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Business Insider
14 hours ago
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- Business Insider
Jamie Lee Curtis explains the bold career pivot she took, even though she had a thriving acting career
Jamie Lee Curtis shifted to starring in commercials to spend more time with her children. Curtis faced skepticism from her team but proved them wrong as her career still thrived afterward. This article is part of " CMO Insider," a series on marketing leadership and innovation. When Jamie Lee Curtis became a mom, she knew her acting career had to change. After having a storied career as an actor, Curtis decided to transition to selling stuff in commercials — from Hertz rental cars, her first advertising gig, to becoming the spokesperson for Activia in the 2010s. "My agents and lawyers and many friends questioned why I would do such a thing when I was still acting in things and pretending to be other people," she told an engaged crowd Monday at the Amazon Port during the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. "I was trying to stay home with my kid," she explained. Curtis and her husband, Christopher Guest, adopted two children after dealing with infertility issues. Doing advertisements for brands such as L'eggs pantyhose, Hitachi, and a regional phone carrier, Voice Stream Wireless, which eventually became T-Mobile, meant Curtis spent less time on movie sets and more time raising her girls, Annie and Ruby, who are now adults. The actor noted that despite hesitations from her team about what starring in commercials would do to her film career, she'd still go on to star in blockbuster films such as 2018's " Halloween," 2019's " Knives Out," and 2022's " Everything Everywhere All at Once," for which she earned a supporting actress Oscar award for playing IRS auditor, Deirdre Beaubeirdre. "I sold yogurt that makes you shit for six years and I won an Oscar," she told moderator, Sue Kroll, the head of global marketing at Amazon MGM Studios. "I believe that that crossover has now happened. We can advertise and pretend simultaneously. There has been a paradigm shift in the way we as consumers take on our content, and there is no stigma anymore." Curtis's next project is an adaptation of Patricia Cornwell's novels for a Prime Video series titled "Scarpetta." The show stars Nicole Kidman as a medical examiner. Both Curtis and Kidman are executive producers.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
New Kid and Family Movies in 2025: Calendar of Release Dates (Updating)
Looking for new family movies to watch? This Billboard Family calendar is a roundup of 2025 kid and family movie releases that should be appropriate for most ages. To help people find picks that the entire family can enjoy together, only rated PG movies — or those that are expected to be rated PG — are included on the list. More from Billboard Kneecap Launch London Billboard Takeover Ahead of 'Witch-Hunt' Court Appearance How 'Elio' Composer Rob Simonsen Married Space Disco, Choir Dolls & Talking Heads to Bring Pixar's Sci-Fi Adventure to Life The Beach Boys' 'Pet Sounds' Hits Highest Rank on Billboard 200 in Nearly 60 Years After Brian Wilson's Death Plenty of family films are opening in 2025. Winter and spring highlights for kids include January's Paddington in Peru, the third installment of the hit movie series starring the sweet children's literature character Paddington Bear, and the March release of Disney's Snow White, a live-action version of Walt Disney Productions' 1937 animated classic, starring Rachel Zegler. Summer brings theatrical releases such as June's Elio, a Pixar original described as a 'comedic misadventure' that's about an 11-year-old alien-and-space fanatic who's transported to an 'interplanetary paradise that is home to intelligent life from galaxies far and wide,' and August's Freakier Friday, which has stars Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan reuniting in a sequel to the 2003 family comedy that had the mother-daughter duo swapping bodies. While much of fall still appears appears open in the kid and family movie space, part two of Universal's Wicked, titled Wicked: For Good, arrives in theaters in late November. Some anticipated 2025 animated movie releases that do not yet have a release date include an adaptation of Roald Dahl's novel The Twits, which will be streaming on Netflix, and the stop-motion dark fantasy Wildwood from Laika, the studio behind 2009's Coraline. These two films and more have TBD release dates that will be updated on the calendar once announced. Bookmark this page and check back to see the latest updates to Billboard Family's calendar of 2025 movie releases for kids and families. Jan. 3 Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (PG, streaming