Hook Ups Tom Holland and Not Zendaya Kathleen called them “Zomdaya”. Sarah was pushing for “Zendalland”, or something. That would be the proposed portmanteaux for Zendaya and Tom Holland because for a couple of years now, we thought they were dating. Or we really, really hoped they were dating. Zendaya and Tom kept saying they weren’t By Lainey • Jul 17, 2019 04:02 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Dork Storm 2019: The Undorkening Last year in my Comic-Con preview, amidst a diminishing film presence in Hall H, I wrote: “…the movie side has totally ceded Sunday to TV. Hell, they’re halfway to ceding Saturday. And Thursday. And at this rate, within five years, probably Friday, too.” Well, it’s been one year, By Sarah • Jul 17, 2019 03:13 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, July 17, 2019 Yesterday, Lainey posted about the Hemsworth-Pataky family on vacation with the Damons (and many other friends) for Elsa Pataky’s birthday. As we know, these families have vacationed together many times over the last few years. I would love to know how the logistics of this work – are Matt and By Maria • Jul 17, 2019 02:31 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews What is Cats? Here is what I know about the musical Cats: It is about cats. The actors wear leotards and face paint. There is a song called “Memory”. “Memory” is a pretty good song. One cat is called “Rum Tum Tugger”. Everyone says “Rum Tum Tugger” with a completely straight face. There By Sarah • Jul 17, 2019 01:09 pm
Relationship Assumption Leo and Camila holding hands Leonardo DiCaprio and Camila Morrone went out for dinner in LA last night and were photographed holding hands. I can’t believe he didn’t run away and duck into a trash can. Then again, Camila is, still, just 22 years old. They’ve now been together at least a By Lainey • Jul 17, 2019 12:37 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Welcome to Paradise Hills A few years ago, a Spanish filmmaker called Alice Waddington made a splash on the festival circuit with a short titled Disco Inferno. It seemed to be the calling card of a bright new talent, and anticipation grew to see what Waddington—already a stand-out in the advertising world—would By Sarah • Jul 17, 2019 11:36 am
Music Missy Elliott covers Marie Claire This week, Marie Claire profiled living legend and prolific hit-maker, Missy Elliott. Missy remains a pioneer in the industry, a hip-hop and R&B icon for over 20 years. Winner of 4 Grammys (nominated for 22), and having sold 30 million records, any discussion of Missy starts with where By Melayna • Jul 17, 2019 11:08 am
Music Beyoncé and Blue Ivy’s Circle of Life Guess what was trending worldwide on Twitter last night? What else would it be? WHO else would it be? Beyoncé released the video for “Spirit” and as I said yesterday, ahead of The Lion King opening on Friday, it’s a Beyoncé takeover. She’s coming for everything: Emmys, Oscars, By Lainey • Jul 17, 2019 10:15 am
Movie Reviews and Previews More Taika Thor After Taika Waititi breathed new life into the Thor franchise and Thor: Ragnarok was not only a huge hit but also one of the best-received Marvel movies, the big question was: Will Taika Waititi and Chris Hemsworth return for another Thor movie? The answer: yes. Breaking ahead of Comic-Con is By Sarah • Jul 17, 2019 09:45 am
Julia Roberts Intro for July 17, 2019 Dear Gossips, As Duana wrote yesterday in her post about the Emmy nominations, there’s very little to complain about because this is where we are now, “the Emmys now IS the big show” or, rather, television is the big show. It’s not a matter of snubs, it’s By Lainey • Jul 17, 2019 09:14 am
What Else What Else? Katy Perry is getting into the health food thing. She and Orlando Bloom are apparently really into the apple cider vinegar thing. I *think* it helps Katy poo easier? I tried it once because I will try anything that helps me poo and it wasn’t the poo promised land. By Lainey • Jul 16, 2019 05:30 pm
TV Updates Murray Bauman is a great comedy crank Last season, we met a new character on Stranger Things named Murray Bauman. He’s the irascible, conspiracy-minded acquaintance of Hopper, who helped Nancy and Jonathan in a pinch. Murray returns this season to help Hopper and Joyce, and he seals his role as the perfect comedy crank. He is By Sarah • Jul 16, 2019 04:53 pm
TV Updates 2019 Emmy Award Nominations Hot take: Everything that is happening in entertainment culture is happening at the Emmys this year. Hotter take: these awards will be more important than the Oscars. Yeah, I said it. Here is my supporting evidence: First of all, the comedy between nomination presenters D’Arcy Carden and Ken Jeong By Duana • Jul 16, 2019 04:31 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, July 16, 2019 Police in Tennessee are warning residents not to flush their meth down the toilet because it will enter the sewer and then retention points and then, possibly, streams, which could lead to animal ingestion. You know what that means? Gators on meth. It could be Jason Statham’s next movie: By Maria • Jul 16, 2019 03:42 pm
Music Beyoncé: the takeover Did you feel it this morning? The expression is a “disturbance” in the Force, but nothing about what I felt is “disturbing”. I thought about calling it a “movement” in the Force but that’s how I sometimes refer to my sh-ts, and it would be blasphemy to connect my By Lainey • Jul 16, 2019 01:29 pm
TV Updates Kirsten Dunst is a businessman So this is what happened to Peggy Blumquist: she finally got out of Fargo only to crash land in Florida in the 90s. Kirsten Dunst returns to television, following her stellar performance in Fargo season two, with a new series on Showtime, On Becoming a God in Central Florida. That By Sarah • Jul 16, 2019 12:20 pm
