Movie Reviews and Previews Rely on the hair Jennifer Aniston’s Cake was not acquired coming out of TIFF even though she received a standing ovation and didn’t wear a bra. So why won’t anyone spend any money on what’s being called her finest performance? Well, you don’t spend money unless you think you’ By Lainey • Sep 19, 2014 09:32 am
Style Elle Woods goes to Washington She did actually go to Washington in Legally Blonde 2, right? Red, White, and Blonde. Pink, white, and blonde last night at a screening of The Good Lie in DC. Click here to read Joanna’s review of the film from TIFF. Reese Witherspoon is in campaign mode. And she By Lainey • Sep 18, 2014 12:04 pm
Media Manipulation Oscar jockeying: Patricia Arquette edition Have you seen Boyhood yet? One of the best films of the year, if not THE best film of the year. And Patricia Arquette gives an incredible performance. Joanna sent this article to me today - even though Arquette’s role in Boyhood is a lead, IFC Films will be submitting By Lainey • Sep 18, 2014 11:34 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for September 18, 2014 Dear Gossips, So it was confirmed yesterday that Matthew McConaughey will not return for Magic Mike 2. The storyline is apparently a road trip, and either he wasn’t invited, or he didn’t want to get in the car. I’m thinking…he didn’t want to get in By Lainey • Sep 18, 2014 09:25 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Tom Hiddleston’s schedule shake up Remember that Ben-Hur remake that would pretty much only be watchable if it starred Tom Hiddleston? Well it’s no longer starring Tom Hiddleston. Instead it will star Jack Huston, which means I can stop caring about a February movie. Instead, Hiddles has jumped ship for Legendary’s King By Sarah • Sep 17, 2014 11:16 am
Media Manipulation Chris Hemsworth’s post-Marvel moves Hollywood is suddenly obsessed with Hank Williams. It probably has a lot to do with the prolonged fight over the Hank Senior song catalog ending in 2011, or that the Hank Williams Estate, thus resolved, signed a huge licensing deal just last year. At any rate, first there was Tom By Sarah • Sep 16, 2014 03:44 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Matt Damon is dusting off his Jason Bourne hat Once upon a time, Matt Damon went in hard against Bourne trilogy screenwriter Tony Gilroy. For a couple years he trash-talked Gilroy, taking no pains to hide his animosity, and said he’d never do another Bourne movie so long as Gilroy was involved. So Universal moved ahead with By Sarah • Sep 16, 2014 09:38 am
Movie Reviews and Previews “It’s the things we love most that destroy us” Man, to borrow from Mimi, that is bleak. I do love fried food though. Here it is – a full length trailer for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1. War. Betrayal. Peeta the puppet. Katniss, as always, is torn. Is there a place for morality between obligation and responsibility? Will Chris By Lainey • Sep 15, 2014 04:29 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Brange’s post-wedding unhappiness Brange is in Malta shooting a movie called By The Sea. Angelina wrote it. She’s directing and producing. Brad is also producing. They play a married couple in crisis. There’s already been a lot of talk about how ironic the timing is. I’ve already talked about how By Lainey • Sep 15, 2014 03:56 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Laggies: TIFF review Keira Knightley, one of the most interesting stars of the year. She charmed up a storm in Begin Again, and will soon chase her second Oscar nomination for the over-hyped The Imitation Game, but makes her biggest star turn as an American twentysomething in crisis in Laggies. Knightley' By Joanna • Sep 15, 2014 01:01 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Jennifer Aniston in Cake: TIFF review Over-medicated, "bitchy," and sans-makeup: it's Jennifer Aniston like you've never seen her before. In Cake, Aniston plays Claire, a wealthy L.A. woman struggling with the loss of her son. She soon joins a chronic pain support group, and becomes obsessed with By Joanna • Sep 15, 2014 12:02 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Chris Evans’s sociopathic rom-com I actually emailed Lainey about Playing It Cool (formerly known as A Many Splintered Thing) a few months ago when the official synopsis came out, because this is one of the most amazing synopses I’ve seen in recent memory. Here it is: “The story of a young man disillusioned By Sarah • Sep 15, 2014 11:19 am
Baby and Bump Obsession Angelina Jolie in swim shorts That was me before a headline whore. Brange and children are in Malta working on By The Sea. On the weekend they spent time on a boat. As you can see, the Jolie wore swim shorts. I don’t think I’ve ever seen her like this before. So, there’ By Lainey • Sep 15, 2014 10:33 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Ryan Reynolds in The Voices: TIFF Review Remember Ryan Reynolds, the movie star? The star of The Green Lantern, R.I.P.D., and The Change Up? What about Buried and Adventureland? Torn between his cash-in commercial gambits and his independent spirits, Reynolds' rocky road to the top of the A-list continues in The By Joanna • Sep 12, 2014 11:54 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Martin Lawrence at Chateau Marmont That’s two nights this week that Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Martin have been out together in LA. Click here for a refresher of their date at La Dolce Vita earlier two nights ago. Last night it was Chateau Marmont. E! News reports they were out with his friends and, By Lainey • Sep 12, 2014 11:35 am
Movie Reviews and Previews My Obsession & Christian Grey My Obsession! Two in a row! For the second straight night, Sam and Aaron Taylor-Johnson were at Chiltern in London. What a great way to end a long ass week. This time they were more dressed up. It was a pre-Fashion Week party. Also there – Jamie Dornan aka By Lainey • Sep 12, 2014 10:43 am