Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, August 8, 2019 Yesterday I mentioned the Home Alone reboot. What if it’s just Kevin living in his parents' basement? This is what an updated Home Alone would actually look like. pic.twitter.com/sGj86933LA— Macaulay Culkin (@IncredibleCulk) August 7, 2019 I love reading advice columns and this Ask Polly is By Maria • Aug 08, 2019 10:51 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Happy Anniversary, Spoiler Alert Marking movie anniversaries has become A Thing, and I’m not sure entirely what the point is except to make people feel old. Most movies aren’t actually worth lionizing in that way, but sometimes there is a movie milestone worth noticing (for example: it’s been 20 years since By Sarah • Aug 08, 2019 09:43 am
Maple Leaf Intro for August 8, 2019 Dear Gossips, It was announced yesterday that the Emmys, to be broadcast on September 22 on FOX, will not have a host this year. This is not exactly the same as the Oscars but it may be an “inspired by” situation. The Oscars were supposed to be hosted by Kevin By Lainey • Aug 08, 2019 08:56 am
What Else What Else? Did you watch the documentary The Clinton Affair last year? If not, I highly recommend. It was unfair what happened to Monica Lewinsky. It was unfair how people treated her – and not just the president, but the culture in general. As a participant in that culture, growing up in that By Lainey • Aug 07, 2019 04:08 pm
Amazingness Viral Nicolas Cage Nicolas Cage is a great actor with DEEPLY WEIRD TASTE, so it shouldn’t be a surprise that he has gone viral recently for giving a bonkers performance in a direct-to-video gem called Never on Tuesday (for the young’uns, like Prem, who have probably never seen a VHS tape, By Sarah • Aug 07, 2019 03:47 pm
TV Updates Beverly Hills, 90210 Arrives … It’s tonight. Tonight, the show-within-a-show revival of 90210 drops – I had known a few months ago that indeed it would be a birthday present for me, but I forgot that it was happening, so this was a treat. For other shows, obviously the play might be to release a By Duana • Aug 07, 2019 03:01 pm
Celebrity Social Media Celebrity Social Media, August 7, 2019 Disney has announced it is rebooting Home Alone for its new streaming service. We knew this day would come as nothing is safe from the insatiable content machine. But there are some premises that are completely out of step with how we live today, and Home Alone is one of By Maria • Aug 07, 2019 02:14 pm
TV Updates Atlanta will eventually return The last episode of Atlanta aired over a year ago. It won’t be until some time in 2020 that Atlanta’s third season will air. Atlanta is a show that makes us wait. So it’s a minor relief that it has already been renewed for a fourth season, By Sarah • Aug 07, 2019 01:15 pm
TV Updates “Wealth, Privilege, and Gwyneth” Is that redundant? Like can’t you just put “Gwyneth Paltrow” in the title and assume that everyone else will know that the words “wealth” and “privilege” will follow? This is the cover of the new issue of The Hollywood Reporter featuring Gwyneth Paltrow and Ben Platt, the stars of By Lainey • Aug 07, 2019 12:35 pm
TV Updates Is Colbert wasting Hannah Gadsby’s time? Hannah Gadsby had one of the biggest and best breakout moments of 2018 with her searing Netflix special, Nanette. That show, set up as a kind of two weeks’ notice to her comedy career, resulted in international acclaim, and she is now performing a new show, Douglas, off-Broadway (it will By Sarah • Aug 07, 2019 11:31 am
Justin Theroux Justin Theroux’s arty, edgy NY bar A year and a half ago, when it was announced that Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux were over, and people were speculating about what led to the breakup, “sources close to Justin” said it was because he wasn’t into Jen’s boring LA lifestyle and he missed the arty, By Lainey • Aug 07, 2019 10:12 am
Break Ups Bella and The Weeknd’s maybe breakup? Yesterday in Celebrity Social Media, I wondered if Bella Hadid and The Weeknd had broken up. Before the end of the day, a confirmation of my theory appeared on E!. So am I psychic? MAYBE. (Absolutely not.) Bella and Abel’s breakup isn’t a surprise because we’ve been By Maria • Aug 07, 2019 09:38 am
Maple Leaf Intro for August 7, 2019 Dear Gossips, Variety released its Power of Young Hollywood issue this week with three covers: Camila Cabello, Cole Sprouse, and Stephan James. What a year it’s been for Stephan James. Twelve months ago he was getting ready to premiere If Beale Street Could Talk and Homecoming at TIFF, in By Lainey • Aug 07, 2019 09:06 am
What Else What Else? Fresh Off The Boat resumes production this week which is when Constance Wu will join the cast and the crew and the president of ABC, Karey Burke, at the table read. I already have a stomach ache imagining whether or not that will be awkward. Karey is saying that it’ By Lainey • Aug 06, 2019 04:17 pm
Victoria’s Secret’s Revamp Last week, Maria wrote an article about the reported cancellation of this year’s Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show. I’ve never really paid attention to Victoria’s Secret, aside from the one show back in 2012 where Rihanna wrenched everyone’s wigs off when she walked the runway. But By Prem • Aug 06, 2019 03:08 pm
Issa Rae A Black Lady Sketch Show It was just this past January that it was announced that brilliantly vibrant comedian, former talk show host, and comedy writer Robin Thede would be creating A Black Lady Sketch Show on HBO. Executive produced by Thede herself and Issa Rae, it was clear that the project would be special, By Melayna • Aug 06, 2019 02:10 pm
