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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...

Earning more than one Academy Award during a career is a surprising rarity for actors. Katharine Hepburn holds the record of four Oscars, while the rare feat of winning three rests with Jack Nicholson, Daniel Day-Lewis, Walter Brennan, Meryl Streep, Ingrid Bergman, and Frances McDormand. For filmmakers themselves, it is a bit of a different metric, as the ones behind the camera push all aspects of the production. A win for a film is often attributed, in part, to their work.

Steven Spielberg's work has been monumental in defining the modern face of cinema, and the success of his films at the Academy Awards reflects this unparalleled career over five decades, starting when Jaws became his first film to win an Oscar. Fifty years of excellence seem challenging to beat, yet one director's films won more Oscars within four decades: William Wyler. Let's compare the impressive records of the two cinema titans.

Everybody wants rom-coms to have a renaissance, but nobody seems to know how they should evolve to reflect the realities of the modern world. Few of the recent efforts to resurrect the form have been meaningfully successful, and most of those rare successes have used hot new stars to hide their reliance on dusty old tropes; no shade to the breezy appeal of “Anyone but You,” but no one would accuse that Shakespeare-inspired charmer of trying to move the genre forward.

The prevailing wisdom is that the unfettered wish fulfillment of movies like “Sleepless in Seattle” (or whatever) is a poor fit for the messiness of the digital age, even if it really had more to do with the fact that social media has made it hard to write a decent meet-cute, and the streaming boom gave Hollywood studios an excuse to stop trying. But wish fulfillment was always just...

Mikey Madison Creates A Record With Her Oscars Win (Photo Credit – Instagram)

Mikey Madison bagged the Best Actress Award for Anora at the 2025 Oscars. While congratulations have been pouring in for the young actress, she has also achieved a unique record for her kitty at the age of 25. Yes, you heard that right! She becomes the 9th youngest actress to win an Oscar.

Other Actresses In This List

The other actresses who have found a place on this list include:

Marlee Matlin who won an Oscar at 21 for the 1986 film Children Of The Lesser God in the year 1987.

Jennifer Lawrence who won an Oscar at 22 for the 2012 film Silver Linings Playbook in the year 2013.

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The 2025 Best Actress Oscar race was one for the ages. Mikey Madison won the award Sunday night for Anora to enter the Oscar annals as one of the youngest champs in the category ever.

At 25 years and 342 days old, Madison is the ninth youngest Best Actress winner. She displaces Vivien Leigh from the top 10 youngest list. Leigh was 26 years and 116 days old when she won her first Oscar for 1939's Gone with the Wind. Here is the new youngest top 10 (their ages calculated at the time of the award):

1. Marlee Matlin, Children of a Lesser God (1986): 21 years, 218 days

2. Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook (2012): 22 years, 193 days

3. Janet Gaynor, 7th Heaven, Street Angel, and Sunrise (1927/28): 22 years, 222 days

4. Joan Fontaine, Suspicion (1941): 24 years, 127 days

5. Audrey Hepburn, Roman Holiday (1953): 24 years, 325 days

6. Jennifer Jones, The Song of Bernadette (1943): 25 years, 0 days

7. Grace Kelly, The Country Girl (1954): 25 years, 138 days

8. Hilary Swank,...

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For anyone who has ever swooned, laughed, or cried during a romcom, you’re in good company. And when you’re under the weather, there’s nothing quite like cosying up with one. A great romcom is chicken soup for the heart. The best of the genre brings a hope and optimism that everything’s going to be ok, even when the ending takes the bitter with the sweet.

In Falling in Love at the Movies: Rom-Coms from the Screwball Era to Today, a new volume from Turner Classic Movies (TCM), author and entertainment journalist Esther Zuckerman explores how the beloved genre has shaped cultural narratives and captured hearts at the box-office. Zuckerman highlights the enduring charm of iconic films like Roman Holiday, which features on the cover.

From the golden age of 1930s screwball comedies like It Happened One Night to...

Originally published Feb. 6, 2025, at 11:30 a.m. Pt; updated Feb. 24, 2025, at 4:10 p.m. Pt

The Oscars race for Best Actress was wholly reset at the Golden Globes when self-described "popcorn actress" Demi Moore (The Substance) prevailed and delivered a speech that was award-worthy in its own right. Suddenly, there was a new Oscar frontrunner. But then Mikey Madison (Anora) fought back at BAFTA, beating the odds to claim a come-from-behind victory. Let's break down this year's Best Actress category, which also includes their fellow nominees Cynthia Erivo (Wicked), Karla Sofía Gascón (Emilia Pérez), and Fernanda Torres (I'm Still Here).

