Tag: Romeo + Juliet
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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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Tarsem Singh on His Real-Life Romeo & Juliet Story, ‘Dear Jassi’
It’s been nearly a decade since filmmaker Tarsem Singh (The Fall) helmed a feature film. In celebration of his next full-length production, Dear Jassi, debuting at this year’s TIFF, Collider’s Steve Weintraub spoke in-depth with the director about his Romeo & Juliet-esque retelling of a tragically true love story. They discuss the inspiration behind the…
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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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Moulin Rouge! Nearly Had A Very Different A-List Lead In Place Of Ewan McGregor
Thanks to his “Elvis” biopic, the king of cinematic excess is back on our minds, with plenty waxing poetic about how no one out there makes movies quite like Baz Luhrmann. Known for his larger than life films like “Strictly Ballroom,” “Romeo + Juliet,” and “The Great Gatsby,” Luhrmann has become synonymous with spectacle, flashy…
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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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Avril Lavigne Is Turning Her Song Sk8er Boi Into A Movie, Can We Make It Any More Obvious
In 1597, William Shakespeare introduced us to the star-crossed lovers of “Romeo & Juliet,” falling in love in spite of their warring families. In 1957, the beloved musical “West Side Story” introduced the world to the tale of love being found in the midst of two rivaling street gangs. And in 2002, 17-year-old Avril Lavigne…
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Denzel Washington, Frances McDormand Bring Joel Coen’s ‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’ to the Oscars Race
The early days of awards season bring buzz and promise, but they also mean it’s time for studios to develop strategy and brainstorm opportunities to strike.With the Toronto International Film Festival handing out its prestigious People’s Choice prize to Kenneth Branagh’s “Belfast,” the Focus Features drama has the authority to declare itself the best picture…
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Jessie Buckley on Covid filming: ‘The world’s greatest love scene – and we couldn’t touch!’
From Chernobyl to Beast, the Irish star has become the go-to for challenging roles. Now she’s joining Josh O’Connor in Romeo & Juliet – shot in an empty National TheatreThough it’s meant to be a one-on-one interview, and government rules prohibit group gatherings, Jessie Buckley has brought along a companion when we meet by the…
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‘West Side Story’ Remake Photo Reveals Ariana DeBose As Anita
Last month, we got our first look at Steven Spielberg‘s remake of West Side Story starring Ansel Elgort and Rachel Zegler in the musical take on the classic star-crossed romance of Romeo & Juliet. That photo also included David Alvarez (Billy Elliott: The Musical) and Josh Andrés Rivera (Hamilton) as Maria’s brother and Sharks leader…
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John Cameron Mitchell on His Alien-Meets-Punk Movie ‘How to Talk to Girls at Parties’
Adapted from the short story by Neil Gaiman and directed by John Cameron Mitchell, the quirky teenage romance How to Talk to Girls at Parties follows a group of friends, as they unexpectedly meet an otherworldly colony in 1970s suburban England. It’s a Romeo + Juliet story, but with a punk boy (Alex Sharp) and…