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Two years ago this month, while the industry was in the thick of the dual writers and actors strikes, Range Media Partners and Brian Kavanaugh-Jones and Fred Berger, principles of the busy production banner Automatik, decided to tie the knot. In 2024, the fledgling film and production division of Range Studios enjoyed a banner year by any measure.

Searchlight Pictures’ “A Complete Unknown” scored at the mainstream box office ($140 million worldwide) and had a strong award season ride capped by eight Oscar nominations.

Meanwhile, Neon’s “Longlegs” proved that there’s still plenty of box office gold to be mined from distinctive indie films. The horror film that finished out with $127 million in worldwide box office ($74 million domestic) also vaulted the director Osgood Perkins to a new level of industry recognition. Having that kind of career-building relationship with filmmakers is important to Kavanaugh-Jones and Berger, regardless of whether the talent is...

Netflix has revealed the release date, teaser trailer, and artwork for In Your Dreams, an upcoming animated comedy adventure. The film is set to launch on the streaming service on November 14, 2025.

The film is officially described as follows: “When 12-year-old Stevie and her 8-year-old brother, Elliot, discover a magical picture book that says the Sandman can make any dream a reality, the duo embark on a life-affirming journey into the dream realm to find the mythical character. Longing to make their family perfect, the duo urgently wishes for it to come true.”

The cast includes Simu Liu as Dad, Craig Robinson as Baloney Tony, Cristin Milioti as Mom, Jolie Hoang-Rappaport as Stevie, Elias Janssen as Elliot, Gia Carides as Nightmara, Omid Djalili as The Sandman, SungWon Cho as Chad, and Zachary Noah Piser as Joon Bae.

Written and directed by Alex Woo, In Your Dreams is a magical saga with plenty of heart.

Pippa Scott, who appeared in movies including “The Searchers,” “Petulia” and “Auntie Mame” before making numerous TV appearances and marrying Lorimar Productions co-founder Lee Rich, died May 22. She was 90.

Her daughter, Miranda Tollman, reported her death.

Among Scott’s other film roles were “The Confession,” “Mr. Lucky,” “For Pete’s Sake!”and “Cold Turkey.” One of her final parts was in the 2009 indie “Footprints.”

Born in Los Angeles, she was the daughter of stage actress Laura Straub and playwright and screenwriter Allan Scott, who wrote several musicals for Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. Her uncle, Adrian Scott, was one of the Hollywood Ten blacklisted during the McCarthy era.

She was educated at Radcliffe and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London, and debuted in Jed Harris’ 1956 Broadway production “Child of Fortune.”

That same year, Scott appeared in John Ford’s “The Searchers,” in which she played Lucy, a member...

Pippa Scott, who played one of abducted daughters alongside Natalie Wood in John Ford’s The Searchers and the secretary of Rosalind Russell’s title character in Auntie Mame, has died. She was 90.

Scott died peacefully May 22 of congenital heart failure at her home in Santa Monica, her daughter Miranda Tollman told The Hollywood Reporter.

Scott’s film résumé also included Gower Champion’s My Six Loves (1963), Richard Lester’s Petulia (1968), Norman Lear’s Cold Turkey (1971) and Michael Lindsay-Hogg’s The Sound of Murder (1982).

On television, the redhead portrayed the wife of a Broadway actor (Brian Aherne) transported back in time in the 1960 Twilight Zone episode “The Trouble With Templeton”; was the wife of a rabbi helping Morey Amsterdam’s character with his very belated bar mitzvah on the 1966 Dick Van Dyke Show installment “Buddy Sorrell: Man and Boy”; and played a nursery school teacher and love interest of Jack Warden...

Exclusive: In a major deal, Concord Originals has acquired Rko, the legendary film studio behind such classic properties as King Kong, Citizen Kane, The Best Years of Our Lives, It’s a Wonderful Life, Suspicion and The Woman in the Window.

The purchase gives Concord Originals the derivative rights to over 5,000 titles, which include the remake, sequel, story, stage and copyrights (including unproduced screenplays) of the company’s storied film library. Concord acquired Rko from Ted Hartley, who served as the studio’s Chairman and CEO for 35 years.

Going forward, Rko will continue to operate as its own imprint under Concord Originals. Sophia Dilley and current Rko President Mary Beth O’Connor have been named Co-Presidents of Rko and will jointly run the company with the support of the Concord Originals team. Dilley will also maintain her current role as head of Concord Originals, considered one of the preeminent homes for adapting music and theatre IP,...

Fred Astaire was an Oscar-nominated song and dance man best remembered for a series of musicals he made alongside many female dancer, but especially Ginger Rogers. Yet his filmography extends well past those titles. Let's take a look back at 20 of his greatest films, ranked worst to best.

As a dancer, Astaire was known for his perfectionism, doing multiple takes to get the most precise movements correct. His immaculate steps were matched only by his outfits, which often consisted of top hats and coats.

After making a name for himself on the stage in London and on Broadway, Astaire came to Hollywood. He first appeared with fellow dancer Rogers in "Flying Down to Rio" (1933), where they played second fiddle to Dolores del Rio and Gene Raymond. Their first starring vehicle came just one year later: "The Gay Divorcee" (1934).

