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This Sunday, August 10, 2025, 60 Minutes delivers a compelling hour of storytelling, blending a haunting historical investigation with an intimate profile of one of Hollywood’s most enduring stars. The episode airs from 7:00 to 8:00 Pm Et/Pt on CBS and features two updated segments.

The Cap Arcona

The broadcast begins with The Cap Arcona, a powerful double-length report from correspondent Bill Whitaker. On the Baltic Coast of Germany, Whitaker revisits one of the least-known maritime tragedies of World War II. Once a grand German ocean liner, the Cap Arcona was seized by the Nazis and transformed into a floating concentration camp as the war drew to a close. In May 1945, British forces bombed the ship, unaware that it was filled with thousands of concentration camp prisoners. The result was catastrophic, and yet the event remains largely forgotten in the broader narrative of the war.

Through interviews with Holocaust survivors, historians,...

Oscar-winning actress Jamie Lee Curtis has been sober for over 26 years after battling a devastating opioid addiction that nearly destroyed her life and career. At the height of her Hollywood success, she was living a double life. She was 40 years old, a successful actress, a bestselling author, and a mother of two, but that’s when her life reached a breaking point.

On the outside, everything looked perfect: a loving marriage to filmmaker Christopher Guest, a growing family, and growing fame in Hollywood. But behind all that, Curtis was fighting a battle, one that nearly cost her everything.

It started with a bottle of prescribed Vicodin, as she shared in her interview with Variety, which quietly evolved into a full-blown opioid addiction. Like many people struggling with substance use, Curtis kept it hidden for years. She functioned, worked, parented, smiled for the cameras, all while managing a secret she didn’t fully understand herself.

Jamie Lee Curtis just proved she’s always one step ahead. While most stars are figuring things out as they go, the 66-year-old icon revealed to The Guardian that she’s been planning her Hollywood exit for 30 years. That’s right, that’s three decades of strategizing while others scramble to stay relevant.

Her game plan is simple yet effective. Get out before they kick you out. Smart, right? She watched her famous parents, Janet Leigh and Tony Curtis, struggle with Hollywood’s brutal ageism. Curtis thus has been “self-retiring” bit by bit, making sure she leaves on her own terms. She explained,

I witnessed my parents lose the very thing that gave them their fame and their life and their livelihood, when the industry rejected them at a certain age. I watched them reach incredible success and then have it slowly erode to where it was gone. And that’s very painful,...

“Beautiful! Voluptuous! Deadly! Vicious!” As a movie star, Tura Satana was hardly prolific, but as a cult cinema icon the former go-go girl was already a legend long before her death in 2011 at the age of 72. Directed by Cody Jarrett, narrated by Margaret Cho, and perfectly timed for the 60th anniversary of her standout movie Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill! — in which she plays stunning black-leather-clad badass Varla — this playful but reverent and often quite unexpectedly moving documentary offers a fascinating portrait that reveals some of the late star’s secrets while generating a few new mysteries of its own. The prime audience is grindhouse movie buffs, for sure, but Jarrett’s film has more to talk about than such kitsch as the making of 1968’s The Astro Zombies, raising serious questions about the alarming state of race and gender in postwar America.

Boldly, the film gets off to a heavy start,...

Jamie Lee Curtis says she plans to leave Hollywood on her own terms.

The 66-year-old actress spoke to The Guardian recently about her experience aging in Hollywood. After being in Hollywood for decades, Jamie says that she plans to leave the industry on her own, referring to her plans to exit Hollywood as “self-retiring.”

Jamie says she witnessed the way her parents, Janet Leigh and Tony Curtis, were treated as they aged in Hollywood and doesn’t plan to experience the same thing.

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“I witnessed my parents lose the very thing that gave them their fame and their life and their livelihood, when the industry rejected them at a certain age,” Jamie said, calling it “very painful” to watch her parents age out of Hollywood after having successful careers.

Jamie went on to say that she’s been “self-retiring for 30 years.” The actress told the publication,...

We here at JoBlo love us some Jamie Lee Curtis. Yes, she’s a horror icon but she has done and accomplished so much more than she ever gets full credit for. But now that she is in her mid-60s, she is reflecting on how much time she truly has left in the industry, especially considering how her famous parents were treated.

As Jamie Lee Curtis told The Guardian, she recognizes that Hollywood can be ageist, saying, “I have been self-retiring for 30 years. I have been prepping to get out, so that I don’t have to suffer the same as my family did. I want to leave the party before I’m no longer invited.” Even as she helps promote next month’s sequel Freakier Friday, she remembered that she “had to look pretty, I had to pay attention to [flattering] lighting, and clothes and hair and makeup and nails.

