Baz Luhrmann may have found his follow-up to The Great Gatsby. According to The Wrap, the Aussie filmmaker is in final negotiations to helm an Elvis Presley biopic for Warner Bros. Kelly Marcel (Saving Mr. Banks, Fifty Shades of Grey) is working on the script, apparently not based on any pre-existing material. Luhrmann has been […]
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The Great Gatsby sweeps the 3rd AACTAs with record haul
January 31, 2014 
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Not even the controversy surrounding its questionable ‘Australian-ness’ could keep The Great Gatsby from sweeping the Academy of Australian Cinema and Television Arts awards, taking home Best Film and twelve other accolades. It nabbed six of those last evening, at a ceremony hosted by Shane Bourne. Its seven technical prizes were picked up at a luncheon held […]
Continue readingThe Top 10 Films of 2013
December 18, 2013 0 Comments
By Simon Miraudo December 18, 2013 December: for avid list-makers, it’s the cinematic equivalent of Thunderdome. (Hundreds of movies go in. Only one comes out.) We’ve spent the past eleven months reviewing 2013′s releases as fairly and thoughtfully as possible, but that veneer of considerate criticism will be dropped in favour of sweet, sweet chart-making. […]
Continue reading‘The Rocket’ chases ‘The Great Gatsby’ at the AACTA awards
December 4, 2013 0 Comments
Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby will go into the 3rd AACTA Awards as the movie to beat, but it faces fierce competition from plucky upstart The Rocket. Gatsby, based on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel of the same name, was awarded 14 gongs by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts, while Kim Mordaunt’s crowd […]
Continue readingThe Top 10 Australian Films of 2013
December 3, 2013 0 Comments
By Simon Miraudo December 3, 2013 December: for avid list-makers, it’s the cinematic equivalent of Thunderdome. (Hundreds of movies go in. Only one comes out.) We’ve spent the past eleven months reviewing 2013’s releases as fairly and thoughtfully as possible, but that veneer of considerate criticism will be dropped in favour of sweet, sweet chart-making. […]
Continue readingThe Great Gatsby breaks Australian box office record; lands in Top 5 of all time
October 25, 2013 0 Comments
Five months after its cinematic release, Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby has broken into the MPDAA’s Top 5 Australian Films of All Time, based on box office receipts. According to the Motion Picture Distributors Association of Australia, Gatsby has grossed $28.27 million at the Australian box office, trumping Moulin Rouge‘s tally of $27.73 million. This puts […]
Continue readingElizabeth Debicki joins The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
August 1, 2013 0 Comments
Elizabeth Debicki, the Aussie actor who held her own opposite Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, and Carey Mulligan in Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby, has joined The Man from U.N.C.L.E. According to Variety, 22-year-old Debicki will join Henry Cavill, Armie Hammer, and Alicia Vikander in the Guy Ritchie directed pic. This long-gestating adaptation of the 1960s […]
Continue readingThe Top 10 Films of 2013 (So Far)
June 27, 2013 2 Comments
By Simon Miraudo June 27, 2013 With six months (and six James Franco flicks) behind us, it’s time to reflect on the best movies 2013 has offered thus far. Can we make any sweeping generalisations about the half-year that was? Well, considering that Fast and Furious 6 was very close to cracking this particular Top 10, we can at least […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: The Wolf of Wall Street
June 17, 2013 0 Comments
Leonardo DiCaprio gets his Gatsby on once again in the trailer for Martin Scorsese’s The Wolf of Wall Street. Just as Kanye West and Jay-Z’s ‘No Church in the Wild’ scored Baz Luhrmann’s first trailer for The Great Gatsby, ‘Black Skinheads’ from West’s latest album, Yeezus, opens up the latest DiCaprio joint. Based on Jordan […]
Continue readingThe Great Gatsby breaks Aussie box office record
June 4, 2013 0 Comments
Baz Luhrmann may be one of Australia’s most divisive filmmakers, but local cinemagoers still flocked to his latest effort. The Great Gatsby – set in New York but filmed in Sydney – grossed $6.79 million over the weekend, breaking the record for the biggest opening weekend for an Australian film at the box office. The […]
Continue readingAll that glitters – The Great Gatsby review
May 30, 2013 0 Comments
By Simon Miraudo May 30, 2013 That Baz Luhrmann is incorrigible. When struck by inspiration, he’ll stop at nothing to bring his preposterous film concepts to life. Be it a baroque pop tribute to France’s most famous bordello, a three-hour romantic epic set in Australia’s sun-scorched desert, or a 3-D, hip-hop infused adaptation of F. […]
Continue readingSoderbergh, Polanski, Payne, and the Coens compete at 66th Cannes Film Festival
April 19, 2013 0 Comments
Steven Soderbergh’s swan song will face off against the latest efforts by Roman Polanski, Asghar Farhadi, Nicolas Winding Refn, Alexander Payne, and the Coen brothers at the 66th Cannes Film Festival. The lineup reveals which pictures will compete for the prestigious Palme d’Or, collected last year by Michael Haneke’s Amour. Soderbergh’s Liberace biopic Behind the Candelabra […]
Continue readingThe 10 most exciting films of 2013
January 11, 2013 0 Comments
The 10 most exciting films of 2013. By Simon Miraudo. Though the holidays are over and many of us are back at work, it’s hard to feel anything but elation during January. With the whole year ahead of us, anything is possible. Yes, we can lose that Christmas weight! Yes, those new Arrested Development episodes […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: The Great Gatsby
December 20, 2012 0 Comments
A brand new feature trailer for Baz Luhrmann’s adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby has arrived. And good news: the modern music is intact! Though Jay-Z and Kanye West’s track No Church in the Wild was previously featured in the first teaser, this new clip has plenty of brand new footage to sate fans disappointed by […]
