-Ahead of what is sure to be a political Oscar ceremony, this is a good read on what it means to be a celebrity in the age of Rump.
-So Norman Reedus and Diane Kruger are still a thing, huh?
–Karl Lagerfeld continues to be a total dick by calling Meryl Streep cheap for allegedly wanting to be paid for wearing his Oscars gown.
-Moonlight’s Mahershala Ali is already having a big weekend. He and his wife just welcomed a baby boy.
–Seth Rogen and Charlize Theron are going to costar in a romcom because that’s totally believable.
-Is it weird that there are a bunch of Girls reviews out already, even though the show doesn’t air until Sunday? I guess they didn’t want us to miss the episode (which is reportedly great) amid all the Oscars noise.
-I like this theory: the longer Adam Scott’s beard is, the less likable his character will be.
-This has never happened before: Jordan Peele’s Get Outis the first modern horror movie with a 100% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes on its opening day.
–Justin Bieber swears he didn’t pee his pantsin public. Mmm-kay.
-I’m so weirdly proud of Jake Gyllenhaal for getting such rave reviews on Broadway. He’s just keeping his head down, doing good work, and making me happy.
–Patrick Stewart says he didn’t realize he wasn’t circumcised until his wife told him. Hugh Jackman‘s reaction is all of us.
-Here are the best answers from Channing Tatum’s AMA (though really, you should probably just read the whole thing ’cause it’s all gold).
-Who in the world would spend $2k to partake in a 3-day “rustic nature experience” with Jared Leto? (Well, besides the guy who sat next to me at his TIFF doc premiere and yelled at me for not knowing Leto’s assistant’s name. That guy’s totally going.)
–Taylor Schilling and Adam Scott get really NSFW in the first 7 minutesof their new movie, which you can watch on EW.
-Meanwhile, Adam told a story about how he and Paul Rudd once got kicked out of a wedding after showing their dicks in a video.
–Jon Hamm stopped by a restaurant in Tennessee and very gave his waitress his Bonnaroo VIP wristbandlike the gent that he is.
-The first teaser for Season 2 of Fargo just features a bird and still manages to be fantastic.
–Lexi Alexander is probably one of the most interesting (and definitely the most vocal) directors I follow on Twitter (@Lexialex). In this new interviewin which she talks about the struggle for women to break into TV, she drops some gossip about a DP on Grey’s Anatomy who set out to make the female directors’ jobs hell.
-There are gets and then there are GETS. Marc Maron just landed President Obama for his WTF podcast.
-This is glorious. Someone wrote to my local newspaper’s advice column with the plot to The Room. And they answered it.
-This is an excellent read on how In Touch’s fantastic Duggars coverage has changed tabloid journalism. (I never thought I’d use the words ‘fantastic coverage’ and ‘In Touch’ in the same sentence, but there it is.)
-It always unnerves me when I agree with a GOOP article…
-I adore Haley Atwell but her second outfit in this galleryis tragic.
-I’m really digging the Reelside series that’s airing on The Movie Network right now. This week’s goes behind the scenes with Evan Goldberg and Seth Rogen.
-I’m not sure I really “get” the trailer for Turbo Kid, but Sundance loved it.
-The Hollywood Reporter’s roundtable with screenwriters features a lot of actor-writers (Julie Delpy, Danny Strong, etc) , but George Clooneytotally owns it, especially near the end when he really gets rolling. He talks about the best advice his dad ever gave him, what it means to be a public figure, and how news has changed.
-It looks like Robert Pattinson is back to hooking up with Sean Penn’s daughter.
-This photo certainly makes it look like Idris Elba‘s girlfriend is expecting.
–Jon Hamm’s penis problem is back. On the plus side, I’m suddenly looking forward to the next season of Mad Men.
–Tom Hiddleston continues his charmbomb tour. I dare you not to swoon when he starts speaking French near the end of the Nerdist podcast.
-Meanwhile, critics think he’s the only reason to see Thor 2. I saw it a couple of days ago, and I agree. (Be sure to stick around to the very end of the credits. There’s more then one end credit extra in this film.)
–Jennifer Aniston says she had to cut her hair off because it reacted poorly to a Brazilian-style blow dry treatment.
–Jennifer Lawrence is also explaining her dramatic new ‘do, saying her long hair was “fried” and “couldn’t get any uglier.”
–Selena Gomez says Lorde “doesn’t support other women,” which strikes me as a radical interpretation of the text.
-The boys of Friday Night Lights are getting scary on the big screen. Taylor Kitsch just signed on to play a psycho cop in Exit 147, while the trailer for a new found-footage horror film starring Zach Gilfordhas landed.
-Speaking of FNL, the cast’s panel from the Austin Television Festival is now on YouTube.
-Beyonce stopped a concert mid-song to Facetime with a fan. I guess that answers the ‘was she lip-synching?’ question.
-Veronica Mars creator Rob Thomas is developing a show about zombie med students. Yes, please!
-Speaking of Veronica Mars, Kristen Bell was hounded by the paps at LAX this week. Shoulda brought her taser…
-I’m still not convinced we need Netflix to make four new Marvel shows, but at least one of them will be about Jessica Jones.
–Justin Bieber learned the hard way that if you’re going to partake in a little illegal graffiti, maybe you shouldn’t brag about it on social media using photos (soon to be referred to as “Exhibit A.”)
–Alanis Morissette‘s Jagged Little Pill is set to become Broadway musical. “Yay!” said absolutely nobody.
-Every other actress in Hollywood should drop out of the Best Guest-Starring Emmy race (sorry, Alison Janney!). Lisa Kudrow just won it with her sexism speech on last night’s Scandal.
-A Hunger Games theme parkmight be in the works, because who doesn’t want to frolick amongst a gang of homicidal children?
-NBC continues to give Anne Heche chances. She’s set to co-write and star in a new sitcom.
-In other sitcom news, ABC just bought Kristen Schaal’s incredibly weird-sounding American Monster.
–Paul Haggis‘ new movie Third Person got terrible reviews at TIFF, but it still somehow managed to land US distribution.
-Speaking of Love, Actually, here’s a great oral history in honour of its 10th anniversary.
-Saving Mr. Banks with Tom Hanks and Emma Thompsondebuted last night, and everyone loved it.
-This trailer for Colin Farrell’s new romantic drama Winter’s Tale takes a weird turn near the end — but it coincides with the part in the trailer where his hair gets really good so I’m still onboard.
