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Ben Affleck Say Fame Helped With Gone Girl Role

 

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Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike are absolutely perfect while in character on EW’s new Gone Girl cover (he looks slightly menacing, while her smile is just a smidge too wide). In the accompanying story, Affleck says the tabloid scrutiny over his relationship with Jennifer Lopez helped his performance: “I knew what it was to be cast in a soap opera I had no control over.”

Taylor Swift pretended to be a dork on Jimmy Fallon‘s show last night. Not buying it.

-Gawker recently did a great story about Reese Witherspoon, and how sometimes in public she’s Reese, while other times she’s her birth name, Laura Jean. In this video of her dancing at a wedding, she’s most def Laura Jean.

-It’s been a good week for Justin Theroux. Not only did The Leftovers get renewed, but he got to spend it in Bora Bora. I’ll have what he’s having.

Kendall Jenner claims she was never rude to that waitress in NYC, saying “I was raised better than that.”  Um, she knows we all know who raised her, right?!

-Speaking of the Kardashian clan, I try not to link to photos of celebrities’ kids, but baby North West is a model now, so I guess her privacy isn’t her parent’s top concern.

-Jezebel’s Lindy West did a rewatch of Garden State and the resulting post made me laugh so, so much. Some choice quotes: “Natalie Portman’s character claims to be a human being but is actually a genie that exists entirely within the mind of Zach Braff’s dreaming penis.” Also: “Suddenly, Braff remembers about his headache appointment with Radagast! Oh no! He’s late! He throws the dead cat aside and it miraculously reanimates, validating my long-held and widely ridiculed theory that Zach Braff’s crotch is a pet cemetery.”

-Is Riley Keough engaged? The giant diamond she’s showing off on social media suggests yes.

-The guy who stole a piece of the car from Paul Walker‘s crash site just got a justifiably hefty jail sentence.

-The cast for Lifetime’s Aaliyah biopic continues to suck. This is supposed to be Missy Elliott? Yikes.

Tom Hanks just got into the app business.

-I loved this video of supporting character actors petitioning to be action stars.

-Oh, my heart. Robin Williams‘ wife just disclosed he was sober when he died — and in the early stages of Parkinson’s.

-Here’s the first trailer for William H. Macy’s directorial debut Rudderless, starring Billy Crudup and Felicity Huffman. 

Anna Kendrick Dating Game of Thrones Star?

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Anna Kendrick in the July issue of Elle. (Photo: Elle/Carter Smith)

Anna Kendrick is reportedly dating Afie Allen, who plays Theon/Reek on Game of Thrones. I hate his character’s storyline, but anyone who recognizes the awesomeness of Anna can’t be too bad IRL.

-Some Viners are complaining that the Teen Choice Awards are rigged, which is weird because A) they won, and B) um, of course they are.

Chloe Grace Moretz is dating David and Victoria Beckham‘s son Brooklyn and they are ridiculously adorabable together.

-Speaking of all things adorabs, Taylor Swift and Lorde took a cooking class together.

Rita Ora confirmed that ex-boyfriend Calvin Harris prevented her from performing at the Teen Choice Awards by blocking her use of their single “I Will Never Let You Down.”

-I don’t watch Doctor Who, but even I can recognize that this couple’s Who-themed engagement photos are amazing!

Robin Williams‘ fans are turning the Good Will Hunting bench into a memorial.

-Meanwhile, The Wire creator David Simon’s recollection of Robin Williams might be my favourite so far (though Norm MacDonald’s tweets come in a close second).

-I feel like we all needed a laugh today, but Katie Holmes making funny faces with Jimmy Fallon didn’t do it for me.

-One of my friends always threatens to burn my rompers (even though they’re so damn cute! Who doesn’t love a good romper?!). I’m going to enter JLo’s romper as Exhibit A when next presenting my case for why rompers rock.

-Amazing news: the whole Veronica Mars cast is coming back for a new web series, which will also feature the stars of iZombie (which might actually be my favourite new pilot).

Nicky Hilton is engaged. Remember when we all had to pretend to care about her?

-Here’s our first look at Adrien Brody as Houdini in the new History series.

-Also, here’s the first trailer for Mortdecai, starring Johnny Depp as a debonair art dealer. It costars Gwyneth Paltrow and Ewan McGregor and I think it’s supposed to be funny, though you’d never know it from this clip. Yeesh.

 

Breaking News: Robin Williams Dead of Apparent Suicide

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Robin Williams in Good Will Hunting (1997)

Well, this is terrible. Robin Williams, 63, was found dead in his home in Northern California today from an apparent suicide. His rep issued this statement: “Robin Williams passed away this morning. He has been battling severe depression of late. This is a tragic and sudden loss. The family respectfully asks for their privacy as they grieve during this very difficult time.”

His wife also released a statement, saying she’s “utterly heartbroken.” He leaves behind three children from a previous marriage.

The sheriff’s coroner’s division said it suspects the death was a suicide due to asphyxia. Early last month, the actor checked into rehab for a “sobriety tuneup.”

Celebrities have taken to Twitter to mourn his death. Williams was nominated for Oscars for his roles in Good Morning, Vietnam, The Fisher King, Dead Poet’s Society, and Good Will Hunting, which he won in 1997. He most recently starring in the CBS sitcom The Crazy Ones, and was next set to star in Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb, which he recently tweeted about.