Cannes 2024 Jesse Plemons is the Cannes Best Actor A couple of months ago I wrote about Jesse Plemons, the quality of work he’s delivered over the last few years, how every director seems to want him in their films, and how, even still, he remains known, primarily, as a “character actor” and not necessarily a “leading man” By Lainey • May 27, 2024 11:22 am
Eddie Vedder Bradley Cooper’s Weekend: Singing, Cooking, Dancing Bradley Cooper was at the BottleRock Food and Music Festival in Napa this weekend, technically for work. Coop is opening a cheesesteak joint in New York (we saw him doing the food truck thing a few months ago) and he was at the festival in his role as a culinary By Lainey • May 27, 2024 10:58 am
Cannes 2024 Intro for May 27, 2024 Dear Gossips, The Cannes Film Festival has concluded for another year. Sean Baker’s Anora won the Palme d’Or, the first American director to win the award since 2011 and the fifth Neon film in a row to win the highest honour at Cannes. Last year it was Anatomy By Lainey • May 27, 2024 09:01 am
What Else What Else? Glen Powell has a cover profile on The Hollywood Reporter, and he talks about how the success of Anyone But You is what really put him on the map in terms of being a bankable star. I don’t think that’s taking credit for Sydney Sweeney’s work, as By Sarah • May 24, 2024 04:03 pm
Reality TV Reality Recap: Accountability, loyalty, apologies After much delay, Katie Maloney and Ariana Madix’s sandwich shop, Something About Her, is finally open. And the reviews are…mixed, to put it mildly. Apparently the line up on opening day was hours long and they ran out of sandwiches, leaving tons of hangry customers who had been By Stephanie • May 24, 2024 03:40 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, May 24, 2024 Sienna Miller talked to James Corden about paparazzi culture and her relationship with Jude Law. She describes it as “madness” and it was – it is hard to explain how insanely fast she rose to fame and the major gossip that came out of it. And part of what made it By Maria • May 24, 2024 03:19 pm
Winona Ryder Beetlejuice is autumn vibes and Scooby Doo I was divided on the teaser for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, the decades in the making sequel to Tim Burton’s 1988 classic, but the full trailer has me feeling hopeful that this won’t suck? There’s less memberberry juice in the full trailer, as it introduces some new characters, though By Sarah • May 24, 2024 01:55 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth in Furiosa In 2015, Mad Max: Fury Road revitalized the Mad Max franchise, a rare legacy sequel that improves upon its forebears, and a film that is, in its own right, a contemporary classic. Fury Road roars with action, a bastion of practical stunts and the judicious implementation of CGI that arrived By Sarah • May 24, 2024 01:06 pm
Jock Smut Jewel of the Week: Michelle Yeo’s necklace The annual Cannes amfAR gala was last night and it was a fashion parade, as usual. But the only look I care about isn’t clothing, it’s jewellery. With the clothing chosen to complement the jewels. And if we’re talking about celebrities and jewels, well, Michelle Yeoh is By Lainey • May 24, 2024 12:34 pm
Style Lily Gladstone’s next act One year after premiering Killers of the Flower Moon at Cannes, Lily Gladstone is on the jury, and she’s been killing it on the Croisette. Yesterday at the premiere of L’Amour Ouf (Beating Hearts), it was an embroidered black dress, spangled shawl, and stellar pink earrings. I can’ By Sarah • May 24, 2024 11:59 am
Style LV in Barcelona On the women’s wear side, the two most high-profile Louis Vuitton ambassadors are probably Zendaya and Emma Stone. Neither one was in Barcelona yesterday for the presentation of Nicolas Ghesquiere’s latest cruise collection. Emma was just in Cannes last weekend for the world premiere of Yorgos Lanthimos’s By Lainey • May 24, 2024 11:20 am
Equality Issues Tomdaya’s theater date night Zendaya is hot off her busy spring, starring in Dune: Part Two and Challengers, and now it’s Tom Holland’s turn in the spotlight. (Celebrity couples build better longevity when they take turns being center stage: discuss.) Kathleen once dubbed them “Tomdaya”, which still sounds like a disease to By Sarah • May 24, 2024 10:07 am
Intro for May 24, 2024 Dear Gossips, Yesterday, the US Department of Justice, along with thirty state and district attorneys, filed an anti-trust lawsuit against Live Nation and its subsidiary, Ticketmaster. They’re alleging monopolistic behavior and guess where the suit was filed? The Southern District of New York, baby, the most f-ck around and By Sarah • May 24, 2024 09:14 am
What Else What Else? The site is a bit lighter than usual today because this afternoon I had the honour of hosting the Reel Asian Film Festival’s 3rd annual Fire Horse Award luncheon recognising the achievements of Paul Wong. As Reel Asian’s Executive Director, Deanna Wong said: “In Paul Wong, the Fire By Lainey • May 23, 2024 04:00 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, May 23, 2024 Bella Hadid has taken a big step back from modeling and focused on her health and perfume line. She showed up in Cannes for Chopard and specifically says it is not out of contractual obligation but her admiration for the brand’s co-president and artistic director Caroline Scheufele. If she By Maria • May 23, 2024 02:59 pm
Maple Leaf Celine Dion: Coming back to us now If you haven’t yet watched the first trailer for Celine Dion’s upcoming documentary, I Am: Celine Dion, let me just give you a heads up – you’re going to need some time to recover. I’m hosting a luncheon today, I’m about to leave in half an By Lainey • May 23, 2024 12:34 pm
