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Chloe Fineman did not take lightly her decision to tackle the role of sex worker Santa Monica in the Hulu movie Summer of 69.

The Saturday Night Live standout stars opposite Sam Morelos in the comedy feature from director and co-star Jillian Bell that is currently streaming. Fineman did extensive research for the film that centers on teen Abby (Morelos), who enlists Fineman’s stripper character to help her become more sexually enlightened in order to win over her high school crush.

In a conversation with The Hollywood Reporter, Fineman discusses her random encounter with a stripper who ended up working on the movie, how her preparation for the role led to Lindsay Lohan offering her a part in the Freaky Friday sequel and how she feels when SNL deals with controversy.

Sam Morelos (left) and Chloe Fineman in Summer of 69.

What initially attracted you to Summer of 69?...

This bundle will allow you to stream favorites like ‘Modern Family,’ ‘Home Improvement,’ and many more for only $19 per month.

One of the most relaxing ways to watch TV with the family is to stream shows that reflect the issues we all face in everyday life, but with a humorous slant. Family comedy shows can help remind us of the absurdity of life, and that the issues we face aren’t insurmountable, even if they are difficult. Besides, who doesn’t love a good laugh?

We at The Streamable certainly do, and with that in mind, we’ve put together a list of three streaming services that offer excellent family comedy titles that everyone in your household will enjoy. Best yet, this bundle comes in at a price of less than $20 per month!

Disney+ and Hulu

Is it cheating to put a bundle in your bundle? Does it really matter if you’re saving money?...

“9-1-1: Nashville” has added two more names to its cast: LeAnn Rimes and Kimberly Williams-Paisley.

TheWrap has confirmed that the two performers will star in the forthcoming ABC series alongside fellow cast members Chris O’Donnell (“NCIS: Los Angeles”) and Jessica Capshaw (“Grey’s Anatomy”). Representatives for 20th Television and ABC declined to comment.

“9-1-1: Nashville” is being set up to be the third entry in the growing “9-1-1” universe. It comes on the heels of “9-1-1: Lone Star,” the franchise’s Rob Lowe-led Texas spin-off, which ended after five seasons in early February. The franchise’s flagship series, “9-1-1,” is currently in the midst of airing its eighth season. After premiering on Fox in 2018, “9-1-1” moved to ABC in its seventh season. “9-1-1: Lone Star,” conversely, aired in its entirety on Fox.

“9-1-1: Nashville” comes from Rashad Raisani and “9-1-1” co-creators Ryan Murphy and Tim Minear. The three are set...

9-1-1: Nashville continues to build its cast of characters ahead of its Fall 2025 premiere. Variety has announced that two names known in real-life Nashville, actress Kimberly Williams-Paisley and singer LeAnn Rimes, will be joining the cast. They join already-announcedNCIS: Los Angeles alum, Chris O'Donnell, who will lead the show, and Grey's Anatomy alum Jessica Capshaw. O'Donnell plays Captain Don Sharpe, a fire captain in charge of Nashville's busiest firehouse. Capshaw is set to play Captain Sharpe's wife in the spin-off. No word on who Williams-Paisley or Rimes will play.

The series will be the only 9-1-1 spin-off airing come the fall, after the conclusion of Fox's 9-1-1: Lone Star. It will join the mothership 9-1-1 this fall on ABC after being greenlit for a full season order. The series comes from 9-1-1 creator Ryan Murphywho will write and executive produce. Brad Falchuk will also executive produce.

LeAnn Rimes & Kimberly Williams-Paisley will star opposite Chris O’Donnell in ABC‘s 9-1-1: Nashville, from 20th Television in association with Ryan Murphy Television, sources tell Deadline. They join Chris O’Donnell and Jessica Capshaw, who were previously announced.

ABC and 20th Television declined to comment on the castings.

The 20th Television and Ryan Murphy Television project received a straight-to-series order from the network in February. The new offshoot joins the mothership series 9-1-1 on ABC, where it moved in 2023 following its cancellation at Fox. The second series from the franchise, 9-1-1: Lone Star, was canceled after five seasons in 2023 and completed its run early this year.

9-1-1: Nashville is written and executive produced by the franchise’s co-creators Ryan Murphy & Tim Minear and 9-1-1: Lone Star showrunner Rashad Raisani and will premiere during the 2025-26 season. The drama will also be executive produced by Brad Falchuk, co-creator of the...

