Hailee Steinfeld Gossip

Back in June, when the first trailer for Bumblebee was released, Sarah wrote that she didn’t hate it. In fact, she was charmed and surprised by its sweetness because the story is about Hailee Steinfeld and her new friend, Bumblebee, the alien. Full Story

Over the weekend, animated superhero movie Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse became the number one movie in North America—the thirteenth number one weekend for a Marvel character this year and the biggest December animated opening ever—with $35.3 million Full Story

I liked the first trailer for Bumblebee, the first Transformers spin-off (which is meant to lead to more Transformers spin-offs). That trailer was cute and had an E.T. vibe that worked for the story of a kid and her new alien friend. Full Story

Star Wars has dominated the last three holiday box office tournaments. In the wake of Solo’s summer slip, don’t forget that from 2015-2017, Star Wars cranked out billion-dollar business each December. But there is no Star Wars this Christmas, which means everyone else is trying it in their absence. Full Story

They just kept piling up. When Lily Collins arrived in what I described as her “Wednesday Addams First Communion” outfit, I was stunned by the spiky saintly halo. Even when she posed with Hailee Steinfeld, who had the whole ‘Heavenly Angel’ interpretation going kind of literally, it was kind of a neat dark/light coincidence. Full Story

This wasn’t one of those ‘young’ years at the Oscars. Of course everyone fell in love with Sunny Pawar (and in my head he got to choose the candy that rained down, and we are kindred because Lemonheads and Mike and Ikes!), but he wasn’t subjected to long, probing interviews and endless repetitions of “now, were you inspired by your costars” the way a kid who’s a little older would be where every single taped piece about the performer has a reverent, wondering line… ‘So and So is only X years old. Full Story

I like Hailee Steinfeld’s song Starving. It is hummable, it is not asking anything of me. I have read great reviews of The Edge of Seventeen Full Story

Is it too early to start worrying about Sofia Richie? She’s 18. Chill on the club appearances and maybe don’t let an “international DJ” with Fraggle Rock hair extensions (my favourite insult c/o Tina Fey) consume your youth.   Tonight!!! @parishilton the new generation @sofiarichie @galore #princepeter #takeover #gonnabelit #tbt Full Story

Today The Edge of Seventeen won the Best First Film Award from the New York Film Critics Circle. A great teen movie is timeless. The slang may change, fashions come and go, but the great teen movies never expire. Fast Times at Ridgemont High, The Breakfast Club, Clueless, Rebel Without a Cause—these movies still speak to us decades later. Full Story

That’s pretty much the quickest way to get me interested in a movie. Tell me it’s about high school. It’s been a long, long f-cking time. And I’m still obsessed with high school and teen life. No matter what changes, the basic dramas and emotions of teenagers remain the same. Full Story