Baz Luhrmann
Baz Luhrmann to shoot an epic Joan of Arc film
After Elvis, the Australian director is planning an epic about the famous French heroine and patron saint.
- by Garry Maddox
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One of inner Sydney’s finest: The house that Baz Luhrmann sold asks $40m
The landmark mansion was a hospital for decades and later owned by a Hollywood couple, and retains its original grandeur plus distinctive decoration.
- by Lucy Macken
Balmain is the pop culture mecca of Sydney. Here’s why
From Lantana to Gatsby to Our Rose Byrne, Balmain’s cultural footprint is huge.
- by Michaela Whitbourn
Box billionaire goes Pratty in pink at the Met Gala
Visy cardboard king Anthony Pratt was one of the brightest figures on the glamour carpet in New York, if not the best dressed.
- by Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
Taylor Swift gives young girl with brain tumour her 22 hat
Nine-year-old Scarlett Oliver’s wish came true at Taylor Swift’s first Sydney show on Friday night, when she was given Swift’s black hat during her song 22.
- by Louise Rugendyke
Nellie Small: The queer black icon Sydney didn’t know it had
A long forgotten star of the Sydney stage, Nellie Small, will be honoured in a tribute show at the 2024 Sydney Festival.
- by Helen Pitt
Baz Luhrmann reinvented his film Australia using epic 2.1 million feet of footage
The celebrated Australian director has turned his most polarising film into a six-chapter miniseries for Disney+.
- by Garry Maddox
It’s time to admit we were all wrong about this Baz Luhrmann film
It’s a much better and much more thoughtful film than you probably remember.
- by Garry Maddox
The first look at Baz Luhrmann’s new TV series Faraway Downs
The director has turned his polarising film Australia into a six-part TV series.
- by Sandra Hall
‘It looks like there’s money dripping off the stage’: Moulin Rouge returns to Melbourne
Bert LaBonté joins the cast of the acclaimed stage musical in its encore season – and he’s blown away by its energy and acrobatic prowess.
- by Kerrie O'Brien
Character actor in roles ranging from King Lear to A Country Practice
Baz Luhrmann described veteran stage and screen performer Ralph Cotterill as one of Australia’s finest actors.
- by Andrew Mack
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