Movie Reviews and Previews Adam Sandler & Antonio Banderas can (and should) challenge Joaquin Phoenix Before the start of Adam Sandler's Uncut Gems at its big TIFF premiere on Monday, somebody shouted out "Oscar for the Sandman!" People laughed nervously and clapped, because they did not know what they were in for from the uncomfortably tense and dark dramedy about a By Joanna • Sep 11, 2019 11:01 am
Top Reads Rihanna disrupts NY Fashion Week There is no such thing as hyperbole when it comes to Rihanna, the business. Her makeup line set a new standard. She has her own luxury fashion house. And she took over NY Fashion Week with her Savage x Fenty show last night that changed the game in how lingerie By Lainey • Sep 11, 2019 10:09 am
Intro for September 11, 2019 Dear Gossips, Back in February, I called 2019 the Year of the Scam. There have been so many f-cking scams, OMG. Now the scams are scamming out sequels. In my corner of Twitter, one scam was dominating the conversation yesterday. Have you read Natalie Beach’s essay in The Cut By Lainey • Sep 11, 2019 09:25 am
What Else What Else? Just when you thought the whole Popeye’s chicken sandwich frenzy had finally died down, someone’s shown up late to the party to try and claim the crown. I wonder if this is like when a figure skater doesn’t do anything in their program except jump – quad triple, By Lainey • Sep 10, 2019 05:30 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Taika Waititi’s Jojo Rabbit After playing in the Marvel sandbox, Taika Waititi returns to his natural state, making films with a precise blend of comedy, drama, and pathos. His latest is Jojo Rabbit, in which he becomes the latest filmmaker to satirize Hitler since Charlie Chaplin first did it in 1940s in The Great By Sarah • Sep 10, 2019 05:01 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Jennifer Lopez should be a contender Hustlers opens on Friday. I hope you see it. I hope you see it as many times as you can. I saw it a couple of weeks ago at a press screening ahead of TIFF and I’m hoping to see it again this weekend with my own money because By Lainey • Sep 10, 2019 04:18 pm
BFFs Bradley Cooper’s side-part shows up for Joaquin Phoenix Bradley Cooper was not on the list of expected attendees at last night’s TIFF premiere of Joker, which just won the Golden Lion in Venice and is now an Oscar contender in several categories, including Best Actor for Joaquin Phoenix. There are many layers to this Bradley Cooper relationship By Lainey • Sep 10, 2019 03:46 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, September 10, 2019 Does Lea Michele measure days in BW and AW (before wedding/after wedding)? Looking forward to her to her post on National Mulled Cider Day (September 30). View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lea Michele (@leamichele) on Sep 9, 2019 at 9:04am PDT Sarah Jessica Parker By Maria • Sep 10, 2019 02:56 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood…to cry More like A Beautiful Day to CRY. Based on Tom Junod’s 1998 profile of Fred Rogers, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood is not really a traditional biopic. We don’t walk through the years of Fred Rogers’ life, we meet him at a very specific moment, and experience By Sarah • Sep 10, 2019 01:36 pm
Royals Kate wears her garden Princess Kate stepped out today to support her “Back to Nature” garden at RSH Wisley. She’d previously unveiled her garden at the Chelsea Flower Show back in May – this is the permanent version, meant to encourage kids to spend more time in nature and build a healthy lifestyle from By Lainey • Sep 10, 2019 12:15 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Just Mercy should be shared Even as at-home streaming platforms offer a film viewing experience that is more convenient, more affordable, and more comfortable than cinemas, there are those films that remind us of the power of watching something in a darkened room full of strangers, sharing a singular experience. Just Mercy is one of By Sarah • Sep 10, 2019 11:41 am
Music Were Taylor Swift and Scooter Braun at Ed Sheeran’s wedding? Taylor Swift was in Paris last night for her “City of Lover” show continuing to promote Lover, her sixth consecutive #1 album. She’s been hinting that she might not tour Lover the way she toured reputation and 1989, that she might want to scale it back, perform in more By Lainey • Sep 10, 2019 10:08 am
TIFF 2019 Coverage Timothee Chalamet: The Fanboy comes back to TIFF Even if you're an entertainment reporter deep in the trenches at TIFF, you've seen the super steamy photos of Timothee Chalamet and Lily-Rose Depp making out on a yacht in Capri last week. The memes are next level. Their film The King premiered in Venice, thereby By Joanna • Sep 10, 2019 09:42 am
TIFF 2019 Coverage Intro for September 10, 2019 Dear Gossips, It was great to see Yalitza Aparicio last night at the first ever TIFF Tribute Gala. The event will now happen every year and, since TIFF is where Oscar campaigns begin, The Hollywood Reporter’s Scott Feinberg called it “the first awards ceremony of the long awards season” By Lainey • Sep 10, 2019 08:40 am
What Else What Else? Last year Roma won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival and went on to be a major contender during award season. Alfonso Cuaron won Best Director at the Oscars but Roma came up short for Best Picture because of Netflix and Green Book. This year the Golden Lion By Lainey • Sep 09, 2019 05:16 pm
Name Nerd Duana Names: He’s The Next In Line*, But… Hi Duana, I am a huge fan of your column and of The Name Therapist (link to book). As a Jennifer who grew up in the 80s, I especially enjoyed your interviews with the "Jennifers." I am expecting my second boy (our first is Alec James) on September By Duana • Sep 09, 2019 05:02 pm