on Netflix) Jan. 17 Henry Danger: The Movie (PG, Nickelodeon and streaming on Paramount+) Jan. 24 The Colors Within (PG, in theaters) Jan. 31 Dog Man (PG, in theaters) Feb. 14 Paddington in Peru (PG, in theaters) Feb. 21 The Unbreakable Boy (PG, in theaters) March 7 Night of the Zoopocalypse (PG, in theaters) March 14 The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie (PG, in theaters) March 21 Disney's Snow White (in theaters) March 28 Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip (PG, streaming on Disney+) April 4 A Minecraft Movie (in theaters) April 11 Pets (streaming on Disney+) The King of Kings (in theaters) April 25 The Legend of Ochi (PG, in theaters) May 23 Lilo & Stitch (in theaters) May 30 Karate Kid: Legends (in theaters) June 13 How to Train Your Dragon (in theaters) June 20 Elio (in theaters) July 2 Dora and the Search for Sol Dorado (PG, Nickelodeon and streaming on Paramount+) July 18 Smurfs (in theaters) Aug. 1 The Bad Guys 2 (in theaters) Aug. 6 Sketch (PG, in theaters) Aug. 8 Freakier Friday (in theaters) Sept. 26 Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie (in theaters) TBD Nov. 14 In Your Dreams (PG, streaming on Netflix) Nov. 21 David (in theaters) Wicked: For Good (in theaters) Nov. 26 Zootopia 2 (in theaters) Dec. 19 The SpongeBob Movie: Search for Squarepants (in theaters) Dec. 25 Winnie the Pooh: A Hundred Acre Christmas (streaming on Amazon Prime Video) In Your Dreams Plankton: The Movie Pookoo The Twits Wildwood Best of Billboard Kelly Clarkson, Michael Buble, Pentatonix & Train Will Bring Their Holiday Hits to iHeart Christmas Concert Fox Plans NFT Debut With $20 'Masked Singer' Collectibles 14 Things That Changed (or Didn't) at Farm Aid 2021
The Advertiser
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Advertiser
A fine vintage: Nine of the most influential stars born in 1958
They've lit up our screens and stereos during times when music was bought on vinyl and films were rented at a video store. Several stars who have shaped popular culture were born in 1958, including Michael Jackson, Madonna, Prince and Jamie Lee Curtis. What was it about that particular year that brought so much talent? We've selected nine who have left an impact, but know there are many more. If there's anyone from that year who you think deserves a mention, drop their name in the comments below. Read more in The Senior The filmmaker and producer has produced several films that have made us laugh, wince and be in suspense. He came to prominence with Beetlejuice (1988) and Edward Scissorhands (1990) and captured our imaginations with Mars Attacks! (1996) and Planet of the Apes (2001), among others. Musicals also took a twist in his productions of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007). More recently, he's directed several episodes of the Netflix series Wednesday and directed Beetlejuice Beetlejuice in 2024. Showing that girls can rock, Carlisle co-founded The Go-Gos, who had hits including Our Lips Are Sealed, and then went on to have a successful solo career with hits including Heaven Is a Place on Earth, I Get Weak, Leave a Light On and Summer Rain. She toured Australia in 2024 and is preparing to release her new album Once Upon a Time in California this year. The American actor and film producer has moved us for decades in a plethora of movies and TV shows. His long list of credits includes Beetlejuice (1988), The Cooler (2003), Along Came Polly (2004) and two Mission: Impossible Films, plus a highly successful run on the series 30 Rock. Today he's starring in The Baldwins, a behind-the-scenes TV show of his family's life with wife Hilaria and their seven children, which can be streamed on Binge. Author, actor and producer Jamie Lee Curtis has proven her versatility as a performer, skipping across genres from horror to comedy and more. She's scared us out of our wits in films including Halloween (1978) and Blue Steel (1990). On the funnier side, she made us laugh in A Fish Called Wanda (1988) and won a Golden Globe for Best Actress for portraying Helen Tasker in the comedy action film True Lies (1994). Today, she's gearing up for a sequel to Freaky Friday, which she starred in alongside Lindsay Lohan in 2003. Freakier Friday will be released in Australian cinemas on August 7, 2025. The King of Pop charmed us as a talented kid as part of the Jackson 5, before becoming a successful artist in his own right. Among his hit albums were Off The Wall, Thriller, Bad and Dangerous, and his infamous moonwalk during a performance of Billie Jean became legendary. His music took a socially conscious turn in the 1990s with songs including Black or White and Earth Song in the 1990s. Passing in 2009, his memory lives on with MJ The Musical, which centres around the making of his 1992 Dangerous World