February 7, 20232 yr Jade As to Leo’s next project : I like the premise of The Wager , but , with the pace at which Scorsese starts / completes projects I’m hoping he starts a new project this year with some other director So with that said my 2 choices would be : PTA project or Billy Summers I’ve ordered the book , so soon I’ll know if I feel it is a good role for Leo
February 7, 20232 yr More: https://www.the-sun.com/entertainment/7323713/sam-smith-beeline-leonardo-dicaprio-grammys-party/
February 7, 20232 yr Wait, was this seen before? or this one? His beauty is ethereal. "He's 😑...for Christ sake".
February 8, 20232 yr So tomorrow I'll watch Titanic in cinema again after 11 (?) years 🍿 👇 Can't wait Even though it's the movie with the most re releases it's still not my most watched Leo movie in cinema lol I'm curious if I notice any difference between the 2012 3D and the 2023 3D 😎 My local cinema is now showing the movie fully 2 WEEKS because of the high demand btw. This is how much Leos love life affects his career lol
February 8, 20232 yr I wish his work life will get rolling. Thanks everyone for all the updates. Have fun @Jade Bahr. Life without a newly released DiCaprio film is one big 🍑 growing pain 🤕.
February 8, 20232 yr Kate is involved. Like always. Leo isn't. Like always. So instead of speaking about his biggest legacy as an ACTOR and making good headlines he thinks it's a better idea to get papped with women younger than the movie and making bad headlines. Am I really the only one seeing the amount of irony here? And yeah I will be forever salty that he just can't see how he could use this movie in so many positive ways for himself and his career. At this point my last little sympathy for his foolish attitude towards this movie is non existing anymore. He wants to act and look like a fool? Congrats Leo you made it.
February 8, 20232 yr 35 minutes ago, Jade Bahr said: Watch the clip here: https://www.instagram.com/reel/CoaLYw-OSos/ Kate is involved. Like always. Leo isn't. Like always. So instead of speaking about his biggest legacy as an ACTOR he thinks it's a better idea to get papped with women younger than the movie. Am I really the only one seeing the amount of irony here? And yeah I will be forever salty that he just can't see how he could use this movie in so many positive ways for himself and his career. At this point my sympathy for his attitude around this movie is non existing anymore. I agree with all of this--- I think Titanic opened doors for him that were just incredible.
February 8, 20232 yr 4 hours ago, kellybsblover said: I agree with all of this--- I think Titanic opened doors for him that were just incredible. He used this movie Only once when he had a foundation to encourage his guests to donate. But, I always believe that he wants people to stop thinking that he is that romantic guy from Titanic!
February 9, 20232 yr 9 hours ago, Jade Bahr said: Kate is involved. Like always. Leo isn't. Like always. So instead of speaking about his biggest legacy as an ACTOR and making good headlines he thinks it's a better idea to get papped with women younger than the movie and making bad headlines. Am I really the only one seeing the amount of irony here? And yeah I will be forever salty that he just can't see how he could use this movie in so many positive ways for himself and his career. At this point my last little sympathy for his foolish attitude towards this movie is non existing anymore. He wants to act and look like a fool? Congrats Leo you made it. Agreed. But I can’t help but think it’s not the actual movie that keeps Leo away. I think James Cameron just pissed Leo off too many times. Scorpio is gonna hold a grudge. 😄
February 9, 20232 yr Jim Cameron's Titanic is an epic film. I think the picture's dimensions is most resonating. Cameron's version of retelling/revitalising the crews' and passengers' story is the heart. I know I have a love/hate dynamic with 1997's Titanic, but all in all I must concede to that fact, to that certitude that the film is GOOD. Although, I'll argue What's Eating Gilbert Grape and The Aviator are the main pillars which hold up his acting validity, Titanic deserves her kudos too.
February 9, 20232 yr 12 hours ago, Jade Bahr said: Kate is involved. Like always. Leo isn't. Like always. So instead of speaking about his biggest legacy as an ACTOR and making good headlines he thinks it's a better idea to get papped with women younger than the movie and making bad headlines. Am I really the only one seeing the amount of irony here? And yeah I will be forever salty that he just can't see how he could use this movie in so many positive ways for himself and his career. At this point my last little sympathy for his foolish attitude towards this movie is non existing anymore. He wants to act and look like a fool? Congrats Leo you made it. Some people dont want to look back on what they did and just want to focus on what they are doing.
