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Courtesan Glamour: Watching Moulin Rouge! in 7th grade

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Nicole Kidman, as Satine, a light-skinned woman with loose ginger hair, is gazing at the camera with a look of dangerous seduction on her face.

|Olga Tchepikova-Treon| Moulin Rouge! plays at the Trylon Cinema from Friday, January 24th through Sunday, January 26th. Visit trylon.org for tickets and more information. I saw the “Lady Marmalade” music video before I saw Moulin Rouge!. Performed by a hot quintet of pop-singing ladies (Missy Elliot, who I admired for smooth dance moves;… Continue reading

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A Subtle Kind of Jackhammer: Moulin Rouge!, Pop Art, and the Cinema of Baz Luhrmann

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| Dan McCabe | Moulin Rouge! plays at the Trylon Cinema from Friday, January 24th through Sunday, January 26th. Visit trylon.org for tickets and more information. Baz Luhrmann isn’t your typical “great” filmmaker. His style hits audiences like a jackhammer. Moulin Rouge! (2001) is technically a period drama, but you could… Continue reading