Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for January 17, 2014 Dear Gossips, Lupita! So gracious, so charming, so popular – easily the most popular last night at the Critics’ Choice Awards as everyone wanted a moment with her…because Lupita Nyong’o is definitely having a moment right now. And she won the Best Supporting Actress award over American Sweethearts Julia By Lainey • Jan 17, 2014 08:27 am
Award Season Campaigning Let this be the photo Chiwetel Ejiofor was nominated for Best Actor Oscar today. Cate Blanchett was nominated for Best Actress Oscar today. Here they are, posing together, at the AACTA Awards on the weekend. Will they be doing the same on March 2nd with their trophies in hand? Oh I hope so. The two By Lainey • Jan 16, 2014 04:16 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Oscar noms: Leo takes out Tom Hanks and Robert Redford Look, if it were up to me, it would be Chiwetel Ejiofor for Best Actor. But as I said the other day, it really is looking like it’s going to be a battle between Leonardo DiCaprio and Matthew McConaughey. Which, from a campaign observational standpoint, I have to admit, By Lainey • Jan 16, 2014 09:54 am
Award Season Campaigning Date night Saturday for the Afflecks Received a few emails and tweets asking about Jennifer Garner and why she wasn’t with Ben Affleck at the Golden Globes. He didn’t walk the carpet (neither did Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin, by the way) so it really wasn’t an occasion to present themselves, and he’ By Lainey • Jan 14, 2014 04:20 pm
BFFs Bendy & Fassy get down Certain corners of the internet have been damp down there after seeing this photo of Benedict Cumberbatch and Michael Fassbender getting down at the FOX after-party on Sunday night following the Golden Globes celebrating the Best Drama win for 12 Years A Slave. I would be damp if Chiwetel By Lainey • Jan 14, 2014 11:22 am
BFFs Angels In America This photo of Meryl Streep and Emma Thompson was taken 10 years ago while they were promoting Angels In America. Which was my first thought when I saw them together last night at the NBR gala where Meryl presented Best Actress to her friend and, at the same time, delivered By Lainey • Jan 08, 2014 05:21 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews The Favourite Cate Blanchett was in NYC last night to accept her Best Actress Award from the New York Film Critics Circle honouring her performance in Blue Jasmine. She is the current favourite and while the other races look pretty tight, most Oscar experts are still predicting she’ll run away with By Lainey • Jan 07, 2014 10:47 am
Media Manipulation Matthew McConaughey dresses for award season What would you call this colour? From some angles, it looks gold to me. And that’s what I’ll go with since it fits the point of this article…which is that it’s go time for Matthew McConaughey on the award circuit. He received his first Golden Globe By Lainey • Jan 06, 2014 10:41 am
BFFs Sandra Bullock is “over 40” There were some major players at the Palm Springs Film Festival this weekend. As Tom Hanks said at the event, “The holidays have come to an end but for some the celebrity mule train is just beginning”. Oscar nominations voting ends on Wednesday (and will be announced next Thursday) and By Lainey • Jan 06, 2014 08:57 am
Award Season Campaigning Julia spends nomination day with Dave You know what I say about a Letterman 3 segment guest -- he keeps them on because they entertain. And when Julia Roberts visits, he always wants her for as long as he can get her. It also happens to be Golden Globe nomination day. And her name was called in By Lainey • Dec 12, 2013 05:11 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews No Oprah, No Jonah But first… Yes Tatiana Maslany. YES. YES. YES. And Amy Poehler. YES. YES. YES. Every year, the Hollywood Foreign Press decides to anoint a show, and often earlier than the other award boards. This year, that show is Masters Of Sex, right? Michael Sheen received a nomination and the show By Lainey • Dec 12, 2013 09:23 am
Baby and Bump Obsession Brange on a boat with the kids Angelina Jolie is crying on the cover of the current STAR Magazine. Something about Brad Pitt cheating on her and their relationship is almost over. STAR would have gone to print around December 2/3. Needless to say, they had no idea that just as they were closing the issue, By Lainey • Dec 09, 2013 08:46 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Make room for Her Well now this race is all over the place. The National Board of Review just announced its list and Best Picture went to… Spike Jonzes’s Her, starring Joaquin Phoenix and featuring Scarlett Johansson’s voice. Apparently Scarjo’s work in this film is so wonderful, there are those who By Lainey • Dec 04, 2013 03:55 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Jared Leto, Best Supporting Actor The New York Film Critics Circle just named Jared Leto Best Supporting Actor for his work in Dallas Buyers Club. It’s almost a given now that he’ll receive an Oscar nomination. Right now, a lot of experts predict he could actually take it, especially since Michael Fassbender is By Lainey • Dec 03, 2013 01:04 pm
Media Manipulation George’s polka dots, George’s women George Clooney covers the new issue of W. I LOVE this photo shoot. I love that he was willing to play. Could you see Leonardo DiCaprio agreeing to this? George discusses a variety of subjects ranging from Hitler to art to how movie endings these days have become so… banal. By Lainey • Dec 02, 2013 05:20 pm
Media Manipulation There you are, Meryl Meryl Streep has been largely absent from promotion for August: Osage County. She’s been shooting movies, busy, and hustling on carpets and at parties isn’t usually her thing, although once in a while, if Harvey Weinstein nags at her hard enough, she’ll oblige. That said, the Academy By Lainey • Nov 26, 2013 12:38 pm
