Movie Reviews and Previews A Spendy Christmas Carol Apple TV+ has not yet launched, but they are the winners of a bidding war over a musical adaptation of A Christmas Carol, starring Ryan Reynolds and Will Ferrell. The exact number is not known, but when have we ever heard a reasonable number for a streaming deal? They probably By Sarah • Oct 09, 2019 08:57 am
Nora Lum Intro for October 9, 2019 Dear Gossips, The 2019 Variety Power of Women list was released yesterday. This year the magazine honours Chaka Khan, Mariah Carey, Jennifer Aniston, Dana Walden, and two women born in 1989, Brie Larson and Nora Lum, aka Awkwafina. Brie won her Oscar three years ago. Three years ago, nobody knew By Lainey • Oct 09, 2019 08:32 am
What Else What Else? Dakota Johnson celebrated her 30th birthday this weekend. Last year, for her 29th birthday, remember the paps got it wrong when they saw the balloons and thought she was pregnant with Chris Martin’s baby? Chris Martin was at her birthday this year and it looks like he ordered her By Lainey • Oct 08, 2019 04:30 pm
Gorgessity Julia Roberts: Vivian at the polo If it wasn’t for Angelina Jolie yesterday, Julia Roberts might have been the Outfit of the Week. Here she is at the Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic in LA this weekend in a f-cking amazing polka dot outfit that I know, I don’t even have to ask, Duana is By Lainey • Oct 08, 2019 04:19 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Bradley Cooper: back to back Last year at this time, Bradley Cooper was enjoying the success of A Star is Born. The film picked up heat out of award season and went on to several Oscar nominations. Which meant months of campaigning and, well, that can wear on a person. There didn’t seem to By Lainey • Oct 08, 2019 03:46 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, October 8, 2019 A story appeared over the weekend about Henry Winkler and Tom Hanks having beef and I am intrigued. Both of these men have a reputation for being kind and professional, and that is not something either of them could fake for decades. But they worked on Turner and Hooch together By Maria • Oct 08, 2019 01:36 pm
Baby and Bump Obsession Angelina’s two dates Angelina Jolie was joined by two of her six children, Zahara and Shiloh, in Rome for the European premiere of Maleficent: Mistress of Evil last night. Earlier in the day she wore the Outfit of the Week and for the red carpet she went back to bombshell black, Versace, not By Lainey • Oct 08, 2019 01:09 pm
Weddings Hailey Bieber’s wedding dress I’ve been a bride and I’m vain as f-ck so I know how it is when you get married. You try and make that wedding last as long as possible. Weeks after it’s over, when nobody else cares anymore, you’re still trying to extend the life By Lainey • Oct 08, 2019 11:49 am
Movie Reviews and Previews A Breaking Bad Reunion El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie premieres on Netflix this coming Friday, just in time for Canadian Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is all about gathering with family and/or friends and last night in Hollywood, Team Breaking Bad reunited at the premiere in support of the film. People got really into their By Lainey • Oct 08, 2019 11:03 am
BFFs Keanu shows up for Ali The Golden Globe nominations will be announced two months from tomorrow. You know how every year the Hollywood Foreign Press Association is good for at least one WTF nomination? It would be not at all WTF if Always Be My Maybe got a nomination for Best Comedy and I think By Lainey • Oct 08, 2019 10:11 am
Shout-Outs October 8, 2019 – Smutty Shout-Outs Laurie Petrou! It’s your book release day – congratulations on the publication of your first YA novel, Love, Heather! I’m going away in November and am planning to take it with me on my trop, can’t wait to read. By request from Nicole, here are Winona Ryder and By Lainey • Oct 08, 2019 09:48 am
Music Intro for October 8, 2019 Dear Gossips, As we near the imminent end of another decade, which I am not ready to acknowledge goddamn it, Pitchfork released its list of the 200 Best Songs of the 2010s yesterday and naturally, people are fighting. Some people are happy and surprised but the whole drama of these By Lainey • Oct 08, 2019 09:08 am
What Else What Else? Demi Moore’s been making headlines the last couple of weeks because of her memoir which is now a New York Times bestseller. Now it’s Elton John’s turn – and you KNOW Elton must have some STORIES. He told a story about seeing the Queen playfully slap nephew while By Lainey • Oct 07, 2019 04:32 pm
Name Nerd Duana Names: -Ith/Then/Else Hi Duana, We are expecting baby girl #2 in October. Our first is Edith Maud (Edie, colloquially), and my husband is trying desperately hammer home Judith (Judy). Her middle name will be Yvonne, so on its own, I quite like Judith Yvonne - but I'm struggling with EdiTH By Duana • Oct 07, 2019 03:52 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Joker is an inevitable hit It’s official, Joker is a hit, setting a new October opening weekend record with a $96 million opening weekend. This is more than Justice League ($93.8 million). Joker is a hit, Justice League is a flop, and the difference lies mostly in their budgets and a little bit By Sarah • Oct 07, 2019 03:41 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, October 7, 2019 Victoria Beckham was one of the first celebrities Derek Blasberg recruited for YouTube to create a fashion channel. It’s not working and is being shut down (or whatever you do to a YouTube channel to cancel it). I don’t put this on Victoria as much as I do By Maria • Oct 07, 2019 03:11 pm