Their subsequent films, including "Top Hat" (1935), "Follow the Fleet" (1936), "Swing Time" (1936), and...

It's the TV acting equivalent to Ginger Rogers dancing like Fred Astaire, only backwards and in high heels — delivering Amy Sherman-Palladino's whip-smart, high-velocity dialogue, when it's not your native tongue.

That was the imposing task faced by French actresses Charlotte Gainsbourg and Lou de Laáge as they stepped into leading roles in Prime Video's Étoile, the latest series created by Sherman-Palladino and her husband, Dan Palladino, wrapping both their brains and tongues around lines that were often mystifying in their meaning at the same warp speed as Lorelai Gilmore and Midge Maisel.

Gainsbourg plays Geneviève Lavigne, the general director of the Parisian ballet who makes a deal with her Manhattan counterpart, Jack McMillan (Maisel’s Luke Kirby), to swap their leading talent to drive interest in both of their programs; de Laáge stars as Cheyenne Toussaint, the sublimely talented, politically fiery prima ballerina whose life is upended by the swap.

Some may not remember it, but the Shonda Rhimes Era of television was a beautiful time.

Before One Chicago and FBI, the person who dominated an entire three-hour block of television was none other than the queen of drama and procurer of All the feels, Ms. Shonda Rhimes.

We lament appointment TV all the time, as it’s something we rarely see these days, but no one had an entire demographic of people in a proverbial chokehold quite like Shonda Rhimes on a Thursday night.

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Seriously, there were weekly watch parties for Scandal. And Grey’s Anatomy? It was the exact type of series you gossiped about the next day.

Don’t get me started on How to Get Away with Murder, and how scandalous it was, as well as how often many of us would find ourselves reciting lines like we had the script in hand.

Ahem,...

Clint Eastwood began his professional screen acting career in 1955, and he was able to land multiple small roles almost right away. In his first year of employment, Eastwood appeared in an episode of "Highway Patrol" and in the TV movie "Allen in Movieland." On the big screen, he made his debut in Jack Arnold's "Revenge of the Creature," a sequel to his 1954 classic "Creature from the Black Lagoon." Eastwood only had one scene, but he left an impression as a forgetful lab technician. That same year, the young Eastwood also appeared in "Francis in the Navy," the sixth of seven ultra-successful Francis the Talking Mule movies, as well as an uncredited Saxon warrior in the period drama "Lady Godiva of Coventry." 

Eastwood rounded out 1955 by re-teaming with Jack Arnold for the creature feature "Tarantula." A relatively well-regarded matinée monster movie, "Tarantula" is about, you guessed it, a giant tarantula...

Richard Norton, the Australian actor and martial arts expert who demonstrated his considerable skills alongside Chuck Norris, Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung and Cynthia Rothrock in action films, has died. He was 75.

Norton’s death in Melbourne was announced this weekend in a Instagram post by his wife, Judy.

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The charismatic Norton, proficient in judo, karate, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and many other disciplines, spent two decades as a bodyguard working for the likes of The Rolling Stones, Linda Ronstadt and James Taylor.

He also served as a fight choreographer on the 1993-2001 CBS series Walker Texas Ranger, starring his good friend Norris, and on features including The Condemned (2007), Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), Dark Phoenix (2019) and the Suicide Squad films of 2016 and 2021.

Along the way, he trained Scarlett Johansson, Charlize Theron, Sophie Turner, Anya Taylor-Joy, Ben Affleck, Margot Robbie, Charlie Hunnam,...

The Academy Awards have celebrated the talents of the film industry for over 96 years, honoring outstanding performances and achievements. Many celebrities dream of winning an Oscar once they come into the Hollywood scene, and a lot of them do achieve it.

Some secure it at a very young age while others get the chance to hold the coveted trophy much later in their careers.

So, let’s look at some child prodigies and veterans who have achieved this incredible feat at an age that will leave you in shock.

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Winning an Oscar is the pinnacle of success for any actor, and many put in a lot of work to achieve this no matter the age and the time it takes to get to the lectern and hold the golden statue. But for some, they just got a knack for acting and...

"The Simpsons" is one of America's finest institutions -- and nowadays, one of its most reliable. Even after 36 seasons, the longest-running primetime television series continues to produce timeless half-hour episodes (and the occasional hour-long special) that show why it deserves to still be around after so long.

Of course, there is always the "this show used to be better in the '90s" crowd that can't dare to imagine newer episodes being anything but garbage. Still, they have a point. The earlier seasons of "The Simpsons" were not just meticulously written and impeccably timed, but they have great animation and phenomenal character writing. It's why, despite there still being one modern episode, our list of the best "Simpsons" episodes ever is mostly comprised of episodes from seasons 4 to 6.

Among the best episodes, one common element that pops up a lot in that list (at least in the episode credits) is the name Conan O'Brien,...

