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Frozen 2 Will Satisfy (Most) Fans of the Original


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In 2013, Disney’s mega-hit Frozen introduced us to Elsa of Arendelle, a magical, moody, closed-off, and fearful princess of a Nordic kingdom who became queen and immediately (accidentally) set off an eternal winter. She pushed away everyone who loved her, including her own sister, Anna, because she was scared of hurting people with her powers. Instead, she preferred to live alone in a faraway ice castle where she could change her outfits, play with her hair, and strut around as much as she wanted. Sure, she almost killed everyone with her emotions, but she also, ultimately, saved the day with her emotions, learning along the way to embrace what made her different. Oh, there was a talking snowman in the mix too.

In Frozen 2, now in theaters, Elsa’s gained control of her ice powers, but that doesn’t mean she’s comfortable living in royal domesticity. She hears the call of the wild—a woman’s voice singing to her from somewhere out in nature—and longs to once again let it go and strike out on her own for an adventure.

To save the day (again) Elsa pushes away the people who love her (again), changes her hair and her outfit several times, and learns more about what makes her different and special. Also, the talking snowman is back. It’s not a beat-for-beat rehash of the original, but if you came to this review to answer the question of whether or not you’ll like Frozen 2, the answer is, well, did you like Frozen? Because Frozen 2 is more of the stuff that was in Frozen, for better or worse, whatever that means to you. For me, it means it lived up to my expectations. I found Frozen 2 exciting, gorgeous, compelling, and even inspirational.



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Gossip Girl Writer Reveals Dan Humphrey Wasn't the Original Gossip Girl


Good morning, Upper East Siders! Gossip Girl here, and have we got a scoop for you. While it was revealed in the finale of the popular CW show that the one and only Dan Humphrey, AKA Lonely Boy, AKA a writer who somehow managed to get his work placed in both The New Yorker and Vanity Fair during the show despite never really actually writing, was the brains behind Gossip Girl. However, according to the show’s writer and executive producer Joshua Safran, Dan wasn’t the original choice for the titular character who chronicles the lives of Manhattan’s elite: it was Nate Archibald!

BuzzFeed reports that Safran stopped by the Vulture Festival to talk both the original show and the upcoming HBO reboot, and he spilled the beans about how Dan ended up as GG.

“I like to joke that Dan was Gossip Girl because I had left the show by then. Dan was not my intended Gossip Girl, so honestly, you’d have to ask someone else,” he said. “But I understand why Dan was Gossip Girl. I just had my heart set on Nate.” And apparently, before Nate, he thought Serena’s brother Eric van der Woodsen should have been Gossip Girl, which makes a lot of sense when you think about it. (We, like Blair, thought it was Dorota.)

“We worked hard to kind of lay in tiny seeds about it being Eric, and then the NY Post wrote an article saying that Gossip Girl was Eric so we were like, ‘We gotta scratch that,'” Safran revealed. “Then one of the writers realized that Nate had never sent a tip in to Gossip Girl, which is true at least through the end of season five. Nate never sent in a tip in through all of those episodes, which is when we’re like, ‘Oh, well then he’s Gossip Girl.'” Imagine if Nate had been able to incorporate Gossip Girl into his newspaper, the Spectator!

Safran is returning for the GG reboot, and while we don’t know when the show will premiere, we do know that it’s set about 12-13 years after the finale, so in “real time,” and will feature high schoolers at Constance Billard Academy, Serena and Blair’s alma mater. The original cast won’t be in the new show (we think), save for Kristen Bell as narrator, and the cast will be more diverse than the ’00s version.

That’s about all we know so far, so until it hits our TV screens, we’ll be busy rewatching the original series for the hundredth time and imagining what life would have been like had sweet, golden boy Nate been unmasked as Gossip Girl. XOXO!

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Veronica Mars Review: The Hulu Reboot Is Just As Good As the Original


Good news, fellow citizens of Neptune. The fourth season of mid-aughts teen-noir Veronica Mars just dropped on Hulu on July 19, and it’s already joined the rarefied ranks of Will & Grace and Queer Eye: That is, it’s a reboot that’s just as good as the original. Fans of the franchise (which included two fantastic seasons, a mediocre third, and a misfire of a movie) won’t be disappointed, and newcomers…well, newcomers should go back and watch season one.

