"The Great Gatsby" Third Trailer Featuring Music from Beyonce and Lana Del Ray

Here's the third new official trailor, featuring music from Beyonce and Lana Del Ray:

"From the uniquely imaginative mind of writer/producer/director Baz Luhrmann comes the new big screen adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby. The filmmaker has created his own distinctive visual interpretation of the classic story, bringing the period to life in a way that has never been seen before, in a film starring Leonardo DiCaprio in the title role.

“ 'The Great Gatsby' follows Fitzgerald-like, would-be writer Nick Carraway as he leaves the Midwest and comes to New York City in the spring of 1922, an era of loosening morals, glittering jazz, bootleg kings, and sky-rocketing stocks. Chasing his own American Dream, Nick lands next door to a mysterious, party-giving millionaire, Jay Gatsby, and across the bay from his cousin, Daisy, and her philandering, blue-blooded husband, Tom Buchanan. It is thus that Nick is drawn into the captivating world of the super rich, their illusions, loves and deceits. As Nick bears witness, within and without of the world he inhabits, he pens a tale of impossible love, incorruptible dreams and high-octane tragedy, and holds a mirror to our own modern times and struggles.

"Academy Award® nominee DiCaprio (“J. Edgar,” “Aviator”) plays Jay Gatsby, with Tobey Maguire starring as Nick Carraway; Oscar® nominee Carey Mulligan (“An Education”) and Joel Edgerton as Daisy and Tom Buchanan; Isla Fisher and Jason Clarke as Myrtle and George Wilson; and newcomer Elizabeth Debicki as Jordan Baker. Indian film legend Amitabh Bachchan will play the role of Meyer Wolfsheim." (Source here.)

"Revolutionary Road" Book and Movie Review

"Revolutionary Road" movie poster
and the front cover of my
edition of the book.

I know this is a departure from what I normally do. But it felt to be the right thing to do and I'll explain why throughout the review.

"It's 1955. Frank (Leonardo DiCaprio) and April Wheeler (Kate Winslet), in the seventh year of their marriage, have fallen into a life that appears to most as being perfect. They live in the Connecticut suburbs with two young children. Frank commutes to New York City where he works in an office job while April stays at home as a housewife. But they're not happy. April has forgone her dream of becoming an actress, and Frank hates his job - one where he places little effort - although he has never figured out what his passion in life is. One day, April suggests that they move to Paris - a city where Frank visited during the war and loved, but where April has never been - as a means to rejuvenate their life. April's plan: she would be the breadwinner, getting a lucrative secretarial job for one of the major international organizations, while Frank would have free time to find himself and whatever his passion. Initially skeptical, Frank ultimately agrees to April's plan. When circumstances change around the Wheelers, April decides she will do whatever she has to to get herself out of her unhappy existence." Written by Huggo (Link below.)

(L to R) David Harbour and Kathryn Hahn.

The Book: Beautifully written by Richard Yates, his first novel, now a literary classic, it was nominated for the National Book Award in 1961 and earned high praise, including from celebrated author Kurt Vonnegut who said that "Revolutionary Road" was "The Great Gatsby" of his time.

The Movie: The music was wonderful, the clothes were beautiful (never have I been more jealous of Kate Winslet than when I saw her in that blue dress), the acting was amazing - and I don't just mean DiCaprio and Winslet. Michael Shannon, who played John Givings, did an excellent job playing someone presumed to be unwell because he expresses himself emotionally and also is the moral center of the story.

And I was going to try to stay away from referencing a past and much cited movie in this review, but since Kathy Bates also has a part in this film (playing Mrs. Helen Givings), it's now almost impossible not to mention it. And for those living under a rock and is somehow getting the internet as well, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet and Kathy Bates all starred in this little known film called "Titanic". This reason I am so reluctant to mention it is because two fine and critically acclaimed actors who want to work together because it worked so well the first time really shouldn't count as news, ever.

It's both a close and satirical look at the suburban lifestyle and a tragic love story. It moved me, but not to simple tears, just a terrible sadness settling in my stomach. The book and the movie are very companionable pieces. It's one of the best adaptations from page to screen that I've ever seen. 

Michael Shannon.

Favorite Quotes:

April Wheeler: Frank Wheeler, I think you're the most interesting person I've ever met.

John Givings: You want to play house you got to have a job. You want to play nice house, very sweet house, you got to have a job you don't like.

John Givings: Hopeless emptiness. Now you've said it. Plenty of people are onto the emptiness, but it takes real guts to see the hopelessness.

