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Paramount+ might be one of the biggest losers in the streaming wars, but when it comes to content, it has some of the most brilliant movies and TV shows ever made. Which is the advantage of being one of the oldest Hollywood studios. That’s why we decided to compile a list of the absolute best movies you can find on Paramount+ right now.

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Attack the Block is a British sci-fi comedy horror film written and directed by Joe Cornish. The 2011 film is set in London as an alien species invades Earth. It follows a group of brave teenagers who must fight against predatory aliens to survive the night. Attack the Block stars John Boyega, Jodie Whittaker, Alex Esmail, Franz Drameh, Leeon Jones, Simon Howard, Luke Treadaway, Jumayn Hunter, and Nick Frost.

When it comes to Mike White's TV credits that are not The White Lotus, most people would probably name the gone-too-soon Enlightened, his early work as a writer on Dawson's Creek and Freaks and Geeks, or even his reality stints on The Amazing Race (twice) and Survivor. But one that hardly ever comes up is Pasadena.

The Fox prime-time soap was the first series White created. Named after his California hometown, the show had the nascent marks of what everyone loves about The White Lotus now: a mysterious death, backstabbing, secrets, privileged white people, and even sexual tension between — yes — siblings. It starred Dana Delany as the matriarch of the wealthy Greeleys. After her daughter, Lily (Alison Lohman), witnesses a murder, family secrets are uncovered. The cast also included Martin Donovan, Balthazar Getty, Mark Valley, Christopher Marquette, and Natasha Gregson Wagner. Diane Keaton even directed the pilot. Pasadena got...

The latest in our series of writers on their go-to comfort watches is a look back to Woody Allen’s smart and nimble 1993 comedy

Some sounds are immediately comforting. Gulls, trains, a kettle. The opening chords of I Happen to Like New York, which, despite Bobby Short’s vocals escalating in volume and emphasis Alarmingly Fast, signal the start of one of Woody Allen’s loveliest little pictures.

This 1993 comedy is like an unaffected Annie Hall – an impromptu reunion for Allen and Diane Keaton, playing essentially more functioning versions of those characters, 15 odd years on. Impromptu because although the first seeds of the idea came from an early draft of that 1977 film, the fairly elaborate plot was only properly written years later as a vehicle for Mia Farrow. She and Allen’s split during the end of the shoot on their previous film, 1992’s Husbands and Wives, kiboshed that plan.

Nothing excites us as audiences more than when an onscreen couple channels their romance into real life.

So today, we’re all about Meryl Streep and Martin Short, our favorite quirky duo from Only Murders in the Building, who have been stirring up real-life romance rumors for a while now.

Meryl Streep and Martin Short in Only Murders in the Building | image: Hulu

Although they initially swore to be “just friends” (cue the eye rolls), their chemistry had fans convinced otherwise. From stealing scenes to stealing hearts, the pair’s flirty moments and undeniable spark kept everyone guessing. And now? Well, let’s just say the truth is juicier than any murder mystery.

Meryl Streep and Martin Short have been friends for over a decade

The entertainment world has been abuzz with speculation about the nature of Meryl Streep and Martin Short’s relationship, especially after their compelling performances as...

Gene Winfield, a pioneering legend in the hot-rod world who created custom cars for numerous films and TV shows including Blade Runner, the original Star Trek series, RoboCop, Get Smart! and many others, has died. He was 97.

He died March 4, according to his obit on Legacy.com. His Winfield Custom Shop had posted on Instagram late last month that he had cancer.

Winfield’s Galileo shuttlecraft from the original 1960s ‘Star Trek’ series

Winfield was known as “The King of Kustoms,” and his most famous creations include the iconic Galileo shuttlecraft and the Jupiter 8 for Star Trek — the latter seen in the episode “Bread and Circuses” — and the “spinners” for Blade Runner, which was nominated for the Special Effects Oscar. He also built the Catmobile for TV’s Batman and gadget cars for Get Smart! and The Man from U.N.C.L.E. during the Bond-fueled spy craze of the 1960s.

As with fellow legendary families like the Barrymores and Fondas, the Bridges are undeniably acting royalty in Tinseltown, with father Lloyd Bridges trailblazing his way in the entertainment industry and sons Beau and Jeff following in his talented footsteps. The big and small-screen star appeared in over 150 feature films throughout his more than 50 years in the business, starring in a slew of hits like Sahara, High Noon, Airplane!, and Hotshots! (among countless others) and programs including Sea Hunt and The Lloyd Bridges Show during his sensational career. In 1965, Bridges continued his television takeover when he headlined the shamefully underrated Western The Loner.

