Movie Reviews and Previews Who are you hugging, Mark Darcy? It’s called Bridget Jones’s Baby. And we know Bridget is pregnant. But who’s the father? The whole point is that they want us to think it might not be Mark Darcy’s. And since Patrick Dempsey has joined the cast, he could be possible baby father. So By Lainey • Oct 08, 2015 03:12 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Daniel Craig isn’t that grumpy Daniel Craig’s new interview with Time Out London is being excerpted all over the place. He says he’d rather “slash my wrists” than do another Bond movie. And that he doesn’t “give a f-ck” who gets cast to play Bond next. When I first read these By Lainey • Oct 08, 2015 10:08 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Trumbo for Oscar? (Lainey: a new trailer for Trumbo was released yesterday. Some people think Bryan Cranston could be a contender. He’s so well liked in Hollywood. And he would be the answer if voters don’t want to reward Eddie Redmayne two years in a row, can’t stand Johnny Depp, By Joanna • Oct 07, 2015 11:48 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Winona of a certain time So happy to start the day with two of my favourites. First Carey Mulligan, now one of my all-timers, Winona Ryder who was at the premiere of Experimenter in New York last night. It was hard to find shots of her without those shock eyes. She seems to be By Lainey • Oct 07, 2015 11:23 am
Baby and Bump Obsession “Sweatshirts are f-cking important” on Carey Mulligan Kanye West spoke to Vanity Fair a couple of weeks ago about his new collection and one of the best quotes to come out of that conversation was: “Sweatshirts are f-cking important.” I totally agree, not joking. Sweatshirts for style is real. And it’s freedom, OK? It’s By Lainey • Oct 07, 2015 10:52 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Rooney Mara feels really bad about this whole Tiger Lily thing Casting Rooney Mara as Tiger Lily in Pan is not a move that went over well anywhere, and since she’s doing press to promote the movie, which comes out this weekend, Mara is now answering questions about the casting and whitewashing of what should have been a high-profile By Sarah • Oct 06, 2015 03:10 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Andy G & Michael Shannon in 99 Homes Ramin Bahrani’s latest film, 99 Homes, makes for an interesting companion piece to Spotlight and the lesser Sicario, in that all three films deal with disillusionment and the corruption of an idealized system. Spotlight examines the putrid rot at the core of an ancient organization that’s become more By Sarah • Oct 06, 2015 12:12 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Ellen Page joins the pointless remake crowd Remakes have been a part of cinema from the beginning—The Wizard of Oz is a remake—so I’m not going to waste my time complaining about their existence. Movie remakes happen, they’re part of the cinematic landscape. Fine. But if we’re going to remake movies, especially By Sarah • Oct 06, 2015 11:07 am
Movie Reviews and Previews My Obsession is intense Sam Taylor-Johnson posted this shot to Instagram last night: Night before he starts his new movie ❤️ @aarontaylorjohnson A photo posted by Director (@samtaylorjohnson) onOct 4, 2015 at 7:45pm PDT The film is likely Nocturnal Animals. Tom Ford is directing. Jake Gyllenhaal and Amy Adams are the leads. Not By Lainey • Oct 05, 2015 05:17 pm
Maple Leaf Nina & Austin’s first red carpet Nina Dobrev and boyfriend Austin Stowell walked their first premiere red carpet together at the NYFF premiere of his film, Bridge of Spies, on Sunday. The two were previously snapped together at a New York Fashion Week event last month but this is step-and-repeat. It’s a whole By Joanna • Oct 05, 2015 12:22 pm
Faux Gossip Alicia was there A couple of weeks ago, US Weekly reported that Alicia Vikander and Michael Fassbender broke up. I wrote about how I wasn’t sure about how legit that was at the time – click here for a refresher. Alicia showed up at the Steve Jobs premiere on Saturday. She’s not By Lainey • Oct 05, 2015 11:48 am
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
