Tobey Maguire

Natalie Portman's indie western faces series of troubles

2013-03-21 12:50:00

It's going to be difficult for the plot of Natalie Portman's new indie western to be as compelling as the backstory that's been unfolding in recent days on the film's movie set. First Michael Fassbender dropped out of the Western “Jane Got a Gun"...

'Great Gatsby' to open Cannes Film Festival

2013-03-12 09:23:00

It's only fitting: F. Scott Fitzgerald lived in the south of France, and now his most famous character, Gatsby, is heading there. Baz Luhrmann's adaptation of "The Great Gatsby" will open the Cannes Film Festival on May 15, festival organizers announced...

'The Great Gatsby' to open Cannes 2013

2013-03-12 00:40:00

For its premiere 2013 showcase in the south of France, the Cannes Film Festival is going back to 1920s America. Organizers at the prestigious film gathering said Monday night that Baz Luhrmann's "The Great Gatsby" will open this year's festival on May...

Big to-do list for new NBCU News chairman. 'Gatsby' to open Cannes.

2013-03-12 08:19:00

After the coffee. Before figuring out why the Vatican didn't call me. The Skinny: I like "Mad Men." I hate all the hype around it. I don't need to analyze a new poster for the show. Tuesday's headlines include a look at the challenges facing the new...

Oscars 2013: It takes a week's worth of parties ...

2013-02-26 17:13:00

The Oscars are like the Super Bowl meets New Year's Eve for Hollywood. And as such there was no end to the parade of parties that swept the city leading up to Sunday night’s awards ceremony. Two of the most entertaining pre-parties were Thursday...

Jennifer Meyer is going places

2013-01-13 00:00:00

Jennifer Meyer wears her jewelry in the shower. And she's built a business on that idea. "I don't want you to take your jewelry off. I want it to become a part of you," says the designer over lunch, sweeping her hand across the subtle gold pieces on her...

The independent film breakout stars of 2012

2013-01-03 16:48:00

Independent filmmaking often acts as a farm team of sorts for Hollywood, a showcase for performers and filmmakers who go on to bigger, if not always necessarily better, things. The following is a look at some of the people — and some of the...

Video: 'Spider-Man' swings to No. 1 past 'Katy Perry,' 'Savages'

2012-07-08 18:36:00

"The Amazing Spider-Man"� was the hero of the box office this weekend, swinging to the No. 1 position past a new documentary about Katy Perry and Oliver Stone's gritty��"Savages." The 3-D superhero flick starring Andrew Garfield debuted Tuesday and...

Soccer star Landon Donovan makes a quick score in home sale

2012-07-29 00:00:00

Galaxy superstar Landon Donovan listed his compound in Manhattan Beach for $4.295 million and in two weeks had an offer in hand. Built in 2007 and 2008, the compound is made up of two houses with a swimming pool. The main house features 11-foot ceilings,...

Designer Waldo Fernandez buys a home with flair

2012-06-29 13:35:00

Interior designer Waldo Fernandez has bought a home in the Hollywood Hills West area for $2.4 million. Designed in 1940 by architect F. Pierpont Davis and later redone by Hollywood Regency-style proponent John Woolf, the Italian villa was named "One of...

'Spider-Man' flies to No. 1; 'Savages,' 'Katy Perry' are decent

2012-07-08 09:25:00

Hordes of moviegoers were bitten by the�"Spider-Man"�bug this weekend, as the superhero flick flew to the top of the box office. The 3-D reboot starring Andrew Garfield as the web-slinger debuted on Tuesday and grossed a healthy $140 million during its...

'The Great Gatsby' trailer: yea or nay?

2012-05-23 16:35:41

Tobey Maguire as Nick Carraway, Leonardo DiCaprio as Jay Gatsby, Carey Mulligan as Daisy Buchanan and Joel Edgerton as Tom Buchanan in "The Great Gatsby."

2013-03-12 23:22:00

Director Baz Luhrmann; cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan, Tobey Maguire.

2013-03-04 14:59:00

Expect to see Baz Luhrmann's summer film "The Great Gatsby," starring Tobey Maguire, left, and Leonardo DiCaprio, receive some awards talk this year.

2013-02-27 13:36:41