Media Manipulation Natalie Never is back Back in 2011, when she was campaigning for an Oscar, I dubbed Natalie Portman “Natalie Never” because her combination belly-cuppy pregnancy and aggressive trophy hunting turned me off so hard I couldn’t deal with her at all. A proto-I Can’t, if you will. Since then, though, Portman has By Sarah • May 15, 2015 02:16 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Emma’s Cannes debut Woody Allen’s Irrational Man photo call and presser in Cannes today. And Emma Stone’s Cannes first time. Maybe that’s why Emma went with a cocktail dress? I mean it’s not a gown. But I feel like it’s a dress you might see at a party. By Lainey • May 15, 2015 01:53 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Sad Captain America Filming for Captain America: Civil War is underway in Atlanta, and a batch of set photos has popped up showing Chris Evans dressed in a Sad Suit, Looking Sad, and carrying a casket. Who died?! Well, since Emily Van Camp, who plays Sharon Carter, is also present and dressed in By Sarah • May 15, 2015 01:22 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Jake’s Oscar plans Jake Gyllenhaal wasn’t at the Palais last night. The jury wasn’t required. Here he is today around town. And pictures of him from opening night on Wednesday looking very smooth in that tux. While Jake had no official engagements to attend on Thursday, he was part of the By Lainey • May 15, 2015 12:50 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Colin & Ewan: matching arrivals Colin Farrell and Ewan McGregor worked together on a Woody Allen film called Cassandra’s Dream a few years ago. Here they are arriving in Nice for the Cannes Film Festival today and they happen to be travelling in the same outfit, just coincidence no conspiracy. Ewan knows Cannes. He By Lainey • May 14, 2015 05:18 pm
Marcus and Friends (dogs) Johnny Depp’s dog violation I remember hearing a story last year of a woman who flew to Australia with an orange and it turned into a major drama when she got there. They’re serious over there about contamination and bio-transfers. So if you have pets, and you’re travelling there with them, they By Lainey • May 14, 2015 04:26 pm
Bad Style Charlize & Sean in Cannes Sean Penn joined Charlize Theron at the Palais in Cannes for Mad Max: Fury Road today. Is this supposed to be our substitute for Brange Cannes? Because I reject that. I was however reminded of previous Cannes. There was a year he was there and I was covering it and By Lainey • May 14, 2015 03:41 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews “What’s done cannot be undone” Ahead of its premiere in Cannes, a teaser for Macbeth has been released featuring Michael Fassbender and ending with Marion Cotillard and the line: What’s done cannot be undone. To bed, to bed, to bed She only says “to bed” once here in the preview but you’ll recall By Lainey • May 14, 2015 12:51 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Annie & Bob: The Intern trailer The first trailer for The Intern, starring Anne Hathaway and Robert De Niro, written and directed by Nancy Meyers, was released yesterday. And my first impression is that… This movie is manipulative! Anyone who has an aging dad will be manipulated. Because how do you not watch this and not By Lainey • May 14, 2015 12:11 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Nostalgia factory to grind up The Craft The cocaine fueled Everything Is A Good Idea 1990s era of filmmaking produced some of the most insane garbage in the history of cinema. Every decade has its share of bad movies, except the 1990s. In the 90s, “bad” as a category was replaced with “Jesus Christ, how much blow By Sarah • May 14, 2015 11:53 am
Movie Reviews and Previews The “Men” vs Mad Max The photo call and presser for Mad Max: Fury Road happened in Cannes this morning. Click here to read my review from yesterday. I have no doubt the audience at the Palais would have loved it. Like I wrote yesterday, the movie is straight up, balls out mental. Half the By Lainey • May 14, 2015 10:04 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for May 14, 2015 Dear Gossips, If I was in Cannes, one of the films I’d be queuing for this weekend is the Amy Winehouse documentary directed by Asif Kapadia. Have you seen Senna? One of the best sports documentaries of all time. Obviously more enjoyable if you were a fan of Ayrton By Lainey • May 14, 2015 09:12 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Crimson Peak: I want to go there The first trailer for Guillermo Del Toro’s much anticipated Crimson Peak introduced us to the creepy setting and not much else, but now the international trailer has arrived and it lays out a little more of the story. Mia Wasikowska plays a Victorian lady author who is interested in By Sarah • May 13, 2015 04:18 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Film Review: The D Train SPOILERS The D Train is not going to be for everybody. If you don’t like awkward humor, you won’t like this movie as it is so awkward at times it’s difficult to watch without full-body cringing. Jack Black gives a terrific weirdo performance, echoing his FANTASTIC turn By Sarah • May 13, 2015 01:49 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Charlize Theron & Tom Hardy in Mad Max: Fury Road Spoilers ahead… I screened Mad Max: Fury Road a couple of weeks ago in Toronto with just two other people. I can’t wait to see it again in a full theatre. Some movies you want to enjoy by yourself. Others are best experienced in a collective. Not that I By Lainey • May 13, 2015 12:53 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Luc Besson returns to weird with Cara Delevingne The Fifth Element is such a great movie. It’s a mess, don’t get me wrong, but it’s so fun in its messiness—I’ll always take a little mess in exchange for ambitious, original ideas. But it was also a huge financial disaster, and director Luc Besson By Sarah • May 12, 2015 03:06 pm