Jamie Lee Curtis is looking to her legendary parents’ careers as a warning sign for when to exit Hollywood. Curtis, who is the daughter of “Psycho” icon Janet Leigh and “Some Like It Hot” star Tony Curtis, told The Guardian that witnessing how Hollywood treated her parents as they aged led to her having an early retirement plan.

“I witnessed my parents lose the very thing that gave them their fame and their life and their livelihood, when the industry rejected them at a certain age,” Curtis said. “I watched them reach incredible success and then have it slowly erode to where it was gone. And that’s very painful.”

Curtis added that she has been “self-retiring for 30 years,” saying, “I have been prepping to get out, so that I don’t have to suffer the same as my family did. I want to leave the party before I’m no longer invited.

Jamie Lee Curtis is preparing to leave the spotlight for good.

In a recent interview with The Guardian, Curtis detailed what it was like watching her famous parents, Janet Leigh and Tony Curtis, be “rejected” by Hollywood after they reached a “certain age.” The “Halloween” star said the experience pushed her to begin “self-retiring” early so she could avoid the same fate.

“I witnessed my parents lose the very thing that gave them their fame and their life and their livelihood, when the industry rejected them at a certain age,” Curtis said. “I watched them reach incredible success and then have it slowly erode to where it was gone. And that’s very painful.”

She continued, “I have been self-retiring for 30 years. I have been prepping to get out, so that I don’t have to suffer the same as my family did. I want to leave the party before I’m no longer invited.

Jamie Lee Curtis said she’s been slowly planning her retirement from Hollywood after watching her famous parents get “rejected” from the industry as they aged.

During a recent interview with The Guardian, the Oscar winner, daughter of industry icons Janet Leigh and Tony Curtis, criticized the way older actors, especially women, are treated in Hollywood.

“I witnessed my parents lose the very thing that gave them their fame and their life and their livelihood, when the industry rejected them at a certain age,” the 66-year-old said. “I watched them reach incredible success and then have it slowly erode to where it was gone. And that’s very painful.”

While the Freakier Friday actress has starred in dozens of projects throughout her career, she admitted that she’s always been one step ahead and actually “self-retiring for 30 years.”

“I have been prepping to get out, so that I don’t...

Oscar winner Jamie Lee Curtis opened up about her considerations of retirement and Hollywood’s aging problem in relation to her parents, icons of the industry Janet Leigh and Tony Curtis.

In an extensive interview with The Guardian tied to the upcoming Aug. 8 release of Disney’s Freakier Friday, the Halloween actress slammed the entertainment world’s treatment of older actors, particularly women.

“I witnessed my parents lose the very thing that gave them their fame and their life and their livelihood, when the industry rejected them at a certain age,” she explained. “I watched them reach incredible success and then have it slowly erode to where it was gone. And that’s very painful.”

Because of this, Curtis added, “I have been self-retiring for 30 years. I have been prepping to get out, so that I don’t have to suffer the same as my family did. I want to...

As the child of mega-famous movie stars, Jamie Lee Curtis witnessed the glamorous highs and soul-crushing lows that come with a career in Hollywood. In a lengthy interview with the Guardian published Sunday, Curtis admitted she’s been “prepping to get out” of the industry for years in part to avoid the same fate that befell Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh.

“I witnessed my parents lose the very thing that gave them their fame and their life and their livelihood, when the industry rejected them at a certain age,” she explained. “I watched them reach incredible success and then have it slowly erode to where it was gone. And that’s very painful.”

“I have been self-retiring for 30 years. I have been prepping to get out, so that I don’t have to suffer the same as my family did. I want to leave the party before I’m no longer invited,...

Today's Hollywood action stars have nothing on the ones who came before them in the '70s and '80s. It's not their fault, really, as everything from audience tastes to the new streaming reality has shifted the idea of what action movies are these days, but once upon a time it was character and charisma that ruled the day over pretty faces and social media follower counts. From Sylvester Stallone and Clint Eastwood to Chuck Norris and Steve McQueen, action on the big screen used to be more interested in tangible thrills and personality.

Charles Bronson was a member of that class, and after kicking off his film career in the early '50s, he saw his star rise dramatically in the decades that followed playing cool as hell characters who knew that action speaks louder than words. He delivered more than a few genre gems, action hits, and...

Brokeback Mountainco-writer Diana Ossana predicted that the iconic film wouldn't win Best Picture after an encounter with Clint Eastwood at a party before the awards show. Diana Ossana did win the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for Brokeback Mountain alongside Larry McMurtry, which tells the story of two cowboys in the 1960s who begin a secret love affair that became a cultural touchstone when it hit theaters in December 2005. The film was a powerhouse and was the odds-on favorite to win Best Picture. However, in one of the biggest and most baffling upsets in Oscar history, Crash took home Best Picture.

