Caftan Woman Posted by on June 21, 2019

Click here to join the journey as Quiggy of The Midnite Drive-In takes us on a journey to movies set or made in Australia with The Blizzard of Oz Blogathon running on June 21-23. John Cleary's acclaimed 1952 novel The Sundowners was a natural for the movies with its colourful...   read more

Sunset Blvd Posted by Rachel T on April 17, 2013

Jack Warner was quite set on filming the new Aussie tale in Arizona; Australia was a long way away and production would undoubtedly be costly. Besides, he had said, ship in a couple kangaroos —  really, who would know the difference? Zinnemann held his ground though, and shooting began shortly...   read more

The Best Picture Project Posted by Alyson on April 20, 2011

Based from Jon Cleary’s novel, The Sundowners tells the story of a nomadic sheep droving family in the Australian outback.  Paddy (Robert Mitchum) enjoys this lifestyle of always being on the move and only needing enough money to get drunk and gamble.  His wife, Ida (Deborah Kerr) and teenage son,...   read more