Jane Alexander

9 young performers participate in a difficult selection process for a new musical by a gifted director with a dark past. They come from different backgrounds with differing motivations, but all have the same dream: to make it.

On a snowy night in 1963 Pennsylvania, a boarding school student goes missing in the woods. Her friends, a disgraced quarterback, a shunned ex-cop, and the headmaster's wife, agree to go search for her. As they do, they confront the lies, ghost stories, and demonization that their idyllic school was built on.

"Alan Pakula: Going for Truth" encompasses the personal and professional life of Alan J. Pakula, a lauded filmmaker and extremely private man, who was unflinching in his commitment to bringing some of the most memorable movies of the last half of the 20th century to the big screen. Always placing story first and going for truth, with anonymity being his preferred style of directing, this elusive artist finally gets his spotlight. Select cast and crew members from his wide ranging filmography including To Kill A Mockingbird, Klute, All the President's Men, Sophie's Choice, Presumed Innocent, and The Pelican Brief bring Pakula to life once more after he was lost so tragically; while family and friends share their memories of knowing him as an artist, a husband, and a stepfather.

Claire (Alexandra Breckenridge), a savvy venture capitalist from New York City, escapes to a quaint town in Vermont for the holidays and becomes a guest of the Fortenbury Bookstore. Upon arrival, Claire finds Christmas celebrations have been canceled by the town after a flood and the bookstore is in a dire state of disrepair. She immediately takes on the challenge to revitalize the store, but clashes with the owner, Andrew (Jamie Spilchuk), who initially rejects all her proposed improvements. Eventually, sparks fly as the two begin a budding romance, and Claire’s infectious optimism inspires Andrew to join her in reviving the yuletide spirit. But everything comes to a screeching halt when Claire discovers that Andrew is planning to sell the bookstore in the New Year. Will the spirit of Christmas be enough to change Andrew’s mind and encourage him to follow his heart?

O Dr. Alan Stone está tratando três pacientes esquizofrênicos e paranóicos no Hospital Estadual Ypsilanti, em Michigan. No entanto, o inusitado é que cada um deles acredita ser Jesus Cristo.

The landmark musical brought vividly to life by the New York Philharmonic, with an all-star cast led by Vanessa Williams, Julian Ovenden, Lauren Worsham, Norm Lewis, Jane Alexander and Fred Willard.

Por mais que more em Paris há bastante tempo, Matthew Morgan (Michael Caine) não conhece a língua local. Muito graças à sua esposa, Joan (Jane Alexander), que sempre foi sua intérprete pelas ruas da capital francesa. Entretanto, Joan faleceu há três anos e, desde então, Matthew vive triste e solitário, ocupando seu tempo com aulas de inglês ocasionais. Um dia, ele é ajudado no ônibus por Pauline (Clémence Poésy), uma simpática professora de dança. Não demora muito para que eles se tornem amigos, já que ela lembra a esposa de Matthew e ele lembra o pai de Pauline. Entretanto, tudo muda quando a tristeza fala mais alto e Matthew tenta o suicídio.

The film is based on the story of William of Cambridge and Catherine Middleton. Shown in the same life of William of Cambridge, and Catherine Middleton met at the University of Saint Andrews, besides the romance that they maintained, the break of it and commitment.

Neste mistério de Natal baseado no bestseller da autora Mary Higgins Clark, uma detetive profissional se une a uma amadora para encontrar seu pai desaparecido.

Will Atenton é um bem sucedido editor em Manhattan que deixa o emprego e se muda com a esposa Libby e suas duas filhas para a cidade de Nova Inglaterra. Só que logo eles descobrem que a casa onde vivem foi o local do assassinato de uma mãe e seus filhos, um crime que a cidade inteira acredita ter sido cometido pelo próprio marido. Will começa a investigar o caso e logo percebe que há algo de estranho na história. Sua única pista é Ann Patterson, uma misteriosa vizinha que conhecia a família vítima da tragédia.

