HOTTER IN HOLLYWOOD

'The Great Gatsby' Trailer Arrives

So now that the summer movie season is in full swing, we're being treated to some tasty cinematic morsels we won't be able to savor until the holidays. First up, Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby, a lavish-looking remake of the 1974 F. Scott Fitzgerald adaptation which starred Robert Redford and Mia Farrow.

The 2012 edition stars Leonardo DiCaprio as the titular Long Island, New York millionaire who befriends Midwesterner Nick Carraway (Tobey Maguire) and develops an infatuation with the beguiling Daisy (a perfectly cast Carey Mulligan). Romance blossoms, tensions rise, and everyone gets carried away amidst several decadent parties. It's just like watching any given reality show on Bravo -- except it's 1922. Watch:

The modern music juxtaposing the vintage looks is very Lurhmannesque (remember Romeo + Juliet and Moulin Rouge?), and who knows if it's just for the trailer. Doesn't matter. We were sold at the first frame.

*Too bad Baz can't be touted as "the director of Australia" because we sooo loved that 2008 bomb. 

FIRST LOOK: SHUTTER ISLAND

Martin Scorsese finally gets to do his version of The Shining.

Well, not literally. It's Shutter Island, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Mark Ruffallo as deputy marshals assigned to investigate the disappearance of a madwoman at a remote island asylum that houses the criminally insane.

And from the looks of the trailer (below), it seems like good ol' Leo has some painful secrets of his own that haunt him while he delves deeper into the mystery and possible conspiracy behind the scary prison. Ah, Scorsese. It's nice to see you move away from the cops-and-mobsters routine and give us a nice psychological thriller. We haven't gotten chills like this since, what, Cape Fear - 18 years ago.

November y'all:

THE FIRST ECHO

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THE FIRST ECHO

The Weekly Wonder, HoroscopesHot Horoscopes by Wonder Bright

The word for the week is relationship, little ducklings. All you Cancers, Virgos, Capricorns, Scorpios and Pisces are out there raising the bar in your relationships while the rest of us struggle to keep up. With Mercury going retrograde in Scorpio on the 11th, Scorpios like Leonardo DiCaprio will be hit hardest with second thoughts and inward reflection on what it all means, while Cancers like Harrison Ford and Capricorns like Denzel Washington will be too busy pushing the limits of their relationships to reflect much until later. Fortunately for us all, Venus transiting Virgo with Saturn this week will hold everyone accountable, making us all reach a little deeper than usual to understand why we say and do the things we do, putting an end to patterns that no longer work for us. So for everyone out there looking some relationship dilemma down the barrel, rest easy, my friends, this week the piper is coming calling, and you might just be the one playing his tune. I say get busy and slay those demons, you sexy beasts!

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