Theatre Nerd Lupita Nyong’o in Eclipsed Lupita Nyong’o is the new face of Broadway – there’s no way around it. Her new play Eclipsed officially opened last night to raves, and it’s a remarkable achievement. Not only is it the first Broadway play with an all-woman cast, writer (Danai Gurira) and director, but Lupita By Joanna • Mar 07, 2016 11:58 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Katie Holmes serves ice cream Katie Holmes was photographed backstage at the Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday serving Breyer’s ice cream in a blue wrap dress for reasons unknown. Seriously. Take a look at these photos and explain to me how they make any sense. This is a night that celebrates the best in By Joanna • Mar 01, 2016 11:44 am
Media Manipulation Katie Holmes & Ryan Reynolds: Together Again... Again.... There’s something to be said for talk show chemistry. Katie Holmes believes Joshua Jackson was a better kisser than James Van Der Beek, but we wouldn’t know this if not for Ryan Reynolds. Katie and Ryan were both on The Late Late Show with James Corden last night, By Joanna • Feb 18, 2016 10:55 am
Media Manipulation Natalie Portman’s placeholder press? Natalie Portman wants you to know she’s “back,” and can also hold a tune with Sia and Jimmy Fallon. She’s doing US press for the first time since Thor: The Dark World in Nov. 2013, this time for the beleaguered, woman-centric western Jane Got a Gun that she By Joanna • Jan 28, 2016 10:23 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Brie Larson OscarsSoWhite Timing is on Brie Larson’s side. Or is it? She’s the subject of a new cover story in The Hollywood Reporter one week after earning an Oscar nomination for her work in Room. Brie’s been building Oscar momentum all season. She won a Golden Globe and a By Joanna • Jan 21, 2016 11:26 am
BFFs Brie Larson campaigns with Jacob Tremblay Room co-stars Brie Larson and Jacob Tremblay were at the National Board of Review awards last night in New York, both taking home trophies - Best Actress for her and Best Breakthrough Award for him, which he split with Beasts of No Nation's Abraham Attah, who flew in By Joanna • Jan 06, 2016 11:18 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Alicia Vikander & Michael Fassbender: Strong together, strong apart Alicia Vikander and Michael Fassbender each received awards at the Palm Springs International Film Festival on Saturday, but while the two walked the red carpet separately and were not photographed together at the event, they are definitely still a couple. The two also staggered their arrivals to not distract from By Joanna • Jan 04, 2016 10:59 am
Leonardo DiCaprio Leo's full bag of tricks The Revenant's not yet out but are you over Leonardo DiCaprio's hemming and hawing about eating raw bison liver, having his eyelids frozen shut or the incomparable sacrifices he reportedly made while filming? It's his finest "art." Just ask him. Because he By Joanna • Dec 17, 2015 11:32 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Jennifer Lawrence in JOY When the SAG Award and Golden Globe nominations dropped last week, JOY, a presumed awards season frontrunner, only picked up two honours. Underwhelmed? Surprised? You shouldn't be. Despite the hype of being the third Jennifer Lawrence-David O.Russell collaboration, the buzz is tepid for a reason. Yes, the By Joanna • Dec 14, 2015 12:24 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Why not Olivia Wilde? Olivia Wilde is not just underrated, her talents are undervalued. That's my takeaway from watching her latest indie, Meadowland, about a mother struggling with a cloud of grief and guilt one year after her son's abduction. Think Rabbit Hole, but less bougie and with a smaller By Joanna • Nov 26, 2015 10:39 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Eddie’s quiet campaign Eddie Redmayne is back on the Oscar circuit this year for playing transgender artist Lili Elbe in The Danish Girl. His performance - which is really a textured portrayal of two different characters (Einar and Lili) who share the same internal pain - is a professional gamechanger for him. Yes, By Joanna • Nov 20, 2015 12:22 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews The likeable Bryan Cranston Bryan Cranston is so charming. It’s his Tim Whatley smile. It’s his slick delivery. Bryan was on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon last night to promote Trumbo, which comes out this week. I reviewed Trumbo at TIFF and wrote that while Bryan played a sly smooth-talking screenwriter By Joanna • Nov 03, 2015 01:07 pm
BFFs Girls Night with Amy Schumer Take a look at Amy Schumer's crew. From left to right, it’s her stylist Leesa Evans, Rose Byrne (who hasn’t yet confirmed that she’s pregnant but let's be real), Lena Dunham and Julia Louis-Dreyfus. This same photo was posted on Instagram three times By Joanna • Nov 03, 2015 11:42 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Sandra Bullock in Our Brand Is Crisis Full-disclosure: I produced an exclusive 30-minute special with Sandra Bullock and the cast of Our Brand is Crisis at TIFF, which you can watch here. Some behind-the-scenes details are below. Our Brand is Crisis may as well be retitled “Our Brand is Sandra (Bullock).” Much like The Martian and Matt By Joanna • Oct 27, 2015 01:22 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Leo’s first stop on The Revenant Oscar tour Leonardo DiCaprio, Badass has arrived, in the form of his first one-on-one interview about The Revenant. His feral press tour kicked off this week with Yahoo! - that’s where Leo explains why he grew that thing on his face for months and the many, many challenges he’s willing By Joanna • Oct 22, 2015 12:05 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Bridge of Spies, and why Tom Hanks should be the male Meryl Streep Does Tom Hanks get enough credit for how good of an actor he is? Yes, he’s beloved by most beyond Hollywood and has spoofed his public acclaim in The Simpsons Movie and Carly Rae Jepsen’s “I Really Like You,” but he’s truly at his best when he By Joanna • Oct 16, 2015 11:14 am