Created by trailblazing producer and screenwriter Rod Serling, the mastermind behind the groundbreaking sci-fi horror series The Twilight Zone, The Loner focused on former American Civil War soldier William Colton as he sets out on a treacherous quest across the country to start a new life and is...

Katie Aselton’s fourth film as director is begging for a spoiler. That would explain a lot but also give away too much. Luckily, the big reveal comes 20 minutes into this sensitively played yet too-obvious drama about a couple who go to the desert to regroup and look ahead to an altered future. Aselton plays Erin, whose mood at first veers with annoying abruptness between mournful and happy. Daveed Diggs is Charlie, full of smiling, even-tempered charm. If Charlie seems too good to be true, he is.

Aselton’s films include The Freebie (2010), arguably her best and a very different marriage story, and most recently Mack & Rita (2022) with Diane Keaton, a critical flop she didn’t write. She plays to her strengths and her indie roots in Magic Hour, directing herself and the other actors to natural, likable performances.

Erin’s mood swings become sympathetic when we learn why she is facing a crisis,...

Oh, to be a fly on the wall during the writing process that sparked Katie Aselton’s fourth directorial effort, “Magic Hour.” Written alongside her real-life husband (and fellow filmmaker) Mark Duplass, Aselton has made it clear in press materials that the film, about a loving if troubled married couple (played by Aselton and Daveed Diggs) isn’t explicitly about her actual marriage. But it’s also not not about her and Duplass’ long-running relationship. Still, once you see where Aselton and Duplass’ script takes their characters, the differentiation becomes easier to swallow, if not all the more intriguing.

No spoilers here, but suffice it to say, it’s thrilling to wonder at what point in their chatting Aselton and Duplass landed on the spine of the story, one that also serves as a very big twist and an ambitious swing. And, yes, this twist does come early in the film,...

Kieran Culkin has won the Academy Award for best supporting actor for his performance in “A Real Pain.”

In his speech, he brought up the infamous moment when, after winning the 2024 Emmy Award for best actor for HBO’s “Succession,” he asked his wife, Jazz Charton, to have a third child — which he did only because she’d promised to have another kid if he won the Emmy, not thinking he would.

“After the show, we’re walking through a parking lot … and she goes, ‘Oh, God, I did say that!'” Culkin said. “‘I guess I owe you a third kid.’ And I turned to her, and I said, ‘Really, I want four.’ She turned to me — I swear to God, this happened there’s just over a year ago — she said, ‘I will give you four when you win an Oscar.'”

In the audience, Charton acknowledged that she had,...

The Godfathertrilogy is one of cinema's greatest achievements, and even decades later serves as an inspiration for many mobster films. Francis Ford Coppola's masterpiece traces the Corleone crime family across generations, from its rise under patriarchal Vito Corleone to its complicated evolution under his reluctant son Michael. What makes these films particularly remarkable is their consistent excellence despite spanning 18 years of production (1972-1990), bringing together extraordinary performances, meticulous period detail, and themes that resonate across cultures and generations.

While many consider the trilogy a definitive portrait of organized crime in America, at its heart, it's a story about family; the one everyone is born into, and the one shaped by circumstances. The genius of Coppola's vision was maintaining narrative and thematic coherence across all three films, partly achieved through a core group of actors who appeared in each installment. Just five performers have the distinction of appearing in all three Godfather films,...

Paramount’s free streaming service, Pluto TV, has revealed its March highlights. The Pluto TV March 2025 lineup celebrates Women’s History Month with powerhouse performances, legendary directors, and female-led stories in every genre. Pluto TV is also spotlighting its On-Demand section, where you can find sections specially curated by programmers.

Pluto TV is the leading free streaming television service, delivering hundreds of live, linear channels and thousands of titles on-demand to a global audience. The Emmy Award-winning service curates a diverse lineup of channels in partnership with hundreds of international media companies.

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Pluto TV offers hundreds of free live channels, but there’s even more to love with its growing on-demand section. With an expanding selection of films and TV series, audiences can dive into their favorite content anytime, in addition to tuning in live. This month, dive into new special collections:

A24 Spotlight – Stream acclaimed films like Red Rocket,...

