Movie Reviews and Previews Poor Things and Ramy Youssef’s big year Poor Things opened to the third-best specialty box office of the year, but it’s real test comes one week from today, when it expands into wide release just in time for the holidays. It then opens in Europe in January, and to that end, there was a gala By Sarah • Dec 15, 2023 10:41 am
TV Updates Stranger Things is theatre now Stranger Things is the only legit phenomenon Netflix has produced to date. They’ve had some big series—maybe if Squid Game season two really happens, it could match the fervor of Stranger Things—but nothing that matches the blockbuster heat of Stranger Things, which has made an actual cultural By Sarah • Dec 15, 2023 09:44 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for December 15, 2023 Dear Gossips, Sundance is just around the corner, and the indie darling film fest seems determined to make 2024 the year of Kristen Stewart. She has two films premiering at the fest, Love Me co-starring Steven Yeun, and Love Lies Bleeding from Saint Maud director Rose Glass. But that’ By Sarah • Dec 15, 2023 09:04 am
What Else What Else? Busy day yesterday for Timothée Chalamet. He started it in New York and then ended up in Toronto at Yorkdale, a luxury mall, where there’s a big Wonka activation. His outfit is fine but I’m here to talk about his bracelet. I know about this bracelet because I By Lainey • Dec 14, 2023 04:07 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, December 14, 2023 Sienna Miller is on the cover of Vogue and I believe it’s her fourth time for US Vogue. That’s a lot considering that, to put it politely, Sienna Miller is not a movie star. Or a TV star. She’s an actor and is also known for style By Maria • Dec 14, 2023 03:36 pm
BFFs 1989 (Taylor’s Version): A Birthday Taylor Swift’s album, 1989, was released in October 2014, just before her 25th birthday. You’ll recall, that album cycle was all about New York and friends and parties. There was a big birthday party, in New York, and the reason it’s so memorable, at least to some By Lainey • Dec 14, 2023 03:10 pm
BFFs Charlie, Garrett, and Rachel Two of my old celebrity crushes, Charlie Hunnam and Garrett Hedlund, were on the same red carpet last night. They’re friends, they’ve worked together before, and last night they were both at the Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire premiere. The film premieres on Friday on By Lainey • Dec 14, 2023 01:20 pm
Hook Ups Drake and Camila? Social media is exploding right now because Drake and Camila Cabello are both in Turks & Caicos and now everyone is wondering if they might be a thing. According to the internet, Drake started following Camila after she posted this on Instagram: An invitation to the person who wrote those By Lainey • Dec 14, 2023 12:36 pm
TV Updates The Crown ends with a whimper The final season of The Crown was split into two parts, with season six part one reaching the series’ nadir. Part two is now streaming and is at least a little step up from the first four episodes of this season. Six episodes make up the second part of the By Sarah • Dec 14, 2023 11:28 am
BFFs Michael B Jordan and his friend, Ben Affleck Some or many would assume, seeing those two names, that they’d be featured in Variety’s Actors on Actors series. Not this time, not this year. This year the two were paired for the Directors on Directors series and it makes perfect sense. Ben Affleck directed himself in Air By Lainey • Dec 14, 2023 10:36 am
Jessica Biel Intro for December 14, 2023 Dear Gossips, Fo shizz! Fo shizz! There were a lot of celebrities in Vegas last night for the grand opening of the Fontainebleau. It’s been the biggest story on the Strip this month and the property does look gorgeous. But my question about Fontainebleau for years has been…if By Lainey • Dec 14, 2023 09:40 am
What Else What Else? Prince Harry and Meghan Markle made The Hollywood Reporter’s list of the Losers of 2023. And my question about this is media-related. Because THR is owned by the same company as Variety which is Pensky. And Meghan has a good relationship with Variety. She’s granted Variety a By Lainey • Dec 13, 2023 04:17 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, December 13, 2023 Hilary Duff announced her pregnancy via Christmas card, which takes a bit of planning. Ciara went from the red carpet into labour and um, look at these chubby cheeks!!!!! Amora is sooooo cute. "Peaches" absolutely slaps. It is one of the best songs to come out of a By Maria • Dec 13, 2023 02:47 pm
Amazingness Hugh Grant is a Blink It’s the final push for Wonka before it opens in North America on Friday and Hugh Grant was on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last night doing his part. By doing his part I meant that Hugh Grant was Hugh Grant and opened the interview by basically saying By Lainey • Dec 13, 2023 01:39 pm
As Seen on Social Media As Seen on Social Media: Wow, we are going through IT this year The general feeling in my inbox is that Christmas is 12 days away and the panic is setting in. So while I’m not doing a full gift guide, I will be offering up some emergency gift ideas. A caveat: I generally don’t like buying things that take up By Maria • Dec 13, 2023 12:54 pm
Relationship Assumption Does Tom Cruise have a girlfriend? It has been a minute since Tom Cruise has been in a relationship, at least that we know of. There was a time when Tom loved very, very publicly. Through most of his fame, that’s how it was always was: Tom loved out in the open. Until, of course, By Lainey • Dec 13, 2023 12:11 pm