Cristin Milioti experienced a well-deserved whirlwind awards season thanks to her indelible performance as Sofia Falcone in the Colin Farrell-led Penguin streaming series. Milioti won the Critics Choice Award (Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television) for her portrayal of the antagonist, and she was also nominated for a Golden Globe and a Screen Actors Guild Award, among others. Now, the talented thespian is joining Netflix’s upcoming animated adventure, In Your Dreams,in which Milioti will play Mom in the film. One of the movie’s writers and directors, Alex Woo, said of her casting in a new interview:

"Cristin is an Egot-level talent. She can sing. She can act. I haven’t seen her dance, but I’m sure she could give Ginger Rogers a run for her money. You believe every performance Cristin gives, and that’s every director’s dream come true.

Elias Janssen as Elliot, Cristin Milioti as Mom and Jolie Hoang-Rappaport as Stevie in ‘In Your Dreams’ (Photo Cr: Netflix © 2025)

Critics Choice Awards winner Cristin Milioti (The Penguin) will play mom to Simu Liu’s dad in Netflix’s animated adventure In Your Dreams. Milioti is one of the latest actors to join the production, joining Liu and Craig Robinson, who were previously announced to lend their voices to the family-friendly film.

New cast members also include Jolie Hoang-Rappaport, Elias Janssen, Gia Carides, Omid Djalili, SungWon Cho, and Zachary Noah Piser.

“In Your Dreams is a comedy adventure about Stevie and her brother Elliot who journey into the absurd landscape of their own dreams,” reads Netflix’s synopsis. “If the siblings can withstand a snarky stuffed giraffe, zombie breakfast foods, and the queen of nightmares, the Sandman will grant them their ultimate dream come true…the perfect family.”

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“The Penguin” star Cristin Milioti has joined the cast of Netflix’s animated feature “In Your Dreams.”

Milioti joins Simu Liu and Craig Robinson, as well as Jolie Hoang-Rappaport, Elias Janssen, Gia Carides, Omid Djalili, SungWon Cho and Zachary Noah Piser.

Set to be released later this year, “In Your Dreams” follows Stevie and her brother Elliot who journey into the absurd landscape of their own dreams. If the siblings can withstand a snarky stuffed giraffe, zombie breakfast foods and the queen of nightmares, the Sandman will grant them their ultimate dream come true…the perfect family.

Alexander Woo co-wrote the story with Erik Benson and Stanley Moore, and makes his animated feature directorial debut. Woo said, “Cristin is an Egot-level talent. She can sing. She can act. I haven’t seen her dance, but I’m sure she could give Ginger Rogers a run for her money. You believe...

Every year there are a few horror films that drastically exceed expectations from critics and audiences while also finding tremendous box office success, and one of the candidates to fill that slot in 2025 is The Bride. The upcoming monster horror thriller will be the latest from writer/director Maggie Gyllenhaal. The film has been set for release on September 26 later this year, and now that it's less than eight months away, fans are sitting on pins and needles waiting for the first official trailer. Collider's Perri Nemiroff recently caught up with The Bride star John Magaro to promote his upcoming movie Omaha. During the conversation, she asked about him previously mentioning Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, as well as Young Frankenstein, Frankenstein, Bonnie and Clyde, andBadlands as inspiration for The Bride, to which he said: "That's just a few. There's probably even more stuff I could add in." When...

The science fiction genre in cinema is roughly one hundred and twenty-five years old, with Georges Méliès' A Trip to the Moon frequently cited as the film industry's first major work within the genre. While the silent era produced many influential science fiction movies, such as Metropolis, The Lost World, and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, for most of the twentieth century, science fiction movies were predominantly B movies.

That all changed in 1977 when Star Wars lit the box office on fire. Ever since, science fiction has remained arguably the most profitable genre at the box office. Currently, 14 of the 25 highest-grossing movies of all time are science fiction movies. However, despite the immense popularity of the science fiction genre, many iconic sci-fi films continue to fly under the radar and have been forgotten by modern audiences. Each film included in this article has under 100,000 ratings on Letterboxd.

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Chicago – Despite the weather, January was red hot for Chicago meteorologist Cheryl Scott. She not only reported live on the 11th Annual “ABC 7 Great Chicago Blood Drive” … tirelessly encouraging viewers to roll up their sleeves … but she actually made news herself, donating blood live on the air during her station’s 6pm Eyewitness News Broadcast.

Meteorologist Cheryl Scott at ABC 7’s ‘Great Chicago Blood Drive’

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The result was the largest and most successful Red Cross blood drive in the country, collecting 2804 units of blood, which broke the previous record. Scott’s live on-camera donation also racked up legions of YouTube and social media likes … prompting her fellow Chicago Red Cross Board members and future blood recipients to dance with joy.

And speaking of which, what has now become a bonafide Chicago holiday tradition – as the clock approaches midnight on...

For the first time in 47 years, all five Best Actress Oscar nominees hail from Best Picture nominees.

