Xavier Dolan Gossip

With the Cannes Film Festival a week away, we finally get our first official photos from the set of Xavier Dolan's highly-anticipated The Death and Life of John F. Donovan. The film is not screening in Cannes because they’re not finished shooting but it does look fantastic (click here Full Story

I have a ton of respect and admiration for Xavier Dolan. It’s hard not to, right? He’s 27. Every profile or review of his work mentions his age. He’s had movie after movie at Cannes, so much acclaim, directed Adele’s Hello video, has an LV campaign and is working on an English-language debut with Jessica Chastain in the lead role. Full Story

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. Full Story

Rest assured: when you invite Jessica Chastain to a party, there will be dancing. ... lots and lots of dancing. This year, she danced in peacock blue Prada and finally broke out of her Jessica Rabbit Givenchy rut that Lainey finds herself begrudgingly writing about all too often Full Story

Leo’s boys have been posting photos all over Asia, so I can only assume that they have joined him in India, where he met with environmentalist and activist Sunita Narain. He rarely posts photos of himself on Instagram so you know he’s being serious. It’s nice to see him on vacation minus the yacht/model entourage. Full Story

Adele. Hello. It’s blowing up all our phones. And we’re now 3 weeks out from hearing the entire album on November 20th. Like I said last week, it’s going to be the soundtrack of my holiday when Jacek and I leave on November 21. To promote the single and 25, Adele’s been doing press all over the place. Full Story

There are have been a lot of posts about assholes today. But we started the day on someone who’s not an asshole (Cary Fukunaga) so let’s end the day the same way. Also I want us to be in a good mood in preparation for tomorrow. You know what’s tomorrow? Adele! The new single will be released. Full Story

Xavier Dolan's duelling enfant terrible and wunderkind personas have become his trademark, often overshadowing his immense talent. Remember, this 25-year-old won the Cannes Jury Prize for his fifth film, Mommy, in May, but barely eight months earlier, he bit back at an unflattering review in The Hollywood Reporter, tweeting, "kiss my narcissistic ass. Full Story