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  May 3, 2013
• Cover
  Baz-matazz
• Masthead

• Features

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     Baz Luhrmann's Despair, Drive and Gamble Behind 'Great Gatsby'

     Like his protagonist Jay Gatsby, the Australian director once reinvented himself with a name change and new identity. Now, he's risked everything on his f...

     • Stephen Galloway
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     Baz Luhrmann: Exclusive Portraits of the 'Great Gatsby' Director

     "I would do anything to make sure 'Gatsby' stayed alive."

     • THR Staff
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     'Tonight Show's' NYC Move To Save NBC $20 Million in Tax Credits

     A THR analysis shows that while producing Jimmy Fallon's show at "30 Rock" will cost more, the difference will be handily offset by incentives.

     • Alex Ben Block
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     Motion Picture Museum: $2.5 Million Buys You a Green Room

     David Geffen's $25 million theater was just the beginning as the $300 million project hits a new, aggressive fund-raising phase that includes multiple nam...

     • Tina Daunt
     • Gregg Kilday
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     The China Clusterf--k: Is Hollywood Fed Up?

     Erratic decisions, murky agendas: Frustrated studios are up against a not-so-secret agenda of the world's second-biggest box office market as they try to ...

     • Kim Masters
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     Will 'Gatsby' Be Better in 3D?

     Inspired by Hitchcock's "Dial M for Murder," director Baz Luhrmann is convinced the technique will make his actors themselves his "special effect."

     • Carolyn Giardina
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     Sue Mengers Broadway Play Targets Agent Penis Size

     Bette Midler plays the late super-agent in the play, set in 1981 and opening today -- which also zings the CAA's Ovitz-era corporate culture.

     • Merle Ginsberg & Gary Baum
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     Nat Geo's Howard T. Owens on Bill O'Reilly and 'The Bible's' Allure (Q&A)

     The cable channel president tells THR why he went to the mat to stay in business with the "Killing Lincoln" producer and why he'd love to air Showtime's "...

     • Lacey Rose
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     Online-Only Soap Ads Won't Air on NBC, ABC, CBS

     UPDATED: Producers behind the revived "All My Children" and "One Life to Live" hoped to buy ad time during broadcast soaps, but the major networks didn't ...

     • Alex Ben Block
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      'Fashion Police' Writer Standoff Takes Toll on Drag Queen

      Host Joan Rivers performs at a benefit to aid show staffer and L.A. performer Jackie Beat, who is on strike with fellow cast members after facing a health...

      • Tricia Romano
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      'Exorcist' Director Reveals the Struggle to Make the Classic Film

      With a new memoir and a 40th anniversary Blu-ray on the way, William Friedkin remembers how Warner Bros. refused to hire him, the fight to cast Ellen Burs...

      • As told to Gregg Kilday
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      'The Exorcist': Photos From the 1973 Horror Film Set

      With a new memoir just published and a 40th anniversary Blu-ray on the way, William Friedkin remembers how Warners refused to hire him, the fight to cast ...

      • As told to Gregg Kilday