oxford25 Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 From Leo's LDF great news Barbie Don't worry for such a good cause, I'm sure Leo will splurge and plants trees for all of us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oxford25 Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 Replies to a person asking for your celebrity sighting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SexyLeo91 Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 Thanks ox and Barbie for the Leo news, posts, pics, all that good stuff! Awesome regarding freeing those animals from captive. 2 hours ago, oxford25 said: So , I guess , soon Leo will be planting a tree in my honor he’s gonna plant it in my honor, hehe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SexyLeo91 Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 Thanks ox for the tweets! That sounds like me around the holidays, with fewer bottles of liquor though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jade Bahr Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 13 hours ago, oxford25 said: From Leo's LDF great news This is just awesome Can't wait to see Leo planting a tree 🌳 Thanks @oxford25 for the updates Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyGirl Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 Hi all Thanks for keeping up even though Leo is not showing up these days but hopefully we'll get to see the trailer this month. I've been trying to find the interview that he did with vanity fair 2004 but I couldn't find it Does anyone have it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jade Bahr Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 @LuckyGirl It's one of my fave shootings of Leo ever. Does anyone has the complete set in HQ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jade Bahr Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 New review to an old movie. Just have to post it because in my eyes this movie and Leos brilliant, heartbreaking performance as Gatsby is highly underrated. Quote The Great Gatsby (2013) Review “So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.” This review proved nearly impossible to write because, the more I thought about The Great Gatsby, the more I felt I watched two films. The first tottered on the line between lush and garish while delighting me with its soundtrack and making me dizzy with its cinematography. The second was a beautiful and faithful retelling of a beloved novel featuring a truly, truly talented cast. (This review assumes you have read the book, all the way to the to the end, but not seen the movie.) The first part of the film (until Gatsby and Daisy first come face to face) is a bit of a self-indulgent mess. I’m not kidding when I say it’s mostly CGI-assisted crane shots. The first few were beautiful, but it got old. Quickly. It also quite literally made me dizzy (and I wasn’t even watching in 3D!). I read some reviews for the film before I saw the movie and one kept continually echoing in my head for the first half of the movie, “Yes, this is exactly what I would expect a Baz Luhrmann ‘Gatsby’ would look like” (Drew McWeeny). It was vibrant, it was loud, it oozed excitement, but I’ve seen it all before. Luhrmann’s style hasn’t evolved since Moulin Rouge. Excepting the different costumes, the party scene footage might have been swept off of that cutting room floor a dozen years ago. When Moulin Rouge hit, Luhrmann’s aesthetic was fresh and edgy. Now it’s a bit tiring. The movie excelled where Luhrmann’s sense of spectacle was most minimal. The emotional scenes were fantastic. Had the director only managed to curb his Luhrmann-ness, the film might have been an Oscar contender. Unfortunately, understatement is not the man’s strong suit. Sunbunny acting stars for every single member of the cast. DiCaprio’s Gatsby was even better than the Gatsby I imagine while reading, Tobey Maguire was flawless as Nick, and Carey Mulligan did the impossible by making Daisy Buchanan sympathetic. Newcomer Elizabeth Debicki (this is her SECOND movie role!) brought to life Jordan Baker, a character I have never really been able to get a handle on. Joel Edgerton played the stereotypical brute nicely, adding a bit of humanity to the nearly irredeemable Tom. I really cannot say enough about the acting in this film, and about Leonardo DiCaprio in particular. Gatsby is a difficult character because the ‘real him’ is wrapped in layers of lies and affectations. DiCaprio shone in the role. I can’t say why, but in the book Gatsby’s death never really bothered me. Nick’s determination to find Gatsby just one mourner always depresses me, but his death itself never really registered. Gatsby is such a super human character, I could never really relate to him. Not so in the film. I fretted for most of the movie, waiting for his inevitable tragic death. In fact, his movie death might even be more tragic than his book death. The look on his face just broke my heart. Carey Mulligan, as I said before, actually makes the eminently hatable Daisy Buchanan a (slightly) sympathetic character. The scene the morning of her wedding very nearly drove me to tears and I’ve spent nearly a decade despising her. They didn’t change her part in the plot and she still ends up (as Nick puts it) “smash[ing] up things and creatures,” but I did not at any point of the film wish horrible physical violence to be visited upon her. If only I could say the same of Mia Farrow’s “performance” in the 1974 version. The movie adheres to the book almost exactly. The few changes that are made are, I think, for the better. More focus is given to Gatsby’s business dealings, which I find fitting for the economic realities of today. The relationship between Jordan and Nick is removed almost completely, but I didn’t miss it. It always seemed superfluous to the main love story. Luhrmann incorporates much of Fitzgerald’s narration brilliantly and to great effect. How he does it (no spoilers) surprised me, but makes perfect sense. It was a nice, non-intrusive addition to the literary classic. Gatsby and Daisy’s relationship is more detailed and much more romantic than in the book. This is fitting because the book’s format is confined to Nick’s point of view, whereas the movie very occasionally deviates from underneath Mr. Carraway’s watchful eyes. A number of the reviews I read claimed that Fitzgerald’s message was lost in the glitter, but I disagree. Nothing will ever communicate the empty, forlorn feeling as well as the book (it’s Fitzgerald’s specialty), but Luhrmann does a creditable job. The scene where Nick walks through Gatsby’s mansion, now empty, cold, and being reclaimed by nature was breathtaking. Source Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BarbieErin Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 This is great news guys, can't wait! Cannes 2019: Tarantino's “Once Upon A Time in Hollywood" Locked Up For one, I have heard, from more than a few sources, that Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon A Time In Hollywood” is a lock. The film is set to bring a star-studded cast to the Croisette including Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Al Pacino, Margot Robbie, Kurt Russell, and Lena Dunham. However, the question still remains as to whether it will play in competition or out of competition. https://www.worldofreel.com/blog/2019/3/ad-astra Now I just need this trailer!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo lover Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 2 hours ago, BarbieErin said: This is great news guys, can't wait! Cannes 2019: Tarantino's “Once Upon A Time in Hollywood" Locked Up YEAAAAAAHHHHHH Thankssssss Barbie for the great news "Once Upon A Time In Hollywood” trailer plzzzzzzzzzzz Also,BIG THANKS to the wonderful Leo fans who shared latest updates Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jade Bahr Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 Great news!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SexyLeo91 Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 Thanks Jade (I wish I had the HQ pics from that shoot, but nah, I don’t , plus that’s one of my fav interviews from all time), calibi and Barbie for the Leo pics and all the news! His perfomance in the Great Gatsby is highly underrated, especially when you saw him cracking under pressure. Okay y’all, Cannes is right around the corner . Very excited here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oxford25 Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 Barbie Sure hope the Once /Cannes news is right I don't see anything about it so far posted at Tarantino News Calib Tks for pix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jade Bahr Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 20 hours ago, oxford25 said: Barbie Sure hope the Once /Cannes news is right I don't see anything about it so far posted at Tarantino News Now it is Old fan pic I've never seen before. Poor Vinny standing outside while the girls are all over Leo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oxford25 Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Gosh , this is shocking and so sad !!! I had forgotten to I read the article that he has a part in Once https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/luke-perry-dead-dies-90210-riverdale-1203154263/ Jade Tks for Tarantino News /Cannes update Also I can't see your IG post picture, but I figure it is the same one I saw below Also I love his eyes in the other older pix I saw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oxford25 Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Tweet from Leo on Luke Perry's passing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbieErin Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 So sad about Luke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbieErin Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 http://www.awardscircuit.com/2019/03/04/awards-profile-once-upon-a-time-in-hollywood/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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