Frontrunner: Demi Moore

Moore's shocking victory at the Globes helped catapult her to the top of Gold Derby's Oscar odds for the first time, surpassing Madison, who had been the favorite to win since September. Not only was Moore's Golden Globe speech powerful in the moment, it also spoke more...

This Valentine's Day, there aren't many better ways to make the most of quality time with your loved one than by huddling up together under a blanket — or over a conference call, should you happen not to be physically together — and watching a nice, soothing, replenishing romantic film.

In fact, a good romantic movie may be a great way to spend Valentine's Day even if you're spending it single and/or all by yourself. If you doubt that, just take a gander at any of these 15 movies, which present visions of love and romance so gorgeous and seductive as to win over even the most skeptical hearts, and restore the faith in love of even the most dyed-in-the-wool cynics. From delightful romcoms to profoundly cathartic dramas to bold formal experiments, here are the best romantic movies to watch this February 14.

Read more: The 15 Best Historical Romance Movies Ranked

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Watching movies in theaters can be an exhilarating experience, but not every film necessitates such an expensive and time-consuming effort. Luckily, we also have streaming services that bring these films to our homes, offering a seamless experience for movie enthusiasts. However, there are numerous platforms that provide a large number of movies on a monthly basis, making it difficult to find something to watch. Fret not; we've prepared a directory of all the movies that will be available on major streaming services in February 2025, including Netflix, Prime Video, Shudder, and more.

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Here's every movie coming to Paramount+ in February 2025:

A Mighty Heart — February 1

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A fresh month brings an exciting batch of new streaming options for Paramount+ subscribers. The service is adding a wide array of modern and classic movies to its platform in February, and more than enough to ensure that you will not have to go looking far for something to watch. Whether you are in the mood for a somber crime drama, a breezy sci-fi thriller, an entertaining rom-com or even a good old-fashioned tearjerker, Paramount+ has you covered.

Here are the best movies coming to the platform in February.

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A blast of slick, stylish sci-fi action, writer-director Joe Cornish’s “Attack the Block” follows the members of a teenage street gang — led by the undaunted Moses (then-newcomer John Boyega) — as they are forced to defend the South London public housing block they call home from a sudden alien invasion. Featuring a number...

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Charade is a film that almost defies categorization. It's part mystery, part suspense, part romantic comedy, and it's often mistakenly credited to one of Hollywood's most iconic directors: Alfred Hitchcock. But another Hollywood icon, Stanley Donen, led the film. It featured music by Henry Mancini and a title song with lyrics by Johnny Mercer. Anyone who's watched a Hitchcock film can see why it's often mistaken for one of his own. Its twists and turns and suspenseful style often mirror the horror front-runner's.

Following its release, the film garnered a handful of award nominations. It's leading cast members were also recognized for their performance with the same honor. Charade would mark a clear turning point in both Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn's acting careers. And it's...

The late humanitarian Audrey Hepburn starred in a number of motion picture hits in the 50s and 60s. Between My Fair Lady and Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Hepburn solidified herself as a Hollywood household name. Hepburn is also known for the movie Roman Holiday starring opposite Gregory Peck, which came out in 1953. Now, Roman Holiday is coming to Paramount+ on February 1. The romcom follows Hepburn, a European princess who steals away to Rome tired of her life and all the pressures that come with it. The basic plot, timeless for a feel good rom com, with the trope being done again and again in movies and television over the last 70 years.

When 29-year-old Timothée Chalamet earned his second Oscar nomination for playing a young Bob Dylan in “A Complete Unknown,” he stepped into one of the most rarefied clubs in Academy Award history: Men who’ve received two leading actor nominations before they’ve turned 30.

As first noted by film journalist and historian Mark Harris on Bluesky, the last actor to achieve this feat was James Dean, who was posthumously nominated in back-to-back years for 1955’s period family drama “East of Eden” and 1956’s Western drama “Giant” after he died in a car accident at 24. Prior to Dean, the only other man to earn two nominations in the leading category in their 20s was Mickey Rooney, who was nominated for best actor at 19 for the 1939 Busby Berkeley musical “Babes in Arms,” and then again four years later at 23 for “The Human Comedy”.

When Chalamet earned his first best actor nomination for...

