Sexy Men. Robert Redford vs Leonardo DiCaprio. The Great Gatsby - Yareah Magazine Sexy Men. Robert Redford vs Leonardo DiCaprio. The Great Gatsby Sexy Men. Robert Redford vs Leonardo DiCaprio. The Great Gatsby Yareah Magazine July 2, 2013 Sexy Men. Robert Redford vs Leonardo DiCaprio. Yareah Magazine has just published an article about The Great Gatsby novel by Scott Fitzgerald. A great novel published in 1925, which has deserves movies. Sexy Men. Robert Redford vs Leonardo DiCaprio. The Great Gatsby In 1974, the director Jack Clayton filmed an unforgettable Great Gatsby. Then, Jay Gatsby was played by Robert Redford, the sexiest man in the world at that moment. Redford starred together with Mia Farrow, Sam Waterston, Bruce Dern, Karen Black, Scott Wilson, and Lois Chiles). So cute with those white suites and hats! What a romantic old movie! This year, a musical about Gatsby has been released. Directed by Baz Luhrmann, the role of the main character of the novel (our Jay) has been for Leonardo DiCaprio.

He stars with Tobey Maguire, Carey Mulligan, Joel Edgerton, Elizabeth Debicki, Isla Fisher and Jason Clarke. Leonardo DiCaprio plays a little more energetic than Redford. His character is full of force and even Violence, but we still see a handsome Jay Gatsby, in love with the flighty Daisy Buchanan. Less clear suites and more lavish settings. Anyway, Leonardo is mysterious and sexy. We love him. Sexy Men. Robert Redford vs Leonardo DiCaprio. The Great Gatsby Then, now is your moment. Who do you prefer? Who is the sexiest? Robert Redford or Leonardo DiCaprio? What is more: if you can choose an actor to play the role of Jay Gatsby, who would you choose? The successful novel The Great Gatsby has been described as the icon of the American Dream: a new world full of decadent social behaviors, love, violence, money, prohibition and jazz. The novel and the movies are placed in the fictional town of West Egg on prosperous Long Island in the summer of 1922. There, a rich and handsome Jay is trying to regain the love of his life. Have a nice day, Yareah Magazine readers.

Art is Everywhere. Enjoy your summer! Share this: Although DiCaprio is a good actor, I prefer Redford. Megan mmmmmmmm 🙁 I’d say, Isadora: Although Robert Redford is a good actor I prefer Leonardo. DiCaprio is sexier than Redford! So, which Gatsby is really the greatest? Would it be wise to compare Baz Luhrmann's 2013 version of The Great Gatsby starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Carey Mulligan, with the 1974 version starring Robert Redford and Mia Farrow? Probably not. Would it be fun? Absolutely. Largely because of the stark contrast between the two. The new one is a brassy blonde bombshell of a picture. The old one is more of a mousy librarian. As we count down the days until Baz's blustery blockbuster finally opens it to his homeland, let's reverse down memory lane for a look at a quainter, quieter and (perhaps undeservedly) much-unloved adaptation of The Great Gatsby. Bobbin' Up And Down Robert Redford's performance as the enigmatic man of money Jay Gatsby is an uncharacteristically drab effort from the decorated actor.

Starts out strong, in spite of not even speaking a line until the 35-minute mark. Does have an endearing way of delivering the Gatsby catchphrase "old sport" with a studied, world-weary lack of warmth. However, when the pressure is on to distil the elusive essence of Gatsby, Redford's reading of the character goes positively cold. Bummer, Mia! If Redford's take on Gatsby can be deemed an honourable failure, you can go right ahead and drop the "honourable" when assessing the work of his leading lady Mia Farrow. She takes aim at the crucial part of Daisy Buchanan armed with an annoying artillery of squeaks, shrieks and out-there outbursts. Needless to say, Farrow misses the character by a country mile. Instead, it is the audience that cops the brunt of her vivaciously vacuous onslaught right between the eyes (and ears). A Couple, A Daze RomanceSource:Supplied You want passion, longing and regret? Don't go looking for it in the 1974 The Great Gatsby.

Instead of giving us lovers who were never meant to be, Redford and Farrow give us fleeting acquaintances who were never really there. In most scenes, the pair do not appear to be under the impression that they are in the same movie. End result? A screen chemistry equivalent to an aspirin dropped in flat lemonade : Farrow fizzes away, while Redford fails to react. Play It Again, Sam The Great GatsbySource:Supplied The Great GatsbySource:Supplied Sam Waterston makes a fine fit for the key supporting role of Nick Carraway, the wide-eyed 'Ordinary Joe' who experiences a gradual loss of innocence as he gets to know his distant cousin Daisy and his next-door neighbour Gatsby. As Carraway is also the narrator of the piece, it is Waterston's voice that often transports viewers from one scene to the next. His delivery is not exactly lively. But when compared to the work of Redford, he's a bundle of activity.

It's a Dern Deal The Great GatsbySource:Supplied The Great GatsbySource:Supplied The best of the featured actors in the 1974 version is Bruce Dern as Daisy's philandering lummox of a husband, Tom Buchanan. Though hardly a physical match for the "hulking" former college football player Fitzgerald envisioned on the page, Dern embraces the unthinking, uncaring nature of his character with both gusto and fine precision. Continually gives a vibe he may have been the only person working on the film (including the director) who both read and understood the fundamental themes explored by the novel. Let's Talk About Sets, Baby The Great GatsbySource:Supplied The Great GatsbySource:Supplied The production design is one department where the '74 Gatsby truly delivers. The movie looked a zillion bucks when first released, and has not dated badly at all in the intervening years. The air of damaged glamour that was peculiar to the Jazz Age era is captured beautifully, with lots of elegantly composed long-shots of lavishly appointed rooms and grounds. Interestingly, the two key locations for the movie were in two different countries.

The Gatsby mansion was scouted in a ritzy Rhode Island address in the US, while the sprawling Buchanan estate was shaped on a backlot at the famous Pinewood Studios in the UK. The Sound of Some Hands Clapping Great GatsbySource:Supplied Though it is widely believed the '74 Gatsby was a disaster at the box office, its financials stack up pretty well when all is said and done. The movie cost a relatively expensive $6 million to produce, but grossed over $30 million worldwide according to records of the time. Just as Baz Luhrmann's new version is clearly the most heavily hyped movie of 2013 so far, the old version was also marketed to the max in its year of release. In its first week of release, the production scored the covers of Time, Newsweek and GQ magazines, and dominated the daily press. A month later came the ultimate proof of popularity : a Mad Magazine parody titled - wait for it - 'The Great Gasbag'. Finally, as a special treat, here is a snippet from the long-forgotten 1949 production.

Robert Redford (I) - News NEWS Robert Redford (I) More at IMDbPro » Connect with IMDb 30 December 2011 4:29 PM, PST | Alt Film Guide | See recent Alt Film Guide news » Leonardo DiCaprio , Carey Mulligan , The Great Gatsby The first official The Great Gatsby pictures became available online a few days ago. Leonardo DiCaprio , Carey Mulligan , Tobey Maguire , Joel Edgerton , Jason Clarke , and Isla Fisher star in this latest big-screen version of F. Scott Fitzgerald 's most famous novel. Moulin Rouge 's Baz Luhrmann , who became major world news after injuring his head a week or so ago, directs. Set shortly after the end of World War I, The Great Gatsby is told through the eyes of Nick Carraway (Maguire), a returning war veteran who becomes part of the upper-class universe of Jay Gatsby (DiCaprio). There have been (at least) three previous The Great Gatsby adaptations for the big screen. A 1926 silent version is now lost. Only the trailer remains.

