Music A thank you note from Beyoncé What would you do if you received a thank you note from Beyoncé? This is what happened to Jenna Wortham who writes for the New York Times. I linked to the piece the other day. It was an academic analysis of Beyoncé’s Formation, the day she released the song By Lainey • Feb 11, 2016 09:56 am
Assy Style Jen on the Sandy road to Oscar? Jennifer Aniston joined Justin Theroux at the NY premiere of Zoolander No 2 last night. He also walked down the red carpet runway in character as Evil DJ. As for Jen, it was announced recently that she’ll be producing and starring in a new movie called The Fixer, based By Lainey • Feb 10, 2016 12:36 pm
Maple Leaf Rachel’s award season It was a busy weekend for Rachel McAdams. She was at the Santa Barbara Film Festival on Friday. On Saturday she was with Spotlight director Tom McCarthy at the Directors Guild Awards. And then yesterday she was at the Oscar Nominees Luncheon to celebrate her first nomination. This is not By Lainey • Feb 09, 2016 01:07 pm
Music Beyonce’s Formation Everything that needed to be said has already been said – on Twitter, in the New York Times, and Sarah Silverman: Think about that. Releasing a brand new song just hours before performing live on that stage, the most watched televised event of the year, and it’s already familiar. And By Lainey • Feb 08, 2016 11:01 am
Music The Half-time Star Let’s be clear. Beyonce will be the showcase during the halftime show at the Super Bowl on Sunday. I mean, Coldplay might be “officially” declared the halftime act by the NFL but, knowing now that Beysus is part of the event, well, it means she IS the event. Especially By Lainey • Feb 05, 2016 11:15 am
Blind Riddles Reese Witherspoon’s blind riddle As previously mentioned in the Kerry Washington post, Reese Witherspoon is featured in Entertainment Weekly’s Beyond Beautiful article and drops a blind riddle about opportunities for women in Hollywood: “About four years ago I got sent an awful, terrible script. And this male star was starring in it, and By Lainey • Feb 04, 2016 04:27 pm
Baby and Bump Obsession Gwyneth’s “California posse” Gwyneth Paltrow is promoting the launch of her GOOP beauty and skincare line. She covers the new issue of Glamour. I prefer the photos inside to the one they used on the cover. That braided pony with the middle part looks great. As do those booties. I’m into the By Lainey • Feb 02, 2016 10:14 am
Chinese Squawking Chicken Cameron’s first anniversary I can’t find any photos of Cameron Diaz on a red carpet in 2015. The last I remember her being on a red carpet was to promote Annie in December 2014. Two weeks after that she got married. And then Cam, one of the most well paid actresses in By Lainey • Jan 28, 2016 05:07 pm
Music Zayn “fannies around with press releases” It’s Anti week. Rihanna’s new album is here, surrounded by leaks and drama. Kanye and Wiz Khalifa got into a fight over Waves (formerly known as Swish). Beyonce might be pregnant. There’s a lot of music gossip right now. Zayn, one of my favourites from 2015, is By Maria • Jan 28, 2016 12:55 pm
Douchebags Leo’s lawyers work fast Yesterday I wrote about Leonardo DiCaprio and Don’s Plum, the film he shot almost 20 years ago with his boys Tobey Maguire and Kevin Connolly that he and Tobey had blocked from North America. Click here for a refresher. As mentioned, the filmmaker decided to make Don’s Plum By Lainey • Jan 28, 2016 10:50 am
Media Manipulation Natalie Portman’s placeholder press? Natalie Portman wants you to know she’s “back,” and can also hold a tune with Sia and Jimmy Fallon. She’s doing US press for the first time since Thor: The Dark World in Nov. 2013, this time for the beleaguered, woman-centric western Jane Got a Gun that she By Joanna • Jan 28, 2016 10:23 am
Media Manipulation Nate Parker is ready Yesterday Nate Parker landed a record-breaking deal for his film, The Birth of a Nation, at Sundance, which also turned out to be the biggest sale of a complete film at any film festival, ever. Now, some details of the bidding war are coming out. It came down to Netflix By Sarah • Jan 27, 2016 03:22 pm
Media Manipulation The Revenant and Don's Plum Leonardo DiCaprio and Alejandro G Inarritu were in Mexico yesterday continuing to promote The Revenant. Leo’s Oscar for Best Actor has been secured. But they also want The Revenant to take Best Picture (with an asterisk, because let’s face it, the winners this year will be overshadowed by By Lainey • Jan 27, 2016 10:29 am
TV Updates I think Saint Tom the Huge Dork is gone for good I’ve been missing Saint Tom the Huge Dork, as Tom Hiddleston has deliberately lowered his profile over the last couple years. Saint Tom the Huge Dork was born of the glory days when he was last promoting 2013’s Thor: The Dark World, and doing silly dances all over By Sarah • Jan 25, 2016 03:59 pm
Media Manipulation No one speaks for Chris Rock As the #OscarsSoWhite situation continued to dominate the Oscars last week, there was much speculation about whether or not Chris Rock would step down as host. On the weekend, one of the producers of the show, Reginald Hudlin, seemed to confirm that Chris would move ahead with hosting and that By Lainey • Jan 25, 2016 03:43 pm
Media Manipulation Are the Oscars “in crisis”? Exactly a week ago is when it all started. The Academy announced its Oscar nominees and #OscarsSoWhite has since dominated the conversation. You think Leo is pissed that the year he finally wins his Best Actor there might be an asterisk beside the achievement? Cheryl Boone Isaacs has already spoken By Lainey • Jan 21, 2016 12:32 pm
