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He's a three-time Oscar nominee who's about to be seen tackling the "American Hamlet". Leonardo DiCaprio talks to Susan Griffin about playing the iconic Jay Gatsby on the big screen.

Baz Luhrmann has learned first hand that you can't repeat the past. Luhrmann, whose adaptation of "The Great Gatsby" just crossed the $100 million barrier at the North American box office and continues to chug toward $200 million in global grosses, told talk show host Graham Norton that he turned down a chance to direct "Harry Potter." "The first ... (more)

The 'Great Gatsby' director thinks the 26-year-old actress, who is currently in the midst of a 90 day court-ordered stint in rehab after pleading no contest to lying to police about driving during a car crash in California last June, is hugely talented and he hopes she can get her life and career back on track.

While Jay-Z has received most of the attention for the music for Baz Luhrmann's adaptation of The Great Gatsby , the score was created by Luhrmann's longtime musical collaborator, Scottish composer Craig Armstrong.

Let's face it: The Great Gatsby was the one book that we all actually read in high school from beginning to end - even the slackers and math and science nerds were not immune to its spell.

Baz Luhrmann's new movie is about to hit cinemas and for one Gold Coast filmmaker it's the end result of an amazing personal experience.

Baz Luhrmann's high-society adaptation had little chance of surviving a box-office collision with the Fast & Furious franchise It's not unusual for film franchises to hit their commercial stride with the second or third installment: Austin Powers and Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy are a couple of notable examples.

Do you like your sexy Scottish lads relatively clean-shaven with reddish hair or sporting a mustache and a soul patch with spiky black hair? Ewan McGregor will play the leader of a gang of outlaws in the film Jane Got a Gun , and he was spotted on Tuesday in West Hollywood sporting his edgy new look.

ALMOST two years after the cameras whirred into action, Baz Luhrmann's much-anticipated and critically-divisive re-imagining of F.Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby finally came full circle in Sydney - the city which provided its backdrop.

Too bad the 1926, silent version of "The Great Gatsby," filmed only a year after F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote the book, is missing.

A glass or two of champagne at the Blue Point Grille happy hour could put you in right state of mind to enjoy "The Great Gatsby." Blue Point Grille : Upscale Blue Point Grille offers a snazzy deal: $5 for martinis, wine, champagne and mixed drinks.

As The Great Gatsby continues a triumphant opening around the world, Baz Luhrmann has conceded that some of brutal reviews have been hurtful.

Australian director Baz Luhrmann regrets leaving the opportunity to direct the first edition of "Harry Potter" franchise because he was busy with something else Australian director Baz Luhrmann regrets leaving the opportunity to direct the first edition of "Harry Potter" franchise because he was busy with something else Australian director Baz ... (more)

As a member of the jury, Nicole Kidman has been trying her best to get to every party and screening at this year's Cannes Film Festival.

Pregnant reality star KIM KARDASHIAN has fuelled rumours she's expecting a daughter with rapper KANYE WEST - the invitations to her baby shower feature a dancing ballerina.

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THE GREAT GATSBY: 'Luhrmann is the first film-maker in almost 40 years to commit F Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel to the big screen, bringing his distinctive style and youthful energy to a story of smouldering passions in swinging 1920s New York.' In 1992, visionary Australian theatre director Baz Luhrmann made a seamless transition to the big ... (more)

Manila, Philippines, May 10, 2013--MCA Music Inc./ Universal Music Group has just released the movie soundtrack of Tony nominee and acclaimed filmmaker Baz Luhrmann 's book-to-screen adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald 's great American novel "The Great Gatsby." The movie soundtrack features mostly rap and hip-hop songs performed by Jay-Z, the ... (more)

Cannes, May 16 : Amitabh Bachchan paid tributes to the 'singular identity' of the Indian Cinema as 'The Great Gatsby' directed by Australian director Baz Luhrmann starring the Bollywood icon opened the 66th Cannes Film Festival.

F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby is one of the most read novels in American literature.