Movie Reviews and Previews Unbroken and Angelina’s Eye The first trailer for Unbroken, Angelina Jolie’s second film as a director, has been released and it has Oscar Bait stamped all over it: Sweeping music, dazzling visuals, a story about a scrappy survivor, World War II, and a family-friendly Christmas release date. If Unbroken is even half as By Sarah • Jul 11, 2014 11:49 am
Maple Leaf Wanting Rachel & Jake “Life's under no obligation to give us what we expect.” – Margaret Mitchell OK but what about what we want? Can we have what we want? What I’ve been wanting for a long time is Rachel McAdams and Jake Gyllenhaal. Since 2010 – click here to see. And every By Lainey • Jul 11, 2014 10:47 am
Baby and Bump Obsession Baby-blocking Eva Mendes was photographed on Wednesday, just as news was breaking that she and Ryan Gosling are expecting a baby. As you can see, she was desperately trying to cover her body. Well, they’ve managed to keep this secret for 7 months, supposedly. They’re saying she just stayed By Lainey • Jul 11, 2014 10:20 am
Marcus and Friends (dogs) Anne Hathaway’s slip-on kicks Anne Hathaway is currently shooting The Intern, the new Nancy Meyers movie. You know Nancy Meyers. It’s Complicated, Something’s Gotta Give, Father Of The Bride… What I like: Meyers writes for people over 45. What I’m not that into: Meyers’s films are like the Williams-Sonoma of By Lainey • Jul 10, 2014 05:27 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Hike, Pray, Love The first trailer for Wild, adapted from Cheryl Strayed’s bestseller, has been released, starring Reese Witherspoon. As I wrote a couple of months ago, they’re scheduling this film for Oscar ambitions. Reese wants #2. One of our producers on etalk, Joanna, compared the introductory vibe of Wild to By Lainey • Jul 10, 2014 04:18 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Tom’s new co-star fits the description Tom Cruise was out in London last night just as it was announced that they’ve cast the female lead in Mission: Impossible 5. Her name is Rebecca Ferguson. She’s a Swedish actress, 30 years old, was nominated for a Golden Globe for her performance in The White Queen By Lainey • Jul 10, 2014 10:46 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Exodus: the trailer The first trailer for Exodus: Gods and Kings was released yesterday. Or Gladiator 2 by Ridley Scott. Christian Bale stars as Moses. Joel Edgerton is Ramses. They were brothers. Now they’re adversaries. God’s picking sides. Or you could say Moses is Jon Snow. Except Robb Stark didn’t By Lainey • Jul 09, 2014 11:50 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Summer crushing on Bradley Cooper’s Rocket Raccoon Last night Marvel offered a seventeen minute sneak peek of Guardians of the Galaxy in IMAX 3D. They screened the prison break/riot scene featured in the trailers, plus sizzle reels of new footage. It was a good choice to get people hooked—the prison scene is really funny with By Sarah • Jul 08, 2014 11:46 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Gone Girl: the event A new full length trailer for Gone Girl was released today. It was preceded by a series of posters put out over the weekend advertising not the film…but the preview. So that’s the marketing strategy for the film: they’re treating it as a theatrical event, a MEGA By Lainey • Jul 07, 2014 03:39 pm
Baby and Bump Obsession Nicole Kidman shouldn’t trust anyone The first trailer for Before I Go To Sleep, starring Nicole Kid man and Colin Firth, was released yesterday. As many others have observed, it’s Memento meets Fifty First Dates. She goes to bed and when she wakes up, she doesn’t remember anything. And she leaves clues for By Lainey • Jul 04, 2014 10:57 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Why is MLP in this movie? The trailer for Behaving Badly starring Selena Gomez came out yesterday. It’s a teen movie. I had to watch it. It met my expectations. Looks terrible. What surprised me was… Mary-Louise Parker. The f-ck is MLP doing in this movie? We all feel the same about MLP, right? Like, By Lainey • Jul 04, 2014 10:15 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Jessica Chastain’s award season Eleanor Check out Jessica Chastain in New York yesterday. I’ve been waiting for some new photos to write about The Disappearance Of Eleanor Rigby trailer that was released earlier this week. As you know, the film started out as two versions – Her and Him – about a relationship told from both By Lainey • Jul 03, 2014 03:59 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews The Rock & The Lion Maybe it's the humidity, but these photos cracked me up. Dwayne "the Rock" Johnson was in London today to promote his movie Hercules, the second Hercules to come out this year. The first, you recall, or maybe you don't, because Kellan Lutz was in By Lainey • Jul 02, 2014 04:17 pm
Girly Throw Downs The secrets of The Notebook As mentioned last week, The Notebook celebrated its 10th anniversary last week and Nick Cassavetes, the director, talked to VH1 about some of his memories from the film, providing great insight on the actors, particularly Ryan Gosling. What’s getting the most attention is Cassavetes’ anecdote about the chemistry between By Lainey • Jul 02, 2014 03:22 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Who’s the horrible boss? Horrible Bosses was a perfectly serviceable comedy that is most notable for featuring Charlie Day, because Charlie Day is a national treasure and any time he’s on screen it’s worth watching. And since it made $209 million at the box office, it got a sequel, which is due By Sarah • Jul 02, 2014 11:04 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for July 2, 2014 Dear Gossips, Not sure where I’ve been but I had no idea Christian Bale was playing Moses for Ridley Scott in Exodus: Gods and Kings, scheduled for release on December 12, until Entertainment Weekly posted exclusive images from the film yesterday. Ridley Scott, by the way, also brought you By Lainey • Jul 02, 2014 09:33 am