April Wheeler: It takes backbone to lead the life you want, Frank.

April Wheeler: If being crazy means living life as if it matters, then I don't mind being completely insane.

April Wheeler: I wanted IN. I just wanted us to live again. For years I thought we've shared this secret that we would be wonderful in the world. I don't know exactly how, but just the possibility kept me hoping. How pathetic is that? So stupid. To put all your hopes in a promise that was never made. Frank knows what he wants, he found his place, he's just fine. Married, two kids, it should be enough. It is for him. And he's right; we were never special or destined for anything at all.

Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio.

Bart Pollock: Talk it over with your wife. After all, what would we be without our wives.

April Wheeler: So now I'm crazy because I don't love you, right? Is that the point?
Frank Wheeler: No! Wrong! You're not crazy, and you do love me. That's the point, April.
April Wheeler: But I don't. I hate you. You were just some boy who made me laugh at a party once, and now I loathe the sight of you. In fact, if you come any closer, if you touch me or anything, I think I'll scream.
Frank Wheeler: Frank: Oh, come on, stop this April.
[He touches her for an instant and she screams at the top of her lungs before walking away. He chases after her]
Frank Wheeler: Fuck you, April! Fuck you and all your hateful, goddamn -
[He breaks a chair against a wall]

Kate Winslet.

April Wheeler: What are you going to do now? Are you going to hit me? To show me how much you love me?

Leonardo Dicaprio.

Frank Wheeler: Don't worry, I can't be bothered! You're not worth the trouble it would take to hit you! You're not worth the powder it would take to blow you up. You are an empty, empty, hollow shell of a woman. I mean, what the hell are you doing in my house if you hate me so much? Why the hell are you married to me? What the hell are you doing carrying my child? I mean, why didn't you just get rid of it when you had the chance? Because listen to me, listen to me, I got news for you - I wish to God that you had!

Frank Wheeler: You don't...hate me or anything?
April Wheeler: No.....no, of course not.
(She moves closer.)
April Wheeler: Have a good day.

Sources: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/27069.Richard_Yates, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0959337/plotsummary and http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0959337/quotes.

"The Great Gatsby" Book Covers and Movie Posters!!!

UPDATE: New "The Great Gatsby" book cover revealed! More information here.

Third trailer for "The Great Gatsby" movie, featuring new music 

from Beyonce, Lana Del Ray and others, out now! 

More information here.

I found these online:

This is a beautiful movie poster (source found here).

Found here.

Found here.

The original cover by Francis Cugat.

Found here.

By Adam Osgood.

And was inspired to do my own in honor of the new film adaptation of the beloved literary classic coming out in Summer 2013:

My first cover featuring Leonardo DiCaprio
as the mysterious Jay Gatsby. So dramatic.

My first cover featuring Leonardo DiCaprio as
the mysterious Jay Gatsby in the new movie.
Oohh, the smolder.

I decided to do a bold yellow that pops against the sexy black and white photographs of the title character, the Mister Mysterious, Jay Gatsby.

"The Beach" Movie Review

"The Beach" movie poster.

"Alex Garland's novel centers on a young nicotine-addicted traveler named Richard (Leonardo DiCaprio), an avid pop-culture buff with a particular love for video games and Vietnam War movies. While at a hotel in Bangkok, he finds a map left by his strange, whacked-out neighbor, who just committed suicide. The map supposedly leads to a legendary island paradise where some other wayward souls have settled." Written by Mike Arndt (Source below.)

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(From L to R) Virginie Ledoyen,
Leonardo DiCaprio, and Guillaume Canut.

FIRST IMPRESSION (Before Watching): I did a little research on this film because I had heard it was a terrible film. I didn't want to waste any time on a bad film even if Leonardo DiCaprio was in it. But it seems that it's more of a 'love it or hate it' film, there isn't any room for anything in between. Some of the 'love it' part is from director Danny Boyle's diehard fans. Now, I haven't seen any of his work - not even Slumdog Millionaire (it's on the list) or the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Games, courtesy of the morons who run NBC. But he has won an Oscar, so I'm thinking it's worth a try. But here's another moment for skepticism - the summary sounds like a bad, run-of-the-mill horror movie! These young, gorgeous kids run off to a beach where they have wild sex and do drugs until the locals get sick of them. That's what it sounds like to me. But I am looking forward to seeing DiCaprio nearly naked for two hours, so there's that!

