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FIRST LOOK: Watch The Great Gatsby Trailer | Leonardo DiCaprio

The Great Gatsby Trailer: Watch It Here

Originally posted 05/23/2012 08:50AM

Fans can now get a sneak peek of Baz Luhrman's screen adaptation of The Great Gatsby, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan and Tobey Maguire, as narrator Nick Carraway.

Based on the 1925 F. Scott Fitzgerald novel, the film is due to open Dec. 25 and centers on the mysterious, wealthy (and romantic) Jay Gatsby, played by DiCaprio. Mulligan is the object of his undying affection, Daisy Buchanan.

Though set in New York's Jazz Age 1922, the film, in typical Luhrman fashion, features modern music from Kanye West and Jay-Z, as well as Jack White, according to the 2½-minute clip, which also features lavish parties, costumes and fireworks. Twenty-three, skidoo!
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Leonardo DiCaprio's Changing Looks! | Leonardo DiCaprio

Leonardo DiCaprio's Changing Looks!

Originally posted 04/06/2012 04:00PM

From child actor to Hollywood heavyweight, watch the Titanic 3D star's amazing transformation

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5 Things You Didn't Know About Titanic | Kate Winslet, Leonardo DiCaprio

5 Things You Didn't Know About Titanic

Originally posted 04/04/2012 06:45PM

Before Peeta and Katniss broke box-office records, before Edward and Bella set tween hearts swooning, there was Jack and Rose.

Fifteen years ago, the youthful star-crossed lovers in 1997's Titanic – played by Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet – helped propel James Cameron's epic blockbuster into box-office history. The film earned $1.8 billion worldwide and scored 11 Oscars.

Now Titanic is sailing back into theaters on April 4, this time in 3D. To mark the re-release, which is taking place along with the 100th anniversary of the real sea disaster, PEOPLE spoke with Winslet and Cameron about their memories of the film – including a few surprises:

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How Titanic's 100th Anniversary Is Being Remembered | Kate Winslet, Leonardo DiCaprio

Titanic's 100th Anniversary Being Marked Around the Map

Originally posted 04/01/2012 03:00PM

Deep-sea explorer Robert D. Ballard is such a renowned expert in his field that last year he was even parodied on 30 Rock. He's also been scrupulously profiled on 60 Minutes.

One particular accomplishment will place him squarely back into the spotlight this month, when, on April 14, the world marks the 100th anniversary of the one of the most romanticized tragedies of all time, the sinking of R.M.S. Titanic – the remains of which Dr. Ballard discovered on Sept. 1, 1985, at 12:48 a.m., 12,450 feet below.

"It was a very difficult hunt," Ballard, 69, recently said, with great understatement, at the Explorers Club in Manhattan. What he also announced is a soon-to-open interactive exhibition slated for Connecticut's Mystic Aquarium, devoted to his search for the wreckage of the ill-fated, "unsinkable" ship.

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POLL: Did the Oscars Snub Leo and Ryan? | Leonardo DiCaprio, Michael Fassbender, Ryan Gosling

Oscar Nominations 2012: Was Leonardo DiCaprio Snubbed?

Originally posted 01/24/2012 12:55PM

Veteran movie stars Brad Pitt and George Clooney made the cut. So did funny girl Melissa McCarthy, along with fresher faces like Rooney Mara and Jean Dujardin. But, as usual, not everyone was recognized by the Academy Awards when the nominations were announced Tuesday morning.

In fact, some leading men who seemed a shoo-in for a gold statue were snubbed from the Best Actor category: Michael Fassbender, Ryan Gosling and Leonardo DiCaprio.

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George Clooney, Ryan Gosling Lead Golden Globe Nominations | Ricky Gervais

George Clooney, Ryan Gosling Lead Golden Globe Nominations

Originally posted 12/15/2011 08:45AM

Ricky Gervais, start sharpening your tongue – the Golden Globes are off and running.

Among those in the spotlight thanks to Thursday's nominations: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Ryan Gosling, Michael Fassbender, Michelle Williams, Charlize Theron, Rooney Mara, Tilda Swinton, Jodie Foster, Kristen Wiig, Viola Davis, Meryl Streep and Glenn Close.

Also in the running in the leading categories are Modern Family, Boardwalk Empire, Game of Thrones, Downton Abbey and Homeland, among others.

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Katy Perry, Leo DiCaprio or Hugh Grant: Who Looks Best in Old-Age Makeup? | Hugh Grant, Katy Perry, Leonardo DiCaprio

Katy Perry, Leo DiCaprio or Hugh Grant: Who Looks Best in Old-Age Makeup?

Originally posted 11/15/2011 09:30AM

Ever wonder what Katy Perry, Leonardo DiCaprio or Hugh Grant might look like in their golden years?

Now we know, thanks to the magic of the makeup chair.

Perry, 27, was transformed into what she describes as the "grandma" version of herself in her new music video for "The One That Got Away."

DiCaprio, 37, put on 40 years for J. Edgar, the biopic of the FBI's founding director, while new dad Hugh Grant, 51, tacked on decades thanks to the special-effects makeup he sports on the German set of his sci-fi flick Cloud Atlas.

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Leo Turns 37 with Bradley Cooper – and Victoria's Secret Models | Leonardo DiCaprio

Leonardo DiCaprio Turns 37 with Bradley Cooper – and Victoria's Secret Models

Originally posted 11/14/2011 12:30PM

Leonardo DiCaprio pulled out all the stops for a lavish 37th birthday party at New York City hotspot Avenue on Friday.

Surrounded by a bevy of Victoria's Secret models, pals Russell Simmons and Bradley Cooper and his mother Irmelin, the birthday boy "was having a great time and talked to everyone at the party," says a source.

The actor also spent the evening surrounded by Brazilian supermodels, including Alessandra Ambrosio, Izabel Goulart and Ana Beatriz Barros.

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Leonardo DiCaprio's Pizza-and-Art Night with His Buddies | Leonardo DiCaprio

Leonardo DiCaprio's Pizza-and-Art Night with His Buddies

Originally posted 11/10/2011 05:55AM

Leonardo DiCaprio and four gallery-hopping buddies were spotted scarfing down pizzas at Ovest Pizzoteca in New York after scoping out the art at the adjacent Paul Kasmin Gallery. The group sat in the front bar area, and the J. Edgar star stayed casual in a navy ball cap as he watched the chef hand toss the pizzas. The group devoured three pies in under five minutes – then opted for seconds on a pizza with cherry tomatoes, mozzarella and fresh basil. – Kristin Boehm

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Kristin Cavallari, Leo DiCaprio Party at Celeb-Studded B-Day Bash in L.A. | Kristin Cavallari, Leonardo DiCaprio

Kristin Cavallari, Leo DiCaprio Party at Celeb-Studded B-Day Bash in L.A.

Originally posted 11/08/2011 05:55AM

Leonardo DiCaprio, who stars in the upcoming Great Gatsby adaption, was one of many celebrity revelers at a Gatsby-themed bash at L.A.'s Trousdale Lounge. The soiree was a birthday party for filmmaker Brett Gursky, and DiCaprio hung out with his usual posse of guys: Lukas Haas, Kevin Connolly and Jerry Ferrara. Meanwhile, Kristin Cavallari was the life of the party, bouncing from group to group. The recent Dancing with the Stars contestant was also soaking up male attention. "She was in a very bubbly mood and used her time to let go and have some fun," a partygoer tells us. Also there: Chris Evans and Mark Salling. – Jennifer Garcia