Movie Reviews and Previews The Lion King, but no charisma Jon Favreau’s remake of The Lion King, using photo-realistic computer animation techniques, is stunning. It is stunning to look at. The Serengeti looks real, as detailed and gorgeous as the best nature documentary. The animals are stunning, as tangible as any creature in a National Geographic photograph. And it By Sarah • Jul 18, 2019 01:20 pm
Baby and Bump Obsession Bradley & Irina to co-parent in New York It’s been just over a month since news broke that Bradley Cooper and Irina Shayk ended their relationship. According to TMZ, the two have agreed to live and co-parent their daughter in New York instead of LA: Sources connected to the former couple tell us, they have agreed to By Lainey • Jul 18, 2019 11:45 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Dork Storm 2019: The Undorkening Last year in my Comic-Con preview, amidst a diminishing film presence in Hall H, I wrote: “…the movie side has totally ceded Sunday to TV. Hell, they’re halfway to ceding Saturday. And Thursday. And at this rate, within five years, probably Friday, too.” Well, it’s been one year, By Sarah • Jul 17, 2019 03:13 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews What is Cats? Here is what I know about the musical Cats: It is about cats. The actors wear leotards and face paint. There is a song called “Memory”. “Memory” is a pretty good song. One cat is called “Rum Tum Tugger”. Everyone says “Rum Tum Tugger” with a completely straight face. There By Sarah • Jul 17, 2019 01:09 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Welcome to Paradise Hills A few years ago, a Spanish filmmaker called Alice Waddington made a splash on the festival circuit with a short titled Disco Inferno. It seemed to be the calling card of a bright new talent, and anticipation grew to see what Waddington—already a stand-out in the advertising world—would By Sarah • Jul 17, 2019 11:36 am
Music Beyoncé and Blue Ivy’s Circle of Life Guess what was trending worldwide on Twitter last night? What else would it be? WHO else would it be? Beyoncé released the video for “Spirit” and as I said yesterday, ahead of The Lion King opening on Friday, it’s a Beyoncé takeover. She’s coming for everything: Emmys, Oscars, By Lainey • Jul 17, 2019 10:15 am
Movie Reviews and Previews More Taika Thor After Taika Waititi breathed new life into the Thor franchise and Thor: Ragnarok was not only a huge hit but also one of the best-received Marvel movies, the big question was: Will Taika Waititi and Chris Hemsworth return for another Thor movie? The answer: yes. Breaking ahead of Comic-Con is By Sarah • Jul 17, 2019 09:45 am
Music Beyoncé: the takeover Did you feel it this morning? The expression is a “disturbance” in the Force, but nothing about what I felt is “disturbing”. I thought about calling it a “movement” in the Force but that’s how I sometimes refer to my sh-ts, and it would be blasphemy to connect my By Lainey • Jul 16, 2019 01:29 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Margot Robbie’s Barbie, by Greta Gerwig “Life in plastic” finally looks fantastic, now that Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach will team up to co-write the long-gestating Barbie movie. Margot Robbie is still set to star in the title role, which has bounced around from Amy Schumer to Anne Hathaway, and changed hands between even more creative By Joanna • Jul 16, 2019 11:14 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Austin Butler: this is Elvis A couple of weeks ago, it was revealed that Baz Luhrmann had narrowed it down to five actors to play Elvis Presley in his upcoming biopic: Miles Teller, Ansel Elgort, Harry Styles, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and Austin Butler. As I wrote in my post about the casting process, I was leaning By Lainey • Jul 16, 2019 10:17 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for July 16, 2019 Dear Gossips, Yesterday in this space I posted about The Farewell and how, in limited release, it opened with the highest per theatre average of the year, higher than even Avengers: Endgame. Of The Farewell’s impressive performance, a media analyst told Variety that the film “is the blockbuster of By Lainey • Jul 16, 2019 09:34 am
BFFs Beyoncé’s royal leg It was the moment we were waiting for: when House Sussex met the Queen, the only Queen I answer to: Her Majesty Beyoncé Giselle Knowles Carter. Beyoncé issued a decree back in February when she and Jay-Z posted about Meghan on Instagram to accept their BRIT Award: Meghan Markle is By Lainey • Jul 15, 2019 11:06 am
Movie Reviews and Previews James Bond is feminist now Today in “Cry about it, diaper babies” news, there is a report that Bond 25, the beleaguered final installment in the Daniel Craig/Bond era, has embraced feminism and will feature scenes of emasculation and misandry, as a collective of women capture, humiliate, and ultimately murder James Bond before throwing By Sarah • Jul 15, 2019 09:12 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for July 15, 2019 Dear Gossips, Finally. This summer, after all the post-Endgame blockbusters that have met expectations but may not have surpassed them, with the industry wondering about sequel fatigue at the box office and none of the mid-to-low budget films being able to distinguish themselves from the pack, finally we have a By Lainey • Jul 15, 2019 08:31 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Bucky kisses Jessica Chastain Earlier this week, Jessica Chastain confirmed on Instagram that they’ve started shooting 355 in Paris. The film was first announced last year in Cannes with Jessica and costars – Penelope Cruz, Lupita Nyong’o, Marion Cotillard, and Fan Bingbing – taking meetings with investors to raise the money ($75 million) to By Lainey • Jul 12, 2019 12:28 pm
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
