Movie Reviews and Previews Nicole Kidman’s grape stomp Aaron Sorkin’s long-awaited biopic of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, Being the Ricardos, is making its way to theaters and Amazon Prime this winter. In anticipation of that, the teaser trailer has arrived, and I am not feeling it. Not only does it have a flat look a la By Sarah • Oct 20, 2021 12:31 pm
Hair Bradley Cooper: Looking good and right on time Here are some new shots of Bradley Cooper in New York yesterday. Bradley’s maintained a low public profile for about two years now but behind the scenes, there’s a lot of work that’s been happening and we’re about to see the results of that work quite By Lainey • Oct 20, 2021 11:02 am
Gorgessity Chloe and Gemma lead Eternals Reigning Best Director Oscar winner Chloe Zhao was at the Eternals screening last night. As Sarah noted last week, Marvel is leaning into Chloe’s credentials after her Oscar triumph just six months ago for Nomadland. Chloe, like most auteur directors (as much as “auteur” is an eye-roll for some, By Lainey • Oct 19, 2021 11:45 am
Equality Issues Intro for October 19, 2021 Dear Gossips, The Hollywood premiere of Marvel’s Eternals was last night – one of the biggest premieres we’ve seen since the start of the pandemic – and we’ll have coverage of that throughout the morning but let’s kick it off with Kumail Nanjiani who got an assist from By Lainey • Oct 19, 2021 09:38 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Dwayne Johnson: Superhero(ish) Dwayne Johnson has conquered pretty much every genre film except for superheroes and adult-oriented drama. Well, you can check one of those off his list at last, as we got a first look at Black Adam over the weekend, the DC superhero project starring Johnson as Black Adam. Unlike The By Sarah • Oct 18, 2021 03:07 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Aquaman: Still silly Incredibly, for a franchise that boasts Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman, Aquaman is the most successful DCEU film to date, the only one to make over a billion dollars. The sneak peek video released over the weekend is quick to remind everyone that, actually, f-cking AQUAMAN is the shining star By Sarah • Oct 18, 2021 02:38 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews The Flash might actually exist I am still doubtful that The Flash is a real movie, but I must admit, evidence is mounting that DC’s most beleaguered film adaptation is actually happening. The latest clue comes from DC Fandome, during which Ezra Miller—I guess we’re just never going to talk about what By Sarah • Oct 18, 2021 12:42 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Mindhunter: Batman The second annual DC Fandome virtual fan event took place over the weekend, and the highlight is definitely the full trailer for The Batman. Does it look a lot like Christopher Nolan’s Bat-movies? Yes! Is the dark and gritty aesthetic completely worn out? You bet! But The Batman also By Sarah • Oct 18, 2021 11:31 am
Style Fashion, by Zendaya and Timmy When I posted about Zendaya a couple of weeks ago and about her non-stop fashion excellence in collaboration with Law Roach, I mentioned that Z has a busy couple of months coming up with both Dune and Spider-Man: No Way Home so we can anticipate more and more style amazingness. By Lainey • Oct 18, 2021 10:12 am
Theatre Nerd Outfit of the Week: Saoirse Ronan’s First Time Saoirse Ronan has served us a lot of great looks over the years, so obviously this is not her first time in a great outfit. The first time here refers to her West End debut in The Tragedy of Macbeth opposite James McArdle. Here she is at press night last By Lainey • Oct 15, 2021 03:33 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Comer, Damon, and Affleck in The Last Duel With an understanding that a film that depicts sexual assault on screen not once but twice simply will not appeal to everyone, I say that The Last Duel is one of my favorite films of the year so far. Is it perfect? No. Is it a hard watch? At times, By Sarah • Oct 15, 2021 02:32 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Halle Berry’s Bruised debut Halle Berry’s directorial debut, Bruised, is coming to Netflix in November. It’s a film about a washed-up MMA fighter working her way back to the top while also trying to reconnect with her estranged son. The trailer is appropriately intense, if a little cliched. All the fight movie By Sarah • Oct 15, 2021 10:17 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for October 15, 2021 Dear Gossips, Tomorrow is the second annual DC Fandome, a virtual event meant to whet the appetites of DC fans for projects like The Batman, Black Adam, Aquaman 2, and The Flash (But Secretly Batman Again). This event was created last year to (virtually) replace Hall H at Comic Con, By Sarah • Oct 15, 2021 09:32 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Ben Affleck by George Clooney: A First Look George Clooney’s latest film, the adaptation of JR Moehringer’s The Tender Bar, opens in select theatres the week before Christmas and will be available to stream on Amazon in early January. It’s George Clooney, it’s a holiday release, it’s a family and community and coming-of-age By Lainey • Oct 14, 2021 12:39 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews A Movie, A Fashion Show, An After-Party… but no Beyoncé The big event in Hollywood last night was the premiere for Jeymes Samuel’s The Harder They Fall, co-produced by Jay-Z. Jay and the team were in the UK last week for the London premiere, with Beyoncé who did her invisibility trick, somehow posing on the red carpet there for By Lainey • Oct 14, 2021 11:49 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for October 13, 2021 Dear Gossips, If you haven’t read it already, put this on your list: E Alex Jung’s profile of Kumail Nanjiani for Vulture. For starters, any time E Alex Jung writes a celebrity profile it’s worth your time and the subscription – he connects with his subjects with empathy By Lainey • Oct 13, 2021 10:08 am