In the 1980s, Vision Quest star Matthew Modine was the apple of the studio system’s eye. Coming off a half-dozen roles in a two-year span, Modine was having a pancake breakfast with David Alan Grier, one of his co-stars from Robert Altman’s Streamers (1983), when a fellow patron at West Hollywood’s The Source Restaurant greeted him from afar with an f-bomb and a glower.

“David looked over his shoulder and said, ‘Oh, that’s Val Kilmer. He’s a really nice guy.’ He got up and started talking to Val, and then I said to him, ‘My name’s Matthew.’ And he said, ‘Yeah, I know who you are,’” Modine tells The Hollywood Reporter in support of Vision Quest’s 40th anniversary. “I was on a run from Private School and Streamers to Vision Quest and Mrs. Soffel, and while Val could have easily been cast in those movies,...

While Netflix is constantly adding things to its vast library, the streamer also has to get rid of things too. One can assume that Netflix has many large servers to house all the movies and series that we get to see. But maybe those servers begin to lack room, so some things have to go.

This week is not too bad for having to say goodbye to some items. The 21st is by far the saddest day. Southpaw is a fantastic film starring Jake Gyllenhaal as a boxer who must turn his life around after a tragedy occurs. It is a bit too by note at times, but the acting makes up for any lag in the story.

Book Club also leaves on that day. There is also little doubt as to the acting ability of the cast. The film features Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, and Mary Steenburgen.

Spoiler alert: The crazy, unpredictable Oscar season? Still crazy. Still unpredictable.

Fresh off a one-two punch weekend where “Anora” cleaned up at the PGA and DGA Awards, the BAFTAs decided to stir the pot with their own take on the race. If history tells us anything, it’s that BAFTA can be either a crystal ball or a red herring.

In 2024, every BAFTA winner (except for visual effects) went on to win the Oscar, making it the most predictive year in recent memory. The year before, however, BAFTA charted its own path — only “Everything Everywhere All at Once” editor Paul Rogers repeated at the Oscars. So, with the final Oscar voting closing on Tuesday, Feb. 18, let’s break down the key takeaways from BAFTA’s curveballs and what they could mean for Hollywood’s biggest night.

Carlos Diehz stars as Cardinal Benitez in director Edward Berger’s Conclave, a Focus Features release.

Tony Roberts, the actor who collaborated with such filmmakers as Woody Allen and Sidney Lumet, has died. He was 85.

The Broadway actor’s daughter and sole survivor Nicole Barley confirmed Roberts death to The New York Times after he died on Friday at his Manhattan home following complications with lung cancer.

In Play It Again, Sam (1972), Annie Hall (1977), Stardust Memories (1980) and Hannah and Her Sisters (1986), Roberts was known for playing Allen’s nonchalant friend, balancing the auteur and star’s anxious onscreen presence.

The actor also appeared in Lumet’s Serpico (1973) and Just Tell Me What You Want (1980).

Roberts’ other film credits include Star Spangled Girl (1971), The Taking of Pelham 123 (1974) and Amityville 3-D (1983), as well as episodes of shows like The Love Boat, Trapper John, M.D., Matlock, The Carol Burnett Show, All My Children and Law & Order.

Woody Allen, Tony Roberts and Diane Keaton in ‘Annie Hall...

Finding a good movie to watch on Amazon Prime Video can be difficult to say the least. While Amazon’s robust library of titles is available to every Amazon Prime subscriber, they don’t exactly make it easy to find what you’re looking for. That’s where we come in. Below, we’ve assembled a growing list of the best movies on Amazon Prime right now. Our carefully curated selection runs the gamut from crowd-pleasing blockbusters to Oscar-winning dramas to delightful rom-coms and beyond. There’s a little something for everyone, so stop the endless scrolling and simply choose one of these great movies to watch.

Check out our list of the best movies on Amazon Prime video below. The list will be updated weekly with new titles.

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“The Lego Movie” endures thanks to the brilliance of writer-directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller,...

Image Source: Paramount Pictures Hollywood’s track record with middle-aged actresses has often left much to be desired, casting younger stars in roles while sidelining seasoned talent. But in 1996, The First Wives Club bucked that trend in spectacular fashion. The film, powered by the dynamic trio of Diane Keaton, Bette Midler, and Goldie Hawn—each over 50 at the time—stood as a bold statement that women of any age could shine in leading roles. Not only was the film a commercial success, topping the U.S. box office for three consecutive weeks and surpassing the $100 million mark (a rare feat in 1996), but it also deeply resonated with audiences. Its themes of empowerment, friendship, and resilience struck a chord, proving that stories centered on mature, talented women were not only relevant but in high demand. For the industry, the movie’s triumph carried a message—viewers were more than ready to...

