Movie Reviews and Previews Charles, Natalie, and Julianne back at it Following Charles Melton’s win at the Gotham Awards earlier this week, the May December team is not resting. There was a BAFTA screening of the film yesterday in New York with director Todd Haynes, Julianne Moore, Melton, and Natalie Portman. The schedule of special screenings and Q&As By Sarah • Nov 30, 2023 12:56 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Lies and delusions in May December Inspired by the story of Mary Kay Letourneau and Vili Fualaau, May December is Todd Haynes’ latest exploration of the outer bounds of the world of women. Longtime Haynes collaborator Julianne Moore stars as Gracie, a fifty-something woman married to Joe (Charles Melton), a noticeably younger man. The film opens By Sarah • Nov 24, 2023 03:22 pm
Quiveration May December and Charles Melton’s Moment May December opens in select theatres today and will stream on Netflix starting December 1. There is Oscar buzz around this film – Todd Haynes is the director, it was a hit in Cannes, and as Sarah wrote a few weeks ago, it will likely spark a Conversation. The “age gap By Lainey • Nov 17, 2023 12:06 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Brace yourself for more age gap discourse Age gap discourse is having a moment. First, Chris Evans stans infantilized Alba Baptista when they got married—he is 42, she is 26—and then everyone let out a collective yikes when Dane Cook married “longtime” girlfriend Kelsi Taylor this past weekend—he is 51, she is 24, and By Sarah • Sep 27, 2023 11:30 am
Baby and Bump Obsession Natalie gets on with it Natalie Portman and Benjamin Millepied appeared in photos on the first day of school, both without their rings. After their reported split last month, after allegations in June that Benjamin had an affair with climate activist Camille Etienne, which Lainey touched on here, the pair appears to be estranged and By Stephanie • Sep 07, 2023 11:28 am
Cheating Loins Natalie Portman wears her ring Natalie Portman was at the French Open yesterday in a very cute outfit – Dior hat for sun protection, floral dress, and espadrille wedges. That’s not the accessory that people were paying attention to though. Because at various points during the match, Natalie lifted her left hand and her engagement By Lainey • Jun 08, 2023 12:12 pm
Natalie Portman Intro for July 14, 2022 Dear Gossips, I saw Thor: Love and Thunder the other day and as Sarah writes in her review, the movie is kind of all over the place but it’s also so much fun. Everyone looks like they’re having the best time, especially Tessa Thompson and Natalie Portman. And By Lainey • Jul 14, 2022 09:32 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Thor and Thor in Thor: Love and Thunder If you did not care for Taika Waititi’s colorful, comedic take on Thor in Thor: Ragnarok, you will not like his follow-up film, Thor: Love and Thunder. Waititi doubles down on the comedy—if not the color, using shadows and chiaroscuro to striking effect—and Chris Hemsworth revels in By Sarah • Jul 08, 2022 11:30 am
Gorgessity Natalie and Tessa: Love and Thunder The UK premiere of Thor: Love and Thunder was last night. And the two highlights on that carpet, for me, were Tessa Thompson and Natalie Portman. When I last posted about Tessa a week ago yesterday, it was about her setting the style standard. The outfits on this press tour By Lainey • Jul 06, 2022 02:51 pm
Gorgessity All the pretty Thors Here are all the pretty Thors and other assorted beautiful people at the world premiere of Thor: Love and Thunder last night. This is the first time Natalie Portman looks like she’s genuinely enjoying herself at a Marvel premiere, which might be because she isn’t playing an ornament By Sarah • Jun 24, 2022 10:00 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Jane Foster is stoked to be Thor It’s summer blockbuster season and it almost feels like normal, with a new Tom Cruise movie opening this week and a new trailer for the next Marvel thing, Thor: Love and Thunder, dropping last night. Still sort of heartbroken this movie isn’t called Th4r, but the new trailer By Sarah • May 24, 2022 11:15 am
Equality Issues Intro for March 17, 2022 Dear Gossips, Apple TV’s Pachinko, adapted from Min Jin Lee’s acclaimed novel by the same name, starts streaming on March 25 with the first three episodes dropping right away and then one a week until all eight are released. Reviews so far have been really strong. Rolling Stone By Lainey • Mar 17, 2022 09:23 am
Style Natalie’s Perfect Denim Shorts Here’s Natalie Portman in Sydney. Cute Ghostbusters t-shirt but I’m looking at her denim shorts. Many of us live in denim shorts in the summer, right? We aren’t at denim shorts weather yet where I live and we probably won’t be there for a few weeks By Lainey • Apr 01, 2021 11:36 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Natalie Portman Takes a Break It’s been a while since we posted about Natalie Portman. She’s been in Australia for a while now working on Thor: Love and Thunder. When she’s not shooting, she’s spent time with her family at the beach and at the park, which is where these shots By Lainey • Nov 24, 2020 11:33 am
Top Reads Natalie Portman responds to criticism We’ve been talking about Natalie Portman’s Oscar dress for four days now, and not necessarily in the way she intended it to be talked about. Duana wrote about it on Monday after the Oscars and appreciated the effort. Maria mentioned the controversy yesterday in Celebrity Social Media as By Lainey • Feb 13, 2020 12:36 pm
Oscars 2020 Natalie Portman’s Red Carpet Flex History would not claim me as a Natalie Portman fan – which is something I’ve often felt bad about, because I like the projects she does, but somewhere between her acting and her interviews, I’ve just decided she’s just not my particular cup of tea. However, it may By Duana • Feb 10, 2020 06:40 am
