Shout-Outs November 29, 2018 – Smutty Shout-Outs Simon! Happy Birthday from Devin who calls you the “most wonderful, caring, kind person” but that you’ve “never lost [your] bitchy edge”, and she appreciates that in a front. As do I. She’s lucky to have you. As requested, here are photos of Beyoncé and this shot from By Lainey • Nov 29, 2018 09:53 am
Baby and Bump Obsession Intro for November 29, 2018 Dear Gossips, It’s the week of the celebrity profile/interview. We’ve had a few standouts so far and now it’s Mariah Carey’s. Mimi talked to Pitchfork about her new album, Caution. Have you been listening? I like it a lot. To me, the album as a By Lainey • Nov 29, 2018 09:30 am
What Else What Else? Katie Holmes and Jamie Foxx might be getting married. I know. You’re skeptical. You should be. Because much of what’s reported about Katie and Jamie is bullsh-t, including the “breaking news” about them breaking up earlier this year – which never happened. This was my point earlier this week By Lainey • Nov 28, 2018 05:06 pm
TV Updates Chris Pine can dig it Remember when The Best Chris had a black eye? Every time I see a trailer or news about his latest collaboration with Patty Jenkins, a TNT mini-series called I Am The Night, I think of Chris’s black eye. At the time of shooting, it was reported that the busted By Kathleen • Nov 28, 2018 04:51 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Tessa as Bianca the underdog Oh, you thought I was done obsessing over Creed II? I’m not. Today the focus of my obsession is what Tessa Thompson brought to her role as Bianca. The Rocky franchise is all about the underdog story. It’s about triumph in the face of insurmountable circumstances. It’s By Kathleen • Nov 28, 2018 04:25 pm
Business of Hollywood Tech is either saving or killing movies Depending on who you talk to, tech companies investing in and/or partnering with film companies is either the end of cinema as we know it or the savior of the mid-budget movie. We still haven’t decided whether or not something shown on Netflix qualifies as a movie, so By Sarah • Nov 28, 2018 03:50 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, November 28, 2018 I love the Johnsons, but you know what’s always really bothered me about black-ish? Dre is horrible to Junior, to the point that I think that’s why he and Bow should have separated. I just don’t see her putting up with him talking to and treating their By Maria • Nov 28, 2018 02:58 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Ask Nicole Anything I met up with one of my students last night, Erik. Erik is a cinephile, and he tries to see as many films as possible, as many times as possible. With Erik, as soon as you mention movies, you might get an hour-long monologue. Anyway, I was encouraging him to By Lainey • Nov 28, 2018 02:35 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews PS. I Still Love TATBILB The sequel to this summer’s breakout teen rom-com hit, To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before, is officially in the works. This is a surprise to no one. Teens everywhere, and me, made TATBILB one of Netflix’s “most viewed original films ever with strong repeat viewing" By Kathleen • Nov 28, 2018 12:09 pm
Show Your Work Podcast Show Your Work: MBJ x FNL and … the problem of women’s pleasure On this week’s episode of Show Your Work, we begin with Michael B Jordan, the Movie Star. Hollywood doesn’t produce very many movie stars anymore. For the last few years, every time a movie star can’t open a movie, we start talking all over again about the By Lainey • Nov 28, 2018 11:27 am
Gossip Nostalgia Cameron & JoAnna: Gossip Nostalgia It’ll be four years next month since the release of Cameron Diaz’s last movie, Annie. She and Benji Madden got married a month later, in January 2015, and since then, as I say every time I write about her, she’s been really, really quiet. Earlier this year, By Lainey • Nov 28, 2018 10:44 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Green Book’s precarious Oscar position Back in September, Green Book won the audience award at TIFF. This set it up as an Oscar front-runner, and it seemed like an inevitable Best Picture nominee. It’s a middle-of-the-road movie about race made to make white people feel good, a la Driving Miss Daisy, The Blind Side, By Sarah • Nov 28, 2018 10:11 am
Shout-Outs November 28, 2018 – Smutty Shout-Outs Debi! Happy Birthday with love from Stephanie whose birthday wish for you came true with Harry and Meghan – so believe her when she says that even though it’s been a rough year, “the best is yet to come”. By request, here are Richard Madden and a short-haired Dave Grohl. By Lainey • Nov 28, 2018 09:41 am
Award Season Campaigning Intro for November 28, 2018 Dear Gossips, The National Board of Review announced its award winners yesterday. NBR isn’t always that great of an Oscar predictor; last year their Best Film was The Post, Best Actor and Best Actress were Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep, Willem Dafoe and Laurie Metcalf won for supporting …AND By Lainey • Nov 28, 2018 09:09 am
What Else What Else? Jameela Jamil’s IDAGF-ness is breathtaking. We’re used to seeing one or two tweets. She is pounding this issue relentlessly. And naming names. And posting photos. And using words. She’s using words like “liar”. She’s calling out celebrities for being “gross”. And even when one of those By Lainey • Nov 27, 2018 05:39 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Creed II: The soundtrack “Eye of The Tiger” is one of the most iconic movie songs of all time. It’s one of the reasons Rocky III is my favourite Rocky movie. I feel like the heavyweight champion of the world just listening to it. Find me in the gym (lol) listening to this By Kathleen • Nov 27, 2018 05:24 pm