Movie Reviews and Previews Michael Fassbender in Steve Jobs If Michael Fassbender wins an Oscar for playing Steve Jobs in the film of the same name, he has Ashton Kutcher to thank for it. That’s a joke, of course, but it’s one that Fassbender already made himself at the NYFF Steve Jobs press conference on Saturday. He’ By Joanna • Oct 05, 2015 11:21 am
BFFs Matt’s big weekend The Martian won the box office this weekend with a $55 million debut on strong reviews, reaffirming Matt Damon’s movie star power and popularity and lifting the Mars curse. The numbers also improve The Martian’s Oscar chances at being included among the 10 possible Best Picture candidates, just By Lainey • Oct 05, 2015 10:41 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Oscar pate Matthew McConaughey was in New York this weekend shooting Gold. They’ve been working on the film since July and are expected to wrap soon. Matthew plays Kenny Wells, always looking for his big break, and ends up partnering with Edgar Ramirez on a gold hunt in Indonesia. They’re By Lainey • Oct 05, 2015 10:02 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Bridget now Production on the new Bridget Jones movie, Bridget Jones’s Baby, started a couple of weeks ago in London. The film will NOT be based on the third book in the series but rather on Helen Fielding’s columns. She also worked on the screenplay. Hugh Grant’s Daniel Cleaver By Lainey • Oct 02, 2015 04:16 pm
Media Manipulation “Does it smell like your mom?” Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, and Liam Hemsworth have started promotion for Mockingjay 2, the end of The Hunger Games. All three were with Josh Horowitz for an MTV interview around the “campfire”. And, of course, because it’s Jennifer Lawrence, part of the conversation became about their most disgusting habits. By Lainey • Oct 02, 2015 01:06 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Angsty Andrew Garfield Should we be worried about Andrew Garfield? The tone of his recent interviews is kind of making me worry about him. Garfield has been promoting his new movie, 99 Homes, which deals with class disparity and all the ways in which lower-income members of society are disadvantaged—often cruelly and By Sarah • Oct 02, 2015 12:36 pm
Quiveration How tall is Jake…continued I wrote about Jake Gyllenhaal’s height investigation on Starlee Kine’s Mystery Show back in June. Click here for a refresher. He was soooo f-cking cute on that phone call. It was the giggling, it was playfulness, it was practically phone sex in my mind. The charm, as I By Lainey • Oct 02, 2015 11:03 am
Movie Reviews and Previews M. Night Shyamalan’s The Visit To say that The Visit is M. Night Shyamalan’s return to form isn’t saying much, because 1) few filmmakers have fallen further than Shyamalan in public opinion, and 2) it’s only a so-so movie. But it is certainly better than anything Shyamalan has made in years, and By Sarah • Oct 01, 2015 01:18 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Joaquin & Moby Answer honestly: how curious are you about this conversation? How badly would you have wanted to eavesdrop on Joaquin Phoenix and Moby? Joaquin joined his ma and sisters last night at the PETA 35th anniversary event in honour of River Phoenix. They named an award after him. Joaquin was last By Lainey • Oct 01, 2015 11:57 am
BFFs Matt feels Ben’s pain The Martian comes out tomorrow. Variety reports that it’s been outselling Gravity in advance tickets. Some are projecting an opening weekend box office in the low $40s and others are thinking it might go all the way into the $50s. Oh and NASA told us they found water or By Lainey • Oct 01, 2015 11:16 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Concussion could be American Sniper? The New York Film Festival is underway and TIFF just wrapped but AFI Fest is betting big on the stars. Having already secured the premieres and awards season campaign launches of the Brange's By the Sea and the Brad Pitt-Ryan Gosling-Christian Bale-Steve Carell-led The Big Short, now AFI By Joanna • Sep 30, 2015 04:15 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews No longer newlyweds The year is the limit, right? After a year, you can’t call yourself a newlywed anymore? How about the term “new mom”? A year too, right? Amal and George Clooney, the no-longer newlyweds were in New York last night to celebrate the 15th anniversary of O Brother, Where Art By Lainey • Sep 30, 2015 03:44 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Beeba Boys Deepa Mehta is the original gangster. Really. Best known for her philosophical and provocative work with films like Midnight's Children or Water, Beeba Boys marks a huge departure for Deepa in that it's her version of The Departed meets Scarface. Beeba Boys profiles rival Sikh gangs By Joanna • Sep 30, 2015 11:41 am
Dumbass Matt Damon’s career in 8 minutes Matt Damon was on The Late Late Show with James Corden last night acting out his career in 8 minutes. They opened with Good Will Hunting which, I mean, I understand, you want to open strong. But I would have moved Bourne up to the top and maybe ended with By Lainey • Sep 30, 2015 11:16 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Keanu travels with his girlfriend Keanu Reeves is in Japan to promote John Wick. Have you seen John Wick? It’s amazing. It’s amazing in theatre. It’s really amazing on a plane. And it gets even better when you watch it again at home on a Friday night at 2am. A couple of By Lainey • Sep 30, 2015 10:41 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Susan Sarandon in The Meddler Susan Sarandon has been playing mom for years. Stepmom, Tammy, Speed Racer, even the half-baked About Ray, click here to see Sarah's review, it’s not something she shies away from… and it’s something she embraces in The Meddler, the most well-rounded and true-to-life mother figure she’ By Joanna • Sep 29, 2015 01:25 pm