Pahriya Ghalip graduated from the Beijing Film Academy. She is good at observing the gaps in the lives of ordinary people and focusing on various social issues. She likes experimental and creative expression. Her documentary work has been selected for the Norwegian Documentary Film Festival and collected by the Rose Golden Archive at Cornell University. “Ada” which had its premiere at Tallinn and was shot by an all-female creative time, is one of her first attempts at a feature short.

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The film begins with two Uighur woman, Darya and Yultuz, dressed in rather colourful dresses, playing a variation of rock, paper scissors. They continue playing, running in the streets, until they return to their apartment, where they drink and watch “Roman Holiday” on TV. Well, actually, one of the two is watching, because the other is sending messages in her phone,...

Meryl Streep is the best of the best.

Her performance in Sophie’s Choice (1982) has been voted the greatest Oscar Best Actress winner ever, according to a Gold Derby ballot cast by 21 of our film experts, critics, and editors, who ranked all 97 movie champs.

Diane Keaton ranked second for Annie Hall (1977), with Jodie Foster following in third for The Silence of the Lambs (1991). Liza Minnelli for Cabaret (1972) and Vivien Leigh for A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) rounded out the top five.

At the bottom of the list of the Best Actress winners is Mary Pickford for Coquette (1929). Just above that film in the rankings are Luise Rainer for The Great Ziegfeld (1936), Helen Hayes for The Sin of Madelon Claudet (1932), Loretta Young for The Farmer’s Daughter (1947), and Marie Dressler for Min and Bill (1931).

Another recent Gold Derby poll of cinema experts declared The Godfather (1972) as the greatest Best Picture Oscar winner of all...

The performance by Meryl Streep in Sophie’s Choice (1982) has been voted the greatest Oscar Best Actress winner ever. The results are from a recent Gold Derby ballot cast by 21 of our film experts and editors, who ranked all 97 movie champs.

Ranking in second place is Diane Keaton for Annie Hall (1977). Following in third place is Jodie Foster for The Silence of the Lambs (1991). Rounding out the top five are Liza Minnelli for Cabaret (1972), and Vivien Leigh for A Streetcar Named Desire (1951).

At the bottom of the list of the Best Actress winners is Mary Pickford for Coquette (1929). Just above that film in the rankings are Luise Rainer for The Great Ziegfeld (1936), Helen Hayes for The Sin of Madelon Claudet (1932), Loretta Young for The Farmer’s Daughter (1947), and Marie Dressler for Min and Bill (1931).

Another recent poll had The Godfather (1972) declared as the greatest Best Picture Oscar winner of all time (view...

Gossip Girl is one of the most iconic TV series from the 2000s. CW's take on the complicated socio-politics of the Upper East Side, the show follows Serena Van der Woodsen, a problematic girl who comes back to New York and inadvertently disrupts the lives of her family and group of friends.

What makes Gossip Girl such an outstanding TV series, even nowadays, is how it perfectly balances comedy, drama, and romance in a show with great visuals and amazing fashion. It's precisely this unique tone and aesthetic that puts Gossip Girl among the best teenage dramas. Some Gossip Girl episodes, however, stand out among the rest.

Updated on November 19, 2024, by Andrea Sandoval: Gossip Girl is a classic teenage series that, even after more than a decade of not releasing any new episodes, people keep watching. People didn't like the revival, but that's why it is amazing to still...

In Cult Of Criterion, The A.V. Club highlights a new release from The Criterion Collection each month, examining the films entering an increasingly accessible film canon.

Funny Girl might sound a bit conventional to focus on for a series that has “cult” in its title, but compared to the rest...

Mikey Madison has the potential to make history at the 2025 Oscars in Best Actress with Neon’s “Anora.” At the age of 25, she is receiving universal praise for her portrayal of the title character, a Brooklyn stripper who gets into a whirlwind, impetuous marriage. Sean Baker‘s wild romantic dramedy is continuing to gain massive buzz since winning the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival, and Madison is currently headlined at the top of the combined odds at Gold Derby to win Best Actress. Should it occur, she would be the ninth youngest Best Actress Oscar winner and the first since over a decade ago.

Let’s take a look at each of the first eight ingenues ahead who achieved this milestone:

Marlee Matlin

Won at age 21 years and 218 days for “Children of a Lesser God” (1986) on March 30, 1987.

Jennifer Lawrence

Won at age 22 years and 193 days for “Silver Linings Playbook...

Before it became an Oscar-winning movie, My Fair Lady was a Broadway stage musical starring a young Julie Andrews. However, if Andrews had played Eliza Doolittle on screen, she might not have had the opportunity to take on one of her most iconic roles: Mary Poppins. When the musical was adapted into a movie, Andrews was passed over for the lead in favor of movie star Audrey Hepburn, even though Hepburns singing voice was dubbed over.

