When Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo + Juliet, a hyper-stylized and modern take on William Shakespeare’s tragic play about star-crossed ...

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Baz Luhrmann’s “Romeo + Juliet” is the ninetiesest nineties movie that ever tied nines in the nineteen-nineties — so much so that it was already a relic the week it debuted — but like ...

In the long, long history of “Romeo and Juliet” movie adaptations, “Juliet & Romeo” lands well below the 1996 Baz Luhrmann version starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes and just ...

Panning a movie like “Juliet & Romeo” is a little like kicking a puppy. A puppy that chews the furniture, soils the rugs and projectile vomits on the guests, but a puppy nevertheless. This ...

Those famous lines can mean only one thing, for this week's all-time classic we'll be looking at the Shakespeare adaptation 'Romeo + Juliet'. The film is directed by Baz Luhrmann, who updated the ...

Baz Luhrmann is one of the great artists of our century, crafting wild, romantic cinematic imagery that burns into the hearts — and loins — of old and young alike. Romeo and Juliet having a ...

The play, whose 36th revival is currently on Broadway, has had a pervasive influence over popular culture. Test your knowledge, for never was a quiz of more woe than this of Juliet and her Romeo.

If you’ve seen Romeo + Juliet, The Great Gatsby, or 2022’s Elvis, then you know Baz Luhrmann is one of the most talented and unique directors in the world. Just ask Blake Lively, his proud ...

It didn’t help that director Jamie Lloyd had knowingly pitched his production as a response to Luhrmann’s movie. Hence the decision to format the title to his adaptation—which, like Player Kings next ...

Personally, while Moulin Rouge does have its charm and he is undeniably an Australian icon, he hasn't made a good film since Romeo and Juliet and desperately needs to be reigned in. JR: I love him.