Way before ‘emo’ was a thing, William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet saw two star-cross’d teens bring down a plague on both their houses, ‘these violent delights’ leading them both to ...

It takes a true artist to be thematically serious while humorously cynical and off-putting. Because of this, parodies are incredibly difficult to pull off. The University of Iowa’s theatre department ...

There’s probably never been a time as ripe with “Romeo and Juliet” rip-offs as our contemporary era. Though it’s been 29 years since Baz Luhrmann’s modern, alternative-pop-scored “William ...

Australian director Baz Luhrmann was at the Canadian film festival TIFF to present his new documentary about American royalty, EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert. While Luhrmann's spin on the tale wasn't ...

In the world of filmmaking, being Baz Luhrmann is like poking someone's eye out with a feathered boa. Luhrmann always had an interesting vision for his feature films, especially his first three, which ...