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Marion Morrison belongs on the Mount Rushmore of movie stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood. Never heard of him? We bet you have. He went by John Wayne. The American Film Institute inexplicably put him at number 13 on their list of 100 Biggest Stars (what were they smoking and where can we get some?). Sure, we love Humphrey Bogart, Katharine Hepburn, and Cary Grant too, but you won't see their mugs at highway gas stations nationwide splattered on every sort of memorabilia you can imagine. John Wayne, and John Wayne alone, was more than a movie star. He was a symbol of the country he called home, with all of its greatness and contradictions. These roles are the reason why.

This is not "John Wayne's Best Movies," though naturally there's considerable overlap. Sure, these are great movies, but we're not ranking the film's overall quality. This is about Wayne's work.

Like Netflix and HBO Max, Amazon’s Prime Video has a film and TV library that is vast and deeper than most of its subscribers may realize. Hidden beneath its most easily accessible recommendations are underrated, oft-forgotten movies that you likely have never seen before. These films run the complete genre gamut, which means that, regardless of whether you are in the mood for a light-hearted Hollywood adventure or a darker thriller, you can always find exactly the kind of movie you’re looking for on the platform.

With all that in mind, here are seven great hidden gem movies that are streaming on Prime Video right now.

“The Third Man” (Selznick Releasing Organization) “The Third Man (1949)

Rightly regarded as one of cinema’s greatest films, director Carol Reed’s “The Third Man” is a jovially constructed noir about betrayal, justice and loss. Written by Graham Greene, it follows an...

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...

When James Bond Faced Casting Rejection ( Photo Credit – Instagram )

James Bond has always been the kind of role that attracts wild stories. Actors love to claim they were considered for it or nearly signed for it, especially after someone new is officially announced.

The list has grown to include American stars who had no real shot, and British legends who were nearly there but not quite. Each time a Bond steps down, the rumor machine kicks into overdrive and spins out names from the obvious to the absurd.

The Ever-Shifting James Bond Casting Formula

Sometimes, the producers went with fresh faces, like Australian George Lazenby, plucked from modeling into the tuxedo. Other times, they circled back to the familiar, as they did with Sean Connery. But one thing’s for sure and that is there never seemed to be a clear formula. The direction of the franchise has always bent...

[Editor’s note: This article was first published in August 2022 and has been updated multiple times since.]

Movies might seem like magic, but Hollywood’s favorite actors, directors, producers, stunt performers, props masters, costumers, script coordinators, and cinematographers are still only human. Since before that child extra prematurely covered his ears for Eva Marie Saint shooting Cary Grant in Alfred Hitchcock’s “North by Northwest,” audiences have delighted in finding the little moments that make their favorite films imperfect.

Like freckles on a human face, mistakes can make movies infinitely more special to the audiences that love them. Consider the clumsy stormtrooper of “A New Hope,” whose hilariously audible collision with an Imperial spaceship doorframe turned the extra’s true identity into an ongoing mystery for the Star Wars ages. Or, for “The Lord of the Rings” fans among us, there’s the anachronistic automobile appearing in “Fellowship of the Ring” right alongside Sam and Frodo. As for the Wizarding World, how about that bike seat on Harry’s broomstick?...

With concerns remaining over the theatrical experience, some key figures are working hard at ensuring it survives

Throughout film history, there have been vanishingly few directors whose brand names reach the heights of the movie stars who log time in front of the camera. That’s natural; we see people like Cary Grant, Audrey Hepburn, Paul Newman, Julia Roberts and Tom Cruise in movie after movie, sometimes experiencing a love-at-first-sight lightning-strike moment, sometimes developing a relationship over many years, and sometimes a combination of the two. Directors, for the most part, remain hidden, with a select few – Steven Spielberg, Tim Burton, Martin Scorsese – popping through to broader public consciousness, a process that seems to take twice as long. (Martin Scorsese became a commercial prospect roughly 30 years into his career.)

It’s a little surprising, then, that the newest crop of directors reaching for brand-name status have become the public faces...

If the Cannes Film Festival were a building, it would be the Carlton.

The iconic hotel, with its Belle Époque balustrades and twin cupola domes, its combination of old world elegance and over-the-top extravagance, is a manifestation — in limestone, stucco and pink marble — of the Cannes festival brand. “I often hear people compare the Carlton to the Eiffel Tower,” says Carlton Hotel general manager Pierre-Louis Renou. “On one hand, it’s gigantic, but on the other so immaculate. It’s kind of a monument to the glamour of Cannes.”