Twenty years following Brokeback Mountain's release, writer Diana Ossana spoke to The New York Times about how she knew before the Oscar ceremony that they weren't going to win Best Picture. Ossana recalls attending a party at Crash director Paul Haggis's house shortly after Oscar voting...

Just when we thought Ezra Saxton was the worst person in Jim’s orbit, Duster Season 1 Episode 7 comes roaring in like a conspiracy-soaked fever dream to suggest otherwise.

Did the CIA kill Joey? Is Howard Hughes the last honest man in Vegas? And why is everyone so weirdly okay with children getting dragged into high-stakes arms deals?

This is what happens when a show built on vibes, cars, and sabotage realizes it might actually need to answer some questions.

(Ursula Coyote/Max) Jim, the Driver, the Dad… the Damned?

Jim’s been rolling deep in secrets, especially the one that Luna is his daughter. I’m surprised he’s kept so many secrets, especially from Sax, who continues to treat Jim like a useful pet that sometimes talks back.

Their road trip to Vegas is classic Duster nonsense: dusty pay phones, talking children in trunks, and the kind of under-the-table...

Brokeback Mountain co-writer Diana Ossana says she realised the film’s 2006 Oscar dream was over when, at a nominees’ party after voting closed, director Paul Haggis quietly told her that Clint Eastwood “hasn’t seen your movie,” a revelation she likened to “somebody kicking me in the stomach.”

Ossana’s account, first reported this week during the picture’s 20th-anniversary press tour, revives debate over how the gay Western—then a critical and commercial frontrunner—lost best picture to Crash. The screenwriter argues that a bloc of voters who never watched the film, some of whom had publicly dismissed its subject matter, allowed ingrained homophobia to tip the outcome.

Brokeback had dominated precursor awards, winning the Golden Globe, BAFTA and more before the Academy ceremony; it still collected statuettes for direction, adapted screenplay and score. Industry veterans note that earlier snubs included Oscar voters Ernest Borgnine and Tony Curtis saying...

It’s been two decades since Brokeback Mountain first hit our screens, breaking hearts and barriers across the global box office. But sadly, despite being such a hit and winning most best film prizes of the awards season, the film shockingly lost the Academy Award in 2006, to Crash. Well, thanks to co-writer Diana Ossana’s recent revelation, we finally have a clearer picture of when and why its Best Picture hopes slipped away.

On the film’s 20th anniversary, Diana Ossana recalled a gut-punch moment that made her realize the odds had turned. It happened at a party for Oscar nominees, when she learned Clint Eastwood hadn’t even seen Brokeback Mountain before voting ended. For Ossana, the answer was clear: homophobia. Despite packed theaters and audiences leaving in tears, Ossana realized that the film lost because of the biases that lingered beneath the surface of the industry

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As Brokeback Mountain returns to theaters for its 20th anniversary, a writer behind the 2005 gay neo-Western romance recently recalled its Oscars snub.

Co-writer Diana Ossana recently recalled Crash director Paul Haggis introducing her to Clint Eastwood at a party for the Academy Award nominees after voting had ended, several weeks before the awards show.

“Paul started walking me over and he goes, ‘Diana, I have to tell you, he hasn’t seen your movie,'” recalled Ossana to The New York Times. “And it was like somebody kicked me in the stomach. That’s when I knew we would not win Best Picture.”

Despite winning a record number of Best Picture prizes during the awards season, including the Golden Globe, BAFTA, Critics’ Choice Award and Independent Spirit Award, Brokeback Mountain infamously lost the Oscar to Crash.

Ossana is still convinced homophobia in Hollywood played a part in the defeat. “People want to deny that,...

“Brokeback Mountain’s” Oscar-winning co-writer Diana Ossana recently marked the film’s 20th anniversary with an interview in The New York Times, in which she revealed the exact moment she realized Ang Lee’s acclaimed romance film would not win the Oscar for best picture despite being the far-and-away frontrunner of the 2005-2006 awards season.

As recounted by The Times: “Weeks before the ceremony, after Oscar voting was closed, she attended a party for the nominees at the home of Paul Haggis, the director of ‘Crash.’ Clint Eastwood was in attendance and Ossana, a fan of ‘Unforgiven,’ was eager to meet him.”

“Paul started walking me over and he goes, ‘Diana, I have to tell you, he hasn’t seen your movie.’ And it was like somebody kicked me in the stomach,” Ossanna recalled. “That’s when I knew we would not win best picture.”

