TV Updates Tom hails the king Tom Hiddleston arrived in LA yesterday from London. He’ll be on Jimmy Kimmel tonight to promote the release of the new Kong: Skull Island trailer. They’ve been teasing footage all week. The highlight here is that we’re going to see King Kong himself, being mad and crushing By Lainey • Nov 16, 2016 04:24 pm
Style Belle breaks records The first trailer for the live action remake of Beauty And The Beast went viral earlier this week and has now set a record for most views in 24 hours, beating the previous record held by Fifty Shades Darker. Emma Watson’s social media presence had a lot to do By Lainey • Nov 16, 2016 03:54 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Marion does the talking Marion Cotillard was at the New York premiere of Allied last night. I love this outfit, the colour, the stripes, the shape of that jacket. I also love the red-lipped sweater she wore today. Marion has been doing a lot of the talking during this Allied press tour. Most of By Lainey • Nov 16, 2016 02:41 pm
Amazingness A Wrinkle in Time wins If you don’t know what the Mannequin Challenge is, you probably haven’t been on social media in weeks. You also haven’t been reading Maria’s social media roundups. We have the Mannequin Challenge to thank for a mini Destiny’s Child reunion, Adele in a Western, proving By Kathleen • Nov 16, 2016 12:31 pm
Harry Potter Big Budget Ezra Miller Ezra Miller, before, seemed to go out of his way to remind you that he’s not mainstream. That he doesn’t wear clothes, he’s dons “textiles”. It felt like a sneer, like a judgement of those who are mainstream, rather than a celebration of the joy of not By Lainey • Nov 16, 2016 12:00 pm
TV Updates Rihanna, the Actor Are we past the point of rolling our eyes at pop stars who also want to be actors? Or is our eye-rolling strictly reserved for Justin Timberlake? New photos of Rihanna in character on set of Bates Motel in Vancouver were released yesterday and while I didn’t roll my By Kathleen • Nov 16, 2016 11:21 am
Movie Reviews and Previews The Handmaiden is weird heist erotica After sojourning into making English-language films with (the highly underrated) Stoker, South Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook returns to Korea, the place and the language, for his new feature film, The Handmaiden. Adapted by Park and Chung Seo-kyung (also co-writer of Lady Vengeance) from Sarah Waters’ novel Fingersmith, The Handmaiden reimagines By Sarah • Nov 15, 2016 02:53 pm
BFFs Project Casey Manchester By The Sea came out of festival season strong, with outstanding reviews and predictions for Oscar. Most award season experts still agree that Manchester will be nominated for several awards, including Best Picture, but I feel like in the last few weeks, people haven’t been talking about it By Lainey • Nov 15, 2016 02:19 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Natalie Portman’s second Oscar Joanna, our resident Natalie Portman apologist, is backing Portman in the Best Actress Oscar race, which is actually competitive this year. Portman is campaigning for Jackie—the last time Portman campaigned, for Black Swan, I was so turned off I started calling her “Natalie Never”— Pablo Larrain’s biopic of By Sarah • Nov 15, 2016 12:07 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Patriot’s Day and the escapism bounce I’ve said it since the night of the US election—movies are about to get a big escapism bounce. It’s already started, with the first post-election weekend posting box office numbers almost 50% higher than the same frame last year, and it will continue to affect movie turnout By Sarah • Nov 15, 2016 11:22 am
BFFs Brad Pitt in China Brad Pitt hasn’t promoted a movie in China since Seven Years In Tibet because, supposedly, the Chinese government wasn’t happy about how the country was portrayed. Here he is yesterday in Shanghai on press tour for Allied, all is forgiven. Time to get that Chinese money. As you By Lainey • Nov 15, 2016 10:47 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Beauty and the CATFACE MCHORNSWAGGLER After the last week, the live-action Beauty and the Beast is looking like more and more of a sure thing. People are going to be desperate for this kind of escape—indeed, already are— and fantasy films will benefit most of all. It’s into this atmosphere of conflict and By Sarah • Nov 14, 2016 12:13 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Ava DuVernay keeps working Ava DuVernay attended the Academy’s Governors Awards on Saturday night. She is a member of the Academy, directors’ branch. Last year she challenged Michael Mann for a seat on the Board of Governors. As you know, she has been one of the most vocal crusaders for change in the By Lainey • Nov 14, 2016 11:52 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Ghost in the Shell is trying to erase its roots The first trailer for Ghost in the Shell starring Scarlett Johansson has been released, and it checks all the boxes for a potential blockbuster: great visuals, slick action beats, electronic/rock cover of a classic song, Scarlett Johansson’s nearly naked body. The movie certainly looks cool enough, with some By Sarah • Nov 14, 2016 10:41 am
Gorgessity Emma Stone locks it down The Hollywood Foreign Press Association held an event last night in Hollywood to “celebrate Golden Globe Award season”. Basically it was an excuse to have a party. But the stars show up because they have to lock down their nominations. Emma Stone was there too, although the way people are By Lainey • Nov 11, 2016 01:08 pm
Harry Potter JK Rowling on Depp and Dumbledore It was confirmed this week that Johnny Depp has indeed been cast as Gellert Grindelwald in the sequel to Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them. Many fans then expressed disappointment in light of his divorce from Amber Heard and the allegations – and accompanying photos and texts and witnesses – of By Lainey • Nov 11, 2016 12:21 pm
