Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for December 8, 2014 Dear Gossips, The Boston Society of Film Critics and the LA Film Critics Association both named Boyhood the best film of 2014 yesterday. So Boyhood and director Richard Linklater are well on their way to Oscar nominations. But, as Ritchie wrote in his email to me last night, it remains By Lainey • Dec 08, 2014 08:28 am
Media Manipulation Boyhood, Marion, and Vern You ever watch Oz? JK Simmons played Vern Schillinger. It took me a long time not to see him as Vern anymore. And I don’t. Now I don’t. Now I either see him as Juno’s dad or Miles Teller’s mentor adversary in Whiplash. For which he By Lainey • Dec 01, 2014 04:29 pm
Media Manipulation Angelina presents Unbroken Angelina Jolie and her cast were in LA yesterday to screen Unbroken at the Writers Guild of America. There were influential Oscar voters in the audience. And press. And now that the embargo has been lifted, we finally have a better idea of whether or not Unbroken can get to By Lainey • Dec 01, 2014 11:06 am
Media Manipulation British Contenders and their fiancees Benedict Cumberbatch and fiancée Sophie Hunter (in Erdem) attended the London Evening Standard Theatre Awards together last night. Of course he’d be there. Because even though he’s been hustling his balls off for an Oscar, that voice was meant for the stage, don’t you know? And he’ By Lainey • Dec 01, 2014 10:42 am
Media Manipulation Jake, Dave, and salmon Jake Gyllenhaal’s interview on Letterman aired last night. He’s adorable. The entire time he’s adorable. So I’ve posted the full clip for you at the bottom of this post and, since it’s a slow day, I recommend watching all of it. Jake and Dave have By Lainey • Nov 27, 2014 01:45 pm
Media Manipulation Reese’s Big Little Lies but no Spirit In addition to Benedict Cumberbatch, Reese Witherspoon was also one of the surprise names left off the list of Independent Spirit Award nominees. Reese is considered to be in the second position, after Julianne Moore, for Best Actress Oscar nominee for her performance in Wild. And if we’re working By Lainey • Nov 26, 2014 04:04 pm
Weddings Angelina’s Unbroken marriage tour Angelina Jolie is in Paris today. She was photographed at Vivement Dimanche in black, smiling at the crowd. Obviously she’s out there promoting Unbroken. And talking about her marriage too. You know that’s what all the entertainment reporters want to discuss. Like, if I was assigned to the By Lainey • Nov 26, 2014 12:46 pm
Media Manipulation Jennifer Aniston tries to build Oscar momentum with Cake trailer Jennifer Aniston didn’t earn an Independent Spirit Award nomination for her role as a grieving pill-popper in Cake, but this doesn’t mean her awards momentum is slowing down. Yesterday, Lainey wrote about how Jimmy Kimmel was excitedly praising Jen’s performance in the film (click here for By Joanna • Nov 26, 2014 12:01 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Jake surges but not Cumberbatch Everyone was expecting The Imitation Game and Benedict Cumberbatch to be called when the Independent Spirit Award nominations were revealed yesterday. Cumberbatch is considered a top 2 contender for Best Actor Oscar and then there’s the Harvey Weinstein factor. Remember what he did with Silver Linings Playbook? But Cumberbatch, By Lainey • Nov 26, 2014 09:36 am
Media Manipulation The Battle for Fifth Place Much like Jake Gyllenhaal (for Nightcrawler), Bradley Cooper is currently off the conventional Oscar circuit (for American Sniper) and is making a starring turn on Broadway in The Elephant Man until February. I saw The Elephant Man last week – B. Coops was incredible in it. His scene partner Patricia Clarkson By Joanna • Nov 25, 2014 12:48 pm
Media Manipulation Jennifer Aniston on Kimmel: cussing and Oscar modesty You haven’t heard? Jennifer Aniston is campaigning hard for award season. Preferably Oscar but she’ll take a Golden Globe nomination – for Cake, not Horrible Bosses 2 but, you know, I understand why you might be confused. Last night Jen hung out with her friend Jimmy Kimmel. There was By Lainey • Nov 25, 2014 11:11 am
Media Manipulation Angelina Jolie & Jack O’Connell cover Entertainment Weekly Angelina Jolie gets nervous, too. That’s the big takeaway from the upcoming issue of Entertainment Weekly, which features both herself and her Unbroken star Jack O’Connell on the cover, in another warm embrace. Inside these new pages, she’s stewing. Not only did Angelina have to claw her By Joanna • Nov 25, 2014 09:53 am
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 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