Being a Hollywood icon certainly doesn't make you immune from a critical and box office flop. In 2024 alone, the likes of Joaquin Phoenix and Cate Blanchett were major parts of two of the year's biggest failures in Joker: Folie á Deux and Borderlands, proving that even the finest of performers is always teetering on the edge of a comically poor choice. Back in 2008, one such icon made a movie she'd possibly rather forget, with Diane Keaton starring in Callie Khouri's crime comedy, Mad Money, based on a screenplay by Glenn Gers and loosely inspired by the 2001 British drama Hot Money.

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When people discuss the best movie performers of all time, there are a select few names that are typically thrown out for the Mount Rushmore of actors. For the Academy Award-loving crowd, the easiest answers are Meryl Streep, Daniel Day-Lewis, Denzel Washington, Marlon Brando, and Katherine and Audrey Hepburn, among others. The blockbuster lovers of the world will throw out equally valid names like Robert Downey Jr., Samuel L. Jackson, Sigourney Weaver, and Harrison Ford. While these names are the ones most commonly thrown out by the general populace, genre movie lovers have their own subset of legends that they look up to and admire.

The most stacked and competitive genre to curate a Mount Rushmore for might be comedy. The options are seemingly limitless, with a good portion of...

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

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

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

Eze Olzanski’s Buenos Aires-based Eo Media has confirmed the Jan. 27 A&e Latin America debut for Argentine-Brazil series “Sumergidos” as it descends on Content Americas.

This follows a raft of various new movie deals that the production and distribution company sealed at Mip Cancun with the likes of Paramount, NBC Universal, Globo and Mvs. It also closed free TV pacts in Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia, Mexico, Brazil and Uruguay as well as inflight deals for several movies in its slate at the Mexico event.

“Sumergidos”is one of the latest additions to A&e’s catalog of crime drama series alongside titles led by “Narcos,” “Narcos: Mexico,” “El Chapo,” “Rosario Tijeras,” “El Patrón del Mal” and “Sobreviviendo a Escobar: Alias JJ.”

“When we sold ‘Narcos,’ ‘Narcos: Mexico’ and ‘El Chapo’ to A&e, not many believed that they could play on both a pay TV network and Netflix simultaneously. We proved...

It's a little-known fact that George Lucas had a lot of incredible influences and support throughout the early years of his career which led to his creation of Star Wars. On the one hand, previous science fiction epics such as 2001: A Space Odyssey, Dune, and Flash Gordon had a lot of influence on the young artist. Meanwhile, a student of cinema, Lucas had inspirations that included Akira Kurosawa and Stanley Kubrick, as well as other renowned filmmakers. However, his most important influences came from his greatest supporters during the New Hollywood Era of cinema. In the 1970s, a pool of young cinephiles were beginning to have a voice of their own and started making movies at a time when the studios were actually allowing directors to do what they wanted. Some of the greats like Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, and Francis Ford Coppola came from this era of filmmaking.

Two days after David Lynch’s passing, it’s still hard to believe the most influential filmmaker of our time is gone. It’s also hard to believe that Lynch, whose death at age 78 was shared by his family on January 16, only shot three features with cinematographer Frederick Elmes: “Eraserhead,” “Blue Velvet,” and “Wild at Heart.” The alchemical match between director and Dp remains one of the defining collaborations of Lynch’s career, with Elmes crystallizing Lynch’s nightmarish and entirely sui generis vision of the American underbelly in all those films. The worms writhing beneath white picket fences, the neo-noir potential of a severed ear that gives way to a saga of psychosexual menace involving Kyle MacLachlan, Isabella Rossellini, and Dennis Hopper.

Elmes — who most recently shot Jim Jarmuch’s “Father, Mother, Sister, Brother” in New Jersey, Dublin, and Paris — got on the phone with IndieWire late on...

Sometimes you just need a good ole fashioned 2000s romcom to get you through the dreary days of January. You've already watched The Notebook? How To Lose a Guy in 10 Days? He's Just Not That Into You? All watched? Okay. Well, Something's Gotta Give, starring Diane Keaton and Jack Nicholson is now streaming on Prime Video. The pair's later in life romance is full of dirty jokes and great one-liners from both Keaton and Nicholson. The logline for the movie is as follows:...

