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Publisher
Factory 25
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Five individuals who have Hollywood aspirations share their personal stories of what it means to them to pursue the American dream. Nominated for the Adam Yauch Hörnblowér Award at the **SXSW Film Festival.** Winner of Best Film at the **Sarasota Film Festival.** *"Ott has artfully constructed a slippery hall of human mirrors, testing and subverting the rules of empathy in documentary and narrative cinema alike." - Guy Lodge, **Variety***
Publisher
Media Education Foundation
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
In this interview conducted shortly before his death in 2014, Stuart Hall, one of the seminal figures in cultural studies, talks about his classic work Policing the Crisis, describes the political, symbolic, and material concerns that animated cultural studies in the 1970s, and offers a critical assessment of the field today. He then turns his attention to the always shifting terrain of race and identity in the United States and Britain, offering...
Publisher
Dark Star Pictures
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
A documentary about veteran character actor Dick Miller, whose career in and outside of Hollywood has spanned almost 200 films across six decades, featuring a diverse range of interviews with directors, co-stars, and contemporaries including Roger Corman, Joe Dante and Leonard Maltin. Nominated for an Audience Award for Best Documentary at **SXSW Film Festival**. *"Miller is such a character that Drenner takes the advice offered him by many of the...
84) Norman Lear
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
The first documentary about legendary showrunner Norman Lear, who dominated and reshaped television for decades. Largely responsible for the explosion of bold American television in the 1970s, Lear’s name is synonymous with the sitcom, yet he brought provocative subjects like war, poverty and prejudice to 120 million viewers every week, Lear proved that social change was possible through an unlikely prism – laughter. With unprecedented access...
85) Trailer War
Publisher
Drafthouse Films
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Unleashed from the vaults of the Alamo Drafthouse, a meticulous selection of the best, strangest and most amazing coming attraction trailers in the world! Most have never been available in any home format, and all are presented for the first time in high definition.
86) Dying Laughing
Publisher
Gravitas
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Featuring Chris Rock, Jerry Seinfeld, Amy Schumer, Kevin Hart, Bob Saget, Jamie Foxx, Sarah Silverman, Jerry Lewis, Steve Coogan, Bobby Lee, & the late Garry Shandling, DYING LAUGHING is a candid look inside the agony and ecstasy of making people laugh for a living. A stand-up comedian must be the writer, the director, and the star performer. There is no rehearsal, no practice, and no safety net when you’re in front of a live audience. For most...
87) TFW No GF
Publisher
All Channel Films
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Born from the internet, the phrase "TFW NO GF" was originally used online to describe a lack of romantic companionship. Since then, it has evolved to symbolize a greater state of existence defined by isolation, rejection and alienation. The meme's protagonist, "WOJAK," has become the mascot to a vast online community consisting of self-described "hyper-anonymous twenty somethings" and "guys who slipped between the cracks." This documentary, TFW NO...
88) BookWars
Publisher
Filmhub, Inc
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
Description
The gritty world of New York City street booksellers told in a remarkable story that chronicles their lives and loves and their unique perspectives on life.
90) Sunset Strip
Publisher
Vision Films
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Home to the biggest sounds & cultural movements, experience the Strip in the 1920’s with Prohibition through the Mafia Wars, Teen Riots, Punk, Heavy Metal, Hip Hop and Grunge to today’s resurgence. Official Selection at the **SXSW Film Festival**.
Publisher
Stadium Media
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Runnin' Down A Dream," a film directed by cinema legend Peter Bogdanovich, is the story of one of America's great rock and roll bands told as never before. Tracking Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers from their Gainesville beginnings to their 30th anniversary celebration, "Runnin' Down A Dream" is the hard-hitting account of a band that became a family and, along the way, left a body of work that is among the richest deposits in American musical history....
94) Stu's Show
Publisher
Dark Star Pictures
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
After a chance meeting with Lucille Ball, Stu's life is dramatically changed as he's asked to work for her personally. Stu's passion for show business and several close friendships to Hollywood legends help save the love of Stu's life.
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
In the early 1990s, the animated show Ren & Stimpy broke ratings records and was a touchstone for a generation of fans and artists. Creator John Kricfalusi was celebrated as a visionary, but even though his personality suffused the show, dozens of artists and network executives were just as responsible for the show's meteoric rise. As Kricfalusi's worst impulses were let loose at the workplace and new allegations about even more disturbing behavior...
96) Dear Mr. Brody
Publisher
Greenwich Entertainment
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
When 21-year-old hippie-millionaire Michael Brody Jr. decided to give away his fortune to anyone in need, he ignited a psychedelic spiral of events. An instant celebrity, Brody was mobbed by the public, scrutinized by the press, and overwhelmed by the crush of personal letters responding to his extraordinary offer. Fifty years later, an enormous cache of these letters are discovered—unopened.
Publisher
MVD Entertainment Group
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Alex Elkin, bombastic, forthright, ironically abrasive, provocative & witty, is an emphatic & versatile performer. He is fearless and energetic as he dives into characters and tackles taboos and hot button topics. His grievances against puberty, obnoxious pet owners, nosy children, and his epiphanies about bidets and transgender people, are all rendered in highly-detailed hilarity. Serious fun!
Publisher
The History® Channel
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Looking for the secret to being the smartest guy in the room? Want to impress your family and friends with your knowledge? This action-packed treasure trove of trivia reveals the amazing stories and inside information on everything from the beginning of the phone sex industry to America's favorite cheese and much more.
99) The Emoji Story
Publisher
Utopia
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
THE EMOJI STORY explores the complex, conflict-prone, and often hilarious world of the creators, lovers, and arbiters of emoji, our world’s newest pictorial language.
Publisher
Janson Media
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
TARZAN: THE MAN BEHIND THE LEGEND traces the extraordinary history of one of the most durable and iconic figures of popular fiction and how he managed to capture the imaginations of audiences around the globe. Explore his extraordinary evolution from book to screen and his sensational rise to worldwide stardom.
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