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Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner Announce Split

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Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner in Daredevil. (Photo: Twentieth Century Fox)

-Well, there goes the only reason I ever kind of liked Ben Affleck: he and Jennifer Garner officially announced their split. The exclusive came from People (of course it did; they worked really hard for it, after all) and it comes ONE DAY after their 10th anniversary.  The timing of this matters: under California divorce law, once you hit the 10-year mark, alimony becomes a much bigger deal. So the question is: did they officially split today (which means he let her reach the magic number 10, which might be the most honourable thing he’s done for her in a while), or did they split earlier and just announced it today to make him look better (which is going to be a PR nightmare if it comes out)?  And why didn’t they wait until the end of the week to announce? A US long weekend is a media dead zone. So. Many. Questions.

-Meanwhile, I’m so here for Jen‘s post-divorce career comeback. I’m thinking a prestige TV series? Maybe HBO or Netflix? I’m flexible.

-Think dating is hard? Try adding time travel like Amy Schumer does in her latest sketch.

Taylor Kitsch talked about being naked on True Detective. Sigh. Please stop making it so hard to quit that show, Taylor.

-Speaking of FNL alums, Minka Kelly was spotted on a “first date” with Sean Penn at French Laundry. Dammit, French Laundry was on my bucket list and now it’s ruined. RUINED!

-I need to calm down. Luckily, I can stare at these adorable outtakes from Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny’s EW shoot until I’m out of v-fib.

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt were spotted at a London recording studio with Chris Martin.  Either he’s helping them score their next movie, or my dreams about the ultimate Spice Girls cover band are inching closer to reality.

-Everyone’s assuming Britney Spears is throwing shade at Iggy Azalea with this tweet. We can only hope.

Stephen Colbert just did 20 “no hands” push ups after John Oliver tagged him in a #GiveThem20 post.

-I don’t watch Castle, but lots of people are thinking this blind item has something to do with whispers of discord between Nathan Fillion and Stana Katic. I really hope that’s not true; I love him and I have zero sympathy for well-paid actors who mess up their shows because they can’t keep it professional. We’ve all had coworkers we don’t like. (I’m looking at you, guy who keeps stealing my Coke Zeroes from the office fridge…)

-Just in case you need a good cry, here’s comedians getting emotional in the trailer for the I Am Chris Farley doc.

-Sigh. Game of Thrones won’t have any female directors next season. On the plus side, Transparent’s will have only one cis male director.

-I was kind of holding my breath while waiting for the Magic Mike XXL reviews to land. I loved it but could easily see critics turning on it, so it’s great to see that the heavy hitters liked it.  I especially like how Vox’s review points out how slyly feminist and sex-positive it is. (There’s an early scene in a gay club and I spent the whole time clenched and waiting for one of the queens to become the butt of a joke, and it thankfully never happened.)

-Meanwhile, you can now listen to Matt Bomer’s D’Angelo cover from the soundtrack.

-Congrats to Evangeline Lilly, who is expecting baby #2.

-Here’s a list of all the ridiculous celebrities who don’t believe in vaccines because they’re ridiculous.

-Here’s the trailer for Secret In Their Eyes starring Julia Roberts, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Nicole Kidman. Looks like we’ve got another annoying Julia Oscar appearance in our near future…

Katy Perry Talks Taylor Swift, Super Bowl in Elle

Katy Perry Talks Taylor Swift, Super Bowl in Elle

-In her new cover story with Elle, Katy Perry manages to complain about the media’s soap opera construction of pop stars fighting with each other — while simultaneously shading Taylor Swift. “Taylor’s the sweetheart. Kanye’s the villain. That’s the narrative.” SLOW. CLAP.

Jeremy Renner’s divorce is getting sticky. His ex wants primary custody of their daughter and his claiming his house is unsafe because of his gun collection.

Ellen Barkin is reportedly dating a British barrister she met at George & Amal Clooney‘s wedding (though they’re not engaged, despite reports).

-This video of Stephen Amell chatting with the cast of The Duff combines so many of my favourite people! (The part where Mae Whitman accidentally lets it slip that her Parenthood character named the baby Zeke and Amell starts tearing up over it is priceless.)

-Speaking of Parenthood, Scott Porter is expecting his first child but I’m just going to go ahead and keep pretending that he’s living his happily ever after with Amber Braverman.

Jimmy Fallon and Ellen DeGeneres teamed up against Reese Witherspoon and Steve Carell for a game of Password last night.

-I’ve been doing weight training and feeling pretty kick ass about myself, and then Jamie Dornan posted this pic of himself doing a full-body lift and now I need to weep gently in a corner while bingeing on ice cream.

-It’s hard to judge a movie based on clips, but this one and this one from 50 Shades are super uncomfortable. Also, is it just me or does his accent keep slipping?

-Meanwhile, Gawker has a great recap of 50 Shades’ disastrous press tour. The last 45 seconds of that Glamour video was particularly cringe-inducing.

Jamie Bell created a short film for Vanity Fair in which he gets pretty much every famous British actor to recreate iconic movie scenes.

-AMC has released the first two minutes from The Walking Dead premiere.

-Speaking of TV, I really liked this article delving into how Shameless built one of the most wonderfully unique gay relationships to ever grace the small screen.

-Here’s the full trailer for Marvel’s Daredevil, which actually looks pretty damn great.

-Scandal’s Jeff Perry reading Taylor Swift lyrics like Cyrus is both amazing and terrifying.

-Desperate Housewives creator Marc Cherry is developing a show for the CW called Cheerleader Death Squad, which sounds like the most CWish show that ever existed.

-The first Magic Mike XXL trailer has landed and I LOVE it. If the whole movie consisted just of the Flashdance-inspired bit at the beginning with Channing Tatum busting out in the welding shop, I’d be happy. It reminds me of his routine at the beginning of Step Up 2, which I rewatch *a lot.*