Movie Reviews and Previews Harry Shum Jr is a Crazy Rich Asian So it’s been two weeks since the release of Rich People Problems, the third and final book in Kevin Kwan’s Crazy Rich Asians series. Have you finished yet? Have you started yet? People keep asking me for summer book recommendations. Here’s your summer book recommendation: Crazy Rich By Lainey • Jun 06, 2017 03:34 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Wahlberg and Williams: The Odd Couple Mark Wahlberg and Michelle Williams are in Rome, filming All the Money in the World, and Lainey emailed like, “This seems weird, Michelle and Marky Mark.” At first glance, sure, odd. Michelle Williams isn’t known for the kind of movies Wahlberg often stars in, and vice versa. But Money By Sarah • Jun 06, 2017 03:06 pm
Bad Style Kerry & Lupita in yellow and gold Did you know that Kerry Washington is in Cars 3? I had no idea. Not until just now. That said, I know nothing about Cars, the movie franchise. Cars 3 comes out next Friday. Kerry voices a character, Natalie Certain, that, I think?, is a racing analyst. She’s a By Lainey • Jun 06, 2017 11:39 am
Movie Reviews and Previews TomZac 2019 In the previous post about Tom Cruise, Sarah mentioned the Top Gun sequel, which Tom confirmed recently is happening. And that the title is Top Gun: Maverick. Years ago I was thinking Taylor Lautner as Tom’s heir. But after watching Tom and Zac Efron together on Graham Norton this By Lainey • Jun 05, 2017 03:55 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Scuzzy Tom Cruise The first trailer for Tom Cruise’s post-Mummy movie, American Made, was just released and it’s the scuzziest we’ve seen Tom Cruise in a while. There’s some ribbing in the LaineyGossip email chain offices about how OF COURSE Tom Cruise crash-lands a plane and walks away—in By Sarah • Jun 05, 2017 03:34 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Wonder Woman’s BIG weekend In case you missed the news this weekend, Wonder Woman stomped on the box office, with an estimated $100.5 million opening weekend (don’t be surprised if the actuals go up a few million). This is a new record for a film directed by a woman, leap-frogging Sam Taylor-Johnson By Sarah • Jun 05, 2017 09:47 am
Baby and Bump Obsession Carey Mulligan’s Spotlight Carey Mulligan is stepping into producer’s shoes for her new movie, On the Other Side. Mulligan will also star in the film, as Kate Webb, a Vietnam war correspondent who was captured and held by the Vietcong for twenty-three days. The project comes from an imprint of the studio By Sarah • Jun 02, 2017 12:06 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Holly Hunter like damn Holly Hunter is one of those actors, I don’t care what she’s in, I’ll watch it. Carrie Coon is also that type (you might not know her name yet, but you will soon, as she is THROWING DOWN on Fargo and The Leftovers right now, plus she By Sarah • Jun 02, 2017 10:12 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Michelle Pfeiffer is a suspect The first trailer for Murder On The Orient Express was released today. It’s an EXCELLENT trailer. Maybe one of the best trailers we’ve seen this year. With an impressive cast. This cast is, indeed, formidable. The cast includes Johnny Depp. But I think what we’re supposed to By Lainey • Jun 01, 2017 05:01 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Gal Gadot in Wonder Woman Wonder Woman opens in Themyscira, the utopian home of the Amazons, where little Diana, daughter of Queen Hippolyta, longs for adventure and glory, while her mother tries to protect her from the harsh realities of life beyond their secluded haven. Themyscira is a beautiful setting, a Mediterranean island sketched in By Sarah • Jun 01, 2017 10:37 am
Movie Reviews and Previews RDJ’s gym style Robert Downey Jr was seen in New York yesterday heading to the gym. His outfit inspired an article over at GQ about how his “gym style is everything your dad’s isn’t”. But also, your dad shouldn’t try. I mean even on RDJ it's almost borderline. By Lainey • May 31, 2017 11:02 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Dwayne Johnson & Zac Efron: high on muscles, low on mocking By now you know that Baywatch sh*t the bed on Memorial Day weekend. A lot of people decided not to see Baywatch, whether it’s because they don’t care about Baywatch as a thing or because there really is something to the “one buff guy, one schlubby guy” By Sarah • May 31, 2017 10:35 am
BFFs Thor makes scrambled eggs I was about to say this is a bizarre marketing gimmick, Chris Hemsworth making scrambled eggs at the Grand Prix of Monaco but… I’m writing about it. And Tag Heuer isn’t paying me so I guess it worked? You’re looking at Thor in a chef’s hat By Lainey • May 30, 2017 01:09 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Tom Cruise must lead Do you have your Wonder Woman tickets yet? I’m going on Saturday, 740pm show at my favourite theatre. Here in Toronto we have VIP theatres with pre-selected leather seats and in-seat service. Which means you never have to queue for anything. My movie order is always: deep fried pickles, By Lainey • May 30, 2017 11:19 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Rooney & Joaquin in Cannes Joaquin Phoenix was named Best Actor at the Cannes Film Festival yesterday for his performance in Lynne Ramsay’s You Were Never Really Here. It was one of the last films to screen at the festival. And before that point, people were talking about Robert Pattinson and Adam Sandler as By Lainey • May 29, 2017 03:22 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Sofia Coppola & Patty Jenkins: from festivals to the box office – but will Hollywood notice? Sofia Coppola won the Best Director prize at the Cannes Film Festival over the weekend and became just the second-ever female filmmaker to receive that honour. It’s a big deal. And if you ask her The Beguiled star Nicole Kidman, she’ll probably say it’s an even bigger By Joanna • May 29, 2017 12:28 pm