Tour. It's showing at the Sydney Lyric Theatre in August and will move to Her Majesty's Theatre in Melbourne in September. The Material Girl has had us vogueing, wearing numerous bracelets and dancing since 1983 when her first big hit, Holiday, broke into the charts. Among her biggest albums have been Like a Virgin, Like a Prayer, Ray of Light and Confessions on a Dancefloor, plus she's starred in movies including A League of Their Own (1992) and Desperately Seeking Susan (1985). She completed The Celebration Tour last year and will release Veronica Electronica, a remix album of songs from her 1998 record Ray of Light, on July 25. Pfeiffer has had a stellar career with roles including Elvira Hancock in Scarface (1983), starring alongside Al Pacino, plus playing Catwoman in Batman Returns (1992) and LouAnne Johnson in Dangerous Minds (1995). While she's taken career breaks over the years, she's kept in the public eye, with roles including Janet van Dyne in Marvel's Ant-Man (2015) and its sequel Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018). More recently, she has been announced to star alongside Nicole Kidman in the upcoming Apple TV+ series Margot's Got Money Troubles. Her hands and footprints were memorialised in cement at the TCL Chinese Theatre on April 25 in honour of her work. The skilled musician kept us hooked with his incredible songwriting skills, androgynous looks and unmistakable falsetto. The prolific musician produced 39 albums and delivered anthems including Purple Rain, Little Red Corvette and Raspberry Beret, to name a few. He famously changed his stage name to a symbol in the 1990s. Passing in 2016, you can visit his estate, Paisley Park, just out of Minneapolis and walk through where he recorded some of his music, plus see selected instruments, awards and clothes. Sweetie, darling, the comedian Jennifer Saunders has made us laugh with a slew of shows and films. She was one half of the sketch show French and Saunders alongside Dawn French, and kept us giggling as Edina Monsoon in the hit series Absolutely Fabulous, which spawned a feature film. She'll be making a guest appearance on the upcoming Netflix series Too Much. Share your thoughts in the comments below, or send a Letter to the Editor by CLICKING HERE. They've lit up our screens and stereos during times when music was bought on vinyl and films were rented at a video store. Several stars who have shaped popular culture were born in 1958, including Michael Jackson, Madonna, Prince and Jamie Lee Curtis. What was it about that particular year that brought so much talent? We've selected nine who have left an impact, but know there are many more. If there's anyone from that year who you think deserves a mention, drop their name in the comments below. Read more in The Senior The filmmaker and producer has produced several films that have made us laugh, wince and be in suspense. He came to prominence with Beetlejuice (1988) and Edward Scissorhands (1990) and captured our imaginations with Mars Attacks! (1996) and Planet of the Apes (2001), among others. Musicals also took a twist in his productions of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007). More recently, he's directed several episodes of the Netflix series Wednesday and directed Beetlejuice Beetlejuice in 2024. Showing that girls can rock, Carlisle co-founded The Go-Gos, who had hits including Our Lips Are Sealed, and then went on to have a successful solo career with hits including Heaven Is a Place on Earth, I Get Weak, Leave a Light On and Summer Rain. She toured Australia in 2024 and is preparing to release her new album Once Upon a Time in California this year. The American actor and film producer has moved us for decades in a plethora of movies and TV shows. His long list of credits includes Beetlejuice (1988), The Cooler (2003), Along Came Polly (2004) and two Mission: Impossible Films, plus a highly successful run on the series 30 Rock. Today he's starring in The Baldwins, a behind-the-scenes TV show of his family's life with wife Hilaria and their seven children, which can be streamed on Binge. Author, actor and producer Jamie Lee Curtis has proven her versatility as a performer, skipping across genres from horror to comedy and more. She's scared us out of our wits in films including Halloween (1978) and Blue Steel (1990). On the funnier side, she made us laugh in A Fish Called Wanda (1988) and won a Golden Globe for Best Actress for portraying Helen Tasker in the comedy action film True Lies (1994). Today, she's gearing up for a sequel to Freaky Friday, which she starred in alongside Lindsay Lohan in 2003. Freakier Friday will be released in Australian cinemas on August 7, 2025. The King of Pop charmed us as a talented kid as part of the Jackson 5, before becoming a successful artist in his