Tag: Moulin Rouge
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Baz Luhrmann to Head Jury of Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea International Film Festival
Baz Luhrmann is set to preside over the main jury of the third edition of Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea International Film Festival.The event, which is rapidly becoming the top fest and market in the region and a key driver in Saudi Arabia’s ongoing effort to build a film and TV industry, will run Nov. 30…
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Baz Luhrmann to head Red Sea jury
The Red Sea International Film Festival runs November 30 – December 9.Director Baz Luhrmann will head the competition jury for the Red Sea International Film Festival (November 30 – December 9).The Australian filmmaker will preside over the features competition which showcases 17 films from the Arab region, Asia and Africa, all competing for the Yusr…
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Nicole Kidman Killed It in This Transformative Role
As one of Hollywood’s biggest actors, Nicole Kidman might usually be associated with cult classics like Moulin Rouge! and Eyes Wide Shut, but earlier on in her career, she delivered a dazzlingly dark performance in To Die For, which would prove to be a game-changer. Due to return to Nine Perfect Strangers for its second…
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Inside the ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Musical Episode — ‘Picard’ Almost Got There First
There have certainly been musical moments in “Star Trek” before: Uhura sang while Spock played his lyre in “The Original Series”; Data and Picard duet to Gilbert and Sullivan in “Insurrection”; James Darren played a holographic nightclub singer on “Deep Space Nine.” But it took “Strange New Worlds,” the critically revered Paramount+ series nearing the…
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Ewan McGregor Admits He Used to Show His Kids the Toilet Scene From ‘Trainspotting’: ‘Just for a Laugh’
Forget “Star Wars” – Ewan McGregor preferred to show his kids another one of his films.“I wasn’t there when [my daughter] Clara watched ‘Trainspotting’ for the first time. But I did used to show my kids ‘the toilet scene.’ Just for a laugh. It’s a unique situation, perhaps, for a father to be able to…
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John Leguizamo to Be Honored With Impact Award at Miami Film Festival
John Leguizamo will receive the Miami Film Festival‘s Impact Award on March 11.Leguizamo’s new MSNBC series, “Leguizamo Does America,” will screen ahead of the award presentation. The festival’s upcoming 40th edition runs March 3-12.The multi-hyphenate has more than 75 film, theater and television credits, including “Romeo + Juliet,” “Moulin Rouge!,” “Summer of Sam” and “Encanto.”…
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Nicole Kidman’s AMC Ad Takes a Dark Turn in Hilarious ‘SNL’ Parody
For many movie fans, Nicole Kidman’s ubiquitous presence at AMC theaters has been one of the best parts of post-pandemic moviegoing. The “Moulin Rouge!” star went viral for her AMC ad, which airs before every movie and emphasizes the importance of the communal moviegoing experience. So viral, in fact, that a “Saturday Night Live” parody…
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Even Ewan McGregor Couldn’t Save Moulin Rouge! From Star Wars
Baz Luhrmann’s “Moulin Rouge!” enchanted audiences with its colorful and frantic imagery, sweeping romantic music, and heartfelt performances from Ewan McGregor and Nicole Kidman. But the road to its release was rocky with numerous production delays that caused a scheduling conflict with the sci-fi juggernaut “Star Wars: Attack of the Clones,” which coincidentally also stars McGregor as…
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Every Main Character In Elvis Ranked Worst To Best
Baz Luhrmann is back! The Australian filmmaker is an artist that movie fans have extreme opinions about. Either you love Luhrmann’s style, or you hate it. Luhrmann has been subverting expectations ever since he made his filmmaking debut with the 1992 romantic comedy “Strictly Ballroom.” Luhrmann took a much different approach to the “dance comedy”…
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Riley Keough on Why She Didn’t Want to Star in ‘Elvis’: ‘It’s a Little Too Close’
The Presley family legacy was at the forefront of Riley Keough’s mind thanks to the Baz Luhrmann’s “Elvis.”The “War Pony” director and granddaughter of Elvis Presley revealed that watching the musical biopic was an “emotional experience” during an interview at Cannes, where the movie is set to premiere out of competition.“It’s very intense to watch…