In the same year as her My Fair Lady disappointment, Walt Disney offered Andrews the chance to lead the cast of Mary Poppins, his upcoming musical project. My Fair Lady and Mary Poppins were both huge hits in 1964, competing against each other in major Oscar categories, although not Best Actress. Over time, Mary Poppins garnered a more lasting impact on pop culture, remaining one of Julie Andrews' best movies from her incredible career that would go on for decades.

Halsey celebrated Halloween by bringing her fans through the decades — and playing a rock version of her Badlands favorite, “Colors.” On Thursday night, the singer headlined a performance for Amazon Music Live in Los Angeles, where she performed both songs from The Great Impersonator and reimagined versions of her fan favorites.

The pop star opened the show, dressed as a circus ringmaster, with the live debut of her album’s title track. She took it to the Seventies for the first set of the show, as she performed a soft...

Out of all the late John Waynes movies, Blood Alley is one of the least discussed in his filmography, barring some titles that are known as lost Wayne movies and his Dirty Harry "rip-offs." However, Blood Alley differs from many of these films, as it is not one of the many acclaimed Western movies Wayne starred in. Set during the Cold War, the movie depicts a voyage from Chiku Shan to Hong Kong via the Formosa Strait. Wayne was cast to play Captain Tom Wilder, but another actor was meant to star in the lead role.

Robert Mitchum was supposed to play Captain Tom Wilder in Blood Alley before he was fired from the movie at the request of director William A. Wellman. Before Mitchum's firing, he had a fallout with Wellman, but the key reason for his dismissal mainly involved the producers. Because Mitchum was released from the production,...

Romance movies are defined by their central couples, and when the actors' chemistry is believable, it elevates the project to a new level. While tension and physical chemistry are a huge part of what makes these dynamics work, there must be an underlying sense of friendship and a shared sense of humor that drives their banter and scenes together. In most cases, this kind of palpable attraction can't be faked and is something that two actors either have or don't. However, this gravitational pull between characters is helped by well-crafted writing and direction and a magnetic atmosphere in the film.

Movie couples with the worst chemistry can easily sour the film and make it difficult to watch for audiences. If two actors clearly don't like each other or simply don't seem attracted to each other, then the audience will have trouble becoming invested in their love story. This is why...

From the mid-1950s through the early 1970s, many lavish Broadway musicals were successfully adapted to film, from “The King and I” to “West Side Story” to “Cabaret.” One of the most successful and enduring of all time premiered on October 21, 1964, when “My Fair Lady” hit the theaters after much anticipation, drawing people to the box office in droves despite its lengthy near-three-hour run time. Read on for more about the “My Fair Lady” 60th anniversary.

The origin of “My Fair Lady” dates back farther than the 1956 Tony-winning play. Music collaborators Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe were inspired by George Bernard Shaw’s 1913 play “Pygmalion,” the tale of Cockney flower girl Eliza Doolittle who takes speech lessons from Professor Henry Higgins in order to pass as a “proper lady.” The two men thought it would be “loverly” to turn the story into a musical, and wrote the book for “My Fair Lady,...

“Lonely Planet” is a movie starring Laura Dern and Liam Hemsworth. It is written and directed by Susannah Grant.

Romantic comedies set in exotic locations are a bit like holiday celebrations: they all share a similar structure with minor variations, yet somehow, year after year, they manage to keep us coming back for more. We find ourselves repeatedly indulging in the same familiar formula, film after film.

“Lonely Planet” fits this mold perfectly. It’s one of those movies that, due to its repetitive nature, won’t linger in our memories much beyond the viewing experience. It’s entirely formulaic, adhering faithfully to the conventions of the genre, featuring two well-known actors in a picturesque setting.

Let’s be honest: this formula has been repeated so many times that it has been refined to the point where it’s almost impossible to say anything new about it.

The plot transports us to a writers’ retreat,...

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...

Studiocanal announces a stunning brand-new 4K restoration of the thrilling and unique western Red Sun as part of the Cult Classics Collection available on 4K Uhd Steelbook, Blu-Ray, DVD & Digital from 9th September to celebrate we are giving away a Steel Book edition!

Billed as the first East meets West Western, and directed by Terence Young, Red Sun is based on a true story from the American Wild West of 1870. When outlaw Link (Charles Bronson) is betrayed by his gang during a train robbery, he is forced by the Japanese Ambassador to help regain a priceless sword stolen by Link’s double-crossing partner Gauche (Alain Delon).

