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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
Opinion
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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
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
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
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
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
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