own right. Among his hit albums were Off The Wall, Thriller, Bad and Dangerous, and his infamous moonwalk during a performance of Billie Jean became legendary. His music took a socially conscious turn in the 1990s with songs including Black or White and Earth Song in the 1990s. Passing in 2009, his memory lives on with MJ The Musical, which centres around the making of his 1992 Dangerous World Tour. It's showing at the Sydney Lyric Theatre in August and will move to Her Majesty's Theatre in Melbourne in September. The Material Girl has had us vogueing, wearing numerous bracelets and dancing since 1983 when her first big hit, Holiday, broke into the charts. Among her biggest albums have been Like a Virgin, Like a Prayer, Ray of Light and Confessions on a Dancefloor, plus she's starred in movies including A League of Their Own (1992) and Desperately Seeking Susan (1985). She completed The Celebration Tour last year and will release Veronica Electronica, a remix album of songs from her 1998 record Ray of Light, on July 25. Pfeiffer has had a stellar career with roles including Elvira Hancock in Scarface (1983), starring alongside Al Pacino, plus playing Catwoman in Batman Returns (1992) and LouAnne Johnson in Dangerous Minds (1995). While she's taken career breaks over the years, she's kept in the public eye, with roles including Janet van Dyne in Marvel's Ant-Man (2015) and its sequel Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018). More recently, she has been announced to star alongside Nicole Kidman in the upcoming Apple TV+ series Margot's Got Money Troubles. Her hands and footprints were memorialised in cement at the TCL Chinese Theatre on April 25 in honour of her work. The skilled musician kept us hooked with his incredible songwriting skills, androgynous looks and unmistakable falsetto. The prolific musician produced 39 albums and delivered anthems including Purple Rain, Little Red Corvette and Raspberry Beret, to name a few. He famously changed his stage name to a symbol in the 1990s. Passing in 2016, you can visit his estate, Paisley Park, just out of Minneapolis and walk through where he recorded some of his music, plus see selected instruments, awards and clothes. Sweetie, darling, the comedian Jennifer Saunders has made us laugh with a slew of shows and films. She was one half of the sketch show French and Saunders alongside Dawn French, and kept us giggling as Edina Monsoon in the hit series Absolutely Fabulous, which spawned a feature film. She'll be making a guest appearance on the upcoming Netflix series Too Much. Share your thoughts in the comments below, or send a Letter to the Editor by CLICKING HERE. They've lit up our screens and stereos during times when music was bought on vinyl and films were rented at a video store. Several stars who have shaped popular culture were born in 1958, including Michael Jackson, Madonna, Prince and Jamie Lee Curtis. What was it about that particular year that brought so much talent? We've selected nine who have left an impact, but know there are many more. If there's anyone from that year who you think deserves a mention, drop their name in the comments below. Read more in The Senior The filmmaker and producer has produced several films that have made us laugh, wince and be in suspense. He came to prominence with Beetlejuice (1988) and Edward Scissorhands (1990) and captured our imaginations with Mars Attacks! (1996) and Planet of the Apes (2001), among others. Musicals also took a twist in his productions of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007). More recently, he's directed several episodes of the Netflix series Wednesday and directed Beetlejuice Beetlejuice in 2024. Showing that girls can rock, Carlisle co-founded The Go-Gos, who had hits including Our Lips Are Sealed, and then went on to have a successful solo career with hits including Heaven Is a Place on Earth, I Get Weak, Leave a Light On and Summer Rain. She toured Australia in 2024 and is preparing to release her new album Once Upon a Time in California this year. The American actor and film producer has moved us for decades in a plethora of movies and TV shows. His long list of credits includes Beetlejuice (1988), The Cooler (2003), Along Came Polly (2004) and two Mission: Impossible Films, plus a highly successful run on the series 30 Rock. Today he's starring in The Baldwins, a behind-the-scenes TV show of his family's life with wife Hilaria and their seven children, which can be streamed on Binge. Author, actor and producer Jamie Lee Curtis has proven her versatility as a performer, skipping across genres from horror to comedy and more. She's scared us out of our wits in films including Halloween (1978) and Blue Steel (1990). On the funnier side, she made us laugh in A Fish Called Wanda (1988) and won a