Director BAZ LUHRMAN wants American audiences to know that his latest epic, AUSTRALIA, is a throwback to the kind of movies Hollywood doesn’t make anymore. HUGH JACKMAN and NICOLE KIDMAN star in this romantic adventure set in Australia on the brink of World War II.

We spoke with LUHRMAN recently and he described the film as having something for everyone yet he knows that releasing to an American audience at Thanksgiving can sometimes be tough. Listen in below: