Bruce Vilanch

With 25% of all body dysmorphic disorders stemming from the LGBTQ+ community, and 42% of all males with eating disorders identifying as gay men, filmmaker Nick Demos examines body image in the LGBTQ+ community, media obsession with youth culture, and his own journey to self-acceptance in his middle age.

A documentary film about Studio One which, from 1974 to 1994, was the center of queer nightlife in West Hollywood as well as the staging ground for the rise of the LGBTQ rights movement and fight against the AIDS crisis.

In 1978, CBS aired the “Star Wars Holiday Special” the week before Thanksgiving to an audience of 13 million people. Considered one of the worst shows in television history, it aired only once. George Lucas tried to bury it and an infamous camp legend was born. This documentary unravels the mysteries behind the most bizarre Star Wars spin-offs of all time.

A fun take on the classic TV Christmas specials from the 60s, 70s and 80s - written by the show’s head writer, Emmy-winner, comedian and gay icon, Bruce Vilanch.

Investigating why beloved fitness icon Richard Simmons hasn't been seen for over eight years. TMZ speaks to the people closest to him including Bruce Vilanch, Suzanne Somers, Dr. Phil, and Simmons' longtime costume designer, Leslie Wilshire.

The final volume of Time Warp digs deep into what makes us laugh over and over again as we reveal the greatest cult comedies and campy classics of all-time. From "Fast Time at Ridgemont High" and "Office Space" to "Monty Python and the Holy Grail," and "Showgirls."

From "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" to "The Big Lebowski" and everything in between, this fascinating deep-dive documentary begins its celebration of the greatest cult movies of all-time discussing the birth of the midnight movie.

The stripper Tony and the naive enthusiast Anthony, two entertainers, destined for the big time, who are mismatched in a casting office from two very different online contests.

Documentary exploring The Advocate's role at the forefront of the LGBT movement in the U.S.

Armed with a limitless Rolodex and a Benedict Canyon enclave with its own disco, Allan Carr threw the Hollywood parties that defined the 1970s. A producer, manager, and marketing genius, Carr built his bombastic reputation amid a series of successes including the mega-hit musical film "Grease," until it all came crashing down after he produced the 1989 Academy Awards, a notorious debacle.

Celebrate the work of actor and comedian Bill Murray at the Kennedy Center, as the recipient of the 19th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.

The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... traces the history of the Academy itself, which began in 1927 when Louis B. Mayer, then head of MGM, led other prominent members of the industry in forming this professional honorary organization. Two years later the Academy began bestowing awards, which were nicknamed "Oscar," and quickly came to represent the pinnacle of cinematic achievement.

Este documentário retrata parte da vida e carreira do excêntrico artista americano Divine (Harris Glenn Mistead, 1945- 1988). Como drag queen, ator e cantor, ele se destacou no universo do espetáculo graças às suas versáteis performances.

A modern day, queer variation on Charles Dickens' classic story of the holidays, "A Christmas Carol." On Christmas Eve, Ben Scrooge, the man who hates the holidays, is given the chance to begin again when he is visited by three spirits - the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future. Recounted from a gay sensibility with heart, comedy and music.

Senior citizens are being offed by a masked killer in their small retirement community.

In the aftermath of Stonewall, a newly politicized Vito Russo found his voice as a gay activist and critic of LGBTQ+ representation in the media. He went on to write "The Celluloid Closet", the first book to critique Hollywood's portrayals of gays on screen. During the AIDS crisis in the 1980s, Vito became a passionate advocate for justice via the newly formed ACT UP, before his death in 1990.

O homofóbico Detective, Mark Rima, e o extremamente, extravagante e muito gay, Detective Chris Riant precisam prender uma serial killer muito diferente, a Freira Maria, que adora matar meninos.

Baseado no livro homónimo de Andy Zeffer, o filme dá-nos uma visão intrigante e verdadeira da Hollywood dos tempos modernos. Mostra-nos como a amizade é importante para seguirmos em frente com os nossos objectivos; um conto que reflecte a nossa cultura obsessiva de nos tornarmos celebridades; um olhar revelador sobre aqueles que anseiam e desejam ser amados, adorados e bajulados a qualquer custo. Os leitores habituaram-se a gostar dos imperfeitos e falhados, mas sinceros e simpáticos, personagens Adam (Mathew Ludwinski) e Candy (Allison Lane). Agora, os espectadores terão a oportunidade de os ver e seguir numa autêntica e louca viagem em Hollywood, com todos os bons momentos que dela farão.

