Baz Luhrmann

'The Great Gatsby' to open Cannes 2013

2013-03-12 00:40:00

For its premiere 2013 showcase in the south of France, the Cannes Film Festival is going back to 1920s America. Organizers at the prestigious film gathering said Monday night that Baz Luhrmann's "The Great Gatsby" will open this year's festival on May...

Why Anne Hathaway wore Prada, not Valentino, to the Oscars

2013-02-27 07:54:00

Anne Hathaway surprised the fashion world by wearing Prada -- not Valentino -- to the Academy Awards on Sunday. It was a surprise because the actress is personally close to Valentino Garavani, who even designed her wedding gown. What happened? Hathaway'...

Fashion teams up with pop culture

2012-12-30 00:00:00

Body by Beckham Women weren't the only ones baring skin in ads this year. Fast fashion giant H&M debuted its first Super Bowl ad for the David Beckham Bodywear collection, starring the soccer star in his skivvies. During the London Summer Olympics,...

Jay-Z said to be contributing music to 'The Great Gatsby'

2013-01-02 10:49:00

Director�Baz Luhrmann already tipped his hand in the trailer for his upcoming adaptation of "The Great Gatbsy." Among the songs heard was the Jay-Z-led track "No Church in the Wild," his 2011 collaboration with Kanye West. The use married an examination...

From 'World War Z' to 'Star Trek,' six story lines to watch in 2013

2013-01-03 09:35:00

Predicting the biggest film stories months ahead of time is a fool's errand – last year at this time few were talking about Aurora or “Zero Dark Thirty.” Yet we here at Movies Now, along with many of our counterparts, make these kinds of...

Projector: 'Les Miz' and 'Django' enter the Christmas mix

2012-12-24 17:11:00

Moviegoers will choose between catchy show tunes and operatic violence on Christmas Day as new releases “Les Miserables” and “Django Unchained” square off at the box office. The films will face competition from “The Hobbit:...

Review: Elevator Repair Service's 'Gatz' a rewarding marathon

2012-11-30 15:57:00

"Gatz," Elevator Repair Service's celebration of F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby" now at REDCAT, has persuaded theatergoers around the world to sit for a full-text stage rendering of a novel many have read at least once before and possibly written...

Elevator Repair Service takes on the great 'Gatz'

2012-11-27 06:00:00

In his younger and more vulnerable years, director John Collins flatly rejected the idea that theater is about bringing words on paper to life. He instead placed his trust in actors, space and movement as the most basic building blocks of stagecraft. "I...

At 'Les Miserables' debut, a director who likes love and loathes lip-synching

2012-11-23 19:17:00

NEW YORK -- Ever since Victor Hugo unleashed his five-volume novel on a politically minded France 150 years ago, "Les Miserables" has been generating tears and admirers across several forms of media. On Friday at Lincoln Center, Oscar winner Tom...

Fashion news: Armani, 'Great Gatsby' and Cannes Film Festival

2012-05-24 16:32:48

'Great Gatsby' trailer: Jazz Age excess with a hip-hop flourish

2012-05-23 16:38:55

Cannes 2012: Auteurs take a shine to Americana

2012-05-21 21:38:32

Director Baz Luhrmann; cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan, Tobey Maguire.

2013-03-04 14:59:00

Expect to see Baz Luhrmann's summer film "The Great Gatsby," starring Tobey Maguire, left, and Leonardo DiCaprio, receive some awards talk this year.

2013-02-27 13:36:41

Tobey Maguire, left, Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan and Joel Edgerton star in "The Great Gatsby," directed by Baz Luhrmann.

2012-08-06 11:20:00