Leonardo Dicaprio

LEONARDO DiCAPRIO is so prominent in the season's top films that his fingerprints are even on "The Good Shepherd," in which he doesn't appear. Toward the end of the upcoming Matt Damon drama, a CIA agent discovers that a woman he helped dispatch is pregnant. It's a small turn, but it makes the scene -- and the agent's actions -- more emotionally resonant. Yet the "Good Shepherd" pregnancy line wasn't in Eric Roth's screenplay, nor was it dreamed up by either Damon or director Robert De Niro.

Known for the great variety of the roles he plays, Leonardo DiCaprio now is trying his hand at Malibu beach house landlord. He has listed this Cape Cod-inspired home for $75,000 a month for a long-term tenant or $150,000 a month for leases of less than six months. His Malibu Colony compound was recently remodeled and features a four-bedroom main house on the ocean side, a two-bedroom guest house and a detached loft with gym. There is a beach-front deck, a fire pit, gardens and lawn on the less-than-half-acre lot. DiCaprio, 37, whose blockbuster hits include "Titanic" (1997)

For nearly five decades, J. Edgar Hoover was the face of law enforcement in the U.S., but to most Americans, the longtime Federal Bureau of Investigations director remains an enigma. "J. Edgar," directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Leonardo DiCaprio as Hoover, chronicles the FBI founder's controversial tenure as a hunter of gangsters and a collector of secrets and explores his mystery-shrouded private life, defined by a devoted relationship to his colleague Clyde Tolson (Armie Hammer)

The week-after-week format of television admittedly builds a depth of character study richer and deeper than most movies are capable of. But would you watch a 13- or 22-hour movie? Huge swathes of recent episodes of "Mad Men" would hit the cutting-room floor in even the most luxuriously paced movie, as the amount of wheel-spinning and narrative churning that can go into a television show would never pass with cinemagoers. Face it, the recent "Fat Betty" story line would definitely be trimmed from "Mad Men: The Movie.

For Leonardo DiCaprio, any story worth telling starts with a question. "Why?" the actor said, banging his fist on a table. "His personal life, his tactics, what drove him, what were his motives? What the hell did he really want?" The man instigating this particular "why" is J. Edgar Hoover, whom DiCaprio plays in the new biopic of the controversial FBI chief directed by Clint Eastwood. But the star of "J. Edgar" could as easily be asking about the other complex characters he has brought to the screen in the last decade — obsessive magnate Howard Hughes in "The Aviator," mysterious U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels in "Shutter Island," grieving dream hijacker Dom Cobb in "Inception.

Known for the great variety of the roles he plays, Leonardo DiCaprio now is trying his hand at Malibu beach house landlord. He has listed this Cape Cod-inspired home for $75,000 a month for a long-term tenant or $150,000 a month for leases of less than six months. His Malibu Colony compound was recently remodeled and features a four-bedroom main house on the ocean side, a two-bedroom guest house and a detached loft with gym. There is a beach-front deck, a fire pit, gardens and lawn on the less-than-half-acre lot. DiCaprio, 37, whose blockbuster hits include "Titanic" (1997)

In "Shutter Island," director Martin Scorsese has created a divinely dark and devious brain tease of a movie in the best noir tradition with its smarter than you'd think cops, their tougher than you'd imagine cases to crack and enough nods to the classic genre for an all-night parlor game. It's 1954, the heart of the Cold War, with a conspiracy theory around every corner, when Leonardo DiCaprio's U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels and his new partner, played by Mark Ruffalo, are dispatched to an asylum for the criminally insane to investigate a dicey disappearance.

Actor Leonardo DiCaprio has settled a $10 million lawsuit accusing him of conspiring to thwart the release of a low-budget film he made before achieving stardom in "Titanic," lawyers for both sides said Friday. Details of the settlement DiCaprio and fellow actor Tobey Maguire reached with a team of independent filmmakers led by producer David Stutman were not disclosed.

Dreaming is life's great solitary adventure. Whatever pleasures or terrors the dream state provides, we experience them alone or not at all. But what if other people could literally invade our dreams, what if a technology existed that enabled interlopers to create and manipulate sleeping life with the goal of stealing our secret thoughts, or more unsettling still, implanting ideas in the deepest of subconscious states and making us believe they're...

Men Who Would Be Gatsby Besides Alan Ladd, several actors have played Jay Gatsby on film. Warner Baxter The popular actor played Jay Gatsby in this 1926 silent version. No copies are known to exist. Robert Redford There was a lot of ballyhoo over this lavish 1974 production with the superstar, but reviews were mixed to negative. Leonardo DiCaprio The Oscar nominee is the latest incarnation in Baz Luhrmann's version set for a Christmas release.

