The Passion of the Christ, Mel Gibson’s controversial film about
the last 44 hours of Jesus of Nazareth’s life, opened in theaters
across the United States on February 25, 2004. Not coincidentally,
the day was Ash Wednesday, the start of the Catholic season of
Lent.

The star of action-packed blockbusters like the Lethal Weapon
series and Braveheart, Gibson was earning more than $20 million
per movie at the time he decided to direct The Passion of the
Christ, for which he received no cash compensation.

        Jim Caviezel                         Mel Gibson

(FOXNEWS) – Tom Sizemore, the actor known for portraying
Mike Horvath in "Saving Private Ryan," has been hospitalized
and is in critical condition. 

A representative for the actor confirmed that the actor had
suffered a brain aneurysm at his home and is in the intensive
care unit.

"He is in the hospital," Charles Lago told Fox News Digital.
"His family is aware of the situation and are hoping for the
best. It is too early to know about [a] recovery situation as
he is in critical condition and under observation."

Stella Stevens (born Estelle Eggleston)
(October 1, 1938 – February 17, 2023)

(The Hollywood Reporter) – Stella Stevens,
the screen siren of the 1960s who brought
sweet sexiness to such films as The Nutty
Professor, Too Late Blues and The Ballad
of Cable Hogue, has died. According to her
son, actor-producer-director Andrew Stevens,
she died today in Los Angeles. He said “She
had been in hospice for quite some time with
Stage 7 Alzheimer’s.”

Stella Stevens and Michael Landon in an
episode of “Bonanza” on NBC.  

Stevens and Jerry Lewis from 
“The Nutty Professor” (1963).

Frank Sinatra died in 1998 at age 82 and was buried in a cemetery
not far from Palm Springs, California. Possibly to aid him on his
journey to the afterlife, the late superstar was buried with a pack
of Camel cigarettes and a bottle of Jack Daniels. Loaded with two
of his best companions, his epitaph was derived from one of his
classic hits, “The Best Is Yet To Come.”

Jo Raquel Welch (September 5, 1940 – February 15, 2023

(FOXNEWS) – Actress Raquel Welch died Wednesday at her
home in Los Angeles, following a brief illness.

The superstar catapult to fame in the sixties with "Fantastic
Voyage" and "One Million Years B.C."

Welch starred alongside a few of Hollywood’s leading men
through the years, including Frank Sinatra, Robert Wagner,
James Stewart, Dean Martin and Burt Reynolds.