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Fernanda Torres and Karla Sofía Gascón made history on Thursday as the first pair of Best Actress Oscar nominees for non-English language performances in nearly 50 years. Torres stars in Sony Pictures Classics’ I’m Still Here from Brazil, while Gascón leads in Netflix’s Emilia Pérez from France. This marks the fourth time two actors have been nominated for non-English roles for different movies in the same year. They will compete against Cynthia Erivo (Wicked), Mikey Madison (Anora), and Demi Moore (The Substance). Both films are cited for Best International Feature and Best Picture while Emilia Pérez became the most-nominated international movie with 13 mentions.

In the Walter Salles‘ political biopic, Torres portrays Portuguese-speaking human rights activist Eunice Paiva, who searches for her missing husband, politician Rubens Paiva, during the Brazilian Military Dictatorship in 1971. Torres’ only precursor recognition was at the Golden Globes, where she surprised in Best Drama Actress. Despite missing at the Critics Choice,...

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Few filmmakers had a better 1970s than Sidney Lumet. While he was more prolific than most of the decade's top directors, knocking out 11 movies over a 10-year span, and did find time to helm one of the worst musicals in motion picture history (a badly bungled adaptation of "The Wiz"), when Lumet got ahold of the right material, he made classics like "Serpico," "Dog Day Afternoon," and "Network."

There isn't a more electric movie in Lumet's oeuvre than "Dog Day Afternoon." Based on a true story, the 1975 critical and commercial hit centers on a bank robbery in Brooklyn carried out by Sonny Wortzik, an amateur crook desperate to pay for his lover's gender-affirming surgery. When the heist quickly goes south, Sonny and his associates find themselves stuck holding hostages while cops swarm the building. The defiant Sonny scrambles to negotiate...

Stephen King is an opinionated fellow. Stroll through the fiction aisles of your local bookstore and examine the covers of newish novels, and you probably won't have to search long to find one bearing praise from Stephen King -- which is touching because, in this age of distracted everything, it's nice to see one of the world's most prominent authors exhorting people to lose themselves in a book.

King isn't always a ray of sunshine though. He's infamous for his dislike of Stanley Kubrick's "The Shining" film adaptation, and hasn't held back on other cinematic interpretations of his novels. And when Entertainment Weekly started giving King column space in its printed pages back in the mid 2000s to rant and rave about all things pop culture, he was unsparing with his hatred for the latest music by Jewel, Beyoncé, and Celine Dion while also unloading both barrels on prestige...

Hollywood legend Jack Nicholson, 87, offered fans a rare glimpse into his personal life by appearing in a heartwarming photo with his daughter, Lorraine Nicholson.

Lorraine, 34, took to Instagram to share the precious snapshot, capturing a tender moment between father and daughter. The iconic actor, sporting a striped bowling shirt, smiled gently as he wrapped his arm around Lorraine, who beamed with happiness.

Jack Nicholson Shares Rare Peek Into Personal Life In Holiday Pic By Daughter Lorraine Nicholson

“the giving season ,” Lorraine captioned the heartwarming photo, which also included snapshots with he brother, Raymond, her nephew, Duke Nicholson, and his girlfriend, influencer Devon Lee Carlson.

The photo provides a rare glimpse into the private life of the legendary actor, who has largely withdrawn from public life in recent years.

Nicholson, known for his iconic roles in films like “The Shining,” “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” and “Easy Rider,” has six children with five different women.

Nicholson is an actor so iconic, he’s sometimes referred to simply as “Jack.” The star of classics such as The Shining, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Chinatown, Batman, The Witches of Eastwick, The Departed and As Good As It Gets is certainly enjoying his retirement and continues to turn down roles. Lou Adler, a veteran record producer who is a close friend of Nicholson’s, revealed a couple of years ago, “A friend of mine wanted to put him in a movie. And he had a conversation with him. But Jack says, ‘I don’t want to do it.’ He goes, ‘You know what I did today? I sat under a tree and I read a book.’” Adler laughed, saying, “That sounds like Jack.” Then, he added that Jack is just “doing whatever he really wants to do.”

Nicholson’s public appearances are rare nowadays, even his appearances...

A rare new photo of Jack Nicholson has been posted on social media.

The 87-year-old actor’s daughter, Lorraine, released the image (below) as part of a series of holiday snaps. The image shows Lorraine embracing the three-time Oscar winner in what appears to be a library or office, with some of the actor’s awards lining a bookcase shelf behind him. She captioned the post, “The giving season.”

This reportedly marks the first public image of the three-time Oscar winner in nearly two years.

