Movie Reviews and Previews CIFF Review: Dear White People Dear White People was one of my Sundance picks way back in January, and man did it live up to the hype. The feature film debut of writer/director Justin Simien, Dear White People follows a group of students at a Harvard-esque Ivy League school, the fictional Winchester, as they By Sarah • Oct 22, 2014 11:03 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Jennifer Lawrence in Oscar white Jennifer Lawrence also attended the Elle Women in Hollywood event last night wearing a white Oscar De La Renta cocktail dress. That’s two white swan songs for the fashion legend – the bride of the year, Amal Clooney, and the most popular, most acclaimed young actress in Hollywood. Salute. We By Lainey • Oct 21, 2014 04:03 pm
Baby and Bump Obsession Jennifer Garner: bangs and balance Jennifer Garner spoke last night at the ELLE Women in Hollywood Awards. Just Jared has posted video of it – click here to see. Interestingly enough there have been tabloid rumours about Ben Affleck and Emily Ratajkowski from Gone Girl hooking up, presumably because he’s him and she’s hot By Lainey • Oct 21, 2014 01:05 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Looking sharp in New York Always. Always sharp when it comes to Eddie Redmayne. Here he is with fiancée Hannah Bagshawe in New York last night at the premiere of The Theory Of Everything for which, right now, he’s looking pretty good for a Best Actor nomination. I keep telling you he deserves it. By Lainey • Oct 21, 2014 12:13 pm
Media Manipulation Colin Farrell’s turn Marvel is still looking for Dr Strange because it definitely won’t be Joaquin Phoenix. His publicist released a statement the other day confirming that negotiations are “dead, dead, dead. A couple of weeks ago they mutually decided to part ways. It was over before the New York Film Festival” By Lainey • Oct 20, 2014 04:16 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Is Jena Malone playing a female Robin? On Friday the latest rumor about Superhero Face Punch, which has been filming since 1997 at this point, hit the internet and it’s one of the more interesting assumptions about the movie we’ve heard yet—Jena Malone might be playing a female iteration of Batman’s sidekick, Robin. By Sarah • Oct 20, 2014 03:21 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Jolie driving While Brad Pitt continues to promote Fury – with results – Angelina Jolie is in Malta continuing to shoot her film By The Sea. She was photographed in costume, very Liz Taylor, working on a scene the other day. Not sure who the blonde is but Melanie Laurent is supposed to be By Lainey • Oct 20, 2014 01:45 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Can you keep the wig? Jude Law, who is expecting his fifth child with ex-girlfriend Catherine Harding, was seen on set in Manchester this weekend with Colin Firth, working on a new film called Genius. He should keep this lace-front wig. I’m writing this while Jordana, Key Hair on The Social is spraying my By Lainey • Oct 20, 2014 10:03 am
Movie Reviews and Previews CIFF Review: Birdman Birdman is a tremendous film. There’s no other way to put it. It’s an ASTOUNDING technical accomplishment and a genuinely affecting film that is funny, absurd, moving, and sad. The performances are fantastic, the score is terrific, and where Clouds of Sils Maria gets bogged down in the By Sarah • Oct 20, 2014 09:46 am
Movie Reviews and Previews CIFF Review: Clouds of Sils Maria Clouds of Sils Maria is French filmmaker Olivier Assayas’s new film. It stars Juliette Binoche, Kristen Stewart, and Chloe Grace Moretz. It is about an actress, Maria (Binoche), debating whether or not to take a role in the play that made her famous, but instead of playing the young By Sarah • Oct 20, 2014 09:26 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for October 20, 2014 Dear Gossips, A box office win for Brad Pitt’s Fury. Fury’s performance this weekend just made it an Oscar conversation so Part 1 of Brange’s road to Oscar seems to have been accomplished. The rest is up to Unbroken. As you know, Brad put in some work By Lainey • Oct 20, 2014 08:54 am
Media Manipulation Eddie Redmayne: front row season? Eddie Redmayne was front row at the Alexander Wang H&M Collection launch in New York last night. (Sasha was there too, covering it for etalk. I was jealous. Wang is… goddamn, he is something to look at. The clothes, sure. But his FACE!) If I’m a designer, By Lainey • Oct 17, 2014 02:17 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Batfleck is definitely in the Justice League During a shareholder meeting earlier this week, Warner Brothers CEO Kevin Tsujihara dumped a ton of info about the DC cinematic universe on us, including the flashy announcement that textile-wearer Ezra Miller will play The Flash. Buried under the new information is the confirmation that Zack Snyder will direct two By Sarah • Oct 17, 2014 01:46 pm
Media Manipulation Brange’s Fury Unbroken Brad Pitt and the cast of Fury spent yesterday screening Fury for veterans and servicemen in Fort Benning Georgia. Extra also released Brad’s red carpet interview from the premiere in Washington the night before. The reporter was Jerry Penacoli who’s always had a good relationship with Angelina Jolie. By Lainey • Oct 17, 2014 10:16 am
Movie Reviews and Previews George Clooney goes back to work too Amal Alamuddin Clooney went back to work this week, advising the Greek government on the Parthenon Marbles situation. She returned to London yesterday. Here’s George Clooney in Vancouver, back for Tomorrowland. Will his wife show up in Canada for the weekend? A lot of you have been asking me By Lainey • Oct 17, 2014 09:30 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Thor vs a big fish The trailer for Ron Howard’s In The Heart Of The Sea was released earlier today. Convenient! Because I was wondering how I would use these new Chris Hemsworth photos – he was papped at LAX yesterday and he’s the star of the film. It’s based on a true By Lainey • Oct 16, 2014 01:48 pm
