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ELVIS DIRECTOR BAZ LUHRMANN: TOTALLY CASUAL IN TOKYO

Director Baz Luhrmann knows how to make an entrance. He arrived at the Tokyo airport and pulled down his mask so paparazzi could get a photo of him. Of course, he is in the city to promote his new film Elvis. We are happy to say that Elvis beat Top Gun: Maverick at the boxoffice Continue reading “ELVIS DIRECTOR BAZ LUHRMANN: TOTALLY CASUAL IN TOKYO”

Tuesday, June 28, 2022

AARON TAYLOR-JOHNSON COULD FILL ELVIS’S BLUE SUEDE SHOES – OR NOT

Young actors in Hollywood with a “certain look” are panting to get a chance to audition to play Elvis Presley in Baz Luhrmann’s upcoming Elvis film. Tom Hanks has already been cast as Elvis’s manager Colonel Parker – we didn’t realize the entrepreneurial Dutch-born Parker started out as a carnival barker. Of all the young Continue reading “AARON TAYLOR-JOHNSON COULD FILL ELVIS’S BLUE SUEDE SHOES – OR NOT”

Sunday, July 7, 2019

JADEN SMITH IS GETTING DOWN WITH BAZ LUHRMANN

When we first saw this photo of Jaden Smith and director Baz Luhrmann entering BBC studios in London, we wondered ”What the heck are THEY doing together?” Then we remembered that Jaden is one of the stars of Luhrmann’s new Netflix series “The Get Down.” (First Woody Allen, and Now Baz “The Great Gatsby” Luhrmann Continue reading “JADEN SMITH IS GETTING DOWN WITH BAZ LUHRMANN”

Thursday, July 7, 2016