Spencer Tracy was the two-time Oscar winner starred in a variety of classics before his death in 1967, including nine films opposite fellow legend Katharine Hepburn. Let's take a look back at 20 of his greatest films, ranked worst to best.

Tracy pulled off the rare hat-trick of winning back-to-back Best Actor Oscars, first for his performance as a Portuguese sailor in "Captains Courageous" (1937), then for playing a dedicated priest helping wayward youths in "Boys Town" (1938). It's a feat that would only be repeated once more in this category by Tom Hanks ("Philadelphia" in 1993 and "Forrest Gump" in 1994).

Tracy would compete seven more times in the category: "San Francisco" (1936), "Father of the Bride" (1950), "Bad Day at Black Rock" (1955), "The Old Man and the Sea" (1958), "Inherit the Wind" (1960), "Judgment at Nuremberg" (1961), and "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?" (1967), which was recognized posthumously.

He's perhaps best remembered for starring in nine films with Hepburn, starting...

There are certain movies whose cultural impact is so undeniable that it becomes just a matter of time before a legacy sequel or, in the case of Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, a standalone sequel is announced. Ten years after the release of the original film, here comes filmmaker Marvin Lemus – making his feature debut – and screenwriter Matt Lopez (Father of the Bride), who decide to bring a hilariously long title back to the big screen with Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip – for a more pleasant read, I’ll refer to it simply as Very Bad Road Trip.

Alexander Garcia (Thom Nemer) has always believed he has the worst luck in the world. When his mother Val (Eva Longoria) plans to take her seemingly disconnected family on a luxury vacation to Mexico City aboard a luxury caravan as part...

Host Jennifer Nettles left Farmer Wants a Wife coming into Season 3 of its revival, and fans are confused over the decision. 

Since the hit reality series returned from the dead on Fox in 2022, Nettles has been one of the few constants. For two seasons, she has guided audiences through the love stories of these farmers looking for love on the show. 

However, since the debut of Season 3 (and its new cast of hopelessly romantic farming bachelors), Nettles has been absent, replaced by Father of the Bride actress Kimberly Williams-Paisley. 

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In a career on stage, screen and television that has endured for more than 50 years, writer, actor and comedian Martin Short got his start in a 1972 Canadian production of the stage musical "Godspell" in a cast that included Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin, Victor Garber, Dave Thomas and Gilda Radner, all of whom would work with Short on subsequent projects in the years to come.

Short's first exposure to American audiences was as a member of the Second City troupe in the sketch show, "Sctv Network 90," which aired on NBC from 1981-83 and earned Short his first Emmy for writing. There he created such signature Short characters as Ed Grimley and Jiminy Glick. He went on to be cast in Season 10 of "Saturday Night Live" (1985-86) along with Billy Crystal, Harry Shearer and Christopher Guest. Short then began his starring roles in films with 1986's "¡Three Amigos!" alongside Steve Martin and...

Tuesday’s episode of “Sherri” welcomes actress Kimberly Williams-Paisley and comedian Michael Yo. Williams-Paisley, known for her roles in films like “Father of the Bride,” will discuss her latest venture – hosting the Fox reality show “Farmer Wants a Wife.” She’ll share her experiences on the show and what it’s like helping farmers find love. Adding […]

Sherri: Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Michael Yo...

Novocaine is a dark comedy thriller that takes a sharp bite into deception, crime, and dental nightmares. Released in 2001, the film follows a mild-mannered dentist whose life spirals into chaos after a seductive patient entangles him in a web of fraud, murder, and betrayal. Directed by David Atkins, Novocaine blends noir elements with black humor, keeping audiences hooked until the final reveal. In the following article, we will take a look at the fascinating cast of Novocaine.

Novocaine – Complete Cast & Characters Guide Steve Martin as Dr. Frank Sangster

Steve Martin stars as Dr. Frank Sangster, a respected dentist who leads a picture-perfect life—until it’s upended by a mysterious patient. As he gets drawn into a dangerous scheme involving stolen drugs and murder, Frank must fight to clear his name. Known for his comedic genius in The Jerk, Planes, Trains & Automobiles, and Father of the Bride, Martin delivers a...

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,...

Olive Sturgess, who appeared on about two dozen TV Westerns and got to act alongside Vincent Price, Boris Karloff, Peter Lorre and Jack Nicholson in the Roger Corman 1963 cult horror spoof The Raven, died Feb. 19, her family announced. She was 91.

