ meaning that I never bothered to go to the centre. With the exchange rate half that of eleven years ago … Continue reading →

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