Link and the Ambassador’s bodyguard, Kuroda (Toshiro Mifune), travel the West in pursuit of Gauche, attempting to lure him out by taking his girlfriend (Ursula Andress) as hostage. Although Kuroda plans to kill Gauche straight away, Link needs him alive to find the loot from their last robbery.

It’s time for Emily Cooper (Lily Collins) to update her language-learning app, because our favorite American in Paris is headed to a new European destination in Emily in ParisSeason 4: Rome. And now you can watch the trailer featuring Emily living her best Roman Holiday life before Part 2 launches on Sept. 12.

Emily’s trip to Rome is not the only Audrey Hepburn tribute this season, as Emily channels the star’s Charade ski outfit during a Part 2 trip to the Alps. Explains creator Darren Star, “I’ve always felt this wonderful kinship between not just Lily and Audrey Hepburn, but the spirit of those movies, that ‘Old Hollywood’ feeling, and Emily in Paris. I think Audrey Hepburn captured it so well in her movies like Roman Holiday and Charade. Her movies were romantic comedies and they were sophisticated and international.”

Emily in Paris Season 3 ended on a très dramatic...

A flighty caper is pinned down by the chemistry between its legendary leads: Hepburn has arguably never been funnier, with Grant in his silver fox era

Equal parts romcom, spy film and Givenchy showcase, Charade has remained one of cinema’s frothiest romantic thrillers for more than 60 years.

At its centre is a luminous Audrey Hepburn, cast against her typical onscreen persona in her first suspense film (though still draped in lavish custom outfits). No longer the wide-eyed ingenue introduced Roman Holiday (1953) and Sabrina (1954), she plays Regina “Reggie” Lambert, a jaded woman looking to end her loveless marriage – until her husband suddenly turns up dead, having taken a coveted $250,000 fortune (inflation!) to his grave. Reggie soon finds herself pursued across Paris by a gang of scenery-chewing ex-cronies, as well as Cary Grant’s Peter Joshua, a silver fox who offers a sturdy shoulder to cry on (and his own covert...

Lots of things make Ridley Scott grumpy. Critics of "Blade Runner" make him grumpy. All of those millennials not watching "The Last Duel" make him grumpy. The idea of making "wizard films" for Disney makes him grumpy. The world seems like one big inconvenience to the octogenarian, to the extent that it's not really accurate to say these things make him grumpy. Much like Mark Ruffalo's Bruce Banner in "The Avengers," the secret to Scott's remarkably durable crotchetiness is that he's always grumpy.

None of this, of course, takes away from the man's equally remarkable filmography. While there are several dubious entries on that list, anyone who made "Blade Runner" is, in my opinion, unimpeachably brilliant. Still, I implore you to take a quick peek at Scott's Wikipedia page and marvel at the sheer level of irascibility emanating from his photo in what is surely the most accurate visual...

In his latest podcast/interview, host and screenwriter Stuart Wright talks to filmmaker Stelana Kliris about her rom-com Find Me Falling, starring Harry Connick Jr and “3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life,” which includes:

The Godfather (1972) Life Is Beautiful (1997) Roman Holiday (1953)

“3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life” is about those films that made you fall in love with film. The guest selects their trio of movies and we talk for 5 minutes, against the clock. When the alarm goes off for five minutes we move on to the next film.

Find Me Falling is available on Netflix from today.

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Actor Gregory Peck would become one of Hollywood's most recognizable faces, turning out iconic performances in cinema from the 1940s to the 1970s. From his role as Atticus Finch in Robin Mulligan's To Kill a Mocking Bird to his role as Joe Bradley across from Aubrey Hepburn in Roman Holiday, it isn't easy to pick the best or definitive role of Gregory Peck. However, there was one movie that the actor regretted deeply, being rushed into the role in a film he never wanted any part in.

We will examine Only The Valiant, the 1951 Western, how Peck came to the project, and why he regretted it. We will also see if it is as...

It's odd to think of stars like Audrey Hepburn within a modern context. The Egot winner seems to belong so perfectly to a bygone era of Hollywood — one characterized by a kind of romanticism and graceful dignity that just doesn't map on to the age of streaming and ubiquitous "content." Of course, in reality the Hollywood of the mid-20th century was often anything but a halcyon dream, with the star system still very much in operation, shackling actors to their respective studios to be traded off and sold like commodities. Still, it's just plain weird to think about these titans of Hollywood in the context of, for instance, Rotten Tomatoes — the great arbiter of our contemporary collective taste in cinema.