Filled with plenty of girls and gags and an enchanting repertoire of her greatest hits, The Showgirl Must Go On was a concert residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas that starred pop diva Bette Midler. Showgirl premiered on February 20, 2008 and closed on January 31, 2010. Midler signed for 300 shows from 2008 to 2010 at a pace of 100 performances a year. Shows were presented five nights a week with the house dark on Mondays and Thursdays. On December 31, 2010, The Showgirl Must Go On was broadcast on HBO channels at 9 pm. The 70 minute special contained some of the performances from the 2 hour long show.

Gay men and their pursuit of physical perfection. When it comes to looks and body image, gay men can be a pretty tough crowd. Men are visually programmed. And gay men have an appreciation for beauty in all aspects, whether it's other male bodies or just antiques. There's no doubt that attractiveness is key to a man's self-esteem and his impression on others, especially in gay life. The pressure to look good is even more intense in an image- driven culture where near-naked images of masculine perfection abound. Men are being objectified as never before. From super models and muscle boys, to bears and twinks to average Joes, along with experts in the business of beauty, "The Adonis Factor" is a revealing look at gay men's love or lust for all things pretty.

Gay & Lesbian Comedy Show Hosted by the Oscars resident writer for the past 17 years and comedy satirist Bruce Villanch, "Pride" the Gay & Lesbian Comedy show brings together four of today's funniest Gay and Lesbian comedians; starring outrageously funny comics Alec Mapa (Ugly Betty), Sandra Valls (Latin Divas Comedy), Poppy Champlin (Logo), and Scott Kennedy.

Três amigas com mais de trinta anos viajam para uma ilha paradisíaca para acompanhar a filha de um senador durante o feriado universitário. Lá, vêem a chance de se tornar populares, como nunca foram no seu tempo de escola. O único problema é que a garota, responsável por ajudar as mulheres, se mostra tão nerd quanto elas eram.

Annul Victory is a documentary on the fight for marriage equality and the Proposition 8 election battle. The film documents the roller coaster ride of emotions in California after the historical state Supreme Court decision in May of 2008, finding it unconstitutional to deny gays and lesbians the right to be married in the state, and then the passage of Proposition 8 in November, denying gays and lesbians marriage rights, and “annulling” thousands of marriages. The story is told through the life and experiences of Robin Tyler and Diane Olson, one of the 14 couples involved in the historic litigation, with a look at some of the 18,000 couples who got married during the window of “legality” between May and November, with thought and commentary provided by a host of celebrities.

A romantic comedy featuring a Jewish family who struggles coming to terms with their son's non-Jewish and gay boyfriend. When the gay couple adopts a child and it makes headline news, their families come to defend them and realize how much they love them

The outrageous story of 1970s porn icon Jack Wrangler, and how he rose to the top of the gay, and then straight, adult film industry.

Zohan Dvir é um agente do alto comando militar de Israel que finge sua própria morte em um ataque de seu arquinimigo, o terrorista Fantasma, para realizar o sonho de sua vida: tornar-se cabeleireiro em Nova York. Ao chegar nos Estados Unidos sua 1ª parada é no salão de seu ídolo Paul Mitchell, onde assume a identidade de Scrappy Coco. Ridicularizado por seu jeito antiquado, Zohan não consegue o emprego sonhado. Ele busca então se adaptar à vida na nova cidade, até ser descoberto por seus antigos inimigos.

Recentemente transferida de São Francisco para os subúrbios conservadores de suas mães lésbicas, Tru luta como todos os adolescentes para se encaixar e encontrar amor, mas sua busca é complicada pela política sexual, mentes fechadas e amigos fechados enquanto ela procura estabelecer o primeiro grupo gay de sua escola. A primeira aliança Gay-Hétero.

Adaptação para o cinema de um musical da Broadway, o filme mostra um grupo de homens nus cantando diversas canções originais.

"Fucking with the Stars" fares less well as a send-up of the similarly-named TV show than as an opportunity for Coco LaChine and Chi Chi LaRue to do their comic turns. LaChine and crew go for absolute broke and end up being as much a part of the fun as the actual fucking. As far as prizes go, a chunky, silver spray-painted dildo that's studded with gewgaws may not be worth coveting. But the notoriety that comes along with being crowned star fucker is another matter.

