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Issue Details: First known date: 2014... 2014 Baz Luhrmann : Interviews
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'Though he has made only five films in two decades–Strictly Ballroom, William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet, and the Oscar-nominated films Moulin Rouge!, Australia, and The Great Gatsby–Australian writer-director Baz Luhrmann (b. 1962) is an internationally known brand name. His name has even entered the English language as a verb, as in "to Baz things up," meaning "to decorate them with an exuberant flourish." Celebrated by some, loathed by others, his work is underscored by what has been described as "an aesthetic of artifice" and is notable for both its glittering surfaces and recurring concerns.

'In this collection of interviews, Luhrmann discusses his methods and his motives, explaining what has been important to him and his collaborators from the start and how he has been able to maintain an independence from the studios that have backed his films. He also speaks about his other artistic endeavors, including stage productions of La Bohème and A Midsummer Night's Dream, and his wife and collaborative partner Catherine Martin, who has received four Academy Awards for her work with Luhrmann.' (Publication summary)

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Stepping Out : Behind the Scenes of Strictly Ballroom, Ruth Hessey , single work interview
More Than Romance Colors Strictly Ballroom, Peter Brunette , single work interview
Romeo + Juliet : "Appear Thou in the Likeness of a Sigh . . .", Mark Mordue , single work interview
Baz Luhrmann's William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet, Pauline Adamek , single work interview
Baz on the Bard, Peter Malone , single work interview
Shakespeare in the Cinema : A Cineaste Interview, Gary Crowdus , single work interview
Baz Luhrmann, Elsie M. Walker , single work interview
Broadly Speaking, Sonya Voumard , single work interview
The Director : Baz Luhrmann, Bec Smith , single work interview
Moulin Rouge!, Serena Donadoni , single work interview
Millennial Mambo : Baz Luhrmann Messes with the Musical because He Can-can, Ray Pride , single work interview
The Man behind the Red Curtain, Terry Keefe , single work interview
Baz Luhrmann : The Ringmaster, John Lahr , single work interview
Baz Luhrmann, Harvey Kubernik , single work interview
Closing the Red Curtain with La Boheme, Terry Keefe , single work interview
Australia : Baz Luhrmann Interview, Rob Carnevale , single work interview
Strictly Luhrmann : Where He Leads, We Will Follow, James Mottram , single work interview
The Romantic, Garry Maddox , single work interview
Baz Luhrmann's Despair, Drive, and Gamble behind Great Gatsby, Stephen Galloway , single work interview
Past is Present in New Gatsby, Tom Ryan , single work column

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