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Flamboyant Australian director Baz Luhrmann is renowned for his sumptuous style, and tackles projects that allow him to go overboard design-wise. Strictly Ballroom, Moulin Rouge! and Romeo + Juliet are all linked by their flashy, self-conscious look; all of them scream: "Look at me." Also known for in-your-face song-and-dance numbers, Luhrmann ... (more)

Not quite the cinematic train wreck the trailer suggests, "The Great Gatsby" does have its moments.

Actress Naomie Harris arrives at the Calvin Klein party, in Cannes, southern France, Thursday, May 16, 2013.

Three-time Oscar nominee LEONARDO DICAPRIO reveals his excitement at playing the 'American Hamlet' in The Great Gatsby, as THE BUZZ finds out THERE'S always a certain amount of hysteria surrounding summer blockbusters but Baz Luhrmann's new big-screen adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1925 novel The Great Gatsby has surpassed all the usual hype.

If you're not familiar with the plot, here it is, nutshelled: millionaire Jay Gatsby attempts to impress old flame Daisy Buchanan with his lavish lifestyle.

Left to right, Carey Mulligan, Baz Luhrmann, Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire and Isla Fisher attend The Great Gatsby press conference during the 66th Annual Cannes Film Festival at the Palais des Festivals on May 15, 2013.

With the Roaring 1920s in the backdrop and its toxicity within the confinements of excess, grandeur, power and greed, Luhrmann's attempt to demystify an American parable is well syncopated with 'greatness' that a young bond broker, Nick Carraway succinctly relates while recovering from a trauma.

It was only a matter of time, of course, that the famed one for one company, Out of Print, released the 'OOP x Mikey Burton: Gatsby' collaboration inspired by the book but also coinciding with the release of the 3D film, directed by Baz Luhrmann starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire, and also featuring a hip hop soundtrack.

Warner Bros.' The Great Gatsby has divided critics but opened strong, with a much better than expected $51.1 million.

The Great Gatsby didn't take down Iron Man 3 at the box office, but its $51.1 opening weekend was significantly higher than analysts predicted .

Baz Luhrmann's 3-D extravaganza The Great Gatsby has defied the critics in its opening weekend at the US Box Office.

The director was keen to embody the character before taking on the latest big-screen adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald 's novel in order to get a feel for the 1920s era.

F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby" has a cautionary theme concerning the impact of glitz, greed, and a culture of excess that prevailed during the Roaring 20s, only to crash in the Great Depression.

Tobey Maguire didn't have to go far when Leonardo DiCaprio called him about meeting to discuss an adaptation of "The Great Gatsby" with Baz Luhrmann.

In a track-by-track for THR, Baz Luhrmann's right-hand music man Anton Monsted elaborates on contributions by Jay-Z, Jack White, Lana Del Rey, The xx and more.

LOS ANGELES, May 10, : "The Great Gatsby" is heating up in tracking, social media and advance ticket sales, but it still doesn't look like it will melt down "Iron Man 3" at the box office this weekend.

Greetings movie lovers, it's time to take a peek at what the cinema has in store for us this weekend.

Leonardo DiCaprio has been considered one of the big A-List stars for around twenty years now.

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This weekend, " The Great Gatsby ," Baz Luhrmann 's overstuffed piata of a literary adaptation, opens everywhere .