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Medal of the middle order
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Medal of the middle order

It’s an honour, Kersi.

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Updating Elvis: how Baz Luhrmann brought the King’s music into 2022

Updating Elvis: how Baz Luhrmann brought the King’s music into 2022

As well as faithful versions of Presley songs, the director “decoded” the classics.

  • by Garry Maddox
Why get a gong when you can ring?
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Why get a gong when you can ring?

Honours are on the line.

Blue suede shoes on the catwalk
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Blue suede shoes on the catwalk

And thongs on Peachtree Street.

Triggered and cooking with gas
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Triggered and cooking with gas

Easy as putting an egg in a bottle.

Why Baz Luhrmann gets criticised more than his movies

Why Baz Luhrmann gets criticised more than his movies

He is one of our most successful cultural exports, so why do Australians love to trash Baz Luhrmann so much?

  • by Andrew Hornery
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How Perkins Paste and an Elvis obsession saved me

How Perkins Paste and an Elvis obsession saved me

Fandom is often portrayed as ridiculous. I prefer to think that it’s a brave heart that can show so much love.

  • by Richard Glover
Elvis director Baz Luhrmann feared just one review: Priscilla Presley’s

Elvis director Baz Luhrmann feared just one review: Priscilla Presley’s

Baz Luhrmann’s massive film Elvis, full of the flash of disco and the trash of Vegas, had its gala launch at the Cannes Film Festival.

  • by Stephanie Bunbury
The great persuader: Baz Luhrmann on his biggest gamble yet

The great persuader: Baz Luhrmann on his biggest gamble yet

Taking on the tale of the King of rock’n’roll, Elvis Presley, is a job for the crazy brave. But as he nears 60, the Australian director still has plenty of chutzpah.

  • by Garry Maddox
The Elvis items that stopped Priscilla in her tracks at major new exhibition

The Elvis items that stopped Priscilla in her tracks at major new exhibition

Priscilla Presley says it was a sentimental and difficult experience to see the legendary performer’s life revealed in a new exhibition.

  • by Nick Miller
Baz Luhrmann opens up about his Elvis Presley biopic

Baz Luhrmann opens up about his Elvis Presley biopic

The Australian director of Moulin Rouge and The Great Gatsby sees The King’s life as a canvas to tell a story about America.

  • by Garry Maddox