February 9, 20232 yr I watched Revolutionary Road last night and it was a good reminder why I'm a Leo fan in the first place. Great movie. Source
February 9, 20232 yr Box Office: ‘Magic Mike 3,’ ‘Titanic’ Re-Release Compete for No. 1 Spot Over Super Bowl Weekend Forget the Super Bowl face-off between the Eagles vs. the Chiefs, the hottest weekend matchup is unfolding at the box office as several contenders — “Magic Mike’s Last Dance” and “Titanic” (yes, really) among them — compete for first place. The third “Magic Mike” chapter, this weekend’s only new nationwide release, is expected to bring in $8 million to $10 million from 1,500 North American theaters in its opening weekend. At the higher end of estimates, “Last Dance” has a chance of bumping and grinding its way to No. 1. But at the lower end, it’ll run into Paramount’s 25th anniversary re-release of “Titanic,” which hopes to add $10 million over the weekend. Elsewhere, “Avatar: The Way of Water” is looking to bring roughly $7 million in its ninth weekend of release, and Paramount’s octogenarian comedy “80 for Brady,” which has stayed strong in the days after its $12.7 million debut, is projected to collect around $8 million in its sophomore outing. It’ll be a close call between the top five movies in North America. (...) For the hopeless romantics, there’s no shortage of love stories on the big screen. “Titanic,” one of James Cameron’s several $2 billion-grossing blockbusters, is aiming for double digits as it sails to 2,400 Imax screens. Based on those estimates, the ill-fated romance of Jack and Rose is looking like it’ll outpace the recent re-release of “Avatar,” one of those $2 billion blockbusters from Cameron. The first trip to Pandora, which still ranks as the highest-grossing film in history, generated $10 million in North America and $20.5 million internationally during its theatrical re-issue last fall. There’s a chance this is the weekend that “Avatar: The Way of Water,” another one of those $2 billion blockbusters from Cameron, overtakes “Titanic” as the third-biggest movie in history. “Avatar 2” has grossed $2.176 billion to date, while “Titanic” has generated $2.94 billion. Either way, it’s a good time to be James Cameron. Source ‘Avatar’ Sequel Won’t Sink ‘Titanic’ As Third Highest Grossing Film The battle for the bronze on all-time box office charts heats up this weekend, as Avatar: The Way of Water has one last chance to surge ahead of Titanic before that film sets sail again on a 25th anniversary voyage in one week. But unless it overperforms and defies the odds yet again, James Cameron’s blockbuster Avatar sequel won’t sink Titanic as the third-highest grossing film in cinema history. At least, not without a re-release of its own. As of Friday morning, Avatar: The Way of Water needed about $64 million to top Titanic. This weekend, I expect The Way of Water t0 sail toward $8-10 million stateside and around $30+/- million internationally, so conservatively call it $35-40 million, cutting the distance between Avatar 2 and Titanic to somewhere between $20-30 million. But if The Way of Water exceeds my estimates this weekend (and it’s been defying predictions all along), then the Avatar sequel might be able to narrow that gap to perhaps $20 million. And by the subsequent weekend, there should by my math only be somewhere in the neighborhood of perhaps $10+/- million or so left of Titanic’s box office lead. Which is where things get tricky, because that’s the same weekend Titanic sets sail again in theaters in remastered 4K HDR 3D for its 25th anniversary. So just as Avatar: The Way of Water is finally about to pass it, Titanic’s box office will take off again. So even in the event Avatar: The Way of Water has a big enough weekend and strong enough daily holds to actually top Titanic sometime next week, it won’t last long, because Titanic will enjoy bigger daily box office and with the numbers so close between the two films, Titanic has time on its side and will retake the #3 spot. How long that situation lasts is anybody’s guess — and I think it won’t last long, since I anticipate at least one inevitable Avatar: The Way of Water re-release with extra footage later this year or sometimes in 2024 ahead of Avatar 3’s release — but from where I’m sitting now, it looks like Avatar 2 will not take the #3 spot on all-time box office charts from Titanic unless The Way of Water has far better than anticipated daily and weekend holds over the next several days until Titanic arrives in theaters. Titanic has already had two prior re-releases, which combine for a total of more than $344 million, most of that from its 2012 3D release. And the film already holds up tremendously well, including its large number of complicated visual effects shots and CGI, so a 4K HDR release with higher frame rate in 3D is going to completely modernize it. If Titanic manages to find a whole new younger audience who are wowed by the romantic story, the chemistry between its leads, and the eye-popping and heartbreaking tragic spectacle of the sinking, then that combined with its release for Valentine’s Day could help it beat expectations. It’s a strange situation to be in, where anticipating a greater-than-anticipated outcome for one Cameron film means doubting another Cameron film’s ability to rise above