TV Updates How much Paul Rudd do you need in your life? Paul Rudd is an established movie star, but he has done a ton of television in his career, and even as his profile in movies has risen steadily since the 1990s, he has never stopped popping up on TV. Of course, on the small screen he is best known as By Sarah • Aug 10, 2018 03:16 pm
Celebrity Social Media Smutty Social Media, August 10, 2018 Wait – Joan Collins is Cara Delevingne’s godmother?! Did we all know this? Am I the only one who didn’t (as usual)? Imagine the kind of godmotherly advice Joan Collins gives. A post shared by Cara Delevingne (@caradelevingne) on Aug 9, 2018 at 6:19pm PDT Am I the By Maria • Aug 10, 2018 01:33 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Charlize’s busy day Charlize Theron had a really busy day yesterday, especially for somebody promoting a movie that came out three months ago. First, she attended a Tully Q&A for SAG-AFTRA with screenwriter Diablo Cody, before presenting at the HFPA Grants Banquet, where she introduced a clip on film restoration. There, By Joanna • Aug 10, 2018 01:15 pm
Music JLo: holiday photos and pre-VMA Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez have been on holiday this week in Italy. Last night she got on the mic for an impromptu performance at dinner. This was documented on Instagram, obviously: A post shared by Alex Rodriguez (@arod) on Aug 8, 2018 at 5:56pm PDT If you follow By Lainey • Aug 10, 2018 12:36 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Which Disney princess is Goth? One of them has to be. Which is it? My money was on Snow White, but a still from Ralph Breaks the Internet, the sequel to Disney Animation’s surprise hit Wreck It Ralph, puts Snow White in a distinctly Rockabilly outfit, with the red bow and off-the-shoulder shirt. The By Sarah • Aug 10, 2018 11:46 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Amandla Stenberg deserves better The Darkest Minds is a YA adaptation that arrives years after the YA dystopian boom has faded, adapted from a novel by Alexandra Bracken and I am not sure how she is not being sued into oblivion by Marvel for this blatant X-Men knock-off. The Darkest Minds starts with a By Sarah • Aug 10, 2018 11:30 am
Girlcrushes Gemma Chan: your new Girl Crush That sounded really bossy, like I’m ordering you to make Gemma Chan your new girl crush. It’s not an order. It’s a prediction. She will be, once you see Crazy Rich Asians. Everyone I know who has seen it has come out of there with a beast By Lainey • Aug 10, 2018 10:52 am
Top Reads Casey Affleck’s strong PR game Casey Affleck is promoting a new film, The Old Man & The Gun. You’ll recall, back in the fall of 2016, when momentum was surging around Manchester By The Sea, making him a Best Actor Oscar favourite, Amy Zimmerman wrote a great piece for The Daily Beast, questioning why By Lainey • Aug 10, 2018 10:10 am
Crazy Rich Asians Intro for August 10, 2018 Dear Gossips, Last summer, The Big Sick was called “the best romantic comedy in years”, becoming one of the highest grossing independent films of 2017, and earned an Oscar nomination for Best Original Screenplay for Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V Gordon. The Verge called The Big Sick a “culturally specific By Lainey • Aug 10, 2018 09:03 am
What Else What Else? I am obsessed with this woman. I sent this to Kathleen yesterday and she wrote back and said she’s obsessed with her too. I want to interview her, I want to know her, I want to you to know her, I want all of us to celebrate her. You By Lainey • Aug 09, 2018 05:03 pm
Quiveration Henry & Liv: a new obsession Oh hi. I’m here to talk at you about Crazy Rich Asians again. Did I mention the Crazy Hot Asian Dudes in the movie? One those hot dudes, the main hot dude, is Henry Golding, who plays the “Prince Charming” in the story, because CRA is a rom-com, which By Lainey • Aug 09, 2018 04:09 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Bo Burnham’s digital coming of age in Eighth Grade Last week Lainey mentioned in the intro that Eighth Grade is her best film of 2018 so far, and that I was struggling to get to a showing in Chicago, which is one of the top three markets in the US. It’s frustrating in this day and age when By Sarah • Aug 09, 2018 03:28 pm
Girlcrushes Gabrielle steps back Gabrielle Union is one of our favourites here at LG. She is one of our faves because she is unfiltered but thoughtful and candid but careful. Gabrielle Union was at the Blogher Creators Summit and she proved once again why she’s a fave. Gabrielle revealed that she turned down By Kathleen • Aug 09, 2018 02:04 pm
Celebrity Social Media Smutty Social Media, August 9, 2018 Madonna is turning 60 next week – what’s the plan? A huge blowout? Celebrity-filled, or more intimate? She is living in Lisbon right now, so will she fly everyone out to her, or will she go back to New York for it? My guess is a European location, maybe Italy. By Maria • Aug 09, 2018 01:06 pm
Maple Leaf Justin gets a haircut Yesterday, Maria wrote about these photos of Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin crying while riding bikes. These two need to do less. I’m an emotional mess 75% of my life and even I reserve moments like this with my partner for the privacy of our home. I don’t By Kathleen • Aug 09, 2018 12:07 pm
Break Ups World War Brange: the money phase When Angelina Jolie first announced that she and Brad Pitt were over, I called it World War Brange because that’s what it was – the opposite of conscious uncoupling. (How smug-ass do you think Gwyneth Paltrow is right now?) After three months of bloody battle at the end of 2016, By Lainey • Aug 09, 2018 11:45 am