Directed by future Oscar nominee Herbert Brenon , the silent starred future Oscar winner Warner Baxter as Jay Gatsby and Lois Wilson » - Andre Soares 27 December 2011 8:00 AM, PST | The Film Stage | See recent The Film Stage news » One only gets a sole opportunity to make their initial mark and it is a thoroughly remarkable experience to witness a star in the making. This year we’ve seen a number of break-out performances worthy of recognition and have rounded up our favorites. They range from an experienced thespian finding new life in front of the camera, a previous non-actor learning the ropes and an actress who overwhelms with a sheer breadth of projects. As part of our 2011 year-end features, check out the rundown below and let us know your favorites. 10. Gabriel Maille (Wetlands) A brave and powerful oedipal drama set on a Quebec dairy farm, Wetlands and Gabriel Maille’s brilliant performance as Simon, a disturbed isolated teen, was a highlight of Tiff 2011. With only four credits to name, Maille takes center stage, holding his own against the veteran cast in a challenging roll.

– John Fink 25 December 2011 2:35 PM, PST | blogs.suntimes.com/ebert | See recent Roger Ebert's Blog news » Why not fold documentaries into my list of the "Best Films of 2011?" After all, a movie is a movie, right? Yes, and some years I've thrown them all into the same mixture. But all of these year-end Best lists serve one useful purpose: They tell you about good movies you may not have seen or heard about. The more films on my list that aren't on yours, the better job I've done. That's particularly true were you to depend on the "short list" released by the Academy's Documentary Branch of 15 films they deem eligible for nomination. The branch has been through turmoil in the past and its procedures were "reformed" at one point. But this year it has made a particularly scandalous sin of omission. It doesn't include " The Interrupters " (currently scoring 99% on the Tomatometer), which has received better reviews and been on more critic's Best lists than any other.

» - Roger Ebert 23 December 2011 3:27 PM, PST | TheImproper.com | See recent TheImproper.com news » Leonardo DiCaprio , on the rebound from his break up with long-time model girlfriend Bar Rafaeli, has reportedly landed in the arms of model Erin Heatherton. That should make the catwalks hiss. DiCaprio has reportedly holding virtual auditions for a girlfriend during shooting a remake of “ The Great Gatsby ” in Australia, according to London’s Daily Mail. Before that, he was spotted with Victoria’s Secret model Karlie Kloss at the brand’s fashion show in New York. He’s also been seen with Australian models Alyce Crawford and Kendal Schuler and Romanian Madalina Ghenea. DiCaprio stars in the film as Jay Gatsby, a role made famous by Robert Redford in a 1974 motion picture based on F. Scott Fitzgerald ’s classic 1920s novel. Tobey Maguire plays writer and film narrator, Nick Carraway, and Carey Mulligan plays Daisy Buchanan. The roles were played by Sam Watterson and Mia Farrow , respectively in the earlier film.

» - kgirard@theimproper.com (Keith Girard) 22 December 2011 6:00 AM, PST | The Film Stage | See recent The Film Stage news » Each week within this column we strive to pair the latest in theatrical releases to worthwhile titles currently streaming on Netflix Instant Watch. This week we offer alternatives to The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo , Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, and We Bought a Zoo . With the holidays hitting this weekend, a family friendly zoo tale does box office battle with a dizzying espionage thriller and the feel bad movie of Christmas. If you want to spend your holiday revels, relishing inspiring true tales, action-packed adventures, and deeply dark tales of revenge, we got you covered with the best of movies now available online through Netflix. When seeking the elusive truth behind a missing girl’s disappearance, a dedicated journalist ( Daniel Craig ) crosses paths with an edgy but enchanting young hacker. Rooney Mara stars as Lisbeth Salander, the controversial It girl of Stieg Larsson ’s Millenium trilogy. David Fincher directs. Like your thrillers extra dark?

» - jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com) 20 December 2011 9:23 PM, PST | WeAreMovieGeeks.com | See recent WeAreMovieGeeks.com news » From Warner Bros. Pictures , here’s your first official and divine look at Leonardo DiCaprio , Tobey Maguire & Carey Mulligan in Baz Luhrmann ’s highly anticipated film of 2012 - The Great Gatsby . Only thing these ”pretty” people – this generation’s Robert Redford , Sam Waterston and Mia Farrow - are in need of, is the soft focus lens so heavily used in the 1974 version. The latest adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald ’s 1925 novel, starring Leonardo DiCaprio , Carey Mulligan , Joel Edgerton , Isla Fisher and Tobey Maguire , will be in theaters in 3D on December 25, 2012. » Films featuring Sean Penn , Frances McDormand , Paul Giamatti , Jesse Eisenberg , Tracy Morgan, and Melissa Leo are among late additions to next month’s Sundance Film Festival.

Organizers for Robert Redford ’s independent-film showcase said Monday they have added four titles to the previously announced lineup of more than 100 movies. The new films are: director Paolo Sorrentino ’s rock-star-on-a-road-trip tale This Must Be the Place , with Penn and McDormand; Philip Dorling and Ron Nyswaner ’s Predisposed , with Eisenberg, Leo, and Morgan in a comic romp about a piano prodigy, his troubled mom and a drug dealer; Don Coscarelli ’s horror comedy John Dies at the End, » - Associated Press 17 December 2011 2:10 PM, PST | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news » This week: George Clooney gets Dangerously Funny; Denzel Washington Equalizes against Russell Crowe ; All Is Lost for Robert Redford ; Rachel McAdams and Noomi Rapace have a Passion for Brian DePlama and put the key in the ignition for The Driver. 1. It seems like George Clooney is going to keep making films with a political slant, the actor/director is set to turn the story of The Smothers Brothers into a film.

Clooney and his Smokehouse Productions partner Grant Heslov have teamed with Sony Pictures to adapt David Bianculli ’s book Dangerously Funny: The Uncensored Story Of The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour for the big screen. The pair had a comedy/variety show on CBS which ran for 1967-69, which often took a liberal approach to politics – an approach which got them into trouble with President Nixon and then ultimately fired from CBS. It’s too late to tell ... Click to » 17 December 2011 9:00 AM, PST | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news » 24 Frames Why is Harvey Weinstein the ultimate campaigner? Art Info meet the sexy subway rider from Shame , actress Lucy Walters . Mother Nature six things you probably didn't know about It's a Wonderful Life Super Punch Robot Chicken makes an Alien funny: the dangers of acid blood. Whedonesque Huh. Did not know this. Willow on Buffy was only a coincidental redhead. T'wasn't planned at all though it's impossible to think of Willow as anything but. Alyson Hannigan is pregnant again. Congratulations to Mommy Willow!

In Contention Kris Tapley's "superlatives" of the year. He's on #TeamMargaret and Team Tilda. Sum Up Film the Desperate Women of the Best Actress Race My New Plaid Pants Man crotch, the hot new movie poster trend Empire Robert Redford back to work eh? He'll team with Margin Call 's breakout writer/director J.C. Chandor on All is Lost, a man vs nature drama. 17 December 2011 8:17 AM, PST | MUBI | See recent MUBI news » Terrence Malick 's The Tree of Life tops Film Comment's list of the "Best Released Films of 2011," an annual year-end survey of film critics, editors, and past and present contributors — over 120 of them this year — so the magazine has put Kent Jones 's beautiful essay from the July/August issue online (even if you don't admire the film as much as he does, you'll know that this is a must-read), and the Film Society of Lincoln Center is screening The Tree of Life through Tuesday.

