Movie Reviews and Previews The Book Club ladies reunite Book Club was a surprisingly charming movie, and I was hoping the sequel, Book Club: The Next Chapter would be a kind of Mamma Mia!: Here We Go Again surprise in which the sequel is at least as fun and entertaining as the original film, but alas, it is not. By Sarah • May 09, 2023 10:41 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Under the sea with MONSTERS The world premiere of The Little Mermaid (live action redux) was last night in Los Angeles. Everyone turned up: Halle Bailey, Melissa McCarthy, Javier Bardem, Awkwafina, Jacob Tremblay—grown up!—Daveed Diggs, who voices Sebastian in the film, and Viscountess Bridgerton herself, Simone Ashley, who plays one of Ariel’s By Sarah • May 09, 2023 09:57 am
Business of Hollywood Intro for May 9, 2023 Dear Gossips, The writers’ strike continues, but I want to talk about one specific facet, which is the Taylor Sheridan of it all. He is, of course, the actor-turned-hitmaking screenwriter behind the Yellowstone television universe, which is basically the only thing propping up Paramount right now. They had a bad By Sarah • May 09, 2023 09:03 am
Movie Reviews and Previews This Barbie is Oppenheimer Barbie and Oppenheimer continue to be joined at the collective consciousness’s hip because they are both being released on July 21. People are trying to make this into a thing, but they’re different movies aimed at different audiences. Given its broader, more family-friendly appeal, Barbie has a very By Sarah • May 08, 2023 12:45 pm
What Else What Else? Drake is selling his Beverly Hills home for $88 million. I know we’re talking about an estate property here, and most of that value is in the land, but let’s be honest, this is a mid mansion. No personality! No style! No taste! Drake’s place in Toronto By Sarah • May 05, 2023 04:04 pm
Sam Rockwell A rare Sam Rockwell sighting Sam Rockwell and Leslie Bibb have been together forever, they’ve been working actors for even longer, Sam is fairly famous and a recent-ish Oscar winner, and yet, I feel like we hardly ever see them. Behold, then, Sam Rockwell and Leslie Bibb out and about in New York. I By Sarah • May 05, 2023 12:40 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews The Guardians’ final foray in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 The Guardians of the Galaxy go out with a big ole bang in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, the final film in Marvel’s weirdest franchise about a bunch of space misfits. Written and directed by James Gunn—to date, the only person to usher a full trilogy through By Sarah • May 05, 2023 11:43 am
Carrie Fisher Fisher family drama Somehow, Carrie Fisher never got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She was a legit icon, you think she would have gotten one either sometime during her initial run with Star Wars in the 1970s and 80s, or during her return to the franchise in the 2010s. Studios By Sarah • May 05, 2023 11:08 am
Rihanna Rihanna’s New York week Rihanna is still kicking around New York City following the Met Gala. Here she is last night, going to dinner with her friend, Melissa Forde. Rihanna, as we know, does not stop her nocturnal hours or her fashion game for anything, not even pregnancy and babies. She looks incredible, and By Sarah • May 05, 2023 10:04 am
Business of Hollywood Intro for May 5, 2023 Dear Gossips, Lost amidst the Met Gala madness and writers’ strike drama this week was the announcement from the Academy that they have changed some of their Oscar “for your consideration” and campaigning rules in the wake of the Andrea Riseborough controversy earlier this year. These rules will be in By Sarah • May 05, 2023 09:20 am
What Else What Else? Maria is diggingGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 star Karen Gillan for wearing her Nebula character makeup to couples therapy. Well, Karen has been bringing big kook energy to the Vol. 3 press tour, which, frankly, it needs. This is not the most engaging ensemble in the MCU family. (Go By Sarah • May 04, 2023 04:04 pm
Break Ups Dad devastation: Kevin Costner is leaving Yellowstone Dads everywhere are devastated as ET is reporting that Kevin Costner will leave behemoth hit TV show Yellowstone after season five. This comes after months of speculation and rumors that Costner and series creator and showrunner Taylor Sheridan have fallen out. The fifth season is currently mid-production (and now probably By Sarah • May 04, 2023 12:31 pm
TV Updates Queen Charlotte is fizzy and problematic (just like Bridgerton) In the ahistorical timeline of Bridgerton, the marriage of Queen Charlotte and King George III is what opened the door to a post-racial society that includes Black dukes and South Asian viscountesse. To unpack this momentous moment, Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story sends us back in time to the 1760s By Sarah • May 04, 2023 11:01 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Guardians of the Galaxy comes with a WARNING Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 opens tomorrow. The Super Mario Bros. Movie has reigned supreme over the box office for the last month, topping $1 billion and becoming the highest-grossing animated film from Universal—yes, beating even the Minions—and the highest-grossing video game adaption to date. It’s By Sarah • May 04, 2023 09:25 am
Business of Hollywood Intro for May 4, 2023 Dear Gossips, The writers’ strike is on, and here’s where we’re at three days in. UK-based writers want more clarity on how to work with studios during the strike, while Canadian and Aussie writers are siding with the WGA, not working on projects from US-based studios that are By Sarah • May 04, 2023 09:04 am
Movie Reviews and Previews The less boring Dune The first trailer for Dune: Part Two (sadly, not titled Dune: Part Deunx) dropped today, showing off the return of Timothee Chalamet and Zendaya as desert would-be lovers Paul Atreides and Chani, as well as new cast additions Florence Pugh, as imperial Princess Irulan, and Austin Butler as the bald By Sarah • May 03, 2023 02:35 pm