Through two decades starting in the mid-1950s, the fresh-faced Sturgess showed up on (by her count) about 300 episodes of television, including 12 from 1956-59 as the girlfriend of Dwayne Hickman’s character on the NBC-CBS sitcom The Bob Cummings Show.

The Canadian-born starlet also was seen on such series as West Point, Perry Mason, Panic!, The Donna Reed Show, Hawaiian Eye, The Danny Thomas Show, Petticoat Junction, Dr. Kildare and Ironside, but TV Westerns dominated her résumé.

Sturgess appeared on Tales of Wells Fargo, Cheyenne, Sugarfoot, U.S. Marshal, Rawhide, Have Gun — Will Travel, Lawman, Laramie, The Rebel, The Tall Man, Bronco, Whispering Smith, Maverick, Wide Country, Destry,...

From time-looped nuptials to chaotic bachelorette parties, these rom-coms have it all.

Spring is in the air, which means wedding season is just around the corner. And if the Prime Video original movie “You’re Cordially Invited” is any indication - people are ready. I love a good wedding rom-com, and this one delivers. How could it not with Reese Witherspoon and Will Ferrell leading the way? So, naturally, it got me thinking about all the other great wedding rom-coms out there. From time-loop wedding ceremonies to disastrous bachelorette parties, here are my picks for the top 7 wedding rom-coms you can stream right now to get you in the right mood for wedding season!

Top 7 wedding rom-com movies you can stream right now

No. 7: ‘You’re Cordially Invited’

No. 6: ‘Father of the Bride’

No. 5: ‘Crazy Rich Asians’

No. 4: ‘The Proposal’

No. 3: ‘Palm Springs’

No. 2: ‘Bridesmaids’

No.

Beloved comedian actor Martin Short has finally won his first SAG Award. Short received the award for outstanding performance by a male actor in a comedy series for playing Oliver Putnam, the sometime Broadway director and murder-solving podcast co-host on the Hulu comedy “Only Murders in the Building.”

Unfortunately, Short couldn’t attend the ceremony, so presenters Joey King and Jack Quaid accepted on his behalf. Short’s “Only Murders” costar Steve Martin posted on Feb. 21 that Short contracted Covid at the “Saturday Night Live” 50th anniversary special.

Short finally won the prize for “Only Murders” after also landing nominations in the male comedy actor category in 2022 and 2023. Short was also nominated this year along with the “Only Murders in the Building” cast for outstanding performance by an ensemble in a comedy series, alongside Steve Martin, Selena Gomez, Michael Cyril Creighton, Zach Galifianakis, Richard Kind, Eugene Levy, Eva Longoria, Kumail Nanjiani and Molly Shannon.

What better way to kick off a new season of The Masked Singer than with the six words we hear all the time with panelist Ken Jeong? Well, that’s how he’s feeling about one of the contestants in TV Insider’s exclusive sneak peek of the Season 13 premiere, airing February 12. Following the clues package and performance for Paparazzo, Jeong declares, “I know exactly who this is. This is Kieran Culkin of Succession, and the connection to Steve Martin is Father of the Bride.” At least one of his fellow panelists doesn’t think it’s a completely out-there guess. “Oh, right,” Robin Thicke chimes in. But Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg asks, “But can he sing, Ken?” Watch the full clip above. For Season 13 of the hit Fox musical competition, Jeong, Thicke, and McCarthy Wahlberg return as panelists and Nick Cannon as host. They will open up the premiere with...

Andy García’s intimidating stare is catching Drew Scott off-guard in an exclusive to Collider sneak peek of the upcoming Celebrity IOUepisode. The Property Brothers are very much back in the ninth season of their off-shoot series, which allows them to help celebs do a little outreach within their social circles. Drew and Jonathan Scott work side-by-side with some of the biggest names in Hollywood, as they help the stars give back to the people who have supported them the most on their often complex journeys in the spotlight. This week’s episode features an appearance from García, who audiences will undoubtedly know through his roles in many cinematic favorites, like The Godfather Part III, The Untouchables, the Ocean's franchise, and 2022’s Father of the Bride.

What do you get when you mix Nora Ephron with Freddy Krueger, Jason Voorhees, and Michael Myers? The combination might seem antithetical, but it works scarily well in director Josh Ruben‘s sweet, funny, terrifying rom-com/slasher movie mash-up, “Heart Eyes.”

