Movie Reviews and Previews In Cannes: Kristen Stewart & Blake’s silence Kristen Stewart, Blake Lively, Corey Stoll, and Jesse Eisenberg with Woody Allen at the photo call for Café Society in Cannes today. Let’s begin with an upliftingly gross quote from 80 year old Woody: Woody Allen: "I’m 80. I can’t believe it. I’m so youthful, By Lainey • May 11, 2016 11:14 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Amal’s first Cannes Amal and George Clooney have arrived in the South of France, ahead of the Cannes Film Festival opening tomorrow night. George is there for Money Monster, directed by Jodie Foster, co-starring Julia Roberts. So it’ll be Amal’s first time on the tapis rouge at the Palais. What By Lainey • May 10, 2016 03:20 pm
Music JT trolls for Oscar? Justin Timberlake and Anna Kendrick are in Berlin today for Trolls. As I mentioned yesterday, the movie doesn’t come out until November so I didn’t understand why we were being told to care about it now. But then I realised they’re on their way to Cannes. And By Lainey • May 10, 2016 12:14 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Goop Update: Still not in Civil War Lainey was disappointed in my gloating over being right about Gwyneth Paltrow not being in Captain America: Civil War, so let me reiterate that I was right about Goop not being in Civil War. Being right is nice! It’s fun! But also super stressful because people sling a lot By Sarah • May 10, 2016 11:43 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Cannes Preview 2016 It’s that time of year again, with the Cannes Film Festival kicking off on Wednesday amidst unprecedented security measures. Usually the pre-Cannes stories are all about yachts, parties, prostitutes, and producers (the 3 Ps), but this year it’s all about the crazy security in place. That’s By Sarah • May 10, 2016 10:40 am
Media Manipulation Kristen Stewart covers Variety before Cannes Late last year, Kristen Stewart made a late campaign push for an Oscar nomination for her work in Clouds Of Sils Maria. As I wrote in January, I liked the move. I liked the strategy. I liked that she was being led by ambition instead of being carried away, airy By Lainey • May 10, 2016 10:10 am
Quiveration I saw him first… in London It’s not often we get pictures of Oscar Isaac who I saw first. So, even though I don’t have much to say, I’m posting these pictures anyway. Because he’s wearing a bomber and his hair is perfect and sometimes he has on his thinking face and By Lainey • May 09, 2016 04:11 pm
Royals Prince Harry denied Did you watch the Invictus Games Opening Ceremony last night? Even I got emotional. These athletes are true HEART. And the presentation of the entire event really speaks to how passionate and engaged Prince Harry has been behind the scenes, making this happen, raising awareness for the efforts of servicemen By Lainey • May 09, 2016 03:52 pm
Style Fruitvale reunion Octavia Spencer and Michael B Jordan were together again this weekend at the City Year LA Spring Break event where over a million dollars was raised for educational programs. As you know, they worked together on Fruitvale Station with Ryan Coogler, a film many people believe was overlooked for awards By Lainey • May 09, 2016 03:26 pm
Girly Throw Downs Kristen Stewart: Pre-Cannes drama? Kristen Stewart left LA for Cannes yesterday. She’s in Woody Allen’s Café Society which will open the festival later this week. As you know, US Weekly reported on Thursday that Kristen’s intense two month relationship with Soko is now over – click here for a refresher. On the By Lainey • May 09, 2016 11:53 am
Media Manipulation Ben Affleck’s power play It was reported last week that Ben Affleck is now executive producing the upcoming Justice League movie. Officially it’s because he wants to “support” Zack Snyder’s vision. But some are speculating that this is a power play. According to Birth.Movies.Death Ben was “incredibly unhappy about the By Lainey • May 09, 2016 11:09 am
Music JT’s strategic blurring Justin Timberlake and Anna Kendrick were in London last night to present at the BAFTA TV Awards and they were out today to promote Trolls. I’m so confused. According to the movie’s website, Trolls doesn’t open until November. Is that how it is now? Is this how By Lainey • May 09, 2016 09:52 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Now Nicolas Cage is fighting sharks Man it’s a bad week for sharks at the movies. Following the trailer for Blake Lively Shoot A Shark, we now have the first trailer for USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage (totally unnecessary subtitle), starring Nicolas Cage fighting sharks. The story of the USS Indianapolis is one of history’ By Sarah • May 06, 2016 02:24 pm
BFFs Goop Gloat Earlier this year there was a report from Empire magazine that Gwyneth Paltrow would be making an appearance in Captain America: Civil War. Not long after that, though, I heard she would not, in fact, be in the movie, and said as much. Now that the movie is out around By Sarah • May 06, 2016 11:21 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Chris Evans and RDJ in Captain America: Civil War review SPOILER FREE Captain America: Civil War is good. It’s very, very good. Great, even. Easily the best Marvel movie (so far), and, in my book, the best superhero movie to date. Themes of responsibility, causality, guilt, and consequences play out in a story that also contains breathtaking, awesome action. By Sarah • May 06, 2016 11:05 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Jesse Eisenberg in Louder Than Bombs A dysfunctional family drama with a teenaged son named “Conrad” will inevitably invoke the 1980 film Ordinary People—and the novel upon which it’s based—and like that film, Louder Than Bombs is a family portrait snapped at a moment of profound grief, of a family derailed by loss. By Sarah • May 05, 2016 04:14 pm
