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From Nitram to Penguin Bloom: Australian films to look out for in 2021

Jane Campion, Larissa Behrendt and Baz Luhrmann helm some of next year’s big releases, with stars including Zac Efron, Naomi Watts and Elisabeth Moss

Published: 25 Dec 2020

Australian government unveils $17.6bn stimulus package as coronavirus hammers stock market

On a busy day of Covid-19 news in Australia, actor Tom Hanks was diagnosed with the virus in a Gold Coast hospital

Published: 12 Mar 2020

3 out of 5 stars.

Moulin Rouge review – high-kicking Broadway remix is hard to resist
3 out of 5 stars.

Published: 25 Jul 2019
Elvis Presley lives: Austin Butler cast as the King in biopic

Published: 15 Jul 2019

Romeo and Juliet, from Ashcroft to Zeffirelli – in pictures

Franco Zeffirelli, who died this month, directed beloved versions of Shakespeare’s tragedy on stage and screen. We look back at productions starring, among others, Peggy Ashcroft, David Tennant and Paapa Essiedu

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Published: 25 Jun 2019

2 out of 5 stars.

Strictly Ballroom the Musical review – Baz Luhrmann's dancefloor disaster
2 out of 5 stars.

Will Young entertains in a sequinned catsuit but this laborious stage version of the charming film is a step in the wrong direction

Published: 24 Apr 2018
Baz Luhrmann: 'I've never waited for permission to do anything'

His frenetic hip-hop history The Get Down may have floundered but there’s no stopping the director. He talks about his Elvis movie, his boho love life – and resurrecting Strictly Ballroom for the stage

Published: 23 Apr 2018

Strictly Ballroom to get its West End musical debut

Will Young stars as new band leader character in a production promising ‘subversive anarchy’

Published: 14 Feb 2018

From Muriel’s Wedding to Moulin Rouge: inside Jill Bilcock’s frantic world of film editing

One of Australia’s most gifted film editors on Baz Luhrmann, Michael Hutchence and making Muriel likable

Published: 8 Oct 2017

How to make the Australian musical: from The Sapphires to Strictly Ballroom

With Muriel’s Wedding the Musical making its debut in November, we take a look back at mainstage shows through the ages – the good and the bad

Published: 14 Jun 2017

Netflix series The Get Down reportedly axed as Baz Luhrmann says he will focus on film

Australian director describes hip-hop show’s revival as unlikely and says ‘the simple truth is, I make movies’

Published: 24 May 2017

That auteur do it: can big name directors continue to thrive on the small screen?

Spike Lee, Nicolas Winding Refn and the Coens are set to join the ongoing exodus to TV, yet there are lessons to be learned from those who have gone before

Published: 17 Feb 2017

3 out of 5 stars.

Strictly Ballroom: The Musical review – utterly ridiculous, totally joyous
3 out of 5 stars.

The stage version of Baz Luhrmann’s movie gives the audience a good time and there are moments when Drew McOnie’s choreography burns up the floor

Published: 8 Dec 2016

Romeo + Juliet at 20: Baz Luhrmann's adaptation refuses to age

The extravagantly mounted adaptation of Shakespeare’s doomed romance remains as youthful and effervescent as ever

Published: 1 Nov 2016

Bard act to follow: why Romeo + Juliet is still the ultimate film soundtrack

As Baz Lurhmann’s Shakespeare adaptation turns 20, its alt-pop score remains a teen touchstone that few modern soundtracks can match

Published: 28 Oct 2016

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