Working from an inventive script by Phillip Murphy, Christopher Landon, and Michael Kennedy, Ruben somehow deftly satisfies fans of both “Sleepless in Seattle” and “A Nightmare on Elm Street.” An iconic new horror villain is born in the form of the movie’s Heart Eyes Killer, a slasher who stalks young lovers each Valentine’s Day.

Ruben, as he explained to IndieWire, wanted the movie’s two sides to be equally strong so that the horror would deepen the romance made all the more terrifying because of our investment in the two young lovers (Olivia Holt and Mason Gooding) fleeing from the Heart Eyes Killer. In studying films of both genres,...

Older brother Macaulay Culkin brought fame to the family name with his Home Alone antics, but younger brother Kieran Culkin has slowly crept out from that shadow, and his acting ventures have led to an award-winning career. Scroll through our photo gallery below as Gold Derby reexamines the 10 best movies and TV shows, ranked

Culkin was born September 30, 1982, as the fourth of seven children. He made his film debut as a child, as the cousin to Macaulay’s character in Home Alone in 1990, and has worked steadily since.

After continuing to appear as in comedies such as Father of the Bride (1995), Culkin graduated to coming-of-age films, portraying conflicted youths in films like The Cider House Rules (1999), The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys (2002), and Igby Goes Down (2002), for which he was honored with his first Golden Globe nomination.

He has become known for making offbeat, snarky characters likable, often stealing scenes...

Scare Me and Werewolves Within director Josh Ruben is carving up his place in the slasher pantheon with Heart Eyes, a charming rom-com with a gnarly body count.

Olivia Holt and Mason Gooding star as co-workers mistaken for a couple, putting them directly in the crosshairs of a vicious killer on Valentine’s Day. The slasher, out in theaters this Friday, wears its romantic comedy influences on its sleeves, but one key slasher guided Ruben on his first slasher film.

“My gold standard, my north star, was Tommy McLoughlin’s Jason Lives,” Ruben tells Bloody Disgusting of the film’s influences. “That film is as brutal as it is silly as it is fun, and that was the white whale. Then everything after that was searching within myself, the kid that loved rom-coms, like Sleepless in Seattle, which is as funny and sweet as it is heartbreaking, super well acted but also silly,...

The bittersweet drama is streaming on-demand this weekend.

It’s been a while since we saw Michael Keaton — the star of 1983’s “Mr. Mom” — learn to be a good parent. In the new movie “Goodrich,” which premieres on Max on Friday, Jan. 31, the iconic movie star is getting another chance at fatherhood… but he’s going to need some help. The movie stars Keaton as a father who is suddenly tasked with connecting with two nine year olds, which does not come naturally to him. So, he turns to his estranged daughter from his first marriage for help. You can catch this heart-warming, star-studded film with a subscription to Max.

How to watch ‘Goodrich’ When: Premieres on Friday, Jan. 31 at 3:01 a.m. Et on Max, 8 p.m. Et on Saturday, Feb. 1 on HBO. TV: Max, HBO Stream: Watch with a subscription to Max. From anywhere: Watch with a subscription to a Vpn.

There is really nothing that is not completely predictable about Amazon Prime Video’s latest big budget romantic comedy, but with Reese Witherspoon back in the genre, and Will Ferrell doing what he does best, the chemistry is there, and so are some laughs, including a real Lol moment involving Ferrell and an uncooperative alligator that is a good reason comedies should probably best be seen with a crowd. Unfortunately, despite its stars and fan-friendly genre, this one is straight to streaming. At least in a Valentine’s Day period, You’re Cordially Invited qualifies more appropriately as a far more pleasant date movie than the horror and action Valentine’s movie the studios have planned this year. It isn’t going to make you forget My Best Friend’s Wedding, Bridesmaids and Father Of The Bride anytime soon, but it’ll do, even as the ‘R’ rating here seems a little harsh.

Margot (Reese Witherspoon) and Jim (Will Ferrell) in You’Re Cordially Invited. Photo Credit: Glen Wilson/Prime Video

Now that we’re shaking off the ice and snow (at least for a few days), is it too early to think about weddings, or even movie weddings? Sure, they’re always a ripe setting for romance and drama, though for the last couple of decades, it’s proven to be a perfect backdrop for comedy, from the Father Of The Bride reboots to Bride Wars, the Best Man series, and, of course, Bridesmaids. which often concern the ceremony itself and the long “prep”. Well, for this new flick we get two wedding parties, but the big focus isn’t on the couple, but rather on two relatives of the brides. And it’s the first pairing of two movie comedy vets. It’s a rare mix of a “rom-com” icon and...

