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Metro
29-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Metro
Jamie Lee Curtis reveals she's already started 'retiring' from Hollywood
Jamie Lee Curtis knows she'll leave Hollywood, having already started 'self-retiring'. The Hollywood star, 66, is the daughter of two screen icons in Psycho star Janet Leigh and Some Like it Hot's Tony Curtis. She shared her frank assessment over how the movie industry has impacted her after seeing both her parents struggle with their careers as their youthful looks began to fade. 'I witnessed my parents lose the very thing that gave them their fame and their life and their livelihood, when the industry rejected them at a certain age. I watched them reach incredible success and then have it slowly erode to where it was gone,' she told The Guardian. 'And that's very painful.' The consequences of that have had a lasting effect on the True Lies and A Fish Called Wanda star who said that, as a result: 'I have been self-retiring for 30 years. 'I have been prepping to get out, so that I don't have to suffer the same as my family did.I want to leave the party before I'm no longer invited.' Curtis, who shot to fame aged 19 thanks to her role in slasher flick Halloween (1978), is actually currently riding high on the wave of career revival, having won her first Oscar in 2023 for Everything Everywhere All at Once. She also received a Bafta nomination for supporting actress earlier this year thanks to her turn with Pamela Anderson as cocktail waitress Annette in The Last Showgirl, while she recently nabbed an Emmy for her guest spot on TV show The Bear, playing alcoholic Donna Berzatto. The actress is under no illusion that her stock has soared as she describes the experience of playing Donna as 'an unleashing of 50 years of being a performer who was never considered to have any range'. 'It took no toll. The toll has been 40 years of holding back something I know is here,' she added. Curtis will be back in cinemas in August as Tess Coleman, mother to Lindsay Lohan's Anna, who endured a body swap with her daughter in the classic Y2K movie from 2003. More Trending In the sequel, Anna has her own teenage daughter, Harper (Julia Butters), and the swap goes four ways as it also involves Harper's enemy Lily (Sophia Hammons) – who is the one this time inhabiting the now grandma Tess's body. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video She also confirms it was she that pushed through the idea of making Freakier Friday with Disney CEO Bob Iger directly after being constantly asked about it by fans while she was promoting the hugely popular 2018 reboot of Halloween. The star jokingly calls herself 'a weapon of mass promotion' but it was also her that convinced Disney top brass to ensure Freakier Friday wasn't released only on streaming but got it's proper run in cinemas too. Her argument? As Curtis tells it, 'if you don't think the audience that saw Barbie is going to be the audience that goes and sees Freakier Friday, you're wrong'. Got a story? If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@ calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we'd love to hear from you. MORE: 'Brutal' film based on harrowing true story finally comes to Netflix MORE: Myleene Klass caught ex-husband cheating on her with celebrity known for 'family values' MORE: Iconic rapper announces sudden death of son aged 20
The Herald Scotland
17-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Herald Scotland
So are Scottish mountains a smash hit in Hollywood?
