Modern Beauty Trends: In: Selena Gomez’s Zen State

Friday, December 1, 2017

In: Selena Gomez’s Zen State | Out: Major Studios

Selena Gomez is really zen about this whole Justin Bieber thing.
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“This is going to sound obnoxious, but Mom always said be your own best friend, and I really, really mastered that. There is no one I’d rather hang out with.”

– Sarah Silverman

Checking Your Local Listings

Major Releases

When it comes to the cinemas this weekend, the old phrase “check your local listings” is apt—not a single new wide-release film is premiering. If you happen to live outside of New York or Los Angeles, however, there may be some films new to your town. Awards season contenders like Lady Bird and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri continue to expand (Billboard, in particularly, will be in over 1,000 theaters), and it’s as good a weekend as any to stay ahead of the Oscars horse race. Meanwhile, in what Hollywood considers the cultural capitals, three possible contenders make their debut. The Disaster Artist opens in 19 cinemas. It’s James Franco’s best work as a director to date and is a retelling of the events surrounding the making of the bizarro cult film The Room. (Unfamiliar with that title? Watch co-star Ari Graynor explain it in 60 seconds here. It won’t tear you apart, even if your name is Lisa). Visionary director Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water opens in just two cinemas, but expect the well-reviewed modern fairy tale to be everywhere eventually. After all, star Sally Hawkins is the leader of the best actress race in some books, even if she doesn’t say a word in the film (check the trailer here). Critics are raving about both those films, but are tepid about the third: Woody Allen’s Wonder Wheel (you can watch the trailer here). Kate Winslet’s performance is said to be a standout, and Justin Timberlake wears a series of old-timey bathing suits, but there might be better ways to spend the weekend. Timberlake’s swimsuits are torso-covering unitards, and Winslet has plenty of standout performances elsewhere.

Amy Sherman-Palladino’s Signature Chatter

Netflix (For This Weekend, Anyway)

The best bet on television this weekend actually made its debut on Wednesday, but it’s on Amazon Prime so you can watch it at your leisure. The show in question is The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Gilmore Girls creator Amy Sherman-Palladino’s story of a late ’50s Manhattan housewife who decides to try stand-up comedy. There may be way too many stand-up comedy–themed shows on TV as it is, but this one, mercifully, isn’t about a white guy full of inner turmoil and empty carbs. The Boston Globe calls it “one of the most charming new shows of the year.” Netflix, meanwhile, gives you the second season of its comedy star-studded sex and love (and more sex) anthology Easy. Newcomers like Aubrey Plaza and Judy Greer join last season’s Dave Franco and Aya Cash this time around. Netflix’s other big offering this weekend, Voyeur—it’s documentary about writer Gay Talese—is being savaged by critics. Maybe just go back and watch their recent Joan Didion doc instead? That’s on Netflix, too.

Selena Gomez’s Zen Answer to Justin Bieber

Being Tense

Selena Gomez is feeling pretty chill lately, if not downright zen. She’s only 25, but she’s been in the public eye long enough to know that what other people think of her is none of her business. So, yeah, she won’t shy away from answering your questions about her rumored ex-turned-current boyfriend (Justin Bieber) and her other ex-boyfriend (The Weeknd). “I cherish people who have really impacted my life," she told Billboard of letting the Biebs back into her life. "So maybe before, it could have been forcing something that wasn't right. But that doesn't mean caring for someone ever goes away." As for how her relationship with The Weeknd ended, that was pretty zen as well: “We ended it as best friends, and it was genuinely about encouraging and caring [for each other], and that was pretty remarkable for me." Also in the interview, she has other zen-like answers for other difficult questions, like why she chose to work with Woody Allen. But in other reuniting with your ex news: Your favorite celebrity couple Jenny Slate and Chris Evans are now reportedly definitely back on. The comedian was spotted in New York helping the action star scout out a possible new property in Tribeca.

Timothée Chalamet

@tchalamet

With a starring role in Call Me by Your Name and an appearance in Lady Bird, Timothée Chalamet is definitely this year’s breakout actor. You should check him out on Instagram, but you should also check out Ellen DeGeneres forcing him to watch his old high school rap videos here.