Photo Assumption Ben smokes and smiles but no nomination Gone Girl is not getting the award season recognition so far that some were calling for when the movie came out. Individually, sure, Rosamund Pike is being singled out but the film isn’t really contending and nobody’s talking about Ben Affleck’s performance. His penis, yes. But not By Lainey • Dec 12, 2014 10:56 am
Gorgessity Kissing Gugu The New York Times released a series of videos yesterday all themed around kissing starring actors who delivered some of the finest performances of the year. There are 9 of them. And my favourite… Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Miles Teller. Because I love her. Because look at her face, don’ By Lainey • Dec 11, 2014 04:38 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Choose Top Five This weekend there are two new major releases in theaters: Exodus: Gods & Guyliner and Chris Rock’s Top Five. If you’re going to the movies, go see Top Five. Ridley Scott thinks he couldn’t make Exodus without white leads, but we have a chance to empirically prove By Sarah • Dec 11, 2014 03:01 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Big sister Winslet Kate Winslet and Liam Hemsworth look like they're really bonding on the set of The Dressmaker in Australia. Big sister, little brother. She's always been known to be a lot of fun to hang out with. In another time though... In different circumstances... I'm By Lainey • Dec 11, 2014 01:42 pm
Style Reese Witherspoon & Jennifer Aniston secure their nominations Reese Witherspoon was nominated for a SAG award yesterday. She was also nominated for a Golden Globe Award today. There was never any doubt, was there? She’s good in Wild. And she’s connected in Hollywood. Jim Toth, her husband, is a major player at CAA. In that Jennifer By Lainey • Dec 11, 2014 01:00 pm
Media Manipulation Sony Hack reveals budget drama on Bond 24 Fallout from the Sony Hack continues, and this time it’s the new Bond movie, Spectre, caught in the crosshairs. Emails between the president of MGM, Jonathan Glickman, Bond producer Barbara Broccoli, and Sony executives, including co-chief Amy Pascal—is anyone having a worse week than Amy Pascal?—reveal By Sarah • Dec 11, 2014 11:55 am
Douchebags Marky Mark wants to lead not follow Check out Mark Wahlberg and his congenial wife, Rhea Durham, at the premiere of The Gambler last night. As you know, Mark’s been in the news lately because he’s requested a pardon for beating people up when he was 16. At the time he spat out some racial By Lainey • Dec 11, 2014 11:44 am
Media Manipulation No interviews at The Interview Tonight is the premiere of Seth Rogen’s and James Franco’s new movie, The Interview, in which they play entertainment reporters attempting to assassinate Kim Jong-un. North Korea is unhappy about the existence of this movie, and many people assume it’s the impetus behind the Sony Hack, By Sarah • Dec 11, 2014 11:16 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Down but not out This was not the way the week was expected to go for Angelina Jolie. No Golden Globes. And she gets implicated in the Sony email leak. AND Jennifer Aniston gets a SAG nomination and an invitation to the Beverly Hilton by the HFPA. It’s rare. Because the way the By Lainey • Dec 11, 2014 10:44 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Jake’s in again at the Golden Globes SAG nomination yesterday, Golden Globe nomination today – Jake Gyllenhaal’s chances at an Oscar nomination are looking better and better. Bradley Cooper’s are not. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has given us a lot of WTF moments over the years. I’m not sure if the Brange and Unbroken By Lainey • Dec 11, 2014 10:12 am
Media Manipulation Brange: a double shutout SAG nominations yesterday, no Unbroken. Golden Globe nominations today…. NO UNBROKEN. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association SHUT OUT Brange. They SHUT OUT Angelina Jolie. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association. They nominated her for The Tourist! And they SHUT DOWN Unbroken! ANNNNNND… They nominated Jennifer Aniston! It’s her greatest victory By Lainey • Dec 11, 2014 09:37 am
Amazingness The Summer of Tom Hardy Sarah messaged me right when I was coming off The Social this afternoon OMGing about the new Mad Max trailer. I pressed play as soon as I got back to my desk and wrote her back: Holy sh-t. HOLY SH-T. This is the best looking and best sounding By Lainey • Dec 10, 2014 04:54 pm
Quiveration Skins meets Bond The redband trailer for the upcoming Kingsman: The Secret Service has been released. Colin Firth plays a Bond type. He recruits and trains a new member of the Secret Service – a punk kid who looks like he could have been in Skins. It’s a comedy. And … I’m into By Lainey • Dec 10, 2014 03:45 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews The nominees, Eddie & Felicity Check out Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones at the premiere of The Theory Of Everything in London last night, an early celebration for their double SAG nominations this morning. Triple, actually, because the film was also nominated for Best Ensemble. Have you seen it? SEE IT. I love this movie. By Lainey • Dec 10, 2014 12:44 pm
TV Updates Jake’s in – SAG Nominations announced We’ve been speculating for weeks about that fifth Best Actor spot, assuming that Michael Keaton, Benedict Cumberbatch, Eddie Redmayne, and Steve Carell would be in for four. And we’ve seen Jake Gyllenhaal surging. Well, he’s almost there. The Screen Actors have sent him an invitation. He deserves By Lainey • Dec 10, 2014 10:55 am
Media Manipulation Jen’s big SAG day Did Jennifer Aniston stay up late last night, reading and re-reading every email leaked in the Sony hack, especially the parts where Scott Rudin sh-ts on Angelina Jolie? Did it get even better when she woke up this morning – or maybe she didn’t sleep at all – to By Lainey • Dec 10, 2014 10:18 am