Lust, betrayal, murder, and deceit all come alive in Michael Lucas' most anticipated film to date. Michael Lucas' Dangerous Liaisons, based on Choderlos de Laclos' 1782 classic Les Liaisons Dangereuses (famously made into an Oscar winning film starring Glenn Close and John Malkovich), is a new modern-day twist on one of literature's most intriguing tales of wicked revenge and twisted seduction. Instead of 18th Century France, this X-rated version takes place in modern day New York. Featuring appearances from such notable gay superstars as RuPaul, Boy George, Bruce Vilanch, Graham Norton, Lady Bunny, Amanda Lepore, and Michael Musto, Michael Lucas' Dangerous Liaisons has already become the most talked about porn flick of the year. Celebrity cameos by: Boy George, Lady Bunny, Amanda Lepore, Hedda Lettuce, Michael Musto, Graham Norton, RuPaul, Bruce Vilanch, and Matthew Mariani.

One hundred superstar comedians tell the same very, VERY dirty, filthy joke--one shared privately by comics since Vaudeville.

Follow the career of the Divine Miss M -- singer and actress Bette Midler -- from the bathhouses to Broadway to starring film roles. This A&E biography tells the story of the Emmy, Grammy and Golden Globe winner through interviews with friends, family, colleagues and the superstar herself. See clips from stage performances and films, and learn how the star of such films as The Rose, Beaches, and Down and Out in Beverly Hills has stayed on top.

Quando Lucy Collins, uma bem sucedida produtora de televisão, contrata um ator para ser o Papai Noel de seu programa de telecompras, ganha mais do que poderia imaginar. Afinal Nick, o verdadeiro Papai Noel, tem que procurar um sucessor, pois está se aposentando apos 200 anos. O problema é que tem que achar esta pessoa especial até a noite de Natal e Lucy é sua favorita.

John, um policial gay de uma pequena cidade de Illinois se muda para Los Angeles, na esperança de se encaixar em um lugar mais acolhedor de sua sexualidade. Ele logo descobre o "circuito", onde conhece um traficante inseguro, que leva John ao uso de drogas e sexo ilícito.

Um homem judeu descobre que seu namorado com quem está há 10 anos o trapaceou.

A British documentarian profiles washed-up diva Jackie Washington as she prepares for her comeback concert.

Documentário que mostra alguns dos astros e estrelas de Hollywood mais notáveis na comédia. E como eles mesmos, falando do quanto são engraçados, espertos, amados e fiéis às amizades de outras personalidades. Considerado o melhor documentário pelo Las Vegas Film Critics Society.

Diva Las Vegas was a show at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas starring Bette Midler performing as singer and comedian. The one-time performance was filmed for television; HBO released it as a TV special originally broadcast on January 18, 1997 and repeated on February 2, 1997. Midler won the 1997 Primetime Emmy Award for Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program for the special. Among the songs performed were The Rose, Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy, From A Distance, Friends, Wind Beneath My Wings, Stay With Me and Do You Want To Dance?. Bette's daughter Sophie von Haselberg appeared for a short time during the song "Ukulele Lady". She sat with the rest of the cast and musicians on stage playing a ukulele and singing the words.

Elizabeth Bentley is a successful lawyer who suddenly has some "punkish" daydreams of being "Rambo" right around the time her clueless boyfriend Brad asks her to marry him. After a therapy session, she quits her job to the surprise of her family and Brad, and goes into the detective business, opening her own private-eye office. Unfortunately, the ghost of the private-eye who owned the office still lingers and Elizabeth's the only one who can see or hear him. At first, she becomes an unwilling partner in Nick Peyton's unfinished investigation, but then she finds herself falling for the salty, but dead, guy.

A special featuring celebrity guest stars and championship ice skaters from the United States and the Soviet Union. Notable for the Mario Ice Capades segment.

Sentindo-se desnecessário, um desiludido Papai Noel (Charles Durning) desiste do Natal. Através da abnegação de uma menina, que tenta a todo custo reunir seus pais para o Natal (e com a ajuda de seu chefe elfo desajeitado, Philpot (Bruce Vilanch), Papai Noel descobre que as crianças de todo o mundo ainda precisam muito da sua ajuda!

A suspensefilled thriller about a successful single woman who, on a deserted road, picks up a mysterious hitchhiker. Once back in the city, "The Drifter" follows her every move. Every attempt to free herself of his harassment fails until the shocking conclusion is revealed!

Alex Sternberg é uma atriz alcoólatra que um dia acorda com uma ressaca e sem nenhuma lembrança de como ela foi parar em uma cama com um homem morto ao seu lado. Sem saber o que fazer, primeiramente ela pede ajuda a seu ex-marido para se desfazer do corpo, até conhecer Turner Kendall, um ex-policial que é o único que pode ajudá-la a descobrir o que realmente aconteceu.

