Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for September 7, 2017 Dear Gossips, It’s TIFF Day 1! Sarah’s arriving in Toronto today and her TIFF reviews will be posted over the next week or so as she scrambles from screening to screening in between rush-writing. Joanna will also be on the ground at TIFF covering premieres and red carpets By Lainey • Sep 07, 2017 09:16 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Penelope & Javier in Venice Some people have called Marion Cotillard and Guillaume Canet the Brange of France. If you are French and you want to dispute this, let me know, I’m not here to debate you. What I’m getting at is whether or not there’s an equivalent in Spain. Are Penelope By Lainey • Sep 06, 2017 12:26 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Now it’s LucasFilm back in the mess As a reminder that DC Films aren’t the only ones having near constant meltdowns, yesterday LucasFilm announced that Colin Trevorrow—of Jurasssic World fame—is no longer directing Star Wars: Episode IX. This comes less than three months after Phil Lord and Chris Miller were fired while making the By Sarah • Sep 06, 2017 11:45 am
Amazingness Mimi’s animated Christmas I went grocery shopping this weekend and there was already Halloween candy on display. Some people, I know, are annoyed by this. Like, f-cking let us enjoy the last moments of summer already! OK … but also? I’m one of those assholes who’s already started Christmas shopping. First week By Lainey • Sep 06, 2017 10:54 am
Baby and Bump Obsession Angelina’s Oscar goals? Angelina Jolie was in Telluride this weekend with all six of her children for the North American premiere of First They Killed My Father. There was a standing ovation after the screening. Many critics are calling the film her strongest directorial effort, so strong that they’re talking about Oscar By Lainey • Sep 05, 2017 01:06 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Leonardo DiCaprio will never be the Joker The Joker madness continues. The latest development came on Friday just before everyone in the US took off for a long weekend, which is less about burying the lede and more about there being so much crazy DC Films news that it just sprays everywhere like a loose water hose. By Sarah • Sep 05, 2017 11:58 am
Bad Style mother! Finally! Let’s start with how the title of this film is being styled. Some are styling it “Mother!” Others are going with “MOTHER!” The film’s world premiere is happening at the Venice Film Festival tonight before coming to TIFF in a week. TIFF is styling it as “mother!” All By Lainey • Sep 05, 2017 11:21 am
Movie Reviews and Previews A worthwhile Trip to Spain Reuniting for the third time, filmmaker Michael Winterbottom and actors Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon continue their “Trip” series of a largely improvised travel show which then gets edited into a feature film. (Say what you want about franchise culture, but it has resulted in a Trip trilogy.) It’s By Sarah • Aug 31, 2017 03:51 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Guillermo, Sally, and Octavia in Venice Ethan Hawke, subject of an earlier post today, starred in a film that was released earlier this year called Maudie. We posted an exclusive first look at Maudie a few months ago. You can also read Joanna’s review here. When Jacek first saw the preview, based on just a By Lainey • Aug 31, 2017 12:38 pm
Dumbass Mean Girls is getting an unwanted remake Today in Did You Even Read That Book news, filmmaking duo Scott McGehee and David Siegel, the directors behind What Maisie Knew and The Deep End, have closed a deal to write and direct an adaptation of William Golding’s Lord of the Flies but with a TWIST!, and the By Sarah • Aug 31, 2017 11:55 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Ethan Hawke & Amanda Seyfried start festival season Ethan Hawke and Amanda Seyfried are at the Venice Film Festival supporting Paul Schrader’s First Reformed. The film will also be coming to Toronto for TIFF next week. First Reformed is about a priest, a “whisky priest” played by Ethan, tormented by past mistakes and struggling with his faith. By Lainey • Aug 31, 2017 11:27 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Winona & Keanu at a (movie) wedding Winona Ryder and Keanu Reeves, despite rumours, have never actually dated. But I feel like we all really, really, really wanted them to date. Timing though. When they worked together on Bram Stoker’s Dracula she was in love with and engaged to Johnny Depp. I’m sure you remember By Lainey • Aug 30, 2017 03:31 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Back To School Home Again Reese Witherspoon was at the premiere of Home Again last night in LA. The movie opens on September 8 which is not as sh-tty as opening on Labour Day weekend but it’s not usually a weekend that gives us a lot to be excited about. And perhaps not usually By Lainey • Aug 30, 2017 11:56 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Downsizing is about shrink rays?! Alexander Payne is an Oscar regular. He’s one of those filmmakers who gets instant consideration, thanks to films like About Schmidt, The Descendants, and Nebraska. (His best movie is still Election.) And he’s back in contention this year with Downsizing, starring Matt Damon—also Oscar-friendly—Kristen Wiig, and By Sarah • Aug 30, 2017 11:28 am
Movie Reviews and Previews TIFF 2017's Most Anticipated Photo: The Oscar Trinity (Brie, Emma, JLaw) Will Take Toronto In less than two weeks, Emma Stone, Jennifer Lawrence and Brie Larson will all be in Toronto to premiere their new films at TIFF... within 24 hours of each other. They’ve all won Best Actress Oscars and they happen to be close friends who namecheck each other in interviews By Joanna • Aug 30, 2017 10:11 am
Music Beyoncé & Bond? There is a rumour going around that Beyoncé is “in talks” to write and sing the theme song for Bond 25. Daniel Craig recently confirmed that he’ll be back as 007. They haven’t confirmed a director though. But f-ck the director – WHO SETS THE TONE FOR THE FILM By Lainey • Aug 29, 2017 04:20 pm