The first-ever Cannes festival was held at the Carlton Casino in 1946 — well before they built the Palais — and the Carlton has played a supporting, occasionally starring, role in the history of the festival ever since. The first Cannes celebrity photo-op? The best promotional stunts? The biggest backroom deals? They all happened at the Carlton.

The Cannes Festival Launches in the Carlton...

Katharine Hepburn Was Once Called Box Office Poison—Here’s How She Staged Her Comeback(Photo Credit –Wikimedia)

Katharine Hepburn stepped into Hollywood with a fire that couldn’t be ignored. In a time when the silver screen was shaping the dreams of millions, she carved her path instead of following the trends. Her fierce presence in A Bill of Divorcement lit a fire under the decade, and soon, she was everywhere. Films like Morning Glory and Little Women only further cemented her place in the spotlight. But stardom, especially in Hollywood’s Golden Age, was never guaranteed to last. That same spotlight could turn harsh, and tragically, by the end of the 1930s, it did.

Katharine Hepburn’s Shine Began to Fade

The industry shifted fast, and Hepburn’s films no longer drew crowds. Her films, such as Sylvia Scarlett, Mary of Scotland, and The Little Minister, failed to capture the box office.

James Stewart, more affectionately known as "Jimmy" to his fans, was an Oscar-winning performer who became famous for his polite, gentle screen persona, often playing the aww-shucks boy next door. Yet he also showed his range with a series of performances that found him playing against type. Let's take a look back at 25 of his greatest films, ranked worst to best.

Born in 1908, Stewart earned his first Oscar nomination as Best Actor for playing an idealistic young senator in "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" (1939), which firmly established him as the patron saint of the common man. He clinched his one and only victory the very next year for "The Philadelphia Story" (1940), playing a tabloid reporter who stumbles into the marital strife of a high society couple (Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant).

After serving in WWII, Stewart returned home to play George Bailey, a businessman contemplating suicide on Christmas Eve, in...

Joan O’Brien, the actress and singer who shared a submarine with Cary Grant in Operation Petticoat and a romantic relationship with Elvis Presley in It Happened at the World’s Fair, has died. She was 89.

O’Brien’s death was confirmed Wednesday by her daughter, Melissa, in a brief phone call with The Hollywood Reporter. She did not wish to provide any details.

A onetime contract player at MGM, O’Brien also appeared alongside John Wayne in The Alamo (1960) and The Comancheros (1961) and starred in four films released in 1962: It’s Only Money, Six Black Horses, We Joined the Navy and Samar, opposite Jerry Lewis, Audie Murphy, Kenneth More and George Montgomery, respectively.

After making her big-screen debut as the girlfriend of Dean Jones’ overzealous law student in the drama Handle With Care (1958), O’Brien played the embarrassingly clumsy Second Lieutenant Dolores Crandall in the World War II comedy Operation Petticoat (1959), directed by Blake Edwards.

Alfred Hitchcock‘s To Catch a Thief will celebrate its 70th anniversary with a limited edition SteelBook 4K Ultra HD + Digital release on July 29 from Paramount.

The 1955 romantic suspense thriller is presented in 4K with Dolby Vision Hdr and 5.1 Dolby TrueHD audio.

Special Features:

Audio Commentary by Hitchcock Historian Dr. Drew Casper Filmmaker Focus: Leonard Maltin on To Catch a Thief Behind the Gates: Cary Grant and Grace Kelly Theatrical Trailer

Hitchcock directs from a script by frequent collaborator John Michael Hayes, based on David Dodge‘s 1952 novel of the same name.

Cary Grant and Grace Kelly star with Jessie Royce Landis and John Williams.

Reformed jewel thief John Robie (Grant) is suspected of a new rash of gem thefts in the luxury hotels of the French Riviera, and he must set out to clear himself. Meeting pampered heiress Frances (Kelly), he sees a chance to bait the mysterious thief...

Our time on this planet is agonizingly brief, which, among other bummers, means that we'll leave loads of great movies unwatched. Ultimately, you've got to prioritize which filmmakers and types of films matter the most to you, while, and this is crucial, making sure you block out time to screen movies that are well out of your wheelhouse. Dive into the wilds of experimental cinema. Explore the many modes of African filmmaking. Acquaint yourself with Italian neorealism. The broader your horizons, the better you understand the lives and struggles of people in places you may never personally visit. As Roger Ebert once noted, movies are "empathy machines." Also, you might just find a new favorite filmmaker along the way (like I did with Chadian director Mahamat-Saleh Haroun via The Criterion Channel).

You should always be craving new experiences, but, let's face it, sometimes... Okay, a lot of the time you...

