Lifestyle Carpets & Candids: Reese’s pearls for Palm Springs Dressing for the old voters. I guess they like pearls. I’m not into all these pearls all over the dress. But I do love that cap sleeve. By Lainey • Jan 05, 2015 10:20 am
Media Manipulation Reese Witherspoon has something to say The Oscar Best Actress race has been dominated for weeks by Jennifer Aniston. You didn’t think Reese Witherspoon would stay quiet on that, did you? No. Reese has something to say. That’s what she told Charlie Rose on 60 Minutes this week, have you watched it yet? I’ By Lainey • Dec 23, 2014 11:12 am
Assy Style Reese’s nomination print Reese Witherspoon stepped out yesterday, Golden Globe nomination day. And she was named in the Best Drama Actress category. This outfit… But this is SUCH an LA Wife outfit, non? All that’s missing is the Botox. But appropriate I guess for the weeks ahead – a lot of handshaking, a By Lainey • Dec 12, 2014 01:31 pm
Style Reese Witherspoon & Jennifer Aniston secure their nominations Reese Witherspoon was nominated for a SAG award yesterday. She was also nominated for a Golden Globe Award today. There was never any doubt, was there? She’s good in Wild. And she’s connected in Hollywood. Jim Toth, her husband, is a major player at CAA. In that Jennifer By Lainey • Dec 11, 2014 01:00 pm
Media Manipulation Joaquin Phoenix is NOT ENGAGED Not engaged. NOT engaged. I just want to make that clear because most headlines you’ve read this morning will probably say that he IS engaged. But he’s NOT engaged. It was a prank. Because this is what happens when Joaquin Phoenix appears on David Letterman. He either pretends By Lainey • Dec 09, 2014 10:36 am
Media Manipulation Reese’s Big Little Lies but no Spirit In addition to Benedict Cumberbatch, Reese Witherspoon was also one of the surprise names left off the list of Independent Spirit Award nominees. Reese is considered to be in the second position, after Julianne Moore, for Best Actress Oscar nominee for her performance in Wild. And if we’re working By Lainey • Nov 26, 2014 04:04 pm
Media Manipulation Reese Witherspoon: white for Wild Reese Witherspoon wore white to the premiere of Wild in Hollywood last night. Both Reese and Laura Dern are considered strong candidates for Oscar nominations – Reese in the Best Actress category and Laura for Supporting. So if we’re looking ahead to the Golden Globes, Angelina Jolie, Jennifer Aniston, and By Lainey • Nov 20, 2014 11:42 am
Jennifer Aniston Academy ass-kissers: America’s Sweethearts edition Reese Witherspoon is practically a lock for a Best Actress nomination, likely for her nomination in Wild. Julianne Moore is in the lead right now and if it was a merit-based competition, it would be Julianne, no doubt. But on merit, Julianne isn’t as good as Reese is at By Lainey • Nov 10, 2014 10:04 am
Media Manipulation Reese Witherspoon and the McConaughey model First a reminder: Reese Witherspoon’s husband, Jim Toth, is Matthew McConaughey’s agent. Together, he and McConaughey engineered what’s now known as the McConaissance. Perhaps the same game plan is now in place for Reese. Like McConaughey, what Reese is offering is supposed to be a lot more By Lainey • Nov 03, 2014 03:10 pm
Media Manipulation Reese does a backflip Reese Witherspoon is the latest celebrity to be featured in VOGUE’s 73 questions. And she’s letting you see her house. So. Before you rush off and press play, just a few notes… The best part is the backflip. In a skirt! The worst part is her answer about By Lainey • Sep 29, 2014 10:31 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Rosamund Pike declares her candidacy Everyone’s been screening Gone Girl this week. So far, the reviews have been very positive. Rolling Stone, Variety, People, The Guardian, all of them are into it. And especially Rosamund Pike’s performance as Amy Dunne. As I’ve been writing for a couple of weeks now, Gone Girl By Lainey • Sep 24, 2014 04:36 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Here comes Amy “I think she’s the best actress in the world right now” – what Jacek just said to me while I was watching the first trailer for Tim Burton’s Big Eyes about Amy Adams. And he was only listening. He didn’t even see her on the screen. But ever By Lainey • Sep 19, 2014 11:10 am
Style Elle Woods goes to Washington She did actually go to Washington in Legally Blonde 2, right? Red, White, and Blonde. Pink, white, and blonde last night at a screening of The Good Lie in DC. Click here to read Joanna’s review of the film from TIFF. Reese Witherspoon is in campaign mode. And she By Lainey • Sep 18, 2014 12:04 pm
Media Manipulation Oscar jockeying: Patricia Arquette edition Have you seen Boyhood yet? One of the best films of the year, if not THE best film of the year. And Patricia Arquette gives an incredible performance. Joanna sent this article to me today - even though Arquette’s role in Boyhood is a lead, IFC Films will be By Lainey • Sep 18, 2014 11:34 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Reese Witherspoon in Wild: TIFF Review Can you picture the perfectly perky Reese Witherspoon hiking through 1,100 miles of the Pacific Crest Trail to search for herself? She couldn't either -- at first. "I had never seen myself in a movie like that before," said Witherspoon, at the Wild press conference By Joanna • Sep 09, 2014 11:41 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Reese Witherspoon in The Good Lie – Review This is supposed to be Reese Witherspoon's year. She has her name attached to three prestige pictures set for a 2014 release, including two by Canadian directors Philippe Falardeau (The Good Lie) and Jean-Marc Vallee (Wild), and Paul Thomas Anderson's highly-anticipated Inherent Vice. Beyond that, Reese By Joanna • Sep 08, 2014 08:33 am
