Mel Brooks' satirical Western Blazing Saddles got mixed reviews when it opened in February 1974, but it became the year's biggest box office hit. Above, Cleavon Little, left, as Sheriff Bart and Gene Wilder as the Waco Kid. Warner Bros./Getty Images hide caption
The Oscar-nominated documentary Four Daughters blends truth and fiction with rare transparency — you won't see another film like it. Kino Lorber hide caption
The four-part docuseries Where is Wendy Williams? is streaming on Lifetime. Calvin Gayle/Lifetime hide caption
Enzo Vogrincic as Numa in Society of the Snow, one of five films nominated for the Academy Award for Best International Feature. Quim Vives/Netflix hide caption
Kiawentiio as Katara, Gordon Cormier as Aang and Ian Ousley as Sokka. Netlfix hide caption
Cillian Murphy in Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer. Melinda Sue Gordon/Universal Pictures hide caption
Shane Gillis returned to host Saturday Night Live five years after he was fired from the show. Above, Gillis performs at the Stand Up For Heroes Benefit in November 2023 in New York City. Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Bob Woodruff Foundation hide caption
An outpost of The Second City has opened in Brooklyn. Above, the Brooklyn Bridge and lower Manhattan skyline are pictured at sunset. Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Eugénie (Juliette Binoche) and Dodin Bouffant (Benoît Magimel) in The Taste of Things. Stéphanie Branchu/IFC Films hide caption
Margaret Qualley and Geraldine Viswanathan in Drive Away Dolls. Working Title / Focus Features hide caption
"We have to live with the monsters we create," Justine Triet told NPR's Scott Simon, when he asked whether characters linger with her after a film. "I've been living with these people for three years, and I think I'll probably live with them for at least another year." Les Films Pelléas hide caption
Jennifer Lopez in This Is Me...Now: A Love Story. Courtesy of Prime hide caption
Jada Pinkett Smith's creative life. Matt Winkelmeyer/Paul Hawthorne/Getty Images hide caption