Baz Luhrmann
VOD film review: Elvis
February 19, 2023 | David FarnorAustin Butler is electric in Baz Luhrmann’s energetic, excessive biopic of Elvis Presley.Read More
Moulin Rouge: Looking back at Baz Luhrmann’s musical spectacular
June 4, 2021 | David FarnorBaz Luhrmann’s musical spectacular has lost none of delightful sparkle.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: The Get Down (Part 1, Episodes 2 to 6 – spoilers)
August 19, 2016 | Chris BryantWarning: This contains spoilers. Not seen The Get Down? Catch up with our spoiler-free look at the opening episodes.
Baz Luhrmann’s 1970’s hip-hop origins story follows its feature-length debut with five hour-long episodes, which continue the often reality-inspired struggle the … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: The Get Down (Part 1, Episode 1)
August 14, 2016 | Chris Bryant“Y’all wanna go to the flyest secret underground party in The Bronx?”
The Bronx, 1977. Ezekiel Figuero (Justice Smith) is a kid whose world is a crumbling, graffiti-strewn wasteland, complete with teenage gangs, and drug-peddlers. Ezekiel’s quest to impress classmate … Read More
Giancarlo Esposito joins Netflix’s The Get Down
June 20, 2015 | David FarnorGiancarlo Esposito will Get Down with Netflix’s upcoming hip-hop drama, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The publication reports that the actor, known to Breaking Bad fans as Gus Fring, has joined Baz Luhrmann’s musical show.
The director’s first foray … Read More
Baz Luhrmann Netflix series reveals young cast
April 10, 2015 | David FarnorBaz Luhrmann has unveiled the four young leads for his new Netflix series, The Get Down.
The show, which follows a rag tag group of teenagers who are wild in the streets of the Bronx in the late 70’s, is … Read More
VOD film review: The Great Gatsby
November 13, 2013 | David FarnorA flawless, yet ultimately empty spectacle turned into a flawless, yet ultimately empty spectacle.Read More