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So to mark this momentous occasion, we've decided to look back on 10 other film franchises that could have gotten by without their third films.

It's evident why 16-year-olds throughout America's classrooms continue to read F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic "The Great Gatsby" nearly a century after it was written.

Comic book fans have long speculated what the Marvel Cinematic Universe might be capable of should the rights to Spider-Man find themselves under the Marvel/Disney wheelhouse.

ALMOST two years after the cameras whirred into action, Baz Luhrmann's much-anticipated and critically-divisive re-imagining of F.Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby finally came full circle in Sydney - the city which provided its backdrop.

The first time Leonardo DiCaprio read "The Great Gatsby," he was instantly intrigued by the love story at the heart of the novel.

Glitter and pathos abound in Steven Soderbergh's scintillating disco ball of an HBO movie starring Michael Douglas as Liberace, who was famous for his ring-covered fingers and a candelabra atop his piano, and always insisted to his largely older female audience that he was still shopping for a girlfriend.

By AzerNews Azerbaijan is represented at the 66th international film festival that is underway in the French city of Cannes.

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

"Star Trek Into Darkness" Story: Capt. Kirk gets reckless as he takes on a terrorist with a master plan.

One Popcorn: Flop Two Popcorns: Wait till it's on video Three Popcorns: Go see it Four Popcorns: Standing ovation "The Great Gatsby" Four Popcorns Genre: Romantic Drama Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Carey Mulligan, Isla Fisher, Joel Edgerton Director: Baz Luhrmann Rating: PG-13 Comment: Outstanding performance by DiCaprio.

There was buzz on Chinese social media earlier this week when the trailer for Jia Zhangke's new competition film, A Touch of Sin , was released on Youkou, China's version of YouTube.

With some exceptions, most good parties require planning. The host knows how he wants things to go, and selects the elements to create that experience.

"GREAT Gatsby" star Leonardo DiCaprio yesterday opened the 66th Cannes Film Festival ahead of the European premiere of Baz Luhrmann's controversial 3-D epic, kicking off the world's most prestigious film fest.

Amitabh Bachchan The Indian icon, known at home as Big B, may seem like an odd choice for a "to watch" piece, but the series of vignettes I'm doing this week is about keeping an eye on interesting people here in Cannes, not solely newcomers.

The Cannes Film Festival is underway, and the cast of The Great Gatsby is bringing glamour to the riviera! Tobey Maguire spoke out about his friendship and admiration for close friend and castmate Leonardo DiCaprio earlier in the day at the film's photocall.

Baz Luhrmann's caffeinated interpretation of "The Great Gatsby" is sumptuous to behold - conspicuous consumption come to life.

Leonardo DiCaprio has described the Cannes Film Festival as an "insane experience" but also hailed it as the "mecca for the world to celebrate filmmaking". The 66th Cannes festival kicks off this week with Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby, a 3-D extravaganza starring Leonardo, Carey Mulligan and Tobey Maguire.

Genre: Drama Directed by: Baz Luhrmann Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan, Tobey Maguire, Joel Edgerton, Elizabeth Debicki, Isla Fisher OK, here's the thing: If you're looking for a proper, respectful, stiff-backed novels-for-illiterate approach, just save yourself getting worked up and don't go see this.

"The Iceman" - Not to be confused with that "Iron Man" film, which opened the same day, "The Iceman" stars Michael Shannon as the real-life killer-for-hire Richard Kuklinski, who allegedly split time as a very busy mob contract killer and family man for decades.

She is set to be the toast of Cannes when The Great Gatsby opens the International film festival but you wouldn't have known it as Carey Mulligan arrived at Nice airport.