Equality Issues Intro for September 29, 2021 Dear Gossips, After multiple delays due to the pandemic, Bond: No Time To Die finally had its splashy world premiere in London last night. This is Daniel Craig’s final appearance as James Bond, his final promotional run in support of the iconic character that made him a superstar. His By Lainey • Sep 29, 2021 09:03 am
Top Reads Cary Fukunaga spills the tea Theoretically, No Time To Die is slated to premiere next week before opening in North America on October 8. I sort of won’t believe it’s happening until I am actually watching it, but it seems the time for Daniel Craig’s final Bond movie has come at last. By Sarah • Sep 24, 2021 11:33 am
Top Reads Jennifer Lopez: “I am the scarce asset” Jennifer Lopez covers the new issue of Adweek and has been given their Brand Visionary award. I don’t think there’s anyone out there who would argue that JLo has built a mega-successful brand. What defines a successful brand? Well for starters, even before familiarity, identity is a critical By Lainey • Sep 21, 2021 12:05 pm
Equality Issues Lil Nas X: Carpet Shade and a Big Win Is the art of the live red carpet interview completely lost? Watching MTV’s pre-show Sunday evening was often more awkward than enjoyable. Whatever happened to looking at the artist while you ask the question? The quick chats with celebrity arrivals left a lot to be desired. I think it’ By Cody • Sep 13, 2021 01:24 pm
Equality Issues On Michael K. Williams’ Enduring Legacy This week the entertainment world lost a great talent with the sudden death of Michael K. Williams. He was a mainstay on HBO over the years, appearing in critically acclaimed projects like Boardwalk Empire, Bessie, The Night Of, and Lovecraft Country, for which he earned his fifth Emmy nomination and By Cody • Sep 08, 2021 02:36 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Simu Liu hit a grand slam…and a back flip Despite the ongoing pandemic, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings posted a record-breaking opening weekend of $90 million for the four-day frame in the US. Even in normal times, this would be a Labor Day box office record, so it’s HUGE that Shang-Chi accomplished this at a By Sarah • Sep 07, 2021 11:25 am
TV Updates Reservation Dogs: An Indigenous Hang-out Sitcom I have dithered over this review for a while, partly because I am just plain enjoying Reservation Dogs, and sometimes when you enjoy something you don’t want to commodify it. But also partly because with each new episode I fall further down the rabbit hole of struggling to express By Sarah • Aug 31, 2021 12:43 pm
Business of Hollywood Celebrities and the D&G Comeback As mentioned in the previous Bennifer post, JLo wasn’t the only celebrity in Venice this weekend for the Dolce & Gabbana show. A gallery of the high-profile guest list is attached including Anna Wintour, Helen Mirren, Vin Diesel, Zoe Saldana, Bebe Rexha, and more. So the comeback of the By Lainey • Aug 30, 2021 12:14 pm
Top Reads Beyoncé at Tiffany’s for the Ruby Jubilee It was just announced a couple of weeks ago, when her Harper’s Bazaar cover story was released, that Beyoncé and Jay-Z are partnering with Tiffany & Co for their new campaign and overall new brand strategy after being acquired by LVMH and now under the stewardship of Alexandre Arnault. By Lainey • Aug 23, 2021 09:35 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Simu Liu on Late Night If you’re headlining a new Marvel movie, kicking off what will hopefully be a new superhero franchise, the “product of all who came before you”, well of course you’re going to be on American late night television. It’s a tradition. Last night Simu Liu made his first By Lainey • Aug 20, 2021 11:22 am
Equality Issues Intro for August 19, 2021 Dear Gossips, Today we are happy for Kathleen Newman-Bremang, teen Kathleen and current Kathleen. Because a dream came true for both of them – and in fulfilling her dream, she gave us the gift of her interview with Joshua Jackson, aka Pacey Witter, a forever fictional love, not just for her By Lainey • Aug 19, 2021 09:29 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for August 18, 2021 Dear Gossips, Last week, when I posted about Gemma Chan, The First Eternal, I wrote that it was thrilling to me that the MCU’s next two movies, expected to be blockbusters, were led by two East Asian performers. While Marvel’s Eternals, premiering in November, is an ensemble, Kevin By Lainey • Aug 18, 2021 09:50 am
Equality Issues Simu Liu’s World Premiere Simu Liu, the star of Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, has been making headlines the last few days for his Instagram post in response to Disney chief Bob Chapek’s comments about the movie being an “interesting experiment”. Sarah will cover that story later, after By Lainey • Aug 17, 2021 09:50 am
Equality Issues Intro for August 17, 2021 Dear Gossips, The Toronto International Film Festival 2021 edition kicks off three weeks from this Thursday and the lineup this year looks amazing. Everyone has their own list of which movies they’re most excited about. There are those who are jacked about the opening night film, Dear Evan Hansen. By Lainey • Aug 17, 2021 08:53 am
Equality Issues Intro for August 10, 2021 Dear Gossips, Last week belonged to the unshowered. This the week the showered among us are stepping forward and crusading for the shower. As I posted yesterday, Jodie Turner-Smith and Dwayne The Rock Johnson planted their flags on the shower side. And now it’s Jason Momoa who’s letting By Lainey • Aug 10, 2021 09:27 am
Equality Issues The Rock and Jodie: Celebrities and Showers Just last Friday, in What Else?, I commented on the trend in celebrity shower talk and all these famous people talking about bathing or not bathing their children and/or themselves: Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher, Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard, and also Jake Gyllenhaal. They’re the anti-shower demo. By Lainey • Aug 09, 2021 11:47 am
