Andrea Riseborough Gossip

Armando Ianucci (Veep, In The Loop) is one of the best satirists working today—certainly the best working in narrative forms. His latest piece of satire is The Death of Stalin, a Cold War era comedy about, you guessed it, the death of Joseph Stalin. Or rather, it’s about the bureaucratic scramble that follows the death of Joseph Stalin, as his deputies and the members of the Central Committee of the Communist Party scramble for power. Full Story

Venice. Birdman opens the festival tonight. Here’s the cast with director Alejandro Gonzales Inarritu at the photo call today…already looking triumphant? Everyone is watching Birdman as one of the expected contenders for Oscar. They’ve been talking like Michael Keaton is a lock. Full Story

Madonna arrived in Venice today at the photo call for W.E. along with Andrea Riseborough and Abbie Cornish. I am already obsessed with Andrea Riseborough. Look at that face! Fresh and beguiling, non? And can you believe it’s the same girl you saw in these Vanity Fair photos Full Story

Crazy For You was playing on the radio while I waited in line for my soup today. Vision Quest! Can we just flash back to Vision Quest for a minute because 1. I loved Matthew Modine so much and 2. He played an 18 year old which... Have you watched Vision Quest lately? In what world was he an 18 year old? To be fair though, after 25 years, that’s actually no different re: casting in Hollywood today. Full Story