Movie Reviews and Previews Nobody You Care About in Ben-Hur In case you missed it, Paramount’s adaptation of Ben-Hur—already an iconic 1959 film starring Charlton Heston—sh*t the bed in a BIG way over the weekend, becoming one of the biggest flops of the summer. So, naturally, I went to see it. What I discovered is that By Sarah • Aug 23, 2016 01:18 pm
Photo Assumption “Here’s to the mess we make” Andrew Garfield’s birthday was on Saturday. On Sunday he was with Emma Stone in London. It’s the first time they’ve been seen together since breaking up last year. They looked happy walking down the street, both with their hands in their pockets. Click here to see more By Lainey • Aug 23, 2016 12:19 pm
Quiveration Charlie’s “unique love story” Drake Doremus’s movies are always about love. Like Crazy was about love. And Equals was about love. And the people who are in love are young and hot. According to The Hollywood Reporter, his next movie is, once again, about love. And the stars of his next movie are By Lainey • Aug 23, 2016 10:06 am
Movie Reviews and Previews On set with Thor & Loki Chris Hemsworth and Tom Hiddleston in Brisbane on the set of Thor 3 with director Taika Waititi. Apparently they’ve constructed the scene to look like New York City. Thor’s in human civilian clothes. Loki, however, doesn’t wear jeans. How can you have hair that bad and object By Lainey • Aug 22, 2016 11:04 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Tom Cruise wants more presents Extremely Rich Person Tom Cruise is holding up the production of Mission: Impossible – More? Punctuation! with his demands to be paid even more money than usual for his eleventeenth time portraying International Spy and Marathon Enthusiast Ethan Hunt. The movie has already been pushed back once, allegedly due to scripting By Sarah • Aug 22, 2016 10:32 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Nate Parker and The Birth of a Nation press tour Nate Parker is the face of The Birth of a Nation. He will continue to be the face of The Birth of a Nation because, according to reports, Fox Searchlight is going ahead with plans to parade Parker, the alleged rapist, around during an extensive Oscar campaign. He’ll be By Kathleen • Aug 22, 2016 09:28 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Black women and Nate Parker Yesterday, The Atlantic posted an article called, “Why the Debate Over Nate Parker Is So Complex.” outlining how, for black women especially, the conversation surrounding Nate Parker’s rape allegations and the future of The Birth of a Nation is really f-cking complicated. As a black woman, I will say By Kathleen • Aug 22, 2016 09:01 am
Maple Leaf Blade Runner method-off They’re working on a Blade Runner sequel. As Sarah reported a few months ago, it was originally supposed to be released January 2018. Variety is now saying the movie is due October 2017 and that Jared Leto is joining Harrison Ford and Ryan Gosling on the call sheet in By Lainey • Aug 19, 2016 12:08 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Zendaya might be Spider-Man’s Mary Jane When Zendaya was first cast in Spider-Man: Homecoming, her character was identified as “Michelle” and it wasn’t clear how big her role would really be. But as the movie has been shooting over the summer, word got around that she is playing the female lead, though at Comic-Con Zendaya By Sarah • Aug 19, 2016 11:07 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Miranda, A Mermaid, A Memo, Mitigation Look, there’s a lot of news. Not everyone can know everything. It’s a proven fact, it’s not a crime. Can’t I be forgiven for reading this headline, scanning the article, and going ‘What? Lin-Manuel Miranda is going to play a crab now?’ So, no. He’s By Duana • Aug 18, 2016 02:18 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Don’t Think Twice Comedian Mike Birbiglia’s feature film debut as a writer/director, Sleepwalk With Me, is a fantastic film, and his sophomore effort, Don’t Think Twice, is even better. Birbiglia makes comedies about comedy about life, and the natural comparison would be to Woody Allen, a fellow New York comedian By Sarah • Aug 18, 2016 01:04 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Rock That Body next June The cast of Rock That Body – Scarlett Johansson, Ilana Glazer, Zoe Kravitz, Jillian Bell, and Kate McKinnon – have started shooting in New York. As Sarah previously posted, the movie is about five women on a bachelorette weekend and sh-t goes sideways when a male stripper ends up dead. So The By Lainey • Aug 18, 2016 12:40 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Chris Pratt being Chris Pratt, Vol. 2 The Magnificent Seven remake starring Denzel Washington and Chris Pratt opens next month, so the publicity machine is clicking into high gear. As such, Pratt is covering InStyle as September’s “Man of Style”, which is sort of odd as I don’t think anyone thinks “Chris Pratt” and “stylish” By Sarah • Aug 17, 2016 01:02 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper official For months there’s been speculation that Lady Gaga will replace Beyoncé in Bradley Cooper’s A Star Is Born, his directorial debut. Yesterday they made it official with Deadline reporting exclusively that Warner Bros has signed off on the project and studio boss Greg Silverman releasing a statement: “For By Lainey • Aug 17, 2016 12:29 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Natalie Portman is here for female directors Last night, Natalie told Charlie Rose that before she started directing A Tale of Love and Darkness, “[she] wasn’t used to expressing [her] opinion in a clear way” or “expressing what [she] wanted.” She credits Transparent’s Jill Soloway with capturing what makes it so challenging for female directors By Joanna • Aug 16, 2016 02:40 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Amy Adams is the man in Arrival Denis Villeneuve is on a streak. From Incendies to Prisoners, Enemy, and Sicario, he’s made some of the more memorable movies of the last few years. (Prisoners, especially, has lingered in my mind.) His next film is a sci-fi alien invasion movie called Arrival and the first trailer is By Sarah • Aug 16, 2016 11:28 am
