Movie Reviews and Previews Bond 24: Spectre I like Bond movies but I'm no Bond historian. Spectre, the title of Bond 24, just announced today, will mean something to Bond nerds though the way "alohomora" means something to Potterheads (me). For many, a Bond film is an Event. My best friend Fiona is By Lainey • Dec 04, 2014 01:44 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Seth Rogen is coming back to TV Kind of. Rogen and his creative partner Evan Goldberg have finally gotten their pilot order from AMC for an adaptation of Preacher, a 1990s comic about a Texan preacher who is possessed by a heaven-baby and goes looking for God with his ex-girlfriend and a drunk vampire. It’ By Sarah • Dec 04, 2014 12:22 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Chris Rock or Moses? There’s been a discussion lately about the whitewashing of Exodus. Sarah posted about it here the other day. Exodus opens on December 12. Some are calling for a boycott. Why don’t we call it an alternative? Chris Rock’s Top Five opens wide on the same day. This By Lainey • Dec 04, 2014 10:59 am
Media Manipulation Garrett’s gift and with the Jolie “I think (Garrett’s) going to be a huge movie star. He reminds me of the very lovely Brad Pitt. He has this country, earthy grit about him, juxtaposed with this incredible sensitivity. It is a very sexy combination.” – Gwyneth Paltrow in VOGUE 2010 Haven’t seen much of Garrett By Lainey • Dec 03, 2014 12:40 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews The Suicide Squad features Harley Quinn and some other people Last we heard of David Ayer’s DC villain flick, whether or not Harley Quinn, the nutjob supervillainess from the Batman comics, would be included was still up in the air, and Jared Leto was in talks to play The Joker (lesser version 2.0). Yesterday, Warner Brothers announced the By Sarah • Dec 03, 2014 10:19 am
Baby and Bump Obsession Blake in black Blake Lively stepped out last night for the L’Oreal Paris Annual Women of Worth Awards in New York. She’s a spokesperson for the brand. Blake hasn’t said exactly when she’s due. But her film The Age Of Adaline opens in April. So she’ll have to By Lainey • Dec 03, 2014 09:56 am
Media Manipulation Boyhood, Marion, and Vern You ever watch Oz? JK Simmons played Vern Schillinger. It took me a long time not to see him as Vern anymore. And I don’t. Now I don’t. Now I either see him as Juno’s dad or Miles Teller’s mentor adversary in Whiplash. For which he By Lainey • Dec 01, 2014 04:29 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Jake’s Raging Bull Hurricane This is what Jake Gyllenhaal will look like in Antoine Fuqua’s film Southpaw next year. According to Fuqua, Jake’s dedication to the role and his subsequent transformation are so extraordinary, it’s worthy of very impressive comparison: “Two people have done this in their lives,” Fuqua told Variety By Lainey • Dec 01, 2014 03:45 pm
Gorgessity Michael Fassbender surfs with Alicia Vikander Michael Fassbender is in Australia working on a film called The Light Between Oceans with Alicia Vikander. They play husband and wife. But it’s not a romance. He looks after a lighthouse. Their marriage is strained because she can’t have children. Then a baby shows up in a By Lainey • Dec 01, 2014 11:29 am
Dumbass Diversity in Film: The problem at the top On Friday Rupert Murdoch, elderly white man, took to Twitter to address the whitewashing casting controversy that has surrounded the upcoming movie Exodus: Gods & Guyliner. Christian Bale plays Moses, a Hebrew, Joel Edgerton is the Egyptian pharaoh Ramses, and Sigourney Weaver is their mother, Tuya, also Egyptian. In fact, By Sarah • Dec 01, 2014 11:17 am
Media Manipulation Angelina presents Unbroken Angelina Jolie and her cast were in LA yesterday to screen Unbroken at the Writers Guild of America. There were influential Oscar voters in the audience. And press. And now that the embargo has been lifted, we finally have a better idea of whether or not Unbroken can get to By Lainey • Dec 01, 2014 11:06 am
Weddings Work more, talk less Yesterday in Smutty Tingles, I wrote that “I have Benedict Cumberbatch love and engagement fatigue, GOD." Every day there’s another quote about how much he loves his fiancée and how much she loves him and why they decided to list their engagement and why she walked the carpet By Lainey • Nov 28, 2014 12:45 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Star Wars: The Force is a morning person It’s Black Friday here in the US, the day after Thanksgiving, during which we participate in the ritual sacrifice of holiday shoppers so that the old gods may be appeased and the winter will be a short one. Naturally, on a day dedicated to commerce and conspicuous consumption, Disney By Sarah • Nov 28, 2014 11:18 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for November 28, 2014 Dear Gossips, Welcome back to our American friends returning from Thanksgiving. We were business as usual yesterday here if you want to get caught up. Today is for the nerds. Because the first Star Wars 7 teaser trailer will be released in select theatres and iTunes. It will run 88 By Lainey • Nov 28, 2014 09:47 am
Quiveration Thanksgiving Quiveration He was the breakout star at the Emmy Awards… Cary Fukunaga won Best Direction for True Detective and the whole world was like, um, helloooo, I want that. Remember? Today, Page Six told me that he’s talking about a new film in Man Of The World magazine. So then By Lainey • Nov 27, 2014 03:59 pm
Media Manipulation Jake, Dave, and salmon Jake Gyllenhaal’s interview on Letterman aired last night. He’s adorable. The entire time he’s adorable. So I’ve posted the full clip for you at the bottom of this post and, since it’s a slow day, I recommend watching all of it. Jake and Dave have By Lainey • Nov 27, 2014 01:45 pm
