Christian Bale Matt Damon tells a story Ford vs Ferrari opens next week – Sarah reviewed the film in September at TIFF – and there are a lot of people who think it could be an Oscar contender, with both leads, Christian Bale and Matt Damon, submitted in the Best Actor category. Which means they’re going to head By Lainey • Nov 05, 2019 10:07 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Men Doing Men Things in Ford v Ferrari Ford v Ferrari, an old-school get-er-done drama in which Men do important Men Things and somehow Change The World with their Men Things, is your dad’s favorite film of the year. It’s a period drama soft-lobbed right down the middle, well-crafted and loaded with good actors. Can’t By Sarah • Sep 11, 2019 04:41 pm
BFFs Matt & Ben together again I just posted about Matt Damon last week and how he’s been enjoying a quieter summer before what should be a busy fall season with the release of Ford vs Ferrari, his upcoming film co-starring Christian Bale. People are already expecting it to be an Oscar contender and the By Lainey • Jul 23, 2019 09:28 am
BFFs Chris, Matt, Elsa, Luciana: birthday on holiday Elsa Pataky’s birthday is on July 18. She’s been on holiday with Chris Hemsworth and their close friends Matt and Luciana Damon in Ibiza. There’s a whole crew of friends who have joined. Here they all are on the beach celebrating together. It’s not a small By Lainey • Jul 16, 2019 11:45 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Matt Damon’s quiet summer Not that Matt Damon’s been loud over the last few years. Or in general. I’m referring really to what might be a much busier fall with the release of Ford vs Ferrari. Sarah posted enthusiastically about the trailer a few weeks ago and with both Matt and Christian By Lainey • Jul 12, 2019 11:03 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Boy sh-t at the race track One of the most fun things I have ever done in my life was go to a test track and drive a 1967 Shelby GT500. I’ve always loved Corvettes, and the way they look like they’re eating the road as they drive, but my boyfriend’s dad was By Sarah • Jun 03, 2019 12:29 pm
TV Updates Intro for December 17, 2018 Dear Gossips, “I certainly didn’t come all this way to suck.” – Matt Damon during his monologue this weekend on Saturday Night Live. And he definitely didn’t suck. It was the strongest episode of the season. It may have been the strongest episode in a year. And it was By Lainey • Dec 17, 2018 09:35 am
BFFs Emily Blunt: Outfit of the Week The Outfit of the Week posts are usually on the LifeStyle page. The reason it’s being featured here is that there’s more to say about Emily Blunt, particularly right now, and also about John Krasinski. But let’s start with the fashion…because THIS DRESS. I sent it By Lainey • Nov 30, 2018 01:31 pm
BFFs Matt & Ben together again I mean, it’s not that they were ever apart, but we don’t see them together a lot these days. We see Matt Damon with Chris Hemsworth, often. A Matt and Ben Affleck sighting, however, has become more rare. The Matt + Ben thing, though, well it’s still a By Lainey • Oct 29, 2018 01:02 pm
TV Updates Matt Damon is Brett Kavanaugh Adam Driver hosted Saturday Night Live’s season premiere this weekend but the headlines have so far been all about Kanye West, currently the world’s second most effective attention-whore, and Matt Damon in the cold open as Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, aka the f-ckboy judge. I laughed at By Lainey • Oct 01, 2018 09:56 am
BFFs Matt Damon: semi-permanent Australia? Matt Damon, his wife Luciana, and their children spent Easter in Australia. That was late March/early April. It’s a long way to Australia from North America. You don’t just go for a weekend. But it’s now been two months. And the Damons are still there. Matt By Lainey • Jun 01, 2018 11:44 am
BFFs Inseparable Matt & Chris Chris Hemsworth was in the US last week doing a final push for Avengers: Infinity War. God I love Thor so much now. And… I never, ever thought I would say that. But this is the work of Taika Waititi. If you haven’t seen it yet, skip to the By Lainey • Apr 30, 2018 11:55 am
BFFs Matt’s BFF Chris For as long as he’s been famous, if you asked anyone to name Matt Damon’s best friend, the answer would have been – and probably still is, at least from a casual gossip’s perspective – Ben Affleck. A more serious gossip (the best kind of gossip, obvs) would tell By Lainey • Apr 03, 2018 04:49 pm
BFFs Matt on Ben’s back Ben Affleck’s phoenix rising back tattoo was born the summer of 2015. It’s almost three years old. And, as I posted earlier this week, we are still talking about it. Because he gave it an extended life story by lying about whether or not it was real. Sure By Lainey • Mar 23, 2018 09:54 am
Business of Hollywood Matt and Ben join the inclusion club I guess better late than never. The first person to publicly respond to Frances McDormand’s call for the inclusion rider was Michael B. Jordan. Next to the party are Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, through their Pearl Street production shingle. Okay. Fine. If they want to be productive allies By Sarah • Mar 13, 2018 03:14 pm
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
