Movie Reviews and Previews The search for Elvis Baz Luhrmann is making a film about Elvis Presley. The story is reportedly about his early years and the relationship between Elvis and his manager Colonel Tom Parker who will be played by Tom Hanks. Baz co-wrote the script with Craig Pearce and I wonder about the source material. If By Lainey • Jul 03, 2019 12:07 pm
Maple Leaf Keanu and Alex: the Wyld Stallyns are back Amid all the f-cksh-t the world has to offer, there have been two Canadians who’ve been consistently reliable, bringing moments of joy as a reprieve from cruel reality: Celine Dion and Keanu Reeves. Celine Paris Fashion Week is happening right now and Keanu has been there for us all By Lainey • Jul 03, 2019 10:50 am
Movie Reviews and Previews All the stars in Knives Out Pre-Star Wars, Rian Johnson made his name as a director on twisty-turny genre pieces Brick, The Brothers Bloom (vastly underappreciated), and Looper. Then he went off and made a Star War and a very vocal fragment of the fandom pooped their Pampers over The Last Jedi, an argument which continues By Sarah • Jul 03, 2019 10:12 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Midsommar is the best breakup movie in the whole ass world Writer/director Ari Aster really f-cked us up last year with his feature film debut, Hereditary. He’s back this year with his sophomore effort, Midsommar, a daytime nightmare about toxic relationships and the horror of white male mediocrity. Here’s the deal—Midsommar is not as traumatically frightening as By Sarah • Jul 02, 2019 03:04 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Melissa McCarthy wants our poor, unfortunate souls Late Friday, Variety reported that Melissa McCarthy is in talks to play Ursula in the inevitable Disney live-action remake of The Little Mermaid. This is the only Disney live-action remake I actually care about because I LOVE The Little Mermaid. I loved mermaids so much as a kid I used By Sarah • Jul 02, 2019 02:43 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Beyoncé…and Meghan Markle? The Lion King opens on July 19. The final promotion stage is here, which means premieres and red carpets. And you know the biggest name involved. It’s Beyoncé, obviously, whose presence has been minimal so far – no junkets, no magazines, not much other than posting the trailer on her By Lainey • Jul 02, 2019 01:33 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Ready Player Jumanji Back during the 2017 holidays, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle was a surprise, near-billion-dollar hit. So, naturally, a sequel (three-quel, technically) was immediately rushed into development. That movie, Jumanji: The Next Level, is scheduled for the 2019 holiday season, obviously hoping to repeat the fortunes of its predecessor. The first By Sarah • Jul 02, 2019 10:35 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Himesh Patel in Yesterday Yesterday has one hell of a hook: Jack (Himesh Patel), a struggling singer-songwriter, hits his head and wakes up in a world where no one else remembers The Beatles, which is his ticket to long-awaited fame and glory. Nested within this story is a romantic dramedy about Jack and his By Sarah • Jun 28, 2019 01:02 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Henry Cavill, Secondary Sherlock Post-Superman, Henry Cavill is staying busy. He has that Witcher show coming to Netflix later this year (probably), and now he has bagged a movie role, one which could allow him to regrow The Mustache. Cavill will play Sherlock Holmes…in a movie that is not about Sherlock Holmes. He’ By Sarah • Jun 28, 2019 11:23 am
BFFs Spider-Man, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Sean Paul The Spider-Man: Far From Home premiere was last night. Previously on Behind the Scenes of Spider-Man, we were focused on whether or not Zendaya and Tom Holland are more than just friends. This time around, for this press tour, even though people keep trying to create some kind of Zendaya-Tom By Lainey • Jun 27, 2019 04:03 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Good morning, Angels Well this is a fun way to start the day. The first trailer for Elizabeth Banks’s reboot of Charlie’s Angels is here, and it is pretty fun. A little bit cool? Not at all bad. It doesn’t look like they’re breaking new ground here, but then By Sarah • Jun 27, 2019 11:36 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Directors take aim at Netflix After the Academy waffled earlier this year - led by Steven Spielberg - over whether or not to tighten eligibility rules to target streaming services, the Directors Guild of America actually did the thing, and tightened their eligibility rules. Under their new guidelines, day-and-date releases, in which a film premieres By Sarah • Jun 27, 2019 11:09 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for June 27, 2019 Dear Gossips, It was announced earlier this week that George Clooney will direct and star in the film adaptation of Lily Brooks-Dalton’s book, Good Morning, Midnight … for Netflix. George will play a scientist stationed in the Arctic trying to make contact with an astronaut who’s trying to get By Lainey • Jun 27, 2019 09:51 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Meryl Streep is the star of The Prom: The Musical – The Movie Around the time of Tonys, I learned there is such a thing as The Prom, a musical about prom, and I felt acute relief that I could go through life, not knowing anything about The Prom. But now, I must study up on The Prom, because Ryan Murphy is adapting By Sarah • Jun 26, 2019 12:35 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Bond 25: Everything is fine! Today, Empire released a first-look video of Bond 25 which might as well be titled “Bond 25: Everything is fine!”. After multiple incidents on set, including an injury to Daniel Craig and a slight out-of-control controlled explosion that injured a crew member, Bond 25 is course-correcting by showing us a By Sarah • Jun 25, 2019 02:01 pm
Music Beyoncé… “TBD”? The Lion King soundtrack was announced yesterday. Elton John has written a new song called “Never Too Late” for the movie and… most curious… there’s song #14, currently without a title. They’re listing it right now as “TBA”. You know what that probably means, right? In an interview By Lainey • Jun 25, 2019 09:40 am
