Dumbass Character development by Kellan Lutz Kellan Lutz was in London yesterday with the cast of The Expendables 3. You know, the movie franchise featuring the greatest thespians of our time? He was asked at a press conference about his character. Kellan took the opportunity to talk about how layered his performance is. Because he’s By Lainey • Aug 05, 2014 12:09 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews The Guardians of the Galaxy now own the galaxy At this point, I’m convinced that the people at Marvel Studios are committing blood sacrifices under a new moon to ensure their success. They’ve already broken the April box office record with Captain America: The Winter Soldier, and now, with Guardians of the Galaxy racking up $94.3 By Sarah • Aug 05, 2014 10:39 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Into The Woods First Trailer Okay, as you may have gleaned from life and people who sing Rent on the subway, there are several tiers of musical theatre fans. Some who think they love musicals because they watched the VHS tape of Annie, and another version who performed in Pippin growing up and will defend By Duana • Aug 01, 2014 11:42 am
Movie Reviews and Previews The ugly side of geek culture It’s happened before—a critic doesn’t like the latest popular superhero movie and tanks its 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and fanboys flip out and say a bunch of totally over the top, inappropriate stuff in the comments section, embarrassing themselves and second-hand embarrassing nerds at large. By Sarah • Aug 01, 2014 10:25 am
Media Manipulation Interstellar and Dylan Thomas Christopher Nolan and Matthew McConaughey were at Comic-Con this year to present the new trailer for Interstellar. It was a first time for both. Nolan’s one of those directors who doesn’t give anything away before a film’s release. Scripts are said to be hand delivered and By Lainey • Jul 31, 2014 04:31 pm
TV Updates Oscar Isaac will not be a hero Check out my #1, Oscar Isaac, at an event in New York earlier this week. Oscar’s been working on Star Wars VII. Before that he was shooting A Most Violent Year, scheduled for release in November, with some talk of possible award season inclusion. Yesterday it was announced that By Lainey • Jul 31, 2014 04:09 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Sushi for breakfast YASSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!! Fried rice for breakfast is really good too. Actually, rice with almost anything is good for breakfast. Rice with raw fish? Definitely. Kristen Stewart and Nicholas Hoult are together in Japan to start work on their film Equals. Someone posted these two shots on Twitter here and here after By Lainey • Jul 31, 2014 12:22 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for July 31, 2014 Dear Gossips, The best article I read yesterday was about Bill Murray. Murray’s film St Vincent will be screening at TIFF. The festival wants to also take the opportunity at the gala to honour Murray’s career. Only no one was able to find him. Because, as you know, By Lainey • Jul 31, 2014 10:01 am
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 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 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 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 By Sarah • Jul 28, 2014 09:42 am
