Haven't we all at some point in time fantasized about stepping through a cinema/TV screen and into the world of our favourite movies and television shows? I certainly have!

With its modern, urban setting and stunning harbour, it is easy to see why Sydney leads the way as an ideal and versatile shooting destination. Movies shot here have been set in New York (Godzilla: Final Wars, Kangaroo Jack), Chicago (The Matrix and sequels), London (Birthday Girl), Seville (Mission Impossible 2), Bombay (Holy Smoke), Darwin (Australia), Myanmar (Stealth), Mars (Red Planet) and the fictitious city of Metropolis (Superman Returns, Babe: Pig in the City).

Whether popular landmarks or off the beaten track locations that are often hard to find, you can now explore Sydney in a fun and unique way with the SYDNEY ON SCREEN walking guides. Catering to Sydneysiders as much as visitors, the guides have something to offer everyone, from history, architecture and movie buffs to nature lovers.

See where productions such as Superman Returns, The Matrix and sequels, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Candy, Mission Impossible 2, Mao's Last Dancer, Babe: Pig in the City, Kangaroo Jack, The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Muriel's Wedding, The Bold and the Beautiful, Oprah's Ultimate Australian Adventure and many more were filmed.

Maps and up-to-date information on Sydney's attractions are provided to help you plan your walk. Pick and choose from the suggested itinerary to see as little or as much of the city as you like.

So, come and discover the landscapes and locations that draw filmmakers to magical Sydney, and walk in the footsteps of the stars!

A GREAT ALTERNATIVE TO EXPENSIVE TOURS, YOU CAN NOW ENJOY EXPLORING SYDNEY FOR UNDER $10 WITH THE SYDNEY ON SCREEN WALKING GUIDES. FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT US AT SYDNEYONSCREEN@HOTMAIL.COM

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Sydney on Screen walking guides now on sale!

Click on the picture above to see a preview of all four walking guides and on the picture below to see larger stills of Sydney movie and television locations featured in the slideshow!

Copyright © 2011 by Luke Brighty / Unless otherwise specified, all photographs on this blog copyright © 2011 by Luke Brighty


Sydney on Screen guides are now available for purchase at the following outlets:

Travel Concierge, Sydney International Airport, Terminal 1 Arrivals Hall (between gates A/B and C/D), Mascot - Ph: 1300 40 20 60

The Museum of Sydney shop, corner of Bridge & Phillip Streets, Sydney - Ph: (02) 9251 4678

The Justice & Police Museum shop, corner of Albert & Phillip Streets, Sydney - Ph: (02) 9252 1144

The Mint shop, 10 Macquarie Street, Sydney - Ph: (02) 8239 2416

Hyde Park Barracks shop, Queen Square, Sydney - Ph: (02) 8239 2311

Travel Up! (travel counter) c/o Wake Up Sydney Central, 509 Pitt Street, Sydney - Ph (02) 9288 7888

The Shangri-La Hotel (concierge desk), 176 Cumberland Street, The Rocks, Sydney - Ph: (02) 9250 6018

The Sebel Pier One (concierge desk), 11 Hickson Road, Walsh Bay, Sydney - Ph: (02) 8298 9901

The Radisson Plaza Hotel Sydney (concierge desk), 27 O'Connell Street, Sydney - Ph: (02) 8214 0000

The Sydney Marriott Circular Quay (concierge desk), 30 Pitt Street, Sydney - Ph: (02) 9259 7000

Boobook on Owen, 1/68 Owen Street, Huskisson - Ph: (02) 4441 8585


NSW, interstate and international customers can order copies of Sydney on Screen using PayPal. Contact us at sydneyonscreen@hotmail.com to inquire about cost and shipping fees.


All four volumes of Sydney on Screen are available to download onto your PC or Kindle at:
Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.fr, Amazon.de, Amazon.es and Amazon.it


Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban fly in to Sydney with daughters Sunday and Faith for Tropfest and Channel Nine's The Voice

Nicole Kidman, Keith urban, Sydney
Hello Sydney we're home ... Nicole Kidman holding daughter Faith and husband Keith Urban holds Sunday's hand as they arrive at Mascot. Picture: Oceanic Source: Supplied


Holly Byrnes and Kathy McCabe, The Daily Telegraph, report

It's not often Nicole Kidman takes second billing.

But with husband Keith Urban about to claim a prime-time place on Australian TV - in Nine's new talent search series The Voice - the Oscar-winning actress has happily accepted her latest role of best supporting wife.

The family jetted in from Los Angeles yesterday to settle into Sydney life, where they plan to base themselves - on and off - for the next five months.

While Urban is bringing his family home for business, the pleasure of returning to Australia with his superstar wife and two daughters, Sunday and Faith, was written all over the singer's face.

And he has already told of his enthusiasm for Sydney.

"It will be good for all of us," Urban told The Daily Telegraph at the time of signing on to the reality series.

A blonder, relaxed-looking Kidman, clutching one-year-old Faith, is expected to fit right in to the Harbour City. She will be a judge at Sunday's Tropfest short film festival, then head back to Hollywood for the Oscars.

The 44-year-old is in hot demand, returning to the US later this month to promote her much-touted new HBO mini-series, Hemingway And Gellhorn (starring opposite Clive Owen), with two films, Stoker and The Paperboy, also ready for release.

Urban is expected to join fellow celebrity "coaches" Delta Goodrem, Seal and Joel Madden on set for The Voice from Monday, when filming of the show's blind auditions begin.

With Australia's Got Talent also canvassing for contestants around the country now, it is thought Channel 7 will back its top-rating series in the same timeslot against Nine's mega-watt newcomer.

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