The best Mandy Moore movies and TV shows perfectly demonstrate how the singer-songwriter made the transition from parts in lighthearted teen rom-coms to leading grounded and emotional dramas. Born in New Hampshire in 1984, Mandy Moore first rose to fame as a pop singer with singles like 1999’s “Candy” from her debut album So Real. However, within a few years, she’d make the transition to acting, starting with a minor voice role in 2001’s Dr. Dolittle 2.

While appearing in a film alongside Eddie Murphy so early in her career was an achievement, it was her role as Lana in The Princess Diaries the same year that proved the pop star was also an incredibly talented actor. Before long, Mandy Moore was leading cases in films like 2002’s A Walk to Remember and 2003’s How to Deal. As the decades progressed, she began to take on more mature roles that further highlighted her range,...

Sofia Coppola got a lot of negative press for her performance as Mary Corleone in The Godfather Part III, but she’d previously played a small role (literally) in the first movie, too. When Francis Ford Coppola cast his daughter to play one of the lead roles in the final chapter of The Godfather trilogy, he was criticized for a nepotistic bias. Upon the movie’s release in 1990, critics lambasted Sofia Coppola’s work, with some even claiming that her supposedly wooden acting ruined the film.

But not everyone realizes that this wasn’t Sofia Coppola’s first appearance in The Godfather cast. It was her first time playing a major character with speaking lines, but it wasn’t her first time playing a member of the Corleone family in her father’s iconic trilogy. 18 years before she starred in The Godfather Part III, she had appeared alongside Al Pacino...

Quick Links What is Housekeeping About? Housekeeping Has Powerhouse Performances From Non-Actors Housekeeping Was a Box Office Flop

While film is undoubtedly one of the premier art forms in the world, it simultaneously serves as an escape from the real world for countless movie lovers. After a hard day, sometimes all a viewer needs is to be immersed in a fictional world and take their mind off of their real-world troubles. While most viewers will opt for a fantastical adventure story to completely detach themselves from reality, sometimes the most eye-opening escape can be grounded entirely. Fantasy stories are fantastic in their own right, but there is magic and whimsy in the real world for those with eyes to see. Simple stories about people, families, and relationships can immerse a viewer and change one's outlook on life completely, and one film that did this for many was released in 1987.

1987 saw the release of Housekeeping,...

It’s Oscar night 1977, and all the biggest stars in the galaxy are excited to see the biggest movie of all time take home some gold! But when that envelope opened, the words “George Lucas and Star Wars” were not said… instead it was “Woody Allen and Annie Hall”. The biggest movie in the universe was destroyed by a low-budget rom-com about some girl who wears a tie. It was a funny little movie, and it was a funny little thing that the man of the hour was nowhere to be found when the unholy ceremony called his name. This champion of a writer/director was not in Hollywood that night but on the other side of the country at a small club in New York, playing a gig with his jazz buddies. Woody Allen doesn’t care about awards or nominations (even though he has the most ever) – he...

There’s always a hidden agenda, an unseen twist, and a voice waiting to speak out. Kjersti Flaa, the journalist, has had enough of the ‘blind support’ that seems to overshadow critical thinking. Her recent latest comments hit the entertainment world like a lightning bolt, as she accuses Blake Lively of hypocrisy, particularly in her dealings with the controversial filmmaker Woody Allen.

Blake Lively in It Ends with Us | Credits: Sony Pictures Releasing

Flaa’s outburst comes after a series of lawsuits have embroiled Hollywood heavyweights like Justin Baldoni, who recently filed a lawsuit against The New York Times and allegedly hinted at future legal actions targeting Lively herself.

But it’s the accusations about Lively’s ties to Allen that are sparking the most heated conversations. Speaking out in a video, Flaa expressed her disbelief at how people blindly support women—without truly looking at the bigger picture. She...

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...

35 years after the release of the original film, the Look Who's Talking movie series might soon be revived. Amy Heckerling, who directed the original film that spawned the franchise, is looking to go full-circle with her career by making a new Look Who's Talking film.

Heckerling spoke about her desire to make a fourth Look Who's Talking movie during a recent interview with Empire. The filmmaker shared that she's currently working on a new screenplay for a fourth Look Who's Talking movie, though she admits that there's no guarantee at this stage that it will get greenlit. She also commented on how she's co-writinng the script with her daughter, Mollie, who just so happened to be the inspiration behind the original film released in 1989.

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Charles Shyer, director of Father of the Bride and Baby Boom and cowriter of the Oscar-nominated Private Benjamin, died Friday, as Variety reports. He was 83. The cause of death was not disclosed.

