Gorgessity The Necessity of Lupita Nyong’o There was one word I kept coming back to while reading Lupita Nyong’o’s stirring feature in The Hollywood Reporter and that word was “necessary.” Her story, her words and her presence are so vital, so NECESSARY, that I think this feature should be required reading for everyone in By Kathleen • Jan 26, 2018 11:13 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Octavia Spencer & Jessica Chastain show their work Octavia Spencer told a really great Show Your Work story at Sundance this week. Octavia and Jessica Chastain are good friends. Over a year ago, Jessica reached out to Octavia because she wanted them to do a movie together. During those discussions, they talked about pay equity and how men By Lainey • Jan 25, 2018 10:14 am
Equality Issues Intro for January 25, 2018 Dear Gossips, The thing about being brave is that the people who end up being brave probably would prefer to not be put in the position to have to be brave in the first place. When you are brave, you are “ready to endure danger or pain”. Nobody wakes up By Lainey • Jan 25, 2018 09:11 am
Award Season Campaigning Oscars getting better Not perfect, but better. The Oscar nominations this morning got it mostly right, recognizing films we expected—The Shape of Water, Three Billboards, Dunkirk, Call Me By Your Name—films we didn’t—Logan and The Big Sick—and films we feared would be overlooked, like Mudbound and Get Out, By Sarah • Jan 23, 2018 11:40 am
Award Season Campaigning Mary J Blige makes history The first part of the Oscar nominations this morning, when they announced many of the technical categories, featured vignettes to highlight the work that goes into editing and sound and costuming and cinematography etc. Each vignette was fronted by a woman, a diverse range of women beginning with Gal Gadot By Lainey • Jan 23, 2018 11:02 am
Equality Issues Intro for January 23, 2018 Dear Gossips, Yesterday in my post about Tracee Ellis Ross at the SAGs, and how she nailed it when she talked about “agency” and “shoes” in the show open, efficiently articulating that women can have agency and shoes and be both and so many other things, I also mentioned Laverne By Lainey • Jan 23, 2018 07:58 am
Gorgessity Tracee Ellis Ross: on agency and shoes As Duana just noted, there were a LOT of sequins going on last night. Every other dress glittered. Tracee Ellis Ross glittered in a breathtaking white Ralph & Russo gown with a wrap-around cape situation that fell off one shoulder. She looked magnificent. Tracee was there as part of the By Lainey • Jan 22, 2018 07:45 am
Equality Issues Intro for January 22, 2018 Dear Gossips, Viola Davis won the Best Supporting Actress Screen Actors Guild Award last year for her work in Fences and she went on to win the same award at the Oscars. Viola was not at the SAGs last night but she spoke in LA on Saturday at the Women’ By Lainey • Jan 22, 2018 06:59 am
Douchebags Enough, Timberlake Earlier today, I wrote that Justin Timberlake must be actively trying to piss off anyone paying attention. It has to be intentional, right? He can't be THIS much of an oblivious, self-serving, egotistical vulture, right? Except that he is. There is no other explanation for his new music By Kathleen • Jan 18, 2018 04:37 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Michelle Williams making headlines According to US Weekly, Michelle Williams is engaged to Andrew Youmans, the man she’s been seen with in various places, while working and on holiday, around the world over the last year. There’s not much out there about their relationship. She’s always been low-key about her love By Lainey • Jan 18, 2018 10:31 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Counterpoint: He Won’t Get Far The first trailer for Gus Van Sant’s new movie, Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far On Foot—maybe the longest title since The Assassination of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford—was released yesterday. It looks very good. The movie stars Joaquin Phoenix as cartoonist John By Sarah • Jan 17, 2018 10:38 am
BFFs Someone explained it to Matt Damon Late last year, Matt Damon was promoting Downsizing when the Hollywood Predator Advent Calendar was opening its doors every day to show us a new piece of sh-t. And, well, Matt talked out of his ass. On a couple of occasions. Follow those links if you need a refresher, we By Lainey • Jan 17, 2018 10:08 am
Business of Hollywood This Hot Bitch at the airport Here are some photos of This Hot Bitch, Sharon Stone, at the airport. I would like to draw attention to her outfit, because I was just arguing with someone about “appropriate” travel-wear, and I feel like Stone is modeling the perfect travel outfit. Comfy pants, comfy sweater, but doing it By Sarah • Jan 16, 2018 11:36 am
Top Reads Can I keep loving Timothee Chalamet? My love for Timothee Chalamet started at TIFF after seeing Call Me By Your Name. I think, at the time, I called him my “new obsession”. On that note, have you seen #CMBYN yet? Would you? It’s a gorgeous film. It’ll stay with you for a long time. By Lainey • Jan 16, 2018 11:01 am
Top Reads This is a conversation about consent Over the weekend, a story about Aziz Ansari was published, in which a woman referred to as “Grace” recounted her date with Ansari, which ended in his apartment and a moment far too many women know: A round of touch-roulette where you try to decide the least awful places and By Sarah • Jan 16, 2018 09:41 am
Amazingness Rachel Bloom addresses the elephant I forgot TJ Miller used to host the Critics’ Choice Awards until Lainey reminded me. I asked her if the show was always so awkward right around the moment where Olivia Munn started rapping and I had to watch it recoiled on my couch, through my fingers attempting to block By Kathleen • Jan 12, 2018 09:26 am
