TV Updates The Sandman cometh One of the most tortured projects stuck in development hell is The Sandman, an adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s classic comic. Efforts to adapt The Sandman began in the 1990s, when the comic was not only a hit, but also reshaping the look and feel of comics. Along with comics By Sarah • Sep 28, 2021 12:33 pm
Relationship Assumption Deconstructing ‘Will Smith’ and His ‘Unconventional’ Marriage Will Smith looks strikingly older on the cover of GQ, right? Or maybe he’s just really tired. His smirk on the cover might be believable if not for his eyes looking… a little sad? The profile’s titled Introducing the Real Will Smith and the real Will is evidently By Cody • Sep 28, 2021 11:44 am
Top Reads Rolling on Harry and Meghan During Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s royal tour style trip to New York, they were accompanied by a personal photographer and videographer, and Harry was mic-ep up on Friday as the Sussexes made their various stops in New York. As I wrote yesterday, Harry and Meghan are celebrities, By Lainey • Sep 28, 2021 11:10 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Extraction 2: Sure, why not Do you remember Extraction? It’s that Netflix action movie starring Chris Hemsworth as a frowny mercenary. It wasn’t even bad, and I have a hard time recalling anything about it beyond Golshifteh Farahani, who I recall being WAY better than her under-written character deserved. Well, it was By Sarah • Sep 28, 2021 09:22 am
TV Updates Intro for September 28, 2021 Dear Gossips, Sarah wrote yesterday about Netflix’s virtual fan event, Tudum, that took place over the weekend. Her coverage will continue today with pieces on Chris Hemsworth’s Extraction sequel and more. As she noted in her Bridgerton post, the season two preview was one of the biggest highlights By Lainey • Sep 28, 2021 08:51 am
What Else What Else? The new David Koma collection is like workout wear but for the red carpet. Select red carpets. VMAs and Grammys for sure. Probably not the Oscars? Although I would love to see Zendaya in one of these pieces at a high profile event. You know who wears a lot of By Lainey • Sep 27, 2021 05:09 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, September 27, 2021 I don’t know if I can survive another Derek Blasberg-captioned fashion week. I don’t have the strength. Versace and Fendi teamed up for the Fendace show (Kim Jones and Silvia Venturini Fendi of Fendi and Donatella and her team swapped archives) and this clever mashup was a By Maria • Sep 27, 2021 04:53 pm
TV Updates Stranger Things Dream Home Netflix’s “Tudum” preview continues with a new teaser for Stranger Things season four, which is now titled Stranger Things 4 in the style of a movie franchise. The teaser shows off the “Creel House”, an obviously haunted Victorian mansion in the woods. It’s my dream home! When can By Sarah • Sep 27, 2021 04:40 pm
Relationship Assumption Tom, Leslie, and Jake: Men’s Hair at the Tony Awards September has been a MONTH, hasn’t it? Red carpets are happening everywhere, the celebrity action has been non-stop. And last night it was the Tony Awards. Where Tom Hiddleston and Zawe Ashton seemed to make their first official appearance together as a couple? Tom and Zawe worked together By Lainey • Sep 27, 2021 04:28 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Comedy Leonardo DiCaprio The first teaser for Adam McKay’s Don’t Look Up gave us a glimpse of Leonardo DiCaprio in rare comedy mode, and the new “Tudum” teaser doubles down, giving us even more of comedy Leo D in action. He’s sweaty, nervous, he has a stupid haircut and an By Sarah • Sep 27, 2021 03:58 pm
Relationship Assumption Angelina and Abel: From Summer to Fall Angelina Jolie and The Weeknd were first seen together this past summer, photographed leaving Giorgio Baldi after dinner, but separately. As I wrote at the time, the food at Giorgio Baldi is good, but you don’t go there if you’re trying to keep it low-key. This a By Lainey • Sep 27, 2021 03:32 pm
TV Updates Bridgerton season two first look: Kate dismantles Anthony On Saturday, Netflix hosted a three-hour virtual fan event called “Tudum”, which is supposed to be onomatopoeia for the sound that plays when you start a program on Netflix. It’s more of a “da-dum” sound than a “tu-dum” sound, but whatever. Here’s something to put By Sarah • Sep 27, 2021 02:32 pm
Relationship Assumption Thuso, Olivia, Kaia, and Jacob: The Academy Youth As noted in the previous post about the Academy Museum gala, this was a major event on the Hollywood calendar. The Oscar Academy is a big deal, and Academy functions are work functions. This is why the gala was so well-attended, with past Oscar winners and nominees showing face By Lainey • Sep 27, 2021 01:49 pm
Award Season Campaigning The Stars at the Academy Museum: A Pre-Oscar Fashion Show The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, aka the Oscar Academy, has been working on the Academy Museum for several years now. The Museum officially opens on September 30 and this weekend the opening gala was a star-studded event, with multiple Oscar winners in attendance, and members of By Lainey • Sep 27, 2021 12:57 pm
Top Reads The Bennifer Show was the Other Show Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were the biggest celebrity couple heatscore of the weekend, because it’s been so rare to see them out in public together for so long, but if there was a challenger to their spotlight, it wasn’t from anyone over in England, LOL; the other By Lainey • Sep 27, 2021 11:44 am
Royals The Curious Timing of the Cambridge Family Photo Since Prince Harry and Meghan Markle stepped down as senior members of the British royal family in early 2020, there’s been a concerted effort by the Firm to elevate Prince Edward and Sophie, the Earl and Countess of Wessex, to the same level of popularity. It’s been like By Lainey • Sep 27, 2021 11:00 am