The actor appears in the ninth slide in the embedded Instagram carousel below, click through for the photo:

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The star of The Shining and One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest used to be a courtside regular at L.A. Lakers games and was reportedly last publicly seen at this playoff game in 2023, which...

I’ve always avoided New Year’s resolutions, but this week I happened to recall one that was brief but resolute: I resolved to quit Hollywood.

And I did. Almost.

That decision seems relevant today for reasons that require a bit of history. Consider January 1975, 50 years ago: It was a Hollywood moment that was the opposite of the present, both in numbers and nuance. It was a great time to be around – and not to be.

The audience was expanding and was determined to get scared: Jaws was a smash. But millions also were welcoming the weirdities of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. TV fans were puzzled over something new called SNL, and music fans continued to discover Elton John (still are).

As box office kept growing, opportunity was abundant. Words like “downsizing” or “contracting” were still unknown.

There were hints of quantum change, but just hints: The Hollywood...

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...

Jack Nicholson disappeared from Hollywood after what was an anticlimactic end to one of the greatest film careers of all time with 2010's "How Do You Know?" The movie saw Nicholson play the head of a big firm for which Paul Rudd's George works. If that doesn't sound like the best use of a screen legend, it wasn't. "How Do You Know?" ended up being a star-studded box office flop, with reviewers chastising writer/director James L. Brooks for wasting such impressive talent.

"How Do You Know?" starred Reese Witherspoon, Paul Rudd, and Owen Wilson but surely the biggest waste was Nicholson himself, especially considering he ended his venerable on-screen career with this movie. By this point, Nicholson didn't need to do anything. In fact, he hadn't needed to do anything since he signed a bonkers deal with Warner Bros. for starring as the Joker in 1989's "Batman" and...

After slowly returning to production in the wake of a restructuring, EuropaCorp, the company founded by “The Professional” director Luc Besson, is now fully back in action with several French and international films in the pipeline. These include the Snoop Dogg sci-fi movie “The Last Man,” and “Disorder,” a thriller starring Dylan Sprayberry (Teen Wolf”) and Thalia Besson who plays Geneviève in “Emily in Paris” season 4.

The banner, which is best known for its high voltage franchise movies such as “Taken,” “The Transporter” and the Scarlett Johansson movie “Lucy,” is also about to ramp up its output in the scripted TV space. EuropaCorp is nearing a deal with a Federation Studios label to team on the development and production of series based on its best known IP’s, Variety has learned. Although a “Lucy” spin-off was previously in development, it’s not believed to be part of the franchises that...

We're at the end of 2024, and you know what that means. It's time to look back at what all happened this year. We'll start off by saying that it's been a rollercoaster of a year for many of the streaming services, especially Netflix. While there were many renewals from the streamer, there were also some cancellations.

This year, the streaming powerhouse pulled the plug on 17 of its original series, and there's even a chance there will be more cancellations since 2024 isn't quite over yet. Obviously, a show getting canceled is never a good thing, and it sucks for the people who were hoping for additional installments. However, there's one Netflix show that got the boot this year that we're not exactly sad about.

In this article, we shared all the Netflix show cancellations from this year as well as discussed why we weren't necessarily hurt by one of the shows being axed.

The IMDb top-250 is a curious portrait of populist taste. The list is, it's worth remembering, culled only from user ratings on the IMDb website, and, judging by the films on the list, the average IMDb user seems to be a college-age white male with a taste for crime, guns, fantasy, and the ultra-masculine. The top movies on the list all seem to be the types of movies that young men would own posters for, proudly displayed on their dorm room walls. There are many unassailable classics, to be sure, and young teens could easily look to the list as a rudimentary introduction to the world of cinema, but the list seems ... skewed. There's not a lot of variety. It's not curated by a single critic, nor even a panel of critics. It's just a general consensus of the taste of the types of people who like to rate movies on IMDb.

January 2025 could mark a bleak month for very specific reasons, but in that month one can watch a nicely curated collection of David Bowie’s best performances. Nearly a decade since he passed, the iconic actor (who had some other trades) is celebrated with The Man Who Fell to Earth, Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence, The Linguini Incident, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, and Basquiat. (Note: watch The Missing Pieces under Fire Walk with Me‘s Criterion edition for about three times as much Phillip Jeffries.) It’s a retrospective-heavy month: Nicole Kidman, Cameron Crowe, Ethan Hawke, Paulin Soumanou Vieyra, Paolo Sorrentino, and Sean Baker are given spotlights; the first and last bring with them To Die For and Take Out‘s Criterion Editions, joining Still Walking, Hunger, and A Face in the Crowd.

“Surveillance Cinema” brings Thx 1138, Body Double, Minority Report, and others, while “Love in Disguise” offers films by Lubitsch,...

