Media Manipulation The “Rachel” came from weed Jennifer Aniston was at two screenings for Cake this weekend. On Friday it was with Variety followed by a cocktail party at the Sunset Tower. She wore pink and Justin Theroux was there. Last night there was another one with cinema prive and PANDORA Jewellery. She wore glasses and leather By Lainey • Nov 24, 2014 04:13 pm
Gorgessity Julianne’s two-for-one So while Jennifer Aniston’s trying to avoid a Norbit situation with Horrible Bosses 2 and Cake, Julianne Moore is out there selling The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 while holding the top spot for a Best Actress nomination for her work in Still Alice. Mockingjay is a sure thing. By Lainey • Nov 20, 2014 04:47 pm
Media Manipulation Jen’s two-for-one Jennifer Aniston was at a special screening of Cake hosted by American Cinematheque yesterday in Hollywood. The Q&A was moderated by her Horrible Bosses 2 co-star Jason Bateman. Is it corny here to make a joke about having your cake and eating it too? I understand the strategy By Lainey • Nov 20, 2014 04:31 pm
Media Manipulation Reese Witherspoon: white for Wild Reese Witherspoon wore white to the premiere of Wild in Hollywood last night. Both Reese and Laura Dern are considered strong candidates for Oscar nominations – Reese in the Best Actress category and Laura for Supporting. So if we’re looking ahead to the Golden Globes, Angelina Jolie, Jennifer Aniston, and By Lainey • Nov 20, 2014 11:42 am
Media Manipulation Give him a rowboat in the rain Benedict Cumberbatch was seen at JFK airport in New York today, heading out after several days of intense Oscar campaigning that included his first official red carpet appearance with fiancée Sophie Hunter – click here for a refresher. Over the last couple of days, Cumberbatch has been on American morning television, By Lainey • Nov 19, 2014 12:01 pm
Media Manipulation Bone structure on the cover of Variety Angelina Jolie, Jack O’Connell, and Miyavi cover the new issue of Variety in support of Unbroken. You know how this worked, right? Variety would for sure have been happy with just Jolie. You can’t go wrong with just Jolie. Did Jolie tell them she wanted to be centred By Lainey • Nov 19, 2014 08:46 am
Media Manipulation Jake’s Constellations I updated the Rachel McAdams article from earlier with some new information – click here to read it. Not that that has anything to do with Jake Gyllenhaal. But it SHOULD. And it COULD. Because, well, go read the post. Anyway, here’s Jake Gyllenhaal in New York today at a By Lainey • Nov 18, 2014 01:14 pm
Media Manipulation Keira’s playing too Keira Knightley went full angel at the Hollywood Film Awards in an exquisite Giambattista Valli dress. That applique around the neck and down one arm is pure gorgessity and, God, I love the sleeves. Not even those sh-tty shoes could take away from it. So they gave her the Best By Lainey • Nov 17, 2014 02:02 pm
Style Jen’s plaid Cake Jennifer Aniston was in New York last night for a special screening of Cake presented by The Cinema Society and InStyle, scheduled between promotional appearances for Horrible Bosses 2 which opens in 10 days. As we’ve been discussing, repeatedly, at this point, an Oscar nomination is unlikely. But going By Lainey • Nov 17, 2014 01:32 pm
Media Manipulation Every Best Actor gets an award The race for Best Actor will be between Michael Keaton, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Eddie Redmayne this year. All three were at the Hollywood Film Awards. All three received awards at the Hollywood Film Awards. Jesus, is this show business or is this grade school? As we’ve seen, Keaton had By Lainey • Nov 17, 2014 10:43 am
Media Manipulation Brange at the Unbroken world premiere As promised, here are shots of the Brange arriving at the world premiere of Unbroken today in Sydney. Brad was previously in South Korea and Japan promoting Fury. Angelina, you’ll note, was in Malta directing By The Sea for most of the Fury promotion. They’ve managed though to By Lainey • Nov 17, 2014 08:39 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Rough flight? Brad Pitt arrived in South Korea today to promote Fury. He looks rough. Pale and clammy, non? Flying with the flu is the worst. And it’s not great for the person sitting next to you either. Have you ever sat next to a sniffler? It fills me with rage. By Lainey • Nov 12, 2014 11:21 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Emma Stone charms Broadway Last night was Emma Stone’s Broadway debut as Sally in Cabaret. If Twitter is any indication, she delivered. So far I’ve only found one review at the Guardian and it’s a strong one. Apparently the audience went wild for her first night. And you can see it By Lainey • Nov 12, 2014 10:11 am
Coincidence or conspiracy Jolie & Jennifer: dress-off Jennifer Aniston arrived at Heathrow yesterday with Justin Theroux and the cast of Horrible Bosses 2 for promotion. She also covers the new issue of Harper’s Bazaar. Wearing white. You know who else covers a magazine this month wearing white, which means they could be side-by-side at the newsstands? By Lainey • Nov 12, 2014 09:17 am
Media Manipulation Nominate her because she’s ugly Two week ago, it was announced that Jennifer Aniston’s Cake, despite screening at TIFF not securing a distributor, would be released in limited run for Oscar qualification by a new company formed by the producers and rumoured to be backed by Aniston herself. She really wants recognition for this By Lainey • Nov 07, 2014 09:26 am
Media Manipulation Jessica Chastain’s Oscar fight Jessica Chastain has two Oscar-buzzy movies coming out—Interstellar this weekend and A Most Violent Year at the end of December. She’s already got good odds on a Supporting Actress nomination with Interstellar, but some Oscar prognosticators think she’s better and more worthy in Violent Year. Also, Interstellar By Sarah • Nov 06, 2014 10:12 am
