Angelina Jolie Who needs friends when you have babies? Jacek went to play “business golf” today. I know. He left at 6:30am after I told him to get the hell out of my face because he kept talking when I was writing. Was listening to the radio on the way to the course. Had to bbm me about By Lainey • Sep 10, 2010 05:40 am
Movie Reviews and Previews GOOPy’s new trailer For Country Strong. Have you seen it? Where to begin? Garrett? Sure. We’ll begin where it’s strongest. Garrett Hedlund looks like he delivers. He has it, I think. He really really has it. As for my Gwyneth... Look, I think Gwyneth is a strong actor in the right By Lainey • Sep 10, 2010 04:57 am
Faux Gossip One night at an industry event Written by Sarah You go to enough of these things and you start to recognize the people, even if the faces change. That Starlet has problems, everyone knows about it but so far the public hasn’t gotten wind. They will when she stumbles out of here at 3 AM, By Lainey • Sep 10, 2010 04:24 am
Quiveration Try to work the rest of the day It’s already Friday, motivation is probably a little low, and Ryan Gosling comes along and pretty much bombs your productivity. Sorry. It’s his W Magazine cover with Michelle Williams in support of Blue Valentine which will screen in a few days at TIFF and for which he’s By Lainey • Sep 10, 2010 04:03 am
Gorgessity The King’s 50th at Soho House/Grey Goose Happy Birthday Colin Firth! He celebrated last night at an exclusive private party at Soho House, an intimate, elegant affair, and, as always, was beautiful and charming, as was his wife, and together, well, it’s too much beauty and charm, and then they brought him his birthday cake, adorned By Lainey • Sep 10, 2010 03:29 am
TIFF 2010 Coverage Clive is back He was at TIFF last year, saw him when he hit up a few parties including Soho House/Grey Goose and InStyle, and has returned to Toronto this year with Trust, directed by David Schwimmer about a girl who is the victim of an online perv. Clive and Catherine Keener By Lainey • Sep 09, 2010 12:35 pm
James Franco James Franco: writer, poet, not gay Great article in The Advocate, cover subject James Franco. They straight up ask him if he’s gay. He says he’s not. The journalist keeps pressing and concludes that Franco, indeed, is not gay. It’s not People Magazine, it’s The Advocate. But somehow, like Jake Gyllenhaal, people By Lainey • Sep 09, 2010 08:36 am
Jessica Simpson Judge Porny Jessica Simpson has a fashion line which, I guess, entitles her to be a judge on Project Runway. I mean... you’ve all seen how she dresses herself on important occasions, she totally has the eye for what works and doesn’t, right? Imagine you’re one of the designers. By Lainey • Sep 09, 2010 07:55 am
Lauren Graham Worried About My Girl Written by Duana T All my friends know I’ve had a girl crush on Lauren Graham for awhile. Virturally all of them would say they don’t really get it. To me, she’s smart, funny, her not-all-that-often clips in the media are thoughtful and reflect that she’s By Lainey • Sep 09, 2010 07:12 am
Johnny Depp Johnny & Vanessa working together Not yet, but they’re talking about it. For a movie about Simone de Beavoir and one of her many lovers Nelson Algren with whom she had her most significant relationship. Vanessa Paradis confirmed that she and Johnny Depp are considering the project: “They're still writing the script By Lainey • Sep 09, 2010 05:30 am
Girlcrushes Tilda in Venice For Venus Noire last night. A vision. Tilda was there with Luca Guadagnino, her director from I Am Love. While promoting I Am Love a few moths ago, Tilda was interviewed by Katie Couric – did you ever see it? If no, it’s worth a look when you have some By Lainey • Sep 09, 2010 04:31 am
Style Beckham Porn Try So there’s a new fragrance – Intimately Yours by David and Victoria Beckham. And this is the ad that comes along with it. I guess you have to believe that it could happen because they’re married. That they really would go for it in a lift, like Victoria is By Lainey • Sep 09, 2010 03:43 am
Style But she’s a mother! I love it when I overhear this in a dressing room at some store – oh I can’t wear this, I have children, oh I can’t wear this, I’m a mother. Gwyneth Paltrow was out in London last night at Stella McCartney’s, wearing Stella McCartney, and a By Lainey • Sep 09, 2010 02:58 am
BFFs Hamm, Affleck, and Renner’s great faces This is for Sarah who wrote yesterday that she’s turning 28 today and is hoping for some extra Jon Hamm/Ben Affleck coverage when they arrive in Toronto for TIFF this weekend. Let’s get started then with the two of them in Venice. They’re promoting The Town By Lainey • Sep 09, 2010 02:29 am
Weekly Live Blog Weekly Live Blog - Wednesday, September 8, 2010 It’s the night before TIFF and we’re in the thick of Venice and by all accounts, as noted earlier, this is a very, VERY strong year in film – the kind of year that completely justifies the 10 slots for Best Picture. So we’ll get into late breaking By Lainey • Sep 08, 2010 10:56 am
Aaron Johnson Post-natal return My obsession Sam Taylor-Wood + Aaron Johnson emerged from childbirth last night to walk their first carpet since daughter Wylda Rae (great name) was born in early July. They attended the GQ Man of the Year awards in London, and the day before that went shopping for baby clothes, and before By Lainey • Sep 08, 2010 10:05 am