AFTER WATCHING: It wasn't a horror movie, not by a long shot, but it was kind of weird. It was very picturesque and pretty. I don't know if I would watch it again. It seems one of those movies that would be more enjoyable if you were high while watching it.

None of the characters were really likable and rather selfish - letting a guy slowly die just so they can relax and party. Paterson Joseph's character was likable in his way. No one's acting particularly stood out, although no one was allowed the chance. No one was given a lot of face time except for DiCaprio, everyone else was literally background noise. The island was beautiful and given it's own kind of character in a way.

The deleted scenes on the dvd were interesting, but easy to see why they were deleted. Although Tilda Swinton got a lot more action in those scenes.

All in all, I thought it was an okay film. Interesting. I will probably read the book, hopefully I will find it more sustaining.

Leonardo DiCaprio as Richard.

Favorite Lines:

[first lines]
Richard: My name is Richard. So what else do you need to know? Stuff about my family, or where I'm from? None of that matters. Not once you cross the ocean and cut yourself loose, looking for something more beautiful, something more exciting and yes, I admit, something more dangerous. So after eighteen hours in the back of an airplane, three dumb movies, two plastic meals, six beers and absolutely no sleep, I finally touch down; in Bangkok.

Françoise: Richard, this is just the kind of pretentious bullshit that Americans always say to French girls so they can sleep with them.

Richard: Trust me, it's paradise. This is where the hungry come to feed. For mine is a generation that circles the globe and searches for something we haven't tried before. So never refuse an invitation, never resist the unfamiliar, never fail to be polite and never outstay the welcome. Just keep your mind open and suck in the experience. And if it hurts, you know what? It's probably worth it.

[last lines]
Richard: And me, I still believe in paradise. But now at least I know it's not some place you can look for, 'cause it's not where you go. It's how you feel for a moment in your life when you're a part of something, and if you find that moment... it lasts forever...

Summary information taken from International Movie Database (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0163978/)

"The Great Gatsby" Moved!!!

'The Great Gatsby' moving to Summer 2013

(EW) -- Looks like the mercurial Jay Gatsby will remain mysteriously out of reach for a bit longer.

Warner Bros. announced today that "The Great Gatsby," director Baz Luhrmann's 3-D adaptation of the seminal novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, has been pushed to Summer 2013.

Starring Leonardo DiCaprio in the title role, along with Tobey Maguire, Carey Mulligan, and Joel Edgerton, the film had been slated to open on Christmas day this year. No specific new date was indicated.

In announcing the change, Warner Bros. president of distribution Dan Fellman lauded Luhrmann's singular visual style. "We think moviegoers of all ages are going to embrace it, and it makes sense to ensure this unique film reaches the largest audience possible," he said in a statement.

International distribution chief Veronika Kwan Vanderberg added that the studio believes "The Great Gatsby" "will be the perfect summer movie around the world."

The film would have gone head to head with Quentin Tarantino's "Django Unchained," which also stars DiCaprio in a supporting role as the cruel owner of a plantation in the pre-Civil War south.

(http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/06/showbiz/movies/great-gatsby-moving-summer-2013-ew/index.html?hpt=en_c1)

My reaction: NNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! I HATE YOU WARNER BROTHERS! THAT WAS GONNA BE A CHRISTMAS GIFT TO MYSELF!!!!

Pictures to make me feel better:

Carey Mulligan (L) and
Leonardo DiCaprio. 

Leonardo DiCaprio and fancy yellow car.

(From L to R) Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan,
and Tobey Maquire.

Carey Mulligan (L) and Leonardo DiCaprio.

Carey Mulligan (L) and Leonardo DiCaprio.

Leonardo DiCaprio as the great Gatsby.

I Can't Wait For Baz Luhrmann's "The Great Gatsby"

REVISED: The movie is now coming to theaters in May of 2013.

Here's the original trailer:

"The Great Gatsby, an upcoming 2012 romantic drama film, brings one of the world’s most famous novels to the big screen. Originally written in 1925 by F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby became a literary classic during the roaring 20’s, a period of great wealth for the United States. A remake of the 1974 version by the same name, this year’s film will feature the acting talents of Leonardo DiCaprio (Jay) , Tobey Maguire (Nick) , Carey Mulligan (Daisy), Joel Edgerton (Tom).

"Nick Carraway (Tobey Maguire) graduated from Yale and served in the war, but at the end of his deployment, returns to New York in search of a better life, trying to enter the bond business. Settling into a house near a large mansion owned by the mysterious Jay Gatsby (Leonardo DiCaprio), he begins to develop a taste for luxury. Upon meeting the happy couple of Daisy (Carey Mulligan) and Tom (Joel Edgerton) Buchanan, he believes life might be all it’s cracked up to be here.

