Double Your Dosage

My friends and family were intrigued/horrified when I told them I was planning to wake up at the crack of dawn and travel to San Francisco for the grand launch of Balmain’s capsule collection at H&M. I had meant it as a joke several weeks ago, but then my bloodthirsty, competitive side reared its ugly head and said, LET’S DO THIS. I hadn’t waited hours in line for anything since the release of the fourth Harry Potter book, so this was a big deal for me. Balmain is one of my f

Because how else do you get through a wedding AMIRITE? Mary Kate Olsen, 29 married 46-year-old French banker, Olivier Sarkozy in an “intimate Manhattan ceremony on Friday night”, according to Page Six. “Intimate” might be code word for “claustrophobic”, because the reception was held indoors, where guests were smoking sh-t loads. The source said there were “bowls and bowls filled with cigarettes, and everyone smoked the whole night.” This is so French. It’s almost more French

I went to see this with my cousin’s kids last week and Christ Jesus, I was a mess. I ended up crying from beginning to end. But while I wept in a somewhat dignified silence, a little girl near the front was wailing. Like, full on moaning. That cheered me up a bit. It’s about Arlo, a young dinosaur who gets separated from his family, and has to find his way home with the help of a little cave boy. He’s from a family of gentle herbivores who farm for food, so he has to learn to

I have a special fondness for watching dysfunctional family movies around the holidays. There’s some comfort in knowing that you’re not the weirdest unit in the neighborhood. For example, I once wore a big ass dress on Persian New Year (you have to wear something new) and accidentally knocked over our display table. Also known as the “Seven S’s”, the haft seen displays seven symbolic items starting with the letter “S.” Anyway, my obscenely large tulle skirt crashed into it, m

In an interview with Slate, screenwriter, Phyllis Nagy detailed the saga of adapting her friend, Patricia Highsmith’s novel, The Price of Salt to the big screen. To be exact, it’s taken about 19 years (can you believe I still want to be a producer?). Long story short: Lesbians are cool, we’re just not sure about having two female leads. Nagy said, “That it was a lesbian love story was actually cool with [the investors]. It was around the time of movies like Bound, you know, ‘

Or That Awkward Moment for girls. This is the first time in a long time I’ve been in the mood to see a rom-com. Sure, it doesn’t look much different from all the other movies in its genre, but I will see anything with Rebel Wilson in it. It’s based on the novel by Liz Tuccillo, and is being executive produced by Drew Barrymore (Coincidentally, the trailer features “Boys Wanna Be Her”, the same song from her directorial debut Whip It. I know, I’m weird.). This will be the late

Harper’s Bazaar published the first photos of Kristen Stewart on the set of Karl Lagerfeld’s new short film, Once and Forever. Like Clouds of Sils Maria, this one’s very meta: She’s playing an actress preparing to play the young Coco when the movie’s director is replaced by some French rookie. Stewart’s character isn’t happy about this. “She’s not the nicest person,” Lagerfeld told the magazine. “She is quite condescending. It’s a modern woman, the way some modern movie stars

After teasing us with four character posters on Monday, Universal has dropped its first trailer for The Huntsman: Winter’s War. First, the good: All Charlize Theron’s ensembles are straight up COSTUME PORN. Did you see that gold leaf makeup on her face? No wonder Dior keeps swathing her in gold. I couldn’t find the costume designer on IMDB, but it looks like Colleen Atwood is returning. For the most part, the special effects look as good as the first, except for some awkward

In today’s most random news, blues-pop singer, Elle King is actually Rob Schneider’s daughter. You might know her song, “Ex’s & Oh’s” from the radio. She has a really sultry voice, and has gotten a few Adele comparisons. ABC News even said she’s definitely going to get a few Grammy nominations. Anyway, her parents married in Vegas three days after they met, and divorced soon after. Her mother remarried, and she moved to Ohio when she was young. She took on her mother, former

Technically TMZ confirmed the news last week, but it didn’t go viral on Facebook until two days ago. After sharing the article on my page on Sunday, I was surprised to find it had exploded overnight. Right-wingers and gun enthusiasts were brimming with joy that Lizzie McGuire had purchased a firearm. I know Duff is southern, but I doubt this was a staged shot to defend the Second Amendment. And there’s no way it’s for a movie, because why would she take it home with her? TMZ