Golden Globe for Best Actress for portraying Helen Tasker in the comedy action film True Lies (1994). Today, she's gearing up for a sequel to Freaky Friday, which she starred in alongside Lindsay Lohan in 2003. Freakier Friday will be released in Australian cinemas on August 7, 2025. The King of Pop charmed us as a talented kid as part of the Jackson 5, before becoming a successful artist in his own right. Among his hit albums were Off The Wall, Thriller, Bad and Dangerous, and his infamous moonwalk during a performance of Billie Jean became legendary. His music took a socially conscious turn in the 1990s with songs including Black or White and Earth Song in the 1990s. Passing in 2009, his memory lives on with MJ The Musical, which centres around the making of his 1992 Dangerous World Tour. It's showing at the Sydney Lyric Theatre in August and will move to Her Majesty's Theatre in Melbourne in September. The Material Girl has had us vogueing, wearing numerous bracelets and dancing since 1983 when her first big hit, Holiday, broke into the charts. Among her biggest albums have been Like a Virgin, Like a Prayer, Ray of Light and Confessions on a Dancefloor, plus she's starred in movies including A League of Their Own (1992) and Desperately Seeking Susan (1985). She completed The Celebration Tour last year and will release Veronica Electronica, a remix album of songs from her 1998 record Ray of Light, on July 25. Pfeiffer has had a stellar career with roles including Elvira Hancock in Scarface (1983), starring alongside Al Pacino, plus playing Catwoman in Batman Returns (1992) and LouAnne Johnson in Dangerous Minds (1995). While she's taken career breaks over the years, she's kept in the public eye, with roles including Janet van Dyne in Marvel's Ant-Man (2015) and its sequel Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018). More recently, she has been announced to star alongside Nicole Kidman in the upcoming Apple TV+ series Margot's Got Money Troubles. Her hands and footprints were memorialised in cement at the TCL Chinese Theatre on April 25 in honour of her work. The skilled musician kept us hooked with his incredible songwriting skills, androgynous looks and unmistakable falsetto. The prolific musician produced 39 albums and delivered anthems including Purple Rain, Little Red Corvette and Raspberry Beret, to name a few. He famously changed his stage name to a symbol in the 1990s. Passing in 2016, you can visit his estate, Paisley Park, just out of Minneapolis and walk through where he recorded some of his music, plus see selected instruments, awards and clothes. Sweetie, darling, the comedian Jennifer Saunders has made us laugh with a slew of shows and films. She was one half of the sketch show French and Saunders alongside Dawn French, and kept us giggling as Edina Monsoon in the hit series Absolutely Fabulous, which spawned a feature film. She'll be making a guest appearance on the upcoming Netflix series Too Much. Share your thoughts in the comments below, or send a Letter to the Editor by CLICKING HERE. They've lit up our screens and stereos during times when music was bought on vinyl and films were rented at a video store. Several stars who have shaped popular culture were born in 1958, including Michael Jackson, Madonna, Prince and Jamie Lee Curtis. What was it about that particular year that brought so much talent? We've selected nine who have left an impact, but know there are many more. If there's anyone from that year who you think deserves a mention, drop their name in the comments below. Read more in The Senior The filmmaker and producer has produced several films that have made us laugh, wince and be in suspense. He came to prominence with Beetlejuice (1988) and Edward Scissorhands (1990) and captured our imaginations with Mars Attacks! (1996) and Planet of the Apes (2001), among others. Musicals also took a twist in his productions of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007). More recently, he's directed several episodes of the Netflix series Wednesday and directed Beetlejuice Beetlejuice in 2024. Showing that girls can rock, Carlisle co-founded The Go-Gos, who had hits including Our Lips Are Sealed, and then went on to have a successful solo career with hits including Heaven Is a Place on Earth, I Get Weak, Leave a Light On and Summer Rain. She toured Australia in 2024 and is preparing to release her new album Once Upon a Time in California this year. The American actor and film producer has moved us for decades in a plethora of movies and TV shows. His long list of credits includes Beetlejuice (1988), The Cooler (2003), Along Came Polly (2004) and two Mission: Impossible Films, plus a highly successful run on the series 30 Rock. Today he's starring in The Baldwins, a behind-the-scenes TV show of his