A great hero is nothing without an equally compelling villain spurring them into action, and across the history of cinema, there have been some truly awesome antagonists. From sadistic superiors to murderous maniacs, movie villains come in all shapes and sizes, as the dark depravity and calculated motivations of the bad guys have brought movies to life and made for truly nail-biting viewing. With villains often representing a dark subversion of the hero’s personality, in some cases, the antagonist has endured far more than the protagonist in mainstream popular culture.

Many of the best movies ever made gained their acclaim because of the villains at the heart of their stories, whose unsettling and intriguing nature made audiences question their own morality and beliefs. From an actor’s perspective, playing a villain is often more interesting, as their depraved nature and underhanded tactics keep things exciting. While it’s true...

When Kirk Douglas died in 2020 at the age of 103 (!), he left behind a massive legacy of over 90 films that even the most stalwart cineastes haven't been able to work their way through. Known for his affable smile and intense performances, Douglas is one of Hollywood's most famous leading men, and was the industry's most profitable actor throughout the 1950s. He was also a producing powerhouse, having started his own production company, Bryna Productions, which handled some of his best-known films. Bryna backed the Stanley Kubrick movies "Paths of Glory" and "Spartacus," as well as "The Vikings," "Seconds," "Seven Days in May," and, later on, "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest." Douglas never lost sight of the evolving nature of film, rarely resting on trends or genres. 

In 1962, Bryna also backed a neo-Western called "Lonely Are the Brave." Set in the present day, "Brave" stars Douglas as a Korean War veteran...

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Jack Nicholson is singular for many reasons, but one of his most fascinating attributes is that he was commercially bulletproof. Don't get me wrong, Nicholson made a flop here and there, but there was never a sense with the star that he needed a hit. Even when he was slumping, everyone figured Nicholson would get it straightened out one way or another. He was just too damn appealing to not score a hit once every few years.

If Nicholson was ever kinda-sorta in trouble, it was probably in 1977. Yes, he was only two years removed from winning Best Actor Oscar for "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" (which was an incredibly competitive year), but he was more immediately on the hook for two box office bombs in Arthur Penn's "The Missouri Breaks" (a pricey Western that paired him with...

Michael Douglas is discussing changes in Hollywood over an Oscar-winning acting career that has culminated with the rise of digital technology and streaming platforms.

“The biggest change in my lifetime and career has been digital,” especially in sound production, Douglas said during an informal conversation at the Red Sea Film Festival in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Friday. He recalled in the 1970s filmmakers having more control over the production process, while the studios focused on the distribution business.

“It’s gone the other way in terms of both studios or in this case streaming services and now this latest chapter is the advent of Silicon Valley dumbing down and just taking over what we thought was this big industry,” Douglas argued.

“Between Apple, Amazon and Netflix, the designs of their companies, they’re so huge, they can afford so much,” he added.

During the wide-ranging conversation that focused in large part on his early achievements,...

Michael Douglas has revealed he has been enjoying a career break over the past two years but is still open to taking on projects that introduce him to a new genre or type of role, such as a horror movie.

The Wall Street and Fatal Attraction actor who turned 80 in September told an an onstage conversation at Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Film Festival that he had been taking time off for the first time in nearly 60 years, apart from when he was being treated for cancer in 2013.

“I’ve just had my 80th birthday,” said the actor, who explained he had decided to take a break after playing Benjamin Franklin in Franklin.

“I took 2023 off and I’ve now nearly finished 2024… I’m having a very nice time enjoying my life,” he said.

Prior to stopping, the actor said he had taken on roles that stretched his repertoire including The Kominsky Method,...

Denzel Washington is on his way to making Oscar history for his performance as a former slave who plots to be the emperor of Rome in Paramount Pictures’ “Gladiator II,” the latest from director Ridley Scott. Right now, he has two Academy Awards to his name for “Glory” (1989) in Best Supporting Actor and “Training Day” (2001) in Best Actor. If he were to prevail for “Gladiator II” in early 2025, he would join an exclusive list of seven other people to win at least three times in the acting categories.

Here are the actors who have achieved this important Oscars milestone:

Katharine Hepburn (4)

Won Best Actress for “Morning Glory” (1933), “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner” (1967), “The Lion in Winter” (1968), and “On Golden Pond” (1981)

Frances McDormand (3*)

Won Best Actress for “Fargo” (1996), “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” (2017), and “Nomadland” (2020). *She also has a fourth Oscar for producing “Nomadland.”

Meryl Streep (3)

Won Best Actress for “Sophie’s Choice...