“It’s with an indescribably heavy heart that we share the news of our beloved father, Charles Shyer’s passing,” his family said in a statement to Deadline. “His loss leaves an unfillable hole in our lives, but his legacy lives on through his children and the five decades of wonderful work he’s left behind. We honor...

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...

Charles Shyer, the writer/director behind films like Private Benjamin, Father of The Bride (1991), and Father of the Bride Part II (1995) has died at the age of 83. Per Deadline, no cause of death was revealed.

The Meyers-Shyer family did provide a statement to Deadline about Shyer’s death that read: “It’s with an indescribably heavy heart that we share the news of our beloved father, Charles Shyer’s passing. His loss leaves an unfillable hole in our lives, but his legacy lives on through his children and the five decades of wonderful work he’s left behind. We honor the extraordinary life he led and know there will never be another quite like him.”

Shyer Was Nominated for an Oscar for Private Benjamin

Shyer earned an Oscar nomination in 1981 for writing on 1980’s Private Benjamin, which starred Goldie Hawn, an honor he shared with Nancy Meyers and Harvey Miller.

Charles Shyer, who was Oscar-nominated for co-writing “Private Benjamin” with Nancy Meyers and went on to direct a string of hit comedies including “Father of the Bride” and “Baby Boom,” died Friday. He was 83.

His family said in a statement to Deadline, “It’s with an indescribably heavy heart that we share the news of our beloved father, Charles Shyer’s passing. His loss leaves an unfillable hole in our lives, but his legacy lives on through his children and the five decades of wonderful work he’s left behind. We honor the extraordinary life he led and know there will never be another quite like him.”

After Shyer’s collaboration with Meyers, whom he married the same year as “Private Benjamin” was released, the pair were Oscar-nominated for original screenplay along with Harvey Miller, kicking off a fruitful professional and personal relationship that produced some of the 1980s and ’90s most successful comedies.

Charles Shyer, the director and Oscar-nominated writer who teamed with then-wife Nancy Meyers on such audience-pleasing, feel-good comedies as Private Benjamin, Irreconcilable Differences, Baby Boom and Father of the Bride, has died. He was 83.

Shyer died Friday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles after a brief illness, his daughter Hallie Meyers-Shyer, writer and director of the 2017 Reese Witherspoon comedy Home Again, told The Hollywood Reporter.

The son of veteran assistant director Melville Shyer, one of the founders of the DGA, Shyer started out writing for sitcoms like The Odd Couple and The Partridge Family with then-partner Alan Mandel before they broke into the movies with the box office smash Smokey and the Bandit (1977), starring Burt Reynolds and Sally Field.

Shyer’s career skyrocketed when he joined forces with Meyers and Harvey Miller to pen the screenplay for Private Benjamin (1980), directed by Howard Zieff and featuring Goldie Hawn in her first big-screen starring role.

Diane Keaton is one of those special actors who can shift from comedy to drama without missing a beat. She has been nominated for two Oscars in comedy (“Something’s Gotta Give” and winning for “Annie Hall”) and two in drama (“Reds” and “Marvin’s Room”). And she shows no signs of slowing down, continuing to pop up in films and television shows. Let’s take a look back at 15 of her greatest films, ranked worst to best.

Keaton is also a key cast member in one of the seminal film series of all time — Francis Ford Coppola‘s “The Godfather” trilogy. Her heartbreaking turn as Kay Adams Corleone, a woman who sincerely believed that her husband was a good man, will forever be a part of motion picture history.

A recipient of the 2017 American Film Institute life achievement award, Keaton has also been nominated for eight Golden Globes for her work in film,...

Oscar-nominated film director Charles Shyer, known for adding a funny touch to classic Hollywood films like “Private Benjamin” and “Father of the Bride,” has passed away at 83. He died on Friday, but the reason for his death has not been made public.

He died, and his family said, “His loss leaves an unfillable hole in our lives, but his legacy lives on through his children and the five decades of wonderful work he’s left behind.” Thank you for the wonderful life he lived. There will never be another person like him.

From the beginning, Shyer’s path in Hollywood seemed set in stone. He was born in Los Angeles to Lois Delaney and Melville Shyer, who worked as a production assistant and film director with D.W. Griffith. He started working in the movie business after going to UCLA to study. He started his career as an apprentice at the DGA.

Oscar nominated screenwriter, director, and producer Charles Shyer whose films include Private Benjamin, Baby Boom, and the 1991 remake of Father Of The Bride and its 1995 sequel Father Of The Bride II died Friday. No cause of death was given. He was 83.

