Baz Luhrmann
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On a busy day of Covid-19 news in Australia, actor Tom Hanks was diagnosed with the virus in a Gold Coast hospital
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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 EssieduGallery
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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
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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
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Will Young stars as new band leader character in a production promising ‘subversive anarchy’
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One of Australia’s most gifted film editors on Baz Luhrmann, Michael Hutchence and making Muriel likable
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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
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Australian director describes hip-hop show’s revival as unlikely and says ‘the simple truth is, I make movies’
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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
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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
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The extravagantly mounted adaptation of Shakespeare’s doomed romance remains as youthful and effervescent as ever
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As Baz Lurhmann’s Shakespeare adaptation turns 20, its alt-pop score remains a teen touchstone that few modern soundtracks can match
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Christian Bale plays a lost soul in Terrence Malick’s movie, while a documentary about the human rights abuses in Pinochet’s Chile is moving and assured
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From Nitram to Penguin Bloom: Australian films to look out for in 2021