The "Released" list goes as far as 50; the "Best Unreleased Movies of 2011" list runs to 52. At #1 is Jafar Panahi 's This Is Not a Film ; #2: Béla Tarr 's The Turin Horse. There's been some grumbling among the tweeting set, by the way, that this list is too crowded with films that have scored distribution deals and will indeed be seeing a theatrical run sooner or later. » 16 December 2011 12:09 PM, PST | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news » Director J.C. Chandor may only have one feature film under his belt, but he landed one hell of a cast for his debut outing. Margin Call , a financial thriller that opened in limited release in October, sported a cast that included Kevin Spacey , Jeremy Irons , Paul Bettany , Stanley Tucci , Demi Moore , Simon Baker , and Zachary Quinto . It was also, if I might add, a pretty entertaining flick.

Now Chandor (no relation to Ivo Shandor) is lining up his next feature film project, and he definitely hasn't gotten any less ambitious in his casting preferences. Deadline reports that Robert Redford is in talks to star in Chandor's follow-up film, which sports the cheery name All Is Lost. All Is Lost is described as a "man vs. nature" story and will be set "on the water." That could mean ocean, it could mean river, it could mean oversized above-ground swimming pool. » 16 December 2011 11:21 AM, PST | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news » Perhaps one of the biggest surprises of this year’s awards circuit is just how many awards and nominations filmmaker J.C. Chandor has picked for his debut film, Margin Call . Chandor’s star-packed film debuted at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, and while that festival also featured a notable debut from Sean Durkin with his Martha Marcy May Marlene , one that seemed much more poised to rack up the awards, it has been Chandor and his tale of the Wall St. financial crisis that has earned some big accolades.

Chandor has already picked up Best Debut Director from the National Board of Review, Best First Film from the New York Film Critics Circle, and Best Original Screenplay from the San Francisco Film Critics Circle, along with nominations from the Boston Society of Film Critics and the Film Independent Spirit Awards, and that’s likely only the beginning for Chandor and his Margin Call . So » - Kate Erbland 16 December 2011 10:46 AM, PST | NextMovie | See recent NextMovie news » In 1972's classic adventure saga " Jeremiah Johnson ," Robert Redford played the tough-as-nails title war vet who decides to take up life in the Rocky Mountains. He becomes a great hunter and has brushes with both grizzly bears and the local Indian tribes to become the ultimate survivor. Now Redford is taking this theme of survival to the next level in a new flick ominously titled "All Is Lost." According to Deadline, the Sundance Kid will tackle the elements in a new environment: the ocean. So far the only specific details are that it will be "a man vs.

nature drama that takes place on the water." The "Horse Whisperer" star was hand-picked for this solo adventure by young director J.C. Chandor , who met Redford this year at the Sundance Film Festival where his financial crisis movie " Margin Call " left an impression. Like that film, "All Is Lost" will be produced by Mr Spock himself, » - Max Evry 16 December 2011 8:41 AM, PST | Movies.com | See recent Movies.com news » Southern Belle in a Sad Tale: Reese Witherspoon will play the mother of a murder victim in Devil’s Knot, to be directed by Atom Egoyan . The film revolves around the real-life case of the so-called West Memphis 3, who were convicted of the murder of three boys in Arkansas in the early 90s, and recently released. (Variety) Sundance Kid May Head Back to Nature: Robert Redford is in talks to star in All is Lost, described as a “man vs. nature” drama. Director J.C. Chandor , who debuted with the excellent Margin Call , met Redford at the Sundance fest early this year and promptly wrote the movie around him.

(Deadline) Batman Punched in China: Christian Bale was punched by guards while attempting to visit blind activist Chen Guangcheng, who has been confined... Read More 16 December 2011 6:55 AM, PST | The Film Stage | See recent The Film Stage news » After Margin Call garnered critical praise — and some awards attention here or there — Deadline reports that J.C. Chandor is planning his next feature, a man vs. nature film entitled All Is Lost. Plot specifics aren’t being dispensed as of right now, but Deadline notes that the story “takes place on the water.” Deep Blue Sea 2, anyone? That being said, the real focus of the story is who he’s going after: Robert Redford . As it turns out, Chandor met the actor during 2011′s Sundance — when and where Margin Call premiered — and “was so taken by him that he wrote the movie around him”; he’s currently in talks. The lead is described as a “heroic character who braves the elements to survive,” which is earning comparison’s to the Redford-starring classic, Jeremiah Johnson .

If he signs on, the two of them will be going down to Mexico’s Baja Studios, » - jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com) 16 December 2011 6:44 AM, PST | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news » "Drive" might not have made too many waves at the box office, or swept the awards circuit (although it's doing rather better than expected), but it has been a critical favorite, and shows all the signs of being a cult classic, and the kind of movie that will be endlessly copied over the next few years. Indeed, we shudder to think of the number of film school students currently working on shorts with big gaudy retro fonts and French electro scores. And already, we're seeing the first sign of similar projects doing the rounds, with The Hollywood Reporter bringing news that Voltage Productions, who were behind Oscar-winner " The Hurt Locker " and Robert Redford 's upcoming " The Company You Keep ," are teaming up with relatively new company Solipsist Films (next year's Helen Hunt vehicle " Decoding Annie Parker ") to pick up a spec script named, yes, "The Driver," from newcomers Spenser Cohen and Zach Luna .

» 16 December 2011 6:36 AM, PST | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news » Robert Redford is in early talks to star in the new upcoming J.C. Chandor drama All Is Lost. The movie is said to be a man vs. nature drama that takes place on the water. Its focus on a single character vaguely resembles Jeremiah Johnson , one of Redford’s previous films, where a heroic character braves nature to survive. This will be Chandor’s second movie, following this year’s financial drama-thriller debut Margin Call . It has been reported that production would start next May at the Baja Film Studios in Mexico, the epicentre of film hits such as James Cameron ’s Titanic and Michael Bay ’s Pearl Harbor . The one-man show was written around Redford himself, after Chandor met him at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival.

Like Margin Call , the film will be produced by Zachary Quinto ’s production company Before the Door, while Glen Basner ’s FilmNation, Cassian Elwes » - Tina Baraga 16 December 2011 2:53 AM, PST | Filmofilia | See recent Filmofilia news » I’ve been told that Playas de Rosarito is such an ideal location that Fox built a studio there especially for the filming of Titanic and several other blockbusters which have been filmed there since, including Pearl Harbor and Master and Commander. This is the place with the giant water tank so it’s ideal for the [...] Continue reading Robert Redford to Star in J.C. Chandor ’s All Is Lost on FilmoFilia.

Related posts: Robert Redford ‘to star in Bryson movie’ The Conspirator ’s Stephen Root Reteaming with Robert Redford in The Company You Keep Robert Redford Returns to Baseball to Play Branch Rickey in Jackie Robinson Biopic » 16 December 2011 12:00 AM, PST | firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news » Nearly a year ago at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, director J.C. Chandor made his directorial debut with the financial crisis drama Margin Call (available next week on Blu-Ray/DVD) featuring a star studded cast including Kevin Spacey , Zachary Quinto (who also produced the film), Jeremy Irons , Demi Moore , Stanley Tucci and more. Now Chandor is lining up his next feature and Deadline reports Sundance founder Robert Redford is in talks to lead the drama called All is Lost, a man vs. nature tale that drew comparisons to Jeremiah Johnson before the veteran actor of the classic 1972 film even became involved. Apparently Chandor just became enamored with Redford at Sundance at the beginning of the year and wrote the movie for him.