Men Who Would Be Gatsby Besides Alan Ladd, several actors have played Jay Gatsby on film. Warner Baxter The popular actor played Jay Gatsby in this 1926 silent version. No copies are known to exist. Robert Redford There was a lot of ballyhoo over this lavish 1974 production with the superstar, but reviews were mixed to negative. Leonardo DiCaprio The Oscar nominee is the latest incarnation in Baz Luhrmann's version set for a Christmas release.

A marathon of the first three "Pirates of the Caribbean" movies, plus a Q&A with cast members and members of the production team, will be part of the ParkFilm Fest May 5 at Paramount Studios. Proceeds to help offset cuts to California state parks . . . . Looking for a reasonable Easter brunch in a festive setting? W Los Angeles-Westwood is offering a $20.12 meal that includes lots of choices, including lobster and brie sliders . Three egg hunts are also on the schedule for the 10 a.m.- to-3 p.m. brunch.

For Leonardo DiCaprio, any story worth telling starts with a question. "Why?" the actor said, banging his fist on a table. "His personal life, his tactics, what drove him, what were his motives? What the hell did he really want?" The man instigating this particular "why" is J. Edgar Hoover, whom DiCaprio plays in the new biopic of the controversial FBI chief directed by Clint Eastwood. But the star of "J. Edgar" could as easily be asking about the other complex characters he has brought to the screen in the last decade — obsessive magnate Howard Hughes in "The Aviator," mysterious U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels in "Shutter Island," grieving dream hijacker Dom Cobb in "Inception.

The pricey 3-D sword-and-sandal epic "Immortals" will probably slay the competition at the box office this weekend, taking down an Adam Sandler comedy and director Clint Eastwood's latest movie. "Immortals," a fast-paced action movie set in ancient Greece, is expected to open with about $30 million in ticket sales, according to those who have seen pre-release audience surveys. "Jack and Jill," starring a cross-dressing Sandler, could collect about $22 million on its first weekend, and Eastwood's "J. Edgar," in which Leonardo DiCaprio portrays former FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover, is projected to take in about $12 million.

"J. Edgar" is a somber, enigmatic, darkly fascinating tale, and how could it be otherwise? This brooding, shadow-drenched melodrama with strong political overtones examines the public and private lives of a strange, tortured man who had a phenomenal will to power. A man with the keenest instincts for manipulating the levers of government, he headed the omnipotent Federal Bureau of Investigation for 48 years. Though in theory he served eight presidents, in practice J. Edgar Hoover served only himself.

For nearly five decades, J. Edgar Hoover was the face of law enforcement in the U.S., but to most Americans, the longtime Federal Bureau of Investigations director remains an enigma. "J. Edgar," directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Leonardo DiCaprio as Hoover, chronicles the FBI founder's controversial tenure as a hunter of gangsters and a collector of secrets and explores his mystery-shrouded private life, defined by a devoted relationship to his colleague Clyde Tolson (Armie Hammer)

1993 was pretty good for Leonardo DiCaprio, who mesmerized audiences with his star turns in "This Boy's Life" and the limited release of "What's Eating Gilbert Grape." But this year, his career as the preeminent actor of the post-Brat Pack generation shows real promise of taking off. "Grape," which earned him awards from the Los Angeles Film Critics Assn. and National Board of Review as well as a Golden Globe nomination for best supporting actor, opens wide this month.

By all the hype over "The 11th Hour" -- the latest Earth-in-crisis documentary that opened in Los Angeles and New York today, and nationwide Aug. 24 -- it would seem that Leonardo DiCaprio's celluloid crusade is a one-man show. The guy did co-produce, co-write and narrate. Although uncredited, he also spent long nights in the editing bay, pruning the 150 hours of interviews and days of stock footage down to 91 minutes.

For nearly five decades, J. Edgar Hoover was the face of law enforcement in the U.S., but to most Americans, the longtime Federal Bureau of Investigations director remains an enigma. "J. Edgar," directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Leonardo DiCaprio as Hoover, chronicles the FBI founder's controversial tenure as a hunter of gangsters and a collector of secrets and explores his mystery-shrouded private life, defined by a devoted relationship to his colleague Clyde Tolson (Armie Hammer)

Movie stars, television actors, pop singers, fashion models and stand-up comedians love to get scared just like you and me. > Photos: Screaming with the stars at Halloween theme park events Halloween events at theme parks around the world offer celebrities the perfect opportunity to get their haunt on while blending in with big crowds under the cover of darkness. The ghoulish monsters, haunted mazes and holiday decorations draw some of the biggest celebrity names: Selena Gomez, Justin Bieber, Hilary Duff, Demi Lovato, Lindsay Lohan, Leonardo DiCaprio, Lady Gaga and Paris Hilton.