The Best Actress lineup was the top five in the odds: Cynthia Erivo (Wicked), Karla Sofía Gascón (Emilia Pérez), Mikey Madison (Anora), Demi Moore (The Substance), and Fernanda Torres (I’m Still Here). Four of those films were widely predicted to score Best Picture nominations except for I’m Still Here, which was in 13th place in the odds; but in the biggest surprise of the day, the Brazilian feature made the cut on Thursday. The other Best Picture nominees are The Brutalist, A Complete Unknown, Conclave, Dune: Part Two, and Nickel Boys.

The last time the Best Actress and Best Picture lineups aligned was during the 1977-78 season when Diane Keaton (Annie Hall) won Best Actress over Jane Fonda (Julia), Marsha Mason (The Goodbye Girl), and The Turning Point stars Anne Bancroft and Shirley MacLaine.

Bette Davis, one of the best actresses of all time, was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress 11 times in her career. Some persnickety Oscar historians might say that she was nominated only 10 times, though, as her nomination for 1934's "Of Human Bondage" was one of the very few write-in votes ever permitted by the Academy. Records show that Davis, although not officially nominated by the Academy, still came in third that year.

Davis only won two Oscars, however. The first was for her performance in "Dangerous" in 1935 and the second was for playing a Scartett O'Hara-like role in "Jezebel" in 1938. Her performance in "Jezebel," Hollywood would eventually learn, was the first in a streak of nominations that would last for five straight years. In 1939, Davis was nominated for her performance in "Dark Victory." 1940 would see her nominated for "The Letter." In 1941, it was for "The Little Foxes," and...

Many of us survived the Covid days by rediscovering old MGM musicals, humming tunes from Singing In the Rain or doing a Fred Astaire tap from Top Hat.

So if they represented islands of good cheer, let’s get real about the new cycle of musicals: Like their forebears, they will likely win lots of awards and make money, but tonally they are not exactly generous with joy. Even some of their admirers were left hopeful that Bob Dylan would find a new analyst, Maria Callas would try Tinder and Elton John — well Never Too Late may be pushing it.

Award nominations already are stacking up for Timothée Chalamet, Selena Gomez, Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Karla Sofía Gascón and Angelina Jolie among others, and Universal is joyful about its $500 million-plus grosses for Wicked. There’s no doubt that the musical genre has re-established itself, with even some of this year...

On Dec. 16, 1977, Paramount released Saturday Night Fever in theaters, where it would go on to gross more than $90 million domestically and then garner an Oscar nomination for John Travolta in the leading actor category at the 50th Academy Awards. The Hollywood Reporter’s original review is below:

Saturday Night Fever is a kick, a film that ostensibly promises little more than a showcase for the highvoltage personality of TV’s John Travolta, but one that grows progressively more involved and involving as it explores the rites of passage of today’s urban teenagers. It even takes some of the shock of American Graffiti‘s closing title and builds it into the script.

The comparison to Graffiti is not gratuitous. Where the earlier film proffered a fond farewell to the innocence of the ’50s, Saturday Night suggests that while useful high spirits still remain, the innocence is long gone. Substitute now...

In a beautiful yet heartbreaking episode of Days of Our Lives, Julie’s friends, family, and loved ones rally around her after her husband and the love of her life dies. On November 29, Julie says goodbye to Doug, and Hope mourns her father and pleads to the love of her life, Bo Brady. And it looks like he listens to her.

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After Jack (Matthew Ashford) broke the heartbreaking news to Julie (Susan Seaforth Hayes) about Doug (late Bill Hayes) dying in his sleep, Julie felt all the emotions from losing the man she just spent the last fifty years loving, learning from, and leaning on.

Jack immediately started making calls and doing practical things while Jennifer (Melissa Reeves) called Hope (Kristian Alfonso), and Eli (Lamon Archey) comforted Julie. As the episode progressed, more of Doug’s loved ones learned he was gone.

Throughout the episode,...

Days of Our Lives spoilers and updates reveal who the soap’s longest-running actor is. Suzanne Rogers has played Maggie Horton Kiriakis for over fifty years now; here’s all you need to know about Suzanne and Maggie.

Days Of Our Lives Spoilers – We Pay Tribute To Suzanne Rogers

For over fifty years, Suzanne Rogers has portrayed Maggie Horton Kiriakis, a farm girl who becomes a clever businesswoman while facing challenges.

Those have been challenges like paralysis, addiction, and even her own “murder” on Days of Our Lives. Throughout decades of drama, scheming, and betrayal, Suzanne has been a constant presence.

She is the longest-running actor on the show, which will celebrate its 15,000th episode on December 2, 2024, on Peacock. Her first appearance was on August 20, 1973.

Dool Spoilers – Maggie Learned To Walk Again, Survived Attempted Murder

Maggie has learned to walk again, overcome her alcohol addiction, shot a drug dealer, survived...

As a genre, movie musicals have had some serious ups and downs throughout Hollywood history. Right now, they definitely seem to be on an upswing, especially now that the long-awaited "Wicked" movie blew everyone away at the box office — and it was only the first half of the musical to boot.

