Media Manipulation Brad Pitt: good angles, baggy pants, and big questions Brad Pitt’s appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert last night wasn’t an interview. It was closer to what he was doing with Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show – although it wasn’t pre-taped and happened in front of a live audience. Does that still mean that By Lainey • May 17, 2017 11:55 am
TV Updates The first Must-See reboot Finally, fans have gotten their wish and a late 90s/early aughts Must-See TV show is getting a reboot. No, it’s not Friends. Or Seinfeld. It’s Will & Grace. We were asking for this? According to everyone involved, yes. The cast reunited for an election video in 2016 By Maria • May 17, 2017 11:17 am
Hook Ups Taylor Swift’s Brit Boy Love Streak Harry Styles, Calvin Harris, Tom Hiddleston… Now Joe Alwyn. Taylor Swift has a Brit Boy love streak going. The UK Sun broke the story late yesterday that Taylor and Joe have been secretly dating for months and that she’s been seeing him in London in disguise. Let’s backtrack By Lainey • May 17, 2017 10:28 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Warner Bros denies there’s a Justice League problem Yesterday, word got out that Justice League is undergoing extensive retooling, the same kind of thing we saw with Suicide Squad. Later that day, The Wrap ran a denial from Warner Brothers, quoting a(nother anonymous) source: “There has been no additional photography to date on Justice League, we have By Sarah • May 17, 2017 09:52 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for May 17, 2017 Dear Gossips, The 70th Cannes Film Festival begins today. Sofia Coppola’s new film, The Beguiled, will be screening in competition for the Palme d’Or before its theatrical release on June 23. In support of The Beguiled, Sofia and Kirsten Dunst are on the cover of the new issue By Lainey • May 17, 2017 08:47 am
Celebrity Social Media Smutty Social May 16, 2017 Britney and Justin wore it better. some scenes behind the scenes @gqitalia. italian interview at the link in my bio. A post shared by Orlando Bloom (@orlandobloom) onMay 16, 2017 at 12:27am PDT Vin Diesel paid tributes to mothers the only way he knows how: by posting a picture By Maria • May 16, 2017 03:23 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Charlie Hunnam: saved by Lost City As Sarah noted yesterday, King Arthur: Legend Of The Sword, is a huge flop, so far the biggest flop of the year, grossing under $15 million domestically on opening weekend and $29 million overseas on a budget of at least $175 million before marketing. They’re looking at a major By Lainey • May 16, 2017 02:43 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Justice League uh-oh Would you be terribly surprised if I told you Justice League might be in trouble? No? Me neither. The latest warning sign comes in the form of reshoots—lots and lots of reshoots. Like, multiple rounds of reshoots, enough to be “remade…twice”. Oh boy. I bet Ben Affleck is By Sarah • May 16, 2017 02:10 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Zac Efron: closer to Leo The last time we did a full article here on Zac Efron it was over a month ago, a post written by Kathleen titled When Did Zac Efron Go Full Douche? It ended up being a group effort, with several of us weighing in on Zac’s douche history and By Lainey • May 16, 2017 12:59 pm
Cannes 2017 Cannes Preview 2017 Cannes 2017 kicks off tomorrow, and the festival seems a bit muted, with a noticeable dimming of star power and no obvious Oscar bait in the line-up. That has to be deliberate—there is a real emphasis on the filmmaker, not the actor, this year. Which is good for the By Sarah • May 16, 2017 12:16 pm
Media Manipulation Late Night Brad Pitt Brad Pitt is promoting War Machine on Netflix premiering next Friday May 26th, in time for Memorial Day in the United States. He’s already covered GQ and talked about his “self-inflicted” drama while making matcha green tea. He wants us to know that he’s working out his emotions By Lainey • May 16, 2017 11:41 am
Taylor Swift Taylor found As you’ve seen and heard, Taylor Swift has kept a very low profile all year. She performed Super Bowl weekend as part of her deal with AT&T but since then been pretty quiet on social media and the paps haven’t been able to find her. To By Lainey • May 16, 2017 10:15 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Blake Lively, Cage Fighting Mom Today in This Year Is Complete Nonsense News: Blake Lively will star in a movie about a woman who turns to cage fighting in order to keep her son. That’s right, Blake Lively, the self-appointed second coming of Martha Stewart, is going to play a cage fighter. The movie By Sarah • May 16, 2017 10:01 am
Music Intro for May 16, 2017 Dear Gossips, When I saw that Vulture had posted an oral history of The Strokes yesterday, I had to save it for a nighttime read. Articles that like must be enjoyed without interruption, without worrying someone might knock on your door, without being rushed. Have you read it yet? You By Lainey • May 16, 2017 09:33 am
Celebrity Social Media Smutty Social Media, May 15, 2017 I liked Oliver Hudson’s Mother’s Day dedication more than I liked Justin Timberlake’s. Happy Mother's Day to the three beautiful mommy's in my life!! @ehud26 @katehudson @officialgoldiehawn The most loving, hard working, playful, strong, hottest mama's around! I love you all By Maria • May 15, 2017 04:32 pm
Lifestyle Duana Names: A Dub By Any Other Name Hi Duana, My boyfriend showed me this article this morning and I immediately thought of you. It’s a hilarious name-nerd writeup disguised as sports writing, about the WHL draft and the names of the players, born in the early 2000's for the most part. And his commentary By Duana • May 15, 2017 04:16 pm