“Brokeback Mountain” infamously lost...

Crafting a hit comedy is all about collaboration, and Mid-Century Modern proves just that. Hulu’s multi-cam sitcom, set against the vibrant Palm Springs aesthetic, benefits from decades of combined expertise poured into every frame by its talented behind-the-scenes team.

Led by co-creators Max Mutchnick and David Kohan (Will & Grace), the all-star crew of this freshman series shares their insights in an in-depth discussion about the making of Mid-Century Modern. The panel features legendary director and co-executive producer James Burrows, editor Peter Chakos, cinematographer Gary Baum, and production designer Greg Grande. (Watch the full Making of Mid-Century Modern panel above.)

In Mid-Century Modern, Nathan Lane plays Bunny, a successful bra designer who invites his pals Jerry (Matt Bomer) and Arthur (Nathan Lee Graham) to spend their golden years living with him in Palm Springs after a close friend dies unexpectedly. Bunny's quick-witted mother, Sybil (played by the late Linda Lavin...

Chris Robinson, who starred as a World War II bomber pilot on the 1960s ABC drama 12 O’Clock High and had lengthy stints on the daytime soap operas General Hospital and The Bold and the Beautiful, has died. He was 86.

Robinson died Monday on his ranch near Sedona, Arizona, actor and musician Mj Allen announced on Facebook. They worked together on the 2022 film Just for a Week.

During an acting career that spanned eight decades, Robinson worked alongside Burt Lancaster in The Young Savages (1961) and Birdman of Alcatraz (1962), both directed by John Frankenheimer, and with Addams Family icon Ted Cassidy in four films, all of which he directed.

The Florida native also starred as Vietnam vet Tim Ochopee, a Seminole with a pet rattlesnake who obeys his commands (for most of the movie, anyway), in the Everglades-set horror film Stanley (1972), from Crown International Pictures.

Robinson joined the cast of the...

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This June, Prime Video is bringing you a lot of entertainment, from the much-anticipated streaming release of Robert Eggers‘ Nosferatu to all the beloved K-dramas coming to Prime Video next month. However, for the purposes of this article, we are only including the films that are coming to Prime Video this month and have an 85% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score. So, check out the 10 best films that are coming to Prime Video in June 2025 with an 85% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score.

12 Angry Men (June 1) Rotten Tomatoes Score: 100% Credit – United Artists

12 Angry Men is a legal drama film directed by Sidney Lumet from a screenplay by Reginald Rose. Based on Reginald Rose’s 1954 television play of the same name, the 1957 film revolves around twelve men serving as jury members on a murder trial, but their prejudices and doubts get...

Marilyn Monroe's star burned brightly and briefly before her untimely death in 1962 at age 36. Yet she managed to enter the pop culture lexicon with just a handful of films, becoming Hollywood's most memorable sex symbol. In honor of her birthday, let's take a look back at 15 of her greatest films, ranked worst to best.

Born in 1926, Monroe started off as a model before moving into acting with a series of bit parts, most notably in "All About Eve" and "The Asphalt Jungle," both released in 1950. She became a leading lady with a trio of 1953 titles: the noir "Niagara," the musical "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" and the romantic comedy "How to Marry a Millionaire."

She became iconic thanks to Billy Wilder's "The Seven Year Itch" (1955), in which she played a young woman tantalizing her married neighbor (Tom Ewell). Her image was forever burned into our memories thanks to the scene...

Legendary Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek sure made a lot of cameos in ‘80s and ‘90s TV shows, usually playing himself, and one time portraying a shadowy government agent who looks exactly like Alex Trebek. But arguably the greatest Jeopardy!-themed episode of television was Cheers’ “What Is… Cliff Clavin?”

It found the titular Boston watering hole’s resident know-it-all competing in the primetime game show. To his friends’ surprise, Cliff actually slays the competition, mostly thanks to a lineup of categories that are conspicuously right up his alley, including “Beer,” “Mothers and Sons,” “Bar Trivia” and “Celibacy.”

But after earning a huge lead thanks to this Slumdog Millionaire-esque luck, Cliff blows it all in Final Jeopardy. The category is “Movies,” and the clue simply reads, “Archibald Leach, Bernard Schwartz and Lucille LeSueur.” Cliff responds, “Who are three people who have never been in my kitchen?”

Unfortunately for Cliff, he...

Mara Corday, who was menaced by a huge hairy spider in the cult horror film Tarantula and appeared in several films thanks to Clint Eastwood, whom she called a “godsend,” has died. She was 95.

Corday died Feb. 9 at her home in Valencia, California, according to a death certificate filed with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health that was obtained by The Washington Post. The cause was arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease.

