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Although Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby, is blowing up the box office on the weekend of its debut, the film critics just don’t seem to like the movie too much.
The film is the fourth big screen adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s 1925 novel, which follows would-be writer Nick Carraway as he’s drawn into Jay Gatsby’s lavish circle of the super rich, all their excesses, and becomes a witness to obsession and tragedy. | Full Story
Baz Luhrmann is pulling out all the stops for his highly anticipated new movie, The Great Gatsby. The newest trailer features legendary, contemporary crooners like Beyonce, Andre 3000, Lana Del Rey, and Florence + the Machines.
While these musicians are all present day super stars, their sounds still complement the 20′s set period piece beautifully. Florence Welsh’s stirring voice chanting “I can see the green light” is enough to give anyone the chills, while Beyonce Knowles and Andre 3000′s collaboration on Amy Winehouse’s Back To Black is undeniably powerful. | Full Story
The 2013 Cannes film festival begins May 15 and lasts through to the 26th and festival organizers are looking to kickoff things right by enlisting Leonardo Dicaprio’s The Great Gatsby to open up the festivities.
“It is a great honor for all those who have worked on The Great Gatsby to open the Cannes Film Festival,” the director said in a statement. “We are thrilled to return to a country, place and festival that has always been so close to our hearts, not only because my first film Strictly Ballroom was screened there 21 years ago, but also because F. | Full Story
Leonardo DiCaprio recently announced he would be taking a break from acting, perhaps to heal the wounds of another round of Oscar snubs.
The Django Unchained actor gave yet another remarkable performance in Quentin Taratino’s Oscar nominated film, however Academy voters ignored DiCaprio yet again. The Academy also forgot about the legendary actor and his roles in Titanic, Romeo + Juliet, Revolutionary Road, Shutter Island, Gangs of New York, Catch Me If You Can, J. | Full Story
The newest trailer for Baz Luhrmann’s adaptation of The Great Gatsby has finally landed online, showcasing the individual performances of Leonardo DiCaprio and Carey Mulligan.
Those familiar with Baz Luhrmann should not be surprised with how over-the-top and raunchy the film appears. Everything is lavishly decorated, pristine, new, even to the point of being too much, perhaps — but maybe that’s the point.
The new trailer for The Great Gatsby seems to emulate the same things found in Romeo + Juliet and Moulin Rouge: an extreme focus on the drama. | Full Story
There have been two new clips released for Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained. Last week, The Weinstein Company released their last official trailer for the film, but to keep more buzz surrounded around the project they decidied to put out this new footage.
If anyone has been under a rock for the past six months, Django Unchained is a film set in the 1800s of the Deep South. The character Django is a ex-slave, played by Jamie Foxx, who teams up with Christoph Waltz’s bounty hunter character, Dr. | Full Story
The trailers just keep coming for Django Unchained, and this makes me extremely happy. There’s plenty of new bits mixed in with the footage we’ve already seen here. The trailer is the latest international version, and comes courtesy of Sony Pictures Philippines’s Youtube channel. Take a gander at it below.
Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese were spotted in Manhattan, NY, filming their latest collaboration The Wolf Of Wall Street. Checkout the new set photos courtesy of Comingsoon.net, which hit the web today.
This film is based on the memoirs of Wall Street big shot Jordan Belfort. Dicaprio will stars as Belfort, a man who rose to the top of Wall Street and lived by greed, crime, and violence. | Full Story
Mathew McConaghey becomes the boss in The Wolf Of Wall Street
Matthew McConahghey is enjoying a vibrant acting career these days. After impressive roles in Magic Mike, The Lincoln Lawyer, and Killer Joe, the actor lands another gig playing the boss in Martin Scorsese’s The Wolf of Wall Street.
Based on the tell-all memoir by disgraced financier Jordan Belfort, Wolf Of Wall Street tells the story of a young, drug addicted stockbroker who in 1998 was indicted and sentenced to 22 months in prison for security fraud and money laundering. | Full Story
The Weinstein Company just released a new image featuring Leonardo DiCaprio as the slavemaster, Calvin Candie. This is the role he’s playing in Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained. Most of the images that were released shows him as a larger than life character laughing, drinking and having a good time. This image captures a more sinister side of the character, puffing on a pipe.
Candie is the slave owner who stole Broomhilda (Kerry Washington), the wife of Django (Jamie Foxx). | Full Story
Movies have enriched Dan Schindel's life so much that he decided
the best way to give back was to become a critic. In addition to Who Got the
Role?, he writes for ScreenPicks, We Are Movie Geeks, Off to
See the Elephant, and several other sites. He spent a year watching and
reviewing a documentary every day for his blog, Days of Docs, so now he
knows everything.
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