Movies
The Movie: “Strictly Ballroom” The Scene: Australian filmmaker Baz Luhrmann’s tale of dancer Scott Hastings (Paul Mercurio, pictured), who defies established conventions set by the rigid Pan-Pacific Grand Prix Ballroom Dancing Competition.
Feb. 19, 1993
“Strictly Ballroom” is close to irresistible.
Feb. 12, 1993
Archives
Fashion *The academy indulges a historical preference for period and fantasy looks.
Feb. 13, 2002
In the musical ‘Moulin Rouge,’ director Baz Luhrmann and Co. achieve a fantastic effect. And that is the film’s strength and weakness.
May 18, 2001
Entertainment & Arts
Arts* The National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney counts Mel Gibson, Judy Davis, Cate Blanchett, Baz Luhrmann and others as alumni.
March 21, 2002
Best Picture “A Beautiful Mind” * Best Actor Denzel Washington “Training Day” * Best Actress Halle Berry “Monster’s Ball” * Best Director Ron Howard “A Beautiful Mind” * Best Supporting Actor Jim Broadbent “Iris” * Best Supporting Actress Jennifer Connelly “A Beautiful Mind” * Best Original Screenplay “Gosford Park” Julian Fellowes * Best Adapted Screenplay “A Beautiful Mind” Akiva Goldsman * Animated Film “Shrek” * Foreign-Language Film “No Man’s Land” Bosnia-Herzegovina * Art Direction “Moulin Rouge” Catherine Martin (art), Brigitte Broch (set) * Cinematography “The Lord of the Rings” Andrew Lesnie * Costume Design “Moulin Rouge” Catherine Martin, Angus Strathie * Documentary Feature “Murder on a Sunday Morning” Jean-Xavier de Lestrade and Denis Poncet * Documentary Short “Thoth” Sarah Kernochan and Lynn Appelle * Animated Short “For the Birds” Ralph Eggleston * Live-Action Short “the accountant” Ray McKinnon, Lisa Blount * Film Editing “Black Hawk Down” Pietro Scalia * Original Score “The Lord of the Rings” Howard Shore * Original Song “If I Didn’t Have You” from “Monsters, Inc.”
March 25, 2002
In ‘Moulin Rouge,’ the cancan dancers’ colorful petticoats (and um, even contrasting undies) make a bold statement--one that the fashion world hopes to cash in on.
May 4, 2001
The costume designers announced as nominees for a 2014 Academy Award in costume design Thursday all earned their nods working on period films.
Jan. 16, 2014
Oscar nominations 2014: Costume design nods go to period pieces
“The Age of Adaline,” starring a grown-up “Gossip Girl” Blake Lively and Michiel Huisman, one of “Game of Thrones’” resident heartthrobs, is a sweeping romance beautifully wrapped in classy couture and slightly suspect in the way it uses metaphysics to manipulate matters of the heart.
April 23, 2015