A onetime contract player at Universal-International, Corday also worked in many Westerns, among them Drums Across the River (1954), starring Audie Murphy; King Vidor’s Man Without a Star (1955), starring Kirk Douglas; and The Quiet Gun (1957), starring Forrest Tucker.

She said she was especially proud of her turn as a fun-loving French girl in the Technicolor romantic musical comedy So This Is Paris (1954), directed by Richard Quine and starring Tony Curtis and Gloria DeHaven.

Corday was married to actor Richard Long (Bourbon Street Beat,...

Jamie Lee Curtis said she had plastic surgery at 25 after a cinematographer on the 1985 film Perfect refused to film her, calling her “baggy-eyed.” In a “60 Minutes” interview, the Oscar winner described the comment as humiliating and arranged surgery as soon as production ended.

Curtis called the procedure “disastrous” and said she regretted it immediately. She developed a dependence on opioid painkillers prescribed afterward, recalling she “became enamored with the warm bath of an opiate.” The actor has maintained sobriety for 26 years and used her experience to support co-workers, even hosting daily recovery meetings during Freaky Friday.

Daughter of Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh, she reflected on witnessing her parents undergo cosmetic work. Watching their careers shift without loss of fame underscored for her that surgical fixes cannot reverse aging in Hollywood. During a 2019 Variety interview, she said on-set recovery gatherings offered perspectives she found profoundly inspiring.

Curtis warned that...

Jirí Bartoska, a major star of pre-Velvet Revolution Czech theater, TV and film who helped save the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival before serving as its president and public face for decades, died Thursday. He was 78.

Bartoska died in Prague following a long battle with lung cancer, Kviff executive director Krystof Mucha told The Hollywood Reporter.

Bartoska was born on March 24, 1947 — just months after the inaugural Karlovy Vary International Film Festival — in Decín, Czechoslovakia. Upon graduating from high school, he enrolled at the Janacek Academy of Music and Performing Arts in Brno to pursue a career in theater, and he was a student there when the Soviet occupation of the country began in 1968.

While at Janacek, Bartoska began visiting Karlovy Vary, a Bohemian spa town — also known by its German name of Carlsbad — some 70 miles outside of Prague. One such visit led to him being cast by director Frantisek Vlácil...

The great Angela Lansbury, winner of five Tony Awards and an honorary Oscar, and nominee for three Oscars and 18 Primetime Emmys besides -- passed away in 2022 at the age of 96, leaving a legacy so large, it cannot be measured by other mortals in the acting sphere. Lansbury was one of the more versatile actresses of her generation, playing innocent girls, scheming villainesses and murderers, heroes, crones, and loving matrons all with equal aplomb. 

Lansbury was already a sizable celebrity by 1984 when she took the role of Jessica Fletcher on the long-running detective series "Murder, She Wrote." Fletcher was a retired English-teacher-turned-mystery-author who became embroiled in a series of murders in her small town of Cabot Cove, Maine. It was a cozy and intelligent series, buoyed by Lansbury's personable performance. The series ran for 247 episodes over 12 seasons. Frustratingly, Lansbury won none of 12 Emmys for which she was nominated for "Murder, She Wrote.

There's something very comforting about curling up with a cozy murder mystery. Easy-going, nostalgic, and usually low on violence after an inciting incident, they can be the perfect antidote to the stresses of modern life. Sure, a few people might get killed, but you know that the bad guys will (almost) always get their comeuppance and order in the movie's self-contained world will be restored by the time the credits roll. Little wonder that the format enjoyed a resurgence during the pandemic with millions seeking solace from the likes of "Murder, She Wrote" and "Columbo." These old shows are so relaxing, their modern-day equivalents like "Poker Face" even helped me beat insomnia a few years back.

Although the term "cozy mystery" didn't exist when she was writing, Agatha Christie is now regarded as the mother of the format. After introducing Hercule Poirot in her first novel, "The Mysterious Affair at...

There is, for devotees of a specific type of movie arcana, a glorious moment in Jason Statham’s new movie, “A Working Man.” About midway through, his character, searching for a trafficked young woman, poses as a drug dealer looking to score a connection with a local kingpin holding court in the backroom of a biker bar. The kingpin suspects he’s a cop, but after Jason handily dispatches his goons, the kingpin, regarding his fists, says, “Look at those bricks. You ain’t a cop, you’re a working man.”

The title drop, when a line of dialogue references the film’s title, is a delicate art with a distinct cult following. When they’re good, they’re very good. When they’re bad, they’re terrific.

Director John Waters is a title drop enthusiast. He rattled off some favorites in a phone call with IndieWire: “Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia,...