Superman is about to put a new spin on the iconic romance between Clark Kent and Lois Lane, and a classic piece of cinema was cited as a major inspiration. Superman and Lois Lane are the most famous couple in all of comics, having been together in some form since Action Comics #1 in 1938. The typical dynamic between them, from George Reeves' The New Adventures of Superman to the Christopher Reeve Superman films, is that Lois Lane is head-over-heels for Superman. Though he shares those same affections for her, he often feels like he can't be with her because of a greater duty to the world. However, it seems this summer's Superman is messing with the formula in some exciting ways.

Speaking with ABC, David Corenswet and James Gunn discussed their upcoming Superman project, with one topic highlighted being the relationship between Clark Kent and Lois Lane. David Corenswet described it...

Netflix, the streaming service famous for not streaming older movies and not bringing movies to the big screen, is – in a surprise twist – bringing a bunch of old movies to the big screen!

The Hollywood Reporter has announced this afternoon that the Netflix-owned Paris Theater in New York will be celebrating Alfred Hitchcock with screenings of 36 of his movies.

“The series — Hitch! The Original Cinema Influencer — will run May 16 to June 29 at the Paris Theater, which Netflix purchased in 2019,” THR details. “The films range from Hitchcock’s early works such as Blackmail to enduring hits such as Psycho and The Birds.”

In addition to the big screen series, a collection of classic Alfred Hitchcock films will be available to stream on Netflix in the US featuring some of his most iconic works starting June 1.

Here’s everything you need to know, straight from the Paris Theater…

The Paris Theater is proud to present Hitch!

Winning an Oscar can truly change the trajectory of an actor's career. Naturally, it isn't everything, and some performers do just fine without ever winning an Academy Award. However, taking home the trophy proves that an actor has earned the respect of their peers, and if they play their cards right and make smart business decisions, they can have a very bright future ahead of them. 

Jennifer Lawrence became a Hollywood darling in large part thanks to her Best Actress win for "Silver Linings Playbook," and Halle Berry made history as the first Black woman to win the Best Actress statue for her work in "Monster's Ball." It's fascinating to consider what opportunities would've been in store for them had those iconic roles gone to somebody else, and that was almost the case. For those performers and many others, they weren't the first pick for their Oscar-winning roles. Someone else...

Did Alfred Hitchcock’s North by Northwest set the scene for James Bond? (Photo Credit – YouTube)

Long before James Bond ever ordered a martini or shot down a henchman in Dr. No, Alfred Hitchcock had already stitched together the cinematic DNA of 007 in North by Northwest.

Hitchcock’s thriller, released in 1959, three years before Sean Connery donned the tux, was practically a James Bond prototype in everything but name. Cary Grant’s Roger Thornhill, a sharp-suited ad man mistaken for a spy, finds himself dodging bullets, seducing mysterious women, and leaping across iconic landmarks.

Well, it sounds familiar, right? It should as this was the stylish, danger-laced formula that would come to define Britain’s most famous secret agent.

Trending When Meryl Streep Rejected A ‘Slightly’ Insulting Offer For The Devil Wears Prada & Walked Away With $4 Million Instead!

When Dune Director Denis Villeneuve Opened Up About His Lifelong Wish Of...

Film directors are the masterminds behind the magic, the real wizards of the silver screen. While actors may get all the glory, it’s the directors who pull the strings, calling the shots (literally) and shaping the stories we love. From the old-school legends who defined cinema to the fresh talents shaking things up today, the film industry has been home to some of the most iconic filmmakers in history.

Some directors are known for their jaw-dropping action sequences, others for their mind-bending storytelling, and a few for making us cry into our popcorn. Whether it’s Steven Spielberg’s heartwarming adventures, Quentin Tarantino’s blood-soaked brilliance, or Christopher Nolan’s brain-busting timelines, each director brings something unique to the table. Here are 30 legendary directors from all over the world who spellbind us with their craft.

30. Francis Ford Coppola Francis Ford Coppola in The Godfather Part III (Credits- Paramount)

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Among James Bond fans, there is a well-established genre known as the non-Bond Bond movie. You might think that 26 official 007 films would be enough to satiate fans of England's greatest spy, but cinema's most enduring franchise has now been running for 65 full years, and evidently a film releasing on an average of every 2.5 years just simply isn't enough for 007 adherents.

Now that Amazon owns the James Bond IP that will surely change, with Bond spin-off ideas likely coagulating in the minds of Amazon execs as I type. While we await the onslaught of 007 media, however, there are several well-established non-Bond Bond movies that can act as solid substitutes for official 007 features. These movies include films that starred former 007 actors in roles that are, in all but name, essentially James Bond and there's even an entry...

