Royals The Crown: So much for being “rattled” As you may have heard, the opposition to Netflix’s The Crown has escalated over the last few days as we approach the season five premiere on November 9. Just to recap: season four ended with Prince Charles and Princess Diana’s marriage irrevocably broken. Season five will be about By Lainey • Oct 20, 2022 01:11 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Cats: They Never Stop Singing Cats begins with Victoria (Francesca Hayward), a cat-human hybrid escaped from the island of Dr. Moreau, abandoned on the streets of London. I am shocked that the location is not called “Meow Town”. Is this mercy? Is Cats mostly harmless, a little weird and off-putting but not sunk so low By Sarah • Dec 19, 2019 10:05 am
Movie Reviews and Previews What the F-CK is Cats? Earlier this week, we saw a behind-the-scenes teaser of the upcoming Cats movie, and I had but one question: What is Cats? Then, yesterday, the first full trailer was released, and now I have a LOT of questions based on this trailer. My scientific inquiry into “What is Cats?” is By Sarah • Jul 19, 2019 09:36 am
Movie Reviews and Previews What is Cats? Here is what I know about the musical Cats: It is about cats. The actors wear leotards and face paint. There is a song called “Memory”. “Memory” is a pretty good song. One cat is called “Rum Tum Tugger”. Everyone says “Rum Tum Tugger” with a completely straight face. There By Sarah • Jul 17, 2019 01:09 pm
Music Mo-cap Cats Here’s a question I’ve been asking on this site for months now: what the f-ck is this Cats movie? The Cats movie comes out just before Christmas. Like, pretty much at the same time as Star Wars: Episode IX. They’re counterprogramming Star Wars with Cats. OK. Tom By Lainey • Apr 05, 2019 11:07 am
Serena Williams Intro for September 26, 2018 Dear Gossips, The most famous person born on September 26 is the Greatest Of All Time, Serena Williams. It is an honour to share a birthday with her. And it’s one of the reasons I love my birthday. If you’ve been visiting this site for some time now, By Lainey • Sep 26, 2018 09:32 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Judi Dench in Victoria and Abdul Set in the waning days of Queen Victoria’s reign, Victoria and Abdul depicts the end-of-life friendship Queen Victoria struck up with Abdul Karim, a servant sent from India during her golden jubilee. Abdul is a low-level clerk in a prison in India, who is chosen—because he is tall— By Sarah • Sep 27, 2017 03:18 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Judi Dench in The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel review I watched The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel over the holidays with my parents and found it be a charmingly daffy mix of Fawlty Towers, Cocoon, and cheerful racism (India! So quaint!). The sequel, I can report, is more of the same. The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is a charming By Sarah • Mar 13, 2015 03:30 pm
Award Season Campaigning All but Judi Judi Dench was the only Best Actress nominee who did not attend the Nominees Luncheon yesterday. I love that about her. She’s the only one who doesn’t actually give a sh-t. The others most definitely do give a sh-t. Doesn’t mean we can’t love them but By Lainey • Feb 11, 2014 04:04 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Bond 23: Skyfall Well, I guess it’s a better than Quantum of Solace. Still... Skyfall isn’t lighting me on fire on originality, you know? Skyfall is the title of a Tom Cruise movie. Tom Cruise would be really, really excited about something called Skyfall. Which is the next Bond. They announced By Lainey • Nov 03, 2011 01:09 pm
Aging Gorgessity Mrs Halfpint is a DAME Dame Judi Dench was honoured by the Karlovy Vary Film Festival a few days ago in the Czech Republic. Earlier today, I wrote about women of a certain age, the smell of her hunger for a man, and wondered if it was offside to be making that observation about Christie By Lainey • Jul 06, 2011 09:03 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Leo on set: pyjamas to tuxedo Clint Eastwood is known for motoring through a shoot. He’s nothing if not efficient. And so Leonardo DiCaprio was on set yesterday filming in several costumes, first at the house, in pyjamas, and then at night with Dame Judi Dench and Armie Hammer, who plays his lover, all dressed By Lainey • Feb 11, 2011 03:04 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Leo’s full face Yesterday in this article about Hayden Christensen, I posited that when men get full faces, they don’t ever get their faces back – a rare female advantage. During the LiveBlog, Leonardo DiCaprio was suggested by one of the commenters as an another example. TOTALLY. Vince Vaughn too. Agree or disagree? By Lainey • Feb 09, 2011 07:54 am
Douchebags Nine and the Centaur There was a screening last night of Nine. ARod the Centaur accompanied Kate Hudson. You’ve heard about that, haven’t you? According to Us Weekly that egomaniacal motherf-cker commissioned TWO self Centaur portraits to hang over his bed. Something to jerk off to? Dude, if I walk into a By Lainey • Nov 17, 2009 03:18 am
Amazingness Nine girls They’re all in New York. Yes, even Miss Sophia in head to toe red. And Dame Judi Dench looking sharp in stripes. All of them in New York for the Nine junket, all of them gamely doing press in support of the film including one-on-one interviews for a long By Lainey • Nov 16, 2009 10:01 am
Judi Dench M is for fierce bitch The Dame. Who else? This is Judi Dench last night at Bond – LOVE the bedazzled 007 tattoo at the nape of her neck and you will note, even her poppy has been tricked out! Bitch turns 74 in December. Doesn’t look a day over 60. And she’s currently By Lainey • Oct 30, 2008 02:28 am