Hollywood might be the world’s largest film industry, but even the entertainment powerhouse has drawn ideas from international films. While remakes have always existed, most cinema buffs remain ignorant that some of their beloved Hollywood blockbusters owe their origins to overseas classics.

The rise of remakes in Hollywood is no coincidence—studios often lean toward stories that have already proven successful. But in doing so, the originals sometimes get overshadowed. Here’s a look at ten Hollywood hits that were actually inspired by international films, proving that great storytelling transcends borders.

The Departed – From Infernal Affairs A still from The Departed | Credit: Warner Bros.

Martin Scorsese’s The Departed is often hailed as a modern classic, but did you know it’s actually a remake of a Hong Kong crime thriller? It is the remake of a film named Infernal Affairs. The movie became very popular and also paved...

The first time Marilyn Monroe, as the perfectly named Sugar Kane Kowalczyk, walks onto the screen in Billy Wilder’s Some Like It Hot, even the train—with a whistle of steam—can’t resist catcalling her. Heading off to front the Sweet Sues, an all-girl brass band starting a residency as the house band at a posh Florida hotel, Sugar Kane has vowed to land a rich hubby, and the way she retrieves a flask of whiskey from her garter, it’s hard to imagine any man passing up the opportunity. And yet, most men that enter Wilder’s frame are far more interested in Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis, dolled-up in drag to secure places in the Sweet Sues and hide out from the gangsters they witnessed mowing down a snitch and his associates in a garage—a recreation of the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre. Even the gangsters,...

Nepotism has been around forever and it exists in nearly every industry on the planet. It's quite common for young people starting out in their careers, especially in Hollywood, to use their families' connections to get them where they want to go. The original nepo babies were people like Liza Minnelli(daughter of Judy Garland and director Vincente Minnelli) and Jamie Lee Curtis(daughter of Janet Leigh and Tony Curtis), but there have been countless others who have followed in the footsteps of their famous parents. The term 'nepo baby' has gained popularity in the past couple of years. The actors who have benefited from nepotism tend to dislike the nickname, because it can be sort of disparaging. There is a connotation that nepo babies only get their roles because they have a famous parent, and not because of their individual talent. But a slew of uber-talented nepo babies are currently killing it on television,...

One of the original “Scream Queens,” as well as a legitimate sex symbol through much of the 1980s and ’90s, Jamie Lee Curtis had managed to fit in one box or another throughout most of her career, a fact made all the more clear when one learns she was born into Hollywood royalty as the daughter of screen legends Janet Leigh and Tony Curtis. However, as Curtis turned the corner on 60 a few years back, she realized she needed to stop meeting everyone else’s expectations and go after the kind of work that truly fed her creativity.

“I blew up the mood boards because I’m not who you think I am,” Curtis said in a recent interview with Empire. “That’s probably the biggest crux of it: I’m not who you think I am. Let me show you. I am way more than you think I am.

Hollywood has long been a family business, where last names open doors faster than talent alone ever could. And now, another famous offspring is stepping into the limelight. Patrick Schwarzenegger, son of legendary action star and former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, landed a role in the third season of HBO’s The White Lotus.

Given the show’s knack for satirizing wealth and privilege, casting a nepotism baby almost feels like an inside joke. While some are excited to see Patrick take on the role, others are questioning whether he earned it or simply cashed in on the Schwarzenegger brand.

A still from The White Lotus Season 3 | Credits: HBO

Like many before him, Schwarzenegger insists he’s worked hard to make it on his own, despite the undeniable boost that comes with his last name. But will his performance prove the skeptics wrong, or is this just another case of...

Great heist TV series like Kaleidoscope and Money Heist bring the exciting subgenre into the spotlight, but there are other excellent robbery shows viewers need to check out. Stories about people taking what's not theirs tend to fascinate audiences. These shows rely on complex, morally ambiguous characters and a meticulously crafted plan that never goes as expected. Part of what makes the best heist shows so good is how they handle the idea of a Plan B, elevating tension to unexpected extremes.

The greatest heist movies don't have nearly as much time as a TV show to explore the characters and the consequences of their action. A good TV show knows how to balance character development and action, analyzing the human being behind the dangerous heist. Various shows about people planning and pulling off impossible robberies have been made over the years, but only a few stick out.

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If you need a little extra inspiration for your Valentine’s date night, we’ve assembled a great list of titles to try.

Are you in the mood for love and laughs this Valentine’s Day? Romantic comedies are one of the most well-traveled genres in cinema for a reason. They can provide hilarity, heartbreak, tear-jerking moments, and cheer-inducing scenes that have audiences clapping for more or mourning the end of a relationship that only existed on screen.

