"The Great Gatsby" is an American classic. But that hasn't stopped Australian director Baz Luhrmann from bringing his trademark style to the tale, set to a provocatively modern soundtrack.

With Leonardo DiCaprio in the title role, the movie depicts the wild glamor and energy of Roaring Twenties America, while also evoking a "hollow" feeling at the heart of F. Scott Fitzgerald's era-defining 1925 novel.

Jeanne Cooper, who played a lead role on the U.S. soap opera "The Young and the Restless" for four decades, died Wednesday at the age of 84, her son, the actor Corbin Bernsen, said.

Cooper's acting career dated back to the early 1950s, but she was best known for her portrayal of wealthy matriarch Katherine "Kay" Chancellor on the popular daytime drama, a role she played from 1973 until her death.

New York's Parsons School of Design has canceled a workshop that disgraced fashion designer John Galliano was set to give in a step toward his rehabilitation after being sacked by Christian Dior for an anti-Semitic outburst.

The four-day master class at the prestigious school had come under a bombardment of complaints and an online protest.

Operas have been written about many things -- magic flutes, tragic former courtesans expiring in their lovers' arms, or final battles with the gods -- but seldom about the trials and tribulations of corporate life.

This however is the theme of "Join!", with the script by a former top corporate executive, that has its world premiere on Wednesday in Vienna, a city better known for its more traditional operatic productions.

Michael Jackson's doctor Conrad Murray was clearly a "mismatch" unsuitable to care for the star on his doomed 2009 tour, with no expertise on drug addiction or insomnia, an expert witness said Tuesday.

Promoters AEG Live failed to spot a string of "red flags" that should have made them refuse to hire Murray, convicted of involuntary manslaughter in 2011 over Jackson's death, said cardiologist Daniel Wohlgelernter.

The lead singer of Grammy-nominated heavy metal band As I Lay Dying was arrested Tuesday in Southern California as authorities said he tried to hire an undercover detective to kill his estranged wife.

Tim Lambesis, 32, was arrested at a retail business in Oceanside, the San Diego County Sheriff's Department said in a statement.

Australian actor Hugo Weaving, best known for his roles in "The Matrix" and "The Lord of the Rings", will head the jury for next month's Sydney Film Festival, organisers said Wednesday.

Weaving, who stars in murder movie "Mystery Road" which opens the festival on June 5, will lead the panel judging the 12 films in the official competition which includes productions from Europe, India and Canada.

Justin Bieber is used to fans snapping his photo. Dubai police say he also triggered some speed cameras while driving a white Lamborghini during his stop in the Gulf city.

Dubai newspapers on Tuesday quoted a police official saying the megastar racked up a "number" of speeding fines before being pulled over.

French actor Alain Delon will be honored at the Cannes film festival later this month with a screening of "Plein Soleil", Rene Clement's 1960 adaptation of "The Talented Mr Ripley", in which he starred.

The tribute will be paid to the 77-year-old Delon, who now lives in Switzerland, as part of the Cannes Classics series, festival organizers said Tuesday, confirming a newspaper report.

YouTube is proving to be a powerful launch pad for a new generation of Internet-savvy music stars from Psy to Macklemore and beyond.

The Google-owned video-sharing website has catapulted Psy, Macklemore, Justin Bieber and others onto global stages where they can cash in on digital downloads of songs; packed concerts; online ads, or even sponsored music videos.