It's simply a story about one man braving the elements to survive. Quinto will again produce through his Before the Door production banner and the project is currently looking » - Ethan Anderton 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 1-20 of 843 items from 2011 « Prev | Next » IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.

Leonardo DiCaprio | Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos | AllMovie twitter Biography by Rebecca Flint Marx Over the course of a single decade - the 1990s - Leonardo DiCaprio graduated from supporting work in television to a status as one of the most sought-after Hollywood actors under 30. After leading roles in William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet and James Cameron's Titanic, the actor became a phenomenon, spawning legions of websites and an entire industry built around his name. DiCaprio was born November 11, 1974, in Hollywood, CA. The son of a German immigrant mother and an underground comic book artist father who separated shortly after Leonardo's birth, he was raised by both of his parents, who encouraged his early interest in acting. At the age of two and a half, the fledgling performer had his first brush with notoriety and workplace ethics when he was kicked off the set of Romper Room for what the show's network deemed "uncontrollable behavior." After this rather inauspicious start to his career, DiCaprio began to hone his skills with summer courses in performance art while he was in elementary school.

He also joined The Mud People, an avant-garde theater group, with which he performed in Los Angeles. In high school, DiCaprio acted in his first real play and began doing commercials, educational films, and the occasional stint on the Saturday morning show The New Lassie. In 1990, after securing his first full-time agent at the age of 15, DiCaprio landed a role as a teenage alcoholic on the daytime drama Santa Barbara. He also continued to appear on other TV shows, such as The Outsiders and Parenthood, and made his film debut in the 1991 horror film Critters 3. The actor got the first of many big breaks with a recurring role on the weekly sitcom Growing Pains. His portrayal of a homeless boy won him sufficient notice to get him an audition for Michael Caton-Jones's harrowing screen adaptation of Tobias Wolff's This Boy's Life. DiCaprio won the film's title role after beating out 400 other young actors and it became his career breakthrough.

The 1993 film, and DiCaprio's performance opposite Robert DeNiro, won raves and the actor further increased the adulation surrounding him when, later that year, he played Johnny Depp's mentally retarded younger brother in Lasse Hallström's What's Eating Gilbert Grape. DiCaprio won an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his performance, and at the tender age of 19, was hailed as an actor to watch. Subsequent roles in three 1995 films, Sam Raimi's Western The Quick and the Dead; Total Eclipse (as the bisexual poet Rimbaud) and The Basketball Diaries (as a struggling junkie) all put the actor in the limelight, but it wasn't until the following year that he became a bona fide star, thanks to his portrayal of Romeo opposite Claire Danes in director Baz Luhrmann's William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet (1996). The success of the film brought DiCaprio international fame, many lucrative opportunities, and frequent comparisons to predecessors such as James Dean.

After starring with Diane Keaton, Meryl Streep, and DeNiro in Marvin's Room (1996), DiCaprio achieved iconic status with his starring role in James Cameron's Titanic. With Kate Winslet as the female lead, the film became a box office sensation, earning garnered 14 Oscar nominations, winning 11, including Best Picture and Best Director, and earned a whopping 1.8 billion dollars at the global box office. DiCaprio's much-discussed exclusion from the Oscar nominations did nothing to hurt his popularity, and somewhat ironically, he next chose to parody his own celebrity with an appearance in Woody Allen's Celebrity (1998) as a badly behaved movie star. After displaying his nastier side, he tackled a dual role as twins in the same year's swashbuckler The Man in the Iron Mask, opposite Jeremy Irons, Gabriel Byrne, John Malkovich, and Gérard Depardieu. Following the commercial success of the film, DiCaprio then traveled in a completely different direction, with a lead role in Danny Boyle's screen adaptation of Alex Garland's novel The Beach.

The film met with eager anticipation from its first day of shooting, as Leo fans everywhere waited with baited breath to see what kind of impression their golden child would next make on the film world; unfortunately, the muddled Beach drew neither praise nor box-office success. In 2002, DiCaprio began what became a series of collaborations with the legendary director Martin Scorsese, starting with the the epic Gangs of New York (2002) - a sprawling tale of gangland violence in early America. Reportedly delayed by a year given much-publicized disagreements between director Scorsese and producer Harvey Weinstein, the film was ultimately released in time for the 2002 holiday/Oscar season. The tireless actor re-united with director Steven Spielberg with the release of Catch Me if You Can, the true-life tale of Frank Abagnale, Jr., a scam artist so effective that he eluded authorities while assuming a number of high-profile false identities and racking-up over $2.5 million in fraudulent checks.

Two years later, DiCaprio and Scorsese embarked on a sophomore collaboration - the biopic The Aviator (2004), with DiCaprio in a critically-praised, star-making turn as eccentric billionaire genius Howard Hughes in The Aviator. DiCaprio and Scorsese scaled even greater heights in 2006 with The Departed, a crime drama in which DiCaprio played an undercover cop trying to bring down criminal Jack Nicholson. Doubling up during Oscar season yet again, that same year he played the lead in Edward Zwick's Blood Diamond, as an Afrikaner who must team up with a South African mercenary in order to find a rare gem of great value to both of them. Both films opened to praise and box-office success, resulting in dual Golden Globe nominations. Perhaps pushing its luck, Warner Bros. -- the studio behind both films -- campaigned DiCaprio for a lead Oscar in Diamond and a supporting one in Departed; Oscar voters only nominated him for Diamond. In the years that followed, DiCaprio showed no signs of tapering off when it came to challenging and even iconic roles.

He joined Titanic co-star Kate Winslet, megaproducer Scott Rudin and others for the blistering marriage drama Revolutionary Road (2008), teamed with Scorsese a fourth time for the thriller Shutter Island (2010), toplined Christopher Nolan's complex, elusive sci-fi drama Inception (2010), and in 2011, worked with director Clint Eastwood and screenwriter Dustin Lance Black on the biopic J. Edgar (2011), playing the famous titular FBI director. Meanwhile, DiCaprio also signed on for another collaboration with Baz Luhrmann - a new adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, co-starring Tobey Maguire and Carey Mulligan, not to mention a first-time collaboration with Quinten Tarantino for Django Unchained. In 2013, he and Scorsese joined forces yet again for The Wolf of Wall Street, earning DiCaprio two Oscar nominations, for both Best Actor and Picture. DiCaprio took the next two years off, focusing on environmental causes, but came back in 2015 in Alejandro G. Iñárritu's The Revenant.

He nabbed his sixth Oscar nom for the film and finally landed his first win, for Best Actor. The hybrid-car driving DiCaprio has also been an outspoken proponent of environmentalism, a topic he is so passionate about he was allowed to interview then-President Bill Clinton on the issue in a 2000 televised prime-time special. Movie Highlights Factsheet Made his first commercial, for Matchbox cars, at age 14. Met long-time friend Tobey Maguire when both were auditioning for the 1990-91 sitcom Parenthood (DiCaprio won the part). Sued Playgirl magazine in 1998 to stop publication of nude photos of him; the case was settled out of court. An ardent environmentalist, established the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation in 1998 to champion his favorite conservation causes. Frequently collaborates with director Martin Scorsese, beginning with Gangs of New York (2002). Produced and narrated the documentary The 11th Hour to help raise awareness about the effect of human impact on the planet. Founded the production company Appian Way Productions.