The life and the career of John Muir come to life through this inspiring and beautiful documentary set against the magnificent landscapes of the American West. The Scottish-born naturalist was one of the first nature preservationists in American history, inspiring others through his writing and his advocacy to keep the wilderness wild. Shot in high definition in the spectacular landscapes that shaped Muir - and were, in turn, shaped by his devotion.

John Connor é designado para liderar a resistência humana ao domínio das máquinas, coordenadas pela Skynet e seu exército de exterminadores. Quando surge um estranho homem chamado Marcus Wright, cuja última memória que possui é de estar no corredor da morte. John Connor precisa descobrir se ele foi enviado do futuro ou resgatado do passado, ao mesmo tempo em que a Skynet prepara seu ataque definitivo, que pode aniquilar a humanidade.

Casey Beldon (Odette Yustman) é uma jovem orfã de mãe (Carla Gugino), que se suicidou quando ela era pequena. De uma hora para outra ela passa a ser atormentada por uma estranha imagem de um menino, que a persegue em pesadelos e também quando está acordada. Determinada a descobrir o que está acontecendo, Casey acaba descobrindo uma misteriosa ligação entre ela e um espírito do mal capaz de possuir o corpo das pessoas para alcançar seu objetivo, que é nascer novamente. Em sua busca pela solução do problema, descobre uma chance através de um ritual de exorcismo com o padre Sendak (Gary Oldman).

Young mattress salesman Brian decides to adopt a baby from China but is distracted when he forms a relationship with quirky, wealthy Harriet whom he meets at his mattress store. As their relationship flourishes, unbeknownst to them, a hitman is trying to kill Brian.

Louisa May Alcott, author of "Little Women," leads a literary double life, writing under the pseudonym A.M. Barnard, an identity that remains until the 1940s.

Em uma pequena comunidade do Oregon vive Harry Stevenson (Morgan Freeman), um professor que testemunha tudo o que acontece no local. Aos poucos Harry acompanha os movimentos decorrentes nos habitantes da comunidade devido às artimanhas do amor.

The story of pioneering entrepreneurs Elizabeth Arden and Helena Rubinstein, who built cosmetics empires and competed against each other for more than fifty years. Starting from nothing, they became household names and business icons.

Casada com um homem mais velho, Diane Arbus passou muito tempo procurando o seu eixo. Ela sente que falta algo em sua vida perfeita - que encontra em seu vizinho, o misterioso e inacessível Lionel. Inicialmente, a fotógrafa fica assustada... e, ao mesmo tempo, atraída por ele. Começa então uma estranha e intensa paixão, uma viagem ao fundo das emoções e da alma desta bela mulher, em um jogo de sedução que promete transformar a sua vida.

The Great White Way comes into your living room via this disc of rare performances from some of Broadway's brightest luminaries. Culled from clips from the Tony Awards shows, this unique collection features acting powerhouses James Earl Jones, Annette Bening, Joan Allen, Joe Mantegna, Gary Sinise and Maggie Smith, among others, performing works by such playwrights as August Wilson, David Mamet, Wendy Wasserstein and more.

A short documentary on the making of "All the President's Men."

A trajetória de Franklin Delano Roosevelt (Kenneth Branagh) desde que ficou paraplégico devido a uma poliomelite em 1921, aos 39 anos. Após tentar diversas curas "milagrosas", ele experimenta mais uma e vai até Warm Springs, no interior da Georgia, onde soubera que as águas medicinais da região fizeram um garoto andar. Ele chega com Eleanor (Cynthia Nixon), sua esposa, e quase volta na mesma hora, pois o "hotel" estava caindo aos pedaços.

Rachel Keller é uma jornalista que decide investigar a misteriosa morte de sua sobrinha. Ela percebe a relação da morte dela e de várias outras mortes com um estranho vídeo, que faz com que todas as pessoas que o assistam morram exatamente sete dias depois. