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1) Tootsie
Series
Criterion collection volume 738
Language
English
Formats
Description
Michael Dorsey is an out-of-work actor who makes himself up as a woman to get a job. When his girlfriend, Sandy, fails an audition for a soap opera, Michael dresses up as "Dorothy Michaels" and lands the part. All goes well until "Dorothy" falls in love with beautiful co-star, Julie, and Julie's father, Les, falls for "Dorothy."
2) Noises off
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
There's no business like show business, and when a less-than-stellar troupe of thespians tries to get their act together and take it on the road, there's comedy in their tragedy. But the show must go on! And before the curtain's rise on opening night of their British sex-farce production entitled "Nothing On," this lumbering cast fumbles through a last-minute rehearsal in which they all suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune. From rehearsals...
Publisher
Industrial Entertainment
Pub. Date
2010.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 91 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Loosely based on the mysterious true crime story of a young stage actor who, obsessed with a Greek tragedy he's rehearsing, slays his own mother with a sword.
Publisher
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (195 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Theater of blood: A small-time actor plots big-time revenge--in inventively Shakespearean ways!
Madhouse: When horror star Paul Toombes' fiancée is brutally killed, he loses more than his job--he loses his mind. But twelve years later, when he returns to TV--only to discover a fresh batch of corpses--Paul finally begins to understand that melodrama can be murder on your career!
7) Bill Cosby
Publisher
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (47 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A look at the legendary TV comic whose life away from the cameras has often been anything but funny. After flunking out of high school, Cosby's hilarious riffs on life connected with audiences, and he became a stand-up and sitcom superstar. Along the way he suffered tragedy and controversy, but because of his long-lasting appeal and big endorsement deals with Jell-O and Coca-Cola, Cosby remains one of the top names in American comedy.
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
2003.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (147 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The first Broadway revival in nearly 50 years of the musical comedy masterpiece by composer Cole Porter and book writers Sam and Bella Spewack. Recounts the backstage and on-stage antics of two feuding romances during an out-of-town tryout for a musical adaptation of The taming of the shrew.
Author
Language
English
Description
Ricky Jay is a world-renowned magician, author, historian and actor, as well as a performer who regularly provokes astonishment from even the most jaded audiences. Trace Jay's achievements and influences, from his apprenticeship at age 4 with his grandfather, to such now-forgotten legends as Al Flosso, Slydini, Cardini and his primary mentors, Dai Vernon and Charlie Miller. Featuring rare footage from his 1970s TV appearances, this is a remarkable...
10) To Be Takei
Author
Language
English
Description
A hilarious and moving look at legendary actor/activist and pop culture icon George Takei who has conquered new frontiers, from outer space to Capitol Hill, with his trademark grin. Oh, my!
Author
Language
English
Description
Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction is a personal documentary about the iconic actor in his intimate moments, with clips from some of his 250 films and his own heart-breaking renditions of American folksongs. Lensed in color and b/w by Seamus McGarvey, the film explores the actor's enigmatic outlook on his life, his unexploited talents as a musician, and includes scenes with David Lynch, Wim Wenders, SamShepard, Kris Kristofferson and Debbie Harry....
12) The Magic Life
Author
Language
English
Description
"The Magic Life" chronicles the journey of three magician hopefuls: a 17-year-old from Beijing who travels to the U.S. to attend magic school, a 25-year-old trying to make rent by performing on Hollywood Blvd for tips, and a 32-year-old New York University MBA graduate who moves to Los Angeles to perform at the world famous Magic Castle. The film depicts the challenges of following an unconventional career path. Forget about parents, family, or friends...
Author
Language
English
Description
What is life like for a dancer when they can no longer dance? Inspired by Merrill Ashley's departure from the New York City Ballet as an acclaimed principal dancer, this new documentary captures the poignancy of this life turning point. After a struggle to find her next step, today Merrill Ashley travels around the world teaching Balanchine to dance companies which perform his works as once she did. This is the story of any dancer - or, in truth any...
15) Love, Marilyn
Author
Language
English
Description
Of all the stars in Hollywood's history, no one had a more potent mix of glamor and tragedy than Marilyn Monroe. Through performed readings of her personal papers, this film explores the life and personal thoughts of this seminal movie star.
Author
Language
English
Description
In this exclusive interview with Russell Means (11/10/39-10/22/12) at his home in Porcupine South Dakota on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, Russell reveals his struggles and life. He reflects on his early years, leaving his home on the "Rez" during WWII so that his father could work on the military ships in California. He speaks candidly about racism, the ignorance of mainstream society and Hollywood's portrayal of American Indians which all...
Publisher
TGG Direct
Pub. Date
2011.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (255 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Tales of terror: Three stories adapted from the works of Edgar Allan Poe. In "Morella, " a dying young woman tries to reconcile with her father, who has always blamed her for her mother's death during childbirth. In "The black cat, " a man discovers his wife's affair and takes steps to remove his rival, only to have his wife's black cat reveal his evil deed. And In "The facts in the case of M. Valdemar, " the dying M. Valdemar employs a hypnotist...
19) Talk radio
Publisher
MCA Home Video
Pub. Date
2000.
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (109 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A Dallas talk radio host subjects his ex-wife and co-workers to a darkly comic marathon bout of compulsive risk-taking with his unstable radio audience.
Publisher
KimStim
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (78 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When a deaf actor who plays a superhero on television looks beyond his cape to influence a deaf boy to redefine what "being normal" means, he also finds inspiration to transform himself.
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