thedailywhat:

Movie Trailer of the Day: Flashy first trailer for Moulin Rouge director Baz Luhrmann’s movie adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, starring Tobey Maguire as narrator Nick Carraway, Carey Mulligan as Daisy Buchanan, and Leonardo DiCaprio as the titular Gatsby.

Here’s the official synopsis:

The Great Gatsby follows Fitzgerald-like, would-be writer Nick Carraway as he leaves the Midwest and comes to New York City in the spring of 1922, an era of loosening morals, glittering jazz and bootleg kings.

Chasing his own American Dream, Nick lands next door to a mysterious, party-giving millionaire, Jay Gatsby, and across the bay from his cousin, Daisy, and her philandering, blue-blooded husband, Tom Buchanan. It is thus that Nick is drawn into the captivating world of the super rich, their illusions, loves and deceits. As Nick bears witness, within and without the world he inhabits, he pens a tale of impossible love, incorruptible dreams and high-octane tragedy, and holds a mirror to our own modern times and struggles.

The Great Gatsby opens in 3D on December 25th.

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junyiwu:

It’s Monday. Time to start a new week and time for another giveaway!!!

I reached 1,500 followers a couple days ago, and would like to take this opportunity to thank you all and return the love. You guys are awesome! 

As you know, I really enjoy drawing my favorite characters during my doodling downtime (pictured above are the Merida drawings from my last post, and a drawing of Harry protecting Sirius from dementors as per this blog post). 

So, for this giveaway, I will choose 7 winners who will each receive a signed 5”x7” drawing of a character of their choosing. 

Standard rules apply. To enter:

1. You must be following me.

2. Reblog this post!

Easy peasy. 

I’ll be randomly picking winners out of my “Winner’s mug” this Friday, May 18th. The clock starts. NOW.

Good luck and thank you! 

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gretchenalice:

Yes, yes, YES.

awwwwww. :)

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burdge: i feel like Katniss was eventually very grateful for Peeta’s insistence that they have children…

burdge:

i feel like Katniss was eventually very grateful for Peeta’s insistence that they have children…

Her heart was a secret garden and the walls were very high.

William Goldman, The Princess Bride (via musingsinfemininity)

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spaceorphan:

Cato’s theme has officially been released. It will be played during his final scene in the movie.

Ahhhhhhh!!!!! I can’t stop the tears. 

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popculturebrain: Review: The Hunger Games There’s not much more that needs to be said about this than what’s already out there, so I’m going to keep it short. Every word of critical praise and fan devotion is 100% earned. The Hunger Games, as a movie, is not resting on its built in audience and massive buzz. It is in fact the real deal and transcends all of the hoopla surrounding it, with old-fashioned, high-quality filmmaking. The movie manages to actually improve upon its source material. Added scenes form a broader perspective that enhances the portrayal of the universe. The most impactful of which happens to be one that Katniss in the book would never have been privy to and in Collins’ timeline is revealed much later. Rather than being put off by some of the more kinetic cinematography, I thought it reinforced the film’s modernity. Those complaining of a gutless, light, PG-13 wash may have missed the point. The biggest problem is that Gary Ross and company have set themselves up for quite an undertaking with a 2nd, 3rd, and perhaps 4th movie.  If you’re not a fan, not familiar or not interested, I’d highly suggest you reconsider.  If the massive buzz is putting you off, ignore it, wait a week or two and see this in theaters. Aside from its ubiquity, The Hunger Games is a flat-out great movie.

popculturebrain:

Review: The Hunger Games

There’s not much more that needs to be said about this than what’s already out there, so I’m going to keep it short. Every word of critical praise and fan devotion is 100% earned. The Hunger Games, as a movie, is not resting on its built in audience and massive buzz. It is in fact the real deal and transcends all of the hoopla surrounding it, with old-fashioned, high-quality filmmaking.

The movie manages to actually improve upon its source material. Added scenes form a broader perspective that enhances the portrayal of the universe. The most impactful of which happens to be one that Katniss in the book would never have been privy to and in Collins’ timeline is revealed much later. Rather than being put off by some of the more kinetic cinematography, I thought it reinforced the film’s modernity. Those complaining of a gutless, light, PG-13 wash may have missed the point. The biggest problem is that Gary Ross and company have set themselves up for quite an undertaking with a 2nd, 3rd, and perhaps 4th movie. 

If you’re not a fan, not familiar or not interested, I’d highly suggest you reconsider.  If the massive buzz is putting you off, ignore it, wait a week or two and see this in theaters. Aside from its ubiquity, The Hunger Games is a flat-out great movie.