Nearly every streaming service has at least a small selection of romantic comedies, but finding which streamer has which movie can be a confounding experience. That’s why The Streamable’s team of experts is here; we want to help connect you with the perfect rom-com for your Valentine’s date.

Check out the list of our 25 favorite romantic comedies in no particular order below. There’s something for every taste on the list,...

For thousands of years, it’s been believed that laughter is the best medicine. Unfortunately, it appears that the laughs in the new Netflix comedy “Kinda Pregnant” have been recalled. What’s worse, the side effects include irritation, drowsiness and a very dull headache.

“Kinda Pregnant” stars Amy Schumer, who co-wrote the screenplay, as Lainy Newton. She’s a middle-aged schoolteacher who always dreamed of settling down and being a mother. She also sleeps on a futon with some kind of magical spring system that sends her flying across her apartment, which happens often enough (allegedly — we only see it the once) that she has to keep a pile of pillows in the landing zone.

Believe it or not, this futon will be important later, although not for the right reasons.

Lainy thinks her boyfriend Dave (Damon Wayans Jr.) is about to propose, but it’s the beginning of a romantic comedy,...

The release of Ridley Scott’s Gladiator in 2000 saw audiences flocking to theaters to witness the might and spectacle of hand-to-hand combat in the Colosseum of Ancient Rome. Amidst the pageantry and savagery of Gladiator was the political intrigue that took place in the corridors of power and the struggle of its main protagonist against insurmountable odds, as he not only fights on the floor of the Colosseum but wages a crusade against the ruling powers of the Roman Empire. While entertaining, Scott’s big-budget Hollywood epic can trace much of its premise to Spartacus.

Released in 1960 and directed by Stanley Kubrick, Spartacus was one of many large-scale period pieces prominent in Hollywood at the time. Featuring an all-star cast that included Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Charles Laughton, Peter Ustinov, and Tony Curtis, the film is based on the real-life slave revolt that shook Rome to its foundations in the waning days of the republic.

Cinephiles can now stream Billy Wilder's iconic 1959 comedy Some Like It Hoton Prime Video, starring Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, and Jack Lemmon. The 1959 classic from the Golden Age of Hollywood is considered by many to be among the all-time greats of American cinema and marks one of the last films Monroe would star in before her tragic death. While the movie's groundbreaking legacy has stood the test of time, some in-the-making facts continue to surprise audiences, and for good reason.

The Turner Classic Movies (TCM) network unveiled themes, spotlights, and stars it will feature in 2025, as well as the year’s tentpole events and returning podcasts. Last year the network celebrated its 30th anniversary.

Among offerings this year will be 31 Days of Oscar, the second iteration of Two-for-One films, Summer Under the Stars and monthly birthday celebrations of the legends who made their mark on the industry. Also announced during the festival was the renewal of Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg and Paul Thomas Anderson’s stewardship to TCM through 2025.

TCM will celebrate a different star every month, including Elvis Presley on what would have been his 90th birthday, Peter Sellers, Angela Lansbury, Rock Hudson, Paul Newman, Tony Curtis and Donald O’Connor on what would be their 100th birthdays, as well as Dick Van Dyke, on his 100th birthday in December. Other stars featured throughout the year include George Raft, Barbara Stanwyck,...

Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg and Paul Thomas Anderson have renewed their commitment to Turner Classic Movies, and George Stevens Jr. and Michael Schultz will be honored at the TCM Classic Film Festival in April, it was announced Saturday.

TCM also noted that new episodes of Two for One will return to the channel in April, with filmmakers and Ben Mankiewicz co-hosting a double feature on Saturday nights. Joe Dante, Kathy Bates and Jamie Lee Curtis will be among the guests.

TCM will continue to celebrate a different star every month, like Elvis Presley on what would have been his 90th birthday; Peter Sellers, Angela Lansbury, Rock Hudson, Paul Newman, Tony Curtis and Donald O’Connor on what would have been their 100th birthdays; and Dick Van Dyke on his 100th birthday in December.

George Raft, Barbara Stanwyck, Red Skelton, Mae West, Gary Cooper and Merle Oberon will also be featured throughout 2025.

During its 31st year,...

Sidney Poitier broke the color barrier in ways few African American actors could before he could change the cinematic landscape. The Bahamian-American star and Oscar winner rose from his early years on stage to evolve into a Hollywood leading man who inspired an entire culture. He chose projects that often defied social conventions and held his own with legends such as Richard Widmark and Tony Curtis. Of any film in Poitier’s historic filmography, Norman Jewison’s In the Heat of the Night was the culmination of a cultural moment that his career was building to.

