Movie Reviews and Previews TIFF Review: Beasts of No Nation I heard some industry folks at TIFF sh*t-talking Netflix for allegedly overpaying for Cary Fukunaga’s Beasts of No Nation, Netflix’s first original feature film. They were of the opinion that Netflix will keep overpaying for movies and go bust, but just a few years ago TV By Sarah • Sep 17, 2015 09:56 am
Quiveration Idris & Cary As mentioned several weeks before the start of TIFF, the Beasts Of No Nation carpet was the one big ask I put to our producers at etalk. The request was granted. On Sunday night I was in first position at the premiere. This was the 5th or 6th time I’ By Lainey • Sep 17, 2015 09:33 am
Intro for September 17, 2015 Dear Gossips, Guess what? She’s back! (Sort of) Who? Who have you been missing? Chrissy O! The photos are only in one agency and we are trying to buy but we won’t know if that’s possible until later this morning. Very curious about what Chrissy O’s By Lainey • Sep 17, 2015 08:58 am
Celebrity Social Media Smutty Social Media, Wednesday September 16, 2015 Honest Beauty is all over New York right now, and so is Jessica Alba. Celebrating my ❤️ @narciso_rodriguez tonight with @jessseinfeld & @kateupton #nyfw A photo posted by Jessica Alba (@jessicaalba) onSep 15, 2015 at 7:00pm PDT Do you think Terrence talks about Terryology between takes? 💋💋💋 #Repost @hollywoodreporter #Empire By Maria • Sep 16, 2015 04:59 pm
Hook Ups Miley’s mega downgrade US Weekly’s latest exclusive is that Miley Cyrus has been hooking up with Dane Cook. Um. When’s the last time you cared about Dane Cook? Have you ever cared about Dane Cook? I know. I know you’re going to tell me that he had his moment, especially By Lainey • Sep 16, 2015 04:15 pm
Douchebags Boy Sh-t: Justin Bieber & Shawn Mendes edition Girl Sh-t Is The Best Sh-t. And Boy Sh-t Is The Best Sh-t too. When it’s baby boy sh-t though, it’s even more hilarious. As you know, Justin Bieber is trying to age. We’re seeing him move into the next stage of By Lainey • Sep 16, 2015 03:49 pm
Lifestyle Duana Names: Annoy Like The Wind! Hi Duana, I have a question that will probably annoy you on TWO levels lol. Sorry in advance! I am pregnant with our first girl and have a long history of Charles in our family. I've always wanted to call a baby girl Charlie as a twist on By Duana • Sep 16, 2015 02:41 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews At the very least, The Jungle Book looks gorgeous I have serious reservations about bringing Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book back, which I discussed last year when it came out that there are TWO new versions of the story coming to the big screen. Well, we now have a trailer for one of those adaptations, the one from By Sarah • Sep 16, 2015 01:50 pm
Baby and Bump Obsession Beyonce’s boat life Beyonce and Jay Z are still on holiday in the Mediterranean with the Blue Ivy Carter and their friends. The other day they were kissing in coordinated outfits in Sardinia. Click here to see. To me it looked they were being photographed in that moment – not just by the paps By Lainey • Sep 16, 2015 01:09 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews TIFF Review: Emma Watson in Colonia Imagine Argo, but worse and about Nazis, and you have Emma Watson’s new movie, Colonia. Set during the 1970s coup of General Pinochet in Chile, Colonia is a thriller (“thriller”) about a young couple in love escaping a prison-cult. It’s the political thriller version of Equals (click By Sarah • Sep 16, 2015 12:41 pm
Relationship Assumption Sandra’s boyfriend’s ex says he’s OK Sandra Bullock’s new boyfriend is Bryan Randall. And because Sandy infamously married and divorced a cheating asshole, people have been looking into Bryan’s past. He was an addict, he was a convict, he could be trouble? Also he was in a serious relationship with someone juuuuust before he By Lainey • Sep 16, 2015 12:00 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews TIFF Review: The Family Fang I like Jason Bateman’s second film as a director more than I do his first, Bad Words, but then, I didn’t care much for Bad Words. If this is a math equation it would be expressed like this: Bad Words – sh-t brown light filter + Christopher Walken x By Sarah • Sep 16, 2015 11:31 am
TIFF 2015 Coverage Do you know Liam Hemsworth? Remember when Liam Hemsworth locked his jaw at Comic-Con when a reporter called Chris introduced himself as Chris but Liam thought he was being mistaken for his brother, Chris Hemsworth? Click here for a refresher. This is maybe part 2 of that story. Or not. You decide. Sunday night By Lainey • Sep 16, 2015 11:12 am
Movie Reviews and Previews TIFF Review: Truth Truth is Spotlight’s more depressing cousin, another investigative procedural but this time, the outcome is less celebratory. Based on her own book, Truth tells the account of Mary Mapes, the 60 Minutes producer who oversaw the story on then-President Bush’s service in the Texas Air National Guard. By Sarah • Sep 16, 2015 10:43 am
Bad Style Johnny & Amber in Boston Last night was the Boston premiere of Black Mass. Black Mass opens this weekend. So does Sicario. Click here for Sarah’s review of Black Mass and click here for Joanna’s review of Sicario. Also click here for my thoughts on Sicario and Benicio Del Toro. My recommendation would By Lainey • Sep 16, 2015 10:08 am
Movie Reviews and Previews TIFF Review: Room (Queen Brie) Aside from Cate Blanchett's work in Blue Jasmine, to me the best female performance of 2013 came from Brie Larson in Short Term 12. The film was criminally underseen by both critics and audiences, but she'll finally get her shot at golden glory with Room, in By Joanna • Sep 16, 2015 09:43 am
