http://www.mail.com/people/1250798-scott-fitzgerald.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/1250798-scott-fitzgerald.html http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2103126-cannes-james-franco-builds-bookish-filmography.html CANNES, France (AP) — James Franco's filmography is starting to look like a book shelf — and a very respectable one, at that. The 35-year-old American has already played poets Allen Ginsberg ("Howl") and Hart Crane ("The Broken Tower"). He recently finished directing an adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's "Child of God" (having first flirted with doing McCart... Wed, 22 May 2013 16:11:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2103126-cannes-james-franco-builds-bookish-filmography.html 2013-05-22T16:11:45Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2092064-publishers-weekly-best-sellers.html Week ending May 12th, 2013, powered by Nielsen BookScan. Copyright 2013 The Nielsen Company. HARDCOVER FICTION 1. "Dead Ever After: A Sookie Stackhouse Novel" by Charlaine Harris (Ace) 2. "12th of Never" by James Patterson, Maxine Paetro (Little, Brown) 3. "Silken Prey" by John Sandford (Putnam) ... Fri, 17 May 2013 00:15:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2092064-publishers-weekly-best-sellers.html 2013-05-17T00:15:49Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2086782-dicaprio-spielberg-open-stormy-cannes.html CANNES, France (AP) — The Cannes Film Festival got off to a blockbuster, if stormy start, as Baz Luhrmann's "The Great Gatsby" opened on a soggy French Riviera. Amid heavy rain, dancing flappers flocked down the Cannes red carpet Wednesday night, bringing a touch of the Jazz Age to the Croisette. "Gatsby" stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan and Tobey ... Wed, 15 May 2013 18:32:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2086782-dicaprio-spielberg-open-stormy-cannes.html 2013-05-15T18:32:17Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2087150-dicaprios-gatsby-brings-1920s-glamor-to-cannes.html CANNES, France (AP) — Like millions of others, Leonardo DiCaprio read and loved "The Great Gatsby" as a teenager. But he says he only recently began to understand it. The star of Baz Luhrmann's kaleidoscopic screen adaptation, said reading F. Scott Fitzgerald's book again, he came to believe that it was not the tale of tragic romance he had once believed.... Wed, 15 May 2013 14:27:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2087150-dicaprios-gatsby-brings-1920s-glamor-to-cannes.html 2013-05-15T14:27:49Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2084610-baz-luhrmann-cannes-birthplace.html CANNES, France (AP) — Baz Luhrmann might never have gone on to direct "The Great Gatsby" — or anything else, for that matter — if not for the Cannes Film Festival. "No Cannes, no me sitting here with you," Luhrmann said in a recent interview. When Luhrmann opens the 66th Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday with the international premiere of "The Great Gatsb... Tue, 14 May 2013 18:22:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2084610-baz-luhrmann-cannes-birthplace.html 2013-05-14T18:22:15Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2080186-gatsby-iron-man-3-money.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Gatsby looks almost as great as a superhero at the weekend box office. Leonard DiCaprio's "The Great Gatsby" partied like it was the Roaring '20s with a $51.1 million debut that made it a surprisingly strong runner-up to comic-book blockbuster "Iron Man 3." Studio estimates Sunday put "Gatsby" at No. 2 behind Robert Downey Jr.'s superhe... Sun, 12 May 2013 18:32:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2080186-gatsby-iron-man-3-money.html 2013-05-12T18:32:20Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2066168-murakami-relationships-book-intrigued.html KYOTO, Japan (AP) — In a rare public appearance, respected Japanese writer Haruki Murakami said his latest novel was an experiment and grew longer than expected as he developed a desire to expand on side characters while writing. "Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and the Year of His Pilgrimage" has sold more than 1 million copies a week since it went on sale last... Tue, 07 May 2013 01:11:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2066168-murakami-relationships-book-intrigued.html 2013-05-07T01:11:32Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2049694-f-scott-fitzgeralds-handwritten-ledger-online.html COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — An intriguing peek into the daily scribbles and life of author F. Scott Fitzgerald is now available online, just weeks before the opening of the movie "The Great Gatsby." Researchers from the University of South Carolina's Thomas Cooper Library put a digital version of the famed author's handwritten financial ledger on their website ... Sun, 28 Apr 2013 15:02:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2049694-f-scott-fitzgeralds-handwritten-ledger-online.html 2013-04-28T15:02:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2020672-simon-schuster-to-offer-e-books-to-libraries.html NEW YORK (AP) — The publisher of Stephen King, Bob Woodward and other top-selling authors has changed its policy of withholding e-books from libraries. Simon & Schuster announced a 1-year pilot program Monday with three New York City library systems that cover the city's five boroughs. Simon & Schuster had been the last of the "Big Six" publishers to keep... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:40:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2020672-simon-schuster-to-offer-e-books-to-libraries.html 2013-04-15T16:40:56Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2015016-japanese-flock-to-murakami-book-with-mystery-title.html TOKYO (AP) — Japanese readers are flocking to buy Haruki Murakami's latest novel, even though almost nothing has been disclosed about the book by one of the nation's most respected and commercially successful writers. The novel that went on sale Friday is the first in three years for the writer frequently mentioned as a Nobel Prize contender. It's availab... Fri, 12 Apr 2013 07:02:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2015016-japanese-flock-to-murakami-book-with-mystery-title.html 2013-04-12T07:02:36Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1948110-great-gatsby-to-open-cannes-film-festival.html PARIS (AP) — The Cannes Film Festival has an American flavor this year, with a Hollywood icon heading the jury and a quintessential U.S. literary figure opening the event: The Great Gatsby. Organizers said Tuesday the film "The Great Gatsby," with Leonardo DiCaprio in the title role and directed by Australian Baz Luhrmann, will open this year's Cannes fes... Tue, 12 Mar 2013 14:07:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1948110-great-gatsby-to-open-cannes-film-festival.html 2013-03-12T14:07:09Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1830532-federal-appeals-court-upholds-wis-union-limits.html MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A federal appeals court on Friday upheld Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's contentious law stripping most public workers of nearly all of their collective bargaining rights in a decision hailed by Republicans but not undoing a state court ruling keeping much of the law from being in effect. The decision marks the latest twist in a two-yea... Fri, 18 Jan 2013 21:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1830532-federal-appeals-court-upholds-wis-union-limits.html 2013-01-18T21:35:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1809490-highlights-hollywoods-2013-film-lineup.html Highlights of Hollywood's 2013 schedule (release dates are subject to change): JANUARY: "Broken City": Mark Wahlberg's an ex-cop out for revenge against a double-crossing mayor (Russell Crowe). "Gangster Squad": Josh Brolin and Ryan Gosling are LA detectives going after mob boss Mickey Cohen (Sean Penn) in the late 1940s. ... Wed, 09 Jan 2013 19:31:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1809490-highlights-hollywoods-2013-film-lineup.html 2013-01-09T19:31:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1801014-theater-festivals-fire-up-cold-york.html NEW YORK (AP) — Listening to Supreme Court justices question lawyers doesn't sound like the stuff of great theater. But somehow it is — in the hands of one of the city's most acclaimed companies. Elevator Repair Service — the group that performed F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby" in its entirely over eight hours — returns this month with a new expe... Sat, 05 Jan 2013 22:36:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1801014-theater-festivals-fire-up-cold-york.html 2013-01-05T22:36:00Z