Nosferatu recently arrived on digital platforms after only a few weeks in theaters, which came as a shock to many after it performed exceedingly well in its debut and the weeks following. At the time of writing, Nosferatu has grossed $93 million at the domestic box office and $73 million from international markets for a worldwide cumulative haul of $166 million. This $93 million in the U.S. is enough to make Nosferatu one of the top 30 highest-grossing remakes ever, sitting in the #29 spot ahead of Father of the Bride (1991) but still behind The Magnificent Seven (2016) and The Mask of Zorro (1998). The horror film from Robert Eggers most recently grossed only $1.9 million during its fifth weekend in theaters to finish in the #13 spot.

Steve Martin’s movie career is replete with comedy classics such as The Jerk, Roxanne and Father of the Bride, in which Martin and Martin Short appear in several scenes together and somehow resist the urge to relentlessly roast each other.

But he also made a number of not-so-memorable comedies. One movie that didn’t make much of a cultural dent was Sgt. Bilko, the 1996 remake of the ‘50s sitcom The Phil Silvers Show. The story of a scheming, amoral U.S. army sergeant flopped at the box office, and has since been largely forgotten. Even Martin himself wasn’t a fan.

In retrospect, perhaps the most interesting thing about Sgt. Bilko is that the filmmakers ended up feuding with the U.S. military while making it.

It’s not uncommon for Hollywood movies to negotiate deals with the Pentagon that allow them to use real-life military equipment and facilities in exchange for certain concessions.

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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...

Chilean screenwriter and sci-fi author Julio Rojas, known for the popular audio series ‘Caso 63,’ and director Miguel León, recognized for ‘El Secreto del Doctor Grinberg’ (2020) and Netflix’s ‘La Dama del Silencio’ (2023), have spent the past two years investigating Billy Meier, one of the most mysterious and controversial figures in UFO studies.

They are collaborating with Maquina Vega, a new production company based in Los Angeles and Mexico City. The company is a partnership between Gary “Gaz” Alazraki of ‘Father of the Bride’ fame and producer Alisa Tager. Together, they are creating a documentary titled ‘I Want to Believe,’ which aims to provide a deep and unique exploration of Meier’s extraordinary and often questionable claims about extraterrestrials.

Billy Meier, born in Switzerland in 1937, says his encounters with extraterrestrials began when he was only five years old. In the 1970s, he gained widespread attention with his striking photographs of...

Chilean screenwriter, director, and science fiction author Julio Rojas, best known for his acclaimed audio series “Caso 63” and director Miguel León, whose recent works include the critically acclaimed “El Secreto del Doctor Grinberg” (2020) and the Netflix hit “La Dama del Silencio” (2023), have spent the last two years looking for the truth behind one of the most mysterious and controversial figures in the field of extraterrestrial investigation, Billy Meier.

The duo is working with Maquina Vega – a new production company with offices in Los Angeles and Mexico City, partnering “Father of the Bride” Gary “Gaz” Alazraki’s Alazraki Entertainment with Alisa Tager – on a documentary titled “I Want to Believe,” which promises to offer an unprecedented look at Meier’s lifetime of dubious claims.

Born in Switzerland in 1937, Meier claims to have been in contact with extraterrestrial beings since he was just five years old. His photographs of spacecraft against...

Jesse Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin lead a great ensemble cast of tourists traveling through Poland on a Holocaust tour in the acclaimed comedy-drama movie A Real Pain. When their Holocaust survivor grandmother passes away, two mismatched Jewish American cousins join a tour group in Poland to honor her memory. This is Eisenberg’s second film as writer-director after 2022’s When You Finish Saving the World.

Since its release, A Real Pain has been met with positive reviews and awards recognition. Amid Oscar buzz, A Real Pain is now streaming on Hulu. Eisenberg and Culkin’s hilarious odd-couple dynamic has been widely praised, but the cast of A Real Pain is full of great performances.

Actor

Character

Jesse Eisenberg

David Kaplan

Kieran Culkin

Benjamin "Benji" Kaplan

Will Sharpe

James

Jennifer Grey

Marcia

Kurt Egyiawan

Eloge

Liza Sadovy

Diane

Daniel Oreskes

Mark

Ellora Torchia

Priya

Jesse Eisenberg As David Kaplan Date Of...

