Media Manipulation Ben Affleck: looking up PEOPLE posted an exclusive on Ben Affleck last night. This was the first line of the article: Things are starting to look up for Ben Affleck. Basically the entire article is about how Ben looks happier because his family makes him happy. A source tells PEOPLE that: "His family By Lainey • Sep 15, 2015 09:54 am
Maple Leaf Rachel’s home Spotlight Sarah’s review for Spotlight will follow this post. Here we are focusing on Toronto’s own Rachel McAdams. But I begin with an article in the Globe & Mail, Canada’s newspaper of record, published yesterday about how Hollywood has affected the festival, specifically how the Hollywood marketing and By Lainey • Sep 15, 2015 09:11 am
Dumbass Johnny’s hairline…and “eye contact” Black Mass premiered at TIFF last night. Sarah’s review is coming up. But first…because it’s Johnny Depp, and there’s been so much drama about Johnny and Amber in Toronto, we’re starting there. As I mentioned in my post yesterday – click here for a refresher – I By Lainey • Sep 15, 2015 08:27 am
Henry Windsor Intro for September 15, 2015 Dear Gossips, A quick programming note: Marcus, our dog, needed an emergency blood transfusion yesterday and is still in hospital. We’ve been on standby as the situation can change quickly. If that’s the case, there may be a long interruption to the blog schedule. I’ve prepared as By Lainey • Sep 15, 2015 07:43 am
Relationship Assumption Tom & Lizzie This happened to me the last time I interviewed Tom Hiddleston for The Avengers. I don’t know how I forgot. That he’s SOOOOOOOO f-cking charming and thoughtful and smart and nice. Tom was my first interview yesterday, followed immediately by Elizabeth Olsen. As Sarah just noted in her By Lainey • Sep 14, 2015 12:58 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Wet Tom Hardy It was pouring on Saturday night for the Legend premiere at TIFF. And the fans, they stood out there in the rain, waiting patiently for Tom Hardy. Meanwhile, I was under the red carpet awning, waiting impatiently for an interview. It didn’t happen. The film was supposed to start By Lainey • Sep 14, 2015 11:36 am
Media Manipulation Jake & Dakota in Toronto Jake Gyllenhaal opened TIFF on Thursday. On Friday he was in New York participating in the Cantor Fitzgerald annual charity day. Last night however he was back in Toronto, hanging out at the Shangri-La lobby with his brother-in-law, Peter Sarsgaard, and Joel Edgerton who are here for Black Mass. Then By Lainey • Sep 14, 2015 10:47 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Johnny’s late night meeting Black Mass premieres at TIFF tonight. On Saturday though, Johnny Depp showed up at The Danish Girl gala to support Amber Heard. These photos? Trust me, it’s worse in person. And it’s even worse than that at 2am. Saturday was my friend Traci’s birthday. I worked until By Lainey • Sep 14, 2015 09:37 am
Media Manipulation Gwyneth and Jennifer Garner My favourite photo from the weekend… Gwyneth Paltrow and Jennifer Garner, bonded by Ben Affleck, and the inevitable disappointment that results from loving Ben Affleck, were both at the Think It Up event on Friday in LA. Does this picture happen if we never met Chrissy O? Does it happen By Lainey • Sep 14, 2015 08:51 am
Media Manipulation George loves his tequila George Clooney showed up to support Our Brand Is Crisis (Sarah’s review will follow) on Friday, arriving at the carpet early to hang out with fans and to work as much of the press line as he could. That’s standard Chairman behaviour and we see it every time By Lainey • Sep 14, 2015 07:58 am
Leonardo DiCaprio Intro for September 14, 2015 Dear Gossips, If it’s a major event, Leonardo DiCaprio will want to be there. Check him out at the US Open men’s final yesterday with Adrien Brody, the ever faithful Lukas Haas, and also his current bonafide, Kelly Rohrbach who, as we’ve been told over and over, By Lainey • Sep 14, 2015 07:22 am
Lifestyle Carpets & Candids: Rachel’s TIFF black and white A lot of people are loving Rachel’s black dress with the mesh sides. It’s good. But I’m not slamming my head into a wall from excitement. The best part of that outfit for me was the shoe selection. Makes the whole look. As for the white peasant By Lainey • Sep 13, 2015 10:10 pm
Lifestyle Carpets & Candids: Elizabeth Olsen’s uneven white top This is a yes for me. It multi-function. Comfortable but for those who bitch about loose fitting clothing, you can still see a great line from one leg of the pants. And you don’t have to worry about your underwear lines, if you wear underwear. Also loose enough to By Lainey • Sep 13, 2015 09:50 pm
Lifestyle Carpets & Candids: Emily Browning’s red and green TIFF The red spotted sheer dress she wore last night was really quite special in person, even in the rain. I’m not sure this is translating in photos but the dots lit up whenever she walked and those full dark lips were gorgeous. Am obsessed with the green blouse and By Lainey • Sep 13, 2015 09:39 pm
Lifestyle Carpets & Candids: Naomi’s pink suit I don’t love it. On paper, you’d think I would, the pink and red clash but no, it’s not lining up. Maybe it’s the flare of the pant leg? The material? By Lainey • Sep 12, 2015 06:45 pm
Lifestyle Carpets & Candids: Drew & Toni make them cry The film is called Miss You Already. Everyone I know who has seen it came out of the theatre sobbing. Drew was as Drew is this afternoon on the carpet – hippy, dippy, smiley, and sweet which, actually, is kinda different from how I remember her being the last time she By Lainey • Sep 12, 2015 06:07 pm