Ian's son had never heard this name for the Scottish peaks before. Not wanting to be uninformed about the great outdoors, he said to Ian: 'So these Munros? Are they named after that old movie star from Some Like it Hot?' Hammer-time When he was a student, reader Jeff Robinson bagged a summer job on a building site. On his first day, one of the experienced hands asked Jeff if he'd be going with the other lads to the pub, that evening. Jeff said he wasn't sure he'd make it, explaining that he was finding the work physically taxing, and would rather get a good night's kip. 'Naw, naw, pal,' said the other bloke. 'That's no' how it works. See, in the building trade we get hammerin' in the day. Then we get hammered at night.' 'So that's what I did,' Jeff confesses. 'Unfortunately, boozing so much meant I didn't save a penny the entire summer. 'So the next year I got a job as a solitary nightwatchman. No hammering of any sort, though plenty of pennies in the bank.' 'There's nothing as tasty as a combination of chicken and bugs,' says Chris Robertson. 'Let's just hope the creepy-crawlies are fresh.' (Image: Amusing product name) A fish tale Browsing in Waterstones, Neil Sutterfield spotted an advert for Nicola Sturgeon's autobiography, named "Frankly". Our correspondent concluded this was a drab title, and has an alternative suggestion. 'How about 'Something Fishy',' says Neil, who quickly adds: 'Only because her surname is the aquatic Sturgeon, of course, and for no other possible reason.' Cutting comment The travails of trimming grass. Reader Jill Locke hired a chap to mow the lawn, and wasn't delighted with the untidy results, as she explained to her husband. 'Is he cutting corners by not cutting corners?' asked hubby. California dreamin' As we've previously mentioned, this is turning out to be a thoroughly Scottish summer, with long periods of rain, followed by shorter periods of rain. Occasionally the reign of rain is overthrown by flickering instances of sunshine. On one of those hotter days reader Matt Saunders was chatting with a chum visiting Glasgow from LA. 'Just like home, eh?' said Matt. 'Weather's fine!' beamed the American friend, adding: 'Very like LA… minus a riot or two.' 'We can provide that, too,' said the accommodating Matt. 'Next time you're over, I'll take you to an Old Firm match.' Solitary achievement 'The trouble with being punctual,' sighs reader Bob Stonehill, 'is that nobody's there to appreciate it.'
Axios
13-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Axios
Mark your calendars: Broadway lineup
Walton Arts Center's next Broadway season lineup for this fall through spring 2026 is here. How it works: A subscription starting at $350 covers tickets for the regular six-show lineup and gets you first dibs on tickets for the additional five bonus shows. Single tickets for all shows will be available later. The regular series includes: A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical — Oct. 14-19 "Kimberly Akimbo" — Dec. 9-14 "Water for Elephants" — Feb. 24-March 1, 2026 "Some Like it Hot" — March 17-22, 2026 "Mamma Mia!" — April 21-26, 2026 "& Juliet" — May 26-31, 2026 Plus: Bonus shows "Clue" — Nov. 7-9 "Mrs. Doubtfire" — Dec. 19-21 "The Music Man"— Jan. 16-18, 2026 "Beauty and the Beast" — Feb. 3-8, 2026 "Moulin Rouge! The Musical" — July 8-12, 2026
Yahoo
20-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Peek behind the curtain: How RBTL chooses shows
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) – The spring season of theatre and Broadway shows is set to begin in just over a week. This week, News 8 got the inside scoop from the Rochester Broadway Theatre League on how some of your favorite shows get chosen. Tuesday, organizers told News 8 it's actually quite a simple process – it's all about knowing your audience first and foremost. Officials said once they figure out what folks are itching to see, they compare those shows to what's been successful on Broadway. They said adding a mix of family shows and classics is something they strive for. 'One of the things I like to talk about in the equation is first of all – when you have subscribers that are dedicated to seeing your shows, you need to find a way to bring the best of the new and try to get the best Broadway shows that were on the year prior that are touring, that have won awards – things that people enjoy seeing and try to program them,' said Albert Nocciolino, a producer and presenter for RBTL. Old Dominion 'How Good Is That' Tour coming to CMAC He said, timing can often pose a challenge, including where tours for specific shows begin and where they end. 'If the reviews are good and the audience is enjoying them and people are having a good time, then they'll find their way on the road,' Nocciolino said. 'If you look at this current season we're in, we've got MJ the Musical, brand new show. Some Like it Hot, brand new show. Back to the Future, brand new show. We had Les Miserables and Mamma Mia, classics, shows that have been around 25 years can come back every six, seven, eight years and still do business. People love seeing them. We Try to find a family show. We had The Grinch this year as well, so, if you look at that combination…that's what happens every season. We get from the agents the shows that are ending up on the road and then try to program them.' To keep up with RBTL shows and events, click here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