In Which Movie Did Daniel Craig Replace Robert Downey Jr.? ( Photo Credit – Wikimedia )

Daniel Craig, well-known for playing the daredevil agent James Bond, had once replaced the Oscar-winning actor Robert Downey Jr. as the lead in a big-budget film. And that film was not Casino Royale, the first film in which Daniel Craig’s tryst with 007 began, or any Bond movie. Read on to know which film that was.

The Film In Which Daniel Craig Replaced Robert Downey Jr.

Coming straight to the point, the name of that movie was the sci-fi action thriller Cowboys and Aliens, which came out in 2011. The dashing Knives Out actor bagged the role after Robert Downey Jr. dropped out of the film (as per a report by Deadline).

Cowboys And Aliens Plot

The movie was based on the 2006 graphic novel of the same name, and directed by Jon Favreau. Set in a retro-futuristic setting in the 1870s,...

Who Did Tom Hardy Seek Advice From While Preparing To Play Venom? ( Photo Credit – Instagram )

So, Tom Hardy wasn’t just gearing up for Venom (2018); he was stepping into a whole new realm of digital mayhem. But instead of figuring it out alone, Hardy made a call to someone who knew the ropes of motion capture better than anyone: The Lord of the Rings legend Andy Serkis. Yes, the legendary Gollum himself. And little did Hardy know that this call would spark a massive shift, not just in his performance but in the entire Venom franchise.

Before Venom even hit theaters, Hardy was already thinking about what the next step would look like. As much as he was ready to rock that motion-capture suit, he knew there was one man to turn to: Andy Serkis, the icon who helped bring Gollum and Caesar to life. So Hardy called Serkis up.

Alfred Hitchcock Suspicion Ending ( Photo Credit – Facebook )

Alfred Hitchcock has stood tall as one of cinema’s most revered creative forces for decades. The legendary director, who had mastered suspense like few ever could, crafted stories that sank into the audience’s bones and Suspicion was no exception.

However, not many know that Hitchcock has a bitter memory tangled within its legacy and it includes a last-minute change he despised and a lead actor he ultimately wished he had never chosen.

The Cary Grant Conundrum

The year was 1941 when Hitchcock first joined forces with Cary Grant, a collaboration that would later bloom into one of Hollywood’s most iconic partnerships. At the time, Grant was the darling of the silver screen, the epitome of charm and effortless wit, who dazzled audiences in films like Bringing Up Baby and The Philadelphia Story.

Trending Liam Neeson Still Grieving Natasha Richardson’s Death:...

Alfred Hitchcock’s Rope (Photo Credit – Prime Video)

Alfred Hitchcock didn’t just dip his toe into controversy in 1948, he swan-dived headfirst with Rope, a film that defied censors and delighted LGBTQ+ or queer-coded cinema devotees long before the industry knew what to make of either. Behind the curtain of this tightly wound thriller was a project laced with queerness, and a kind of narrative tension that burned through the glossy restrictions of the Hays Code like acid through celluloid.

Rope: A Story of Murder, Subtext, and Hidden Desires

Hitchcock’s first Technicolor film might have looked vibrant on the surface, but its real color came from what wasn’t being said. Beneath the elegant frames and champagne-drenched dialogue sat a story lifted from the bones of a real-life murder, with threads of queerness sewn in so tightly that even the censor boards couldn’t yank them loose.

Rope, inspired...

When two premier ballet companies agree to swap their leading lights for a year, the gesture reads less like artistic generosity and more like a cultural Marshall Plan (minus the guitars). Post-pandemic, with audiences thinned out and endowments under siege, Jack McMillan and Geneviève Lavigne—each tethered to their city’s legacy—must treat their dancers as both ambassadors and assets. Crispin Shamblee bankrolls the operation, a benefactor who might as well wear a powder-blue cape labeled “Philanthro-Villain.”

The series unfolds over eight hour-long episodes that feel bifurcated—Act I’s tentative overtures give way to Act II’s combustible reckonings. Midseason, just as the Nutcracker looms, the narrative pivots so sharply it threatens to send you flying off your seat (or pointe shoe). Time is marked by rehearsals, ticket launches and whispered backstage politics, though occasionally one wishes for actual clock faces.

New York’s rehearsal rooms gleam with industrial chic; Paris’s theaters,...

The TCM Classic Film Festival, running this year from April 24-27 for its 16th annual edition, comes at a pivotal time for the network and the state of classic cinema as a whole.

As a new generation of cinephiles flock to vintage film screenings across Los Angeles and beyond, the TCM Classic Film Festival is meeting the moment with Tiktoks and creators helping spread the word.

