Movie Reviews and Previews Mulan: A Bright, Heroic Epic For a New Generation The Disney live-action remakes have been a mixed bag so far. Some of the movies turn out good on their own merits, like Cinderella, and some are money grabs, like The Lion King, and some are just f-cking weird, like Beauty and the Beast (he was SH-TTING in that guy’ By Sarah • Sep 03, 2020 02:54 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Mulan is for me Mulan is the #2 trending topic worldwide right now on Twitter, at least that’s what it says on my feed, right underneath #TrumpIsALaughingStock. Mulan is trending because a new trailer was released… and I love it, I love it so much. I love it so much I cried at By Lainey • Dec 05, 2019 02:38 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Cannes Preview 2016 It’s that time of year again, with the Cannes Film Festival kicking off on Wednesday amidst unprecedented security measures. Usually the pre-Cannes stories are all about yachts, parties, prostitutes, and producers (the 3 Ps), but this year it’s all about the crazy security in place. That’s a By Sarah • May 10, 2016 10:40 am
LifestyleArticle Carpets & Candids: Gong Li’s black dress I like the shape the skirt and how it flares towards the bottom. And also where it stops on her leg. It makes her look taller. And she’s not tall. Gorgeous skin, non? By Lainey • Oct 29, 2015 11:41 am
MET Gala 2015 Intro for May 5, 2015 Dear Gossips, I LOVE the MET Gala. I’ve covered it twice for etalk. It’s the best b-roll of the year. It’s the best dress porn. It’s non-stop fashion masturbation. And amazingly, even though the theme was China: Through The Looking Glass, and it could have been By Lainey • May 04, 2015 11:03 pm
LifestyleArticle Carpets & Candids: Gong Li’s sheer turtleneck I don’t hate what’s happening here. I think the problem is the dark bra underneath, which can work, but not on an outfit that’s already really visually stimulating. It just draws the eye away from the rest of it. By Lainey • Dec 17, 2014 10:36 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Gong Li comes home Cannes has always been good to Gong Li. You could even call it adoration. I was once in an elevator with Gong Li in Cannes at the Carleton Hotel. As a Chinese person, growing up influenced by Chinese pop culture, it was an awesome moment. She was the face of By Lainey • May 13, 2014 11:50 am
Cannes 2011 Arriving in Cannes So… A quick travel update: I’m at Heathrow. My flight was delayed over an hour in Vancouver which means I missed my connection to Nice, and now I have to wait 5 hours to get on the next one. Here’s a question if you work for an airline, By Lainey • May 10, 2011 05:36 am