Helen Mirren Helen Mirren was not attacked by an air conditioner Dame Helen Mirren was in Hong Kong last night to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Mandarin Oriental. Two deranged brothers did not try to kick her ass with an air conditioner. You think Scandal is preposterous? How about Michael Bay? And that’s real life! Click here to read By Lainey • Oct 18, 2013 10:58 am
Amazingness Michael Bay might be starring in his own action movie But nobody seemed to tell him that. While filming Trans4mers in Hong Kong, Bay was approached—on set!—by two Chinese brothers who demanded he pay them HK$100,000 and the argument ended with one of the brothers assaulting Bay and three police officers before being arrested. Bay was By Sarah • Oct 17, 2013 12:56 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews TMNT WTF? Variety reported yesterday that Megan Fox will star as April O’Neill in Michael Bay’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Bay also confirmed it on his website. It is not an animated movie. When Sarah messaged to tell me this, my first reaction was disappointment. Maybe a little sympathy. As By Lainey • Feb 22, 2013 02:07 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews A conversation between Michael Bay and Marc Evans This conversation occurred on October 31 between Michael Bay and Marc Evans, president of production at Paramount. Evans replaced Brad Weston just days after this conversation in 2010. Once again, this is 100% accurate*, and the conversation took place on a fan boat in a swimming pool. Michael Bay: Marc! By Sarah • Nov 08, 2012 01:14 pm
Maple Leaf There must be strong female characters in this movie I mean, when I see Mark Wahlberg’s mega pecs being directed by Michael Bay, I know FOR SURE that Pain & Gain is a movie that will feature interesting actresses playing interesting characters. Pain & Gain is a real(ish) account of a group of muscleheads extorting a rich By Lainey • Apr 03, 2012 03:42 pm
Douchebags Michael Bay, 3D, and the will of the artist Written by Sarah Earlier this week Michael Bay sent a letter to the projectionists at movie theaters, imploring them to screen Transformers 3 with the 3D specs he specified. If you haven’t heard of this controversy: as 3D has gained popularity with filmmakers and audiences (though I would say By Lainey • Jun 30, 2011 04:13 am
Girly Throw Downs Rethinking Megan Fox I interviewed Megan Fox on the red carpet at TIFF 2009. She was promoting Jennifer’s Body. She was just 23 at the time. She’d been shooting her mouth off for 2 years since Transformers. It was easy to dislike her. I disliked her. But after talking to her By Lainey • Jun 03, 2011 09:25 am
