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...never seen anything like it. Directed by Baz Luhrmann (Romeo + Juliet), Moulin Rouge is a postmodern, absinthe-fueled journey through the titular Parisian nightclub at the birth of the 20th century, set to mid- and late-20th century pop songs. Kidman stars as Satine, the doomed, ambitious courtesan torn between a penniless writer (Ewan McGregor) and a sugar-daddy duke (Richard Roxburgh). "She sings, she dances, she dies, she's funny," says Luhrmann. "You can't get more tested than that...
...never seen anything like it. Directed by Baz Luhrmann (Romeo + Juliet), Moulin Rouge is a postmodern, absinthe-fueled journey through the titular Parisian nightclub at the birth of the 20th century, set to mid- and late-20th century pop songs. Kidman stars as Satine, the doomed, ambitious courtesan torn between a penniless writer (Ewan McGregor) and a sugar-daddy duke (Richard Roxburgh). "She sings, she dances, she dies, she's funny," says Luhrmann. "You can't get more tested than that...
...fanfare) cue you to Luhrmann's boldness. A Green Fairy sings The Sound of Music. In the nightclub, Nicole Kidman evokes Marilyn and Madonna as she swings above the crowd warbling Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend. Ewan McGregor, as the poor writer who falls for the courtesan, is a nouveau Gene Kelly--a hunky Joe with a radiant smile, haunting the Left Bank like An American in Paris, twirling an umbrella a la Singin' in the Rain. There's something else deja vu about this pair: they have the innocence and maturity of the great old stars...
...Angels won't be the only ones employing their feminine mystique in theaters. Renee Zellweger gives insanity a girlish charm in Neil LaBute's comedy Nurse Betty (Sept. 8), and in December Nicole Kidman stars as Paris' most seductive courtesan in the postmodern musical Moulin Rouge. Kate Hudson is the heart and soul of Cameron Crowe's coming-of-age movie Almost Famous (Sept. 15), an ode to '70s rock that's already gathering momentum in this year's Oscar race. Helen Hunt is unstoppable this season, romancing Richard Gere in Dr. T & the Women (Oct. 13), starring opposite Kevin...
...offers several standout performances. Heather Childs '02 (who also choreographed) and Colleen Gargan '02 simply sizzle in the elaborate dance sequences, while Alexa Fields '01 is delightful as Fatima, the courtesan/bookkeeper who just isn't quite right for "the business." The 11 o'clock number goes to the Head Courtesan, Matt Romero '02. "Oh, Diogenes!" launches a tap marathon sure to rev the audience up for the pending finale...