That being said, the music here was just so good—rap, as Luhrmann says, is now what jazz was then!
‘The Great Gatsby’ Debate: Is Baz Luhrmann’s Film Genius or Rubbish?|Marlow Stern, Isabel Wilkinson|May 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Luhrmann uses Tom exclusively as a bully, and there is no sense of what could have ever brought he and Daisy together.
The Great Gatsby: Book Versus Movie|Jon Reiner|May 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Whether Luhrmann is a good director or a bad director, he is, more important, a cultural conversation starter.
‘Great Gatsby’ Reviewers Divided: Is Baz Luhrmann a Good Director?|Kevin Fallon|May 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The Australian filmmaker Luhrmann, best known for the boisterous Bohemian musical Moulin Rouge!
The Great Gatsby, Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Is a Relentless Assault on the Senses|Marlow Stern|May 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The last time Luhrmann brought a movie to Cannes was in 2001 as well, when Moulin Rouge!
‘The Great Gatsby,’ Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, to Open 66th Cannes Film Festival|Marlow Stern|March 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Luhrmann
/ (ˈlʊəmən) /
noun
Baz (Mark Anthony). born 1962, Australian film director and screenwriter; his films include Strictly Ballroom (1992), Romeo and Juliet (1996), Moulin Rouge (2001), Australia (2008), and The Great Gatsby (2013)