Style Ingenues grown up The Variety Power of Women event happened last night, honouring Jamie Lee Curtis, Wanda Sykes, Aly Raisman, Nicole Scherzinger, Kate Hudson, and Sydney Sweeney. What stood out to me was the group shot – and specifically the way they’ve been positioned. Sydney in the middle, and Kate on one end. By Lainey • Oct 30, 2025 03:22 pm
Style Jennifer Lawrence’s best profile Jennifer Lawrence is back in the Oscar mix this year after the world premiere of Lynne Ramsay’s Die, My Love in Cannes back in May, where she was praised for her performance as a new mother navigating rage and desire and boredom and Robert Pattinson. That was early in By Lainey • Oct 28, 2025 01:27 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews The Hugh and Kate hype train gets going Song Sung Blue, directed by Craig Brewer and starring Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson as a husband-and-wife Neil Diamond tribute band, opens in theatres Christmas Day, the kind of tear-jerker, crowd-pleaser that’s perfect for that time of year. The film premiered at AFI Fest last night, finally. And I By Lainey • Oct 27, 2025 02:52 pm
Style Adam Sandler dressed up If anyone can get Adam Sandler to dress like an adult on a red carpet, it’s George Clooney. The Jay Kelly press tour continues apace, stopping in Los Angeles and AFI Fest, where Adam Sandler donned a suit. It probably helps that this is not a black-tie affair, neither By Sarah • Oct 24, 2025 10:29 am
Gorgessity Best Actresses Wickedly Quiet The Academy Museum Gala happened over the weekend. This is a major event on the awards circuit calendar because it’s literally the Oscar Academy fundraising for their museum and so a huge draw for those in contention to get in front of voters and campaign. And it’s especially By Lainey • Oct 20, 2025 03:00 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Jeremy Allen White’s perfect blowout Jeremy Allen White is in Rome today promoting Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere, opening in two weeks. It’ll be interesting to see how the Oscar Best Actor race changes once the film comes out. Because in the months leading up to release, he’s been considered one of the By Lainey • Oct 10, 2025 11:30 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Timmy Ping-Pong and his ping pong army To begin the week, Marty Supreme premiered the New York Film Festival to rave reviews, rocketing Timothee Chalamet, thoroughly in his Timmy Ping-Pong era, to the top of the Best Actor race. Here’s Timmy Ping-Pong going to a sneak peek screening of Marty Supreme last night, surrounded by his By Sarah • Oct 10, 2025 10:19 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Timmy & Kylie’s secret surprise The secret screening at the New York Film Festival last night was Josh Safdie’s Marty Supreme, starring Timothée Chalamet. This was basically a cinephile’s wet dream – Josh Safdie has a cult following (Uncut Gems) and Timmy, well, you know. But also it’s a major development in the By Lainey • Oct 07, 2025 10:37 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for October 3, 2025 Dear Gossips, You know what happened this week that might not be making mainstream headlines in the west? Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle has overtaken Superman, with $617 million worldwide at the box office. The anime movie opened at #1 in North America two weeks ago with a record-setting $70 million, By Lainey • Oct 03, 2025 09:09 am
Movie Reviews and Previews One Take JLo There was a screening for Kiss of the Spider Woman last night in LA and also a Q&A with director Bill Condon and Jennifer Lopez. The film’s lead, Tonatiuh, was there for the introduction but had to leave to fly to NYC for another commitment. Kiss of By Lainey • Sep 11, 2025 02:16 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for September 9, 2025 Dear Gossips, There are a handful of directors who are events unto themselves. Christopher Nolan, for example, is enough to sell a movie. All you need to see is his name in the credits and people are out here buying tickets a year in advance for hundreds of dollars. And By Lainey • Sep 09, 2025 09:47 am
TV Updates Intro for September 8, 2025 Dear Gossips, The Creative Arts Emmys happened over a busy weekend in film, television, and music with the MTV VMAs last night, the Venice Film Festival wrapping up, the first few days of TIFF, and so much more. The Emmys are now six days away so much of the focus By Lainey • Sep 08, 2025 08:51 am
Music Intro for September 4, 2025 Dear Gossips, “Golden” from the Kpop Demon Hunters soundtrack is currently the #1 song on the Billboard Hot 100, the third time it’s topped the list. It is one of THREE songs in the top five, with “Your Idol” and “Soda Pop” occupying the 4th and 5th spots respectively By Lainey • Sep 04, 2025 09:14 am
Hook Ups Sydney & Scooter’s theme song In my post yesterday about the Sydney Sweeney and Scooter Braun rumours, I mentioned that even though it was only-accurate-once-a-year Star Magazine that broke the story, other more reliable outlets had not yet added to the report, even though for sure they had to have been chasing the story. Then By Lainey • Sep 03, 2025 09:37 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for September 2, 2025 Dear Gossips, Welcome back from the Labour Day break in North America. We needed it because the next two weeks are a sprint, with film festivals happening in Venice, Telluride, and Toronto and then the MTV VMAs and then NY Fashion Week, and then the Emmys on September 14. But By Lainey • Sep 02, 2025 09:25 am
BFFs Bradley Cooper and Will Arnett’s Oscar comedy gamble As mentioned, the fall festivals are coming—Venice starts this week—and that means the 2025 trophy season is now open. Frankenstein had its moment, and now we have a glossy Vanity Fair profile of Bradley Cooper’s latest film, Is This Thing On?, about a man who finds success By Sarah • Aug 26, 2025 11:44 am
