‘I was the star of one of the best 1990s films – I can’t return for a sequel’

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://metro.co.uk/2026/06/11/i-star-one-best-1990s-films-cant-return-a-sequel-28733472/

Strictly Ballroom review – Baz Luhrmann’s dizzying, dance-tastic swirl of fun is a classic ugly-duckling tale
By Peter Bradshaw

Luhrmann’s goofy and lovable film is reissued for generations who don’t know where TV’s Strictly Come Dancing got part of its name

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/jun/11/strictly-ballroom-review-baz-luhrmann-reissue

#Film #BazLuhrmann #Dance #Australianews #Culture #Stage #Worldnews #PeterBradshaw

Strictly Ballroom review – Baz Luhrmann’s dizzying, dance-tastic swirl of fun is a classic ugly-duckling tale

Luhrmann’s goofy and lovable film is reissued for generations who don’t know where TV’s Strictly Come Dancing got part of its name

The Guardian

‘Screaming girls chased me down the street’: how we made Strictly Ballroom
By Interviews by Ryan Gilbey

‘A big dude came up to me and said, “My wife dragged me kicking and screaming to see your movie – and it was the best thing she’s ever done”’

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2026/jun/08/how-we-made-strictly-ballroom-baz-luhrmann-tara-morice-paul-mercurio

#Film #Culture #Australianews #BazLuhrmann #Worldnews #InterviewsbyRyanGilbey

‘Screaming girls chased me down the street’: how we made Strictly Ballroom

‘A big dude came up to me and said, “My wife dragged me kicking and screaming to see your movie – and it was the best thing she’s ever done”’

The Guardian
‘Screaming girls chased me down the street’: how we made Strictly Ballroom

‘A big dude came up to me and said, “My wife dragged me kicking and screaming to see your movie – and it was the best thing she’s ever done”’

The Guardian
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #HuwStephens Baz Luhrmann: 🎵 Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen) #6music #BazLuhrmann ▶️ 🪄 Automagic 🔊 show 📻 playlist on Spotify
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‘We laced Nicole into her corset and her rib broke again’: Moulin Rouge at 25 – an oral history by cast and crew

Stagehands poured Coca-Cola on the floor, Ewan McGregor waved his lightsaber, and people did unspeakable things with the film’s Oscars at the post-awards-ceremony party. Director Baz Luhrmann, Jim Broadbent and more recall filming the record-breaking movie

The Guardian
After missing out on #Romeo+Juliet screening at @[email protected] #BuzLuhrmannSeason, a rewatch at @ODEONCinemas tonight instead. Director #BazLuhrmann screen-wrote with #CraigPearce #WilliamShakespeare 's 1597 play into a modern day #LeonardoDiCaprio and #ClaireDanes starring 1996 adaptation