Imagine, if you will, the career of this Unicef Goodwill Ambassador, fashion icon, and legendary starlet summed up in a list of cartoon splats and tomatoes. It doesn't feel quite right does it?...

The Judge, starring Robert Downey Jr. and Robert Duvall, subtly references Duvall's feature film debut in To Kill A Mockingbird. Both The Judge and To Kill A Mockingbird share themes of corruption and murder, creating ethical dilemmas for the characters. Despite mixed reviews, The Judge gained popularity on Netflix for its powerful legal drama and strong cast performances.

Robert Duvall's role in The Judge includes a major callback to his feature film debut that was released more than 6 decades ago. Directed by David Dobkin, The Judge is a powerful legal drama that gained popularity on Netflix in May 2024 after originally being released in 2014. Despite receiving mixed reviews from critics, earning just a 48 Metascore and a 49% on Rotten Tomatoes, The Judge has strong ratings among audiences.

Duvall, the celebrated actor who starred in The Godfather (1971), The Godfather Part II (1974), Network (1976), and Apocalypse Now (1979), leads the cast of The Judge alongside...

The Big Country, led by Gregory Peck, stood the test of time and earned a perfect 100% score on Rotten Tomatoes. The film's star-studded cast and innovative techniques helped it to become a standout in the Western genre. Watch the timeless classic on MGM+, Fubo, or Pluto TV, and experience the visual storytelling for yourself.

Bringing an ensemble cast to the screen, led by Gregory Peck, The Big Country may not have made a major impact on its release in 1958. However, the film has gone on to be considered one of the best Westerns of the era and now sits at a perfect 100% score on Rotten Tomatoes. This is due to various factors, but William Wyler's epic Western has continued to get accolades from those who discovered the movie for the first time decades after its release.

We will look at the cast and crew behind The Big Country, the...

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Two of the most famous characters Audrey Hepburn ever played were Eliza Dolittle and Maid Marion. In StudioCanal’s new 4K restoration home entertainment release of The Lavender Hill Mob, Audrey Hepburn shares her first film with Stanley Holloway, who played Eliza’s father in My Fair Lady, and Robert Shaw, who played the Sheriff of Nottingham in Robin & Marion. Not that Audrey Hepburn actually shares the screen in The Lavender Hill Mob with either Stanley Holloway or Robert Shaw, but she does get the film off to a bright start with a nuzzle with Alec Guinness The Lavender Hill Mob arrived in the middle of the golden era of the Ealing Comedy cycle, two years after Kind Hearts and Coronets and just four years before The Ladykillers. And it remains a pure joy. Unlike heist movies of the future, it manages to be...

Every decade has had its share of notable movies, but when it comes to the 1950s, there were countless films that were not only popular, but changed Hollywood as audiences knew it. The 1950s offered up movies from various different genres that were trailblazers for the films that came after them, creating new trends and tropes that have still persisted today. But most of all, the 1950s movie scene left audiences with a handful of incredible actors and directors that have remained as some of the most influential and iconic figures of Hollywood to this day.

Due to the volume of movies released in the ten years that made up the 1950s, it isn't always easy picking the films that defined the decade. For the most part, these films were chosen based on their lasting legacy and what they brought to the movie scene upon their release. If they introduced a new iconic actor,...

[Editor’s note: The following interview contains some spoilers for “The First Omen.”]

In the final act of Richard Donner’s iconic 1976 horror feature “The Omen,” star Gregory Peck — driven almost mad by the realization this his adopted son Damien is probably the Antichrist — heads to the Italian cemetery where Damien’s cursed biological mother is said to be buried. When he cracks open her grave, he’s not entirely surprised to find, not the skeleton of a young woman, but of a large jackal. After all, he’s already been told Damien is the product of a satanic breeding ritual between the devil himself and a willing female jackal.

What Arkasha Stevenson’s prequel feature “The First Omen” presupposes is: What if Damien’s mother wasn’t actually a jackal? In the pantheon of horror classic remakes and reimaginings — like “Halloween” and “The Exorcist,” to name some recent offerings — it’s a hell of a starting point. A smart one,...

Audrey Hepburn starred in 31 high-quality movies, becoming an iconic actress of Hollywood's golden age. Hepburn's impact on fashion is still felt today, with her on-screen fashion inspiring looks in movies and TV. From winning an Oscar for Roman Holiday to earning BAFTA wins and musical roles, Hepburn showcased her range and talent beautifully.