But if you’re just tuning in, here’s a quick recap: Veronica Mars (Kristen Bell) is the daughter of private investigator Keith Mars (Enrico Colantoni). Keith was the sheriff of the seaside hamlet of Neptune, California until he “botched” the investigation of the murder of Lilly Kane (Amanda Seyfried). Veronica and Lilly had been best friends, but her dad’s investigation essentially leads to her becoming a friendless outcast at the start of the series. What follows is a season that revolves around Veronica discovering who done it, finding love along the way, and solving the equally pressing (and not unrelated) mystery of who raped her at a high school party. Veronica Mars handled a complicated and compelling case with witty dialogue and genuine emotion, establishing itself as one of the smartest teen dramas around.

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But Veronica’s work is always about more than just the hunt for justice, though it was definitely also about that. Veronica Mars is about race and sex and class, friendship and love, entering the adult world before you’re ready. Like Buffy, it was the teen girl experience heightened to the thousandth degree. By the end, fans found themselves not just rooting for Veronica but positively screaming for her. The show inspired a fierce fanbase, which is why now, years later, Hulu has blessed us with a reboot. All caught up? Good. Mild spoilers ahead.

From the get, this new season assures us that the more things change, the more they, you know, don’t. Veronica’s first case of the season is helping a wealthy divorcée named Carson (Eliza Coupe) de-bug her smart home after her ex hacked into it. In other words, this season has all the major themes—sex, revenge, manipulation, harassment, and class conflict—fans of the series have come to expect. As for Veronica herself, she’s living (and having hot, hot sex) with boyfriend Logan (Jason Dohring), working (and bantering) with father Keith, and, naturally, solving murders. She’s a 2019 girl with a smartphone and an updated version of her school-age messenger bag, but she’s basically the same Veronica: She picks locks, she loves dogs, she rejects Logan’s marriage proposal because the wounds of her adolescence have left too much scar tissue.



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Urban Decay's Naked Reloaded Palette Is the Original Naked Reincarnated


If you’re anything like us, then you were pretty much devastated last summer when after eight years and 30 million palettes sold, Urban Decay announced it was discontinuing its original Naked palette. When Naked launched back in 2010, it set the standard for neutral eyeshadow palettes: versatile colors you can wear during the day, but also to go out, with a flattering mix of browns, pinks, and silvers.

“Saying goodbye to Naked is extremely bittersweet,” founding partner of Urban Decay Wende Zomnir said. “It was a big moment in our history. It’s a little painful to leave your past behind, but it’s also essential to always evolve. I will forever miss Naked, but we plan to turn the grief into even more greatness. Urban Decay will continue to thrive in Naked’s memory and honor—just wait and see.”

There was a small ray of hope when UD released the Naked Cherry palette in October; albeit, the color range hinged more on reds and purples than the neutrals Naked had been known for. But 2019 is suddenly looking up: The brand’s dropping a new version of its iconic palette in just one week, and the new shades look incredible on.

The palette, aptly named “Naked Reloaded,” includes 12 shades of neutrals, mixing them up with their much-loved combination of mattes, satins, subtle shimmers, and a couple of Saturday-night ready glittery shades. Handily, the new lineup also includes four go-to, everyday shadows designed with extra-large pans: Bribe, an ivory matte; Barely Baked, a soft, gold metallic; Boundaries, a gorgeous terracotta; and Blur, a light matte in tan. The brand’s betting you’ll use them most often, which means you need just a little more of them.

Other shades will include Distilled, a bronze metallic; Retro, a bright peach; Angel Fire, a rose-gold shimmer; and party-ready, edgy Dreamweaver, a cool brown with iridescent 3D sparkle.

The new palette is also designed to be inclusive: “We created Naked Reloaded to look good on everyone,” states a press release for Naked Reloaded. “These truly universal shades are made for any age, skin tone, and gender.”

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And here’s a swatch—the shades look super-vibrant on.

The Naked Reloaded palette, which will set you back $44 ($10 less than the original), is going on pre-sale for one day only on February 18 at urbandecay.com. Otherwise, you can nab it in stores and online at Sephora on March 7. Better get that iCal reminder set now.



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Lifetime's Remake of *Death of a Cheerleader* Has a Very Familiar Face from the Original Movie


America’s always had a fascination with true crime stories, but there’s been a resurgence in recent years with Netflix documentaries like Making a Murderer. Lifetime is no stranger to the genre, either, and it continues its winter slate of female-led true crime movies with a remake of the cult classic Death of a Cheerleader.

