{"product_id":"baz-luhrmann-interviews-paperback","title":"Baz Luhrmann: Interviews - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTom Ryan\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThough he has made only five films in two decades--\u003cem\u003eStrictly Ballroom, William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet\u003c\/em\u003e, and the Oscar-nominated films \u003cem\u003eMoulin Rouge!, Australia\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Great Gatsby\u003c\/em\u003e--Australian writer-director Baz Luhrmann is an internationally known brand name. His Christian name has even entered the English language as a verb, as in \"to Baz things up,\" meaning \"to decorate them with an exuberant flourish.\" Celebrated by some, loathed by others, his work is underscored by what has been described as \"an aesthetic of artifice\" and is notable for both its glittering surfaces and recurring concerns.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this collection of interviews, Luhrmann discusses his methods and his motives, explaining what has been important to him and his collaborators from the start and how he has been able to maintain an independence from the studios that have backed his films. He also speaks about his other artistic endeavors, including stage productions of \u003cem\u003eLa Boheme\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eA Midsummer Night's Dream\u003c\/em\u003e, and his wife and collaborative partner Catherine Martin, who has received two Academy Awards for her work with Luhrmann.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTom Ryan\u003c\/b\u003e was film critic for the \u003ci\u003eSunday Age\u003c\/i\u003e and has been a regular contributor to the arts pages of the \u003ci\u003eAge\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eAustralian\u003c\/i\u003e for three decades in addition to publishing in \u003ci\u003eLumiere\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCinema Papers\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMovie\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePositif\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFilm Comment\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSenses of Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e. He is author of \u003ci\u003eThe Films of Douglas Sirk: Exquisite Ironies and Magnificent Obsessions\u003c\/i\u003e and editor of \u003ci\u003eFred Schepisi: Interviews\u003c\/i\u003e, both published by University Press of Mississippi.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 159\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 29, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47431587168434,"sku":"9781496813022","price":54.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/f90cff020afb2fef781dd97953bc093e.webp?v=1778592400","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/baz-luhrmann-interviews-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}