Baz Luhrmann

This 15 year old box office flop is getting a unique second chance

The blockbuster epic features two massive stars. The first trailer has hit the web for Faraway Downs, a new TV series made up of footage shot for the 2008 blockbuster movie Australia starring Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman. Co-written and directed by Baz Luhrmann (Elvis, Moulin Rouge, Romeo + Juliet), the original film is set […]

The blockbuster epic features two massive stars. The first trailer has hit the web for Faraway Downs, a new TV series made up of footage shot for the 2008 blockbuster movie Australia starring Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman. Co-written and directed by Baz Luhrmann (Elvis, Moulin Rouge, Romeo + Juliet), the original film is set […]

2 years ago

WATCH: Baz Luhrmann compares Elvis star Austin Butler to Leonardo DiCaprio

“He has this effect on people, not just girls, but everyone. They just love him.” Before the likes of Titanic and The Beach truly launched him as the ultimate turn-of-the-century pin-up actor, Leonardo DiCaprio captured the world’s minds and hearts with his career-launching turn in Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo & Juliet. While it is obvious that […]

“He has this effect on people, not just girls, but everyone. They just love him.” Before the likes of Titanic and The Beach truly launched him as the ultimate turn-of-the-century pin-up actor, Leonardo DiCaprio captured the world’s minds and hearts with his career-launching turn in Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo & Juliet. While it is obvious that […]

3 years ago

Five actors are reportedly in the running for the lead role in the upcoming Elvis biopic

The movie comes from the director of Moulin Rouge! and The Great Gatsby. Off the back of huge commercial hits like Bohemian Rhapsody and Rocketman, the age of the Famous Musician Biopic is definitely back in full swing, with one of the next biggies set to be a big-screen is the currently untitled Elvis Presley […]

The movie comes from the director of Moulin Rouge! and The Great Gatsby. Off the back of huge commercial hits like Bohemian Rhapsody and Rocketman, the age of the Famous Musician Biopic is definitely back in full swing, with one of the next biggies set to be a big-screen is the currently untitled Elvis Presley […]

7 years ago

20 years since hitting number one, how does ‘The Sunscreen Song’ sound today?

It’s been 20 years since Baz Luhrmann’s Sunscreen Song was number one in the Irish charts, but does his advice still resonate in 2019? “Ladies and gentlemen of the class of ’99 – wear sunscreen.” If you remember the ’90s, chances are these lyrics are pretty familiar. They’re the opening words from Australian director Baz […]

It’s been 20 years since Baz Luhrmann’s Sunscreen Song was number one in the Irish charts, but does his advice still resonate in 2019? “Ladies and gentlemen of the class of ’99 – wear sunscreen.” If you remember the ’90s, chances are these lyrics are pretty familiar. They’re the opening words from Australian director Baz […]

7 years ago