Movie Reviews and Previews Bradley Cooper, the contender As you’re now probably aware, after the reaction to A Star is Born in Venice and especially in Toronto, in front of a North American audience, the film is a now a major contender for award season and, ultimately, for Oscar. A Best Picture nomination seems likely, especially if By Lainey • Sep 14, 2018 01:28 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Maggie Gyllenhaal dresses like a winner Rolling Stone called Maggie Gyllenhaal’s performance in The Kindergarten Teacher the “most impressive work she’s ever done", so here she is, dressed like a winner for the international premiere of the film in Toronto last night. I love this black off-the-shoulder Oscar de la Renta dress with By Joanna • Sep 14, 2018 11:27 am
Media Manipulation Lady Gaga’s “overjoyment” This is a word Lady Gaga uses in her new Vogue cover story released earlier this week. Her “73 Questions” came out yesterday. All this, of course, ahead of the release of A Star is Born on October 5 following its world premiere in Venice and its North American premiere By Lainey • Sep 14, 2018 10:27 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Olivia Munn in The Predator The Predator is the latest (misguided) attempt to extend the mythos of Predator, the 1980s Arnold Schwarzenegger classic. Predator, like the DeLorean, was a one-off idea that never should have been franchised, and yet it has been, with The Predator being an attempt to kickstart a new franchise with new, By Sarah • Sep 14, 2018 09:27 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for September 14, 2018 Dear Gossips, As mentioned, last night I moderated the Q&A after the 25th anniversary TIFF screening of The Joy Luck Club at the Elgin Theatre, the same theatre where it premiered at TIFF in 1993. Director Wayne Wang was joined by casting director Heidi Levitt, and cast members By Lainey • Sep 14, 2018 08:32 am
Movie Reviews and Previews TIFF Review: First Man First Man, Damien Chazelle’s follow-up to La La Land could not be more different than his previous films. For one thing, First Man is not about music. For another, it is a much bigger production in scope, scale, and imagination, and Chazelle takes to this kind of grandiose filmmaking By Sarah • Sep 13, 2018 04:37 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews “That lame Superman guy” no more Henry Cavill is best known as “that lame Superman guy” and/or a mustache, but now he will need to reinvent himself as he has both shaved and, apparently, quit being Superman. Yesterday word got out that after a three-movie run that includes some of the most divisive and unpopular By Sarah • Sep 13, 2018 03:01 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Mid90s is Jonah Hill’s Lady Bird Bradley Cooper and Jonah Hill are tight, so it’s interesting that both of their directorial debuts, A Star is Born and Mid90s, premiered on the same night, in the same city, right after each other on Sunday. According to Jonah, they watched cuts of each others’ movies, and helped By Joanna • Sep 13, 2018 12:23 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews TIFF Review: Widows To call Widows a leap forward for director Steve McQueen, or to otherwise imply this is some kind of improvement on his already capable and distinct style, is not fair to McQueen or a good assessment of his previous work (Hunger, Shame, 12 Years a Slave). However, there is no By Sarah • Sep 12, 2018 04:43 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews TIFF Review: Assassination Nation Sam Levinson’s bonkers satire, Assassination Nation, stumbles into interesting, as is happening lately, by almost having something to say about Trump’s America. Movies take too long to make for it to really be about that, but Assassination Nation winds up there all the same, a festival of violence By Sarah • Sep 12, 2018 03:22 pm
BFFs Timothee Chalamet, fanboy It’s the one year anniversary of my relationship with Timothee Chalamet. This is a one-sided relationship. At least I can admit that, unlike Kathleen with Michael B Jordan. And Noah Centineo. And Chris Pine. Kathleen is a fantasy philanderer. Anyway, TIFF 2017 is when I saw Call Me By By Lainey • Sep 12, 2018 12:57 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Keira Knightley dances to Cardi B Here’s something you’ve seen before: Keira Knightley, dressed in Chanel and with her hair in a messy topknot. Here’s something you don’t see every day: dancing along to Cardi B’s "Bodak Yellow" and grooving to Fleetwood Mac’s "Dreams" at the By Joanna • Sep 12, 2018 12:02 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews TIFF REVIEW: If Beale Street Could Talk Prepare to be frustrated and heartbroken. Barry Jenkins’ adaptation of James Baldwin’s novel If Beale Street Could Talk is a beautiful, melancholy, infuriating meditation on race in America. Jenkins both adapts and directs and he preserves Baldwin’s poetic fury and his own well of empathy, all while evoking By Sarah • Sep 12, 2018 10:54 am
Quiveration Peter Noah: the puppies and the letdown Sierra Burgess Is A Loser started streaming on Netflix last Friday. It’s TIFF time and this week was the kickoff of The Social’s season six so it’s been hectic. On my one night off, I was a little busy getting hugs from my best friend Childish Gambino By Kathleen • Sep 12, 2018 10:19 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Kit Harington is loving married life Kit Harington is a happily married newlywed, and he really wanted the press to know that at the world premiere of Xavier Dolan's The Death and Life of John F Donovan in Toronto last night, which I covered, producing etalk host Devon Soltendieck. Speaking to the premiere, Xavier& By Joanna • Sep 11, 2018 02:37 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews TIFF Review: The Front Runner Gary Hart, the senator whose affair during campaign season ushered in the era of gossip-driven political reporting, is the centerpiece of Jason Reitman’s new film, The Front Runner. Despite Hugh Jackman’s best efforts and general screen charisma, Gary Hart is the least interesting figure in his own story, By Sarah • Sep 11, 2018 12:49 pm
