A film composed of archival material and excerpts from an interview conducted in 1999 for the unfinished film “The True Story of Madame L.” After a decade out of the public eye, a group of film students manages to interview the woman who was once the most famous psychic on the Spanish scene. The political fortune teller, the snake charmer, the master of ceremonies, the ultimate charlatan: Madame Lola.
Lola Fuster
Madame Lola
Nicolás de Freitas
Chiara Bussotti
A film composed of archival material and excerpts from an interview conducted in 1999 for the unfinished film “The True Story of Madame L.” After a decade out of the public eye, a group of film students manages to interview the woman who was once the most famous psychic on the Spanish scene. The political fortune teller, the snake charmer, the master of ceremonies, the ultimate charlatan: Madame Lola.
Jim explores multiple aspects of life including religion, marriage and his own sanity. This stand-up special was taped at Theatre Passe Muraille, Toronto, Canada, in front of a live audience.
The Comedians of Comedy is an occasional stand-up comedy tour featuring Patton Oswalt, Zach Galifianakis, Brian Posehn and Maria Bamford that was documented in a 2005 film and 2005 Comedy Central television series of the same name, both directed by Michael Blieden.
Patton Oswalt delivers a fresh hour plus of stand-up, covering everything from misery to defeat to hopelessness. It's his most upbeat special to date.
What does it mean to be a successful comedian? How far can the boundaries of taste be pushed to get a laugh? Four top comics, Ricky Gervais, Louis C.K., Jerry Seinfeld and Chris Rock, discuss and debate their craft.
Bad Grandpa .5 gives you a whole new perspective on the world of Irving Zisman with bonus scenes and pranks also featuring Spike Jonze as "Gloria" and Catherine Keener as Irving's wife "Ellie", plus a look at the evolution of Johnny Knoxville's naughty alter-ego, the makeup effects, and a behind-the-scenes peek at the idiocy it takes to make a hidden camera movie in public.
Offbeat documentarian Chris Smith provides a behind-the-scenes look at how Jim Carrey adopted the persona of idiosyncratic comedian Andy Kaufman on the set of Man on the Moon.
Fresh off the heels of appearing in movies like Superhero Movie and The 40 Year-Old Virgin, fast-talking comedian Kevin Hart stars in his second live stand-up performance in Cleveland, Ohio, where he makes fun of everything and everybody - especially himself.
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