Relationship Assumption Brad and Jen at the after-party This was one of the major storylines heading into the Globes once the nominations were announced: Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt both single (put a pin in that) and back at the Globes. What does it mean? What it meant during the show was jacksh-t. There was no interaction, By Lainey • Jan 06, 2020 11:35 am
TV Updates Intro for December 20, 2019 Dear Gossips, I’m so excited about Eddie Murphy’s return to Saturday Night Live this weekend, it’s almost pathetic. But I can’t be the only one. SNL is excited. And I wonder if they’re actually planning two shows – the main show, obviously, but also a show By Lainey • Dec 20, 2019 09:15 am
Award Season Campaigning Brad Pitt’s pre-birthday Q&A Today is Brad Pitt’s birthday. It’s also Katie Holmes’s birthday and I’ve been trying to Gossip Genie these two for months now. Probably won’t happen. Because he’s getting back together with Jennifer Aniston??? More on that in a minute. Brad spent the night before By Lainey • Dec 18, 2019 09:44 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Adam Sandler still has a shot Back in September, Joanna wrote about the premiere of Adam Sandler’s Oscar hopeful, Uncut Gems. Well, Uncut Gems is now in theaters, and Adam Sandler’s Oscar hopes still exist. Reviews remained strong even after the festival buzz faded, an Uncut Gems hive has materialized online—led by Vulture’ By Sarah • Dec 17, 2019 04:24 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Adam Driver, the new frontrunner? Timing is working out really well in Adam Driver’s favour right now for award season. He probably doesn’t much care about this (more on that in a minute) but Netflix would care. Marriage Story is Netflix and right now, his performance in Marriage Story has put him in By Lainey • Dec 17, 2019 11:05 am
Movie Reviews and Previews SAG’s Triple Bombshell The cast of Bombshell, Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman, and Margot Robbie, attended a special screening for the film last night in LA, just before the Screen Actors Guild nominations this morning. Bombshell came up big, with all three women earning nominations – Charlize in the leading category and both Nicole and By Lainey • Dec 11, 2019 01:26 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Saoirse stands for Greta The Golden Globe nominations were announced yesterday. As you may have heard, there were some snubs. I know I mentioned this yesterday but When They See Us, Ava DuVernay’s series about the Exonerated Five, nominated for 16 Emmys, watched by 22 million accounts on Netflix, was completely shut out. By Lainey • Dec 10, 2019 11:41 am
TV Updates Golden Globe Nominations: Snubs and the End of An Era We’re doing more than one post today about the Golden Globe nominations but let’s start with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association because this is their event. This is a group of 90 or so international journalists known for making odd choices – and not always bad. In the television By Lainey • Dec 09, 2019 10:45 am
TV Updates Intro for December 9, 2019 Dear Gossips, We’ve been saying for weeks that this looks like the most competitive Oscar race in years across all categories and as more and more film associations and critics’ boards announce their winners and nominations lists, so far, while there are certainly stronger contenders than others, there does By Lainey • Dec 09, 2019 08:37 am
Style Intro for December 6, 2019 Dear Gossips, As mentioned a couple of days ago when I posted about Tracee Ellis Ross in this space, there have been a lot of great looks in contention for the Outfit of the Week. And even though they’re not the outfit of the week, they should still be By Lainey • Dec 06, 2019 08:32 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Can Parasite break the Korean Oscar curse? Parasite is one of the best films of the year, and it’s already landing on year-end lists, including earning a special award from the American Film Institute. This has, naturally, led to a discussion about its Oscar prospects, which is an interesting conversation for two reasons. One is By Sarah • Dec 05, 2019 04:14 pm
BFFs Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach: “indie couple goals” on Netflix’s big night Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach wore matching Raf Simons Laura Dern sweaters while presenting her with a special Tribute prize at the Gotham Independent Film Awards in New York last night. According to Greta, the real-life filmmaking couple had "been looking for an excuse to wear our Laura By Joanna • Dec 03, 2019 03:01 pm
Award Season Campaigning Intro for December 3, 2019 Dear Gossips, Awkwafina! Awkwafina won the Best Actress for her performance in The Farewell at the Gotham Awards last night in New York. As Variety notes, the Gothams, “hosted by the Independent Filmmakers Project, resembles the Iowa caucus as the first stop on the long and tangled road of awards By Lainey • Dec 03, 2019 09:22 am
Style Taylor Swift covers British Vogue Taylor Swift has a big birthday coming: she turns 30 on December 13. She’ll be entering a new decade as we all enter a new decade. Who will Taylor be in her 30s? It remains to be seen whether or not she has something big planned for the day, By Lainey • Dec 02, 2019 11:55 am
Style JLo keeps hustling The National Board of Review will announce its best films, directors, and performers of the year tomorrow. The New York Film Critics Circle will make their announcements on Wednesday. Golden Globe nominations are coming a week today on Monday, December 9. How many times will Jennifer Lopez’s name come By Lainey • Dec 02, 2019 11:17 am
Dumbass Scarlett Johansson “can’t lie” Vanity Fair released its Oscar issue yesterday featuring Scarlett Johansson on the cover and an interview with Scarjo that dives into her work on two Oscar contenders, Jojo Rabbit and Marriage Story, as well as details about the upcoming Black Widow solo movie, her recent divorce, and the difficulties of By Prem • Nov 27, 2019 09:44 am
