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With fame, fortune and fans galore, silent screen idol Don Lockwood thought he had it all. But one look at aspiring actress Kathy Seldon, and he knew exactly what he was missing. Now he's swinging from lampposts, singing in the raindrops and ready for love. With talking pictures on the rise, Don sets out to make musical with the woman of his dreams, but one thing stands in his way, his jealous co-star who wants Don - and the leading role - all to...
Pub. Date
[2008]
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English
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Watch John 'Four Leaf' Tayback as he fights a gruesome battle during the Vietnam War. But, this is actually a scene from 'Tropic Thunder, ' a big-budget adaptation of Tayback's wartime memoir. Starring as the central platoon are Speedman, Lazarus, Chino and Portnoy, as well as young character actor Kevin Sandusky. To play the character of African American Sgt. Osiris, Lazarus dyes his skin dark and refuses to break from character. When a scene goes...
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Ben is an overburdened movie producer. He tries to balance his life and has to contend with the never-ending demands of 2 ex-wives, his ice-queen studio head, and a menagerie of various Hollywood prima donnas. Ben manages to take it all in stride. He copes by exuding a smoothly assuring demeanor. The only thing that really seems to upset Ben is when he discovers that his ex-wife sleeps with one of his colleagues.
8) The hard way
Pub. Date
1998.
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English
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Popular movie star Nick Lang wants to learn how to play the role of a tough cop by spending a few weeks on the street with detective John Moss who wants nothing to do with Lang.
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
For Vince, Eric, Drama and Turtle, life in Hollywood's fast lane can be an intoxicating ride. This season, after an accident during the filming of his latest action flick, Vince develops a new lease on life that makes him even more difficult to manage, while each of the guys must decide which steps to take to map out their own futures, both personally and professionally.
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
After a disastrous screening of his latest movie at the Cannes Film Festival, Vince Chase must find a way to rejuvenate his career. His best friend and manager Eric is determined to get Vince back to the top, while struggling with his expanding management company. Ari, meanwhile, is having a few career conflicts of his own, and fights to deliver for Vince. Turtle is forced to reexamine his contribution to it all.
11) Redbelt
Pub. Date
2008.
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English
Description
A jujitsu master becomes corrupted by the glitz and glamour of Hollywood. When a respected jujitsu master eschews a lucrative prizefighting career in favor of opening a self-defense dojo, it appears that he has chosen a peaceful path in life. The dedicated master's fate takes an unanticipated turn, however, when he is manipulated into participating in ultimate fighting championships by a group of unscrupulous actors and fight promoters. Later, as...
12) Valentino
Pub. Date
[2010]
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English
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The story opens with the super-star actor Rudolph Valentino in his coffin, dead at the age of thirty-one. As one by one the women in his life come to pay homage to "The Sheik," Valentino's rise from tea dance gigolo to screen idol unfolds in a series of extravagant flashbacks - highlighted by beautifully rendered sepia-toned recreations of his silent films. Freely mixing fact and fiction, director Russell, a man of ideas as well as baroque images,...
Pub. Date
[2008]
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English
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Eddie and Tom are two teenagers with one thing in common: they look exactly alike. So when the boys accidentally meet on the set of Eddie's new movie, they impulsively agree to trade places for the afternoon. But when the production company abruptly leaves the city, Tom and Eddie soon find themselves in deep double trouble when no one believes who they both really are.
14) Timecode
Pub. Date
[2000]
Edition
Special edition.
Language
English
Description
"Four separate cameras follow the intrigue, sex, power, jealousy and rage of a diverse group of L.A. players as the action unfolds in real time with no edits and no retakes."--Container.
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
HBO presents the final eight episodes of Entourage, the Emmy Award-winning hit. Vince, Eric, Drama, and Turtle have been through a lot over the years, chasing dreams, women, and good times. Through the highs and lows their friendship has kept them together. This season, find out if the guys can compete on their own in the fast lane of high-stakes Hollywood. Special features include: Hollywood Sunset: Roundtable with the Cast.
16) The deal
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
A down-and-out film producer agrees to make his nephew's film about the 19th century English statesman Benjamin Disraeli. They can only get financing if he can cast a well-known action star. However, production is halted when the lead actor is kidnapped from the European film set. The producer hatches a scheme with a struggling creative executive to save the star and the movie.
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
The secret of my success: a mail room boy tries to climb the corporate ladder by posing as an executive.
For love or money: A concierge finds trouble when he falls in love with the mistress of one of his financial backers.
The hard way: A movie star and a hard-boiled detective join forces to find a killer.
Career opportunities: A small-town hustler is locked inside a store with a beautiful, wealthy woman.
Casual sex?: Two women embark on a quest...
19) The wager
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Michael Steele is ten days from the biggest night of his life. He has been nominated for Best Actor at the Academy Awards. Achieving the height of career success, Michael is quickly cast in the role of a lifetime as the lead character in a classic struggle between good and evil when rumors about his morality and faith run rampant. Will he buckle with temptation or stay true to his beliefs?
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
The Music man: Harold Hill poses as a boys' band leader to con naive Iowa townsfolk.
Yankee Doodle Dandy: A rousing musical depicting the life of George M. Cohan--playwright, entertainer, and composer.
Seven brides for seven brothers: When the new bride of a roughneck Oregon pioneer finds she has to keep house for her husband's six rowdy brothers, she decides to groom them so that they can find brides of their own.
Viva Las Vegas; A young man comes...
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