| | | | | | | | | | | | "A sense of freedom is something that, happily, comes with age and life experience."
- Diane Keaton
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- Diane Keaton
To sign up for this newsletter click here. | | | | | | | | | |  | | | |  | | The nicest thing critics have to say about the batch of movies hitting the theaters this weekend: Cars 3 is better than Cars 2. Of course, box office wise that film will very likely cruise to a first place finish. As for adults, well, Rough Night is the most enticing offering. The flick finds Scarlett Johansson and Zoe Kravitz rubbing elbows with a who’s who of female television comedy stand-outs as a bachelorette party who accidentally kills a male stripper in Miami. Not only is it female-led and female-directed, it’s also a rare R-rated comedy meant solely for the ladies. Reviews are about as mixed as an overpriced drink at a South Beach club, but just about everyone agrees it’s Saturday Night Live’s Kate McKinnon who steals the show. Meanwhile, Matthew Modine and Mandy Moore co-star in a movie about sharks, which, somehow, is not the worst reviewed movie of the weekend. That would be Tupac biopic All Eyez on Me and weird family drama The Book of Henry that are getting the brunt of critical savaging. “It’s nonfunctional, so poorly conceived from the ground up as to slip out of the grasp of the usual standards one applies to narrative film,” read Vulture’s review of the latter. “It might be admirable if it wasn’t such torture to watch.” So, yeah, if you don’t have kids but love the cinema, just do some tequila shots with your friends and catch a late showing of Rough Night before heading out to the club this weekend. It’s your best bet. | | | | | | | | | The Mummy was supposed to usher in a grand cinematic universe concerning classic movie monsters to rival that of Marvel’s superhero sagas, yet the franchise’s future is in doubt after the film was a completely critical and commercial flop. A gossipy Variety article seems to assign blame to star Tom Cruise. Off-the-record insiders claim Cruise took total control of the flick, to the point of hiring writers to rejigger the script, making on-the-set decisions and even having say over the marketing and release date. Essentially they claim Cruise tried to turn the movie into your standard Tom Cruise vehicle. Sure, it’s easy to blame Cruise, but that totally ignores the fact that the ambitious plan, that existed long before Cruise signed on, didn’t make much sense in the first place. Nor, does it excuse that there was such a creative vacuum surrounding the project in the first place that Cruise could step in and take so much control. Yes, folks, we’re literally pulling a “leave Tom Cruise alone.” | | | | | Diane Keaton has been a Hollywood treasure for almost five decades. She’s inspired directors, fashion trends, and even Oscar winner Michael Keaton’s stage name (true story), but that doesn’t mean she has many friends in the business. Last weekend Keaton was honored by the American Film Institute with a gala that attracted tons of celebrities, including Meryl Streep (who showed up in Diane Keaton drag). Yet, while guesting on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Keaton explained that not only did she not consider many of those celebrities friends, she’s just no that actively socially anyway. “I don’t really have any friends,” she told the host. Not even Meryl! “I love her, but I don’t see her very often; she doesn’t call,” Keaton continued. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Nicki Minaj’s Instagram is always delightful, but of special note is how often she’s documented her particularly dramatic ways of boarding a waiting private jet. Please, read about all of them here. | | | | | | | | | | KJ Apa, 20 (Unsettlingly Sexy Archie) Banks, 29 (Niche Pop Singer) Luella Bartley, 43 (Brit Fashionista Gadabout) John Cho, 45 (Obama Staffer)
Jenny Shimizu, 50 (Angelina’s Ex)
Joan van Ark, 74 (Primetime Diva)
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