38-674: The MacDougal–Sullivan Gardens Historic District is a small historic district consisting of 22 houses located at 74–96 MacDougal Street and 170–188 Sullivan Street between Houston and Bleecker Streets in the South Village area of the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan , New York City. The district was designated a New York City landmark in 1967 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. The land under what would become
76-408: A box office hit and receiving eight Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Butler. In January 2023, Luhrmann signed a first-look deal with Warner Bros. Pictures after working with the studio on Elvis . In August 2023, it was reported that Luhrmann was being eyed as the top pick to direct Disney 's live-action adaptation of Tangled . In September 2024, it
114-518: A co-venture with RCA Records . Serving as producer on all of his musical soundtracks, he also holds writing credits on many of the individual tracks. His album Something for Everybody features music from many of his films and also includes his hit " Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen) ". Luhrmann was born in Sydney. His mother, Barbara Carmel ( née Brennan ), was a ballroom dance teacher and dress shop owner, and his father, Leonard Luhrmann, ran
152-469: A director of the furniture and rug retailer W. & J. Sloane , who formed the Hearth and Home Corporation to do so. Coffin's intention was to create an affordable development for middle-class professionals in what had become a slum; the project would be the most extensive such effort to that time. Coffin engaged architects Francis Y. Joannes and Maxwell Hyde, who converted the houses into apartments –
190-482: A five-room duplex, a four-room apartment, and two "non-housekeeping" apartments – and re-faced the buildings in Colonial Revival style while retaining some of the original Greek Revival elements. They removed all the buildings' stoops, altered the doorways and entrances to the basement level, and combined the rear yards to make a common garden which included a playground for children. The renovation of
228-671: A music producer, Luhrmann credited "Everybody's Free" , a spoken word song in Europe, Australia and the Americas. Luhrmann directed a 2004 commercial for Chanel N° 5 entitled N° 5 the Film . On Charlie Rose interview, he told Rose that the commercial was based in the 1953 film, Roman Holiday . The next year 2005, Luhrmann was appointed an Ambassador for the Australian Theatre for Young People , and in next three years, he
266-486: A petrol station and a movie theatre. He was raised in Herons Creek , a tiny rural settlement in mid-northern New South Wales . He attended St Joseph's Hastings Regional School, Port Macquarie (1975–1978); St Paul's Catholic College , performing in the school's version of Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part 1 , and Narrabeen Sports High School , where he met future collaborator Craig Pearce . Luhrmann received
304-659: A poll of 150,000 respondents in the United Kingdom. At the 59th Annual Golden Globes, Moulin Rouge! took home the awards for Best Motion Picture , Best Actress , and Best Original Score . The film also gave birth to a successful soundtrack album, produced by Luhrmann, which sold more than seven million copies and went double-platinum, led by the Grammy-winning number one hit single " Lady Marmalade ". Luhrmann's 2008 historical epic Australia featured some of
342-819: A soundtrack in Billboard history, and peaking at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart. Luhrmann's next project was a film about Elvis Presley 's relationship with Colonel Tom Parker , simply called Elvis , which debuted at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2022. Tom Hanks played Parker and Austin Butler portrayed Presley, having been cast after a series of screen tests, as well as music and performance workshops. The film opened in June 2022, becoming
380-441: A townhouse in the 1960s for his daughter Mary. Washington Square MacDougal Alley Sources Baz Luhrmann Mark Anthony " Baz " Luhrmann (born 17 September 1962) is an Australian film director, producer, writer, and actor. With projects spanning film, television, opera, theatre, music, and recording industries, he is regarded by some as a contemporary example of an auteur for his style and deep involvement in
418-490: Is a one-way street in the Greenwich Village and SoHo neighborhoods of Manhattan , New York City . The street is bounded on the south by Prince Street and on the north by West 8th Street ; its numbering begins in the south. Between Waverly Place and West 3rd Street it carries the name Washington Square West and the numbering scheme changes, running north to south, beginning with #29 Washington Square West at Waverly Place and ending at #37 at West 3rd Street. Traffic on
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#1732772681752456-555: The Dancing with the Stars . Luhrmann and the painter Vincent Fantauzzo embarked on an art initiative which took them to India, where they created artworks on walls of hotels, in the streets of Rajasthan and on 17th century forts in 2010. He also shot the campaign film The Secret Life of Flowers. Though mostly hands-off with the stage production of Moulin Rouge! , Luhrmann produced its Broadway cast recording in 2019. Luhrmann led
494-675: The National Institute of Dramatic Art . He graduated in 1985 alongside Sonia Todd , Catherine McClements and Justin Monjo . On 26 January 1997, he married Catherine Martin , a production designer ; the couple has two children. Luhrmann supports the Melbourne Demons in the Australian Football League . After theatrical successes, including the short play Strictly Ballroom which premiered at