Sophie Okonedo is set to receive the Richard Harris Award at the 2024 British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs) on Sunday 8 December.

The prize is given for an outstanding contribution by an actor to British film. Previous recipients include Samantha Morton, Riz Ahmed, Kristin Scott Thomas, Judi Dench, Vanessa Redgrave, Daniel Day-Lewis, Helena Bonham Carter, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Julie Walters, John Hurt, Emma Thompson, Jim Broadbent and in 2023, Stephen Graham.

Stage and screen star Okonedo was Oscar-nominated for Hotel Rwanda in 2005 and won a Tony for A Raisin In The Sun in 2014. She has twice previously been nominated for a BIFA for roles in Skin and Dirty Pretty Things.

She made her way into acting at the Royal Court’s youth theatre in London, before going on to develop her craft at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (Rada). She made her big-screen debut in Isaac Julien’s enduring 1991 East-end drama Young Soul Rebels.

Netflix has axed several shows in 2024 and a few are really angering fans!

It can be hard to be a Netflix subscriber. The streamer is home to some fantastic shows, many of which no other network or creator would take a chance on. Sadly, far too often, a great show only lasts one season, with Netflix canceling them for sometimes little rhyme or reason.

2024 was no different, with several shows ending. To be fair, a few weren’t that good, so they likely deserved the axing. Others just were rather forgettable so no big loss. But then there are a few shows that had great critical acclaim and amassed a loyal following, only to be canceled with little warning.

It’s aggravating and worse when some seem to have been given little chance to grow. Here are the shows Netflix has canceled in 2024 that really stick in the craw of...

Jack Nicholson was the epitome of the New Hollywood movie star. He broke through via the cultural earthquake that was "Easy Rider," and quickly established himself as a guarantor of quality filmmaking thanks to his star turns in "Five Easy Pieces," "Carnal Knowledge" and "The Last Detail." As the revolutionary spirit of the New Hollywood movement faded, Nicholson found himself becoming more of a traditional leading man in more traditional films like "The Postman Always Rings Twice," "Terms of Endearment" and "Prizzi's Honor." He worked in spurts, taking breaks here and there, but he was never gone for long — which is why his 14-year absence from our screens (save for the occasional Los Angeles Lakers game appearance) feels so notable. And sad.

While we let Nicholson enjoy his retirement, we've no shortage of classics, near-classics, and assorted oddities to remind us how great he could be when he was at...

Jack Black is best known for playing larger-than-life characters in comedy movies, which may not be surprising, as his favorite movie is a dark comedy about an eclectic mix of unusual characters. Jack Black has had a varied career, beginning as a child actor before branching into music with his band, Tenacious D. Black has become an established actor over the past decade, appearing in a more varied range of movies, including standout roles in King Kong and The Holiday. That said, even Jack Black's underrated movies tend to feature his signature zany and exaggerated comedy.

Jack Black's career began with small roles on TV shows like The X-Files, but he quickly rose to fame by playing slightly immature but comedic characters. Still, these were not the roles he connected to, with Black preferring characters with more emotional depth. Jack Black's best roles are the ones that give him a lot of freedom,...

Christmas-themed movies have become so ubiquitous it’s hard to avoid the feeling that filmmakers have come to think of them as annuities for their retirement accounts. So it’s no wonder that the Farrelly brothers have waded into the territory for the first time, with their new comedy directed by Bobby Farrelly making its debut on Paramount+. And while Dear Santa doesn’t exactly qualify for entry in the filmmakers’ pantheon beside the likes of There’s Something About Mary and Dumb and Dumber, it should fulfill its goal of being trotted out annually for holiday consumption alongside the turkey and the eggnog.

Considering that the words “Santa” and “Satan” contain exactly the same letters, it’s amazing that it’s taken this long for someone to come up with the idea for a movie about an 11-year-old with dyslexia who writes a letter to Santa, only to find...

The Francis Ford Coppola masterpiece “The Godfather” (1972) has been voted the greatest Oscar Best Picture winner ever. The results are from a recent Gold Derby ballot cast by 29 of our film experts and editors, who ranked all 96 movie champs.

Ranking in second place is the Michael Curtiz classic “Casablanca” (1943). Following in third place is the powerful Steven Spielberg film “Schindler’s List” (1993). Rounding out the top five are Coppola’s “The Godfather Part II” (1974) in fourth place and Billy Wilder‘s “The Apartment” (196o) in fifth place.

At the bottom of the list of the Best Picture winners is “The Greatest Show on Earth” (1952) from Cecil B. DeMille. Just above that film in the rankings are “Cimarron” (1931) from Wesley Ruggles, “The Broadway Melody” (1929) from Harry Beaumont, “Crash” (2005) from Paul Haggis, and “Around the World in 80 Days’ (1956) from Michael Anderson.