family's life with wife Hilaria and their seven children, which can be streamed on Binge. Author, actor and producer Jamie Lee Curtis has proven her versatility as a performer, skipping across genres from horror to comedy and more. She's scared us out of our wits in films including Halloween (1978) and Blue Steel (1990). On the funnier side, she made us laugh in A Fish Called Wanda (1988) and won a Golden Globe for Best Actress for portraying Helen Tasker in the comedy action film True Lies (1994). Today, she's gearing up for a sequel to Freaky Friday, which she starred in alongside Lindsay Lohan in 2003. Freakier Friday will be released in Australian cinemas on August 7, 2025. The King of Pop charmed us as a talented kid as part of the Jackson 5, before becoming a successful artist in his own right. Among his hit albums were Off The Wall, Thriller, Bad and Dangerous, and his infamous moonwalk during a performance of Billie Jean became legendary. His music took a socially conscious turn in the 1990s with songs including Black or White and Earth Song in the 1990s. Passing in 2009, his memory lives on with MJ The Musical, which centres around the making of his 1992 Dangerous World Tour. It's showing at the Sydney Lyric Theatre in August and will move to Her Majesty's Theatre in Melbourne in September. The Material Girl has had us vogueing, wearing numerous bracelets and dancing since 1983 when her first big hit, Holiday, broke into the charts. Among her biggest albums have been Like a Virgin, Like a Prayer, Ray of Light and Confessions on a Dancefloor, plus she's starred in movies including A League of Their Own (1992) and Desperately Seeking Susan (1985). She completed The Celebration Tour last year and will release Veronica Electronica, a remix album of songs from her 1998 record Ray of Light, on July 25. Pfeiffer has had a stellar career with roles including Elvira Hancock in Scarface (1983), starring alongside Al Pacino, plus playing Catwoman in Batman Returns (1992) and LouAnne Johnson in Dangerous Minds (1995). While she's taken career breaks over the years, she's kept in the public eye, with roles including Janet van Dyne in Marvel's Ant-Man (2015) and its sequel Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018). More recently, she has been announced to star alongside Nicole Kidman in the upcoming Apple TV+ series Margot's Got Money Troubles. Her hands and footprints were memorialised in cement at the TCL Chinese Theatre on April 25 in honour of her work. The skilled musician kept us hooked with his incredible songwriting skills, androgynous looks and unmistakable falsetto. The prolific musician produced 39 albums and delivered anthems including Purple Rain, Little Red Corvette and Raspberry Beret, to name a few. He famously changed his stage name to a symbol in the 1990s. Passing in 2016, you can visit his estate, Paisley Park, just out of Minneapolis and walk through where he recorded some of his music, plus see selected instruments, awards and clothes. Sweetie, darling, the comedian Jennifer Saunders has made us laugh with a slew of shows and films. She was one half of the sketch show French and Saunders alongside Dawn French, and kept us giggling as Edina Monsoon in the hit series Absolutely Fabulous, which spawned a feature film. She'll be making a guest appearance on the upcoming Netflix series Too Much. Share your thoughts in the comments below, or send a Letter to the Editor by CLICKING HERE.
USA Today
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Happy Friday the 13th! Here are the 25 best scary movies to watch
Happy Friday the 13th! Here are the 25 best scary movies to watch Show Caption Hide Caption Jamie Lee Curtis calls latest 'Halloween' films 'masterpieces' Jamie Lee Curtis chats with USA TODAY's Brian Truitt about "Halloween Ends" and her run as "final girl" Laurie Strode. Entertain This!, USA TODAY Love movies? Live for TV? USA TODAY's Watch Party newsletter has all the best recommendations, delivered right to your inbox. Sign up now and be one of the cool kids. Face it, folks, we're all going to die. Whether it's via natural causes or the business end of Michael Myers' kitchen knife landing in your head, death is inevitable. Because that clock is ticking, why not revisit some scary classics or – if you're a horror virgin – check them out for the very first time? (And perhaps last, because, you know. See above. Hey, we don't make the rules.) We put together a tried-and-true list of 25 old-school favorites, influential giants and hidden gems worth a watch before that creepy girl who crawled out of the TV kills you. Or, if you're not really in the dying mood, to celebrate Friday the 13th as you avoid a looming doom. (Sorry, Jason Voorhees, you don't make the cut. Don't take it personally. And watch where you point that machete, buster.) Dig in. IF YOU DARE: Looking for a Halloween horror film? We rank the 75 best of this century. 