Julia Roberts Julia is (almost) 50! As I’ve been telling you all year, this has been Duana’s favourite thing to do all year: put on her Oprah voice, kick out her leg, and shout “Julia at 50!” Julia, of course, is Julia Roberts. Who turns 50 in 3 weeks, on October 28th. Which is By Lainey • Oct 05, 2017 10:33 am
Taylor Swift Harry, Camille…and Taylor? Harry Styles performed in Toronto last night at Massey Hall. My friend Amy was at the show. And she texted me last night to tell me that she saw Camille Rowe was there. At the back of the stage. Kathleen posted about Harry and Camille last week, that they’ve By Lainey • Oct 05, 2017 10:16 am
Harvey Weinstein Intro for October 5, 2017 Dear Gossips, Get ready for it. There’s a big story that might be breaking soon. And even though it doesn’t involve a movie star proper, this is someone who’s worked with many, many movie stars. Who has made movie stars. Which means, if this scandal is as By Lainey • Oct 05, 2017 09:33 am
What Else What Else? People always want to believe – and I’ve never understood this – that Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio had a thing in real life. They also wanted them to work together again after Titanic. And they did. They played a dysfunctional couple. Because where else can you go after Jack and By Lainey • Oct 04, 2017 04:53 pm
Brad Pitt Brad Pitt: back to work It’s been weeks, maybe more, since we’ve seen Brad Pitt. Here he is in Baker, California on the set of James Gray’s Ad Astra, a film about space travel. Which I think explains what he’s wearing, if there’s any CGI involved. Or if he has By Lainey • Oct 04, 2017 03:40 pm
Sam Smith Sam and Brandon kissing Sam Smith and Brandon Flynn from 13 Reasons Why are a thing. I use “a thing” instead of dating or in a relationship because so far, all we’ve got are photos of the two making out on the side of the street in NYC. TMZ suggests that the PDA By Kathleen • Oct 04, 2017 03:14 pm
Celebrity Social Media Smutty Social Media, October 4, 2017 Willow Smith congratulates Kip S Thorne on his achievement. He, alongside Rainer Weiss and Barry Barish, won the “2017 Nobel prize in physics for the Ligo instrument and its detection of gravitational waves, the ripples in spacetime first predicted by Einstein 100 years ago.” At 16, she can sit front By Maria • Oct 04, 2017 02:17 pm
Ryan Seacrest “This is the dream team” Lionel Richie was confirmed a few days ago as the third and final judge on the American Idol reboot. If you recall, Katy Perry signed on months ago for a reported $25 million. Ryan Seacrest will also be back for a substantial amount of money. But then it took forever By Lainey • Oct 04, 2017 01:13 pm
Armie Hammer #CMBYN – 6 weeks to go As I wrote during TIFF, Call Me By Your Name is my favourite film of the year so far. It is one of the most exquisite films of the last few years. I don’t think I’ve haven’t told you enough how much I loved it, how I By Lainey • Oct 04, 2017 11:55 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Will you watch Jack Ryan on TV? In the 1990’s, Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan character was the American answer to James Bond. Alec Baldwin originated him in The Hunt for the Red October—AKA your dad’s favorite movie—but it was Harrison Ford’s portrayal in Patriot Games and Clear and Present Danger that By Sarah • Oct 04, 2017 11:18 am
Movie Reviews and Previews John Cho in Columbus Review of "Columbus" starring John Cho (Lainey: as Sarah wrote yesterday in her post about the Oscars and Netflix, how and where people are consuming film, and the accessibility of movies, Columbus is hard to get to. Even for someone like Sarah who lives in a major market By Sarah • Oct 04, 2017 10:45 am
Celebrity Real Estate Beyoncé’s year of real estate Beyoncé on Harvest Moon Day! Beyoncé and Jay-Z went out to see Solange perform last night in New York at Radio City Music Hall. The reviews of Solange’s show have been terrific, at least the ones I’ve read. Here’s one from Mashable about how she incorporates performance By Lainey • Oct 04, 2017 10:17 am
Intro for October 4, 2017 Dear Gossips, Today is Mid-Autumn Festival, a major holiday on the lunar calendar. Growing up in Chinese culture, we also called it Harvest Moon Festival or Chinese Thanksgiving. It happens on the 15th day of the 8th month of the year, a full moon. And for us, it’s the By Lainey • Oct 04, 2017 09:14 am
What Else What Else? Until Ryan Gosling told me this weekend, I had no idea it was even called “papyrus”. But then again, I’m pretty font conservative. I use Arial. Out of laziness. Because it’s the first on the list. I used to, like 15 years ago, be like every other basic By Lainey • Oct 03, 2017 05:15 pm
Lifestyle Smutty Fitness: Hating the 150 minutes Hi Hayley, So I've been reading a lot of articles lately about how terrible sitting is for you and since I spend 8-10 hours, 5 days a week doing just that, I am getting concerned about my health. I'm petite and skinny and I am generally By Hayley • Oct 03, 2017 04:36 pm
Michael Fassbender Alicia & Michael pre-wedding? Like Jennifer Connelly and Michelle Williams, Alicia Vikander is a Louis Vuitton ambassador. She was in Paris for LV yesterday. Meanwhile Michael Fassbender, supposedly her fiancé, is in London, beginning promotion for The Snowman, the film adaptation of Jo Nesbo’s book. The movie opens on October 20th, Sarah will By Lainey • Oct 03, 2017 04:21 pm