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'After two years on the road, bushranger Ben Hall considers surrendering to the law when his old friend John Gilbert entices him back into the game. Taking on a fresh recruit John Dunn, the gang ride again, before long becoming the most wanted men in the British Empire. When they are declared outlaw, the three decide to flee the colony forever. As Ben Hall seeks to make peace with his tortured past, the their trusted friend becomes a police informant. They set a cunning trap for the outlaws, and on the cold morning of May 5th 1865, Ben Hall emerges alone from his camp... and walks into legend forever.' (Publication summary)
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At Nature's Mercy : The Contemporary Australian Western
2020
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— Appears in: Screen Education , no. 96 2020; (p. 46-55)'A genre mostly associated with quintessentially American landscapes and cultural tropes, the western has developed its own fascinating tradition in Australia - most notably, since the turn of the twenty-first century. Brian McFarlane surveys a range of films from the last two decades, dealing with subjects such as bushrangers, abuse and colonial dispossession, and finds both echoes of US antecedents and new visions that blaze their own distinctive trails.'
Source: Abstract.
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2016 : The Year in Australian Film
2016
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— Appears in: FilmInk , 29 December 2016; -
Mount Up : Crafting the Legend of Ben Hall
2016
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— Appears in: FilmInk , 1 December 2016; -
The Legend of Ben Hall : Old School Outlaws
2016
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— Appears in: FilmInk , 14 August 2016; -
Context-Free Criminal
2016
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review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 3-4 December 2016; (p. 15)
— Review of The Legend of Ben Hall 2016 single work film/TV
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Ben Hall Rides Again
2016
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— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 6 November 2016; (p. 2)
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The Legend of Ben Hall Review : The Final Nine Months of an Overlooked Bushranger
2016
single work
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— Appears in: Brisbane Times , 26 November 2016;
— Review of The Legend of Ben Hall 2016 single work film/TV 'The Legend of Ben Hall is a throwback to the Australian films of the 1970s when Colonial romanticism became the industry's calling card to the rest of the world. ...' -
Context-Free Criminal
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 3-4 December 2016; (p. 15)
— Review of The Legend of Ben Hall 2016 single work film/TV -
Going Bush Epic
2016
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— Appears in: The Age , 2 December 2016; (p. 5) -
The Legend of Ben Hall : Old School Outlaws
2016
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— Appears in: FilmInk , 14 August 2016; -
Mount Up : Crafting the Legend of Ben Hall
2016
single work
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— Appears in: FilmInk , 1 December 2016; -
2016 : The Year in Australian Film
2016
single work
column
— Appears in: FilmInk , 29 December 2016; -
At Nature's Mercy : The Contemporary Australian Western
2020
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Screen Education , no. 96 2020; (p. 46-55)'A genre mostly associated with quintessentially American landscapes and cultural tropes, the western has developed its own fascinating tradition in Australia - most notably, since the turn of the twenty-first century. Brian McFarlane surveys a range of films from the last two decades, dealing with subjects such as bushrangers, abuse and colonial dispossession, and finds both echoes of US antecedents and new visions that blaze their own distinctive trails.'
Source: Abstract.