Ranked as one of the greatest female screen legends from the era of classical Hollywood cinema, Audrey Hepburn movies are still beloved classics worldwide. The British actress appeared in 31 high-quality movies during her career, and while some are better than others, they're all solid. Her impact on the fashion world was also significant, with on-screen fashion choices inspired by Audrey Hepburn showing up in movies and TV both at the time and still today.

Hepburn started as a ballerina in her early years and during World War I before starring in Roman Holiday at the age of 24, which earned her an Oscar,...

Best Picture win eludes most exceptional comedies despite thoughtful themes and exceptional performances. Great directors like Kubrick and Chaplin lost out on Oscars for their comedy masterpieces. Comedies like Tootsie and Juno tackle deep themes but fall short of Best Picture wins.

It’s extremely rare for a comedy to take home the elusive Best Picture prize at the Academy Awards, although over the years there have been plenty of great comedies among the nominations. While there have been some exceptions, like when Annie Hall won Best Picture over Star Wars in 1977, for the most part, great comedies were beaten out by movies that were considered more serious and deserving than their light-hearted laugh-filled counterparts. Despite truly exceptional comedies always having something insightful and interesting to say, this has not always resulted in awards and accolades.

Comedy movies have always had a tough time at the Academy Awards and before...

Katy O’Brian is about to be a big star — and for audiences who check out Rose Glass’ “Love Lies Bleeding,” in which the actress stars alongside Kristen Stewart in an audacious, sexy, unpredictable mash-up of body horror, crime thriller, and love story, that concept will prove to be literally true by the film’s wild end. But she’s not slipping into any Hollywood starlet habits just yet.

Case in point: O’Brian signed on to our Zoom interview a full five minutes early this week (practically unheard of!), and offered to spend our extra time “just chatting.” And O’Brian, whose pre-acting resumes includes everything from bodybuilding to a seven-year stint as a police officer in her native Indiana, is a very good conversationalist.

Before joining “Love Lies Bleeding,” which electrified its Sundance audience and seems destined to join the annals of A24’s boldest films, O’Brian spent time on the small screen,...

When reflecting on Gregory Peck's extensive career, a few films like Roman Holiday come instantly to mind. The biblical epic David and Bathsheba, the swashbuckling Moby Dick, both versions of Cape Fear, and the iconic horror film The Omen all made their mark in movie history. He's also played villains such as Nazi scientist Dr. Josef Mengele in The Boys in Brazil, and heroes like Catholic priest Hugh O'Flaherty in The Scarlet and The Black. Of course, his most famous role comes from the 1962 feature film adaptation of Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird, where he wowed audiences everywhere as Atticus Finch. His powerful performance has since been hailed as one of the greatest in cinema, and for good reason. In every way, Peck transforms himself into the physical embodiment of the ideals that Finch stood for, ripping the character straight from Lee's page and immortalizing him on screen.

Audrey Hepburn is the absolute definition of classic Hollywood. The star of beloved films such as "Roman Holiday" and the criminally underseen "Wait Until Dark," she became the embodiment of the term movie star for decades until her passing in 1993. Perhaps no single movie embodies the greatness of Hepburn more than 1961's "Breakfast at Tiffany's." Based on Truman Capote's novel of the same name, director Blake Edwards helped turn Hepburn's Holly Golightly into a cinematic icon. Yet, amazingly enough, it's a role that Hepburn very nearly passed on.

Speaking to The New York Times in 1960, the actress discussed her role as a New York City socialite who was looking to marry a rich man only to find herself smitten by a writer. In the interview, Hepburn, who was coming off of "The Nun's Story" and "The Unforgiven," explained that she didn't believe she was right for the part. It...

Although he has personally competed for the Best Picture Oscar as a qualifying producer of just four films, Martin Scorsese is responsible for directing 10 of the top Academy Award category’s nominees, including 2024 contender “Killers of the Flower Moon.” This recent improvement upon his total makes him only the third filmmaker in Oscars history to helm a double-digit amount of Best Picture nominees. Including him, six people who were already credited with directing at least one nominee rose higher in the ranks this year.

The previous Scorsese films that vied for Best Picture are 2007 winner “The Departed” (for which he earned his sole directing trophy) and nominees “Taxi Driver” (1977), “Raging Bull” (1981), “Goodfellas” (1991), “Gangs of New York” (2003), “The Aviator” (2005), “Hugo” (2012), “The Wolf of Wall Street” (2014), and “The Irishman” (2020). Of the 10, he received producing notices for the most recent four and directing bids for all but “Taxi Driver.” The only ones who...

