Tag: The Great Gatsby
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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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Carey Mulligan’s Hollywood Career Had a Very Unconventional Beginning
Carey Mulligan is a recognizable face in Hollywood, especially following her critically acclaimed roles in popular movies like Promising Young Woman and The Great Gatsby. She is known for her emotional sensitivity and complex portrayals onscreen, where she has succeeded not only in television and film but also on the stage. Showcasing such varied and…
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Isla Fisher Thought Her ‘Great Gatsby’ Aesthetic Was ‘Too Much’ Even for Baz Luhrmann
Hollywood history is filled with controversial literary adaptations, but Baz Luhrmann’s take on “The Great Gatsby” ranks up there with the best of them. His take on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s work polarized audiences, with some viewing it as blasphemous and others seeing it as a timely update of a classic novel. In a new interview…
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Douglas Kirkland, Hollywood Photographer, Dies at 88
Douglas Kirkland, the celebrity photographer known for his photos of Marilyn Monroe and numerous other stars, died Sunday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 88.His 1961 Monroe portraits showed the superstar reclining on a bed surrounded by white satin sheets.In addition to his portraits of Hollywood notables including he was a special photographer…
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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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Elvis review – blistering, turbocharged chronicle of the King
With electrifying performances from Austin Butler as Elvis and Tom Hanks as Colonel Parker, Baz Luhrmann’s whirlwind biopic is cinematic dynamiteFrom an opening that cheekily evokes the dropped snow globe of Citizen Kane to an Unchained Melody finale that had me crying in the chapel, Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis is a turned-up-to-11 treat. This blistering pop…
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Box Office: ‘Elvis’ Opening and ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Battling for No. 1, ‘Black Phone’ Ringing Up 23 Million
It’s a 20th century showdown at the box office this weekend, with the baby boomer epic “Elvis” contending against Gen X revamp “Top Gun: Maverick” for the top spot on domestic charts.Director Baz Luhrmann’s biopic about the King of Rock and Roll is projected to draw 30 million from 3,906 theaters in its opening. It…
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How Baz Luhrmann Recruited Jay-Z For His Take On The Great Gatsby
When Baz Luhrmann mounted a new 21st-century film adaptation of “The Great Gatsby,” he brought a hip-hop sensibility to it, courtesy of Jay-Z and The Bullitts, who co-executive produced the banging soundtrack. The Bullitts is the stage name of Jeymes Samuel, who has since gone on to become an accomplished director in his own right, helming one of…
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Patsy Kensit: ‘You don’t have to marry all your boyfriends’
The actor, 53, talks about her charming dad, never reading her reviews in the papers, staying strong and eating nothing but shepherd’s pieWe grew up without money: two rooms and an outside loo. I remember shyly cowering behind the coal shed as Mum tried to photograph me, but by the age of four I was…
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Daily Podcast: A Magic Kingdom TV Universe, Blue Beetle Movie, and That Time Dracula Impersonated Satan
On the February 23, 2021 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by /Film writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to talk about the latest film and TV news, including Disney’s Magic Kingdom TV universe, a Blue Beetle movie, The Great Gatsby animated movie, and an Easy Rawlins TV show. Opening…