Media Manipulation Reese Witherspoon: white for Wild Reese Witherspoon wore white to the premiere of Wild in Hollywood last night. Both Reese and Laura Dern are considered strong candidates for Oscar nominations – Reese in the Best Actress category and Laura for Supporting. So if we’re looking ahead to the Golden Globes, Angelina Jolie, Jennifer Aniston, and By Lainey • Nov 20, 2014 11:42 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Blake Lively defeats time The Age of Adaline, Blake Lively’s new movie, has its first trailer and it looks like a hybrid of Winter’s Tale and Benjamin Button, with special effects straight from The CW. It’s about Adaline, who defeats time in a car accident and stops aging as a prize, By Sarah • Nov 19, 2014 03:08 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Cinderella doesn’t look terrible The fairytale trend in movies has been more miss than hit, by a pretty wide margin. Maleficent was okay, but if it weren’t for Dame Angelina, it would not have been even half so tolerable, but there hasn’t been a really great—or even just whole-heartedly good— By Sarah • Nov 19, 2014 12:44 pm
Media Manipulation Give him a rowboat in the rain Benedict Cumberbatch was seen at JFK airport in New York today, heading out after several days of intense Oscar campaigning that included his first official red carpet appearance with fiancée Sophie Hunter – click here for a refresher. Over the last couple of days, Cumberbatch has been on American morning television, By Lainey • Nov 19, 2014 12:01 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews The DUFF trailer…whelms. When I started to write this article I wrote that I had last written about The DUFF in the summer. Turns out I’m wrong – it was only October 8th. It seems like much longer ago. Maybe because I’ve been trying to fight my way through the book since By Duana • Nov 19, 2014 11:34 am
Media Manipulation Bone structure on the cover of Variety Angelina Jolie, Jack O’Connell, and Miyavi cover the new issue of Variety in support of Unbroken. You know how this worked, right? Variety would for sure have been happy with just Jolie. You can’t go wrong with just Jolie. Did Jolie tell them she wanted to be centred By Lainey • Nov 19, 2014 08:46 am
Coincidence or conspiracy Benedict Cumberbatch and Sophie Hunter’s first engaged carpet Sophie Hunter accompanied Benedict Cumberbatch last night at the NY premiere of The Imitation Game. Just yesterday on Good Morning America he was not very forthcoming with questions about his engagement. And then, come night, there she is. Their very first official public appearance after the proposal… And right in By Lainey • Nov 18, 2014 02:44 pm
Media Manipulation Jake’s Constellations I updated the Rachel McAdams article from earlier with some new information – click here to read it. Not that that has anything to do with Jake Gyllenhaal. But it SHOULD. And it COULD. Because, well, go read the post. Anyway, here’s Jake Gyllenhaal in New York today at a By Lainey • Nov 18, 2014 01:14 pm
Gorgessity Have you seen Chris Martin? Last night was the Hollywood premiere of Mockingjay Part 1. I’ve not read any stories about Chris Martin being there, have you? Let me know. Because a couple of weeks ago the Daily Mail was saying that he was going to show up and be with Jennifer Lawrence at By Lainey • Nov 18, 2014 12:36 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Angelina Jolie holds the room I read a book earlier this year called The Confidence Code: The Science And Art Of Self-Assurance – What Women Should Know by Katty Kay and Claire Shipman. If you haven’t already, you should definitely pick it up. Not because I want you to agree, or disagree, but because By Lainey • Nov 18, 2014 11:31 am
Maple Leaf Rachel’s birthday and boyfriend - UPDATE It was Rachel McAdams’s birthday yesterday. She’s 36. She’s shooting a movie around Toronto right now. Here she is on set walking from trailer to trailer in costume. It’s FREEZING in Toronto right now. I can’t imagine the no socks situation was all that comfortable. By Lainey • Nov 18, 2014 11:07 am
Media Manipulation Keira’s playing too Keira Knightley went full angel at the Hollywood Film Awards in an exquisite Giambattista Valli dress. That applique around the neck and down one arm is pure gorgessity and, God, I love the sleeves. Not even those sh-tty shoes could take away from it. So they gave her the By Lainey • Nov 17, 2014 02:02 pm
Style Jen’s plaid Cake Jennifer Aniston was in New York last night for a special screening of Cake presented by The Cinema Society and InStyle, scheduled between promotional appearances for Horrible Bosses 2 which opens in 10 days. As we’ve been discussing, repeatedly, at this point, an Oscar nomination is unlikely. But going By Lainey • Nov 17, 2014 01:32 pm
Media Manipulation Hands-free Alexander Skarsgard Alexander Skarsgard was photographed hands-free on Saturday at a gas station in Hollywood. This hands-free gas pumping thing is like Bigfoot to me. I’ve been driving for 25 years (f-ck me, I’m old) and I’ve never, ever, ever found a hands-free pump. Is By Lainey • Nov 17, 2014 12:12 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Frederick Zoller will fight Captain America On Friday afternoon Marvel announced that Daniel Brühl will appear in Captain America: Civil War as a villain. The specific character is unknown, and Variety fanned the flames a bit by adding the tidbit that he may also appear in Dr. Strange, where his villainous character would have a larger By Sarah • Nov 17, 2014 11:50 am
Media Manipulation Every Best Actor gets an award The race for Best Actor will be between Michael Keaton, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Eddie Redmayne this year. All three were at the Hollywood Film Awards. All three received awards at the Hollywood Film Awards. Jesus, is this show business or is this grade school? As we’ve seen, Keaton had By Lainey • Nov 17, 2014 10:43 am
