Aktörens läte (1998)

O jovem Will Shakespeare está para se tornar o dramaturgo de sua época mas é atacado pelo mal dos escritores: um total travamento. Sua comédia Romeu e Ethel, a filha do Pirata não sai do lugar e a estréia se aproxima rapidamente. O que Will precisa é uma musa — e ela aparece na forma da bela Lady Viola. O caminho do verdadeiro amor não vai ser fácil para Will. Viola está prometida em casamento ao insuportável Lorde Wessex sob o comando da Rainha Elizabeth. As alegrias e a tragédia de sua própria vida acabam no papel, tornando-se uma emocionante, inteligente e cativante história.

Num castelo vivia uma bela, arrogante e rica princesa chamada Darli! Enquanto isso, Danny, um gato pobre, sonha ser astro dos musicais! Em Hollywood, os dois se conhecem, mas a tal princesa se recusa a atuar com animais, especialmente com Danny! Diante de tamanho desprezo, Danny mobiliza todos os animais atores desempregados e arma um plano onde, numa apresentação da princesa, eles roubam a cena e conquistam o respeito de todo o público!

Stuck at a crossroads in her personal life, it falls on high school English teacher Miss Stevens to chaperone three of her students — Billy, Margot and Sam — on a weekend trip to a drama competition.

Fledgling comic Benjy Stone can't believe his luck when his childhood hero, the swashbuckling matinee idol Alan Swann, gets booked to appear on the variety show he writes for. But when Swann arrives, he fails to live up to his silver screen image. Instead, he's a drunken womanizer who suffers from stage fright. Benjy is assigned to look after him before the show, and it's all he can do to keep his former idol from going completely off the rails.

O casal Jack (Dan Fogler) e Lisa (Emma Bell) se reúne com um grupo de amigos (Tyler James Williams, Cleopatra Coleman, Maggie Q e Danny Pudi) em sua casa para uma noite de drinks. Quando uma discussão entre os dois começa a ficar acalorada, o evento acaba tendo que ser interrompido. Revoltados porque não conseguiram convencer um ao outro com seus argumentos, a dupla decide recriar o episódio até que cheguem a um acordo.

David Prowse is an eighty years old actor, who has lived behind Darth Vader's mask during three decades. A group of Star Wars fans find out why he has been apparently forgotten by Lucasfilm during thirty years, and decide to give him back the glory he never had. This is their last opportunity.

Documentary about sixteen actors who detail their ups and downs as they struggle to forge careers in Hollywood. They've played cops, lawyers, bosses, best friends, psychopaths, politicians and everything in between. Now you'll know who they are.

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.

Depois de oito anos fazendo pontas, a aspirante a atriz Nina Wu finalmente consegue sua grande chance com um papel principal em um thriller de espionagem ambientado nos anos 1960. O papel é desafiante e exigente, sobretudo pelas cenas de nudez e sexo explícito.

No Século 18, a atriz Camilla viaja pela América do Sul como a estrela principal de uma companhia de teatro e se envolve com três homens. Uma das principais obras na filmografia do cineasta.

Someone Somewhere tells five intertwining stories of hopeful but unsuccessful people in the City of dreams - Los Angeles. What happens when you realize that everything you ever wished for is something you will never have? That maybe you are just not good enough?

The life and legacy of Marlon Brando and how he changed acting.

A mentally-disturbed aspiring actor returning to New York City discovers the world of social media and faces the horrifying power of the Internet.

After murdering a young would-be actress, megalomaniacal movie director Chris Neville sets about making a feature based on the murder, casting the dead woman's clueless husband as the patsy, and finding a dead ringer to play the part of the dead actress.

Applause is a musical with a book by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, lyrics by Lee Adams, and music by Charles Strouse. The musical is based on the 1950 film All About Eve and the short story on which the movie is based, Mary Orr's "The Wisdom of Eve". The story centers on aging star Margo Channing, who innocently takes a fledgling actress under her wing, unaware that the ruthless Eve is plotting to steal her career and her man. The musical opened on Broadway on March 30, 1970 and ran for 896 performances. It won the Tony Award for Best Musical, and Lauren Bacall won the Tony for Best Actress in a Musical. The musical was later adapted for television, starring Bacall, with Larry Hagman replacing Len Cariou in the role of Bill Sampson. It aired in the United States on CBS on March 19, 1973.

A German actor and his bumbling manager start a gardening service in Hollywood to meet influential types that may help their careers.

Theatre 1 (Observational Film Series #3) is a feature length documentary, which closely depicts the world of Oriza Hirata, Japan's leading playwright and director, and his theatrical company, Seinendan. By depicting them, the film leads the audience to revisit fundamental but timely questions: What is theatre? Why do human beings act?

A documentary reflecting on women in film and the entertainment industry through the ages led and hosted by some of its most beloved female icons.

Firmemente ancorado na tendência de um certo cinema contemporâneo de explorar as fronteiras entre as construções documentais e ficcionais da cena, o filme permite dar um passo a mais nesse caminho por conta da ocupação do seu protagonista, que vive cotidianamente não apenas a arte de encenar, como a de ensinar a atuar. Essa construção em espelhos é que dá ao filme um caráter único e diferente nesse contexto de produção e investigação audiovisual, atingindo momentos profundamente comoventes numa carta de amor ao ofício do ator.

Oriza Hirata is Japan's leading playwright and director, who runs his own theatrical company, Seinendan. Theatre 2 (Observational Film Series #4) examines the dynamic relationship between theatre and the society through depicting Hirata's activities. In order for his art and his not-so-commercial company to survive this highly capitalistic modern society, what kind of strategy does Hirata have and practice?