In the second episode of Netflix’s new period piece drama The Get Down, Shaolin Fantastic (Shameik Moore) has found his “wordsmith” in the form of Ezekiel “Zeke” Figuero (Justice Smith.) Dreaming of a life in the Bronx’s underground music scene, Fantastic…
TV Review: The Get Down 1×01 “Where There is Ruin, There is Hope for Treasure”
From visionary director Baz Luhrmann, responsible for Romeo+Juliet and the 2013 adaptation of The Great Gatsby, comes a new Netflix original series that aims to explore the emerging hip hop scene in 1970’s Bronx, New York. Ezekiel “Books” Figuero (Justice Smith) is…
Into the Past: Assessing Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby
After nearly ten years of production qualms, Baz Luhrmann’s The Get Down is soon to be made available for streaming. With trademark flashy visuals and slightly overblown spectacle, Luhrmann tends to be a divisive director. I’m hit or miss with…
TV News: ‘The Get Down’ gets its first trailer
Baz Luhrmann is a bit of a mixed bag, and there’s a tendency to be in either the “love him” or “hate him” camps. I tend to veer towards the “love” side of things because even when I don’t love his…
Interview: The Great Gatsby Cast & Director at the Australian Premiere
TYF Contributor Shane A. Bassett attended the red carpet premiere of The Great Gatsby in Sydney, Australia. He spoke with the cast, director and others about the film and their work. It was raining constantly all day and did not…
Jon’s Movie Review: The Great Gatsby 3D
The Roaring 20’s were full of drinking, dancing and debauchery. It was all about style and jazz music, which just so happens to be what 80% of what Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby was all about. That’s not at all…
New Images from ‘The Great Gatsby’
Today, Warner Bros. releases a slew of new stills and Behind the Scenes images from Baz Luhrmann’s upcoming film, The Great Gatsby. The past week we posted some of the tracks from what seems to be an amazing soundtrack. Click…