"But once he begins to delve deeper into the social circle of these people, he soon realizes their life is not what they show to the world. Tom, an unfaithful husband, has done nothing but alienate Daisy, while Jay Gatsby begins to show Nick his unethical methods of money-making, such as fixing the World Series. To his dismay, when Nick discovers the true nature of these people, murder, lies, and heartbreak seem to be what lie in the horizon."
(http://vintelegance.blogspot.com/2012/05/vintelegance-voice-great-gatsby.html)

I remember reading this classic by F. Scott Fitzgerald in high school for class assignment. I might read it again in preparation for this movie. I also remember being disappointed by the ending. But I'm older and wiser now, or more used to disappointment, so maybe I'll enjoy it more this time.

I love all of Mr. Luhrmann's movies (I haven't watched "Australia" yet. Hopefully it doesn't blind me.) I love the way they are done, I love the music and the visual ecstasy of it all! From what I have seen so far, the gowns, the music, the splendor, the fireworks, I just want to live in this movie! I cannot wait until Christmas!

Pictures from the movie:

The guy on the far left (Not Leo or Tobey) reminds me of "the Most Interesting Man in the World" commercials. His name is Amitaph Bachchan playing Meyer Wolfsheim, and as an Indian movie icon he might just be one of the most interesting men in the world!

"The Golden Hat" Book Review

The Golden Hat: Talking Back to Autism by Kate Winslet
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I thought this was quite cute and thoughtful! What a wonderful thing for Kate Winslet to do. And the mother of that child must be so strong, although probably much happier now.

The pictures were really good, a whole new side to these people! A bunch of them waxed poetic with their quotes but I personally loved the ones that were funny: George Clooney - "I'm sorry for 'Batman and Robin'." Daniel Radcliffe - "Good luck getting me to shut up now." Conan O'Brian (Coco!) - "More hairspray!" And Hugh Jackman is also in it, but I can't remember what he said because I was too busy drooling over his picture.

Keli is a very interesting person and I truly hope he's happier now than he was. What a wonderful book and what a wonderful organization! I hope it reaches it's goal!


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"TITANIC 3D" Movie Review

Watch the Titanic sink.....IN 3D!!!!!!!!!

See Billy Zane's eyeliner.......IN 3D!!!!!!!!

Gaze at Danny Nucci's "It's sa me, Mario" impression......... IN 3D!!!!!!!!!!!

Hear Celine Dion sing "My Heart Will Go On"........IN 3D!!!!!!!!!!

"I'm flying-" "I know!"

My ticket to ride!

This just happens to be one of my friends favorite movies, so myself and a fellow friend were obliged to see it with her. I had forgotten how good of a movie it was. It's just mocked so often! And for good reason ("I'm flying, Jack!"), but it is still a great movie! 

The 3D wasn't necessary though and you won't see that much of a difference, but it was still a very good experience. It was nice to see it on a huge screen again. 

It did leave some aftereffects on me: I have seen Kate Winslot's boobs - which isn't necessarily a bad thing, but they're haunting my mind and they pop out at odd times (jk); I now think Leonardo DiCaprio is quite attractive; and "My Heart Will Go On" is stuck in my head!

Great hat!

But I have heard DiCaprio utter the BEST LINE EVER: "You're gonna get out of here, you're gonna go on and you're gonna make lots of babies." How did I miss that in the first viewing?!

Cutie pie!

After we had left the theatre and started to leave each other's company, we grasped each other's hands and declared that "WE WOULD NEVER LET GO!!!!!" It was a great time had by all!

Funny and Honest Oscar Movie Posters!

So, the Oscars come again and prove that they are still a bunch of old, snobbish bastards. I'm irritated that the host, though I have nothing against him, is Billy Crystal. He's funny, but couldn't they get somebody for the younger generation that is coming up?

I'm also irritated they made no mention of the Harry Potter film franchise at all. They were great and entertaining movies, beautifully made, the last movie was very powerful, the music was splendid and moving, the actors were phenomenal, and it made zillions of dollars! Why Oscar? Why so snobby? Is it because we're not related?

So I welcome every opportunity to mock the famous awards ceremony. I think the title to this blog article explains itself. I thought these posters were awesome and awe-inspiring.

To see more, go to: http://www.theshiznit.co.uk/feature/if-2012s-oscar-nominated-movie-posters-told-the-truth.php