In recent years, movie musicals like "Wonka," "Mean Girls," "The Greatest Showman," "La La Land," and even the filmed stage version of "Hamilton" have become enormous hits, though critical reception has been decidedly mixed across these projects. So what are the best musicals ever according to the official Rotten Tomatoes ranking of movie musicals? Only three musicals earned 100% ratings on the review aggregate, which is — I have to say — a little surprising, largely because some all-time classics apparently missed the cut. For example, "The Sound of Music" and the original "West Side Story" only earned 83% and 92%, respectively, despite being two staples of the genre,...

It’s Musicals Week at IndieWire. With “Wicked” about to sparkle over theaters, we’re celebrating the best of the movie-musical genre.

It was the fall of 2018, and for a week or so, my co-writers, producers, and I were on a pitch tour, taking our idea for an original film musical around to every major studio in Los Angeles. As part of our pitch, we played a few sample compositions to give backers an idea of the vibe of music featured in the film and even sang a bit of one of the songs we planned on incorporating into the script.

For my collaborators and I, this was always a crucial element in getting our story across — this was a Musical, guided by song and informed by our characters’ taste and appreciation of the form. And every time my co-writers would burst into a duet as I narrated the circumstance,...

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After wrapping up October with Robert Zemeckis’ hilarious dark comedy Death Becomes Her (listen), we kicked off November with a look back at Wes Craven’s classic slasher A Nightmare on Elm Street (listen). Now, we’re traveling all the way back to the ’30s to discuss Albert Ray‘s 1932 murder mystery comedy The Thirteenth Guest!

In The Thirteenth Guest, Marie Morgan (Ginger Rogers) has just turned 21 and can now accept the inheritance that her father left her when he died at a dinner party 13 years prior. That dinner party was supposed to have 13 guests in attendance, but only 12 showed up.

While Marie tries to figure out the identity of the mysteriously absent thirteenth guest, a psychopath has started killing off the other attendees of that fated dinner party, with the dead bodies being left at the table in the same seats they had originally occupied all those years ago.

The Penguin episode 7 sets up Oswald Cobb's comic-accurate DC appearance ahead of The Batman - Part II. Before The Penguin season finale wraps up Oz Cobb's solo series, The Penguin episode 7 offers a glimpse of Oz's childhood, revealing where his ruthless, back-stabbing reputation came from. According to episode 7's flashbacks, Oz killed his two brothers by trapping them in the Gotham sewers during a storm. From that moment, Oz took a liking to murder and swore to protect his mother at all costs.

Among every live-action adaptation of the Penguin, Colin Farrell's and Burgess Meredith's seem to be the most faithful to the comics, as Danny DeVito's and Robin Lord Taylor's iterations took several creative liberties in order to portray the Penguin as a more extravagant villain. Colin Farrell's Penguin, in particular, focuses on the character's most realistic characters. The Penguin's Oz Cobb is a theacherous...

The most recent episode of The Penguin, "Gold Summit," ended on a monster cliffhanger: Sofia Falcone and Sal Maroni, who had teamed up to take on Oswald Cobb as he rose through the ranks of Gotham City's criminal underworld, succeeding in abducting perhaps the one person on the planet other than himself that Oz might care about: his mother Francis.

There are only two episodes of The Penguin left. The penultimate episode, "Top Hat," airs next Sunday night on HBO and Max at 9:00 p.m. Est/8 Cst. You can watch the trailer for "Top Hat" above.

Oz does indeed sound terrified about what might happen to Francis now that she's in the clutches of his biggest enemies. And Sal is smacking him with a golf club on top of that. I'd ask how he's going to get out of this one, but slipping out of impossible situations is something of a specialty of his.

Getting your first big break in Hollywood can be tricky; the journey to superstardom relies as much upon luck and the correct combination of circumstances as it does innate talent. Even someone like Clint Eastwood — whose impressively prolific career spans several decades and has molded him into a cultural icon — struggled to make a mark when he first set out to act. When Eastwood auditioned for the first time, he was rejected -- a likely occurrence for even the biggest stars today, as the perfect opportunities often boil down to the right connections and a performance suited to the role. After Eastwood dealt with a string of unsuccessful auditions in 1954, he scored a minor, uncredited role in Jack Arnold's "Revenge of the Creature," and went on to star in similar parts that mostly amounted to brief appearances with little to no dialogue.

In an attempt to diversify his career,...

“Eccentric” is a word we throw around a lot in Hollywood. We use it for financiers from faraway places with deep pockets and no real connection to show business. Or for actors that exist on different planes of consciousness and, perhaps, speak of cow birthing in their Oscar speeches. It’s a polite way of saying one is nutty.

But there are times when the word applies with a sort of affection, and holds appreciation for the fruits that eccentricity bears. Such is the case with Tony Kaye, the long-lost director of the cinephile favorite 1999 film “American History X.” Upon my rescheduling our original interview earlier this week, Kaye responded that he now had time to “drink my vegetable soup in peace.” When we do connect on Zoom, he spends a period muting his microphone and strumming a guitar before spitting out lyrical answers to questions. His mane of shock...

