Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for September 22, 2026 Dear Gossips, Oscar speculation about The Odyssey began the moment it opened in theatres, if not before. But the film’s box office, which has now exceeded $1.7 billion, an astonishing number for an R-rated movie, has made it Universal’s highest grossing film ever, and is definitely By Lainey • Sep 22, 2026 09:22 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for September 9, 2026 Dear Gossips, From Anne Hathaway to Zendaya and Florence Pugh to Robert Pattinson, there are several actors this year with multiple high-profile prestige and/or blockbuster films that have already been released or have yet to be released. Add Penelope Cruz to that list. La Bola Negra, directed by By Lainey • Sep 09, 2026 09:49 am
Cannes 2026 Penelope and Tilda as Cannes winds down Cannes may be winding down but the fashion is not. Case in point, Tilda Swinton showed up for the premiere of the Spanish film La Bola Negra (The Black Ball) in an ombre Chanel suit with icy platinum hair. This look would do David Bowie proud. View this post on By Sarah • May 22, 2026 03:16 pm
Style Jessie Buckley’s on-theme dressing The Bride! premiered in London last night, and following her “chaotic” fashion energy at the photocall earlier in the day, Jessie Buckley turned up in a sheer dress with a visible corset. As Lainey said, Buckley plays three distinct roles in the film, which is in part about women’s By Sarah • Feb 27, 2026 11:45 am
Olivia Wilde Olivia Wilde: A double sex comeback Olivia Wilde’s feature directorial debut, Booksmart, was a warmly received comedy back in 2019. She took a swing, opening it wide in the summer, and it did not pay off at the box office but the people who saw the movie loved the movie. And it was a promising By Lainey • Jan 26, 2026 02:26 pm
Style Lupita and Chanel before Matthieu Matthieu Blazy will present his first Chanel collection in late September/October which will kick off a new era at the house. It will likely be the most highly scrutinised runway of Paris Fashion Week in the fall because, well, this is the designer Chanel is hoping will remain a By Lainey • Jul 08, 2025 01:28 pm
Oscars 2025 Oscar Night White Dresses It was announced last fall that Lupita Nyong’o had signed on to become Chanel’s latest ambassador. We’ve seen in the past that Chanel doesn’t work for all celebrities. For every Kristen Stewart, there’s a Margot Robbie. For every Jennie, there’s a Penelope Cruz. And By Lainey • Mar 03, 2025 11:56 am
Met Gala 2024 This is not the group I hoped for Sarah and I try to anticipate ahead of every major red carpet event how we *might* want to group the looks and after all these years, I don’t know why we even bother because it almost never ends up the way we think. Here’s a good example – it By Lainey • May 07, 2024 08:15 am
As Seen on Social Media As Seen on Social Media: Blake Lively’s girl-night stripes and high-end robes Blake + Taylor + Gigi Taylor Swift’s been rolling through NYC with her girls pretty frequently and if we look at it as a team sport, Blake Lively, Gigi Hadid, and Selena Gomez are in the starting lineup. (See, I can do sports too!) Blake has been presented and accounted for By Maria • Jan 17, 2024 12:58 pm
Award Season Campaigning America and Penelope keep pushing When the Screen Actors Guild Award nominations were announced earlier this week, Penelope Cruz’s nomination in the Best Supporting Actress category (for Ferrari) was described as a “surprise” by some of the media coverage because Ferrari really hasn’t been a factor during the race and Penelope’s performance By Lainey • Jan 11, 2024 01:09 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Adam Driver in Ferrari Director Michael Mann returns after an eight-year hiatus with Ferrari, a biopic of legendary automotive engineer and designer Enzo Ferrari. Adapted from Brock Yates’ biography Enzo Ferrari: The Man, the Cars, the Races, the Machine by Troy Kennedy Martin, Ferrari is a sometimes frustrating snapshot of a man who By Sarah • Dec 21, 2023 01:47 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for November 28, 2023 Dear Gossips, The Gotham Awards, the first relevant awards of Oscar season, were last night in New York. A lot of the Oscar hopefuls were there, but because the Gothams focus on indie film (ostensibly, some recent rule changes opened the door to bigger films like Barbie), some of the By Sarah • Nov 28, 2023 08:58 am
Models A Leonardo Fashion Show Here are the places were Leonardo DiCaprio was papped during the month of September. He was seen in New York on September 11, having dinner with billionaires Jeff Bezos and Avi Nevo. A few days later he was photographed leaving the Vogue party in London. A week after that he By Lainey • Oct 03, 2023 11:23 am
Patrick Dempsey Ferrari is a romance It doesn’t much fit into film criticism and celebrity gossip, but I love cars. (Motorcycles, too, but the older I get, the less I can will myself onto a bike, and I 100% cannot believe I used to ride every day, like for real, how did I not die. By Sarah • Aug 31, 2023 03:33 pm
Met Gala 2023 Intro for May 2, 2023 Dear Gossips, The theme of the Met Gala last night felt like Truman Capote’s Black and White Ball in 1966. Even with the cats that showed up. Did you know that Oscar De La Renta and Francoise de Langlade actually wore furry cat masks to the Black and White By Lainey • May 02, 2023 07:12 am
Penelope Cruz The Co-Chairs at Dinner Anna Wintour hosts a pre-Met Gala dinner every year with the event’s co-chairs. The co-chairs this year are Michaela Coel, Penelope Cruz, Dua Lipa, and Roger Federer. Anna’s favourite sport is tennis; her favourite player is Roger. As for Penelope, given that the theme this By Lainey • May 01, 2023 12:46 pm