One-time carny, bartender, and married 10 times, director Penelope Spheeris’ mother was an uncommon woman. In this sweet, funny, and moving video portrait, Spheeris gives us a vivid glimpse into the richness of her mother’s life and character. 35mm, color, 11 min. Director: Penelope Spheeris. 1998. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2013.
One-time carny, bartender, and married 10 times, director Penelope Spheeris’ mother was an uncommon woman. In this sweet, funny, and moving video portrait, Spheeris gives us a vivid glimpse into the richness of her mother’s life and character. 35mm, color, 11 min. Director: Penelope Spheeris. 1998. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2013.
In a suburban landscape, the lives of several families interlace with loss, despair and personal crisis. Esther Gold has lost focus on all but caring for her comatose son, Paul, and neglects her daughter and husband. Lawyer Jim Train is devoted to his career, not his family. Helen Christianson wants to find a new spark in life, while Annette Jennings tries to rebuild hers.
More interested in partying and flirting with young musicians than work, veteran rock journalist Ellie Klug has one last chance to prove her value to her magazine’s editor: a no-stone-unturned search to discover what really happened to long lost rock god, Matt Smith, who also happens to be her ex-boyfriend. Teaming up with an eccentric amateur documentary filmmaker, Ellie hits the road in search of answers.
Over seven decades, actor and activist George Takei journeyed from a World War II internment camp to the helm of the Starship Enterprise, and then to the daily news feeds of five million Facebook fans. Join George and his husband, Brad, on a wacky and profound trek for life, liberty, and love.
Lyrical and powerfully personal essay film that reflects on the deaths of her husband Lou Reed, her mother, her beloved dog, and such diverse subjects as family memories, surveillance, and Buddhist teachings.
Diaries, audiotapes, videotapes and testimonials from friends and colleagues offer insight into the life and career of Gilda Radner -- the beloved comic and actress who became an icon on Saturday Night Live.
Comedian Tig Notaro unleashes her inner prankster in a playful stand-up special packed with funny anecdotes, parenting confessions and more.
อดีตนักทนายหญิงคนเก่ง เคท แม็คคอล ที่อาชีพทำงานตกต่ำถึงขีดสุด ทางเดียวที่เธอจะกู้ชีวิตของเธอกลับมาได้นั้น คือการรับทำคดีสุดอื้อฉาว เพื่อปกป้องหญิงสาว เลซีย์ สตับบ์ ที่ถูกศาลตัดสินว่าเป็นฆาตกร เธอใช้ความสามารถที่มีทั้งหมดเพื่อพิสูจน์ความจริงว่าเลซีย์บริสุทธิ์ แต่ยิ่งเคทเข้าใกล้ความจริงมากเท่าไหร่ เธอกลับยิ่งพบเจอกับกระบวนการอันยุติธรรมที่เต็มไปด่วยเล่ห์เหลี่ยมกลโกงและทุจริต นี่จึงเป็นภาพยนตร์ที่ตีแผ่และแสดงให้เห็นถึงการต่อสู้ที่ยิ่งใหญ่ของหญิงสาวตัวเล็กๆ กับระบบยุติธรรมอันสุดอื้อฉาว และยิ่งเธอถลำลึกไปมากเท่าไหร่ เธอก็ชักไม่แน่ใจว่า จะสู้เพื่อเรียกร้องความยุติธรรมต่อไป หรือ จะยอมให้ความฉ้อฉลดำรงอยู่ต่อไปตลอดกาล
A psychotherapist helps a law student cope with schizophrenia in one of five interconnected tales dealing with mental illness.
Using the book 'Fragments', which collects Marilyn Monroe's poems, notes and letters, and with participation from the Arthur Miller and Truman Capote estates who have contributed more material, each of the actresses will embody the legend at various stages in her life.
Three actors in Hollywood live and love together. A director comes from New York to make a movie about actors and Hollywood.