Director Todd Phillips returns with the highly anticipated sequel to his controversial 2019 Dceu adventure, Joker. The new film, Joker: Folie à Deux, brings back Joaquin Phoenix as Arthur Fleck, the mentally disturbed criminal who becomes the Joker. Joining Phoenix is the iconic Lady Gaga (A Star is Born) as Harley Quinn, while Zazie Beetz reprises her role, albeit all too briefly, from the first movie. Irish actor Brendan Gleeson and Catherine Keener add gravitas to the cast.

Joker: Folie à Deux delves deeper into Arthur’s descent into madness, set against Gotham City’s criminal underworld. With a musical twist, Phoenix and Gaga share several striking performances together.

The story follows Arthur navigating life in Arkham Asylum five years after the first film’s events. His Joker persona becomes central to a legal battle where his lawyer (Keener) argues for his mental instability, while district attorney Harvey Dent seeks the death penalty.

Known for her natural grace and elegant beauty, Audrey Hepburn was a fixture of many notable films throughout the 1950s and 1960s. Winning an Academy Award for Roman Holiday and starring opposite Henry Fonda and future husband Mel Ferrer in War and Peace, Audrey Hepburn established herself early on as the epitome of glamour and sophistication. In 1957, Hepburn was paired with the legendary Fred Astaire in Funny Face, a film that combined upbeat musical numbers and bold colors with a clever satire of the fashion industry.

While Funny Face is whimsical and pairs one of Hollywood's up-and-coming stars with a legendary leading man known for his roles alongside Ginger Rogers, there's also a substantial amount of depth. Funny Face, as was the case with many films of the Technicolor era, served as a focal point for current trends in fashion but also broke from the typical ways in which women...

Todd Phillips' "Joker" was a commercial and (surprisingly) critical smash for Warner Bros. in 2019, a chaotic and disturbingly cathartic tale of a talentless misfit with delusions of homicidal grandeur. Supercharged by a bravura, Academy Award-winning star turn from Joaquin Phoenix, the film slaked die-hard Bat-fans' bizarre desire for an R-rated Gotham City drama and, by dint of its $1.1 billion worldwide gross, necessitated a sequel (a welcome development for WB and DC Comics given the state of the then cratering DC Extended Universe).

Given Phoenix's fierce commitment to the character of Arthur Fleck/The Joker, any follow-up was guaranteed to be an intense collaboration between the star, Phillips and co-screenwriter Scott Silver. Once the decision was made to incorporate Fleck's equally livewire criminal cohort/lover Harleen "Lee" Quinzel aka Harley Quinn, these fellas took a big swing by offering the part to Lady Gaga. The bold pop diva leapt at the opportunity,...

Get the latest scoop on everything you need to know about today’s Jeopardy! episode airing on Tuesday, July 2 2024 including the Final Jeopardy, contestants and today’s winner!

Today’s Final Jeopardy 7/2/2024 (Stage & Movie Characters) – Tuesday, July 2 2024

Acquitted of shooting her lover in 1924, Beulah Annan was the inspiration for this character in a play, film, and musical

Today’s Final Jeopardy Answer – Tuesday, July 2 2024

The Final Jeopardy Answer is: Roxie Hart

Final Jeopardy Explanation – Tuesday, July 2 2024

Beulah Annan, acquitted of shooting her lover in 1924, served as the inspiration for the character Roxie Hart in the play, film, and musical “Chicago.” The play, originally written by Maurine Dallas Watkins, is a satirical take on corruption in the administration of criminal justice and the concept of the “celebrity criminal.” Watkins, a journalist at the time, had covered Annan’s sensational murder trial for the Chicago Tribune, and her articles heavily influenced her playwriting.

I am a sucker for movies about Broadway and those who spend their lives in the theatre. Of course the crown jewel of the genre is the Oscar-winning All About Eve, but there are so many others including 1933’s Morning Glory which won a young Katherine Hepburn her first Academy Award, as well as its rarely seen remake, 1958’s underrated Stage Struck. Ginger Rogers did a good one, too: Forever Female. The list goes on and on and now includes a stellar new entry, The Great Lillian Hall which gives the great Jessica Lange a challenging role worth her talents.

Premiering on HBO May 31, just barely under the wire for Emmy consideration, Lange’s performance as a stage legend facing dementia should send chills down the spine of any other contenders for Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie this season. This veteran star simply knocks it out of the park.

Hollywood's Golden Age gave audiences some of the greatest stars in cinema history, such as Clark Gable, Judy Garland, and Bette Davis, and countless classic films, including Gone With the Wind and The Wizard of Oz, that remain all-time favorites among die-hard movie fans. Each star made their personal impact on Hollywood and the silver screen, but some, like Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, are rare gems that fall into the impressive category known as a triple threat.

All the world's a stage when it comes to a musical production, and it is no small feat. Traditionally vibrant and bursting with song and dance, the musical has become a near lost art in Hollywood, that is, until recently. Musicals were the industry's bread and butter during the Golden Age, and the most popular kind of film. Entertaining the masses during the Great Depression with joyful, decadent sets and dance numbers, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers ruled the silver screen while offering some happiness to Americans during a dark time. Then came Judy Garland, Gene Kelly, John Travolta, and Zac Efron. The list goes on and on, and then abruptly stops. Musicals stopped ruling the silver screen, while gritty action films, superhero flicks, and buddy comedies took over the box office instead. Some of the magic of make-believe from the olden days disappeared, and people couldn't suspend their judgment...

