Book Review Buying Katniss Here’s Jennifer Lawrence all over New York the last couple days on a final hard push for The Hunger Games which, as mentioned yesterday, could open as high as $120 million but probably no lower than $80 million which is, obviously, massive. As a result, shares in Lionsgate are By Lainey • Mar 21, 2012 02:35 pm
Style Buying Katniss Here’s Jennifer Lawrence all over New York the last couple days on a final hard push for The Hunger Games which, as mentioned yesterday, could open as high as $120 million but probably no lower than $80 million which is, obviously, massive. As a result, shares in Lionsgate are By Lainey • Mar 21, 2012 02:29 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews The Hunger Games movie review This post will be spoiler heavy. If you would like to avoid spoilers, click away now, but promise you’ll come back after you’ve seen the movie. ...................................................... ...................................................... ...................................................... ...................................................... FINAL SPOILER CAUTION. There’s a lot they get right in The Hunger Games. Most of it is right. Almost all of By Lainey • Mar 20, 2012 02:08 pm
Media Manipulation Harvey Weinstein checks the MPAA In chess there is an old gambit known as the Bishop’s Opening. The general rule of thumb in chess is “knights over bishops”, which is what makes the Bishop’s Opening so effective. Players are trained to establish their knights first and develop from there, but the Bishop’s By Sarah • Mar 20, 2012 10:27 am
Baby and Bump Obsession The Baby & Bitch strategy Before you Twi-Hards get carried away with your reading limitations, I’ll say now off the top that Snow White & The Huntsman looks F-CKING AWESOME and I can’t wait to see it. I was with some Universal people all week and they promised me that it will deliver. By Lainey • Mar 19, 2012 12:25 pm
Exclusives Redefining Tonto & Depp with Paradis Yesterday the first image from Gore Verbinski’s The Lone Ranger was released, featuring Armie Hammer as the Ranger and Johnny Depp as Tonto. I texted Lainey that I was into it and she responded that she was over Depp and his overly elaborate costumes and makeup, and that she By Sarah • Mar 09, 2012 10:33 am
Movie Reviews and Previews On GAME CHANGE Here's Julianne Moore at the premiere of Game Change last night. I don't love how the black top is cutting her off. Game Change airs on Saturday on HBO and HBO Canada. I screened it last week. You need to watch it. Not because it' By Lainey • Mar 08, 2012 05:43 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Channing Tatum 2 for 2? I’ve been checking in the reviews to see how John Carter has been steadily dropping. Then the rating for 21 Jump Street caught my eye: 100% so far It’s early, sure. Jump Street doesn’t open for another 10 days. There’s no way it stays at 100% By Lainey • Mar 07, 2012 04:14 pm
Maple Leaf John Carter in Russia They say that John Carter is tracking well in Russia... but that it’s not doing so great in other parts of Europe and South America. Given how much Hollywood relies on foreign box office these days - even Prince of Persia was rescued overseas - well, it seems like By Lainey • Mar 06, 2012 11:11 am
Exclusives Get his voice OUT OF MY HEAD Exclusive I have some bad news for those of you who read and loved Emma Forrest’s Your Voice In My Head. Click here for my review. And here to access previous articles about my favourite book of 2011. Don’t proceed with this article if you’re enjoying the By Lainey • Mar 05, 2012 01:06 pm
Maple Leaf Improvement Taylor Kitsch looked really, really handsome at the UK premiere of John Carter last night in London, didn’t he? I like how rosy his cheeks are. More importantly though, especially as it relates to TK’s career... The first reviews for John Carter have been released and they’re By Lainey • Mar 02, 2012 10:25 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Avengers Assemble and Scarlett gets to speak The Oscars are over. It’s the summer box office now that is the new priority. Today a full trailer for The Avengers was released. Here, watch: Thoughts? I like it. A LOT. And Scarjo is allowed to speak now! This time, it’s Jeremy Renner who’s been reduced By Lainey • Feb 29, 2012 02:30 pm
BFFs GOOP and the new Spice Girls Obviously I LOVE this story. SO MUCH. Gwyneth Paltrow, Cameron Diaz, Reese Witherspoon, and Beyonce will star in a musical comedy called One Hit Wonders to be written and directed by Glee’s Ryan Murphy. Andy Samberg and the Lonely Island are doing the songs. Let me give you a By Lainey • Feb 29, 2012 12:26 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Benedict Cumberbatch at work on Star Trek I texted Lainey late last week about set photos from Star Trek 2: Star Trekkier that showed Benedict Cumberbatch and Zachary Quinto filming a fight scene. Then she texted me last night and said that I could choose which photos to go with the post. And I was all, “It’ By Sarah • Feb 28, 2012 03:13 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews JK grown up and more on books and movies Big news in the publishing world today: JK Rowling will release a new novel for adults with a different publisher and not with Bloomsbury which published all the Potters. That’s the only thing we know. More details are coming later this year including exactly when the book will come By Lainey • Feb 23, 2012 12:57 pm
Style Emma in red and In Your Head On January 9th I posted this article re comments director David Yates had made about having a role “in his head” for Emma Watson. Yates will direct the film adaptation for my favourite book of 2011, Emma Forrest’s Your Voice In My Head. Click here for my review. It By Lainey • Feb 10, 2012 04:59 pm