532-685: The Wharf Theatre , Luhrmann moved into film. He made his directorial debut with the 1992 film version of Strictly Ballroom . Luhrmann's modern film interpretation Romeo + Juliet (1996), based on the William Shakespeare play and starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes , defeated Titanic at the BAFTAs for best direction, music and screenplay. The film was celebrated at the Berlin Film Festival, where it
570-410: The 1970s. For the series, Luhrmann brought on Nas , Grandmaster Flash , Kurtis Blow and DJ Kool Herc as producers, to help tell the story of the rise of hip hop, punk, and disco during shifting cultural and political transformation through his unique brand of magical realism. The series featured two parts, praised for its vibrant music, fresh cast and authenticity, due to the involvement of many of
608-403: The adaptation as "the best attempt yet to capture the essence of the novel" while Fitzgerald's granddaughter praised the movie, saying "Scott would have been proud." The following year, at the 86th Academy Awards , the film won in both of its nominated categories: Best Production Design and Best Costume Design . The soundtrack, produced by Luhrmann, Anton Monsted, and Jay-Z , sought to blend
646-639: The annual Met Gala as well as producing a short film for the museum, celebrating Miuccia Prada and Elsa Schiaparelli . More recently, he and his wife Catherine Martin have adapted their style for projects in events, retail, architecture and design with Barneys New York and developer and hotelier Alan Faena . In November 2022, Lurhmann featured in Desert Island Discs on BBC Radio 4; his chosen favourite track, book and luxury item were " Che gelida manina " from Puccini 's La bohème (sung by Pavarotti ), Tolstoy 's War and Peace , and
684-596: The block between West 8th Street and Waverly Place/Washington Square North. MacDougal Street has been called "the most colorful and magnetic venue for tourists on an evening outing in the Village". It has been the subject of many songs, poems, and other forms of artistic expression, and has been frequented by numerous famous individuals. MacDougal Street Other notable residents include Francesco Carrozzini , Francesco Clemente , Diego Della Valle , John Hammond Jr. , Baz Luhrmann , Pat Steir . Alexander Calder bought
722-698: The box office for many weeks in France, Germany, Spain, Italy and the Scandinavian countries. It is the second-highest grossing Australian film of all time, next to Crocodile Dundee and ahead of Happy Feet . In 2013, Luhrmann adapted F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby , shot in 3D, starring Leonardo DiCaprio as Jay Gatsby , Tobey Maguire as Nick Carraway , Carey Mulligan as Daisy Buchanan , Joel Edgerton as Tom Buchanan, Australian newcomer Elizabeth Debicki as Jordan Baker, and legendary Indian actor Amitabh Bachchan as Meyer Wolfsheim. For
760-621: The buildings was completed by 1921, and the garden by 1923. The houses were sold to individual owners in 1924, with the integrity of the project maintained by the MacDougal–Sullivan Gardens Association. Coffin's development was influential in its time, inspiring other developments such as that which is now the Turtle Bay Gardens Historic District , and remains a "model for urban city housing". MacDougal Street MacDougal Street
798-906: The country's most celebrated actors, including Nicole Kidman , Hugh Jackman , and David Gulpilil . Situated between the two World Wars, the film blended a nostalgic romance with major events from Australian history, including the Bombing of Darwin , and the true story of the Stolen Generations , wherein thousands of mixed-race Aboriginal children were stolen from their families by the state and forcibly integrated into white society. The movie's racial politics were controversial for their time, and notably, its production coincided with Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's 2008 Apology to Australia's Indigenous peoples . Marcia Langton , professor of Australian indigenous studies at Melbourne University publicly supported
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#1732772681752836-452: The era's key historical figures in central roles to the show's development. Part One got a score of 77% from Rotten Tomatoes , while Part Two holds a critic score of 86%. Film Television Television Film Luhrmann, who started appearing on TV screen in 1981, appeared in Winter of Our Dreams , directed by John Duigan . By 1992, he already can direct a film, thus started with
874-415: The film, Luhrmann and costume/production designer Catherine Martin collaborated with Prada , Brooks Brothers , and Tiffany & Co. to create period-inspired dresses, suits, and jewellery based on their own archives and true to the book's own references to luxury brands. The film grossed over $ 353 million worldwide, making it the director's highest-grossing movie to date. Critic Richard Roeper described
912-468: The film, saying "Luhrmann depicts with satirical sharpness the racial caste system of that time... In his imagined cinema of the 1940s, the spatial and social shape of racism is reconstructed with such exact detail, I felt I had been transported back to my own childhood." While achieving modest box office success in the United States, the film was very successful in Europe, maintaining the #1 slot at
950-475: The historic district was purchased in 1796 by Nicholas Low , a prominent New York merchant. The houses were built in 1844 (MacDougal Street) and 1850 (Sullivan Street) by Low's estate, in the fashionable Greek Revival style. The original plans for the houses called for street level retail space and dormered roofs. Over time, the houses became run-down, until they were bought in 1920 by William Sloane Coffin Sr. ,