From current Oscar nominees to new seasons of acclaimed comedies, Paramount+ has it all this February!

The ever-growing platform will usher in the premieres of several new shows and movies this month, including the highly anticipated family animated film "The Tiger's Apprentice," which features an A-list voice cast including Brandon Soo Hoo, Henry Golding, Sandra Oh, Michelle Yeoh, Lucy Liu, and Bowen Yang. Plus, tune in to new season premieres of "Halo," "Ghosts," "Young Sheldon," and more.

Excited for March's Academy Awards? Paramount+ will add the current Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay nominee "Past Lives" to help you catch up on your watch list. And check out plenty of previous Oscar nominees and winners, including "12 Years a Slave," "Chicago," and "Roman Holiday."

Ready to watch? Check out The Streamable’s top picks for what’s coming to Paramount+ in February, as well as the full list for all...

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Screen is listing the 2023 release dates for films in the UK and Ireland in the calendar below.

For distributors who wish to add/amend a date on the calendar, please get in touch with Screen here. Screen is also running a calendar for festival and market dates throughout 2023 here.

December

December 31

Berliner Philharmoniker Live: New Year’s Eve Concert 2023 (Trafalgar - event cinema)

Previous releases January

January 6

Piggy (Vertigo), The Enforcer (Vertigo), Alcarràs (Mubi), A Man Called Otto (Sony), Rashomon (BFI), Till (Universal)

January 7

Andre Rieu In Dublin 2023 (Piece of...

Chicago – DVD editions from Paramount Home Entertainment’s most popular films are on tap for holiday and general gift giving, and several are in the latest 4K Ultra HD format … providing high definition pixel imagery that is Perfect for backyard or any projected film nights.

Anniversary DVDs include “Roman Holiday” (70th), “Flashdance” (40th), “Deep Impact” (25th), Titanic (25th) and “School of Rock” (20th).

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Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com overview of DVD gifts from Paramount Home Entertainment (Anniversary DVDs) …

Special Edition DVDs include “Dragonslayer” (1981), “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” (1986), “Pulp Fiction” (1994), “Chicago” (2002) and the “Transformers” 4K Ultra HD Box Set, all the Transformer films from 2007-2018.

Special Edition DVDs from Paramount Home Entertainment

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DVDs from Paramount Home Entertainment are available wherever DVDs are sold.

There are films you watched every time they pop up on TCM or streaming services. It’s like visiting an old friend. These movies put a smile on your face and a song in your heart. And one such film is “Charade,” which celebrates its 60th anniversary on Dec. 5. Deftly directed by Stanley Donen from a fun and thrilling Peter Stone screenplay, “Charade” stars Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn who exude a William Powell/Myrna Loy style chemistry that leaps off the screen. And let’s not forget that gorgeous Henry Mancini score, the romantic Oscar-nominated title tune “Charade,” with lyrics by Johnny Mercer and the pulsating Saul Bass title sequence.

I saw “Charade” when it was released, and I’ve probably seen it at least 15 more times. And each time seems like the first. Not many films have that kind of power. A 2010 Criterion Collection article by film historian...

Audrey Hepburn's underrated films showcase her true talent and range beyond her most famous roles. Hepburn's performances in these films, such as "Wait Until Dark" and "How To Steal A Million," demonstrate her ability to go from comedy to drama easily. Hepburn's last leading role in "They All Laughed" may not have been commercially successful, but it is enjoyed for its dialogue and charm.

Audrey Hepburn, with a film career spanning 41 years, is recognizable to most audiences for her iconic role in Breakfast at Tiffany's, but her contribution to cinema includes other films worth spotlighting. Hepburn, a notable actress of Old Hollywood, is most often seen in roles portraying women with class and sophistication. Through her films and personal life, Audrey Hepburn was known to be highly fashionable, which can be noticed in how elegant most of her characters were.

However, the characters that redefined Hepburn as an...

If you ask people what their favorite movie endings are, they will most likely tell you an ending that has some sort of big twist, a big set piece, or a major display of emotional catharsis, be it the two lovers deciding to be together or them opting for a painful, tear-filled goodbye. However, sometimes it is the quietest endings that can be the most impactful, where restraint is the only way to properly convey what the filmmaker wants to get across. One of my favorite endings of all time — William Wyler's "Roman Holiday" — uses this tactic to perfection. It sets up with nearly two hours of a buoyant, lovely romance between Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck, and in the final scene, their separation cannot be addressed in the public forum in which it is set, meaning their bittersweet parting can only de done through glances and innuendo.

If...