She gained fame as a “scream queen” over 40 years ago, but in the four decades since has proven her versatility in a range of genres. Award-winning activist, author and daughter of two film icons, Jamie Lee Curtis has built an impressive resume over several mediums. And 2022 was an especially wonderful year for her with an acclaimed performance in “Everything Everywhere All at Once” that brought her an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress.

Curtis was born in Santa Monica on November 22, 1958 to actors Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh. After finishing school, she briefly pursued an education in law, but decided to follow in her parents’ footsteps instead. In 1977, she was given a small role in an episode of “Quincy M.E.,” followed by several more small parts and a role in the short-lived “Operation Petticoat,” based on the film which had starred her father. Then she received a part in a low-budget...

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.

Winchester '73, the 1950 Western that helped hone Jimmy Stewart’s post-war edge, can be summed up by a quote from its female lead, Shelley Winters.

Known for his sports films such as White Men Can’t Jump and Bull Durham, writer-director Ron Shelton has shown time and again that he is more than capable of making a sports movie work. However, when his 1999 feature Play It to the Bone was released, it was a total box office flop despite having a massive cast of familiar faces. Critics panned it, fans were left unsatisfied, and the film wasn’t even able to break even on its $24 million budget. Essentially, it was a failure on every front. Today, it holds a miserable 11% Tomatometer score on Rotten Tomatoes.

After 25 years, though, it might be time to revisit the film. It’s not all bad — the story follows two aging boxers: Vince Boudreau (Woody Harrelson) and Cesar Dominguez (Antonio Banderas). When an opportunity arises for these two good friends to have one last fight, they happily take the chance. The...

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,...

When my late husband, Stanley Kramer, created his own independent film production company in 1947, his goal was to make some level of difference with his work in Hollywood.

The first success of that stated direction was the World War II drama “Home of the Brave” in 1949, adapted from Arthur Laurents’ play about anti-Semitism in the military. Radically, Stanley saw an opportunity with the material to shift his lens to building racial tensions in the United States, and so, in secret, he cast an African American (James Edwards) in the leading role and translated Laurents’ story about the Jewish GI experience to one about the Black GI experience. It would become the most-picketed film in history. It would also mark the start of one of our industry’s most consequential filmmaking careers.

Stanley did make a difference with his work, from stoking disarmament talks with “On the Beach” to crusading for...

Harry Houdini was a famous magician and escape artist from the early 1900s, known for his amazing stunts like escaping from handcuffs, locked containers, and underwater traps. Born in 1874 in Hungary, he moved to the U.S. as a child and became famous worldwide for his talent and showmanship.

In addition to magic, Houdini was a skeptic who exposed fake spiritualists and was also involved in aviation and filmmaking. Now, his inspiring story will be turned into a spy thriller film called Becoming Houdini, produced by Scott Sanders and Danny Strong.

The movie will follow the story of young Erik Weisz (Houdini’s real name) as he rises to fame, with a script written by Michael Finch and Alex Litvak, known for John Wick: Chapter 4 and The Three Musketeers.

Not much is known about the plot of Becoming Houdini yet, and no lead actor has been cast, according to Deadline.

Harry Houdini was a famous magician and escape artist from the early 1900s, known for his daring stunts like escaping from locked handcuffs, sealed containers, and even underwater traps. Born in 1874 in Hungary, he moved to the U.S. as a child and became a global sensation for his skill, showmanship, and charisma.

Beyond magic, he was also a skeptic who exposed fake spiritualists and a pioneer in aviation and filmmaking. His story was inspiring enough that the famous magician will apparently appear on the big screen in a spy thriller titled ‘Becoming Houdini’

Scott Sanders and Danny Strong will produce the movie. The film will follow the story of young Erik Weisz (Houdini’s real name) as he rises to fame. The script will be written by Michael Finch and Alex Litvak, known for ‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ and ‘The Three Musketeers’.

Not much is known about the plot of the movie so far,...

Spoiler Alert: Spoilers follow for Spartacus

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Swords-and-sandals epics have been crowd favorites for decades now, and the original Gladiators surprising success reminded audiences why. It was a rousingly old-fashioned blockbuster that delivered the goods in its action sequences while also delivering a strong emotional hook. Maximus, a former Roman general seeking revenge for the death of his family, rises through the ranks of the gladiatorial arena, and because the odds are so stacked against him, he gives the film the key ingredient to a great swords-and-sandals epic: a hero viewers could root for.

But maybe the most important film in the genre still stands as the standard-bearer today, even after 64 years. Without Stanley Kubricks Spartacus, Gladiator might not have even come to fruition; it simply codifies...