As Lainey has mentioned, Hollywood is the nexus of what we discuss here at LaineyGossip, the literal and figurative cross-section of celebrity and gossip, and right now, Hollywood is on fire. Or rather, Los Angeles, the home of Hollywood, is on fire. Which means movie premieres, award season activities, all of it has ground to a halt. As it should, lives, livelihoods, and homes are being destroyed, now is not the time for parties. But it also means there’s not a lot going on in metaphysical Hollywood, unless you’re on the east coast. To wit, here is Glenn Close stopping by The Drew Barrymore Show in New York to promote Back in Action.
This is the film that marks Cameron Diaz’s return to acting, which also stars Jamie Foxx, and as I am now learning, Glenn Close, too. This is a collection of people I like, and re-watching The Holiday over the holidays made me miss Cameron Diaz all over again, but will I make time for Back In Action? I honestly don’t know. I don’t have a lot of faith in Netflix’s original films to begin with—their formula works a LOT better for TV—but this detailed article about Netflix’s deliberate swerve into slop has pretty much killed it for me.
There are movies they go out and buy at film festivals, like Hit Man, and movies they make for prestige points, like The Power of the Dog and the Benoit Blanc films, but their in-house slop factory brings those films down to their level, rather than the prestige films raising the slop up. A rising tide lifts all boats, but the inverse is true, too. A whirlpool consumes everything around it.
Netflix originals have become a whirlpool of crap, and I can’t muster up much excitement for their originals, though Cameron Diaz IS a compelling lure. I really have missed her on screen.
If you would like to donate to fire relief, you can find a list of organizations here.