From the moment the very first trailer for Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s “Heeramandi” on Netflix arrived, it’s become increasingly difficult to ignore that a certain type of Indian actress has passed into extinction.

Since the dawn of Indian cinema, music and dance have been integral to the movie-going experience, with extra emphasis placed on the “heroine” — a leading lady who could not only carry a whole film as an actor, but also captivate the audience as a graceful, expressive dancer. Think of Hollywood corollaries like Judy Garland, Ginger Rogers, Doris Day — but if they were working well into the late 20th and even 21st century. It’s inherently wrapped up in India’s history of folk dance, which is always present at festivals or celebrations; and classical dance, which requires extensive training and was often a precursor to entering beauty pageants and the film industry. Heroines like Sridevi, Waheeda Rehman,...

On “So You Think You Can Dance” season 18, “Challenge #1: Music Videos” led to the ousters of two female finalists: Avery Gay and Olivia Alboher. Then in “Challenge #2: Broadway,” two male contestants got the boot: Roman Nevinchanyi and Braylon Browner. That left six contestants to compete in “Challenge #3: Movies”: Madison Alvarado, Anthony Curley, Mariyah Hawkins, Easton Magliarditi, Jaylin Sanders and Dakayla Wilson. So what happened when they left the stage behind and headed for the big screen?

“It’s time to pull up a chair and grab some popcorn because it’s movie week,” says Cat Deeley at the start of the episode following a “Breakfast Club”-esque cinematic hip-hop dance routine with the top six portraying students in Saturday detention. But just barely escaping detention last week were Anthony and Dakayla, who were in the bottom four but survived the dance-off.

“So how did it feel dancing against your love interest,...

Fred Astaire's "Top Hat" is a timeless classic with joyful musical numbers and iconic visuals. Greta Garbo's performance in "Ninotchka" showcases her versatility and comedic talent beautifully. Marlon Brando's role in "The Godfather" solidifies his lasting impact as a legendary actor.

Although the classic age of Hollywood cinema is now long-gone, its brightest stars created movies which are still being discovered by new fans decades later. In 1999, the American Film Institute curated a list of the greatest movie stars of classic Hollywood cinema. (via AFI) The list includes 25 men and 25 women who appeared in many of the greatest movies of all time.

While these stars have earned their place in history, they have such impressive bodies of work that it can often be hard to decide where to start. Despite their consistent excellence, some actors still have movies which stand out from the rest. They are not just their greatest movies.

The preview opening of the new exhibit Meet the Stars: 100 Years of MGM Studios and the Golden Age of Hollywood on Thursday night was a crowded, buzzing affair. Held at the Hollywood Heritage Museum in the historic Lasky DeMille Barn across from the Hollywood Bowl, the event showcased the items of over 20 movie collectors. Memorabilia hunters, dressed in fedoras and flirty ’40s dresses, gabbed about their latest finds with others who have a similar passion.

The highlight of the night was when the crowd sang “Happy Birthday” to former MGM child star Cora Sue Collins (who played a little Greta Garbo in 1933’s Queen Christina), the last surviving MGM contract player from the 1930s. Sitting at a tableau that recreated a party thrown for her by MGM in 1935, Collins elegantly thanked everyone for their well wishes. Actor George Chakiris was also in attendance, and he posed next to a costume...

At the inaugural Academy Awards in 1929, native Pennsylvanian Janet Gaynor made history as the first American-born performer to win an Oscar by taking the Best Actress prize for her body of work in “7th Heaven,” “Street Angel,” and “Sunrise.” Over the subsequent 95 years, 215 more thespians originating from the United States won the academy’s favor, meaning the country has now produced 68.1% of all individual acting Oscar recipients. Considering the last decade alone, the rate of such winners is even higher, at 70.3%.

At this point, 96.8% of American-born acting Oscar victors have hailed from one of 34 actual states. Of those constituting the remainder, three originated from the federal District of Columbia, while four were born in the territory of Puerto Rico. New York (home to 49 winners) is the most common birth state among the entire group, followed by California (34), Illinois (13), Massachusetts (11), and Pennsylvania (11).

Bearing in mind our specific birthplace focus, the 16 states...

While many film genres originated during the silent era, the musical had to wait until the advent of sound in 1927 in order to flourish. Led by the movies of Busby Berkeley, Fred Astaire, and Ginger Rogers, the musical became one of Hollywood's most popular genres during the 1930s. As the Golden Era progressed, MGM emerged as Hollywood's premier studio for producing musicals.

Golden age musicals featured world-class dance choreography, iconic songs, elaborate set designs, gorgeous black and white, and Technicolor cinematography. Hollywood's Golden Era, which ran from the early 1930s until the mid-1960s, produced some of cinema's greatest musicals.