The Divine Miss M is featured in a concert filmed at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, at the culmination of her most recent cross-country tour which was known as "De Tour". This live recording was a combination of footage from both September 10 and 11, 1983. Set against a Renaissance art background and outfitted in a rainbow array of costumes, Midler sings and performs her uninhibited stage antics.

Em um mundo sem água, um tirano controla as reservas do planeta, enviando para o espaço imensos blocos congelados. Para resgatar a única esperança de vida, habitantes do planeta buscam a ajuda de piratas espaciais.

Las Vegas. Jesse Lujack (Richard Gere) rouba um Porsche e vai para Los Angeles, sendo perseguido pela polícia. Após matar um policial, ele procura refúgio na casa de Monica Poiccard (Valérie Kaprisky), sua namorada, e na leitura de revistas em quadrinhos. Retido na cidade sem conseguir cobrar uma dívida, Jesse vê aos poucos o cerco se fechar sem nada poder fazer para escapar. Jesse desestrutura a vida de Monica, forçando-a abandonar a faculdade para fugir com ele para o México, mas uma grande surpresa o aguarda.

Divine Madness is a 1980 concert film directed by Michael Ritchie, and featuring Bette Midler during her 1979 concert at Pasadena's Civic Auditorium. The 94-minute film features Midler's stand-up comedy routines as well as 16 songs, including "Big Noise From Winnetka," "Paradise," "Shiver Me Timbers," "Fire Down Below," "Stay With Me," "My Mother’s Eyes," "Chapel of Love/Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy," "Do You Want to Dance," "You Can’t Always Get What You Want/I Shall Be Released", "The E-Street Shuffle/Summer (The First Time)/"Leader of the Pack" and "The Rose".

John Ritter shows off his comedic talent with a collection of comedy sketches.

Luke Skywalker and Han Solo battle evil Imperial forces to help Chewbacca reach his imperiled family on the Wookiee planet - in time for Life Day, their most important day of the year!

In 1977, Bette Midler's first television special premiered, featuring guest stars Dustin Hoffman and Emmett Kelly. It went on to win Bette her first Emmy Award for Outstanding Special — Comedy-Variety or Music. To make the show palatable to home viewers, the special featured heavily cleaned up versions of the material Midler was performing at that time on stage. The title of the show, Ol' Red Hair is Back, was a takeoff on the title of Frank Sinatra's recent album Ol' Blue Eyes Is Back.

Join Barry "live" on-stage at Ravinia Music Festival in Chicago...and "live" on the streets of New York City with special guest star Penny Marshall. The special was broadcast to record-breaking ratings on ABC in 1977 when more than 34 million people tuned in to see Barry's first national TV showcase. At the 1977 Emmys, Manilow and the program won Outstanding Special - Comedy-Variety or Music.

A Halloween-themed television special starring Paul Lynde which aired only once on October 29, 1976 on ABC. It features guest stars including Margaret Hamilton (who reprises her role as the Wicked Witch of the West), Billie Hayes (as Witchiepoo from H.R. Pufnstuf), Tim Conway, Roz Kelly, Florence Henderson, rock band KISS, Billy Barty, Betty White and, in an unbilled surprise appearance, Donny and Marie Osmond.

The Bette Midler Show is a HBO Video special of one of Bette Midler's tours entitled 'The Depression Tour', The video is of her show at the Cleveland Music Hall during February 1976. the show features many of Bette's popular songs, such as "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy", "Friends", "In The Mood", "Hello In There", and "Lullaby of Broadway" As well as dazzling the audience with her spontaneous wit with her 'Wonderful Sophie Tucker Jokes' and her special 'The Vicki Eydie Show'

Tracy, an aspiring designer from the slums of Chicago puts herself through fashion school in the hopes of becoming one of the world's top designers. Her ambition leads her to Rome spurring a choice between the man she loves or her newfound success.

Misdiagnosed with a terminal illness, a computer nerd dates his hospice worker, while suspecting someone is out to get him.

A variety show headlined by Spanish "Cuchi Chichi Girl" Charo, who tells jokes, acts, sings, dances, and performs on a guitar.

The first in-depth profile of legendary illustrator Richard Amsel (1947-1985), detailing the artist's remarkable body of work, while chronicling an enigmatic life marked with personal heartbreak, celebrity friendships, creative genius, and a tragic end at the age of thirty-seven.