Oscars 2017 Oscar Host Jimmy Kimmel The rules have changed. Throw out the playbook. The Oscars will never be the same ever again. So it’s fitting that Jimmy Kimmel was the host. Because what do we say about the Oscar hosts every year? “Ugh, they were boring.” “God, where did they even go? I forgot By Duana • Feb 27, 2017 04:52 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Matt Damon in The Great Wall IGN reported yesterday that The Great Wall is Matt Damon’s “worst wide release box office opening weekend since 2011” but that the film is “one of his better performing films worldwide”. This is the craziest movie I have seen since Jupiter Ascending, which is saying something because that movie By Sarah • Feb 22, 2017 12:32 pm
Matt Damon Intro for February 20, 2017 Dear Gossips, Ten years ago back in 2007, Eddie Murphy was the presumed frontrunner to win the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his work in Dreamgirls. During the Oscar voting period, however, he was promoting a movie called Norbit, wearing a fat suit. The Norbit posters were everywhere. And then By Lainey • Feb 20, 2017 09:12 am
Baby and Bump Obsession Clooney Twins 2017: the announcement Vox posted an article yesterday after it was confirmed that Amal and George Clooney are expecting twins comparing Amal’s “announcement” to Beyoncé’s, and how each woman’s pregnancy announcement style reflected their respective approaches to celebrity. Many of you have tweeted or emailed me about how Amal and By Lainey • Feb 10, 2017 12:03 pm
Boy Sh-t Golden Globes Boy Sh-t Gossip is fueled by girl sh-t and boy sh-t. It’s the best sh-t. This is my favourite story to come out of the Golden Globes. This story has everything: pettiness, ego, manners, beards, and dramatic exits. And it involves multiple celebrities. According to PEOPLE: Despite his By Lainey • Jan 10, 2017 12:03 pm
Golden Globes 2017 Winona Ryder: Globes nostalgia Winona Ryder’s dress for the Golden Globes was custom Viktor & Rolf. I’m surprised. I’m surprised she didn’t wear Marc Jacobs. I’m not surprised it’s black. I am also not surprised that it’s a nothing black dress, totally a whatever. Winona Ryder isn’ By Lainey • Jan 09, 2017 07:47 am
Dumbass Matt Damon misses the point Matt Damon and the cast of The Great Wall were in Beijing yesterday to promote the film. As you know, when the trailer came out a few months ago, The Great Wall was added to the list of “whitewashed” projects coming out of Hollywood, including Ghost In The Shell and By Lainey • Dec 06, 2016 04:37 pm
TV Updates Matt & Ben’s great timing Good Will Hunting came out 19 years ago this week. That was the beginning of Matt and Ben. Damon and Affleck. And all the hysteria that followed and now the nostalgia that’s replaced it. Will there be some kind of 20 year anniversary celebration next year? Matt and Ben By Lainey • Nov 30, 2016 12:42 pm
BFFs Project Casey Manchester By The Sea came out of festival season strong, with outstanding reviews and predictions for Oscar. Most award season experts still agree that Manchester will be nominated for several awards, including Best Picture, but I feel like in the last few weeks, people haven’t been talking about it By Lainey • Nov 15, 2016 02:19 pm
Ben Affleck "Matt and Ben" and John and Emily: Inside the Good Will Hunting live read and what it could mean for Manchester by the Sea John Krasinski had a "viral moment" last week on Good Morning America when, as he was talking about his upcoming Good Will Hunting live read, Ben Affleck surprised him with a leering grin and wave. So, imagine the audience's surprise when the real Ben and Matt By Joanna • Oct 11, 2016 12:08 pm
Emmy Awards 2016 Matt Damon: Emmy’s surprise guest Sarah always talks about HBO’s Game Of Thrones dragon budget and how many times they can show the dragons based on how much money they have for CGI every time the dragons show up. And then a dragon showed up in the first 2 minutes of the Emmys. How By Lainey • Sep 19, 2016 01:54 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Matt Damon’s full support Matt Damon was at TIFF yesterday as a producer on Manchester By The Sea, written and directed by Kenneth Lonergan. Matt and Kenneth have worked together before – on a film called Margaret, critically acclaimed, but complicated behind the scenes by financial and editorial disputes. Click here for more background on By Lainey • Sep 14, 2016 10:58 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Matt Damon in Jason Bourne Some SPOILERS Matt Damon and Jason Bourne are inextricably linked, like RDJ and Iron Man or Harrison Ford and Indiana Jones. As long as Matt Damon is still kicking, it’s not conceivable that someone else could play Jason Bourne, and an attempted knock-off, The Bourne Legacy, starring Jeremy By Sarah • Aug 02, 2016 12:26 pm
BFFs Matt and Ben… and Casey? Matt Damon is in the middle of his worldwide Jason Bourne promo tour and with that comes a stop on Reddit. He’s done an AMA (Ask Me Anything) before for The Monument’s Men, and gave pretty thorough answers then too. Except, this time around, Matt’s doing more By Joanna • Jul 20, 2016 10:41 am
BFFs “I live inside my own heart, Matt Damon” “In your face, Charlie Murphy.” So here’s Matt Damon on the cover of the new issue of GQ ahead of the release of Jason Bourne. The article is a series of quotes. Matt’s talking about himself. And a lot of his famous friends are talking about Matt. The By Lainey • Jul 19, 2016 11:30 am
Equality Issues Matt Damon & Ben Affleck: “Dickheads of the Decade” The Spike Guys’ Choice Awards happened this weekend. The show will air on Spike on Thursday. Matt Damon and Ben Affleck received the Guys of the Decade Award and everybody was all excited about seeing them together again. This is what happened during their acceptance: “I think it goes without By Lainey • Jun 06, 2016 10:17 am