1. 'The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari' (1920) Though modern eyes might not initially understand the appeal of the silent film – one of the first horror flicks ever – spend some time with the tale of a sleepwalker (Conrad Veidt) hypnotized into murder, immerse yourself in the striking German expressionist imagery and get wowed by an early twist ending. 2. 'The Bride of Frankenstein' (1935) You can't go wrong with any of the classic Universal monsters (Dracula, Wolf Man, Mummy) but this is a two-for-one extravaganza in which Boris Karloff reprises his role as Frankenstein's Monster and Elsa Lanchester is the bride with the lightning-zapped hair. 3. 'Horror of Dracula' (1958) Hollywood has given us many Draculas over the years, from Bela Lugosi to Gary Oldman, though it's Britain's Hammer Horror banner that gave us the most fearsome take in a ferociously fanged Christopher Lee and pitted him against Peter Cushing's famed vampire hunter Van Helsing. 4. 'The Birds' (1963) Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho" featured a cross-dressing killer with a thing for showers. At least you can avoid seedy motels to steer clear of that guy. Squadrons of seemingly innocent feathered fiends turning sinister and pecking at your face is a next-level threat. 5. 'Night of the Living Dead' (1968) If you're going to watch one zombie movie, George Romero's original chiller is the granddaddy of them all. Even a half-century later, the undead ghouls that descend upon survivors in a Pennsylvania farm house are timeless and the gut-punch ending couldn't be more timely. 6. 'The Exorcist' (1973) William Friedkin's movie about innocence lost and the power of faith has unnerved several generations, and it's Linda Blair's harrowing portrayal of a possessed girl and the deeper meanings about good and evil that'll stick with you more than the infamous images of a spinning head or inappropriately used crucifix. 7. 'Jaws' (1975) Hey, it's a throwback to when people opened up the beaches too soon not because of a contagious disease but because of a killer shark. Steven Spielberg's original summer blockbuster unleashed a great white that put a dangerous edge on the waterlogged adventure. 8. 'Halloween' (1978) John Carpenter's slash-terpiece introduced an iconic masked maniac to babysitting Jamie Lee Curtis and an unsuspecting Illinois suburbia. Pick your villainous poison from the likes of Freddy, Jason and Leatherface, but Michael Myers' mythology and an all-too-realistic streak makes "Halloween" a cut above. 9. 'Alien' (1979) Whether you think it's a sci-fi film, horror movie, haunted house flick in space or a darn good argument for chest plates, Ridley Scott's cosmic trip gone very wrong is bursting with goodness. The terror is real, y'all, and the killer extraterrestrial goes perfectly with the galactic claustrophobia. 10. 'The Shining' (1980) If Jack Nicholson running around an empty and isolated hotel out of his mind, talking to dead barkeeps and carrying an ax isn't scary enough for you, an elevator flowing blood, the creepiest twins of all time and an old decrepit naked lady in a bathtub should do the trick. 11. 'An American Werewolf in London' (1981) American dudes backpacking in England get attacked by a werewolf, one of them becomes a beastly nuisance on the full moon, and things get bloody freaky in old London Town. All that plus undead buddies, fantastic special effects, an unreal transformation scene and it's pretty funny! 12. 'The Thing' (1982) John Carpenter's snowbound remake features a glorious Kurt Russell beard and a shapeshifting alien organism that assimilates other organisms and grows more frighteningly hideous over the course of the movie. Both are beautiful in their own ways. 13. 'The Fly' (1986) For real, everybody needs to see national treasure Jeff Goldblum getting turned into a monstrous insectoid, courtesy of body horror guru David Cronenberg, and Geena Davis absolutely freaking out after dreaming she birthed a giant maggot. Good times. 14. 'Little Shop of Horrors' (1986) Use the musical as a palate cleanser of sorts from some of these other fright fests. The Alan Menken songs will get your head bopping amid the retro narrative about a nerdy flower guy (Rich Moranis) who has a crush on a co-worker (Ellen Greene) and develops a co-dependent friendship with a man-eating plant. 15. 'Candyman' (1992) Nia DaCosta's sequel is pretty good, too, but it's worth it to go back to the original starring Tony Todd as the hook-handed title antagonist, a vengeful spirit of a slave's son murdered in post-Civil War America. The first movie remains relevant in its tackling of gentrification and the cyclical nature of violence. 