Continue readingPoster Debut: The Great Gatsby
December 18, 2012 0 Comments
Though its release was delayed a worrying six months – from Christmas 2012 to mid-2013 – a couple of posters for Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby have been unveiled, reigniting our anticipation. The posters prominently feature two of the picture’s Australian cast-members: Joel Edgerton as Tom Buchanan (the cruel husband of Carey Mulligan’s Daisy), and […]
Continue readingThe Great Gatsby delayed until mid-2013
August 8, 2012 0 Comments
Baz Luhrmann‘s adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald The Great Gatsby is a 2012 Oscar contender no more. The 3-D flick has been pushed back six months from its December release date. Gatsby will now open mid 2013, in the heat of the American summer. Warner Bros claim the move will allow them to capitalise on a bigger audience. […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: Anna Karenina
June 25, 2012 0 Comments
Our first glimpse of Joe Wright’s adaptation of Leo Tolstoy’s classic Anna Karenina has arrived with the film’s official trailer, and it screams Oscar. Using his Atonement and Pride and Prejudice leading lady, Keira Knightley plays the titular Anna, an aristocrat whose voice over opens the trailer by saying “I was 18 when I got […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: The Great Gatsby
May 23, 2012 0 Comments
Been wondering what Baz Luhrmann‘s adaptation of F. Scott’s Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby would look like? The answer is here. Watch the first trailer and find out. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Jay Gatsby, the slick, self-made socialite who harbours affection for his old flame Daisy (Carey Mulligan), despite her being married to the brutish Tom (Joel Edgerton). Tobey […]
Continue readingFirst look at The Great Gatsby
December 14, 2011 0 Comments
The first official images from Baz Luhrmann‘s adaptation of The Great Gatsby have made their way online, showing off Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Carey Mulligan and Joel Edgerton as Jay, Nick, Daisy and Tom respectively. Luhrmann’s approach to F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel has generated its fair share of ire during production, notably for being […]
Continue readingGemma Ward joins The Great Gatsby
August 31, 2011 0 Comments
Model-turned-actress Gemma Ward has been cast in Baz Luhrmann’s 3-d adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel The Great Gatsby. The news comes from Entertainment Weekly, although the specific role Ward will take on is not yet known. Despite the tale being set in New York, the film is currently being shot in Sydney. The […]
Continue readingCarey Mulligan heading to the Outback
June 29, 2011 0 Comments
Carey Mulligan is heading to Australia to star in Gary Ross‘ sci-fi thriller Outback. According to Variety, the film was written by Nissar Modi and based on a concept he devised alongside Ross. Little else is known about the project, except that it will be produced by GK Films as well as Ross and Tobey […]
Continue readingJoel Edgerton nabs role in The Great Gatsby
May 18, 2011 0 Comments
Back in the 70s, Robert Redford was the epitome of stylish and decadent actors – one of the few blokes at the time who could pull off the role of Jay Gatsby in Jack Clayton’s adaptation of the F.Scott Fitzgerald classic The Great Gatsby. Now, Baz Luhrmann is taking a shot at bringing the novel […]
Continue readingIsla Fisher joining The Great Gatsby?
April 20, 2011 0 Comments
Isla Fisher is in talks to join Baz Luhrmann‘s long-gestating adaptation of The Great Gatsby (that is, whenever he feels like actually making it). According to The Hollywood Reporter, Fisher is in negotiations to play Myrtle, a married woman sleeping with wealthy Tom Buchanan, husband of Daisy (Carey Mulligan). Ben Affleck was considering the role […]
Continue readingBaz Luhrmann will make The Great Gatsby … later … maybe
March 13, 2011 2 Comments
Baz Lurhmann has revealed in an interview with Vulture that he will be making The Great Gatsby … just not right now. It seems each week there is a new tidbit of news surrounding this film, from the casting of Carey Mulligan, Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey McGuire, to filming in Australia (despite the story being […]
Continue readingLuhrmann to shoot The Great Gatsby (3-D) in Sydney
February 21, 2011 3 Comments
Remember a couple weeks ago when Baz Luhrmann hinted that he might not make The Great Gatsby after all? Psych! According to The Hollywood Reporter, the project is now official, and will begin shooting this August in Sydney. Luhrmann’s take on the legendary F. Scott Fitzgerald tale will be filmed in 3-D; the first project […]
Continue reading>Baz Luhrmann dropping The Great Gatsby?
February 2, 2011 0 Comments
>Baz Luhrmann is a mysterious fig. After spending months in rehearsals with actors Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire and Carey Mulligan for a new film adaptation of The Great Gatsby, he has recently revealed that he may not go ahead with the project at all. Vulture caught up with Luhrmann at the DGA awards, where he […]
Continue readingConfirmed: Carey Mulligan to star in The Great Gatsby
November 17, 2010 0 Comments
On Monday we discussed the possibility of British belle Carey Mulligan starring as Daisy Buchanan in Baz Luhrmann’s upcoming feature The Great Gatsby. We can now confirm this casting news as Luhrmann tells Deadline “Carey Mulligan is my Daisy Buchanan”. The above picture was taken during rehearsals on November 2nd. Mulligan apparently burst into tears […]
Continue readingCarey Mulligan to star in The Great Gatsby?
November 15, 2010 0 Comments
Australian director Baz Luhrmann’s upcoming feature The Great Gatsby has a new rumoured leading lady. According to Vulture, our favourite up-and-coming Brit Carey Mulligan is in talks to play the blonde beauty Daisy Buchanan. Initial reports indicated that Scarlett Johansson had tested for the role, but conflicting schedules now see the Oscar-nominated star of An […]
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