Ten years after Baz Luhrmann's audacious take on F. Scott Fitzgerald's beloved novel premiered, it's time to reassess this maligned venture.
Baz Luhrmann’s sweaty, opulent take on the King of rock ’n’ roll is not a biopic but a fairy tale.
By Lucy Vipond
The Australian director appears to be courting younger viewers with his hotly-anticipated film about The King.
This year’s stacked line-up also includes new work Kelly Reichardt, Ruben Ostlünd and Park Chan-wook – but no David Lynch.
A handful of big names — Elvis! George Miller! Tom Cruise! — have been locked in prior to the official selection.
Austin Butler portrays the hip-swiveling, scandal-igniting rock-and-roll superstar in the new film.
By Tom Bond
Twenty years ago Baz Luhrmann put a vital contemporary spin on this timeless romantic epic.
Twenty years on, Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes are as irresistible as ever in this swooning melodrama.
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