Beginning in January, TCM hosted a video series titled “New Voices of Film,” where three content creators and impassioned cinema lovers presented a film of their choosing to program on the network. The selections ranged from the Douglas Sirk melodrama “All That Heaven Allows,” Billy Wilder’s “A Foreign Affair” to the pre-code classic “Merrily We Go to Hell.” But in order to reach younger audiences, TCM has also focused its efforts across social media, with short-form videos on TikTok and Instagram drawing bridges between contemporary and older films.

Hidden references and in-jokes in cinema can be an acquired taste, but here’s a festive selection of the best arch nods for aficionados to enjoy

One of Hollywood’s most durable Easter eggs debuted in Howard Hawks’s His Girl Friday (1940) when Cary Grant’s character says: “The last man who said that to me was Archie Leach just a week before he cut his throat!” And in Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) his character sits pensively in a cemetery where Archie Leach’s gravestone is to be seen. In Charles Crichton’s A Fish Called Wanda (1988), John Cleese’s character is called Archie Leach. Leach is, of course, the real name of Cary Grant – a very goofy and unglamorous sounding name compared with the sonorous “Cary Grant” – and a rare example of Hollywood alluding to the open secret of rebranding its stars and effacing the bland ordinariness of their origins.

Since late December 2024, Blake Lively has been engaged in a legal battle with her, It Ends With Us co-star Justin Baldoni. As the Gossip Girl star accuses Baldoni of sexual harassment, defamation, and a smear campaign, Lively has also received a very prestigious honor.

Blake Lively claimed Baldoni sexually harassed her on the set of the film, and later embarked on a smear campaign to discredit her, later adding a defamation claim. While the trial is still a year away, with a tentative starting date for March 2026, Lively's career continues. Amid the whole It Ends With Us controversy, Blake Lively was named one of Time's most influential people of 2025.

Lively shares the title with Serena Williams, Ed Bastian, SNL's Lorne Michaels, Simone Biles, Netflix's Ted Sarandos, Joe Rogan, and Meta's Mark Zuckerberg, among others. The honor usually comes with a heartfelt speech from someone in the industry who knows the recipient well.

Throughout his career, Jason Isaacs had many impressive roles, including roles in franchises like Star Wars and Star Trek, and even becoming Cary Grant in Archie. However, one of his most popular roles was in Harry Potter, and now the hit HBO series The White Lotus.

The role of Lucius Malfoy in Harry Potter and The White Lotus' Timothy Ratliff were vastly different, and not just because of the magical element from the fantasy series, but also because of the accents. Lucius was from the UK, while Tim was a successful businessman from North Carolina. During a new appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Isaacs explained how he managed his spot-on Southern accent, and how he shocked Harry Potter director Chris Columbus with his initial take on Lucius.

"The internet was concerned with two things," Isaacs explained about his The White Lotus role. "My penis and my accent.

Disney’s A Goofy Movie was unlike any of the studio’s previous animated features. The 1995 release attempted to combine the slapstick zaniness of Goofy with the drama of adolescent angst. To this day, it’s the only Disney movie that opens with an intensely horny body horror nightmare sequence.

The big-screen adaptation of TV’s Goof Troop didn’t do much business at the box office, but it eventually became a cult classic thanks to home video. Although it’s hard to imagine that the movie would be quite so beloved today if Goofy had sounded like a 50-year-old Steve Martin.

The production of A Goofy Movie is now the subject of a new documentary: Not Just a Goof. The doc, which was produced independently but is now streaming on Disney+, doesn’t shy away from depicting the Mouse House’s corporate blunders. Specifically, there’s a segment focusing...

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,...

Dyan Cannon isn’t slowing down!

The 88-year-old Heaven Can Wait actress spoke out at the 2025 Hollywood Beauty Awards about her dating life today.

When asked if she’s dating right now, she told People: “of course.”

Keep reading to find out more…

Dylan teased that it’s “somebody very special,” before clarifying: “Several special [people]… I have friends with benefits, yes.”

She also reflected on her romance with Johnny Carson, and a recent special titled The Hidden Side of Johnny Carson, which featured their relationship.

At the event on Sunday, which recognizes talent in hair, makeup, photography and styling for film, TV, music, the red carpet and editorial, Cannon told People that she hasn’t stopped hearing about the special since.

“I’ve been hearing constantly about Johnny Carson,” she said. “It’s on a lot. They’re running it, running it, running it.”

She noted that she “rattled” the late night TV host,...

Alfred Hitchcock, the late “Master of Suspense,” and Jiří Menzel, the late Czech director who won the foreign-language film Oscar for 1966’s Closely Watched Trains, will get some screen love during the 15th edition of the Beijing International Film Festival.