Our photo gallery above features the full top 10. See the complete rankings of all 96 films below.

The Francis Ford Coppola masterpiece “The Godfather” (1972) has been voted the greatest Oscar Best Picture winner ever. The results are from a recent Gold Derby ballot cast by 29 of our film experts and editors, who ranked all 96 movie champs.

Ranking in second place is the Michael Curtiz classic “Casablanca” (1943). Following in third place is the powerful Steven Spielberg film “Schindler’s List” (1993). Rounding out the top five are Coppola’s “The Godfather Part II” (1974) in fourth place and Billy Wilder‘s “The Apartment” (196o) in fifth place.

The worst among 96 Best Picture winners is “The Greatest Show on Earth” (1952) from Cecil B. DeMille. Just above that film on the bottom of the rankings are “Cimarron” (1931) from Wesley Ruggles, “The Broadway Melody” (1929) from Harry Beaumont, “Crash” (2005) from Paul Haggis, and “Around the World in 80 Days’ (1956) from Michael Anderson.

Our photo gallery below features the full top 10. See the complete rankings of all 96 films below.

[Editor’s note: For this article, The Hollywood Reporter only looked at the shortest and longest screen times in the lead acting categories. Best supporting actor and actress were not included.]

Longest Screen Times Vivien Leigh, Gone With the Wind (1939)

Movie Length 3 hrs 58 mins

Time Onscreen 2 hrs 23 mins

Percent of Run Time 60 Percent

Vivien Leigh holds the record for the longest performance to win an Oscar, though the work took a deep physical and mental toll on her. The film itself is also the longest to win best picture. At the 12th Academy Awards, Victor Fleming’s Gone With the Wind also won best supporting actress for Hattie McDaniel, who became the first African American to win an Oscar. Leigh was nominated alongside Bette Davis (Dark Victory), Irene Dunne (Love Affair), Greta Garbo (Ninotchka) and Greer Garson (Goodbye, Mr. Chips).

Charlton Heston, Ben-Hur (1959)

Movie Length 3 hrs 32 mins

Time Onscreen 2 hrs 1 min

Percent of Run Time 57.1 Percent...

Julia Louis-Dreyfus began her career in comedy, as so many comedians do, with the Second City, the stalwart and long-lived comedy troupe based in Chicago. She was only 21, but Louis-Dreyfus gave such an impressive performance at a Second City event that she was immediately asked to join the cast of "Saturday Night Live." It seems that NBC talent scouts lurk at Second City performances all the time. She starred on "SNL" from 1982 until 1985, becoming friends with writer Larry David during her tenure. A few years later, David and comedian Jerry Seinfeld created the sitcom "Seinfeld," wherein Louis-Dreyfus starred as Jerry's friend Elaine.

"Seinfeld," once might recall, was something of a hit, lasting 180 episodes over nine seasons. Louis-Dreyfus was nominated for seven Emmys, winning one. She would go on to win another Emmy for her performance in "The New Adventures of Old Christine" and an additional nine Emmys for "Veep," eight of them for acting.

Most people think of retirement as one of life's rites of passage, something akin to graduating from school or getting a promotion at a job. While some people have careers that treat retirement in this manner, there are many others for whom retirement is more of a state of mind than anything else. This is certainly true of an artist; some never seem to want to stop or slow down (may I remind you that The Rolling Stones just finished their latest tour this past July), while others feel that they don't wish to wear out their welcome. Then there are other factors, such as changing cultural norms as well as the waxing and waning of opportunities as they dwindle with age. Of course, age itself can be a factor; bodies do inexorably decline, after all.

For Jack Nicholson, one of the greatest actors of his generation, his reasons for...

Here’s the truth about Jack Nicholson’s role in The Shining(Photo Credit – YouTube)

Let’s drop some truth bombs: Jack Nicholson didn’t just act unhinged in The Shining—he became the madness. That iconic door scene? The one where Jack hacks his way into the bathroom, screaming, “Here’s Johnny!” wasn’t just some over-the-top acting. Oh no. Word on the street? Nicholson was once a volunteer firefighter. So when it came to destroying that door, he wasn’t acting like a maniac—he was tearing through it faster than the crew could replace it. They had to use an actual door, not a prop because Jack was hacking through them like it was nothing. Too good, right?

The Shining, Kubrick’s 1980 masterpiece, is pure nightmare fuel. Jack Nicholson’s Jack Torrance takes a winter gig at the Overlook Hotel, but it’s not all hot cocoa and snowball fights.