expectations. It’s what you could call a Kobayashi Maru box office scenario — there’s no way to win, because either way you violate the cardinal rule of “Never doubt James Cameron” and you’ll inevitably be guilty of making that mistake one way or the other. If Avatar: The Way of Water is still destined to eventually pass Titanic, the next film outside of Cameron’s own franchise capable of challenging either of those films will be Avengers: Secret Wars, which hits theaters in 2026. That film will sport such a huge cast of Marvel characters old and new from across the multiverse it’ll make your head spin watching them team up and/or fight in the biggest MCU crossover event yet. Its predecessor, Avengers: The Kang Dynasty in 2025 will no doubt prove formidable and a massive billion-plus blockbuster, but I don’t think it’s a contender for the $2.2 billion tier of box office. So by early 2027, the box office charts for the highest grossing films of all time will look something like this: Avatar Avengers: Endgame Avatar: The Way of Water Avatar 3 Avengers: Secret Wars Titanic And that’s without considering where Avatar 4 will land on the chart, but it’ll be somewhere in the top-7 for sure — the question is whether it can top Titanic or whichever of the above six movies are sitting in the #6 spot at the time. But I have no doubt those are the six that will be there when Avatar 4 arrives, assuming it comes out in 2026 as planned. So the top-7 will also include a fourth Avatar film, and in 2028 comes Avatar 5. All of these films are almost certainly going to exceed $2 billion box office, and we will have a top 10 all-time grossing films list that includes six James Cameron movies (including five Avatar films), three Avengers movies, and one Star Wars movie. The only question is which Avatar sequels will have had enough re-releases to chart above the other sequels, and how high Avengers: Secret Wars climbs. Notice, the entire top-10 will become a $2+ billion club by that point. And Disney will own eight of those ten spots. They technically “own” the first Avatar film now, but it wasn’t released by Disney so they can’t claim credit for that one, aside from some of its re-release box office, so maybe give them credit for 8.5 of the top 10 I guess. Check back soon here for more updates on Avatar: The Way of Water’s historic box office run, Titanic’s 25th anniversary re-release, and more upcoming film releases and box office news. Source
February 9, 20232 yr Disney Is Making 25th Anniversary Titanic Merchandise Now It’s been widely speculated that Bob Iger overspent on the Fox acquisition, paying over $71 billion. Since then Disney is trying to leverage all the IP they now own anyway that they can. So now they are making 25th Anniversary ‘Titanic’ merchandise. Shop Disney has just unveiled several anniversary pieces. Let’s take a look! Titanic 25th Anniversary Grand Staircase Clock – $215 Titanic Sketchbook Set – $24.99 Titanic 25th Anniversary Mug and Plate Set – $29.99 Titanic Anniversary Baseball Cap – $29.99 Titanic Anniversary Tea Set – $199.99 Titanic Anniversary T-Shirt – $44.99 Titanic Rebecca Hook Heart of the Ocean Necklace – $150 Source Actually love the tea set 😍 I would also die to see Leo with this cap but I guess it's not his kind of humor LOL
February 9, 20232 yr I know not everyone here is on the Titanic train but in lack of other/better news I will spam you guys while the re release lol Titanic Is The Best Possible Defense Of The Movie Sex Scene (To celebrate "Titanic" and its impending 25th-anniversary re-release, we've put together a week of explorations, inquires, and deep dives into James Cameron's box office-smashing disaster epic.) There are a handful of subjects in Film Discourse™ circles that seemingly never seem to go away, much to the chagrin of most. Of course, there's the endless debate regarding the validity of superhero blockbusters, whether or not "elevated horror" is a real thing, and a subject that wakes me up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat — whether or not there should be sex scenes in films. First things first, as pointed out by Kate Hagen of The Black List, only 103 feature films were tagged on IMDb as featuring a sex scene of the 18,678 releases of 2022, meaning less than 1% of films last year included a sex scene. The idea that there is "too much sex" in cinema is not supported by data and is nothing more than conservative, fear-mongering talking points whipping people up into a moral panic. I refuse to waste my time arguing with the apparent pro-Hays Code weirdos out there who think sex scenes serve no narrative purpose, because the film "Titanic" exists, and is arguably the strongest defense in favor of cinematic sex scenes. "Titanic" is a tragic epic about loss, wealth inequality, disaster, and death, but also a story of finding love under impossible circumstances. Jack and Rose's relationship starts on that fated ship and the impact takes 84 years to fully unravel. The film's success completely hinges on the audience's investment in Rose and Jack's story, which is intrinsically connected to witnessing their most private moments. The politics of virginity Folks have been debating for decades whether or not Rose could have made room for Jack to fit on the door, but another point hotly