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Post by Poison_Regal on May 9, 2021 17:14:12 GMT
Happy anniversary to Baz Luhrmann’s Moulin Rouge! It first premiered at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival. What a film, what a year for Nicole Kidman and fans! This was actually the year I become a proper fan and Kidman my favourite. A whole new imperial phase for her. Acclaim and accolades already under her belt (To Die For) and already a big name with lots of successes. 2001 the year Kidman became a superstar, icon and legend. I could cheat with “Batman Forever” or even Practical Magic” but it was 2001 for me. I know for some of you. Batman was where it started. I can understand that, she still captivated me.
So yes Moulin Rouge what a mind blowing film! 8 Oscar nominations, 2 wins. 12 BAFTA nominations, 3 wins. 6 Golden Globe nominations, 2 wins including one for Kidman! And 10 AACTA award nominations including 5 wins. And many more award nominations! I know we know this but it’s wonderful to look back on the impact and huge success Moulin Rouge had.
The film is absolutely magical. Kidman and Ewan had that enchanting chemistry together. The art direction, sets, costumes, cinematography. Nicole’s sweet vocals. Again what a year for Kidman! I love this film so much. Nicole looked absolutely breathtaking.
Does anyone have any special memories of this one? Or what you were doing? Or was it the perfect escapism for you? For me yes. I loathed school. With discovering Nicole properly in 2001, it was a great year for me for interests.
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Post by Mr Dedlock on May 9, 2021 18:45:32 GMT
For me it was a combination of watching Deadcalm/Bagkok Hilton on TV and not knowing who she was and then one day going to watch Batman in the cinemas and being completely spellbound, when they wrote her name on the cinema screen/poster I memorized it and went to our local VHS shop to try and get more of her work and that led me to "to die for" practical magic, portrait of lady and peacmaker all rented as a vhs video store! just imagine!
and from then on I was a fan but Moulin Rouge! was a whole different ball game, I recall the first trailers that were released I was so excited and I think it forced me to seek out others who were just as interested which led to IMDB, I'm not sure it was so long ago, but the excitement was palpable.
The look of the film in the trailers was nothing like I experienced to that day ( and to be honest till today, cause Moulin Rouge cannot be replicated). THen I saw the film and this was a different Nicole, it was a dark phoenix Nicole Kidman fully blazing, there was so much commotion in the film but she was "the sparkling diamond" so yeah, she should have won her first OScar for this film. She went through the gamut of emptions comedy. drama, horror tragedy all gift wrapped in a supernove movie star package.
and then there was "the others" boy was that the "golden age" period lol!
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Post by zazzsquad on May 9, 2021 19:16:50 GMT
Happy anniversary to Baz Luhrmann’s Moulin Rouge! It first premiered at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival. What a film, what a year for Nicole Kidman and fans! This was actually the year I become a proper fan and Kidman my favourite. A whole new imperial phase for her. Acclaim and accolades already under her belt (To Die For) and already a big name with lots of successes. 2001 the year Kidman became a superstar, icon and legend. I could cheat with “Batman Forever” or even Practical Magic” but it was 2001 for me. I know for some of you. Batman was where it started. I can understand that, she still captivated me. So yes Moulin Rouge what a mind blowing film! 8 Oscar nominations, 2 wins. 12 BAFTA nominations, 3 wins. 6 Golden Globe nominations, 2 wins including one for Kidman! And 10 AACTA award nominations including 5 wins. And many more award nominations! I know we know this but it’s wonderful to look back on the impact and huge success Moulin Rouge had. The film is absolutely magical. Kidman and Ewan had that enchanting chemistry together. The art direction, sets, costumes, cinematography. Nicole’s sweet vocals. Again what a year for Kidman! I love this film so much. Nicole looked absolutely breathtaking. Does anyone have any special memories of this one? Or what you were doing? Or was it the perfect escapism for you? For me yes. I loathed school. With discovering Nicole properly in 2001, it was a great year for me for interests. In short, my favourite Nicole film forever and ever <3 PERFECTION.
