Okay Heidi, remember the kid is about 14 years old. Yes, he is extremely handsome and young and when they are generally better... well you know... but his age. But that hair and face and sneer and .... Oh no!!!!

On the flip side, where will these children learn, if not from us wise and experienced older women, eh? Oh, wait...I'm supposed to be helping you, right? :) Make ya a deal: you talk me out of hankerin' for Elijah Wood, and I'll see that you get free of Leo.

Is there anyone out there who knows for a fact that in real life he's a fool and there is no real reason for a sensible, intelligent older woman like myself to have a hankering for this talented stringbean? well.. a good friend of mine went to LACES High School (Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies) with him... says he was in fact, a big jerk, pretty immature and goofy most of the time. Also, i read on people online today that he was down in South Beach Miami during New Year's, hanging about with an entourage of models (BLAH!). does this help? but in all honesty, i even have to admit the guy is good looking. he struck me as an incredibly talented actor when I first saw him in "What's eatin Gilbert Grape?" and to be honest, i thought he was mentally retarded in real-life!

i thought he was mentally retarded in real-life! There is no greater compliment for an actor.

Helpful hint**** You might want to check the spelling of his name. DiCaprio!

Typo, stacey, typo. Geez, cut me a break will ya? I was typing fast during a 5 minute drool break at work. Fellow leophiles, thanks for your comments and info. Charlotte - I wish I could talk you out of the Elijah Wood thing, but I can't. He's real cute too. And yes, younger men do need to learn from us more mature gals. Winter - he's probably still a jerk (how could he not be with all this media attention and every female from here to Mars in lust with him). However, it will be interesting to track him over the years to see if he manages to grow up any. Can't wait to see "The Man in the Iron Mask" in February. A very good cross section of extremely appealing male stars; Leo (of course), Gerard Depardieu (did I spell that to your satisfaction stacey?), Jeremy Irons (love those brits!), and John Malkovich (creepy, but attractive).

Heide, Calm down!! I wasn't trying to hurt your feelings, I just noticed and thought that I would point it out!! Sorry!!!!

He was perfect for Rimbaud. It was him, wasn't it?

Amy- The name of the picture is "Total Eclipse", and was directed in 1995 by Agniezka Holland. I just read a review of it (which wasn't very flattering), however it sounds interesting just the same. AND there are apparently, lots of rather racy scenes so this is a must rental!

you may/may not already know this... leo's on the cover of People Magazine this week! if you don't want to buy it or hang out in the bookstore to read the article (as i did), then check it out on http://www.pathfinder.com and click on the people online link. enjoy! p.s.: an old high school acquaintance described him as a "dork"! but isn't that practically the prerequisite for all hot stars/supermodels nowadays? (i wonder about those of us who really were dorks in high school... myself included!)

Well winter, I just had to get that People issue! His gorgeous countenance is now staring up at me from on top of a zillion state legislature health care bills. It really is refreshing to be able to take a drool break in the midst of being swamped with work. In response to the dork issue- well, I think it may well be true that hot/stars (but no, not supermodels) were dorks in high school. I say this from my personal experience of knowing an extrodinarily good looking man whose hormones didn't kick in until his twentys. The transformation was incredible. He went from a scrawny guy with crossed eyes and bad teeth to a super hunk fashion photographer. It can happen. In fact, we all get better after high school.

Video alert! Just finished "Total Eclipse" and I highly recommend it. Now its for not everyone as it is by no means mainstream entertainment. The main characters are miserable, selfish and cruel to the point of being repellent. However, I found it to be very interesting - emotionally informed, raw and quite erotic. I can see why it sank like a stone when it hit the theatres here. Lets face it, we live in a country of prudes, and a film that doesn't shy away from the sexual relationship of two 19th century male poets is not exactly on the average joe's must see list. Just the same, it has an edgy, passionate quality to it that really engages you. The sex (which is central to understanding the relationship)is not explicit, but handled in such a way that it is at once enormously powerful, brutal, and delicate. I found Leo's performance in particular to be astonishing for someone his age, and a testament to how fearless a good actor can be. A fearlessness that is quite enviable and I suppose thats' one reason why I found this film so compelling and Mr. DiCaprio in general, so intriguing.

As you requested Heidi...have fun ;-)

what a sweetie!

very handsome; tho' my 7 y.o. tells everyone that she is destined to marry him! As long as I can marry my Mr Darcy;D

Hi, I was looking for someone to talk about Leo! He is one of my favorites, as well as Tom Cruise is! I think he was so handsome in "Titanic" and he did an wonderful job in "What's Eating Gilbert Grape." I think he is a good actor, he can change characters easily. On the bad side, I heard he only dated pretty girls, mostly models and he did not attend the Oscars because he was not nominated, kind of bratty. I also heard a big rumor that he was gay. I can't believe it though, but a lot of gay guys ar very good looking! I stiil love him and have pictures of him everywhere and have seen all his movies more than 3 times!

Pip, I found some more... Enjoy!

Sorry for the double post, but I suppose you don't really mind ;-p

oooooh......... yummy. Thanks! (These get printed out and shared with my 14 year old fellow leophile)

LEO ROCKS!!! And I'm not so young either. Should I be ashamed?

NO! Absolutely not! Nothing to be ashamed of. Leo is a babe, plain and simple.

Sorry to but in, ladies, but I thought you all would appreciate the following: My daughter, who will be five in November, has three Leonardo posters up in her room, and made her mommie go on the net the other day and find her pictures of Mr. DiCaprio and put on a diskette for her...

Oy, she's starting early! Well, she has taste. My only problem with Leo is that he's just too darned young for me...makes me feel all cheap-like ;-p

And when people come over, if she shows them her posters, she tells them "these make my Daddy nervous"...

LOL! Five year olds scare the bejeebers out of me...they are way to smart these days. It makes the coming teen years that much more terrifying.

amen, sister!!!!!

Leo is lovely, but too young for my taste to be really sexy. But he is one hell of an actor - I'll watch any of his movies any day. I think he's going to be like Al Pacino or Robert de Niro or Anthony Hopkins (gasp!! hardly able to say that beautiful name); he's just going to get better, and be around forever.

Joy!

No, I'm her little sister, Lust.

which means you could also be her Mother, or verse vices..., as I thought lust often produces joy...

In my experience Lust produces babies . . . Joy AND Pain, that is. Damn, that DOES make me the mother. Forever doomed to motherhood, that's me!