Movie Reviews and Previews The “unknowable” Natalie Portman In November Sarah wrote about Natalie Portman’s Oscar chances, noting that Natalie does indeed give a strong performance in Jackie and that, no doubt, Natalie knows how to campaign for an Oscar, but that the biggest obstacle to her getting another one this year is that she just won By Lainey • Jan 03, 2017 11:57 am
LifestyleArticle Smutty Fitness: Beyond sit-ups After my second child I realized I had diastasis recti. And then I realized that I'd had it after my first 5 years earlier - but just dismissed as Mom body. I've quit sit-ups as I've heard that they just make it worse, but By Hayley • Dec 16, 2016 01:51 pm
Show Your Work Podcast “Persistent Freaky Baby Quality”, James Marsden, and Good Girls Revolt Natalie Portman was named Best Actress by the Broadcast Critics last night at the Critics’ Choice Awards for her performance in Jackie. She was nominated for a Golden Globe this morning. It’s the tightest Best Actress Oscar race we’ve seen in years. And Natalie Portman knows how to By Lainey • Dec 12, 2016 04:25 pm
Natalie Portman Another year for Robert Pattinson & FKA twigs Robert Pattinson and FKA twigs were last papped together in October. At least that’s how I remember it. These two are pretty undercover. So when months go by and they’re not seen, there’s always speculation that it might be over. I should specify here that there’s By Lainey • Dec 12, 2016 11:02 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Natalie Portman’s alien answers Last night Natalie Portman showed up at the Gotham Awards, wearing a homeschooler’s home ec project, where she was a Best Actress nominee for Jackie. In something of an upset, she lost to Isabelle Huppert (Elle), because film voters have a hard time resisting Icons. The Gothams are not By Sarah • Nov 29, 2016 10:23 am
Natalie Portman Intro for November 22, 2016 Dear Gossips, I love Annette Bening’s voice. And her diction. She speaks with such intention. And the sound of it is so rich, so thick, I feel like if she were reading to me I could remember every word. Interestingly, Taraji P Henson, during the same conversation, talks about By Lainey • Nov 22, 2016 08:55 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Natalie Portman’s second Oscar Joanna, our resident Natalie Portman apologist, is backing Portman in the Best Actress Oscar race, which is actually competitive this year. Portman is campaigning for Jackie—the last time Portman campaigned, for Black Swan, I was so turned off I started calling her “Natalie Never”— Pablo Larrain’s biopic of By Sarah • Nov 15, 2016 12:07 pm
BFFs Eddie Redmayne for Emma Stone It’s barely November, but Emma Stone is calling up the heavy hitters to help celebrate her (fantastic) work in La La Land. A few weeks ago, Jennifer Lawrence held down the fort for Emma in New York and made a Tonya Harding reference for the ages — but last night, By Joanna • Nov 02, 2016 01:27 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Viola Davis goes supporting It’s been confirmed that Viola Davis will be campaigning in the Best Supporting Actress category for her performance in Fences instead of Best Actress. Variety reports that Viola screened the film last week and made the decision herself. The current Best Supporting Actress frontrunner is Michelle Williams for Manchester By Lainey • Oct 25, 2016 04:11 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Natalie Portman’s Jackie trailer Jackie, starring Natalie Portman, was one of the major (few?) acquisitions at TIFF this year. Joanna screened and reviewed it at the festival and she enjoyed it. The film was sold to Fox Searchlight which is also distributing The Birth Of A Nation. Perhaps they needed another property to build By Lainey • Oct 06, 2016 03:15 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Natalie Portman in Jackie If you ask Natalie Portman which performance was more daunting: dancing in Black Swan or mastering Jacqueline Kennedy's poise for Jackie, she might say the former was harder. But on the Jackie red carpet last night, she admitted to our camera crew and my friend and colleague Danielle By Joanna • Sep 12, 2016 12:55 pm
LifestyleArticle Carpets & Candids: Natalie’s TIFF jacket dress Is exquisite. Construction is exquisite. Detailing is exquisite. I like the shoe choice too. But I wonder if she was hot. It was so f-cking humid in Toronto on Saturday night I’m not sure how she managed out there in that. By Lainey • Sep 11, 2016 07:24 pm
LifestyleArticle Carpets & Candids: Natalie’s tulip dress What a pretty dress. Pretty delicate flutter sleeves. Pretty print. It’s breezey and light and I love it so much. By Lainey • Sep 07, 2016 11:13 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Natalie Portman is here for female directors Last night, Natalie told Charlie Rose that before she started directing A Tale of Love and Darkness, “[she] wasn’t used to expressing [her] opinion in a clear way” or “expressing what [she] wanted.” She credits Transparent’s Jill Soloway with capturing what makes it so challenging for female directors By Joanna • Aug 16, 2016 02:40 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Natalie Portman pre-festival Natalie Portman is out hustling for her directorial debut, A Tale of Love and Darkness, once again. After spending nearly 16 months hitting Cannes, TIFF, and other festivals to promote the film — which she also stars in — this morning, she popped by Good Morning America for a new one-on-one. Oh, By Joanna • Aug 15, 2016 02:09 pm
Natalie Portman Natalie Portman’s emails Last month, in a post about Michelle Williams, I mentioned her relationship with Jonathan Safran Foer and his unrequited love for Natalie Portman. Briefly, Natalie wanted to turn Jonathan’s book into a documentary. They became friends and would email all the time. And he told his then-wife, Nicole Krauss, By Lainey • Jul 14, 2016 03:53 pm
