Jane O'Shea articles

Although the big screen can make anyone tower over the audience, there are few actors who can do it in real life. Some of these might surprise you.

Sequels carry the burden of high hopes and often fall short of the original. But rare follow‑ups totally outshine their predecessors.

Even the bloodiest scenes in The Sopranos were punctuated by laughter that felt dangerously real. Behind the violence and therapy sessions, the dialogue revealed a rare kind of wit—one that made gangsters sound poetic.

Edith “Big Edie” Bouvier Beale was the reclusive socialite and aunt of First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. But, while her niece and extended family waltzed the halls of the White House, Big Edie tiptoed through Grey Gardens—her squalid cat sanctuary in the Hamptons.

Scarlett Johansson just reminded everyone that style doesn’t follow rules. Her love for brown and black rewrites fall fashion—and fashionistas can borrow a leaf from her as they explore the pairings ahead.

Rewatching The Godfather trilogy often deepens appreciation—but it also raises a few eyebrows. Between puzzling character decisions and vanishing subplots, some scenes leave fans wondering what really happened behind the camera.

Time can turn even the funniest sitcoms into something unexpectedly revealing. To many, the harmless family chaos in Everybody Loves Raymond now looks sharper and even sadder, as the jokes hit differently and the family’s charm carries a bittersweet edge.

Everyone knows Christopher Reeve as one of the greatest Supermans, but they also know him because of the tragedy he lived through and the man it made him. Grab some tissues as we recall everything about this hero's unbelievable life: The good, the bad, and the downright catastrophic.

Even the most celebrated chefs have secret culinary boundaries, and Giada De Laurentiis is no exception. Her refined palate, shaped by Italian tradition and years on camera, hides a surprising list of ingredients she won’t touch.