The original movie, called A Friend to Die For, aired in 1994 and starred nineties icons Kellie Martin and Tori Spelling. This time around, Aubrey Peeples (Nashville) steps into the Kellie Martin role as Bridget Moretti, a high-schooler desperate to fit in and bond with popular cheerleader Kelly Locke (played by Sarah Dugdale). And thanks to some brilliant stunt casting, Martin also stars in the remake—time as the FBI agent who cracks the case.

Peeples and Dugdale didn’t have much knowledge of the previous film prior to their casting, but Peeples admits they eventually watched most of the original. “We didn’t want to get too much into our heads, but we definitely did our research,” she says. One thing they were extra conscious of was steering clear of eighties stereotypes. “It was all sort of ‘wannabe cheerleader murders popular girl’, and that really struck me immediately,” Peeples says. “I wanted to figure out as much as I could so I could play this role respectfully and with justice.”

Here, Peeples and Dugdale explain why they hope the movie will not just entertain, but also inspire a bigger conversation about fitting in and impossible expectations. “We live in a competitive world that pits people against each other,” Peeples says. Read on.

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Glamour: The film is set in the eighties, but there’s plenty to relate to in terms of confidence, bullying, and where you belong. How did you relate to the material?

Sarah Dugdale: There’s a lot of pressure on young women and young people, especially in high school. You feel like everything is the biggest deal and the end of the world. I really related to my character in that she was such a perfectionist and felt a lot of pressure. I’m a perfectionist and I put that pressure on myself, so I related in that way.

Aubrey Peeples: I definitely experienced a lot of anxiety and insecurities and [put] pressure on myself in high school, and I think that’s relevant to a lot of people—no matter how old you are. When I was reading a lot of the case notes [about this story], a lot of people mentioned that Bernadette, the real girl, had a lot of body issues and would talk about her body in a really negative way. She was very insecure, and that was definitely something I experienced as a young actress. So that’s really relevant.

Sarah: [This industry] is a very visual medium, so you have to make sure not tie your self worth to the business. It’s a mentality that has to be practiced.

Aubrey: It’s a very competitive industry and we also live in a very competitive society, which is something I hope that the film reveals a little bit, and something I hope we can address.

What inspires you about the stories Lifetime is telling about real-life women?

Aubrey: It’s very relevant today, and I think the industry is hopefully leading towards empowering women. People also have a fascination with true crime, and I think everyone is just trying to understand our psychology a little bit more and understand why we do the things we do. We’re trying to attempt to understand our own humanity.



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A 'Downton Abbey Movie' Is Happening With the Original Cast


Great news for those of you who never fully recovered from Downton Abbey ending two years ago: It’s coming back, officially. On Friday, Focus Features announced in a press release that the beloved PBS series is getting a revival on the big screen.

Even better news? The original cast is returning. (Entertainment Weekly confirmed that Michelle Dockery, Hugh Bonneville, Maggie Smith, and Joanne Froggatt have all signed on.) And to top it all off, we’ll be getting it sooner than we think. According to the press release, production begins later this summer.

While there aren’t any details about the actual plot, we’re bound to get another hour and a half of priceless Dowager Countess snark, gorgeous Edwardian gowns, and Crawley family drama. The screenplay is by creator Julian Fellowes (who’s also producing), the director is Brian Percival, who directed the pilot, and executive producer Nigel Marchant is coming back as well.

“When the television series drew to a close, it was our dream to bring the millions of global fans a movie, and now, after getting many stars aligned, we are shortly to go into production,” said producer Gareth Neame, Carnival Films’s executive chairman, in the press release. “Julian’s script charms, thrills, and entertains, and in Brian Percival’s hands we aim to deliver everything that one would hope for as Downton comes to the big screen.”

It looks like the cast is just as hyped as the fans. Dockery, Bonneville, and Froggatt have all posted on Instagram about the news.

“The secret’s out… Thrilled to announce that #DowntonAbbey is coming to the big screen. Filming to commence this summer @downtonabbey_official,” Dockery posted on Instagram with a picture of her and costar Laura Carmichael, while Froggatt opted for a picture of her and Dockery laughing in character, writing, “Are you as excited as us about the Downton movie?! #itsofficial #downtonabbey.”

Meanwhile, Bonneville appeared to hint at a release date. Uploading a promotional pic for the film, he simply wrote, “2019 #DowntonAbbey.”

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