Gorgessity Outfits of the Week: Fan Bingbing does the most I wish we could all, together, have the experience of watching, in person, Fan Bingbing arrive at a red carpet event. It’s breathtaking. At the Oscars 2023, when she showed up in that incredible green Tony Ward dress, there was a palpable ripple. “Who is that?” they all asked By Lainey • Jun 28, 2024 12:17 pm
Style Fifteen with Fan Bingbing The Cannes Film Festival 2023 is now over with Jane Fonda presenting the Palme D’Or to Justine Triet’s Anatomy of a Fall which went kinda viral, not because of the film’s win but because of Justine’s acceptance speech, during which she called out Macron’s government By Lainey • May 29, 2023 09:37 am
Gorgessity Fan Bingbing Cannes-stop Sorry, sorry, sorry, I had to pun there – and I’m groaning along with you at myself, but I couldn’t help it. Because Fan Bingbing kept serving over the weekend in Cannes, she can’t stop, won’t stop. I highlighted Bingbing in the Outfit of the Week post By Lainey • May 23, 2023 12:32 pm
Gorgessity Outfits of the (Cannes) Week 1: Viola, Brie, Bingbing The Cannes Film Festival is the most ostentatious of all the annual film festivals, the opposite of Sundance, which happens in January in Utah and the vibe is turtlenecks, parkas, and boots and the message is “this is how we do indie”. That’s not to say that Cannes doesn’ By Lainey • May 19, 2023 01:58 pm
Oscars 2023 Intro for March 13, 2023 Dear Gossips, The Oscars red carpet can sometimes be a little on the boring side compared to the carpets at other award shows. People take fewer risks, because of the prestige of the Oscars, the tradition of the Academy, and the ostensible formality of the occasion. But, you know, when By Lainey • Mar 13, 2023 04:45 am
Movie Reviews and Previews The 355 is NOT a comedy I don’t know why, but for some reason I thought The 355 was an action-comedy. This is the all-lady spy movie Jessica Chastain pitched to Dark Phoenix director Simon Kinberg, and I don’t know what about that made me think it was going to be a comedy, but By Sarah • Oct 08, 2020 11:22 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Bucky kisses Jessica Chastain Earlier this week, Jessica Chastain confirmed on Instagram that they’ve started shooting 355 in Paris. The film was first announced last year in Cannes with Jessica and costars – Penelope Cruz, Lupita Nyong’o, Marion Cotillard, and Fan Bingbing – taking meetings with investors to raise the money ($75 million) to By Lainey • Jul 12, 2019 12:28 pm
Fan Bingbing Intro for March 27, 2019 Dear Gossips, All charges against Jussie Smollett were dropped yesterday because 2019 continues to be a total mindf-ck. Speaking of mindf-cks though, I’m about to link you to another one if you haven’t yet read it. Vanity Fair’s piece published yesterday on the Disappearance of Fan Bingbing By Lainey • Mar 27, 2019 09:04 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Jessica Chastain made a lady spy movie happen Jessica Chastain has become one of the most visible advocates for women in the film industry, speaking out for more inclusion and using her position to get her co-stars equal pay. And now she’s not waiting for people to bring her starring vehicles, she’s making her own starring By Sarah • May 11, 2018 10:07 am
LifestyleArticle Carpets & Candids: Fan Bingbing’s cut-up skirt I don’t really understand what’s happening here. Which is one way to say I don’t like it. Especially not the way the back section is just kinda dangling there, like it was meant to be cut off but is insisting on sticking around. By Lainey • Dec 22, 2015 11:50 am
Celebrity Social Media Smutty Social Media, Thursday July 23, 2015 We are in the Golden Age (or week?) of Twitter feuds. Now Ed Sheeran is apologizing for sticking up for Taylor. First he claimed “context” and then took a page from Taylor and said, “I missed the point.” Is “missing the point” the new “I’m sorry if you were By Maria • Jul 23, 2015 04:58 pm
Amazingness Fan Bingbing’s cats and hearts Fan Bingbing at the Shanghai International Film Festival. Did you hear about the social media fight she got into with Wang Sicong this week? Wang Sicong is the 27 year old son of the richest man in China. He recently posted a photo of his dog wearing two Apple watches, By Lainey • Jun 18, 2015 02:46 pm
LifestyleArticle Carpets & Candids: Bingbing’s drama from the arms Like I said yesterday, there’s no such thing as “too much” in Cannes. You bring it all to Cannes. Fan Bingbing is bringing it from the arms. See how all of that is extending from the elbows? It’s so extra. Spectacularly extra. By Lainey • May 14, 2015 11:02 am
MET Gala 2015 Fan Bingbing: Best MET Cape Kate Hudson’s gold dress was worn like a dishrag. And then there’s a gold dress the way Fan Bingbing wears a gold dress. By covering it with a cape. I wish I could show you more photos of her but photographers at these events tend to ignore international By Lainey • May 05, 2015 01:13 am