Bought an island, Blackadore Caye, off the coast of Belize, with plans to build an eco-friendly resort. ‘The Great Gatsby’ Review: Leonardo DiCaprio Movie Exudes Fascination | Variety SEE MORE: Cannes Film Festival Like the blinking green beacon at the end of Daisy’s dock — so close and yet so far — Fitzgerald’s masterpiece of American letters has been a siren call for filmmakers ever since it was published in 1925. The first, silent screen adaptation arrived just one year later (and is now, like so many films of that era, believed lost), with subsequent versions following in 1949 (reconfigured into a film noir), 1974 (the best-known, with Robert Redford and Mia Farrow) and for cable TV in 2000. Rarely included in official “Gatsby” inventories, 2002’s quite curious “G” found an analog for Fitzgerald’s Jazz Age in the world of contemporary music’s hip-hop elite, long before Luhrmann saw fit to enlist Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter as a collaborator on his film’s cheerfully anachronistic soundtrack.

But no one has yet cracked “Gatsby” on film as ingeniously as the theater company Elevator Repair Service did in its 2010 stage adaptation, “ Gatz ,” built around one actor’s unabridged, cover-to-cover recitation of the novel. It is often said that great books make for inferior films and vice versa, but there is something particular about “Gatsby” that seems to defy the screen. Transformed into voiceover, the running first-person narration of Nick Carraway (here played by Tobey Maguire ) turns stilted and dry (presumably a problem the silent version avoided). Scrutinized by the camera’s gaze, Fitzgerald’s beautifully deployed symbols and signifiers become leaden with portent: the green light, the yellow roadster, the mountain of custom-tailored shirts, the unused swimming pool and the ever-watchful eyes staring out from the billboard of an enterprising Queens oculist.

With Luhrmann at the helm, those devices loom larger and more literal than ever, until they come to resemble the towering monoliths of “2001.” Of course, to accuse Luhrmann (who also co-wrote the screenplay with frequent collaborator Craig Pearce ) of overkill is a bit like faulting a leopard for his spots. Love it or hate it, take it or leave it, this is unmistakably his “Gatsby” through and through, and as with all such carte-blanche extravaganzas (increasingly rare in this cautious Hollywood age), it exudes an undeniable fascination — at least for a while. In the notes for his unfinished final novel, “The Last Tycoon,” Fitzgerald famously wrote, “action is character,” but for Luhrmann action is production design, hairstyling, Prada gowns and sweeping, swirling, CGI-enhanced camera movements that offer more bird’s-eye views of Long Island (actually the Fox Studios in Sydney) than “The Hobbit” did of Middle-earth.

Arguably, the movie reaches its orgiastic peak 30 minutes in, with the first full reveal of Gatsby himself (Leonardo DiCaprio ), accompanied by an explosion of fireworks and the eruption of Gershwin on the soundtrack. Where, really, can one go from there? PHOTOS: ‘ The Great Gatsby’ Premiere: Film Opens in New York But oh, how Luhrmann tries. Together with cinematographer Simon Duggan, he unleashes every manipulation he can think of — sepia flashbacks, smash zooms, split screens, superimpositions, period newsreel footage, new footage degraded to resemble period newsreel footage — all of it coming at you in three steroscopic dimensions. Only occasionally does the style seem like an actual response to the text rather than a visual circus operating independently of it. In one of the pic’s more striking passages, Carraway’s famous observation that he feels at once “within and without, simultaneously enchanted and repelled” becomes a lyrical mosaic of shared New York experience.

Less effectively, Luhrmann has complete sentences from the novel appear typed out on the screen — a gimmick explained by a framing device that situates Carraway in a sanitarium, recounting the tale of Gatsby to a captivated shrink (Jack Thompson) who encourages him to write the story down. What Luhrmann grasps even less than previous adapters of the tale is that Fitzgerald was, via his surrogate Carraway, offering an eyewitness account of the decline of the American empire, not an invitation to the ball. But Luhrmann identifies far more strongly with Gatsby than he does with Nick, and instead of a tragic figure undone by his false optimism and unrequited yearning, the character becomes an object of envy —someone whose swank mansion and runway couture would be awfully nice to call one’s own. So the champagne flows like monsoon rain and the wild parties roar. Who cares if you’re doomed to meet an untimely end, so long as you go out looking fabulous?

Everyone does look the part in this “Gatsby,” not least DiCaprio and Carey Mulligan (as Daisy), though in the years since his innovative, modern-dress “Romeo + Juliet,” where style still sat in something like equal balance with substance, Luhrmann has become less interested in performances than in artful poses. Periodically, as if by accident, something like real emotion pokes up through the film’s well-manicured surface, as when Gatsby recounts his first meeting with Daisy, his face lighting up with the childlike hope that so entrances Nick about him. More often, “Gatsby” feels like a well-rehearsed classic in which the actors say their lines ably, but with no discernible feeling behind them. By far the liveliest work in the film comes from two actors with only a few minutes of screen time between them: the lithe, long-limbed newcomer Elizabeth Debicki as gabby golf pro Jordan Baker, and, in a single scene that marks his belated Hollywood debut, Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan as the flamboyant Jewish “gambler,” Meyer Wolfsheim.

Among the uniformly accomplished technical contributions, Luhrmann’s producer wife, Catherine Martin (already a double Oscar winner for “Moulin Rouge”) once again stands out for her production and costume design. Movie Stills: Review: ‘Carey Mulligan’ Film Review: 'The Great Gatsby' Reviewed at Warner Bros. screening room, New York, April 30, 2013. (In Cannes Film Festival — opener, noncompeting.) MPAA Rating: PG-13. Running time: 141 MIN. Production A Warner Bros. release presented in association with Village Roadshow Pictures and A&E Television of a Bazmark/Red Wagon Entertainment production. Produced by Baz Luhrmann, Catherine Martin, Douglas Wick, Lucy Fisher, Catherine Knapman. Executive producers, Barrie M. Osborne, Bruce Berman, Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter. Co-producer, Anton Monsted. Crew Directed by Baz Luhrmann. Screenplay, Luhrmann, Craig Pearce, based on the novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

Camera (color, widescreen, Red Digital Cinema, 3D), Simon Duggan; editors, Matt Villa, Jason Ballantine, Jonathan Redmond; music, Craig Armstrong; executive music supervisor, Anton Monsted; production designer, Catherine Martin; supervising art director, Ian Gracie; art directors, Damien Drew, Michael Turner; set decorator, Beverly Dunn; costume designer, Martin; sound (Dolby Digital/Datasat/SDDS), Guntis Sics; sound designer/supervising sound editor, Wayne Pashley; re-recording mixers, Steve Maslow, Phil Heywood, Pashley; visual effects supervisor, Chris Godfrey; visual effects producer, Joyce Cox; visual effects, Animal Logic, Prime Focus, Rising Sun Pictures, Iloura, Industrial Light & Magic, Method Studios; stunt coordinator, Glenn Ruehland; assistant director, Jennifer Leacey; casting, Ronna Kress, Nikki Barrett. With Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Carey Mulligan, Joel Edgerton, Isla Fisher, Jason Clarke, Elizabeth Debicki, Jack Thompson, Amitabh Bachchan.