16. 'Scream' (1996) Wes Craven's slasher movie reinvention holds up so well. Ghostface gave us the definitive horror villain of the '90s, the opening sequence with Drew Barrymore and a telephone remains an all-timer, plus its cleverness hasn't waned since horror tropes never die. 17. 'American Psycho' (2000) It really shouldn't be this enjoyable to watch Christian Bale hack a dude to death in Mary Harron's 1980s-set bloody satire about a cold, calculating and murderous New York investment banker with unusual proclivities. If nothing else, you'll never hear "Hip to Be Square" the same way ever again. 18. 'May' (2003) More and more folks have found this underrated Frankenstein-esque tale over the years, starring Angela Bettis as an awkward yet hypnotic vet's assistant who not only keeps a creepy doll around but also puts together her own special friend from spare body parts. 19. '28 Days Later' (2003) If you're going to watch two zombie movies, have "Night of the Living Dead" be the shot and this the chaser. A rage-inducing virus breaks out in England and leaves London eerily empty while speedy zombies are out for flesh in a story steeped in metaphor that speaks to the pandemic era. 20. 'Kill List' (2011) A British soldier (Neil Maskell) comes home, reconnects with his family and gets work as a hitman. Ben Wheatley's genre-mashing masterpiece sticks to being a crime thriller until it takes a turn toward the sinister and transforms into something way more terrifying. 21. 'It Follows' (2015) Teens and sex go with horror like hockey masks and summer camps. David Robert Mitchell ingeniously makes a sexually transmitted disease his villain, and Maika Monroe is the girl who's cursed after intercourse and is pursued by a dogged dark force until she can pass it on to someone. 22. 'The Witch' (2016) Wouldst thou like to live deliciously? Um, yes, please and thank you. The freaky period piece and tragic family drama features Anja Taylor-Joy as a troubled 17th-century teen on the cusp of adulthood who goes down a dark path and Black Phillip as the G.O.A.T. of hellish goats. 23. 'Get Out' (2017) If you can't empathize with Daniel Kaluuya's victimized protagonist and his shocked, tear-stained face as he's taken to the Sunken Place, you might just be a soulless demon. Jordan Peele's social horror insta-classic is an impressively crafted take on race that changed the scary movie game. 24. 'Hereditary' (2018) Hail Paimon? Hail Toni Collette! She tears it up in Ari Aster's supernaturally absorbing, demonic dissolution of a family whose grand matriarch was into some seriously weird stuff. "Hereditary" is full of shock and awe, with absolutely brutal deaths and an unshakable sense of doom. 25. 'Talk to Me' (2023) Australian brothers Danny and Michael Philippou announced themselves as essential young horror voices with this unforgettable indie flick about a teen (Sophie Wilde) and her friends who livestream being possessed by spirits via a strange embalmed hand. Might make you rethink that next TikTok.
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11-06-2025
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'Guardians of the Galaxy' star says her Oscar award is 'trans' and uses 'they/them' pronouns
Oscar-winner Zoe Saldaña told People Magazine Tuesday night that her Academy Award uses "they/them" pronouns. "We have it in my office and my Oscar is gender-fluid," Saldaña said, adding that she considers the statuette to be "trans." Earlier this year, the 46-year-old "Guardians of the Galaxy" actress won her first Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in the controversial musical-drama "Emilia Pérez." The film followed a Mexican cartel leader who seeks a gender-transition operation to escape his cartel past. "Emilia Pérez" also boasted having the first openly transgender Oscar nominee for Best Actress with Karla Sofía Gascón as the title character. Gascón ultimately did not win the award. Saldaña is not the first actress to claim her award was non-binary. Actress Jamie Lee Curtis referred to her first Oscar statuette as a "they/them" in honor of her transgender child Ruby during an interview on the "Today" show in 2023. "Here they are! In support of my daughter Ruby, I'm having them be a they/them," Curtis said in a video while pulling out her Oscar award. Curtis reiterated how her award was "de-gendered" in an interview for "The View" in 2024. "It lives in my house, I have de-gendered it. I have a trans daughter, and there is no genitalia on it, so it lives in my office. And I put a googly eye, for the homage to 'Everything, Everywhere, All at Once' and I put a they-them button to just make sure anyone coming in understood," Curtis said. Curtis won her first Oscar for her supporting role in the film "Everything Everywhere All at Once."