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Post by river on May 9, 2021 21:11:28 GMT
This movie made me a Nicole Kidman stan forever. Thank you Baz. ❤
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Post by guyinthevalley on May 9, 2021 21:58:37 GMT
Every artist/actor gets attach to one piece, like Da Vinci with Monalisa, Nicole Kidman and Baz Luhrmann will always be remember for "MOULIN ROUGE" no matter how many other jewels they will have on their coffers. I learn to admire Nicole Kidman when I saw her in Eyes Wide Shut, before that movie I disregarded her and saw her as the tall and skinny wife of Tom Cruise. I loved her in that movie. That she wasn't nominated that year is beyond me... As my curiosity grew I saw her in Portrait, To Die 4, Malice, and her early films and wonder if married to Cruise was a curse that needed to be lift... When I saw Romeo and Juliet I found the movie so inventive and visually stunning that my immediate desire was to pair Kidman and Luhrmann in a movie... both Aussies, both originals! When they made Moulin Rouge I got my wish!! What a masterpiece, Intoxicating and visually gorgeous movie!! Nicole should have win the Oscar that year not Berry! She was luminous, funny, dramatic, sings, dance and brought Hollywood Glamour like Dietrich, Hayworth, Monroe and the divas from that era. Nicole reached the peak of her beauty with this movie! Moulin Rouge is the rare movie that gets better with age! I just saw it yesterday and it is as mesmerizing now as twenty years ago!! I am a collector so I have "almost" all her movies and several editions of "M.R" specially the Red Curtain Trilogy. Love all the behind the scenes and deleted scenes... I was tremendously disappointed when Alexander the Great with Caprio, Kidman and Baz got archived, I can imagine that movie in my mind... Same dissapoinment happened the I saw "Australia" a disjointed, glossy movie that I still try to love but... A future collaboration with Luhrmann could be fantastic, dreamy, amazing, but for now I join the fans that celebrate M.R Twenty Anniversary!!
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Post by paperboy88 on May 12, 2021 12:17:23 GMT
Just came back form watching moulin rouge in the cinema, part of the Nicole Kidman's retrospective. So lucky to watch it on the big screen on it's 20th anniversary. What a beautiful timeless film and another brilliant performance form Nicole, she was funny, charming, sexy, breathtaking, stunning, she made us laugh so hard in the first part and the cinema was dead silent in her final scene.. her comedy skills are very impressive here. Everyone was so good and the film was just as good as I remember it, if not better. The cinema was a FULL house, on Wednesday 7pm cold night. We have said so much about this film, nothing for me to add, but I would say treat yourself and watch it again every now and then cause it's everything we said and more ❤️
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Post by To Die For on May 12, 2021 23:53:21 GMT
Just came back form watching moulin rouge in the cinema, part of the Nicole Kidman's retrospective. So lucky to watch it on the big screen on it's 20th anniversary. What a beautiful timeless film and another brilliant performance form Nicole, she was funny, charming, sexy, breathtaking, stunning, she made us laugh so hard in the first part and the cinema was dead silent in her final scene.. her comedy skills are very impressive here. Everyone was so good and the film was just as good as I remember it, if not better. The cinema was a FULL house, on Wednesday 7pm cold night. We have said so much about this film, nothing for me to add, but I would say treat yourself and watch it again every now and then cause it's everything we said and more ❤️ I’m genuinely both happy and jealous of you at the same time
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Post by WizLemon on May 13, 2021 19:51:26 GMT
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Post by Mr Dedlock on May 13, 2021 23:55:21 GMT
I definitely would have Kidman's one day ill fly away in the list. She sang it beautifully and with so much emotion. Still haunted by her " when dreaming ends..."
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Post by hournic on May 14, 2021 1:01:08 GMT
20 years?! I can't believe this movie came out one year before I was eligible for a bar mitzvah.
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Post by curdey on May 14, 2021 5:53:57 GMT
I need 20th anniversary merch. Stat. Please and thank you, Baz!
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Post by Mr Dedlock on May 15, 2021 9:02:49 GMT
Moulin Rouge! Westend play premiere announced linktime for fox/disney to schedule a huge Moulin Rouge revival! hopefully not a remake.
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Post by WizLemon on May 18, 2021 1:38:27 GMT
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Post by Mr Dedlock on May 18, 2021 6:36:05 GMT
So sad
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Post by Poison_Regal on May 18, 2021 16:29:40 GMT
For me it was a combination of watching Deadcalm/Bagkok Hilton on TV and not knowing who she was and then one day going to watch Batman in the cinemas and being completely spellbound, when they wrote her name on the cinema screen/poster I memorized it and went to our local VHS shop to try and get more of her work and that led me to "to die for" practical magic, portrait of lady and peacmaker all rented as a vhs video store! just imagine! and from then on I was a fan but Moulin Rouge! was a whole different ball game, I recall the first trailers that were released I was so excited and I think it forced me to seek out others who were just as interested which led to IMDB, I'm not sure it was so long ago, but the excitement was palpable. The look of the film in the trailers was nothing like I experienced to that day ( and to be honest till today, cause Moulin Rouge cannot be replicated). THen I saw the film and this was a different Nicole, it was a dark phoenix Nicole Kidman fully blazing, there was so much commotion in the film but she was "the sparkling diamond" so yeah, she should have won her first OScar for this film. She went through the gamut of emptions comedy. drama, horror tragedy all gift wrapped in a supernove movie star package. and then there was "the others" boy was that the "golden age" period lol! Great post! And absolutely a whole different ball game. Strongly agree with Moulin Rouge not being replicated. It’s in its own lane then and always!
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