Robert Redford's 'Great Gatsby' Gets the Baz Luhrmann Treatment (Video) | Hollywood Reporter YouTube A remixed trailer turns the Francis Ford Coppola-penned version into something today's audiences might get into. The Great Gatsby returned to the screen this weekend for the first time since the 1974 adaptation, which starred Robert Redford as the enigmatic millionaire played in the new version by Leonardo DiCaprio. Mia Farrow, meanwhile, played Daisy, the object of his obsessive affections -- a part that later would go to Carey Mulligan -- while Sam Waterston served as narrator Nick Carraway, Tobey Maguire's role. Both versions have received their fair share of knocks from the critics, but the earlier one -- directed by Jack Clayton with a screenplay by Francis Ford Coppola -- was the far more maligned of the two, dismissed as being a dreary, opaque and thoroughly uninspired mounting of the F. Scott Fitzgerald classic. One never could accuse Baz Luhrmann's 2013 version, a confetti-strewn eye-candy store that benefits from a thumping Jay-Z score and the latest technical bells and whistles, of being dreary.

But what if Luhrmann's "more-is-more" spirit were applied to the Redford picture? Film fan Richard Sandling gave it a shot, remixing old as new . Check it out. Jay Gatsby | The Great Gatsby Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia [Source] Jay Gatsby (born James Gatz) is the title character of F. Scott Fitzgerald 's 1925 novel The Great Gatsby . Gatsby is a fabulously we In 1907, Seventeen-year-old James Gatz despised the imprecations of poverty so much he dropped out of St. Olaf College in Minnesota only a few weeks into his first semester. It was later revealed that he couldn't bear working as a janitor to support himself through college. After changing his birth name to Jay Gatsby, he reunited with mentor Dan Cody, a copper tycoon who then invited him to join his ten-year yacht trek from Girl Bay. Over the next five years, Gatsby learned the ways of the wealthy until Cody's death. Cody's mistress then cheated Gatsby out of a $25,000 bequest meant for him.

In 1917, during his training to join the infantry in preparation to join World War I, 27-year-old Gatsby fell in love with 18-year-old Daisy Fay, who was everything he's not: rich and from a patrician East Coast family. During the war, Gatsby reached the rank of Major, which commanded the heavy machine guns of his regiment, and became decorated for valour from his participation in the Marne and the Argonne. After the war ended, he attended Trinity College, Oxford. While there, he received a letter from Daisy, telling him that she had married the equally aristocratic Tom Buchanan. Gatsby then decides to commit his life to becoming a man of wealth and stature he believes would win Daisy's love. Gatsby returns home to the US where it's being transformed by the Prohibition, a period in American history when gangsters were able to earn vast wealth and sometimes mix with the connected upper classes.

Gatsby takes advantage of this opportunity by making a fortune from bootlegging, thanks to his association with various gangsters, such as Meyer Wolfsheim who is, as Gatsby later tells Nick, "the man who fixed the World's Series back in 1919." With his vast income readily available, Gatsby purchases a 12-bedroom mansion in West Egg of Long Island, home to the nouveau riche, on the opposite side of a lake from the old-money East Egg, where Daisy Buchanan, her husband Tom and their three-year-old daughter live. At his West Egg mansion, Gatsby hosts a weekend-long party every weekend, open to all comers, as an attempt to attract Daisy as one of party guests from East Egg. Through Nick Carraway , Gatsby finally has a chance to meet Daisy. Through a series of meetings, Gatsby tries to convince Daisy to leave her adulterous husband Tom as he isn't convinced Daisy's happy with her marriage. At the Buchanans' home Jordan, Nick, Gatsby and the Buchanans decide to have a party in New York City. Tom asks Gatsby if he could borrow his yellow Rolls Royce to drive up to the city. Gatsby agrees.

On the way to New York City, Tom makes a detour at a gas station in "the Valley of Ashes ", a run-down part of Long Island, to fill up his tank. Garage owner George Wilson shares a concern that his wife, Myrtle , may be having an affair, but he doesn't know with whom. This unnerves Tom as Myrtle is his secret mistress and so he leaves in a hurry. During the party in a high-class hotel suite, a casual party conversation evolves into a confrontation between Daisy, Gatsby and Tom. In a fit of anger Gatsby points out that Daisy loves him, not Tom. Daisy reveals she "did once love Tom", which forces Gatsby to realise she'll never leave Tom for him. The party breaks up with Daisy leaving NYC in Gatsby's yellow Rolls Royce as the driver with Gatsby as her passenger. Her husband Tom leave with Jordan and Nick in Jordan's car. From her upstairs room at the gas station, Myrtle sees the approaching yellow Rolls Royce. Mistakenly believing it's Tom returning for her, she runs out to meet Tom, but the car knocks her over, killing her instantly.

Panic-sickened Daisy drives away from the scene of the accident. Arriving at Daisy's home in East Egg, Gatsby promises Daisy he would take the responsibility if they were ever caught. Myrtle's grief-sickened husband George Wilson traces the sightings of the yellow car to the Buchanan home in East Egg, then to Gatsby's home in West Egg where he fires his gun at Gatsby, killing him instantly, before taking his own life. Gatsby was 32 years old. Of all Gatsby's high society friends, only one attends Gatsby's funeral. Also at the funeral are narrator Nick Carraway and Gatsby's father, Henry C. Gatz, who reveals to Nick that Gatsby's real name was James "Jimmy" Gatz and that he is proud of Jimmy's achievement as a self-made millionaire. Contents The Great Gatsby (1974) Starring: Robert Redford, Mia Farrow, Bruce Dern - Three Movie Buffs Review Reviewed on: September 4th, 2012 Robert Redford as Jay Gatsby. This is the third film version made of F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic American novel. This version's screenplay was written by Francis Ford Copolla.

It is the most famous adaptation thus far but lacks all the romantic intensity of the book. In case you are one of the few who have not read the book, the story is narrated and seen mostly through the eyes of Nick Carraway, a Midwesterner living on Long Island in a rented cottage that is neighbored to a mansion owned by the mysterious Jay Gatsby. Nick soon discovers that his married cousin Daisy, who lives across the bay, and Gatsby have a past and he becomes the middle man in helping to reunite them. The story of Jay Gatsby is a romantic reflection of the time. From opulence to tragedy, it is the Jazz age personified. The 1920s were a golden era for many Americans. The stock market was making more people rich than ever before in the history of the country. American movies and jazz music helped usher in and reflect new sets of morals. The recent invention and common use of both cars and condoms changed the very face of sexual encounters. The world, for many Americans, had become a place of luxury and self gratification. As this was before cell phones and the internet, people still gathered for large parties or intimate conversations. This is the world of Jay Gatsby.

He throws huge parties with endless amounts of alcohol and jazz music. The famous, from actresses to politicians, show up to mingle among the throngs of happy intoxicated people. Gatsby cares naught for any of them. His only concern is that his one true love, Daisy, will one day be among the party attendees. Gatsby eventually has Nick arrange a meeting between him and Daisy. They reconnect, but Daisy is married with a daughter. Can the star-crossed lovers recreate what they once had and overcome who they have grown into? I have read The Great Gatsby twice in my life but have just now seen this film. For some reason though, I have always pictured Robert Redford as Gatsby. In my opinion he really fills the role, at least physically. Gatsby is a man who has gotten through life largely on his charm and is there a more charming looking man in film than a smiling Robert Redford? Mia Farrow however, does not fare as well. She is of average looks, playing what is essentially a trophy. When young, Daisy had the pick of military officers who vied for her attention. Now a woman in her late twenties she has millionaire playboys fighting over her.