07-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Movie Review: 'Kinda Pregnant' is kinda good
We have by now become accustomed to the lengths some movie characters will go to keep a good comedy lie going. But it's still a special kind of feat when Amy Schumer, playing a baby-mad single woman who fakes a baby bump in 'Kinda Pregnant,' is so desperate to maintain the fiction that she shoves a roast turkey up her dress. You might be thinking: This is too ridiculous. The stuffing, alone. But if we bought 'Some Like it Hot' and 'Mrs. Doubtfire,' I see no reason to quibble with the set-up of 'Kinda Pregnant,' a funny and often perceptive satire on motherhood, both real and pretend. 'Kinda Pregnant,' which debuted Wednesday on Netflix, is a kinda throwback comedy. Like '40-Year-Old Virgin' and 'Wedding Crashers,' you can basically get the movie just from its title. But like any good high-concept comedy, 'Kinda Pregnant' is predominantly a far-fetched way for its star and co-writer, Schumer, to riff frankly on her chosen topic. Here, that's the wide gamut of pregnancy experience — the body changes, the gender reveal parties, the personal jealousies — all while mixing in a healthy amount of pseudo-pregnant pratfalls. It's been a decade since Schumer was essentially launched as a movie star in the 2015 Judd Apatow-directed 'Trainwreck.' But 'Kinda Pregnant,' which Schumer wrote with Julie Paiva, almost as adeptly channels Schumer's comic voice — the one that made the sketch series 'Inside Amy Schumer' so great. The movie's opening flashes back to Lainy (Schumer) as a child playing with dolls and imagining herself a mother-to-be. So committed is she to the role that Lainy, in mock-labor, screams at her friend and then politely apologies: 'Sorry, but the expectant mother often lashes out at her support system.' But as middle age approaches, Lainy, a high school teacher in Brooklyn, isn't close to her dream. At the dinner where she suspects — no, is so certain that she tears open the dessert looking for a ring — that her longtime boyfriend (Damon Wayans Jr.) is going to pop the question, he instead asks her to join a threesome. Back at school, Lainy's school lesson on 'Romeo and Juliet' turns darkly cynical. Things are even worse when Lainy's married best friend (Jillian Bell) divulges that she's pregnant. 'Get rid of it!' blurts Lainy before apologizing. When the pair later go clothes shopping, Lainy absentmindedly tries on belly padding. The saleswoman is instantly nice to her, offering a burrito and a foot rub. 'Who's the father?' she asks. 'Doordash,' responds Lainy before adding, 'driver.' Much of the fun in 'Kinda Pregnant' is watching Lainy come up with increasingly ridiculous lies as she tries to pull off the pregnant act. (After accidentally picking Thanksgiving as her time of inception, Lainy digs a deeper hole by suggesting it happened at 'a Black Friday Eve sale.') But the ruse becomes more difficult when she, during a pregnant workout class, meets a woman (Brianne Howey, refreshingly authentic) she genuinely likes and wants to be friends with. Even more complicated: Lainy starts falling for another guy she first meets at a coffee shop ( Will Forte ). In a movie filled with funny people (others include Urzila Carlson as a guidance counselor, and Alex Moffat as a idiotic father-to-be), Forte is an especially good presence in 'Kinda Pregnant.' For a performer of such madcap absurdity, Forte fits in remarkably naturally in a more rom-com setting. He's also got a wonderfully ridiculous occupation, even by rom-com standards, driving a Zamboni in Central Park. You can probably guess how 'Kinda Pregnant' goes from here. Director Tyler Spindel, nephew to Adam Sandler (a producer on the film), doesn't do anything to advance the movie comedy, a languishing proposition in recent years with few big-screen exceptions. But he crucially gives his performers plenty of space to be themselves, and Lainy's desperate desire to have a family comes across as both over-the-top and genuine. If 'Knocked Up' captured the comedy of getting unexpectedly pregnant, 'Kinda Pregnant' embodies the pain of wishing you were. 'Kinda Pregnant,' a Netflix release, is rated R by the Motion Picture Association for sexual content, language throughout and drug use. Running time: 97 minutes. Two and a half stars out of four.