The “Homage-Restoration” section of the fest will feature, among others, Hitchcock’s classic spy thriller North by Northwest, starring Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, and James Mason, and late Belgian filmmaker Chantal Akerman’s Meetings With Anna, starring Aurore Clément and Jean-Pierre Cassel, in new 4K restorations.

Anna is about an emotionally unavailable filmmaker who is traveling through Western Europe to promote her new film, meeting with strangers, friends, former lovers, and family members. North by Northwest is known as a tale of mistaken identity, featuring a man pursued by agents of a mysterious organization.

The Beijing festival organizers also unveiled that this year’s “Homage” section will put a...

Quick LinksA Man Died From Laughing While Watching A Fish Called WandaThe Role of Wanda in A Fish Called Wanda Was Written for Jamie Lee CurtisKevin Kline Won His First and Only Oscar for a Fish Called Wanda

1998's A Fish Called Wanda was a zany heist comedy starring Jamie Lee Curtis as the title character. It had a script written by Monty Python alumni John Cleese, who also featured in a lead role opposite Curtis. The movie was a major success in its time and led to accolades for almost all of its major players. Screenwriter Robert McKee references it multiple times in his script-writing manifesto: Story: Substance, Structure, Style and the Principles of Screenwriting. To this day, it's considered by many to be a near-perfect comedy.

Curtis would eventually win an Oscar for the comedy-drama Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022), but her performance in A Fish Called Wanda showcases her comedic prowess perfectly.

Quick LinksWhat is Bringing Up Baby About?The Leopard in Bringing Up Baby Was Mostly PracticalBringing Up Baby Was a Box Office Flop

They did things differently back in the early days of Hollywood. It all started humbly with the development of "talkies" when synchronized sound was introduced in 1927's The Jazz Singer. The train didn't stop here, however, as new groundbreaking film technologies have been discovered every single year since. From Technicolor, Eastman color, and digital cinema, all the way to 3D and even 4D. The cinema experience is becoming more visually striking and immersive by the second, and it doesn't seem to be stopping anytime soon. Despite these advancements making film an interesting medium to track the growth of, some can't help but be nostalgic for the olden days. Fans and filmmakers alike are concerned that these new advancements strip the filmmaking process of the love that made...

Guillermo del Toro’s visionary storytelling doesn’t always translate to box office gold. A decade ago, one of his best works barely broke even, teetering on the edge of a financial disaster. Despite its stunning visuals and rich world-building, it struggled to find an audience — until Netflix came to the rescue.

Guillermo del Toro on Pinocchio set | Credits: Walt Disney Pictures

Now, the film has a second life, proving that some masterpieces just need the right platform to shine.

Guillermo del Toro’s Crimson Peak went from box office struggle to Netflix triumph A still from Crimson Peak | Credits: Legendary Pictures

Back in 2015, Guillermo del Toro delivered a hauntingly beautiful gothic romance with Crimson Peak, but despite its eerie charm and a stellar cast, the film barely made back its budget. Even Stephen King calling it “gorgeous” wasn’t enough to fill theater seats.

With a $55 million budget and a worldwide gross of $74.7 million,...

Quick LinksDial M for Murder Was Grace Kelly’s First Movie Working With Alfred HitchcockGrace Kelly Famously Gave up Acting After Her Marriage to the Prince of MonacoGrace Kelly May Have Starred in More Iconic Hitchcock Films Had She Not Retired

Dial M for Murder (1954) was a typical Alfred Hitchcock film made mid-career for the suspense icon. It was based on a play of the same name produced just two years prior and starred Grace Kelly and Ray Milland. The plot follows a London playboy intent on planning the perfect murder of his rich and unfaithful wife, played by Kelly. It would be hailed by critics upon its release, with a few mixed reviews. But overall, it became a staple in the Hitchcock canon.

Kelly would go on to become a regular in other Hitchcock films before she gave up acting entirely in 1956. She went down as being one of...

What would movies be about if not for love? Since well before the days of Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman in “Casablanca,” romance has driven countless classic stories, setting up some of the highest highs in cinematic history to follow. Be it Cary Grant and Grace Kelly seeing stars in “To Catch a Thief” or Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal disturbing diner patrons in “When Harry Met Sally,” the 20th century was chock full of iconic romances that helped humanity fall in love with the movies. Of course, those titles were dominated by white artists telling largely heteronormative tales — meaning many (but not all) of the best and most inclusive romances have arrived this millennium.

Now, the best romance movies of the 21st century both resonate and surprise, showing audiences characters they might recognize from their own lives in new and surprising ways. Yes, finding “the one” is exceedingly well-frequented thematic territory,...

