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

Subscribe to the blog and keep up with all the latest Aussie film and entertainment news. Read about what the stars are up to, who's in town, what movies are currently filming or being promoted. Locate us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/sydneyonscreen and "like" our page!

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.


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Cate Blanchett an Oscar 'cinch' for Woody Allen's Blue Jasmine

Cate Blanchett plays New York socialite Jasmine in the film Blue Jasmine.
Cate Blanchett plays New York socialite Jasmine in the film Blue Jasmine. Source: Supplied
 
 
Vicky Roach, The Daily Telegraph, reports

Cate Blanchett has established an early lead in this year's Oscar race for best actress.

Industry commentators have been tipping Nicole Kidman's Grace Kelly and Naomi Watt's Princess Di as the sort of glamorous transformations that are likely to attract the attention of Academy voters.

But Blanchett's chances got a shot of adrenalin over the weekend with the record-breaking limited US debut of Woody Allen's Blue Jasmine.

"No one has started 2013 Oscar talk quite like Cate Blanchett's unanimously acclaimed performance in Blue Jasmine,'' said respected industry website Deadline Hollywood.

The film had the best US per screen average of the year ($US100,000), eclipsing Allen's Oscar juggernaut of two years ago, Midnight In Paris.

"Oscar voters also got to see the film this weekend and turned out in droves to the Academy in Beverly Hills on Saturday afternoon with a near-capacity crowd that, according to my spies, gave the film a strong reception,'' wrote awards commentator Pete Hammond.

And packed special screening for the Screen Actors Guild Nominating Committee gave Blanchett and co-stars Andrew Dice Clay and Peter Sarsgaard a standing ovation.

The film is boasting a 85 per cent fresh rating on the critics' site Rotten Tomatoes.

"It's probably always risky to make a bold prediction about anything Oscar-related in the middle of summer'', wrote Hammond.

"But Blanchett seems a cinch for a Best Actress Oscar nomination for her role as a New York socialite in the midst of an emotional free fall after losing everything in a Madoff-like financial scandal perpetrated by her husband.

"It's the kind of complex stuff awards are made of."

Hammond is also tipping Allen and Blanchett's co-stars Sally Hawkins and Bobby Cannavale as possible Oscar contenders.

Blue Jasmine opens in Australia on September 5.

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