Life in Hollywood No. 3 (1927)
Gênero : Documentário
Runtime : 9M
Sinopse
Part of a 7-part series exploring all aspects of Hollywood.
Na década de 1950, Hollywood vive o auge da Era de Ouro. Mas para fazer tudo isso funcionar não é nada fácil para o especialista em resolver grandes encrencas Eddie Mannix (Josh Brolin). Ele tem um grande problema pela frente quando o astro da grande produção Ave, César!, Baird Whitlock (George Clooney), é sequestrado.
Hollywood, 1930s. Tod Hackett, a young painter who tries to make his way as an art director in the lurid world of film industry, gets infatuated with his neighbor Faye Greener, an aspiring actress who prefers the life that Homer Simpson, a lone accountant, can offer her.
Pela primeira vez, uma das maiores estrelas de Hollywood conta sua própria história, em suas próprias palavras. De uma infância de pobreza à fama global, Cary Grant, a estrela que se fez por si mesmo, explora sua própria imagem na tela.
Após perder um concurso de beleza, uma jovem vai à Nova York e acaba se tornando cartomante, o que ela não imagina é que a bola de cristal vai lhe trazer uma grande história de amor.
Declassified FBI and CIA documents help director Paul Davids unravel the puzzle of Marilyn Monroe's demise, which was officially ruled a "probable suicide," while providing detailed evidence supporting the conclusion that Marilyn was murdered.
The life of Frank Sinatra, as an actor and singer and the steps along the way that led him to become such an icon.
The Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) caused a great impression on the lives of most of the American artists of that era, so many movies were made in Hollywood about it. The final defeat of the Spanish Republic left an open wound in the hearts of those who sympathized with its cause. The eventful life of screenwriter Alvah Bessie (1904-1985), one of the Hollywood Ten, serves to analyze this sadness, the tragedy of Spain and its consequences.
Martin Scorsese is among those paying tribute to Gene Tierney, the Academy Award-nominated American actress who was a leading lady in Hollywood throughout the 1940s and '50s.
This short shows the entrances of the various Hollywood studios, then specifically visits Warner Bros. / First National Studios. We start at the casting office, then see Busby Berkeley and choreographer Bobby Connolly working with chorus girls on production numbers. Then come some candid shots of several contract stars. Finally we see comedian Hugh Herbert filming a scene for an upcoming release, then the various behind the scenes steps that transition the raw film in the camera into the finished product.
A visit to a Hollywood nightclub, featuring caricatures of, among others, Walter Winchell, Hugh Herbert, W.C. Fields, Katharine Hepburn, Ned Sparks, Johnny Weissmuller, Lupe Velez, John Barrymore, Harpo Marx, George Arliss, Mae West, Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Clark Gable, Edna May Oliver, Gary Cooper, The Dionne Quintuplets, Groucho Marx, Helen Morgan, Wallace Beery, Edward G. Robinson and George Raft.
This documentary recounts the difficult choice actress Mary Astor had to make after learning her personal, very intimate, diaries had been stolen. The film tells the story of Astor's 1936 child custody case.
Carter DeHaven announces that he will perform a series of "impressions." For each we see him applying makeup and changing the combing of his hair or putting on a wig. When he tilts his head down during each supposed makeover, up pops the actual celebrity (Keaton, Lloyd, Arbuckle, Valentino, Fairbanks, Coogan) he appears to have been making himself up as.
Chronicles the life of William Haines, Hollywood's first openly gay movie star, who sacrificed his career to live openly with his lover.
Monty meets an actress from a 1939 movie who looks exactly like she did then, complete with a black and white hue, specks of dust and vertical scratches throughout her face and body.
Part of a 7-part series exploring all aspects of Hollywood.
A behind-the-scenes retrospective made for the twenty-fifth anniversary of the classic horror film, The Exorcist. Includes interviews with Linda Blair and the other stars of the film, along with commentary from the director and writer on some of the deeper meanings behind the elements they used to terrify their audiences, and previously unreleased footage including make-up tests and deleted scenes.
The "unsinkable" floating palace set sail from Southampton on 10th April 1912 on her maiden voyage to New York. An iceberg ended this monumental journey 5 days later. Only 705 of the passengers and crew survived. This program features an exclusive look at the Sea City Museum Titanic Exhibit in Southampton, interviews from both survivors and the cast of the blockbuster film.
Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson, Zayn Malik e Niall Horan participaram separadamente do programa "X-Factor" e, após serem eliminados, foram convidados para formar uma nova banda, chamada One Direction. Apesar do grupo também ter sido derrotado no programa, ele foi abraçado pelos fãs, que o tornaram um sucesso cada vez maior. Este documentário conta a história da banda e mostra cenas de bastidores e de shows da turnê mundial realizada pela banda.
Os exorcismos do Vaticano foram filmados por Joe Marino, um cineasta americano que foi à Itália para esclarecer o fenômeno dos exorcismos. Acompanhado pelo padre Luigi, um verdadeiro exorcista, Joe viaja para o sul da Itália, um lugar onde o sagrado e o profano sempre viveram juntos, onde os rituais cristãos estão muito ligados aos pagãos.
A maioria das pessoas acredita que os zumbis são um fenômeno recente, que surgiu a partir das histórias em quadrinhos, de filmes e da televisão. A verdade é muito diferente. Este especial de duas horas explora a sua verdadeira história desde os primórdios da civilização até a atualidade. Veremos como o Antigo e o Novo Testamento da Bíblia revelam inúmeras histórias de mortos-vivos, e vamos detalhar como a Peste Negra na Europa tornou-se um dos períodos mais prolíficos em mitos e lendas sobre zumbis. Examine conosco ainda outras lendas sobre essas criaturas, incluindo as histórias secretas da China e os rituais do vodu no Haiti.