Baz Luhrmann
This celebrity goo was created by Scott Hardie.
publication date: Thursday, December 11, 2025 (part of December 2025)
category: 
movies
clue: Whether it's the La bohème score, the earliest hip hop music, or Elvis Presley songs, this unconventional Aussie always chooses carefully when selecting the music for his productions, which tend to be about transplants: Shakespearean Italians in Los Angeles, an English poet in the Parisian nightlife, and a Midwesterner drawn to lavish New York parties.
explanation: Luhrmann's works include a stage production of La bohème, the TV series The Get Down, and the films Elvis, Romeo + Juliet, Moulin Rouge!, and The Great Gatsby. more…
intended difficulty: hard
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Samir Mehta, and Richard Slominsky
trivia: A code error originally caused the clue to cut off at "Shakespearean Italians in L." Richard Slominsky solved the goo before Scott restored the missing details.
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