Emmy-and-Golden Globe winning actor. Oscar-nominated producer. Director. Writer. In his 50 years in the industry, Danny DeVito has worn many hats, becoming one of the most successful and popular entertainers of his generation.

Daniel Michael DeVito, Jr. was born on November 17, 1944, in New Jersey, with multiple epiphyseal dysplasia. Also known as Fairbank’s disease, this rare genetic disorder affects bone growth and contributed to his short stature. This has not hindered his successes, beginning with his training at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and early work in the theater.

In 1975, DeVito successfully reprised his off-Broadway role in “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” in the film version, and soon found success as Louie DePalma in the television sitcom “Taxi,” for which he received four Primetime Emmy and four Golden Globe nominations, winning the Emmy in 1978 and the Globe in 1980. Louie was the arrogant dispatcher of the Sunshine Cab Company who...

The 1970s were truly a thrilling time for movies. Theaters offered something for everyone, ranging all the way from acclaimed dramas like The Godfather and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest to pop culture phenomenons like Star Wars and Jaws. Filmmakers were using new techniques and presenting new ideas, paving the way for a new generation of cinema pioneers. This revolution in the art of filmmaking allowed for the creation of numerous films that are currently hailed as some of the best of all time.

Of course, this exciting rush brought along its fair share of rather unusual ideas as well. Many filmmakers were venturing into uncharted territory, making movies about unique ideas that had never been put on screen before. Some of these "weird" concepts ended up setting the foundation for hugely successful films. Others, sadly, did not receive quite as much praise. Regardless of their level of success,...

Marvel Star Sebastian Stan Didn’t Read the Thunderbolts Script When He Was Offered The Role—Here’s What He Revealed! (Photo Credit – Instagram)

Buckle up, Marvel fans! Sebastian Stan dropped a significant bombshell that’ll sweep you off your feet. The Winter Soldier himself spilled the tea that he hadn’t even skimmed the script for Thunderbolts before signing on!

Since its splashy announcement at San Diego Comic-Con last year, Thunderbolts has had fans splitting up louder than a beehive in summer. The film promises a mash-up of Marvel’s most chaotic characters, and while everyone else is hyping it up, Stan’s just chilling, waiting for his script to arrive. During a chat about his other flick, Sharper, Stan told Collider’s Steve Weintraub, “I haven’t read the script. I still have not been sent it. It’s pretty much on par with how it usually goes.

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The One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest ending was anything but straightforward, and also remains one of the most harrowing of any Jack Nicholson movie. The 1975 adapted the novel of the same name by Ken Kesey and received overwhelmingly positive critical praise due to director Milo Forman's brilliant handling of the difficult subject. The movie was hugely successful at the Academy Awards and became only the second film to win all five major categories.

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest was a perfect storm of content and execution. Though it is best remembered for its performances by Jack Nicholson and Louise Fletcher, its star-studded cast was only part of the equation. Randle McMurphy was one of Nicholson's best roles, but the character was a cog in the machinery that made up Kesey's story. While the surface-level tale of rebellion within the institution was present,...

The office of the President of the United States is way more famous than any specific president. Compared to, say, the king and queen of England, a new person gets to be the head of state every four or eight years via election rather than inheritance. This means you can...

Ray Nicholson, the son of the legendary actor Jack Nicholson, recently shared insights about his connection with his father while promoting his latest horror film, Smile 2.

During the movie’s premiere on Monday, October 14, Ray, 32, spoke with Deadline, calling his father, Jack Nicholson, 87, both his “inspiration” and “hero.”

Highlighting His Differences From His Father

While discussing his father’s impact on him, Ray highlighted their differences. “We’re very different people,” Ray explained. “I was born in 1992, he was born in 1937. The things that affect me don’t necessarily affect him. Obviously, I love him. He’s my inspiration.”

Ray further added that having regular dinners with his father was an essential part of his upbringing: “I ate dinner with him every night. I studied it, that’s how I learned to be a human being. So of course we’re gonna be kind of similar.”

Ray also shared...

Ray Nicholson, star of the upcoming horror film “Smile 2,” spoke about balancing his famous father’s influence with developing his own career at the film’s premiere. Nicholson, 31, plays a key role in the sequel to last year’s hit horror movie. While honored to follow in the footsteps of his father Jack Nicholson’s legendary career, Ray aims to establish himself through his own talents and choices.

The younger Nicholson acknowledged people will inevitably connect him to his father, an iconic actor known for terrifying roles like in “The Shining.” However, he stressed that as people born decades apart, different experiences shape each man. While he admired growing up watching his father’s impressive resume of three Oscars and classics like “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” Nicholson wants to walk his own path.

