Media Manipulation Two for Eddie? Anne Hathaway has been out there doing press for the upcoming Song One but since everyone’s in award season fever, she’s kind of moving under the radar. By her standards. Usually Annie tops the headlines. Here she is in New York in a green coat – great colour on By Lainey • Jan 20, 2015 11:27 am
Media Manipulation Kevin Hart's character selection Kevin Hart’s The Wedding Ringer was supposed to open big – it would have been his fourth #1 but as it stands, American Sniper is exceeding expectations and Paddington is being bolstered by fantastic reviews (like Sarah’s here). So Kevin has to settle for a slim #2 which, if By Maria • Jan 20, 2015 11:10 am
Baby and Bump Obsession Marion goes home until the Oscars Marion Cotillard was in the States for a couple of weeks and some thought she’d be done with award season after Critics Choice. But we now know she’ll be back…because last Thursday, the Oscars invited her to the Best Actress party. It’s important to note how By Lainey • Jan 20, 2015 10:00 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Now Emily Blunt is in that Huntsman movie, too With production set to begin in London in April on The Huntsman, Universal is trying to get all their ducks in a row. I say “trying” because it doesn’t seem to be going well. Snow White and the Huntsman was a modest hit in 2012, just eking out enough By Sarah • Jan 20, 2015 09:39 am
Break Ups The Scarlet Witch is single Elizabeth Olsen was papped the other day grocery shopping and not wearing her engagement ring. US Weekly then followed with confirmation from sources yesterday that she and Boyd Holbrook have ended their relationship. I swear, I was just thinking on the weekend while watching The Skeleton Twins, about how hot By Lainey • Jan 20, 2015 09:15 am
Media Manipulation Jennifer Aniston: The Snubbed Tour Jennifer Aniston was not nominated for an Oscar last week. And there was a junket scheduled right afterwards for her to promote Cake. Like a true professional, she went ahead with her press obligations and did not get the chicken pox. (Oh come on, Brangelunatics. It was the easy, cheap By Lainey • Jan 19, 2015 03:44 pm
Photo Assumption Johnny in Berlin Johnny Depp was in Berlin this weekend for Mortdecai. So far there hasn’t been a carpet in North America. But Johnny’s like Tom Cruise now. Audiences are much more supportive of him overseas. So far there haven’t been any reviews. Mortdecai opens on Friday. The movie is By Lainey • Jan 19, 2015 01:33 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews JLO is everywhere She’s on American Idol. She’s promoting American Idol at the TCAs (in a red skirt). She’s on morning television because The Boy Next Door is coming out on Friday. The reviews have been horrible. GOOD! For those of us who are eagerly waiting for Friday to see By Lainey • Jan 19, 2015 10:49 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Paddington review Whoever did the US marketing for Paddington ought to be flogged. They did this movie dirty, cutting terrible trailers that made the movie look hokey and trite and Paddington himself a demonic hellbeast unleashed from our nightmares. But in reality, Paddington, and adaptation of the popular Paddington the Bear children’ By Sarah • Jan 19, 2015 10:24 am
Style Sienna’s big weekend As mentioned earlier, it was a big weekend for American Sniper, Bradley Cooper, and Clint Eastwood. Sienna Miller gets to enjoy that too, right? We’ve talked about what a ride she’s had the last year or so. And now, being part of a film that just turned this By Lainey • Jan 19, 2015 10:07 am
Maple Leaf Ryan & Eva’s night out Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes stepped out together this weekend to see Don Rickles perform in Beverly Hills. We’ve not seen them papped together as a couple in a long time. So, despite rumours every 2 months, he’s still with her and she’s still with him. And By Lainey • Jan 19, 2015 09:51 am
Media Manipulation Tom Hardy kicks Suicide Squad to the curb Last we heard of Warner Brothers’ adaptation of DC’s villain team-up movie, Suicide Squad, Tom Hardy was part of a very impressive cast. But today it’s been announced that Hardy is dropping out and will no longer play team leader Rick Flag, and WB is now allegedly By Sarah • Jan 16, 2015 01:44 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Jenny Slate won an award! It’s an utterly meaningless Critics’ Choice Award, but still! Jenny Slate is awesome and she was awesome in Obvious Child and she won Best Actress in a Comedy for Obvious Child, so that’s awesome. She’s so pretty and I love her voice so much I just want By Sarah • Jan 16, 2015 11:54 am
Quiveration Courtside Idris The NBA was in the UK last night. The Milwaukee Bucks played the New York Knicks. Even though the Royal Foundation has a partnership with the league, Prince Harry already met with Carmelo Anthony the day before – click here to revisit those pictures – so I guess that was enough to By Lainey • Jan 16, 2015 11:36 am
Movie Reviews and Previews What was unspoken at the Critics’ Choice Awards Could you sense it? You could sense it, right? There was an unspoken discomfort agitating underneath the Critics’ Choice Awards last night. Jessica Chastain, when accepting the first ever MVP Award, was the one who came closest to addressing it. She encouraged her peers to speak up about the lack By Lainey • Jan 16, 2015 11:09 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Michael Keaton somehow won twice I don’t understand why Birdman keeps getting categorized as a comedy. It’s weird and has its funny moments, but it’s not a comedy. And yet at the Golden Globes and the Critics’ Choice Awards it was classified as a comedy. I’m fine with splitting drama and By Sarah • Jan 16, 2015 10:22 am
