Harry Potter Boyhood Potterhood Is Ethan Hawke your re-boyfriend yet? If you say no, is it because you haven’t seen Boyhood? See it. Then be the contrarian. I know the type. The film has received near universal acclaim, currently sitting at a 99% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes. But some people just get By Lainey • Jul 30, 2014 03:46 pm
Bad Style Style Discomfort or Boy Discomfort? While Justin Bieber was fronting like he’s all big and bad in Orlando Bloom’s face last night, Selena Gomez was at the Hollywood premiere for her new movie Behaving Badly. It’s a bad title. It looks like a really bad movie. Maybe that’s why she seems By Lainey • Jul 30, 2014 11:34 am
Baby and Bump Obsession Short, blonde, and pregnant It was a great weekend for Scarlett Johansson. It’s a wonderful time for Scarlett Johansson. Lucy exceeded expectations at the box office, coming in at #1 with almost $45 million and overpowering Dwayne The Rock Johnson’s Hercules. And this just a couple of weeks after Sarah posted this By Lainey • Jul 30, 2014 10:19 am
Media Manipulation Joaquin Phoenix: Dr Strange? A few days ago THR reported that Joaquin Phoenix and Marvel are in negotiations for him to play Dr Strange. I mean, he’s definitely right for it. On talent, he could totally do it. Of course he could. But… is Joaquin Phoenix a Company Man? Think of how RDJ By Lainey • Jul 29, 2014 04:07 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Inside the Superhero Clubhouse First, Marvel’s panel started nearly twenty minutes late. Then, they didn’t announce anything new, except that the Guardians of the Galaxy’s pre-destined sequel will open on July 28, 2017. There was no news on Dr. Strange, or long-awaited confirmation of a Black Panther and/or Captain Marvel By Sarah • Jul 28, 2014 01:25 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Superhero Face Punch looks dumb Warner Brothers did a good job of keeping the appearance of Zack Snyder and comics’ Holy Trinity (Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman) a secret in the run up to their panel on Saturday morning in Hall H. When Snyder took the stage and introduced his trio of stars, it felt like By Sarah • Jul 28, 2014 11:58 am
Amazingness Mad Max is hotter than puppies Sarah has written at length about Comic-Con strategy – how often false hype can be generated out of San Diego (Sucker Punch) that ultimately leads to disappointment. But Comic-Con can also be a legitimate momentum build, especially for projects that seemed worrisome, projects that may have been burdened by the weight By Lainey • Jul 28, 2014 11:26 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Wonder Woman’s new look After having the new costume for Wonder Woman teased last month, at Comic-Con on Saturday Zack Snyder unveiled the first look for his cinematic version of the character, and it’s not bad. It’s still pretty T&A for a character who is supposed to be a warrior By Sarah • Jul 28, 2014 09:42 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for July 28, 2014 Dear Gossips, Scarlett Johansson’s Lucy was originally scheduled to open later. But, as Sarah wrote back in May, the studio moved up the release date to avoid Guardians Of The Galaxy. And it was the right move. Because Scarjo took out The Rock! $44 million! Do you remember even By Lainey • Jul 28, 2014 09:00 am
Quiveration Wes Bentley is my Dr Strange Is this a gift for you? If not, it’s a gift for me. I’m into Wes Bentley. Sarah’s been texting me today about all the mystery around who’s going to be Dr Strange per the big Marvel announcement coming tomorrow and all the speculation and my By Lainey • Jul 25, 2014 03:13 pm
Media Manipulation Vin Diesel gets into it Yesterday was the London premiere of Guardians of the Galaxy, and Vin Diesel showed up in a tee shirt with his one line from the movie, “I am Groot”, printed on it and wearing a pair of stilts to make him taller like his space ent character, Groot. While Bradley By Sarah • Jul 25, 2014 01:34 pm
Media Manipulation Cumberbatch Con Comic-Con is in full swing and yesterday Benedict Cumberbatch kicked it off in good old fashion convention style—thousands of screaming girls yelling his name in an enclosed space. Actually, I’m trying to remember if Comic-Con was like this in the pre-Twilight days. While I remember plenty of excitable By Sarah • Jul 25, 2014 11:00 am
Style Katie by the pool Katie Holmes attended a party in New York last night for the World Surf League. Random, right? Well… no. Harvey Weinstein was hosting. And he produced The Giver. Everybody has to be nice to Harvey. Now here’s a question: Harvey Weinstein or Scientology? Ha. This is a great white By Lainey • Jul 25, 2014 10:45 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Batfleck suit It’s the 75th anniversary of Batman comics, and as part of their celebration at Comic-Con, DC Comics has a display of Batman suits throughout the ages—including Ben Affleck’s new costume from Superhero Face Punch. Well, part of it. All that’s on display is the cowl and By Sarah • Jul 25, 2014 10:32 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for July 25, 2014 Dear Gossips, I really, really want to see Boyhood this weekend. Duana and Lara went the other night and yesterday sent an email to a few of our friends with the title “ALERT”: “Boyhood made me love Ethan Hawke again. Use at your own risk.” That is a risk. Because By Lainey • Jul 25, 2014 09:33 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Jake Gyllenhaal in Nightcrawler It was announced this week that Nightcrawler, starring Jake Gyllenhaal, will be a world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. The first trailer and the poster were released yesterday. This is the movie for which Jakey lost 20 lbs. So…definitely not Prince Of Persia. And I say that By Lainey • Jul 24, 2014 04:06 pm
