Movie Reviews and Previews Team Wicked is having all the fun I’m being petty here and I’m not sorry. Because remember when some of you were sick of the Wicked press tour and Wicked in general? Well. With all the chaos and the ugliness of this Oscar race, aren’t you f-cking glad we have Wicked now?!? Today is By Lainey • Feb 06, 2025 12:55 pm
BFFs Billie campaigns for Ari As noted in today’s open, the Karla Sofía Gascón scandal has upended award season. Emilia Pérez is plummeting, Zoe Saldaña’s chances are in jeopardy, and other nominated films and actors are gaining momentum – that includes Ariana Grande. It was once thought that the nomination would be a win By Lainey • Feb 05, 2025 02:12 pm
Michelle Yeoh No One Mourns Wicked At the Golden Globes There’s no sense hiding it, the truth is right there. Like many other writers today, I went ahead and chose an article title that’s a Wicked pun. But I’m not sorry, for two reasons: One, it’s a MUSICAL based on a century-old campy story. There’s By Duana • Jan 06, 2025 08:42 am
TV Updates Toranaga and Hot Rabbi The Golden Globes first time nominees luncheon took place yesterday in LA and among the attendees, Hiroyuki Sanada for his performance as Toranaga-sama in Shōgun. He is the reigning Emmy Drama Actor winner, but since Shōgun was only released last February, the series has yet to contend at the Globes, By Lainey • Dec 18, 2024 10:38 am
Award Season Campaigning Ladies Who Lunch At the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, that is. The Academy Women’s Luncheon was yesterday, held at the Academy’s own museum in Los Angeles—the Academy WILL make that museum worth it if it kills them! Which it might!—and as has been the case all of this By Sarah • Dec 11, 2024 10:41 am
BFFs Cynthia, Ari, and Drew I will never not love the way the Wicked press tour took a life of its own. This, by the way, is what movie studio marketing departments want to happen, and some are more successful than others. The Barbie press tour, for example, was widely praised for its, well, Barbie-ness. By Lainey • Dec 04, 2024 01:24 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for November 25, 2024 Dear Gossips, The most extra press tour, a press tour for and by theatre kids, has resulted in a major box office win. Wicked opened in North America with $114 million at the box office (to Gladiator II’s $55.5 million) and now holds the record for the biggest By Lainey • Nov 25, 2024 09:20 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande in Wicked Well, here we are. Once again, I have been subjected to a movie musical, a thing I almost never enjoy. And guess what? I didn’t enjoy it! Again! Although, on the scale of “Cats to Not Cats”, the cinematic adaptation of perennially popular stage musical Wicked is “Not Cats” By Sarah • Nov 22, 2024 01:38 pm
Style WICKET Last night site manager Emily emailed me a photo list and she called Wicked “Wicket” and that is all I am thinking about. WICKET. I am seeing WICKET on Sunday, an unusual day for a press screening, but there are so many screenings right now as critics groups get ready By Sarah • Nov 15, 2024 10:24 am
Style Intro for November 13, 2024 Dear Gossips, Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande were in New York City last night continuing to promote Wicked. The day before, Monday, it was Mexico City, with both wearing their best red carpet outfits so far (in my opinion) on the press tour. Cynthia was in Thom Browne, the detailing By Lainey • Nov 13, 2024 10:07 am
Ariana Grande Intro for November 5, 2024 Dear Gossips, It’s the day. Everything is fine. I am the dog drinking coffee amidst the five-alarm fire. Everything is fine. Anyway! Yesterday, I mentionedWicked and Gladiator II are on their respective press tours, ahead of their shared November 22 release date. While the studio machine tried to make By Sarah • Nov 05, 2024 09:06 am
Style Wickediator kicks off Ever since Paramount and Universal doubled down on releasing Gladiator II and Wicked congruently on November 22, the studios have been trying to make a Barbenheimer-style double bill event happen, but it hasn’t really gained any traction. Partly because you can’t force a Barbenheimer situation, but also because By Sarah • Nov 04, 2024 10:58 am
Amazingness Wicked… Live! There’s a conversation that’s been happening over on our Substack, The Squawk, about the Wicked marketing campaign. Some feel that it’s been too much, especially because they started so early. As I wrote in my weekly mailbag column on Friday, though, these days, and with a movie By Lainey • Oct 28, 2024 03:07 pm
Jock Smut Olympic Celebrities It used to be, before social media, that summer was quiet in celebrity news. That’s changed over the last decade, there is no break, because celebrities are celebrity-ing every day of the year and we’re seeing them in Italy and Greece on their yachts and whatever. This summer, By Lainey • Jul 29, 2024 02:00 pm
Music Intro for June 21, 2024 Dear Gossips, My current favourite song has been my favourite song for less than 12 hours. But I will not be listening to anything else for days, at least. And right now, if I had a vote, it would be the Song of the Summer. I am so obsessed I By Lainey • Jun 21, 2024 09:24 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Ariana Grande: Cat and Boy Ariana Grande’s Eternal Sunshine has been on steady play in my household. I like it a lot but it’s Jacek who can’t get enough of it. Also where I live “We Can’t Be Friends” is on heavy rotation, so I feel like I’m personally exposed By Lainey • Jun 10, 2024 11:34 am
