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Baz Luhrmann (born '''Mark Anthony Luhrmann''' on September 17 1962 ) is an Oscar and Golden Globe -nominated Australian Film Director , Screenwriter , and Producer . His films are distinguished by their flamboyant theatricality and oversaturated colours. BIOGRAPHY Luhrmann was raised in Herons Creek , a tiny rural settlement in northern New South Wales , where his father ran a petrol station and a movie theatre, both of which would influence his son's filmmaking career. He attended St. Joseph's Hasting Regional School, Port Macquarie 1975-1978 and Narrabeen High School. His nickname was given to him due to a perceived resemblance to the character Basil Brush . Luhrmann married Catherine Martin , the Production Designer on all of his films, on January 26 1997 . They have two children, Lillian Amanda Luhrmann and William Alexander Luhrmann. Luhrmann received Directors Guild of America and Golden Globe nominations for Best Director - Motion Picture for his work on Moulin Rouge!, but did not receive an Oscar nomination for directing. He did receive an Oscar nomination for Best Picture. FILMS After theatrical successes, including the original stage version of "Strictly Ballroom", Luhrmann moved into film, and has directed three so far:
These three films are now formally marketed as ' The Red Curtain Trilogy '. Future projects Luhrmann has been producing, since March 2007 of '' Australia '', an "outback epic" starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman . The $130 million feature, financed by 20th Century Fox , will tell the story of an English aristocrat, played by Kidman, who settles on an Outback station in the 1930s and becomes romantically involved with an Outback Drover , played by Jackman. The pair are caught up in the bombing of Darwin during World War II . Australian writer Stuart Beattie is also involved in the project. Russell Crowe was once scheduled to star in the film but is no longer involved. {Link without Title} {Link without Title} Luhrmann was working on a Biographical Film about Alexander The Great , tentatively starring DiCaprio and Kidman, but the release (and subsequent box office failure) of Oliver Stone 's Film On The Same Subject in 2004 has cast doubt over whether the project will be completed. Influences Luhrmann has stated Grand Opera/Italian Grand Opera as a major influence on his work including Moulin Rouge! . He has also listed other theatrical styles like Bollywood films as having had an influence on his work like ''Moulin Rouge!''. Luhrmann was a ballroom dancer as a child, and his mother taught ballroom dancing, which was an inspiration for ''Strictly Ballroom''. Luhrmann taught an unusually bright student with autism named Joey Mintz whom taught Baz back. Anyone who knows the dynamic team understands their friendship. Other work
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