contested is Rose's virginal status. "Titanic" takes place in 1912, a time when, according to Marshall Cavendish's "Sex and Society," 61% of men admitted to having premarital sex compared to only 12% of women. However, the film intentionally leaves Rose's virginal status vague. When Rose is gifted the Heart of the Ocean necklace, her 30-year-old fiancé Cal Hockley (Billy Zane) says, "There's nothing I'd deny you ... if you'd not deny me." This line makes it sound like Rose has not yet had sex with him, and he's hoping to bribe her with a massive jewel to have sex before marriage. I've always believed Rose to be a virgin and Cal is rightfully an a-hole for trying to bribe his betrothed teen bride-to-be to f**k him (among other reasons). I've heard folks describe his character as "cartoonishly villainous," which tells me they've never experienced an abusive, entitled man like Cal. Lucky them. During breakfast, he reprimands her for attending a third-class party with Jack instead of screwing him. "I had hoped you would come to me last night," he tells her. "I was tired," she responds. He's exerting his controlling behavior, yelling at her and demolishing the fine dishes on the table in a rage for her not behaving as expected. She is his "wife in practice if not yet by law" and tells her she must "honor [him] the way a wife is required to honor a husband." This certainly sounds like he's referring to a lack of submission and sex. Rose understands the power and societal importance of her own virginity, so her decision to take autonomous control cannot be ignored. Seeing the sketchbook When 101-year-old Rose is detailing her story to Brock Lovett and his crew, she describes her feelings about going on the trip with Cal as "screaming inside." When she finally formally meets Jack, it's because he sees her attempting to jump off the RMS Titanic. Rose would rather die than have to marry Cal and sign up for an eternity of living among the elite society of Philadelphia. The following day, Rose is shown Jack's sketchbook, which is filled with beautifully drawn images of women in various forms. A mother breastfeeding, a lonely woman donning every piece of jewelry she owns, and a one-legged sex worker are among the subjects in Jack's book. She isn't repulsed by his drawings but instead impressed by his ability to capture a woman's honesty. It's important to remember that while premarital sex was considered taboo for women (let's be real, our puritanical culture often still feels that way), it was not uncommon for people to have sex out of wedlock, whether with hired workers or mistresses. Rose even points out the men who are dining with mistresses to Jack before dinner with the wealthy elite. She's fully aware of Jack's potential sexual exploits, but that does not scare her. If anything, it entices her to meet someone with such a progressive view on living that doesn't come with the caveat that his sexual expression must be lied about in order to save face in front of polite society. After all, she is admittedly a reader of Sigmund Freud, believing the size of the Titanic to be a symbol of the overcompensation of insecure men. Rose may not have experienced sex, but she's very aware of the way it functions in society. 'Draw me like one of your French girls' When Rose finally bucks her generational obligations of marrying for money and not for love, she does so in a very big way. The kiss she and Jack share at the bow of the ship lights the spark, but the flame begins to roar when she tells Jack, "The last thing I need is another picture of me looking like a porcelain doll," implying that she wants to be captured in her most honest form — nude. Old Rose says, "My heart was pounding the whole time. It was the most erotic moment of my life. Up until then, at least." If we needed any certainty that Rose was a virgin, this surely solidifies it. The drawing scene is absolutely magnificent. They laugh together, Rose mocks Jack for blushing, and he is a bundle of nerves. He is clearly falling for Rose and seeing her naked for the first time is not the same as seeing the nude women he's hired in the past. According to James Cameron (via Far Out Magazine), "You know what it means for her, the freedom she must be feeling. It's kind of exhilarating for that reason." Years later during an interview with Stephen Colbert on "The Late Show," Winslet admitted that it was hard to keep a straight face during the scene and that she felt compelled to laugh through it. That nervous energy adds to the scene's authenticity, and it's hard not to fall in love with their love. The scene has since been parodied to death, but upon rewatch, the chemistry between Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio is palpable. If you google the word "intimacy," this moment could serve as the definition. 