Movie Reviews and Previews Amber Heard as Mrs. Aquaman Her name is Mera but there’s no reason for you to know that yet. Today IGN released the first look at Amber Heard in costume as Aquaman’s wife and queen, Mera—which makes me think a new trailer is coming which will show Mera in action—and it By Sarah • Oct 12, 2016 02:19 pm
Celebrity Social Media Smutty Social Media, October 12, 2016 Lainey has to pee all the time, too. You either have one of those friends or you are that friend. Ask @jackantonoff or @jennikonner - I pee a LOT. Which means I have seen many public restrooms in Virginia today and Virginia, guess what, you're killin' the game- By Maria • Oct 12, 2016 01:57 pm
Photo Assumption Jake in a romance novel Let’s get the work bits out of the way first. It was announced earlier this week that Netflix is close to acquiring The Helicopter Heist. Jake Gyllenhaal will star and produce. The story is based on a book about a real life robbery that happened in Stockholm in 2009 By Lainey • Oct 12, 2016 12:14 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Welcome back, Mr. Wick New York Comic Con happened over the weekend, and while not quite as big as San Diego it is still good for new trailers. This year, there was only one I cared about, by a pretty huge margin—the teaser trailer for John Wick: Chapter 2. Lainey has talked about By Sarah • Oct 12, 2016 11:39 am
Baby and Bump Obsession Ben Affleck needs to stay busy Ben Affleck’s The Accountant opens on Friday. Reviews are just now being posted; I’ve read three so far. Consequence of Sound called it “dumb” and “overcomplicated”. The Hollywood Reporter said it had potential but in the end it was a “disappointment”. And Variety seemed to like it OK By Lainey • Oct 12, 2016 11:19 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Yes, Annette Bening deserves all that Oscar buzz for 20th Century Women Sight unseen, Annette Bening was hailed as a Best Actress contender (and possible frontrunner) for her work in 20th Century Women, which premiered on Saturday at the New York Film Festival. The same hype followed Viola Davis for her work in Fences, and coincidentally, the trailers for both of these By Joanna • Oct 12, 2016 10:40 am
Movie Reviews and Previews The Jack Reacher promotional strategy Tom Cruise’s Jack Reacher sequel opens next week. Which isn’t too far away. And I feel like it’s been pretty quiet, as Tom Cruise promotional tours go. Normally, when Tom Cruise is promoting a movie, you can’t avoid him jumping out of airplanes and hitting 8 By Lainey • Oct 12, 2016 10:07 am
Intro for October 12, 2016 Dear Gossips, There’s been outrage the last few days after it was revealed on the blog Angry Asian Man that Disney was initially working off a script for the live action Mulan that featured a white man from Europe travelling to China and developing an Asian fetish which sets By Lainey • Oct 12, 2016 09:30 am
Celebrity Social Media Smutty Social Media, October 11, 2016 Sarah Michelle Gellar wishes Michelle Trachtenberg a Happy Birthday, but what interested me here is her take on makeup, because I agree with it. As I get older, I wear less and less. #happybirthday @michelletrachtenberg It's obvious to all of us, that you have found the "key& By Maria • Oct 11, 2016 01:35 pm
Maple Leaf The love cycle of Rihanna & Drake After Drake put up an “I LOVE RIHANNA” sign on his face at the VMAs, they were together for a few weeks before she had to get back to work. She was in Paris to show her Fenty X Puma collection. Then she went to New York to take care By Lainey • Oct 11, 2016 01:15 pm
TV Updates Kathleen & Duana watch Insecure Kathleen and I have been talking about Insecure and Issa Rae since way before it had a name. We were both fans of Awkward Black Girl and despaired at the false starts of getting this woman on our TV screens. So anticipation was high, and like nerds, we pressed play By Duana • Oct 11, 2016 12:42 pm
Ben Affleck "Matt and Ben" and John and Emily: Inside the Good Will Hunting live read and what it could mean for Manchester by the Sea John Krasinski had a "viral moment" last week on Good Morning America when, as he was talking about his upcoming Good Will Hunting live read, Ben Affleck surprised him with a leering grin and wave. So, imagine the audience's surprise when the real Ben and Matt By Joanna • Oct 11, 2016 12:08 pm
Music Formation ends in love and Serena Beyoncé’s Formation tour ended on Friday in New Jersey. On Thursday, I wrote that if you had tickets I hate you and I’m jealous. Because on her final night, she performed 6 Inch for the first time …. #Beyonce performed #6Inch last night while hanging upside down #FORMATIONWorldTour #NewJersey By Lainey • Oct 11, 2016 11:34 am
TV Updates Factual Evidence to support Crucible Cast Party (I don’t remember the Sprite. What am I forgetting?) The most recent episode of SNL was always going to be a stacked deck for musical theatre, song-and-Broadway nerds. Elsewhere you can see host Lin-Manuel Miranda do his ‘I hope I nail SNL hosting’ rap to the By Duana • Oct 11, 2016 11:08 am
BFFs Gwyneth at the market Gwyneth Paltrow covers the new issue of Harper’s Bazaar. But this shot on the cover? It has nothing to do with the photos in the magazine. In the magazine she’s at the supermarket, shopping in several different black outfits and bodysuits. She looks amazing. She looks ridiculous. I By Lainey • Oct 11, 2016 10:36 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Nate Parker’s The Birth of a Nation At this point there is no separating art from artist in the case of Nate Parker and The Birth of a Nation, his debut feature film as a writer and director. He also stars in the movie and produced it, so this is unquestionably his movie. The Birth of a By Sarah • Oct 11, 2016 10:18 am
