Posts Tagged ‘The Great Gatsby’

State Official Relieved From Duty After Writing Poem About the Benghazi Attack

State Official Relieved From Duty After Writing Poem About the Benghazi Attack

Also today, a close look at Leonardo DiCaprio’s Gatsbyesque entrance, an interesting souvenir from ‘A Clockwork Orange,’ and David Bowie is in ‘Labyrinth’ even more than you think.



Casting Call: F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Tender is the Night

Casting Call: F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Tender is the Night

This past week, the much-delayed 3D production of “The Great Gatsby” opened in theaters, which got us thinking about other great Fitzgerald adaptation opportunities. Our suggestion for one that would fare brilliantly on the big screen? The dramatic, evocative Tender is the Night. Here in Word & Film’s Casting Call, we dream up more than the possibility — we dream up the perfect cast for such a film.



Would Scott and Zelda Have Approved of Baz Luhrmann’s Bedazzled Version of ‘The Great Gatsby’?

Would Scott and Zelda Have Approved of Baz Luhrmann’s Bedazzled Version of ‘The Great Gatsby’?

‘It’s going to be a damned masterpiece, you know,’ said F. Scott Fitzgerald in Therese Anne Fowler’s meticulously researched novel about Zelda Fitzgerald.



Twilight of the ‘20s: Baz, Leo & Company Return with ‘The Great Gatsby’

Twilight of the ‘20s: Baz, Leo & Company Return with ‘The Great Gatsby’

As the much anticipated 3-D adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby lands in theaters, Word & Film caught up with a few key players.



‘Mama’ on Blu-Ray Makes for a Perverse Mother’s Day Treat

‘Mama’ on Blu-Ray Makes for a Perverse Mother’s Day Treat

Also today, Gatsby catching flack even before its release date, Fifty Shades at the center of a Philly educational kerfuffle, and Harper Lee going after the copyright — to her own book.



All Gatsbys, Great and Small: 6 Performances of Gatsbyesque Proportions

All Gatsbys, Great and Small: 6 Performances of Gatsbyesque Proportions

Dictionary.com defines ‘Gatsbyesque’ as ‘ostentatious, lavish, extravagant, i.e. resembling the life of Jay Gatsby.’



Just How Offensive Is Justin Bieber, Anyway?

Just How Offensive Is Justin Bieber, Anyway?

Also, ‘The Avengers’ get sexist and Wayne and Garth to bury the hatchet.



NYC Pays Tribute to Female Stalkers of the Silver Screen

NYC Pays Tribute to Female Stalkers of the Silver Screen

Also today, the truth about the ‘Finding Nemo’ sequel, Gatsby soundtrack news, and LEGO’s faux pas.



‘Game of Thrones’ Premiere Overshadows a Nation’s Holiday Plans

‘Game of Thrones’ Premiere Overshadows a Nation’s Holiday Plans

As our eyes roam the wide, open Internet, we’ve also spotted fairy-tale characters all grown up, geo-tweaked ‘Iron Man 3,’ and the cast of Baz Luhrmann’s ‘Gatsby’ in all their glossy (stereotypical?) glory.



5 Scenes Essential to The Great Gatsby’s Cannes 2013 Debut

5 Scenes Essential to The Great Gatsby’s Cannes 2013 Debut

This Cannes endorsement has inflated hopes that Luhrmann’s extravagant experiment with Gatsby will deliver the goods.



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