Reality TV Reality Recap: Ariana, access, and the end of an era The explosive season finale of Vanderpump Rules aired this week and for me, there were a few main takeaways. The first is that the reunion left Ariana completely vindicated about the choices she made all season long. The second is that Ariana exercising boundaries to the extent she did this By Stephanie • May 31, 2024 02:49 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, May 31, 2024 Going into a contentious US election cycle and already the celebs have been speaking up: The Rock said he regrets his last endorsement and won’t be doing it again this year. Dennis Quaid said he’s voting for Trump. Now Amy Schumer has made a birthday video asking people By Maria • May 31, 2024 02:09 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Expanding the Knives Out 3 fantasy cast Knives Out 3, officially titled Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, continues casting apace. On top of recent additions Andrew Scott, Josh O’Connor, and Cailee Spaeny, Glenn Close has joined the cast—will she play a patrician matriarch or a kook?—as have Jeremy Renner and Mila By Sarah • May 31, 2024 01:50 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Now it’s Chris’s turn Filming of Celine Song’s Materialists continues in New York, and I thought I was the only one salivating over maybe-single Dakota Johnson’s character’s wardrobe, but apparently, a bunch of you asked Maria to source her fits, so I am not alone in wanting all of these clothes. By Sarah • May 31, 2024 01:23 pm
Baby and Bump Obsession Bennifer Friday It’s been–what?–three weeks or so since the speculation around Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez’s marriage blew up? At the start of it the rumours were all about how it was definitely over because they hadn’t been seen together and he seemed to have moved into By Lainey • May 31, 2024 12:02 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Austin and Jodie hit the road The Bikeriders comes out in a month, and as I said yesterday, Focus Features is hoping this will be a summer sleeper, a bit of adult-oriented counterprogramming to the summer tentpoles. We’ll see! For now, Austin Butler and Jodie Comer have started their press tour, alongside director Jeff Nichols. By Sarah • May 31, 2024 11:19 am
Baby and Bump Obsession Angelina and Vivienne strike again Angelina Jolie and her youngest daughter, Vivienne, got involved as producers of the musical adaptation of The Outsiders at least in part because Vivienne is, apparently, a musical theater nerd. Well, the theater kid strikes again as Angelina and Vivienne went to the premiere of a revival of Reefer Madness By Sarah • May 31, 2024 10:16 am
Business of Hollywood Intro for May 31, 2024 Dear Gossips, I promise one day we will get through an entire week without talking about AI but the movie people won’t stop talking about it, which means we have to, as well. The latest is from Sony Pictures CEO Tony Vinciquerra, who told investors in Japan that at By Sarah • May 31, 2024 09:11 am
What Else What Else? Today’s good vibes only are courtesy of celebrities posing happily with the residents of Sesame Street. (Go Fug Yourself) Jerry Seinfeld’s “Comedians Of A Certain Age Who Can’t Stop Destroying Their Own Legacy” Tour continues. This time, he misses “dominant masculinity”. Is dominant masculinity when a man By Sarah • May 30, 2024 04:05 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Nicole, Zac, Joey: A Threesome That is a clickbaity headline, I admit it, so let me first say that the new Netflix movie, A Family Affair, starring Nicole Kidman, Zac Efron, and Joey King is not a sexual threesome, please don’t accuse me of depravity. But it IS a rom-com with three stars: the By Lainey • May 30, 2024 03:51 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, May 30, 2024 Kate Beckinsale has had a few back-and-forth with commentors about her physical appearance (even though she’s been clear she’s had health struggles and is grieving) and it’s wild to me that an adult takes the time to type out “you’re too skinny.” OK. What would you By Maria • May 30, 2024 03:03 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews The Shyamalan nepo summer Dakota Fanning is currently in the UK doing press for her new film, The Watchers, which appears to be called The Watched in the UK. It’s a horror movie and the feature film debut of writer/director Ishana Night Shyamalan, M. Night Shyamalan’s daughter. It certainly looks like By Sarah • May 30, 2024 02:02 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Clooney and Pitt redux Someone complained about the number of trailer writeups on this site, and I’m SORRY, but today is NOT helping. It’s not my fault! I mean, I have editorial control today, so it IS, but also, a million trailers dropped at once and I am FIGHTING for my LIFE. By Sarah • May 30, 2024 01:11 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Blake Lively at work If that name means nothing to you, watch A Simple Favor and fix your life. Blake Lively is in Rome, filming A Simple Favor 2. Last month, she was in Capri with Anna Kendrick and new co-star Michele Morrone. Lainey wondered if A Simple Favor qualifies as a cult classic, By Sarah • May 30, 2024 12:33 pm
Photo Assumption Natalie and Paul, new couple alert? When last we heard from Natalie Portman, she was attending the Dior show at Paris fashion week. Then, she finalized her divorce from Benjamin Millepied in March. Now, Natalie is in London, living her best single gal life with Paul Mescal. Or maybe not single? Time for everyone’s favorite By Sarah • May 30, 2024 11:45 am
TV Updates The Bear is open for business For some reason, everyone decided to drop a trailer yesterday, but here’s one that stands out—The Bear season 3. Carmy and Syd and Cousin Richie are back, The Bear is open, and…well. It’s The Bear so no one is having a good time. This is, however, By Sarah • May 30, 2024 10:50 am