Ray Nicholson on fans reactions to the similarities between his ‘Smile 2’ promo poster...

We’ve seen this smile before … sort of.

While on the red carpet for the forthcoming Smile 2, the follow-up to the Sosie Bacon-led horror film about a grinning harbinger of death, star Ray Nicholson was asked about his approach to the genre and how fans have likened the smile on his character’s poster to that of his father Jack Nicholson’s deranged smirk for the seminal Stanley Kubrick film The Shining.

“We’re very different people,” the actor told Deadline at the premiere. “I was born in 1992, he was born in 1937. The things that affect me don’t necessarily affect him. Obviously, I love him. He’s my inspiration. I ate dinner with him every night. I studied it, that’s how I learned to be a human being. So, of course we’re gonna be kind of similar.”

But Nicholson, whose credits include Licorice Pizza and Promising Young Woman,...

Veteran actor Jack Nicholson is known for his signature style of psychotic acting, which he achieved the peak of in films like The Shining, The Departed, and his Oscar-winning role in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. Based on the book of the same name, the latter reportedly had a long journey to production and eventually won big.

Nicholson mentioned that his process in acting involved finding what he called the ‘secret’ to each character. He said that his character Randy McMurphy in One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest was a man who genuinely believed that he would be able to seduce the villainous Nurse Ratched and that is what guided his entire performance.

Jack Nicholson Figure Out What Made His Character Tick In One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest Jack Nicholson in One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest | Credits: United Artists

The 1975 film One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest...

Joaquin Phoenix wanted a “Joker” sequel bad — he photoshopped the character into classic movie posters in order to persuade and inspire Todd Phillips to create the follow-up.

Speaking on the “Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso” podcast, Phoenix said he started working on the edits while wrapping up the first film, but then realized he actually did want a sequel.

“I mocked up like 10 different posters of famous movies putting Joker in all of them,” he said. “‘Rosemary’s Baby,’ ‘Yentl,’ ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,’ ‘The Godfather,’ like every classic film. I worked with this amazing on-set photographer Nico and he took photos of me and then photoshopped them into these posters. They’re like pretty seamless, they look amazing.”

Phoenix continued, “I gave them to Todd and the joke was ‘put Joker in space,’ ‘put Joker on ice skates.’ But the ‘Yentl’ poster, like you see that and you’re like,...

It’s October, and you know what that means!

When Halloween rolls around, most people reach for their favorite scary movies, but true TV Fanatics know that spooky shows are where the real chills are!

Whether you’re in the mood for a terrifying haunted house, a supernatural mystery, or a nostalgic throwback to childhood frights, binge-watching a great series can be just as thrilling as any movie marathon.

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From vampires to vengeful spirits and everything in between, we’ve rounded up the best shows to keep you entertained (and maybe a little spooked) all Halloween night.

So grab your snacks, dim the lights, and get ready to discover the best TV shows to binge on Halloween night!

The Enfield Haunting (2015) (Skywitn/Screenshot)

Inspired by the chilling true events of the Enfield Poltergeist case, The Enfield Haunting immerses viewers in one of Britain’s most notorious hauntings.

Set in the late 1970s,...

When it comes to critical adoration, the late actor Paul Newman holds at least two rare distinctions. First of all, he's one of just a handful of actors who has not one or two but three perfect Rotten Tomatoes scores under his belt, having appeared in three different movies that critics at the time (and today) unanimously agree are pretty dang good. Newman is also one of the few actors (at least that we've come across at /Film) whose best-reviewed movies include a couple of stone cold classics.

Most of the best movies ever made don't seem to end up with 100% on Rotten Tomatoes, as the sheer number of professional eyes on them makes it likely that someone will eventually go against the grain. Thanks to this phenomenon, the best-reviewed movies of most actors' careers technically tend to end up being much lesser-known (and therefore less-reviewed) films, like "Dinosaurs: Giants...

“Evil has always existed in the world.”

As summer comes to a close and autumn gets into full swing, it’s typically the time of year when Spooky Season materializes. This year, however, television is bringing audiences a Murphy Fall as megaproducer and showrunner Ryan Murphy appears to be pumping out new shows every week this month. In addition to “American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez” currently airing on FX, there’s a bloodbath taking place on Netflix with “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story” and a new medical drama starring Joshua Jackson called “Doctor Odyssey” getting ready to set sail on ABC.

But first, Murphy is welcomed back to the horror genre by unveiling the limited series “Grotesquerie,” which debuted on FX Wednesday with a two-episode premiere event.

