'THE GET DOWN' - AN ORIGINAL SERIES MADE FOR NETFLIX
Something definitely seems to be in the air, a yearning to look back at the early days of hip hop. In only a few weeks time the film chronicling the story of the notorious LA rap crew, N.W.A, the hard-edged 'Straight Outta Compton' will finally hit cinemas in America after much anticipation. Already this summer the Sundance Film Festival hit, 'Dope' (about an LA geek obsessed with 90's hip hop) has been entertaining audiences Stateside and there is more to come, including a documentary looking at the fashions of the old-school called 'Fresh Dressed'.
Now comes news that award winning Hollywood film director Baz Luhrmann ('Moulin Rogue!' 'Romeo & Juliet' 'The Great Gatsby') is making an original series for Netflix called 'The Get Down', looking closely at New York in the late 1070's with the emergence of hip hop, disco and the cultural art scene. The story will focus on young dancers, musicians and graffiti artists. Legendary hip hop dj Grandmaster Flash, who serves as an associate producer, will actually have an actor play a younger version of himself on the show. Flash noted that he was highly impressed with Luhrmann's extremely high standard of making sure everything on screen was as authentic as possible, saying "We're talking about a time-span of information that hasn't been asked about by most journalists." He has long felt that this important period during hip hop's infancy in the 70's has not been given the coverage it so richly deserves. He added, "When it comes to hip hop there was always an misunderstanding of (the) who, what, where, why and when".
Just a look at Baz Luhrmann's impressive movie credits will leave no one in any doubt that music has always played a very important role in his work, so expectations are naturally high for this project. I can't wait....
'The Get Down' will be shown on Netflix in 2016.
Now comes news that award winning Hollywood film director Baz Luhrmann ('Moulin Rogue!' 'Romeo & Juliet' 'The Great Gatsby') is making an original series for Netflix called 'The Get Down', looking closely at New York in the late 1070's with the emergence of hip hop, disco and the cultural art scene. The story will focus on young dancers, musicians and graffiti artists. Legendary hip hop dj Grandmaster Flash, who serves as an associate producer, will actually have an actor play a younger version of himself on the show. Flash noted that he was highly impressed with Luhrmann's extremely high standard of making sure everything on screen was as authentic as possible, saying "We're talking about a time-span of information that hasn't been asked about by most journalists." He has long felt that this important period during hip hop's infancy in the 70's has not been given the coverage it so richly deserves. He added, "When it comes to hip hop there was always an misunderstanding of (the) who, what, where, why and when".
Just a look at Baz Luhrmann's impressive movie credits will leave no one in any doubt that music has always played a very important role in his work, so expectations are naturally high for this project. I can't wait....
'The Get Down' will be shown on Netflix in 2016.
DJ GRANDMASTER FLASH AND DIRECTOR BAZ LUHRMANN WORKING TOGETHER ON 'THE GET DOWN'
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