Kieran Culkin's star has been rapidly on the rise and his latest film, A Real Pain, could see him win an Oscar, but before that happens, take a beat to go back and revisit another incredible film by his co-star and director from 2010. Kieran Culkin is no stranger to Hollywood. As a child, he was frequently cast in minor roles in notable movies, including Father of the Bride, starring a comedy legend, and Home Alone, starring Macaulay Culkin. However, as is clear by the shared name, Kieran's brother, Macaulay, actually had a much more successful career in acting at the time.

While he did manage to land a leading role in a film in 2002, that was the year that also marked a several year-long hiatus from appearing in TV and film until he returned in 2008. His next biggest notable role was in 2010, when Culkin appeared in Scott Pilgrim vs.

Netflix recently released the data of the top 10 most-watched films in 2024. The Millie Bobby Brown-led Damsel tops the chart with 143.8 million views in total, followed by Lift with 129.4 million views. Though most of the top 10 films have been released in recent years, the list also includes some all-time classics, such as 2015's Minions and 2017's The Boss Baby.

Three of the ten movies are made for audiences of all ages, and two are rom-coms. From the most recent shark movie, Under Paris, to the heartbreaking retelling of a 1975 plane crash, the most-streamed films of the year cover a wide range of genres. In the digital age, where many movies are primarily made for streaming services, the quality of these films can be uneven.

Updated by Jordan Iacobucci on January 8, 2025: 2024 has officially come to an end, leaving audiences with a backlog of terrific films to watch from the packed year of cinema.

With the start of a new year comes new episodes of your favorite TV shows. Today, HGTV has announced the impending Season 9 arrival of its fan-favorite series, Celebrity Iou, along with a shot of one of this season’s notable guests in action with hosts Drew and Jonathan Scott. Over eight installments, the twin brothers have paired with names like Kristin Chenoweth, Emma Roberts, Danny Trejo, and more to aid the A-list stars in repaying their debts of gratitude to those who have always supported their dreams. This year, the lineup of familiar faces will be bigger than ever with Courteney Cox (the Scream franchise), Kyle MacLachlan (Twin Peaks), Rob Lowe (The Outsiders), Andy Garcia (Father of the Bride), Goldie Hawn (Death Becomes Her) and Sarah Silverman (The Sarah Silverman Program) prepared to swing a hammer and get to work alongside the Scott brothers. Eager fans will want to mark...

Looks like Christopher Nolan is not the only one making a film titled The Odyssey. Puerto Rican singer and pop idol Juan Carlos a.k.a Ozuna is all set to bring his life story to the big screen with his upcoming biopic Odisea. The Taki Taki singer will reportedly star in the film, portraying himself as a young Ozuna during his struggling days.

Ozuna announced the film on Christmas Day. The singer is known for his chart-topping Latin albums and was seen in films like F9 and Father of the Bride. He will reportedly be making his debut as an executive producer with Odisea. His debut studio album was also named the same.

Ozuna announces a biopic about his life and struggles A still from Taki Taki | Credits: YouTube/DJ Snake

Latin pop idol Ozuna is known for his chart-topping songs such as Imaginado. The singer gained the attention...

Our writers highlight the films they find endlessly rewatchable, including Father of the Bride and Head of State

“Feelgood” movies are often thought of as big-hearted romantic comedies, comforting classics, or childhood favourites that still hold up decades later. In our series, My feelgood movie, Guardian writers reflect on their go-to flick, and explain why their pick is endlessly rewatchable.

This list will be updated weekly with further picks.

Where to watch: Father of the Bride is available on Hulu and Disney+ in the US and on Disney+ in the UK and Australia.

How busy has 2024 been for actress Adria Arjona? She graciously chatted with IndieWire from the airport, right before a recent flight. “It’s the only time where I can kind of have a second,” she said, sheepishly.

While the actress became a bonafide star-to-watch via a breadth of projects over the years, from “6 Underground” to “Father of the Bride” and “Andor,” Arjona recently achieved a new level of success as the romantic lead opposite Glen Powell (another 2024 breakout) in Richard Linklater’s “Hit Man.”

What followed the inventive Netflix rom-com of the summer was a standout role in Zoe Kravitz’s directorial debut “Blink Twice,” and now the opportunity to star and produce indie dramedy “Los Frikis,” in which she plays nurse to a group of youths in 1991 Cuba, who purposefully injected themselves with HIV in order to escape poverty by entering a government-run treatment home. And, yes, the...