I never saw in Farrow what all of these men supposedly do. She plays Daisy as a scatterbrained emotional wreck. To some degree, that was what Fitzgerald was going for, but for men to see past those flaws she must contain some great level of attractiveness, be it physical or intellectual, but Farrow demonstrates neither. The real problem with this film is that there is absolutely no connection between the leads. Redford and Farrow look at each other with all the interest of an actor waiting to get out of costume and punch the clock. One reason for a lack of chemistry was stated by Farrow in an interview where she blamed Redford for spending all his time between shots in his trailer watching the Watergate Hearings. Whatever the problem was, there is no tension between them. Even when Daisy, through frustrated tears, tells Gatsby, "Rich girls don't marry poor boys." I felt nothing. At the time of its release, this movie became a bit of a social phenomenon. Farrow appeared in costume on the cover of Time magazine. The fashion in the film was much talked and written about. Redford wears a pink suit. What was it about men wearing pink in the 1970s? That was all smoke and mirrors though.

The film follows the book closely enough and the time period is well represented but I was left not really caring if this Daisy and Gatsby ever got together, which is the entire point of the story. Did you enjoy Eric's review? +13 Reviewed on: November 10th, 2012 Robert Redford as The Great Gatsby. No movie can ever truly capture the precise beauty of Fitzgerald's prose. Therefore the only fair way to review any screen interpretation of it is to imagine you've no prior knowledge of the book. The story itself is compelling enough and the characters are intriguing enough to make a great movie. Unfortunately none of the three versions Paramount has produced over the years is a great movie. Maybe next year's remake will do the trick. I agree with Eric that Robert Redford makes an ideal Jay Gatsby. He is certainly a better choice than either Warner Baxter or Alan Ladd, who played him in the 1926 and 1949 versions respectively. Fitzgerald lived to see only the first movie version of his most famous novel. In the 1930s the author made several attempts to bring his own screenplay adaptation to the big screen.

Gatsby is such an enigmatic and elusively romantic figure. His story is a tragedy of operatic proportions (in fact an opera of The Great Gatsby was composed in 1999 by John Harbison). Everyone sees some of Gatsby in themselves. He's a dreamer and a loner with a single-minded obsession for a lost love. Redford does a great job of conveying Jay Gatsby's intense loneliness while revealing glimpes of the poor, self-educated, mid-western farmer's son he started out as. I also agree with Eric that Mia Farrow disappoints as Daisy Buchanan. “Don't you always watch for the longest day of the year and then miss it?” She and Redford seriously lack chemistry. Although to be honest this sort of works for the story. Daisy isn't a real person to Jay, she represents a symbol of social success as well as his romantic ideal. If he ever really saw her for the shallow, vapid, and incredibly selfish person she is, he would stop loving her. But his illusions about life are the one thing Jay Gatsby clings to right up to the end.

Sam Waterston makes a good Nick Carraway, the young man that acts as narrator and stand-in for the author. We get to know Gatsby as Nick discovers him and we see him as reflected in Nick's eyes. Karen Black fares well as the ill-fated Myrtle Wilson as does Bruce Dern as Tom Buchanan. It is Mia Farrow alone that seems miscast. The look of the movie is flawless. The time and place are fabulously recreated. The scenes at Wilson's Garage in Queens, which Fitzgerald described as an ash heap, looks exactly like I have always pictured it while reading the book. The iconic oculist’s billboard is likewise spot on. Although the script fails to take full advantage of the symbolism of the book. It will be interesting to see Leonardo DiCaprio in the titular role next year. I can't imagine him being a better Jay Gatsby than Robert Redford though. This 1974 Great Gatsby is a decent movie. It tells the story well enough even if it is a tad slow. It's a pretty bauble that never really gets beneath the surface of the story. Did you enjoy Patrick's review?

+13 Reviewed on: May 8th, 2013 Mia Farrow and Robert Redford in The Great Gatsby. Fitzgerald described Daisy Buchanan like this, "Her face was sad and lovely with bright things in it, bright eyes and a bright passionate mouth, but there was an excitement in her voice that men who had cared for her found difficult to forget: a singing compulsion, a whispered “Listen,” a promise that she had done gay, exciting things just a while since and that there were gay, exciting things hovering in the next hour.” Mia Farrow never comes close to that description. Like Eric, I didn't find her beautiful, although she wears the clothes well and does have beautiful eyes. Redford looks the part of Gatsby, but he plays him so low key that his Gatsby is even more of a cipher than he is in the book. Only occasionally does he breathe life into the character and that's when he smiles. Redford has a brilliant smile and it fits Fitzgerald's description perfectly, "It was one of those rare smiles with a quality of eternal reassurance in it, that you may come across four or five times in life.

It faced--or seemed to face--the whole external world for an instant, and then concentrated on you with an irresistible prejudice in your favor." Like my brothers I found his lack of chemistry with Farrow to be one of the film's most disappointing aspects. The hardest part of turning this, one of the very greatest American novels, into a movie is that its power lies more in the way the story is told than in the story itself. If you list just the surface details of the plot all you have is a soap opera. It's the layers of symbolism and Fitzgerald's turn of phrase that turn the melodrama into the highest form of literary art. So how do you translate his words into a moving picture? The most obvious way, and the one that the makers of this version chose, is to cheat and simply include as much of the book's descriptions as you can, either in dialogue or in voiceover. It's not a very good technique. Film is a visual medium. We should be shown and not told. A director who wants to make a successful adaption of this book, needs to find a way to convey Fitzgerald's prose in a visual manner.

Something Jack Clayton, a director with only a handful of credits to his name, was unable to accomplish here. Another major problem with this version is the pacing. Fitzgerald's novel is quite short, running less than 200 pages in most editions. It's a very compact story without an excess chapter or even an unneeded paragraph in all of it. This cinematic version however, is sorely in need of an edit and I don't just mean that there's extra scenes, although there are plenty of those. Along with the horridly dated scenes of Gatsby and Daisy picnicking while supposedly gazing into each other's eyes with longing, almost every other scene could use a good tightening. The pace of every shot is languid and far slower than it needs to be. I have read The Great Gatsby more times than I can possibly remember. Even now, I still get a certain chill when reading the famous last lines. "Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgiastic future that year by year recedes before us. It eluded us then, but that's no matter--tomorrow we will run faster, stretch out our arms farther....

And one fine morning-- So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past." How can any movie version hope to live up to that quality of writing? Certainly, this version didn't. It's pretty to look at, but lacks the depth and the magic that makes the book such a classic. Did you enjoy Scott's review? +10 Leonardo DiCaprio | BAMF Style Leonardo DiCaprio as Jay Gatsby in The Great Gatsby (2013). Vitals Leonardo DiCaprio as Jay Gatsby, eagerly romantic millionaire and bootlegger Long Island, NY, Summer 1922 Film: The Great Gatsby Release Date: May 10, 2013 Director: Baz Luhrmann Costume Designer: Catherine Martin Background Last Tuesday, BAMF Style reflected on Californication‘s tribute to The Great Gatsby with its second season character of Lew Ashby ; now, let’s focus on a more literal adaptation when Baz Luhrmann directed his lavish big-screen version a few years ago. The turning point in the story is when the two old flames Jay Gatsby and Daisy Buchanan are finally reunited in Nick’s humble cottage.