Argentine director Alejandro Agresti (“The Lake House”) returns to the big screen with “Lo Que Quisimos Ser” (“What We Wanted to Be”), a touching story of two people who develop a unique relationship yet continue to long for more.

Premiering out of competition at the Malaga Film Festival, the film, set in 1998, follows a man and a woman (Luis Rubio and Eleonora Wexler) who meet for the first time outside a movie theater in Buenos Aires, where they were the only people in the audience to see Howard Hawks’ 1940 classic “His Girl Friday,” starring Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell.

They decide to go for a drink and, at her request, make up new identities for themselves, becoming who they always wanted to be: she is Irene, a romantic novelist; he is Yuri, an adventurous astronaut who grew up in Africa. Hitting it off, they decide to meet every Thursday at...

Shaken, stirred, or even streamed, spy movies make up many of the most exciting, edge-of-your-seat stories the movies have to offer. From the harrowing heights of the “Mission: Impossible” franchise to the suave savvy of six James Bonds, espionage has become the thematic ground on which some of cinema’s most epic dramas, thrillers, and comedies are built. Even films primarily centered on other subject matter make frequent use of spy drama beats, proving it’s a bedrock source for onscreen entertainment.

The espionage genre is as old as filmmaking itself with silent spy movies set against the backdrop of World War I (1914’s “The German Spy Peril” is on YouTube) testing the medium’s limitations early in the 20th century. Literary works inspired many more of the spy movies to follow. Over the years, filmmakers have repeatedly adapted the works of John le Carré, Robert Ludlum, Ian Fleming, and...

Netflix’s new murder-mystery series The Residence is loosely based on Kate Andersen Brower's historical book The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House, but its true inspiration was C-span. Creator Paul William Davies was watching a hearing on the network when he suddenly had an epiphany.

"The chief usher was testifying about some stuff in the White House and was describing the third floor and put up a map. And I thought, 'Oh wait, it's like a Clue board!'" Davies tells Gold Derby. "You know, the game room and the music room. I just was like, 'Oh, that's what I could do.' And that's a genre I've always loved, and I think secretly, even to myself, maybe always really wanted to give it a shot but never felt like I had an opportunity to. So I thought, 'Oh I can marry doing something that...

Netflix giveth, and Netflix taketh away. For every film, there is a season - and those can creep up on you pretty quickly when it comes to streaming services.

Netflix is constantly adding new content to its servers, as you know. As I'm currently shelling out $38.55 every month, I feel that Netflix could afford to add a few thousand terabytes of storage just from my payment.

Yet here we are, losing great content just as fast as we get the new stuff. Listen, if it means getting a new Knives Out flick, I'll gladly give up The Ridiculous 6. But no, that abomination will likely be the last thing ever streamed by the robots and the lizard people when our sun becomes a red giant and utterly consumes the planet. But the good stuff, that's the stuff we lose. The clock is ticking on three of the best movies that may...

Mistakes happen, and it's always an interesting thing when audiences catch mistakes in movies. Not only did those mistakes have to make their way on set, but several cast and crew members also had to have completely missed it before it got to the editing room.

Fans love to spot movie mistakes. Sometimes these mistakes even make their movies better.

A Stormtrooper Bumped Their Head Star Wars (1977)

The Star Wars franchise has had its upsetting lows and astronomical highs, including many details fans have mulled over and adored for decades. One particular detail all the way back from the original Star Wars film has become such a beloved moment, that fans make an effort to point it out upon rewatches. In a scene where Stormtroopers are investigating a control room, one Stormtrooper happens to bonk his head on the door frame on the way in.

The true identity of this Stormtrooper's actor remains a mystery.

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I might be one of the few Alfred Hitchcock fans who thinks North by Northwest is not the best Alfred Hitchcock film. There are plenty of arguments as to why it can be considered peak Hitch. From its iconic scenes in famous locations to the way it captured the whole vibe of mid-20th century America, there's a lot to appreciate about North by Northwest. And who doesn't enjoy seeing Cary Grant get to exercise both his dramatic and comedic acting chops?

The premise of the film, where Grant is an ad-man who gets mistaken for a spy, was apparently inspired by a suggestion from Otis L. Guernsey Jr. from a real-life scenario involving Nazi Germany. I am not trying to be...

Robert Pattinson has become one of the biggest movie stars on the planet. That is due, of course, partly to his casting as pop cultural icon Bruce Wayne in Matt Reeves’ “The Batman.” It is also thanks to Pattinson’s willingness to take risks and push himself. Over the years, he has managed to outgrow his work in the “Harry Potter” and “Twilight” franchises and establish himself as an actor whose films are not only worth taking seriously but actively seeking out.

