Caution: This post contains major spoilers for A Simple Favor. Seriously, do not continue if you don’t want the ending spoiled! It’s impossible to overstate how perfectly cast Blake Lively is as Emily, the mysterious, gin-martini-swilling PR exec in A Simple Favor (in theaters now). She delivers her lines—most of which are delightfully over-the-top—with ease…
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Anna Kendrick is just like the rest of us when it comes to meeting our idols. While making an appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to promote her new movie A Simple Favor, Kendrick explained just how nerve-wracking it was to meet former President Barack Obama. In fact, she was so nervous she…
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Lady Gaga is currently earning rave reviews for her turn as Ally in Bradley Cooper’s remake of A Star Is Born. Ally is, for all intents and purposes, the star referenced in the title: a struggling singer who achieves international fame after a country star on the decline (Cooper) lends a helping hand. But Gaga’s…
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The trailer for A Simple Favor is the best that martinis have looked since Mad Men. Starring Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick, the movie revolves around the very mysterious Emily (Lively), her unlikely friendship with Stephanie (Kendrick), and, going by the trailer, Emily’s deep devotion to drinking martinis and looking stylish. It seems like there’s…
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The trailer for A Simple Favor is the best that martinis have looked since Mad Men. Starring Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick, the movie revolves around the very mysterious Emily (Lively), her unlikely friendship with Stephanie (Kendrick), and, going by the trailer, Emily’s deep devotion to drinking martinis and looking stylish. It seems like there’s…
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A Star Is Born, the much-discussed film starring Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper, debuted at Venice Film Festival on Friday and promptly received an eight-minute ovation (due, in part, to persevering through some lightning-induced technical issues, but an eight-minute ovation nonetheless). Eight. Minutes. As if that didn’t point to the film being worth your hard-earned…
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