{"product_id":"baz-luhrmann-tom-ryan-9781496813022","title":"Baz Luhrmann: Interviews","description":"Though he has made only five films in two decades--\u003ci\u003eStrictly Ballroom, William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Oscar-nominated films \u003ci\u003eMoulin Rouge!, Australia\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Great Gatsby\u003c\/i\u003e--Australian writer-director Baz Luhrmann is an internationally known brand name. His name has even entered the English language as a verb, as in \"to Baz things up,\" meaning \"to decorate them with an exuberant flourish.\" Celebrated by some, loathed by others, his work is underscored by what has been described as \"an aesthetic of artifice\" and is notable for both its glittering surfaces and recurring concerns. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this collection of interviews, Luhrmann discusses his methods and his motives, explaining what has been important to him and his collaborators from the start and how he has been able to maintain an independence from the studios that have backed his films. He also speaks about his other artistic endeavors, including stage productions of \u003ci\u003eLa Boh鑪e\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Midsummer Night's Dream\u003c\/i\u003e, and his wife and collaborative partner Catherine Martin, who has received two Academy Awards for her work with Luhrmann.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tom Ryan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1496813022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781496813022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Mississippi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/02\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 159\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.40d","brand":"Tom Ryan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43979709612287,"sku":"9781496813022","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e564791d-dcc8-46b5-8175-0bd164c1ca41.jpg?v=1683246600","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/baz-luhrmann-tom-ryan-9781496813022","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}