“Grotesquerie” stars Murphy-favorite Niecy Nash-Betts (who also wears an executive producer hat on the series) as Detective Lois Tryon. Detective Tryon is a no-nonsense,...

Jennifer Lawrence and Jack Nicholson at the Oscars? Now that’s a pairing no one saw coming. Imagine being at the top of your game, winning an Oscar, and then out of nowhere, Hollywood’s ultimate bad boy swoops in with his undeniable rizz game. That’s exactly what happened to Jennifer Lawrence, who couldn’t help but spill the tea on that wild moment.

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And yeah, maybe she should’ve kept it a secret, but hey, when Jack Nicholson starts flirting, who’s keeping quiet? Their exchange became the stuff of legend—Oscars gossip gold. Lawrence, always down for a laugh, wasn’t ready for just how wild it got, leaving us all wondering, did Jack really have a chance?

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Jennifer Lawrence spilled the...

Today, Marvel decided to release a teaser (a tease that’s over three minutes long) for the upcoming team-up film, “Thunderbolts*.” The film shows a lot of action and seems to focus on a group of anti-heroes brought together for a common good. Most people are calling it Marvel’s version of “The Suicide Squad.” However, according to one person in the cast, it’s more like “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.”

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Speaking to Variety, Sebastian Stan talked about his new film, “The Apprentice,” where he plays Donald Trump.

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They’re assembling another team.

On Monday, Marvel finally released the first trailer for “Thunderbolts*,” the studio’s forthcoming adventure about the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s rogues’ gallery. (Marvel has been teasing the project since San Diego Comic-Con in July.)

Directed by Emmy Award winner Jake Schreier (“Beef”) with a script previously attributed to Eric Pearson, Joanna Calo (“The Bear”), and Lee Sung Jin (“Beef”) – although how the final credits will shake out is unclear – “Thunderbolts*” brings together several Marvel antagonists, including Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh), Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan), Red Guardian (David Harbour), John Walker (Wyatt Russell), Taskmaster (Olga Kurylenko), Ghost (Hannah John-Kamen), and Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus). The trailer, using The Pixies’ “Where Is My Mind” and with vibes ripped out of “The Suicide Squad,” teases some nefarious conspiracy and many baddie-on-baddie fight scenes. Other cast members playing new characters in the Marvel narrative include Geraldine Viswanathan...

Sebastian Stan is sick of critics slamming Marvel movies, so much so that the actor is even comparing the upcoming MCU installment “Thunderbolts” to a classic film.

According to Stan, “Thunderbolts” is Marvel’s version of Miloš Forman’s Oscar-winning 1975 film “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” which centered on a mutinous uprising in a psych ward.

Stan told Variety that his role in “Thunderblots” as Bucky Barnes “was kind of like ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’ — a guy coming into this group that was chaotic and degenerate, and somehow finding a way to unite them.”

Stan has played Bucky Barnes for more than a decade, starting with 2011’s “Captain America: The First Avenger.” For “Thunderbolts,” Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Florence Pugh, Wyatt Russell, and David Harbour join Stan’s Bucky. The upcoming feature will help kick off Marvel’s Phase 5.

As for the debates over the merit of Marvel movies,...

Academy Award winner Michael Douglas has had a career of almost 50 years in feature films. In his distinguished career, Douglas has been nominated for two Oscars and won both of them — as producer of the 1975 Best Picture winner “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” and as Best Actor for 1987’s “Wall Street.” For his film work, he has also been nominated for nine Golden Globe Awards, winning three — two for producing “Cuckoo’s Nest” and “Romancing the Stone” and one for his performance in “Wall Street.” And as a member of the cast of 2000’s “Traffic,” Douglas won a Screen Actors Guild Award as part of the Ensemble. One of his biggest box office successes was also “Fatal Attraction” opposite Glenn Close.

The proud son of screen legend Kirk Douglas returned to the small screen with “The Kominsky Method,” for which he won a Golden Globe and earned SAG and Emmy nominations.

It's nothing new for filmmakers or certain critics to bash superhero movies, but with Marvel Studios struggling and what proved to be a mostly dismal 12 months for the Dceu, talk of "superhero fatigue" dominated headlines last year.

However, Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Avengers: Endgame star Sebastian Stan is having none of it. Talking to Variety about his role as a young Donald Trump in The Apprentice, the actor shared a strong defence of Marvel Studios.

"It’s become really convenient to pick on [Marvel films]," he stated. "And that’s fine. Everyone’s got an opinion. But they’re a big part of what contributes to this business and allows us to have smaller movies as well. This is an artery traveling through the system of this entire machinery that’s Hollywood. It feeds in so many more ways than people acknowledge."

"Sometimes I get protective of it because the...