Amazingness The “stuff that Channing’s good at” My etalk colleague Danielle McGimsie is one of the best television presenters I know. Her voiceovers are amazing. No one does a read like Danielle. And when she’s at a junket? Never mind. Danielle always brings back a strong interview for the show, even when the actor she’s By Lainey • Jun 11, 2014 12:02 pm
Maple Leaf Still Dumb and Dumber I don’t think I’ve ever laughed harder in a movie than I did when I first saw Dumb and Dumber. It was a perfect convergence of comedy: I was twelve, Jim Carrey was at the top of his game, and the Farrelly Brothers’ gross-out aesthetic was brand new. By Sarah • Jun 11, 2014 11:30 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Casting Roulette: Indiana Jones Edition There’s a rumor going around—a dirty, dirty rumor—that Robert Pattinson, he of the tea-pouring hands and mothering hips, has somehow risen to the top of Disney’s wish list for their inevitable Indiana Jones reboot. Look, Pattinson is not a terrible actor. He’s really not. Twilight By Sarah • Jun 09, 2014 12:56 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Marvel re-marries Over the weekend Marvel wrapped up their (desperate) search for a new Ant-Man director after Edgar Wright suddenly dumped their ass a couple weeks ago. After working through a series of comedy directors, they landed on Peyton Reed. Who? Well, nerds are freaking out because he’s “best known” for By Sarah • Jun 09, 2014 10:29 am
BFFs Rachel & Jake at boxing Last week, Rachel McAdams and Jake Gyllenhaal were seen together at dinner in Pittsburgh. Click here for a refresher. They’re working on a film, Southpaw. The movie is about boxing. There was a big boxing match on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden, Cotto vs Martinez. And they were By Lainey • Jun 09, 2014 09:29 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for June 6, 2014 Dear Gossips, Box office experts are predicting that The Fault In Our Stars will be #1 this weekend, ahead of Tom Cruise’s Edge Of Tomorrow. People really loved that book. As previously noted, I did not love that book. I mean it was OK, it didn’t suck. But By Lainey • Jun 06, 2014 10:37 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Tom Cruise the “good sport” Edge Of Tomorrow comes out tomorrow. Have you seen the reviews? They’re really quite positive. And even the ones that aren’t positive aren’t mega sh-t either. Someone who works in the industry said to me that even though people are wary of his Xenu association, there is By Lainey • Jun 05, 2014 01:05 pm
Maple Leaf Rachel & Jakey: Gossip Genie come true? Oh I’ve been hoping for it for a long time. I’ve been rubbing my Gossip Genie desperately to make this happen. In 2010 I wished for it here. And since then every 6 months or so. When Rachel and Michael Sheen broke up I wished for it again By Lainey • Jun 05, 2014 11:48 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Bradley Cooper’s short shorts Bradley Cooper was photographed yesterday in super tight super short shorts on the set of American Sniper directed by Clint Eastwood. At one point, he and all the other army actors had to get on the ground and do drills. Then some dude came around and sprayed them with water. By Lainey • Jun 05, 2014 10:31 am
Media Manipulation Mila, Channing and the February woodshed Late yesterday Warner Brothers announced that the Wachowski siblings’ new movie starring Channing Tatum and Mila Kunis, Jupiter Ascending (aka Jackie and Potatohead Do Space), has been kicked from its sweet July 18 opening to February 6, 2015. It’s not surprising. When the tracking data was released for July By Sarah • Jun 04, 2014 11:34 am
Media Manipulation Marvel’s dating drama Ever since Edgar Wright abruptly left Ant-Man a little over a week ago, Marvel has been listening to “I Will Survive” on repeat, drinking wine coolers, and promising that it’s “like soooooo fine.” To that end, Marvel is already dating around, looking for a new director. Evidently conducting its By Sarah • Jun 03, 2014 03:21 pm
Media Manipulation Angelina, China, Cleopatra Angelina Jolie is in Shanghai promoting Maleficent. The movie did well at the box office here. And there’s so much money over in China, she has to go get it. Brad Pitt did not join her for the trip. We’ll come back to him later. As you can By Lainey • Jun 03, 2014 01:02 pm
Bad Style This is Tilda Tilda Swinton is shooting a film called Trainwreck in New York which is also how I would explain how her character’s been styled – a trainwreck. Tilda Swinton’s playing Jennifer Aniston. It’s hard to look at. I hate it. It’s making me grumpy. Toronto’s a muggy By Lainey • Jun 03, 2014 09:57 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Ladies of Star Wars Back in March there was a rumor that Lupita Nyong’o was up for a role in Star Wars Episode VII, and now, today, there is confirmation. Lupita, along with Brienne of Tarth (Gwendoline Christie) has been cast in Star Wars. Lupita is a movie star! Of course details are By Sarah • Jun 02, 2014 02:20 pm
Maple Leaf Gosling after Cannes Ryan Gosling’s Lost River was not well received in Cannes. In fact, they sh-t on it. Hard. I noticed too that it was men who were particularly unkind. Which kinda made me laugh. Ryan Gosling. That Guy. The Pillow. The one the girls want to hear right before they By Lainey • Jun 02, 2014 01:11 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Franco & Depp’s fiancée Johnny Depp’s fiancée is currently shooting a movie in New York with James Franco, The Adderall Diaries. The story is about HIS character, obviously. They look like they get on well. Magazines keep putting her on the cover. With nothing to promote…except the fact that Johnny Depp asked By Lainey • Jun 02, 2014 11:34 am