'To the stars' When the lovebirds seek solace in the Renault Type CB Coupe de Ville while trying to evade Cal's hired narc, the newly extricated Rose determines this to be the moment she has sex with Jack. She initiates the entire situation, pulling him out of the driver's seat and into the back with her. She brings his hand to her mouth, gently kissing his fingertips. "Put your hands on me, Jack" she commands, guiding his hand to her breast. As this is a PG-13 film, the camera cuts away to a shot of the ship, returning to the iconic sight of Rose's clenched hand slapping against a fogged-up window, a sign to the viewer that Rose has had what is presumably her first orgasm. When the camera reenters the car, Jack and Rose are huddled face to face and soaking wet, a painful foreshadowing of how the two will spend their final moments together. "You're trembling," she observes. "Don't worry, I'll be alright," Jack assures her. Rose kisses Jack's forehead, caressing him to her chest. Rose is in complete control of the situation, and for the very first time, her life. The point is further enforced by the reveal that Rose left the nude drawing in the safe she shares with Cal. "Darling, now you can keep us both locked up in your safe," she writes on a note with the drawing, the 1912 equivalent of texting your ex a selfie of you and your new beau. "I'd rather be his whore than your wife," she later tells Cal as she spits in his face. Rose is done with him, done with her life of opulence, done with the neglectful attitude of her wealthy mother, and ready to literally risk it all to be with Jack. The generational impact While there are certainly more explicit sex scenes in cinema, they're typically not found in films that are tied for winning the most Academy Awards. "Titanic" is a historical disaster epic, but one that is so deeply interwoven with a tale of sexual liberation that to remove it would be to fundamentally gut the heart of James Cameron's message. Due to the film's immense popularity, Rose is often cited by many millennials as the first vision of a nude woman they ever saw on screen and the sex scene between her and Jack was a many of a generation's introduction to the concept long before their parents gave them a talk about the birds and the bees. An unfortunate reality is that only 38% of high schools and 14% of middle schools across the United States teach all 19 topics identified as critical for sex education by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (via Harvard). There is obviously no data to support my theory, but if my experiences as a 7-year-old in 1997 are any indicator — that scene forced a hell of a lot of parents to explain to their children what sex was, and for that, we should all be grateful. I am fortunate to have been raised by parents that never stigmatized sex or nudity, but I'd be lying if I said I didn't think about Kate Winslet every time I drop my robe in front of my wife, hoping to capture a fraction of her confidence before she posed for Jack. And I'll admit, the best sex of my life has been the sex where I'm the most like Rose — in complete control of my desire. Listen to Old Rose James Cameron was pretty brilliant in framing "Titanic" as a story told from the memory of the 101-year-old Rose. By telling the story from her point of view, it forces the disconnected younger generations to relate to the very real humans lost in the devastating sinking of the unsinkable ship. When Rose first arrives on the Akademik Mstislav Keldysh research vessel, Lewis Bodine is thrilled to show her his digital reenactment of how the ship sank. He's utterly clueless about the fact that he's mansplaining a tragedy to a woman who experienced it firsthand. Sure, he knows the facts and logistics better than most, but what does he truly know of the very real people who lived and died? The research team is enraptured by Rose's story, not because of her description of all of the egotistical ways in which humans failed the passengers of the RMS Titanic, but the human element of her journey. The team of researchers are so fixated on finding that damn necklace, that they never stopped to think about the people who wore it and what else they could have possibly lost. She forces the team to have empathy for the deceased, teaching them to assess the tragedy from more than just an intellectual perspective. Rose's story is so much more than just hearing from Thomas Andrews that the ship lacked adequate lifeboats or that she's kept The Heart of the Ocean necklace the whole time. It's why the group is captivated by her confessions of posing nude and having illicit sex with a commoner to the point of tears. It's not because they're all perverted weirdos — it's because sex, desire, and love make Rose's experience undeniably human. Source Great analysis
February 9, 20232 yr Thanks @Jade Bahr Interesting article and Titanic goodies It's a shame Leo was not part of the new documentary. In the long SAG Afra interview he said he was "proud of that movie". I can understand he did not want to just be the pretty boy from Titanic back then. But now everybody knows how talented he is and what he can do with his acting. I would have loved if he showed some pride in being in one of the most beloved movies of all time.
February 9, 20232 yr 8 hours ago, bummy123 said: Some people dont want to look back on what they did and just want to focus on what they are doing. Yep.
February 9, 20232 yr 46 minutes ago, akatosh said: I can understand he did not want to just be the pretty boy from Titanic back then. But now everybody knows how talented he is and what he can do with his acting. I would have loved if he showed some pride in being in one of the most beloved movies of all time. Yep.
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