Movie Reviews and Previews Superhero Clubhouse! With Warner Brothers electing to save Batman vs. Superman for next summer’s Comic-Con, this summer’s convention belongs squarely to the other superhero orgy in our lives, The Avengers: Age of Ultron. To that end, Entertainment Weekly is featuring a first look at Ultron on the cover of By Sarah • Jul 16, 2014 03:46 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Summer box office blues In case you haven’t heard, summer 2014 is some weak-ass sh*t at the box office. We’re two-thirds of the way through the summer movie season and domestic tickets sales are down over 19%—that’s a staggering drop in revenue, especially since we were actually By Sarah • Jul 16, 2014 02:09 pm
Gorgessity Emma & Colin promote Magic In The Moonlight Woody Allen is fascinated by magic. And now, apparently, Emma Stone. Because he’s cast her in his next movie. But first… Magic In The Moonlight opens next week. Colin Firth plays a middle-aged man who meets a beautiful, young “seer” (is there any other kind in Woody’s By Lainey • Jul 16, 2014 01:04 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Nicole is Annie, not Camille Nicole Kidman acquired the rights to Kevin Wilson’s The Family Fang almost 3 years ago. Click here for my coverage of the story and my thoughts on the book. Briefly, The Family Fang is about Caleb and Camille Fang, renowned performance artists, who use their children in controversial public By Lainey • Jul 16, 2014 11:53 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Daniel Radcliffe’s devil face Yesterday Lainey wrote about Daniel Radcliffe and how he’s pretty much doing whatever he wants, post-Harry Potter. At 24 and he’s already made his money and earned the kind of fame that never really goes away (see also: Orlando Bloom, Mark Hamill), so there’s no pressure By Sarah • Jul 15, 2014 11:24 am
Gorgessity Jessica Chastain in Ischia This blue sparkly dress with gold trim… I don’t know if I’d be into it if someone else was wearing it. But on her? It’s pretty spectacular. In fact, a lot of her clothes are great in Ischia. This sheer black dress, again, she manages to elevate. By Lainey • Jul 15, 2014 11:01 am
Marcus and Friends (dogs) Tom Hardy’s kisses Tom Hardy continues to shoot Legend in London. There was a kissing scene with Emily Browning in the car. But during break… There were a lot of kisses with the dog. His own dog. That looks like Woodstock. He adopted Woodstock with Jessica Chastain – because the two of them are By Lainey • Jul 15, 2014 10:17 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Daniel Radcliffe next: the rom-com Daniel Radcliffe is currently promoting his new movie The F Word. In the US the movie is called What If…because apparently American audiences are pearl clutchy about that kind of sh-t. It’s a romantic comedy. I love the variety in his career. He’s done the supernatural, By Lainey • Jul 14, 2014 01:27 pm
TV Updates Chiwetel is going to the Emmys Look, it’s not just Matthew McConaughey who’s getting invited to every award show. Chiwetel Ejiofor is going to the Emmys too. He’s been nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries for his work on Dancing On The Edge up against Billy Bob Thornton, Mark Ruffalo, Martin By Lainey • Jul 14, 2014 12:40 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Emma & Joaquin Emma Stone worked with Woody Allen last year on Magic In The Moonlight in France. Looks like he’s found a new muse. Because she’s now shooting another film with him, currently untitled, and this time in Rhode Island. How long has it been since he set a story By Lainey • Jul 14, 2014 10:28 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for July 14, 2014 Dear Gossips, Everyone is talking about Boyhood. They’re calling it a “masterpiece”. They’re saying that director Richard Linklater has made “cinematic history”. They’re claiming that it’s never been done before, that Linklater has redefined the way childhood is portrayed in film. It’s currently rating at By Lainey • Jul 14, 2014 09:06 am
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 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 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