Gatsby isn’t dressed for such modest surroundings, wearing – as F. Scott Fitzgerald describes: …Gatsby, in a white flannel suit, silver shirt, and gold-colored tie, hurried in. The Wolf of Wall Street: Leo’s Floral Swimwear I’m off to the beach for my annual vacation! I’ll have my phone, but I eschew technology when surrounded by sun, sand, water, and books, so I’ll be less responsive to comments and e-mails than usual (and I know I already need some improvement in that area!) There’ll be a few posts planned for the course of this week, but here’s a quick snippet of a BAMF in relaxation mode that we should all try and emulate. Leonardo DiCaprio and Margot Robbie as Jordan and Naomi Belfort in The Wolf of Wall Street (2013).

Vitals Leonardo DiCaprio as Jordan Belfort, swaggering stockbroker New York City, Summer 1993 Film: The Wolf of Wall Street Release Date: December 25, 2013 Director: Martin Scorsese Costume Designer: Sandy Powell How to Get the Look The Wolf of Wall Street gives us a quick look at Jordan and Naomi relaxing on his yacht. He doesn’t have a care in the world as he lays next to his beautiful wife and wears: Navy blue short-sleeve linen shirt with six white buttons down plain front and straight-hemmed bottom Light blue “Hawaiian printed” polyester swimming trunks with a palm tree and orange floral print His Ray-Ban Wayfarer sunglasses with black acetate frames, a fine choice for a successful young fella on holiday, sit on the back on his head against the pillow. If you’ve got a special lady friend with you who also would like some shades, Margot Robbie is wearing a pair of brown plastic-framed Versace 477/B 915 sunglasses with gold Greek key temple logos. Supposedly, Jordan’s swimwear is a pair of vintage-inspired Tommy Bahama board shorts, but I haven’t found confirmation of that.

Belfort himself mentions a pair of “blue nylon” swimming trunks in his follow-up book, Catching the Wolf of Wall Street. Do Yourself a Favor and… Buy the movie . Belfort’s original book was one of my beach reading materials during this trip last year, and it’s definitely an entertaining read. Leonardo DiCaprio as Jordan Belfort in The Wolf of Wall Street (2013). Vitals Leonardo DiCaprio as Jordan Belfort, swaggering stockbroker London, Summer 1995* * In reality, this was August 1993. All you really need to know is that it’s the summer. Film: The Wolf of Wall Street Release Date: December 25, 2013 Director: Martin Scorsese Costume Designer: Sandy Powell Background You all heard (or read) me bitching about how poorly pink was incorporated into Sean Connery’s cream linen suit in Diamonds are Forever, so now let’s see a more subtle way that a gent can wear that most tender of colors without looking like a buffoon or a mezza fanook.

After illegally making $22 million in three hours thanks to the Steve Madden IPO , boastful stock magnate Jordan Belfort heads for Europe to hide his ill-gotten gains in a Swiss bank account. An unexpected hiccup pops up when Jordy needs a European citizen’s name for the account. Luckily for our protagonist, his wife has a classy English aunt (played by the super awesome Joanna Lumley) that’s willing to help out. Continue reading → Leonardo DiCaprio as Jay Gatsby in The Great Gatsby (2013). Vitals Leonardo DiCaprio as Jay Gatsby, eagerly romantic millionaire and bootlegger Long Island, NY, Late Summer 1922 Film: The Great Gatsby Release Date: May 10, 2013 Director: Baz Luhrmann Costume Designer: Catherine Martin Background Today marks the 90th anniversary of the original publication of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s masterpiece The Great Gatsby by Charles Scribner and Sons on April 10, 1925.

Now considered to be a literary classic and a top contendor for the mythic “Great American Novel”, the story explores themes of the decadent excess, romantic idealism, and degrees of social change that defined America in the Roaring Twenties. Sadly for Fitzgerald, the novel was best appreciated in retrospect; it sold only 20,000 copies its first year, and Fitzgerald died of a heart attack in 1940 believing that his masterpiece was rejected and forgotten. At his funeral, Dorothy Parker wept and muttered “the poor son-of-a-bitch”, echoing Owl-Eyes’ epitaph for Gatsby himself. Continue reading → The Wolf of Wall Street: White Polo for Yachting Vitals Leonardo DiCaprio as Jordan Belfort in The Wolf of Wall Street (2013). DiCaprio himself even uses this image for his Twitter avatar. Leonardo DiCaprio as Jordan Belfort, swaggering stockbroker New York City, Summer 1994 Film: The Wolf of Wall Street Release Date: December 25, 2013 Director: Martin Scorsese Costume Designer: Sandy Powell Background With winter upon us, avoid the winter blues by thinking ahead to summer.

Picture yourself on a millionaire’s yacht, drinking wine and eating caviar with millions to spend and not a care in the world. Of course, that’s hardly a reality for even the top 1% of us, but it doesn’t hurt to dress the part. Even Jordan Belfort recognizes this in The Wolf of Wall Street when he tells visiting FBI agent Patrick Denham that: When you’re sailing a boat built for a Bond villain you’ve got to play the part. Belfort wisely chose to forego the traditional Mao jacket sported by many of the most popular (and megalomaniac) Bond villains, however. Continue reading → The Wolf of Wall Street: Dark Blue Chalkstripe Flannel on IPO Day Leonardo DiCaprio as Jordan Belfort in The Wolf of Wall Street (2013). It’s Labor Day, so sartorial traditionalists should start packing up their cream linen suits and pull their sharp chalkstripe flannels up to the front. Ideally, you have today off of work and one extra day before you need a snazzy suit to make an impression when strutting back into the office tomorrow.

Vitals Leonardo DiCaprio as Jordan Belfort, shrewd Wall Street stockbroker Long Island, Fall 1993 Film: The Wolf of Wall Street Release Date: December 25, 2013 Director: Martin Scorsese Costume Designer: Sandy Powell Background Though avoiding excess isn’t exactly Jordan Belfort’s thing (i.e. drugs , women ) in The Wolf of Wall Street, he did manage to avoid some of the sartorial excesses of the late ’80s and early ’90s that continue to plague thrift shops and convenience stores to this day. For the most part, he wears none of the baggy double-breasted suits with low button stances and excessive shoulder padding. Continue reading → Leonardo DiCaprio on set as Jay Gatsby in The Great Gatsby (2013). Vitals Leonardo DiCaprio as Jay Gatsby, eccentric and romantic millionaire bootlegger New York City, Summer 1922 Film: The Great Gatsby Release Date: May 10, 2013 Director: Baz Luhrmann Costume Designer: Catherine Martin Background Car Week is wrapping up with a yin to Monday’s yang.

The first post this week looked at the big yellow Rolls-Royce tourer from the 1974 adaptation of The Great Gatsby and the suit Robert Redford wore while driving it. The car was practically as close as the one mentioned in the novel, but the suit was too dark and too contemporary to be accurate with the suit in the novel. Today’s post looks at the more recent 2013 adaptation directed by Baz Luhrmann and starring Leonardo DiCaprio in the title role. The film nicely brought to life the “caramel-colored suit” that Fitzgerald wrote about in the novel, but the Rolls-Royce of the novel is now an anachronistic supercharged Duesenberg. I can’t complain too much since the scenes of Gatsby driving his Duesy are some of the most exciting moments in the movie. Continue reading →

Question: In which 2013 film did Leonardo Di Caprio reprise a role played by Robert Redford in a 1974 film?
Answer: The Great Gatsby