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
Leonardo DiCaprio Leonardo DiCaprio: Toni in, Lorena out Last time we checked in with Leonardo DiCaprio it was on Friday and he was in New York for fashion week, because where else would he be, and he and Lorena Rae, a model who’s been seen with him several times this summer, were out at a club and By Lainey • Sep 11, 2017 11:51 am
Movie Reviews and Previews TIFF Review: Molly’s Game Molly’s Game is Aaron Sorkin’s directorial debut, but it’s Jessica Chastain’s movie from start to finish. Written by Sorkin, adapted from Molly Bloom’s memoir as the mastermind of the world’s most exclusive poker game, unsurprisingly Molly’s Game is mostly a series of flashy By Sarah • Sep 11, 2017 11:33 am
John Legend John Legend is not here to “melt your ovaries” Glowing celebrity parenting coverage is not reserved just for moms – famous fathers get a lot of credit for every damn thing (like changing diapers). Got a spit-up story? That will guarantee you at least one “heartwarming” headline. And when that celebrity father is parenting a daughter, the question will inevitably By Maria • Sep 11, 2017 11:07 am
Ben Affleck Ben & Lindsay’s tennis PDA Ben Affleck was in New York this weekend to see Lindsay Shookus. His trip has been well documented by the paps. They went out for dinner. They were seen at her apartment. And they were at the US Open men’s final yesterday to watch Rafael Nadal win his 16th By Lainey • Sep 11, 2017 10:23 am
Movie Reviews and Previews #CMBYN I have a ticket tonight to Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape Of Water which just won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival this weekend and if I can be released from the red carpet I’m covering before 930pm, I’ll be able to see how it By Lainey • Sep 11, 2017 09:58 am
