Movie Reviews and Previews Do not let Amy Winehouse’s dad have the final word I have a theory that the 2011 death of Amy Winehouse actually pierced the cynicism and malignant tabloid culture that dominated the 2000s and was one of the major fuels for the rapid social changes of the 2010s, particularly around women in media and how we talk about and treat By Sarah • Jan 12, 2024 01:08 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews 10 Questions About The Beekeeper What is The Beekeeper? The Beekeeper is a new action movie starring Jason Statham, Jeremy Irons, Phylicia Rashad, and Josh Hutcherson. It is directed by David Ayers and written by Kurt Wimmer. The Beekeeper is rated R and runs just over 100 minutes. Wait, isn’t Kurt Wimmer the guy By Sarah • Jan 12, 2024 12:23 pm
Award Season Campaigning The never-ending contender parade With the pace of events this week and next, you would think the Oscars are right around the corner and not in f-cking MARCH. Last night was yet another event, the National Board of Review Gala in New York. All the Oscar girlies came to play, plus a few By Sarah • Jan 12, 2024 10:22 am
Business of Hollywood Intro for January 12, 2024 Dear Gossips, The Sundance Film Festival starts next week, where Kristen Stewart will be front and center on opening night as the recipient of this year’s Visionary Award. Ahead of the fest, she’s featured in Variety, talking about Sundance, about trying to scrape together money for her feature By Sarah • Jan 12, 2024 09:10 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Anne and Jessica are finally facing off I’m trying to remember if Jessica Chastain and Anne Hathaway shared any scenes in Interstellar, because the trailer for Mother’s Instinct had me wondering how Chastain and Hathaway had never starred in a movie together before, then I remembered Interstellar, but I don’t think they have much, By Sarah • Jan 11, 2024 02:00 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews PTA’s big budget gamble Paul Thomas Anderson is at that level of filmmaker where people are curious whenever he makes a movie, but his box office never really reflects that, mainly because he makes movies that do not deliver an experience the audience expects. PTA is now back at work, expected to start shooting By Sarah • Jan 11, 2024 11:11 am
Business of Hollywood Tom Cruise saves the day…sort of Since David Zaslav took over the newly formed Warner Bros. Discovery conglomerate and started shelving films for tax write offs and bragged about the labor strikes saving his studio money, I have asked one question—who wants to work for this guy? Well, we have the answer, and it’s By Sarah • Jan 10, 2024 01:08 pm
Gorgessity Better fits than the Globes The Governors Awards were last night, and several people wore outfits I like better than their Golden Globes fits. The Governors Awards are not televised, so in these cases, I cannot figure out why the better dress wasn’t worn on TV? For instance, I like Carey Mulligan’s black By Sarah • Jan 10, 2024 09:56 am
TV Updates Pedro Pascal round 2 (with friends) On the heels of the Golden Globes, where he lost the supporting actor award—I just cannot do this extremely long category name anymore—to Robert Downey, Jr., Willem Dafoe got a consolation prize, and some might say a more valuable honor, in the form of a star on the By Sarah • Jan 09, 2024 11:44 am
Style Rosamund Pike is our unanimous best dressed By unanimous decision, Rosamund Pike is our Golden Globes best dressed. Wearing Dior, Rosamund looks like a wealthy widow attending the funeral of the husband she definitely murdered. The tea-length hem, the embellished net sleeves, the veil, it’s all perfection. It’s Audrey Hepburn by way of Morticia By Sarah • Jan 08, 2024 03:00 pm
Award Season Campaigning It’s pronounced Day-Vine (Joy Randolph) It is a highly competitive Oscar year—my Top 10 is taking forever because there were SO many good films in 2023!—but one category is looking increasingly clear, and that is Best Supporting Actress. Da’Vine Joy Randolph has been one of the top contenders since The Holdovers made By Sarah • Jan 08, 2024 01:20 pm
Golden Globes 2024 Lily and Justine’s good headlines Lily Gladstone made history last night, becoming the first Indigenous woman to win Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama at the Golden Globes. She gave the best speech of the night, at least among the film winners, acknowledging the historicity of her win, speaking Blackfeet By Sarah • Jan 08, 2024 11:30 am
Golden Globes 2024 Barbenheimer Showdown at the Globes Barbenheimer emerged because Barbie and Oppenheimer had the same release date of July 21, 2023. There was an attempt by some media outlets to frame this as a showdown, but the culture collectively rose up, rejected the competition narrative, and turned Barbenheimer into a phenomenon that benefitted both films. However, By Sarah • Jan 08, 2024 09:55 am
What Else What Else? Quick programming note: next week, there will not be a newsletter for The Squawk, as there are two awards shows back-to-back to start the week, so we’ll be working through those shows and red carpets here on LG. We will, however, be live-chatting on The Squawk By Sarah • Jan 05, 2024 04:02 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Diablo Cody is back It’s the new year, which means everyone’s favorite fake holiday, Valentine’s Day, is right around the corner. Since the death of horniness in movies and the rom-com’s revival being mostly limited to streaming, theatrical releases around Valentine’s Day have become very fraught. Last year’ By Sarah • Jan 05, 2024 03:15 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews The Color Purple’s Excellent Cast Alice Walker’s The Color Purple has been a seminal presence in American literature since its publication in 1982, inspiring both a film adaptation from Steven Spielberg in 1985 and a Broadway musical adaptation in 2005. Do I wish this latest Color Purple was just a straightforward adaptation of Walker’ By Sarah • Jan 05, 2024 10:55 am