988-613: The jury at the 2023 Red Sea International Film Festival held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Luhrmann has cited Italian grand opera as a major influence on his work and has also given a nod to other theatrical styles, such as Bollywood films, as having influenced his style. Luhrmann was a ballroom dancer as a child and his mother taught ballroom dancing which was an inspiration for Strictly Ballroom . Luhrmann's favourite films are Star 80 , 8½ , War and Peace , Medium Cool and Fitzcarraldo . Luhrmann's influence has extended outside
1026-463: The money he had earned from film and television work, he funded his own theatre company, The Bond Theatre Company . The company performed at the pavilion at Sydney's Bondi Beach . At the same time, he conceived and appeared in a controversial television documentary, Kids of the Cross , where Luhrmann, embedded as a character, lived with a group of street kids. In 1983, he enrolled in an acting course at
1064-522: The music of the Jazz Age with contemporary hip hop as two historical analogues. Featured artists included Beyoncé , Jack White , Lana Del Rey , Sia , will.i.am , The xx , and Florence and the Machine ; the soundtrack also included score from the film's composer and Luhrmann's repeat collaborator Craig Armstrong . The album's sales exceeded expectations, marking the biggest digital sales week for
1102-476: The nickname "Baz" at school, given to him because of his hair style, the name coming from the puppet character Basil Brush . While still in high school, Luhrmann changed his name by deed poll to Bazmark, joining his nickname and birth name together. In 1980, Luhrmann graduated from high school, and in the same year was cast opposite Judy Davis in the Australian film Winter of Our Dreams . In 1982, using
1140-522: The star of the Moulin Rouge, cabaret actress and courtesan, Satine ( Nicole Kidman ). The film was praised by its adherents, including musical directors Robert Wise and Stanley Donen , as having re-invented the modern musical, blending decades of popular music in remixes and mash-ups. The movie was named one of the AFI's top ten films of 2001 and in 2010 was chosen as the top film of the 2000s decade in
1178-422: The street runs southbound (downtown). MacDougal Street is named for Alexander McDougall , a merchant and Revolutionary War military leader. MacDougall is also the namesake of MacDougal Alley , a private cul-de-sac owned jointly by the residents of Washington Square North to its south and West 8th Street to its north, for whom it was created in 1833 for their stables. The alley runs east off MacDougal Street in
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1216-507: The traditional realm of media and entertainment. Deeply involved in the fashion and art worlds, Luhrmann's No. 5 the Film for Chanel not only holds a Guinness World Record for the highest budget for an advertising commercial ever produced, but pioneered the now commonplace genre of fashion film and branded content . Luhrmann works closely with the Metropolitan Museum of Art 's Anna Wintour Costume Center , having chaired
1254-547: The trilogy, projects included Australia (2008), The Great Gatsby (2013), Elvis (2022), and his television period drama The Get Down (2016) for Netflix . Additional projects include stage productions of Giacomo Puccini 's La bohème for both Opera Australia and Broadway , and Strictly Ballroom the Musical (2014). Luhrmann is known for his Grammy -nominated soundtracks for Moulin Rouge! and The Great Gatsby , as well as his record label House of Iona,
1292-554: The video of "Love Is in the Air" by John Paul Young . The next year, Luhrmann staged his interpretation of A Midsummer Night's Dream by Benjamin Britten . In 1997 when the CD of Something for Everybody was released, it featured Luhrmann's films and operas. Following the success, he created and managed a company Bazmark [ fr ] along his wife, Catherine Martin . In 1997 as
1330-535: The writing, directing, design, and musical components of all his work. He is the most commercially successful Australian director, with four of his films in the top ten highest worldwide grossing Australian films of all time. On the screen, he is best known for his Red Curtain Trilogy , consisting of his romantic comedy film Strictly Ballroom (1992) and the romantic tragedies William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet (1996) and Moulin Rouge! (2001). Following
1368-578: Was asked by the Prime Minister of Australia Kevin Rudd to make adverts for the promotion of tourism in Australia. In 2009 during the 81st Academy Awards in February, Luhrmann put together a number dedicated to musicals which consisted of Hugh Jackman , Beyoncé , Zac Efron , Vanessa Hudgens , Dominic Cooper and Amanda Seyfried . In September of same year, he appeared as a guest judge of
1406-544: Was recognised with the Golden Bear award for direction and Silver Bear for DiCaprio's performance. Luhrmann also produced both volumes of the soundtrack album, which went triple-platinum. Luhrmann's Oscar-winning musical Moulin Rouge! (2001), set in the Montmartre Quarter of Paris at the dawn of the 20th century, told the story of an English poet/writer, Christian ( Ewan McGregor ) who falls in love with
1444-513: Was reported that Luhrmann's next theatrical release would be an adaption of the life of Joan of Arc , titled Jehanne d’Arc . The project was described as “The ultimate teenage girl coming of age story, set in the Hundred Years’ War .” In 2016, Luhrmann collaborated with award-winning playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis on the Netflix series The Get Down about the birth of hip hop in
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