Updated on February 8, 2024, by Michael Colwander: Movie musicals have gotten off to a good start in 2024 with Mean Girls and will bookend it with the first part of the long-awaited film adaptation of Wicked. For those who have begun their musical kick, there are plenty of great musicals from the Golden Era of film.

Hollywood's Golden Age produced legendary acting duos, known for their star power and incredible dynamics. From classic comedy pairings to musical duos and on-screen husband and wife, these duos left a lasting impact. Their collaborations revolutionized genres, shaped contemporary comedy, and showcased the power of on-screen chemistry.

Hollywood’s Golden Age, which lasted from approximately 1927 to 1960, produced some of the greatest acting duos the world of moviemaking had ever seen. Taking place amid the Hollywood studio system, where films were written, produced, and released at a rapid rate, the most marketable thing about a movie was its star power, and nothing drew audiences in more than a beloved pairing. Occasionally surrounded by gossip of lurid affairs, some partnerships had real-life romantic backstories, while others represented incredible dynamics of true friendship and strong working relationships.

Some of the greatest duos from Hollywood’s Golden Age are made up of classic comedy pairings,...

Film historians, critics and cineastes have heralded 1939 as the greatest year for Hollywood films. It was the year that saw the release of such classics as “Gone with the Wind,” “Stagecoach,” “Love Affair,” “The Wizard of Oz,” “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,” “Young Mr. Lincoln” and “Wuthering Heights.” That’s just the tip of the iceberg

But what about Broadway? A case can be made for 1964, which saw the debuts of three musicals that became classics: “Fiddler on the Roof,” “Funny Girl” and “Hello, Dolly!”

Broadway was changing in the 1960s. Oscar Hammerstein II died in 1960; Irving Berlin’s last show was the disappointing 1962 “Mr. President”; and Cole Porter, who died in 1964, hadn’t had a musical on Broadway since the 1950s. Sixty years ago, a group of young talented composers and lyricists were the toast of the Great White Way.

Like Jerry Herman. He was all of 30 when “Milk...

For the second time in six years, the Best Actress category looked to be on track to feature nominees from films nominated for Best Picture. But just like six years ago, it came up short — and it once again involved Margot Robbie.

Annette Bening (“Nyad”), Lily Gladstone (“Killers of the Flower Moon”), Sandra Hüller (“Anatomy of a Fall”), Carey Mulligan (“Maestro”) and Emma Stone (“Poor Things”) made the Best Actress cut on Tuesday. Every film but “Nyad” is nominated for Best Picture. Gladstone, Hüller, Mulligan and Stone were all expected to get in, but Bening was in seventh place in the odds. Now a five-time nominee, she made it in over Robbie, who was in fifth place in the odds and headlines Best Picture nominee “Barbie” (Robbie is nominated as producer).

Six years ago, it was the reverse situation with Robbie. She earned her first career Oscar nomination for her...

Stars: Nell Hudson, Wil Coban, Florrie Wilkinson, Alice Eve, Joel Fry, Lenny Rush, Sophia Dunn-Walker, Wesley Alfvin, Maddison Nixon | Written by Tom Vaughan | Directed by Gary Shore

Horrors on the high sea are a common enough theme, from Ghost Ship and Deathship to The Haunting of the Mary Celeste and Titanic 666 there are plenty of them. The most recent of these, The Haunting of the Queen Mary opens on Halloween Eve,1938 when the ship’s festivities are replaced with terror as an axe-wielding man hacks his way through its corridors.

The plot then circles back a few hours to show Gwen and David Ratch sneaking into an exclusive party in an attempt to get their daughter Jackie introduced to some Hollywood stars who they hope can help her become the next Shirley Temple.

In the present day, Anne and Patrick Calder along with their son Lukas visit the ship with...

The wardrobe department is often the unsung hero of a film; like the set designers, they work to create a look and an atmosphere that allows viewers to suspend their disbelief and be transported into a fictional world. As a result, one might expect the most expensive movie costume ever made to come from a lavish fantasy film like The Lord of the Rings trilogy, or perhaps an extravagant period piece such as 1963's Cleopatra. The reality is actually more fitting: the wardrobe piece that holds the Guinness World Record for the most costly movie costume appears in a film that revolves entirely around fashion: 1944's Lady in the Dark, starring Ginger Rogers and directed by Mitchell Leisen.

"Charlie Work" is easily one of the most memorable episodes in the 16 seasons and counting of "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia." Some of the episodes are best remembered for their off-color jokes, like "The Gang Makes Lethal Weapon 6," but other times, it's the scope of the episode that garners attention, like the ambitious musical episode "The Nightman Cometh," or the unforgettable holiday special "A Very Sunny Christmas." Even so, perhaps the most impressive technical feat of all is the one-shot wonder that is "Charlie Work."

The season 10 episode follows Paddy's Pub's resident ghoul fan Charlie Kelly as he tries to pass the bar's health inspection while the other members of the gang get up to no good, wrapped up in a scheme involving steaks, airline miles, and live chickens. The episode presented lots of technical challenges at every turn, the first of which was writing an episode that unfolds in...