Movie Reviews and Previews Will Arnett in Is This Thing On? Inspired by the dad-to-comic life story of British comedian John Bishop, Will Arnett and his writing partner, Mark Chappell, penned a film called Is This Thing On? about a sad dad turned stand-up comedian who gets his groove back on the stages of New York’s comedy scene. Director Bradley By Sarah • Dec 19, 2025 03:11 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews The standup in Is This Thing On? SUCKS Bradley Cooper and Will Arnett are working their way along the trophy trail ahead of their new film, Is This Thing On?, opening in December. Last night they were at a special screening in New York, alongside Andra Day, who also stars in the film. (Laura Dern was absent, but By Sarah • Nov 06, 2025 12:38 pm
Golden Globes 2024 Intro for January 8, 2024 Dear Gossips, So the “new” Golden Globes were…a mess. Which is how we like our Golden Globes! Unfortunately for Jo Koy, in most of the post mortem coverage of the show, his performance as host is included in that mess. In his defence, he had no time. We all By Lainey • Jan 08, 2024 07:55 am
Gorgessity Headpieces, Feathers, and Drama at the Wearable Art Gala Beyoncé was at the WACO Theatre Wearable Art Gala on Saturday and she was the main event, as she always is. She is selective about her appearances, as we know. And her connection to this party, of course, is her mother, Miss Tina. And together they have made the Wearable By Lainey • Oct 24, 2022 12:18 pm
Oscars 2021 Andra Day’s Initial Oscar Outing I think it’s probably for the best that this year went the weird, semi-corporate way that it did. If it had been one of the ‘regular’ Oscar seasons, one of the narratives that would have been pushed loud and long (even more than it was) would have been the By Duana • Apr 26, 2021 07:06 am
SAG Awards 2021 Viola, Carey, and the Best Actress Race As I mentioned in today’s open, this year’s Oscar race is one of the most wide open we’ve seen in a long time, especially in the Best Actress category. Last night at the SAG Awards, Viola Davis was the actors’ choice, which seemed like it was a By Lainey • Apr 05, 2021 09:55 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Andra Day in The United States vs. Billie Holiday Andra Day won the Best Drama Actress award at the Golden Globes the other night for her performance in The United States vs. Billie Holiday, directed by Lee Daniels and adapted by Suzan-Lori Parks from Johann Hari’s book, Chasing the Scream. The film depicts Billie Holiday’s years of By Sarah • Mar 02, 2021 01:48 pm
