BFFs Lizzo & Harry Styles: The Internet’s New Favourite The BRIT Awards happened in London last night and I’m not talking about anyone else’s fashion other than Lizzo because… LIZZO. Everything Lizzo. All the outfits. But especially when she decided she was a snack. THE snack. Levels, as they say in England. Levels. Lizzo owns all the By Lainey • Feb 19, 2020 03:53 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Will Ferrell and Julia Louis-Dreyfus in Downhill Poor Downhill. If ever there was an example of the dangers of remaking a nearly perfect foreign-language film into English, it is the case of Downhill. Ruben Östlund’s Force Majeure is a pitch-black comedy that is almost pure drama, about a family that crumbles when faced with a staggering By Sarah • Feb 19, 2020 02:55 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, February 19, 2020 The read of the day is Vulture’s Anonymous in Hollywood, tales from assistants in NYC and LA. All of the players work in entertainment (film, TV, news) and some of the stories (assistants lasting no longer than 3 months) sound typically nightmarish, but even more diabolical is the boss By Maria • Feb 19, 2020 01:27 pm
Maple Leaf House Sussex: royal or not? Since Sussexit was confirmed last month, much speculation has focused on whether or not Prince Harry and Meghan Markle would be able to keep “Sussex Royal” as their brand. Prince Harry will always be a prince. House Sussex, which includes Harry, Meghan, and Archie Harrison Mountbatten Windsor, will always be By Lainey • Feb 19, 2020 01:03 pm
Amazingness Matt Damon’s mullet As noted in the previous post, Ben Affleck is currently promoting The Way Back. When that’s done, he’ll likely return to production on The Last Duel, alongside Matt Damon. It’s scheduled to be released at Christmas which is ambitious. Because Christmas movies are either for the box By Lainey • Feb 19, 2020 11:28 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Ben Affleck comes back with a comeback movie Ben Affleck’s new film, The Way Back, comes out in a month. He plays a former high school basketball player who’s lost everything to addiction and is finding his “way back” by coaching the team from his alma mater. Obviously he knows something about his character, Jack Cunningham. By Lainey • Feb 19, 2020 10:09 am
Intro for February 19, 2020 Dear Gossips, One of the unexpected stars to emerge from this recent award season was not, technically, a star at all. But she definitely is now. Award season is over but we are still obsessed with Sharon Choi, right? Not surprisingly, after Parasite’s successful Oscar run, everyone wanted to By Lainey • Feb 19, 2020 09:07 am
What Else What Else? Another day, another celebrity face tattoo – and this one is matching, as in it’s the other half of a couple, girlfriend and boyfriend. Twenty years ago it was Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee getting their ring fingers tattooed. Now it’s faces. What will it be in another twenty By Lainey • Feb 18, 2020 04:17 pm
Equality Issues Cannes has decided to try The Cannes Film Festival is just a few months away—Spike Lee was announced as the first black jury president last month—and the festival has just announced their selection committee which features four men, and five women, giving women the majority say in selection for the first time. Cannes By Sarah • Feb 18, 2020 03:56 pm
TV Updates Parasite’s good vibes continue No matter how 2020 turns out, this year did something right when Parasite won Best Picture, among other awards, at the Oscars. Parasite’s Oscar wins are the good vibes we need, and the good vibes keep going as Parasite is extending its hit theatrical run in the wake of By Sarah • Feb 18, 2020 03:24 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, February 18, 2020 This is JLo on vacation, after she probably let loose and ate the food she couldn’t while training. This is her in her relaxed state, or as relaxed and “let go” as she allows herself to be. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jennifer Lopez (@jlo) By Maria • Feb 18, 2020 02:29 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Taika never stops Taika Waititi, fresh off an Oscar win and with two (2) film projects on the go at the same time, has every excuse to slow down. And yet, he does not. Taika never stops. With Next Goal Wins due out later this year, and Thor: Love and Thunder set for By Sarah • Feb 18, 2020 12:43 pm
Break Ups Al Pacino got dumped Didn’t expect to wake up today and have this be the headline that jumped out at me but here we are: Savage, as the kids say. But it’s not an exaggeration, at least not if she actually said what she said. So Al Pacino and Meital Dohan were By Lainey • Feb 18, 2020 12:15 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Did you love PS I Still Love You? What qualifies as a good rom-com? Well, for starters, you need to care about your central character – that’s a basic, right? (This, by the way, was my central problem with Serena van der Woodsen in Gossip Girl. I was never invested in Serena like I was in Blair. Because, By Lainey • Feb 18, 2020 11:17 am
TV Updates Domhnall Gleeson and Merritt Weaver on the run I am still trying to make Domhnall Gleeson an Internet Boyfriend, and he continues to not cooperate by showing up places and doing things. I can’t even be sure that starring in an HBO comedy series co-produced by Phoebe Waller-Bridge will be enough to get Gleeson some Internet Boyfriend By Sarah • Feb 18, 2020 10:30 am
Maple Leaf Intro for February 18. 2020 Dear Gossips, Have you seen the video of Justin Bieber getting emotional while talking about Billie Eilish? He’s one of the few people who’d understand what she’s experiencing, what fame can do to a young person, the downside of success and spotlight. It must have been a By Lainey • Feb 18, 2020 09:47 am
