Quiveration CIFF Review: Miss Julie The Chicago International Film Festival kicked off last night, and over the next couple weeks I’ll be reviewing some festival season stragglers, beginning with the opening night film, Miss Julie, which blew chunks. But first we need to talk about Colin Farrell, who was on hand along with writer/ By Sarah • Oct 10, 2014 10:17 am
Quiveration Beautiful British people looking beautiful (and British) in the rain The Imitation Game opened the London Film Festival the other night and Benedict Cumberbatch and Keira Knightley showed up looking all kinds of glamorous. Cumberbatch is at his best in Sherlock drag, but the suit porn is good, too, and this is some prime suit porn. If Cumberbatch is your By Sarah • Oct 10, 2014 10:01 am
Movie Reviews and Previews George Clooney crashes Comic Con (but not THAT Comic-Con) Which is, honestly, more interesting to me than his wedding. New York Comic Con is underway, and while it isn’t as important from an industry perspective as San Diego Comic-Con, it is rising in prominence thanks to some high-profile projects that have eschewed Hall H for New By Sarah • Oct 10, 2014 09:45 am
Scandal Mommy Issues Scandal Season 4 Episode 3 recap Parents and Children, in this episode. Mommies who don’t pay enough attention to their daughters, even as they go through the motions of dropping them off at school or bringing them along on interviews with former classmates whose daughters have in turn gone By Duana • Oct 10, 2014 09:28 am
Baby and Bump Obsession Esmeralda Amada Gosling The first notification I got of this name was a text from Lorella, which immediately followed the text in which she chastised me for not telling her about ‘Serial’. Are you addicted yet? “That’s the name from the Hunchback of Notre Dame!” Lorella cried, if you can cry via By Duana • Oct 10, 2014 09:13 am
Intro for October 10, 2014 Dear Gossips, I can see! I am also really mad at Duana because she’s gotten me full-blown addicted to the Serial podcast. All I did yesterday was podcast. Ira Glass’s voice is now my inner monologue because I’ve caught up on so many episodes of This By Lainey • Oct 10, 2014 09:00 am
Lifestyle Sasha Finds: White Winter Coats Sasha! Can you help me find the perfect winter white coat? V ___ V, you are one of many asking for this exact item and while everyone who wrote in has a different budget, I thought I’d keep everything under the 500 dollar mark. I promise though, there is something By Sasha • Oct 09, 2014 04:22 pm
Lifestyle Sasha Finds: Bird Dresses Dear Sasha. Bird Dresses. Go! K ___ To the point. I like it. I got you. Let’s do this. Alright let’s first take fashion flight with some skater style dresses. This silhouette captures the cuteness of the bird print to perfection. So K, get clicking here (1), here (2) By Sasha • Oct 09, 2014 10:21 am
Books Intro for October 9, 2014 Dear Gossips, PROGRAMMING NOTE: At 9:20am this morning, they’re sticking a laser into my eye so that I (hopefully) won’t have to wear contact lenses and glasses anymore. Pre-op starts an hour before that. And after the procedure, I have to keep my eyes closed (sleep By Lainey • Oct 09, 2014 09:01 am
Girly Throw Downs Let your Lange out Duana and I are working old school today at the library, sitting at a table across from each other by a window, fascinated by the regulars who hang out here. People still come to the library to use the computer – I’m a f-cking asshole for being surprised by By Lainey • Oct 08, 2014 04:10 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Comparing beards Too easy. And besides, the only commentary that will matter on these photos will be Michael K’s of Dlisted.com so I’ll just give you the straight description direct from the photo agency: “John Travolta shows his dedication to his craft as he films night scenes for his By Lainey • Oct 08, 2014 03:38 pm
Thinnification Mark Wahlberg lost 60 lbs Somewhere between bulking up with The Rock and running away from giant (extinct) Hasbro toys, Mark Wahlberg lost 60 pounds. Did you notice? He wanted you to notice. In a new interview with USA Today, Mark makes sure you do. It's all for his upcoming role in the By Joanna • Oct 08, 2014 03:21 pm
Lifestyle Duana Names: Don’t Fear The Vowel Hi Duana, My husband and I are having our first child this winter and I am stressing about names. My husband's last name is very Italian, filled with lots of M's and r's and syllables. Many of my longtime favorite names for girls (Zara, By Duana • Oct 08, 2014 02:47 pm
Music Taylor Swift changes the conversation When we talk about the fame game and the celebrity ecosystem, and who sells best and who understands the play, it’s often a long-term case study. Think of how the Jolie made her moves – it didn’t happen in a year, but it was a well-executed multiple- By Lainey • Oct 08, 2014 01:12 pm
Lifestyle Carpets & Candids: Selena’s red mini-dress Selena Gomez has the cheesiest taste sometimes, non? Look at this. It’s that f-cking sateen/satin material. So cheap the way the light comes off. And not helped by the fact that it looks like it’s been finished so poorly. This is supposed to be Dior. And By Lainey • Oct 08, 2014 12:25 pm
TV Updates Scarjo the scheming social-climber This is what Seth Rogen tweeted a couple of weeks ago: I wonder which of today's popular film actors will be on procedural cop dramas in 20 years? You can interpret it a dozen different ways. But you don’t have to be of a certain age to By Lainey • Oct 08, 2014 12:04 pm