The writer and director worked on a string of successful comedies in the 1980s and 90s, including Private Benjamin and The Parent Trap, frequently with then wife Nancy Meyers

Charles Shyer, the director of Father of the Bride and Baby Boom, who formed a successful comedy film-making partnership with his then wife Nancy Meyers, has died aged 83. His family confirmed his death in a statement to Deadline, and his daughter, film-maker Hallie Meyers-Shyer, told the Hollywood Reporter he died in hospital in Los Angeles “after a brief illness”.

Shyer had a hand in a string of successful comedies made over four decades, often in conjunction with Meyers, whom he married in 1980. The son of studio executive Melville Shyer, he cut his teeth as a writer on the TV series The Odd Couple (starring Tony Randall and Jack Klugman), before breaking into movies with a writing credit on Smokey and the Bandit.

Charles Shyer, an Oscar-nominated screenwriter who penned numerous successful films and TV series, including Private Benjamin, The Parent Trap, and Father of the Bride, reportedly passed away on Friday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center at the age of 83, with no cause of death disclosed by the family. The late screenwriter and filmmaker, who began his career with Barefoot in the Park in 1970, was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Screenplay for Private Benjamin in 1981.

Following the untimely demise of Charles Shyer, the Meyers-Shyer family issued a heartfelt statement to Deadline on Friday, outlining how Shyer's legacy will carry on with his children for years to come. Here is the official statement:

"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...

As he entered the elder statesman phase of his career, Spencer Tracy often played men of integrity whose gruff exterior masked a noble heart. Stanley Kramer used Tracy as the moral center of well-intentioned "message movies" like Inherit the Wind, Judgment at Nuremberg, and Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, while comedies like Father of the Bride, Pat and Mike, and Kramer's It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World utilized this persona for laughs. Yet that late-career gravitas was perhaps never put to better use than in John Sturges's Western noir Bad Day at Black Rock. At a brisk 81-minutes, it's a story of racism and injustice that employs the moral weight audiences associate with Tracy to make its message clear without being preachy.

Charles Shyer has sadly passed away.

The Academy-Award nominated screenwriter, director and producer passed on Friday (December 27) at the age of 83, his family confirmed.

“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,” the Meyers-Shyer family told Deadline.

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His daughter, writer-director Hallie Meyers-Shyer, told THR her father dealt with a brief illness before his death at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, but an official cause of death was not given.

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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...

After a historic career that led to numerous box office successes and an Oscar nomination, Private Benjamin's director and writer Charles Shyer has reportedly passed away. The creator worked on over a dozen films throughout his decades-long career. He achieved prominence with Private Benjamin, where he helped to turn Nancy Meyers into a box office star in her debut film. The two often worked together on Shyer's other renowned projects, including The Parent Trap (1998), Father of the Bride (1991), and Irreconcilable Differences (1984).

According to a report by Deadline, Shyer has passed away at 83 years old on Friday, December 27. The cause of death has not been released, and it is not expected that it will be made public. It is not known if the acclaimed director was working on any projects. If so, none have have been announced. He is survived by four children, who have shared their pain and grief. His...

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Charles Shyer, the American film director, screenwriter, and producer behind films such as “Private Benjamin” and “Baby Boom,” passed away on Friday, December 27, at the age of 83.

In a statement given to Deadline, his family wrote, “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.”

Born on October 11, 1941, in Los Angeles, California, Shyer was the son of Lois Delaney and Melville Shyer, a production executive and film director who co-founded the Directors Guild of America. Shyer later benefited from his father’s work, participating in the guild’s apprenticeship program following his studies at UCLA.

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 writer and director behind some of the most memorable comedies of their eras, has passed away at the age of 83.

Charles Shyer’s first film credit – after penning episodes of The Odd Couple and Happy Days – came with 1977’s Smokey and the Bandit, lending to what would become a fast-paced, quip-filled comedy that would be one of the highest-grossing movies of the year. Shyer would garner more industry attention with the following year’s House Calls, sharing a WGA nomination.

He would go on to win a Writers Guild of America Award for Private Benjamin, which found Goldie Hawn as a privileged 20-something who joins the army. Shyer, along with a team that also included frequent collaborator and one-time wife Nancy Meyers, would be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.

While Private Benjamin would end up being Charles Shyer’s most defining work (it...

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.

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...

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