Cannes 2017 Cannes Preview 2017 Cannes 2017 kicks off tomorrow, and the festival seems a bit muted, with a noticeable dimming of star power and no obvious Oscar bait in the line-up. That has to be deliberate—there is a real emphasis on the filmmaker, not the actor, this year. Which is good for the By Sarah • May 16, 2017 12:16 pm
Nicole Kidman Intro for May 15, 2017 Dear Gossips, The Cannes Film Festival begins on Wednesday. It’s the 70th anniversary. And while we still have 48 hours to go before the opening gala, Peter Bradshaw, the film critic for The Guardian, predicted today, in a hilariously frothy article, that the Queen of Cannes 2017 will be By Lainey • May 15, 2017 08:37 am
TV Updates A girl in a suitcase Confession: I’m not watching The Handmaid’s Tale. I tried but I couldn’t make it through the second episode—it’s TOO REAL. When I read the book in college it was like a warning to not take for granted the ground gained and keep fighting for more, By Sarah • May 11, 2017 12:55 pm
TV Updates Big Little Lies returns? The other day, in a big group of people, someone said no, they hadn’t watched Big Little Lies yet, and then commented, “It’s not about how cool you are for the shows you watch anymore, it’s curating listing the shows you don’t have time to watch, By Duana • Apr 11, 2017 01:29 pm
TV Updates Nicole at 50 Nicole Kidman will turn 50 in June. (Julia Roberts celebrates her 50th this year too, in October.) We’ve just seen her deliver one of the most memorable performances of her career in Big Little Lies for which she is now considered the frontrunner for an Emmy award. Come summer By Lainey • Apr 03, 2017 10:35 am
TV Updates Intro for March 28, 2017 Dear Gossips, Nicole Kidman’s been doing some press ahead of Sunday’s Big Little Lies series finale. I can’t imagine she wouldn’t be up for every major acting award for her work on this show. It’s pretty much unanimous that this is the best she’s By Lainey • Mar 28, 2017 09:39 am
Show Your Work Podcast Show Your Work: Rihanna’s strategy, Gwyneth’s vitamins, and DYNTCA Big Little Lies? Finally we get to talk about Rihanna on the podcast. Rihanna made her first appearance on Bates Motel last week. Duana walked into a bodega when it happened and everyone had the same reaction she did – stillness, mesmerised by her on the TV: Showrunners Kerry Ehrin and Carlton Cuse spoke By Lainey • Mar 27, 2017 03:57 pm
TV Updates Big Little Lies: Six Big Little Lies, episode 6 is on Sunday. And next week is the series finale. So we’re getting there, we’re getting close. And it’s already been so tense up to this point. If you watch the show (OF COURSE YOU WATCH THE SHOW IT’S THE SHOW By Lainey • Mar 24, 2017 11:43 am
TV Updates Better and better: Big Little Lies There are two episodes left of Big Little Lies. And it’s been a couple of weeks since I yelled at you about watching it. ARE YOU WATCHING BIG LITTLE LIES? ARE YOU OBSESSED WITH BIG LITTLE LIES? In my limited bubble, we are all obsessed with Big Little Lies. By Lainey • Mar 20, 2017 10:24 am
Oscars 2017 Jennifer Aniston: A Quiet Victory Lap Let’s face it, unless she walks the red carpet with Brad Pitt (or Angelina Jolie), any Jennifer Aniston Oscar appearance is going to seem kind of quiet compared to the year the triangle came face-to-face. But I never count Jen out. First, the look. She’s always good to By Maria • Feb 27, 2017 01:42 pm
Oscars 2017 Nicole & Keith at the Oscars I spent a decent amount of time watching Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban at the Oscars, how they interact, how they connect to each other. They’re friendly on the red carpet. They talk to people. They’re not there to just keep themselves like some of the others – ahem, By Lainey • Feb 27, 2017 11:36 am
TV Updates Divisive Nicole Nicole Kidman covers The EDIT to promote Big Little Lies. Duana and I discussed Big Little Lies on this week’s Show Your Work podcast. The premiere is on Sunday and as I have already mentioned, I am OBSESSED with it. Having read the book when it came out, maybe By Lainey • Feb 16, 2017 04:25 pm
Lifestyle Carpets & Candids: Nicole is gorgeous at the BAFTAs She looks spectacular, right? This is probably my favourite dress that she’s worn this award season. And that’s an exquisite necklace too. But what makes this entire look is the hair and makeup. I love that she’s just left her hair loose and a little tousled. The By Lainey • Feb 13, 2017 01:35 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews #VengefulBitches The first trailer for Sofia Coppola’s remake of The Beguiled dropped yesterday and her two muses, Kirsten Dunst (Marie Antoinette, The Virgin Suicides) and Elle Fanning, shared snippets of it on their Instagram pages along with the caption “vengeful bitches.” VENGEFUL BITCHES ‼️ @beguiledmovie A video posted by Elle Fanning By Joanna • Feb 09, 2017 10:36 am
Show Your Work Podcast Show Your Work: Beyoncé’s blessing, Ben's admission, and the mothers of superheroes Duana and I had always intended for this week’s episode of Show Your Work to be about Beyoncé, because this weekend was the one year anniversary of Formation. Then, well, Beyoncé released the Beyoncé Pregnancy Package and so, obviously, we had to discuss the rollout of the announcement, and By Lainey • Feb 06, 2017 03:42 pm
Lifestyle Carpets & Candids: Nicole’s beaded Marchesa By Marchesa standards, this dress is relatively inoffensive. I’ve forgotten about it already. But I’m not sure we were meant to remember it anyway. Nicole has several big events coming up: Grammys (possible), BAFTAs, the Oscar nominees luncheon, and then of course the Oscars. As I say every By Lainey • Feb 06, 2017 12:15 pm
