8. "Bom'BAZ'tic" MOULIN ROUGE! & ELVIS

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MOULIN ROUGE! ‧  Musical/Romance 2001, 20th Century Studios | ELVIS ‧ Musical/Drama 2022, Warner Bros. Pictures, Directed by Baz Luhrmann.

DISCLAIMER: This episode contains spoilers in the film. Please be aware before listening.

MOULIN ROUGE!: A young Englishman (Ewan McGregor) in the Paris of 1899, becomes infatuated with Satine (Nicole Kidman), a singer at the Moulin Rouge. However, she has been promised by the manager to a Duke in return for funding his next production. As the young lovers meet in secret, Satine's wedding day draws closer but she hides a fatal secret from both Christian and the Duke.

ELVIS: From his rise to fame to his unprecedented superstardom, rock 'n' roll icon Elvis Presley (Austin Butler) maintains a complicated relationship with his enigmatic manager, Colonel Tom Parker (Tom Hanks), over the course of 20 years. Central to Presley's journey and happiness is one of the most influential people in his life -- Priscilla.

Books Mentioned: "City of Girls" by Elizabeth Gilbert

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