Movie Reviews and Previews Jenna’s last day Fresh off her first Emmy nomination, Jenna Ortega was filming a scene for Beetlejuice 2 this week in Vermont (in the same town where the original film was made in 1987). She’s playing Lydia Deetz’s daughter, and she’s been working all summer along with Tim Burton, Winona By Sarah • Jul 14, 2023 10:21 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for July 14, 2023 Dear Gossips, Oppenheimer’s UK premiere was yesterday in London, and as Lainey mentioned, they moved the start time up in order to officially begin before the SAG strike was called. That’s a shady as hell move, but the New York premiere is now cancelled, so this was Universal By Sarah • Jul 14, 2023 09:39 am
What Else What Else? Oh WOWWWWW. Look at Patricia Clarkson in the Czech Republic in this long beaded gown that looks like sunrays cascading down her body. It’s a gorgeous dress and she looks gorgeous in the dress. (Go Fug Yourself) I’m writing this before the 9am PT SAG-AFTRA board vote which By Lainey • Jul 13, 2023 04:04 pm
Top Reads It’s a double strike Seventy-two days after the writers’ strike began, the actors are on strike, too. It’s the first time in fifty-three years both guilds have been on strike at the same time. We’ve been watching the increasingly frantic pace of the Barbie and Oppenheimer press tours over the last couple By Sarah • Jul 13, 2023 03:50 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, July 13, 2023 Did you know Kirsten Dunst co-owns a clothing line? It’s called One Of Us and the illustrations and most of the pieces are custom or one-of-a-kind. That’s exactly the kind of clothing line we’d expect from Kirsten Dunst, right? If you like the pieces, there’s a By Maria • Jul 13, 2023 02:47 pm
TV Updates Jeremy and The Bear’s Nominations Big day for The Bear yesterday with its 13 Emmy nominations for its first season just as its second season is underway. Since The Bear premiered last summer it wasn’t eligible for the 2022 Emmys but clearly the television academy remembered it enough and liked it enough since it By Lainey • Jul 13, 2023 12:17 pm
TV Updates James Marsden: Emmy nominee Jury Duty remains the TV show of 2023 that I am most frequently and loudly recommending to people, so I am happy to see it on the list of Emmy nominees. It earned four nominations, not the most by any means, but its hybrid scripted/reality format made it something By Sarah • Jul 13, 2023 11:25 am
Coincidence or conspiracy Barbie’s Last Carpet The European premiere of Barbie happened last night in London followed by a photo call at the London Eye – and this just may be one of the last promotional events we’ll be seeing in a while, because SAG-AFTRA is about to vote on a strike and that’s looking By Lainey • Jul 13, 2023 10:24 am
TV Updates The White Lotus is a “drama” now The Emmy nominations were announced yesterday, for a ceremony scheduled in September that may or may not happen, depending on what happens with the SAG-AFTRA strike vote this morning. Unsurprisingly, The White Lotus was one of the most nominated series with 23 nods, including a nomination for Outstanding Drama Series, By Sarah • Jul 13, 2023 09:48 am
Award Season Campaigning Intro for July 13, 2023 Dear Gossips, The Emmy nominations happened on the same day as the SAG-AFTRA deadline which passed without a deal. We already know that the union agreed to strike well in advance should a deal not be reached. So they’re doing a vote today at 9am PT to make it By Lainey • Jul 13, 2023 09:02 am
What Else What Else? I didn’t notice and now that the Fug Girls have pointed it out, it’s probably going to be all that I notice – which is that Ben Platt is in his western era? And … I’m not mad at it. He looks good in khaki. And I don’t By Lainey • Jul 12, 2023 04:00 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, July 12, 2023 Zoe Saldana in the Victoria Beckham pantaboots. As Lainey wrote, these will probably go fast but they don’t appear to be available yet. I hate to use the tired phrase “this is important” but this is, actually, very important!!!!! After 16 seasons, why does it feel like the cast By Maria • Jul 12, 2023 03:12 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One The Mission: Impossible movies have never been about much beyond impossible missions and Tom Cruise’s devotion to increasingly life-threatening stunts, but ever since filmmaker Christopher McQuarrie took over directing duties—he also co-writes the films—with 2015’s Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, there has been a halfhearted effort to By Sarah • Jul 12, 2023 02:48 pm
As Seen on Social Media As Seen On Social Media: Ayo Edebiri's duck sweater & Dua Lipa’s button-down The Bear – double trouble! This week I have two requests for Ayo Edebiri, one from a magazine shoot and one from the show. I have good news and bad news: The vest she is wearing below is by Kai Koto, a custom knitwear line. That doesn’t help with buying By Maria • Jul 12, 2023 01:57 pm
Tom Holland Tom Holland controls the narrative Tom Holland is taking the press to task over how his social media hiatus was covered in the media. On the On Purpose with Jay Shetty podcast, Tom described his frustration over how his candidness about sobriety, his mental health and his decision to step away from social media was By Stephanie • Jul 12, 2023 12:48 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Wonkune Ever since the world realized that Barbie and Oppenheimer open on the same day, the internet has been obsessed with “Barbenheimer”, a proposed double bill of the two movies. Tom Cruise has his Barbenheimer plan in place. AMC has seen a spike in double-billed tickets. There are tee shirts. But By Sarah • Jul 12, 2023 12:04 pm
