Movie Reviews and Previews The best thing about Chris Hemsworth: Matt Damon When Chris Hemsworth was named People’s Sexiest Man Alive, we were all like, wait what? What’s he even promoting? Avengers: Age of Ultron isn’t until May 2015, and that Ron Howard whale movie is in March, but we totally forgot one! Hemsworth has that dismal looking Michael By Sarah • Dec 16, 2014 10:41 am
Baby and Bump Obsession Brange no Ange As expected, Brad Pitt represented Brange on his own last night at the Hollywood premiere of Unbroken because of the Jolie’s chicken pox. His parents were there. And also three of their six children – Maddox, Pax, and the Chosen One Shiloh. It’s Brad’s birthday on Thursday. He’ By Lainey • Dec 16, 2014 10:17 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Christian Bale looks hot for Malick A trailer for Terrence Malick’s Knight Of Cups was released yesterday. It’s expected to be screened in competition at the Berlin Film Festival in February. Knight Of Cups was filmed concurrently with another Malick project – the one with Ryan Gosling, Michael Fassbender, and Rooney Mara about love and By Lainey • Dec 16, 2014 09:49 am
Books Intro for December 16, 2014 Dear Gossips, Thank you for all your emails and tweets about my chicken pox paranoia because I’ve never had it. Here’s what you all are telling me: -Adult chicken pox is the worst -Shingles sucks more than chicken pox -You can get chicken pox again – many of you By Lainey • Dec 16, 2014 09:10 am
Baby and Bump Obsession Big G for the holidays The Cambridges decided to reward everyone for not papping Big G by releasing new photos of him in time for the holidays. Is that the royal version of a Christmas card? These three photos were taken in November at Kensington Palace. My favourite, of course, is the first one, where By Lainey • Dec 15, 2014 04:25 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews A time for Amy Here’s Amy Adams today on Good Morning America promoting Big Eyes. Every year, around this time, Amy Adams is out there promoting her good work. With Amy Adams, it’s consistently good work. Like Julianne Moore for so long, so underappreciated. It’s finally Julianne’s time now. Finally. By Lainey • Dec 15, 2014 04:09 pm
Music David Bowie rejected Chris Martin The BBC Music Awards happened the other day. Chris Martin was asked to contribute to a video honouring David Bowie. And he revealed that he wanted to work with Bowie on a song… but that Bowie declined because, well, the song sucked. "One time I sent him a song By Lainey • Dec 15, 2014 01:29 pm
Lifestyle Duana Names: The Tate Detente I really, really need your help. In February I will be giving birth to our second child (gender is unknown) and cannot think of the perfect boy name. Our first child is a boy named Tate, and I have yet to run into another one his age (or any age By Duana • Dec 15, 2014 12:57 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Top Five Movie Review I went into Chris Rock’s Top Five with a checklist of expectations, and I am happy to say that my expectations were met, and even exceeded in places. If you’re extremely spoiler-phobic, and don’t like to know anything about any movie, best to bow out now. Otherwise, By Sarah • Dec 15, 2014 12:45 pm
Lifestyle Sasha Answers: I gossip about my friends Hi Sasha. I am not a *great* friend. I sometimes gossip about my friends behind their back(s). I guess I feel the need to constantly discuss people and their idiosyncrasies and how we relate...it just always comes out as sh-t-talking, when in fact I do really love these By Sasha • Dec 15, 2014 12:27 pm
Lifestyle Sasha Answers: I slept with her husband and she offered me a job Dear Sasha, Nine years ago, I had a one night stand with a coworker. We also studied together at University, so we knew each other a while back. Then, we went on a work trip –to a Mexican beach– and ended up at a club. We both were drunk, and By Sasha • Dec 15, 2014 12:15 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Critics’ Choice is the new Golden Globes? The Critics’ Choice nominations have just been announced. Unbroken in…Foxcatcher out. Angelina Jolie is on the list for Best Directors, Bennett Miller isn’t, and nothing for Steve Carell. Instead they went with Ralph Fiennes in Grand Budapest Hotel and David Oyelowo in Selma. I wonder if it’s By Lainey • Dec 15, 2014 11:59 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Bond Spectre’s first day Last week, the Sony hacked email leak exposed the budget drama unfolding behind the scenes of Bond 24, now titled Spectre. A messy script was also revealed. According to Gawker, the movie opens strong but needs some serious retooling in the third act. If you want to know how it By Lainey • Dec 15, 2014 11:48 am
Media Manipulation Diversity in Film: The audience speaks Previously we’ve talked about the problem of diversity in film from the perspective of the executives making the movies and the media covering them. This week we’re going to delve into the audience’s role in the equation. It’s perfect timing, too, because whitewashed Exodus: Gods & By Sarah • Dec 15, 2014 11:22 am
Amazingness Gosling Ghostbusters, DiCaprio, and a very Sony Christmas The Sony email hack has already delivered the gift of gossip to us for the last couple of weeks. And we’re still making our way through it. Apparently there will be more. A message was posted – since deleted – the other day promising a Christmas load: "We are preparing By Lainey • Dec 15, 2014 11:01 am
The Affair The Affair The Affair Season 1 Episode 9 recap Ooh, an episode that starts with Alison is always a bit offbeat and her genuine smile as we open the episode tells me I’m right. This isn’t going to be a typical episode. Oh ha, right. Look at all the levity By Duana • Dec 15, 2014 10:48 am