The Meyers-Shyer family shared this statement with Deadline: “It’s with an indescribably heavy heart that we share the news of our beloved father, Charles Shyer’s passing. His loss leaves an unfillable hole in our lives, but his legacy lives on through his children and the five decades of wonderful work he’s left behind. We honor the extraordinary life he led and know there will never be another quite like him.”

Shyer’s Oscar nomination, as well as a WGA awards win, came for the original screenplay for 1980’s comedy hit, Private Benjamin starring Goldie Hawn which he co-wrote with Nancy Meyers and Harvey Miller. His next...

Wheel Of Fortune host Ryan Seacrest has a new, high-profile hosting gig. With that comes a new paycheck as well, and, based on the latest updates, Seacrest recently added an upscale Los Angeles mansion to his portfolio. So, what do we know so far about this all-new place?

Wheel Of Fortune: Ryan Seacrest Signed On For High-Profile Hosting Gig

It is not a stretch to say that no one has been under a bigger microscope than Ryan Seacrest has since agreeing to take the Wheel Of Fortune hosting gig. This has been a passing of the torch moment, transitioning into a new era for the game show, with Ryan at the helm.

As fans who have been watching Ryan Seacrest in Wheel Of Fortune scenes know, he has been doing his best to put his own way of doing things into the mix. While some viewers are warming up to Seacrest as the host,...

Many, many years before Kieran Culkin won an Emmy Award for his role as Roman Roy in Succession, he had an on-set experience that was less than ideal. People reports via the Smartless podcast, that while making his first commercial the director called him a “dummy.”

“First professional experience I had was a commercial when I was 6,” said Kieran to Smartless hosts Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, and Will Arnett. Although Culkin doesn’t exactly remember what the commercial was for he said it was “something to do with learning disabilities.”

“The concept was I’m standing in front of a chalkboard with chalk in my hand, and I don’t know how to solve the easy thing in front of me,” recalled Culkin. “And the kids in the class are supposed to be calling me a dummy and stupid, all that,” he continued.

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Kieran Culkin appeared on the latest episode of the “Smartless” podcast (via People) and remembered an uncomfortable incident that occurred on his first acting job when he was six years old. The Emmy winner was filming a commercial that had “something to do with learning disabilities.” The director allegedly called Culkin an “idiot” to try and help him get into character, but Culkin was only a child and didn’t understand.

“First professional experience I had was a commercial when I was six,” Culkin said. “The concept was I’m standing in front of a chalkboard with chalk in my hand and I don’t know how to solve the easy thing in front of me. And the kids in the class are supposed to be calling me a dummy and stupid, all that.”

“I have a distinct memory of being there and the director going, ‘Okay, action.’ And he starts going,...

Christmas movies often come with nostalgia and cheer, but some gems are overshadowed by classics like Home Alone and Elf. Here’s a list of ten underrated Christmas movies that deserve a spot in your holiday viewing rotation:

1. The Family Stone (2005)

This heartwarming dramedy follows a chaotic family reunion when the eldest son brings home his uptight girlfriend. With a stellar cast, including Diane Keaton and Rachel McAdams, it balances humor and poignant moments beautifully.

2. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)

A Christmas movie for those who love crime, dark humor, and Robert Downey Jr. This Shane Black-directed neo-noir comedy is witty, unconventional, and full of holiday spirit in the quirkiest way possible.

3. Arthur Christmas (2011)

This animated film by Aardman Animations is a delightful take on the magic of Christmas, following Santa’s clumsy son, Arthur, as he tries to deliver a forgotten gift. It’s heartfelt, visually stunning, and criminally overlooked.

The latest in our series of writers revealing their favourite mood-lifting films is an ode to the 1991 comedy in which Steve Martin is a farcically over-protective father

I should hate this film. A possessive father loses the plot at the notion that his 22-year-old daughter – a sophisticated architecture student just back from a semester in Rome – is engaged to a man he hasn’t met. After she tells him the news at dinner, we see her saying it a second time through his eyes, as a seven-year-old. When the groom arrives, dad almost has an aneurysm at him daring to put his hand on her leg, and starts watching America’s Most Wanted every night looking for his face. He goes so cuckoo bananas over the prospect of their wedding that he loses it at the supermarket and briefly ends up in jail. “I was no longer the man in my little girl’s life,...

