Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for August 31, 2023 Dear Gossips, Lily Gladstone season is almost upon us. Killers of the Flower Moon was already expected to be one of the touchstone films of the fall, but now it is getting a global wide release on October 20. The original plan was for Killers to have a limited release By Sarah • Aug 31, 2023 09:20 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Michael Fassbender sticks to the plan The Venice Film Festival kicks off today, and it will be a weird one, with plenty of films launching the fall festival season and awards season, but with considerably less star power than normal on the Lido’s red carpet (not none, but less). One film debuting at Venice is By Sarah • Aug 30, 2023 10:16 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Ayo Edebiri and Rachel Sennott in Bottoms Sometimes a movie gets made that is so unhinged in a very specific way that it makes you wonder if there were ever any adults on set—like a real adult, with a mortgage and a car payment. In its best moments, Barbie feels like that, like getting away with By Sarah • Aug 29, 2023 01:58 pm
What Else What Else? Lainey wrote about Miley Cyrus and her new song earlier today. Now, you can go Easter egg hunting in the music video. (Popsugar) IT IS NEVER TOO LATE TO CELEBRATE PARKER POSEY. (Go Fug Yourself) Patricia Clarkson is awesome, truly one of the best Pattys. She’s talking about remaining By Sarah • Aug 25, 2023 04:09 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Be upset in spaaace Do you want to feel nervous and upset heading into the weekend! Great, the Foe trailer is here just for you. Garth Davis, director of the crowd-pleasing Lion and Mary Magdalene, the film starring Rooney Mara and Joaquin Phoenix that no one saw, is back with an adaptation of Iain By Sarah • Aug 25, 2023 03:28 pm
Business of Hollywood Wonkune is no more After weeks of speculation, Warner Bros. Discovery committed to the folly of pushing Dune: Part Two to March 15, 2024. So far, all other WBD releases are remaining where they are on the calendar, which means the other Timothee Chalamet flick this winter, Wonka, is still coming out in December. By Sarah • Aug 25, 2023 01:33 pm
BFFs Hiddles again I feel like we just saw Tom Hiddleston, but that was two entire weeks ago when he was out with Zawe Ashton at the National Theater (time has no meaning). But here he is again, twice in the same month, which is a lot for post-Hiddleswift era Tom. He’s By Sarah • Aug 25, 2023 11:04 am
Music Keanu on tour It’s been a Dogstar summer for Keanu Reeves, who reunited with his band (officially) last year. The last we heard from Keanu and Dogstar, they hadn’t yet announced when their new album would drop. Well, they have now. It’s called Somewhere Between the Power Lines and Palm By Sarah • Aug 25, 2023 10:13 am
TV Updates Intro for August 25, 2023 Dear Gossips, This week in Talking Pirates, there is big pirate news breaking in Hollywood. First is that Hong Kong filmmaker Tsui Hark is going to produce a film about Ching Shih (aka Shi Yang or Zheng Yi Sao). Shih is the most successful pirate of all time, hand’s By Sarah • Aug 25, 2023 09:21 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Rebel Moon’s recycled space opera Zack Snyder’s Netflix era continues with the first trailer for his might-be sci-fi epic, Rebel Moon. Originally pitched as a potential Star Wars film—with new characters and maybe even an R rating—Snyder’s idea died on the vine in the wake of Disney’s purchase of Lucasfilm. By Sarah • Aug 23, 2023 10:45 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Hot Tig stands up It has been a minute since we’ve seen her, but Tig Notaro showed up over the weekend for the Stand Up To Cancer biennial telecast. In case you forgot, let this be your reminder that Tig Notaro is hot. Also present for the telecast were Danai Gurira, Elizabeth Banks, By Sarah • Aug 21, 2023 11:35 am
What Else What Else? After Scandoval, Raquel Leviss confirms she is leaving Vanderpump Rules. It sounds like she’s actually doing the work of trying to understand herself and change some things about her life. Being out of reality TV will probably help with that. At least until the comeback special all about her By Sarah • Aug 18, 2023 04:01 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Lily Gladstone in The Unknown Country America’s roadways are lonely, bleak, beautiful, traversed by strangers going hither and yon, lives intersecting for brief moments over counters at diners, motels, convenience stores. Morrisa Maltz, making her feature directorial debut, extracts from her own experiences driving alone across America a story about loneliness, grief, and connection, enhanced By Sarah • Aug 18, 2023 01:45 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Xolo Maridueña in Blue Beetle Xolo Maridueña is incredibly charming. That is the big takeaway from his superhero debut, Blue Beetle, in which he plays Jaime Reyes, a recent college grad who can’t get a job to help support his family. At home in the neon lighted, Miami-esque Palmera City, Jaime’s family is By Sarah • Aug 18, 2023 11:27 am
Top Reads This Week In Strikes Despite negotiations reopening between the WGA and the AMPTP, the double strike continues unabated. Patton Oswalt was picketing yesterday at Warner Bros., joined by his wife, Meredith Salenger, and his daughter, Alice. Credit to Alice for a great picket sign, Please put my dad back to work, he’s annoying! By Sarah • Aug 18, 2023 10:45 am
BFFs Robert De Niro’s A-list party Robert De Niro turned 80 yesterday, and his birthday party drew an A-list crowd. Francis Ford Coppola, George Lucas, Martin Scorsese, Paul McCartney, and Uma Thurman—along with her father Robert—among others, were all seen heading into the party at the Tribeca Grill (which he co-owns with restaurateur Drew By Sarah • Aug 18, 2023 10:06 am