In his latest film, writer-director Bong Joon-ho‘s “Mickey 17,” Pattinson plays over a dozen different versions of the same poor sap. It is a fearless swing from an actor who has built his career by always aiming for the fences. So, without further do, here are Pattinson’s seven best films, ranked.

“Tenet” (Warner Bros. Pictures) 7. “Tenet” (2020)

Christopher Nolan’s most divisive movie, 2020’s “Tenet,” is a...

Winning an Academy Award can be a pivotal moment in an actor's career. Many go their entire careers without earning the honor, ultimately settling for an Honorary Oscar to acknowledge their body of work—titans like Barbara Stanwyck, Peter O'Toole, and Cary Grant fit into this category. Some actors have only one Oscar despite decades of consistent work in timeless classics—here's where legends like Al Pacino, James Stewart, and Bette Davis fit. More special are those who managed to win two Oscars for their efforts, including the likes of Marlon Brando,Dustin Hoffman, and more recently, Emma Stone.

Cary Grant is recognized as one of the greatest stars of Hollywood's Golden Age and a cinematic legend who is best known for classic films such as North by Northwest, The Philadelphia Story, and His Girl Friday. Born Archibald Leech in England, Grant started performing at a young age with a theater group, The Pender Troupe, which traveled around the country and eventually to the United States, where Grant stayed behind and established himself as a promising star on the stage.

Every talented artist needs to look at their work from time to time and say, “Damn! I’m good.” Well, Alfred Hitchcock did that. The legendary British director — known as the “Master of Suspense” — made over 50 films in his career and loved most of them. Why wouldn’t he adore them? His movies garnered a whopping 46 Oscar nominations, making him the true symbol of excellence. And at the box office, they brought in more hundreds of millions. On top of that, Hitchcock invented (or popularized) many filmmaking techniques, including the “Dolly Zoom,” and the “MacGuffin,” leaving a true mark on cinema.

In a 1969 interview with the BBC, the Master of Suspense named Rear Window and Shadow of a Doubt as two of his cherished works from his catalog. He also had good things to say about many of his other films. However, he hated Suspicion, a lavishly photographed, first-rate romantic...

When you think of the filmography by Alfred Hitchcock, the first words that no doubt come to mind are "horro" and "suspense." Hitchcock had a skillset that let him manipulate the audience like no other filmmaker at that time. Or arguably since. And it seems Hitchcock could also execute the action genre just as flawlessly. In fact, so good was his affinity for action movie thrills that Academy Award-winning director Guillermo del Toro believes the director achieved the "most perfect action ever made."

Guillermo del Toro shared his love of cinema by participating in the Turner Classic Movies selection for March 2025. He chose films like John Ford's The Quiet Man, 1951's An American in Paris, and 1979's Being There. When it came time to speak about Hitchcock's 1959 movie North by Northwest starring Cary Grant, Martin Landau, James Mason, and Eva Marie Saint, del Toro declared:

"North by Northwest, 1959 by Alfred Hitchcock,...

Into the fifties, a trinity of electric young performers—Montgomery Clift, Marlon Brando and James Dean, in that order—emerged as major players in the movie industry. All students trained in The Actors’ Studio, the trio greatly popularized Method Acting. Not what we have come to know today of going extreme, sometimes wild, lengths for immersing into a role, but truthfully, it means exploring and exteriorizing the inner complexity of the human condition by way of your own personal experience.

This introduced a new type of leading man, who, unlike its precursors—the dashing and suave casanovas of Gary Cooper and Errol Flynn; the dorky and sweet charmers of Cary Grant and Jimmy Stewart; or the cynical and unbeatable tough guys of John Wayne and Humphrey Bogart—showcased a deeply nuanced and conflicted emotional spectrum, offering more wounded and vulnerable representations of masculinity on screen. Their protagonists could cry just...

The movie industry has always had its fair share of directors and stars, such as John Wayne and John Ford, Alfred Hitchcock and James Stewart, and Billy Wilder and Jack Lemmon, who, throughout their careers, frequently collaborated on numerous movies. While there are many notable cinematic duos, Cary Grant and Howard Hawks are one particular pair from Hollywood's Golden Age who stand out for their comedic energy and natural dynamic that made them an absolute force on the silver screen.

Alfred Hitchcock was one of the most prolific filmmakers during Hollywood's Golden Age who worked on numerous occasions with an array of iconic stars of the silver screen, such as Cary Grant, Grace Kelly, and Joan Fontaine. Out of all the notable names that the Master of Suspense collaborated with, James Stewart is one Hollywood legend who ranks as one of the director's best leading men.