Movie Reviews and Previews Intro for 23, 2013 Dear Gossips, So they’re all ready to go with the Entourage movie. But Mark Wahlberg is pissed because some of the cast members are holding out for money. “Salary standoff” is the story. But…is it? Maybe the story – or the question – should be: who actually wants to see By Lainey • Oct 23, 2013 09:56 am
Media Manipulation I won’t take my shirt off if you vote for me Matthew McConaughey can smell it. Last night he was honoured with the Hollywood Actor Award at the Hollywood Film Awards. As you know, McConaughey’s work in Killer Joe and Mud, followed by his performance in Dallas Buyers Club, is being called the best of his career, considered, by some, By Lainey • Oct 22, 2013 01:01 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Spotlight on Michael B Jordan Michael B Jordan was one of three recipients of the Hollywood Spotlight Awards last night in recognition for his work in Fruitvale. Are you tired of me talking about him so much? Too bad! He’s the best. There are a few experts who think that Jordan still has a By Lainey • Oct 22, 2013 11:35 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Taylor, Alexander, Katie Taylor Swift, Alexander Skarsgard, and Katie Holmes are all in South Africa to shoot The Giver. And they all went out for dinner the other night with other cast members. Click here to see the photos. How badly do you want that to happen? What? Well, we have two options By Lainey • Oct 22, 2013 09:27 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Johnny Depp goes blonde I don’t know if this is so much blonde as it is…orange? It’s sun-in. Do you know sun-in? Sun-in was a product we used back in the day to lighten our hair. You’d spray the sun-in on and then go in the By Lainey • Oct 21, 2013 01:30 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Benedict’s box office boo-boo So we’ve already discussed today how box office tracking is usually full of sh*t (click here for a refresher), but there is a threshold where it simply doesn’t matter how wonky the numbers are—you can’t deny when a movie sh*ts the bed. And The By Sarah • Oct 21, 2013 12:38 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Place Your Bets: Thor 2 Edition Predicting a movie’s opening weekend box office is a blood sport in Los Angeles. I’ve got a friend who is a brilliant mathematician, who has dual PhDs and if you met him, you would think he worked for NASA. But no, he works for a firm that specializes By Sarah • Oct 21, 2013 10:58 am
Media Manipulation Turning down $5 million for “breakfast, lunch, and f-cking dinner” That’s a question on a gossip quiz: Who said the following: “Breakfast, lunch, and f-cking dinner right here!” If you don’t know, you haven’t been doing your gossip homework. Colin Farrell, of course. He’s promoting Saving Mr Banks and discussed it during an Irish television By Lainey • Oct 21, 2013 10:43 am
Girly Throw Downs Harvey Scissorhands is at it again If you haven’t grasped it by now, Harvey Weinstein is a very difficult figure in film. There is no denying his impact on the US movie industry, especially as a promoter of specialty and indie films, and his role as one of the central figures in the politicization of By Sarah • Oct 21, 2013 09:40 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Let’s talk about Scott Eastwood It’s now been a week since Charlie Hunnam broke up with Fifty Shades Of Grey and the search to replace him continues. JustJared reported exclusively on Friday that the latest name added to the ever-growing list of contenders is Scott Eastwood, son of Clint, who everyone started talking By Lainey • Oct 21, 2013 08:46 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Endless Love movie sex When it was announced back in March that they were remaking Endless Love, I wrote about how movie sex isn’t the same anymore. Click here for a refresher. When I was growing up in the 80s and 90s, movie sex used to make me really horny. Now I go By Lainey • Oct 18, 2013 01:26 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews The joy of The Grand Budapest Hotel Those who don’t enjoy Wes Anderson’s films knock it for their preciousness and pretention. Sometimes, yes. But I will defend The Royal Tenenbaums every day. And how can you hate Bottle Rocket? Also, Moonrise Kingdom was one of my favourite movies of 2012. Maybe my favourite movie of By Lainey • Oct 17, 2013 04:33 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews A Call To Love 12 Years A Slave is opening this weekend and in advance of the (limited) release, Fox Searchlight is screening it at a series of events, as often as possible with sponsorship, so to build momentum and word of mouth and generate support for award season. Here are director Steve McQueen, By Lainey • Oct 17, 2013 12:31 pm
Media Manipulation Mrs Timberlake gets a job too! Check out Mrs Timberlake on the set of her new “indie thriller” Shiva & Mel yesterday in LA. Other cast members include Zosia Mamet, Joe Anderson, and Edi Gathegi. Mrs T and Mamet will play sisters. Mamet is a sex worker with a sh-tty boyfriend and Mrs T is By Lainey • Oct 17, 2013 09:26 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Blake gets a job! Deadline reports that a year after wrapping on Gossip Girl, Blake Lively has finally secured her next role. She’ll play the lead in a film called The Age Of Adeline, co-starring Ellen Burstyn, about “the miraculous life of the 29-year old title character, who stops aging after By Lainey • Oct 17, 2013 09:12 am
Movie Reviews and Previews What Early 90s Women Knew I was surprised to find out, a few weeks ago, that for a lot of people Mystic Pizza exists only so you can spot young Matt Damon in that one dinner scene with his one line. At which I scoff. If you need early Matt Damon, watch School Ties again By Duana • Oct 16, 2013 04:38 pm
