Royals Intro for September 15, 2020 Dear Gossips, Today is Prince Harry’s birthday, he’s 36 years old. And, as is the tradition now, the senior royal social media accounts have all posted Happy Birthday messages. Here they are, starting with the Queen: And this is Prince Charles’s: And this is from House Cambridge: By Lainey • Sep 15, 2020 09:46 am
What Else What Else? Cate Blanchett closed out the Venice Film Festival with her most spectacular look – saving the best for last. This is a gown that was meant for Venice, for the glamour, for the extra. But a different vibe of extra than what we see in Cannes. Cannes extra is borderline tacky. By Lainey • Sep 14, 2020 04:00 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews TIFF Review: Get the Hell Out Gonzo zombie action movies aren’t for everyone, but in the vein of South Korea’s Train to Busan and Japan’s One Cut of the Dead comes Taiwan’s Get the Hell Out, a bonkers zombie action comedy/political satire that uses basically every trick in the book. Written By Sarah • Sep 14, 2020 03:13 pm
BFFs Patti LaBelle & Gladys Knight reinvent Verzuz It is not an exaggeration to say that Sunday night’s Verzuz featuring Patti LaBelle and Gladys Knight was a reinvention of the form, in a way that, on paper, shouldn’t have worked. That is, the idea of a ‘battle’ was entirely gone last night (and to a certain By Duana • Sep 14, 2020 02:38 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, September 14, 2020 Madonna is writing a biopic with Diablo Cody. There’s been Straight Outta Compton, Bohemian Rhapsody, and Rocketman in the last few years – all pretty celebrated – and Madonna is as influential and important as N.W.A., Queen, and Elton John. Her dramatic life and trailblazing career is perfect for By Maria • Sep 14, 2020 01:59 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews The pointed shot selection of The Way I See It The Way I See It, Dawn Porter’s documentary about former White House photographer Pete Souza and his somewhat surprising Instagram crusade against Donald Trump, was basically a two-hour tear-fest for me. That’s why Joanna wrote the more critical, objective review. Part of my brain kind of shut down By Sarah • Sep 14, 2020 01:31 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews The Way I See It: When “a thousand words” is great, but is it enough? Hot off her Marriage Story Oscar win, Laura Dern “returns” to TIFF – virtually – as a producer of the documentary The Way I See It. The film spins the camera back around at former Chief Official White House Photographer, Pete Souza, and marks Laura’s first producer credit on a feature By Joanna • Sep 14, 2020 12:02 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Halle Berry gets a deal As expected when she was photographed in LA a few weeks ago, Halle Berry was the Variety cover story last week ahead of TIFF and the premiere of her directorial debut Bruised. The piece is a profile of Halle’s ambition as a director and her passion for the film, By Lainey • Sep 14, 2020 11:19 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Nomadland wins Venice… TIFF next? Chloe Zhao’s third feature film, Nomadland, is a contemplative, quietly assertive film about a little-seen segment of the American population: a transient working class of American laborers who are largely older, casualties of the Great Recession and the true economic anxiety of spending a lifetime at work only to By Sarah • Sep 14, 2020 10:39 am
Amazingness Chris Evans: Accidental Heads Up Sorry. I had to, sorry. And by the way, if you don’t have Heads Up on your phone, it’s a good app to add. Duana and I play Heads Up all the time, sometimes when we’re podcasting. I don’t think anybody who’s ever played Heads By Lainey • Sep 14, 2020 09:37 am
Sports Intro for September 14, 2020 Dear Gossips, A few weeks ago, when the Milwaukee Bucks protested anti-Black racism and police brutality after Jacob Blake was shot seven times in the back by the cops, Naomi Osaka was one of the first non-NBA professional athletes to join in solidarity, dropping out of the Western & Southern By Lainey • Sep 14, 2020 09:06 am
What Else What Else? Who wouldn’t be stressed about going to jail. That’s why imprisonment is supposed to be a deterrent – who the f-ck wants to go to jail? This is such a stupid tabloid story about how Lori Loughlin is dreading her upcoming jail sentence. As if anyone looks forward to By Lainey • Sep 11, 2020 04:00 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, September 11, 2020 Lily Allen and David Harbour got hitched in Vegas (that’s the right word for Vegas – hitched) and I appreciate that they went for it. The Elvis impersonator, the chapel, the post-ceremony burgers – it fits Vegas. And Lily’s cocktail Dior dress with black accessories is timeless and playful, nothing By Maria • Sep 11, 2020 02:30 pm
Music Chloe x Halle’s NFL National Anthem And now, a surely unpopular opinion: I think Chloe x Halle might be underrated. This is, on its face, preposterous, even for someone who is finally embracing the ‘contrarian’ label Lainey is always trying to give me. How is it possible to say so when they are so present, so By Duana • Sep 11, 2020 01:42 pm
Sasha Lifestyle Sasha Finds: Jewels & Aces If you’ve been reading this site for a while then you know that I love me a big-ass hoop. I write about them all the time and they will forever be my staple. But since working from home, I haven’t been wearing any jewelry and I gotta say By Sasha • Sep 11, 2020 12:08 pm
TV Updates Fresh Prince 2020 There’s been a lot of hype about the Friends reunion coming …eventually… on HBO Max. I don’t know that I’m all that excited about it, like excited enough to get a subscription. I am, however, very excited about the Fresh Prince of Bel -Air reunion. Yesterday marked By Lainey • Sep 11, 2020 11:40 am
