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Articles tagged "baz luhrmann" Film DVD ReviewAustraliaby Jesse Hassenger[12.Mar.09] :. As far as films go, this one's rather like a fleeting romance that wants to be a torrid affair.  NewsHugh Jackman brings epic sexiness to film epic ‘Australia’by David Hiltbrand [The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)][26.Nov.08] :. “Australia,” the audacious epic from visionary director Baz Luhrmann, is being hailed as the Pacific “Gone With the Wind.” The movie’s scintillating star, Hugh Jackman,...  Film ReviewAustraliaby Cynthia Fuchs[26.Nov.08] :. Australia is both an epic and a post-epic epic: it understands what's at stake in such spectacle-making and wants to show you that it knows.  Short Ends and LeaderAustraliaby Bill Gibron[26.Nov.08] :. He’s been making movies since 1992. Yet in 16 years, he’s completed only four projects - 1992’s Strictly Ballroom, 1996’s William Shakespeare’s Romeo +...  Cinema Qua Non - Indispensable DVDs FeatureCinema Qua Non - Indispensable DVDs: Part 3by PopMatters Staff[16.Oct.08] :. Day Three - The final ten, a cross-culture collection teeming with big ideas, larger than life visions, and perhaps the greatest documentary on rugby you've probably never heard of. Cinema Qua Non - Indispensable DVDs  TV ReviewChanel No. 5 The Film: Le Film du Filmby Daniel Mudie Cunningham[22.Nov.04] :. Luhrmann has his finger on the postmodern impulse to recombine ideas specific to advertising, film, and art. Moulin Rouge (2001)by Todd R. RamlowI imagine that at the 'real' Moulin Rouge, the thrill wasn't just a bit of nipple and a flash of panties, but the whole entertainment package, which no doubt included exuberant 'daring' new music intended to shock and titillate the sensitivity of the bourgeoisie -- kind of like rock-and-roll or punk in our times. Moulin Rouge (2001)by Cynthia FuchsShe's the perfect drag queen, embodying the ruthless paradox of entertainment. She is the show that must go on and cannot. |
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