Met Gala 2023 Met Gala Thom Browne(s) It was a big night for Thom Browne at the Met Gala. He dressed: Bella Ramsey, Olivia Rodrigo, Baz Luhrmann, Teyana Taylor, Jenna Ortega, and Janelle Monae. Good luck picking the “best”! It’s all down to a matter of personal taste. For example, for me the best Thom Browne By Sarah • May 02, 2023 03:35 pm
Golden Globes 2023 Austin Butler: Elvis Tabulation Golden Globes Edition Colin Farrell and Austin Butler were the two winning lead actors in the film categories last night. As Sarah wrote in today’s open, there’s a three-way race right now for Oscar Best Actor and both had the stage at the Golden Globes to make their case to the By Lainey • Jan 11, 2023 01:59 pm
Baby and Bump Obsession Jennifer and Violet: Birthday at the White House President Joe Biden hosted the first state dinner of his administration yesterday as he and First Lady Jill Biden welcomed the President of France, Emmanuel Macron, and his wife, Brigitte, to the White House. If you’re into this kind of thing, CNN did a thorough report on the planning By Lainey • Dec 02, 2022 10:36 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Top Gun and Elvis tied (probably) Two box office reports in a row! It’s almost like the before times when summer movie season was a bustling time of year! And in some ways, YES, this weekend is a major positive indicator for the post-COVID theatrical recovery of the film business. Top Gun: Maverick, in its By Sarah • Jun 27, 2022 12:29 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Austin Butler and Tom Hanks in Elvis Baz Luhrmann’s sprawling music biopic, Elvis, is the best and worst of Luhrmann’s brand of ritzy-glitzy filmmaking. On the one hand, Luhrmann’s signature maximalism is perfectly suited to the unabashedly tacky Elvis, both the man who loved flashy clothes and accoutrement, and the icon immortalized in rhinestone By Sarah • Jun 24, 2022 11:42 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Can Elvis be a Superhero? The box office this weekend will be interesting to watch because so far, at least from what I’ve read, no one really knows which movie will come out on top. Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis is opening alongside The Black Phone but Jurassic World Dominion is of course still attracting By Lainey • Jun 23, 2022 11:15 am
Cannes 2022 Cannes loves Elvis Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis screened at Cannes last night and before we get into how it was received and all the reaction, let’s talk about Baz’s outfit because he really served up some TCB energy. TCB, for the Elvis uninitiated, stands for “Taking Care of Business”, which was By Lainey • May 26, 2022 01:13 pm
Baz Luhrmann Austin Butler: The Gen Z Elvis CinemaCon is happening in Vegas this week. This is when movie studios present exclusive previews of upcoming releases to theatre owners and these days it’s become like a rally for the survival of cinemas. Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis was one of the most warmly received films that was showcased By Lainey • Apr 27, 2022 12:37 pm
Leonardo DiCaprio Intro for November 4, 2016 Dear Gossips, Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo + Juliet was released 20 years ago this week. To commemorate the milestone, The Ringer’s Allison P Davis revisited the film to ask the question… Are We Sure It’s Good? Obviously I agree with all of her points – that the film is overstimulating By Lainey • Nov 04, 2016 10:12 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Gatsby without Leo Baz Luhrmann and his Gatsby cast were in Sydney tonight at the gala premiere. Tobey Maguire was there, and Joel Edgerton, and of course Carey Mulligan dutifully promoted their film. Leo, as you know, stayed back in Cannes. As previously mentioned, Leo bailed because of a “scheduling change”. He was By Lainey • May 22, 2013 03:50 pm
Girlcrushes Baz & his Daisy Carey I loved this tuxedo cape when Victoria Beckham sent it down the runway at New York Fashion week in February. Click here to see her Fall/Winter 2013 collection. At the time, I called it the most interesting piece. And it’s even better on my beloved Carey Mulligan with By Lainey • Apr 19, 2013 01:33 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Gatsby goes Day-Glo? Written by Sarah Baz Luhrmann’s production of The Great Gatsby is going into production this week, in Luhrmann’s native Australia. The Great Gatsby, on the short list of Great American Novels, is being filmed down under. In Australia. Normally, I don’t care about this stuff. You make By Lainey • Aug 24, 2011 03:20 am
Movie Reviews and Previews This is Influential Time released its list of 100 Most Influential People of 2011 today. Heads of state, business people, politicians, scientists, celebrities, Justin Bieber, it’s the usual… And then… There’s Blake Lively. With an intro written by Baz Luhrmann: Every now and then, an actor or actress manages to somehow By Lainey • Apr 21, 2011 09:17 am
