Elvis

Directors 4 years ago

Baz Luhrmann, the filmmaker who never learned to whisper

The most maximalist filmmaker working in popular cinema has never adjusted his register — not after Moulin Rouge!, not after The Get Down’s cancellation, not after Elvis earned eight Academy Award nominations. EPiC’s 97% Rotten Tomatoes score and…

Actors 4 years ago

Luke Bracey, the Australian who took on Pa Ingalls without knowing what Little House was

Hollywood kept casting him as the soldier, the henchman and the remake lead. Then Netflix gave him Charles…

Actors 4 years ago

Austin Butler, whose Elvis didn’t stop when the cameras did

A California actor who spent fifteen years on the margins of stardom finally broke through by losing himself…

Movies 4 years ago

Elvis: A Sensory Feast of Music and Excess

The opening scene of Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis is a sensory overload: a dizzying montage of concert footage, archival…