Ty Burrell has forever cemented his status as America's favorite dad. Through an iconic run as Phil Dunphy on Modern Family, Burrell's quirky humor, heartfelt moments, and perfect comedic timing have made him a household sitcom name. However, beyond television, Burrell has also built an impressive filmography. For instance, he's surprisingly a member of the iconic Black Hawk Down cast, in which he delivers an unsuspectedly grounded performance. Amid the film's gripping intensity, Burrell proved himself to be a true, versatile actor.

Burrell's performance in Modern Family remains by far his most iconic, with Mr. Dunphy's hilarious, signature sense of childlike wonder redefining the otherwise cheesy sitcom dad. Additionally, as a member of the Mr. Peabody & Sherman voice cast, Burrell's versatility extends beyond live-action media. This unexpectedly dynamic career is filled with diverse roles, making it hard to pick 10 of the best, especially with so many projects we forgot Ty...

What should a sequel do? It should build on what came before, expand and deepen its characters and themes, as well as bring new characters into the fold. If these are the measures, then The Godfather Part II does all of these, blowing The Godfather, one of the greatest films of all time, out of the water. From the improvement of both leading characters Kay (Diane Keaton) and Michael (Al Pacino), as well as the antagonists, The Godfather Part II is able to improve on nearly everything that came before it, and even some perceived weaknesses serve far greater purposes than one might expect at first glance.

Over the past century, movie characters have captivated audiences in countless ways, whether through love, hate, admiration, fear, or a mix of emotions. Movie characters are what audiences can identify with, whether they relate to their own life or the lives of the people around them.

These character journeys are the heart of a story, allowing audiences to witness growth, struggle, and triumph. Through the seamless weaving of plot and development, these movies create a masterful experience where characters not only explore their own worlds but also leave a lasting impact on the viewers.

Michael Corleone Takes the Godfather Name by Any Means Necessary Michael Corleone from The Godfather (1972)

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Michael Corleone’s arc in The Godfather is one of the most compelling and tragic transformations in cinematic history. As an outsider to the family business, Michael is initially portrayed as a war hero,...

John Travolta's career-saving comedy movie franchise, which made over $400 million at the box office combined, receives a sequel update from its creator decades later. After rising to fame for his role in the sitcom Welcome Back, Kotter, Travolta burst onto the scene during the 1970s with Saturday Night Fever and Grease, which were both big box office successes that capitulated him into superstardom, with the former also earning him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. However, the following decade wasn't as successful for Travolta.

During the 1980s, Travolta starred in a series of commercial and critical failures that temporarily tanked his career, such as Two of a Kind and Perfect, the former reuniting him with Grease star Olivia Newton-John. Even the Saturday Night Fever sequel Staying Alive, which was a financial success, was scorned by critics and failed to turn his career around. Travolta's career was eventually saved...

Although The First Wives Club is meant to serve as a celebration of female friendship, a cut love story was unfortunately detrimental to the movie's plot. In one of Diane Keaton's best roles, Annie MacDuggan, who has been a pushover throughout the movie, finds the strength to reject her ex-husband, while Bette Midler's character, the sardonic Brenda Morelli-Cushman, has the grace to forgive her ex in one of Midler's best movies. Goldie Hawn's character, the actress Elise Eliot, is focused on her career, until a new younger lover is mentioned in one line at the end.

The younger lover was supposed to be played by Jon Stewart, who actually filmed several scenes that had to be cut for time (via Vogue). The First Wives Club would have ended on a much stronger note if Elise's love interest had been kept in the movie. Elise, Brenda, and Annie...

Exclusive: Ora Duplass and Chosen Jacobs (It) will lead Their Town, a YA romantic two-hander from director Katie Aselton (Mack & Rita) and Duplass Brothers Productions.

The project is a family affair, as Aselton is Duplass’ mother and is working from a script by husband Mark Duplass. Shot in Bangor, Maine, the film centers on teenagers Abby (Duplass) and Matt (Jacobs). When Abby’s boyfriend unexpectedly drops out of the high school play, she is forced to help outlier Matt step into the role opposite her. Over the course of a long night wandering their small town, the two examine their futures and unearth surprises from their past.

Supporting cast includes Daveed Diggs (Hamilton), Jeffrey Self (Search Party), Kim Shaw (You!), Leonardo Nam (Westworld), and William Atticus Parker (Atrabilious). Producers included Mark Duplass, Jay Duplass, Mel Eslyn, and Shuli Harel for Duplass Brothers Productions, as well as Aselton and Mary Budd.