Celebrity Social Media Smutty Social Media, September 12, 2017 I love how the Fast & Furious franchise is nothing but drama for The Rock. Earlier this week, he posted a story about signing a deal and if you follow The Rock, you know this is a pretty regular thing. His brand is heavily tied to his work ethic. But By Maria • Sep 12, 2017 02:43 pm
Quiveration Idris in a white sweater After promoting two films at TIFF this weekend and introducing us to his “girlfriend” Sabrina, Idris Elba was in New York yesterday, photographed outside The Daily Show with Trevor Noah. The Mountain Between Us opens on October 6th. So he’s promoting it beyond the festivals now, trying to generate By Lainey • Sep 12, 2017 01:39 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews TIFF Review: Lady Bird Lady Bird is a movie that I was dying to see before it screened at Telluride. I'm all in on Greta Gerwig - from Frances Ha to Mistress America to Maggie's Plan, if she's in something? I'm there. She wrote it? No By Joanna • Sep 12, 2017 01:06 pm
Photo Assumption Ben & Lindsay apartment hunting? Before we get to that, there’s a headline that made me laugh this morning. You remember those shots I posted yesterday of Ben Affleck and Lindsay Shookus at the US Open? And how he had his arm around her and they were laughing and close and throwing up all By Lainey • Sep 12, 2017 12:11 pm
Amazingness Gigi loses her shoe Gigi Hadid walked the Anna Sui show at NYFW last night with one shoe. If this were an episode of America’s Next Top Model, Tyra Banks would give a speech about how Gigi exhibited bravery, courage, professionalism and a true model spirit by powering through her wardrobe malfunction. It By Kathleen • Sep 12, 2017 11:48 am
Movie Reviews and Previews TIFF Review: Downsizing Alexander Payne follows up his pair of family dramas with Downsizing, a movie that doesn’t quite know what it is. I would like to ask Payne if the attraction of Downsizing was REALLY the material, or was it playing around with the various technology required to make it, from By Sarah • Sep 12, 2017 11:12 am
Baby and Bump Obsession Jolie Monday There have been some big names at TIFF this year. George Clooney. Nicole Kidman. Drake. As soon as Angelina Jolie arrived in town though, she’s been the main event. And there have been several events. As mentioned yesterday, she was at The Breadwinner premiere on Sunday night followed by By Lainey • Sep 12, 2017 10:40 am
Movie Reviews and Previews TIFF Review: Battle of the Sexes Let’s just get it out of the way—yes, Battle of the Sexes gives Emma Stone the more Oscar-worthy part than La La Land. Billie Jean King is a better character, better written, and this is now a classic case of “won an Oscar for the wrong movie”. With By Sarah • Sep 12, 2017 09:39 am
TV Updates Intro for September 12, 2017 Dear Gossips, I wasn’t ready for the Game Of Thrones season 7 finale 3 weeks ago. I was definitely not ready for the Insecure season 2 finale this weekend. GoT S7 could have used another episode, if not two, because it felt like too much of a race. And By Lainey • Sep 12, 2017 09:08 am
Celebrity Social Media What Else? Just in case you forgot, Sasha used to be Tara Reid’s personal assistant. She doesn’t talk about it like it was a career highlight. But one of the highlights of my life is hearing her talk about all the bullsh-t that she had to deal with when she By Lainey • Sep 11, 2017 05:28 pm
Lifestyle Duana Names: Is Ambivalence A Good Name? Hello Duana, I’m going to be honest, I’m fairly indifferent about baby names. I lost interest in my early 30s when I was terminally single, mildly depressed and surrounded by new mums discussing the merits of naming their baby Otis, Iggy, Milo or Evie. So now at the By Duana • Sep 11, 2017 04:56 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Idris and his “beautiful girlfriend” Last night Devon Soltendieck and I were hosting a Facebook Live from the etalk studios, recapping weekend TIFF coverage and also throwing to our colleagues in the field who were reporting from the red carpets. Traci Melchor was at the premiere of The Mountain Between Us and we went to By Lainey • Sep 11, 2017 04:41 pm
Music Will Smith’s dad rapping A few weeks after 4:44 dropped, Wesley Morris wrote a brilliant piece for The New York Times called “Jay-Z and the Politics of Rapping in Middle Age.” In it, he praises Jay for thriving in a climate where there’s “not much of a road map for a rapper By Kathleen • Sep 11, 2017 04:14 pm
Celebrity Social Media Smutty Social Media, September 11, 2017 Do you think Michelle Williams is glad that she doesn’t have to answer questions about a possible Dawson’s Creek reunion? She has an easy out every single time. We found a dock. WHERE YOU AT DAWSON? #wedontwanttowaitforourlivestobeover A post shared by Busy Philipps (@busyphilipps) onSep 10, 2017 at By Maria • Sep 11, 2017 02:15 pm
Baby and Bump Obsession On the red carpet: The Angelina Effect I know you’ve seen it before but I just want to start here by describing for you what it’s like on a red carpet, because it’s important to understand the contrast. When major name stars arrive on a red carpet, it’s LOUD. The fans are yelling By Lainey • Sep 11, 2017 01:32 pm
TIFF 2017 Coverage Disobedience: A Powerful Tale of Two Rachels Rachel McAdams may have won our hearts in The Notebook, and she got an Oscar nomination for her work in Spotlight, but her work in Disobedience — a forbidden love story opposite Rachel Weisz — is the performance of her career. When asked about working opposite “Canada’s sweetheart” on the red By Joanna • Sep 11, 2017 12:36 pm
