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Tag: Baz Luhrmann

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THE FIRST MONDAY IN MAY

April 15, 2016August 2, 2021 Michael J. Casey

Few arguments are rehashed ad nauseam quite like the debate over what is art and what is not art. In the right corner, wearing the red trunks, the Fine Arts: ars gratia artis. In the left corner, wearing the blue … Continue reading THE FIRST MONDAY IN MAY

In Their Words

Born On This Day — September 17, 1962

September 17, 2014November 10, 2021 Michael J. Casey

If you make a film full of risk, studios don’t run towards you to give you $50,000,000 in order to reinvent the post-modern musical, I can tell you. If you do manage to cajole them into doing it and you … Continue reading Born On This Day — September 17, 1962

In Their Words

Born On This Day — September 17

September 17, 2013December 8, 2021 Michael J. Casey

So, what is creative freedom? We can make what we want, how we want. The only constraint is: not for any budget. —Baz Luhrmann There’s no point in making films unless you intend to show us something special, otherwise just … Continue reading Born On This Day — September 17

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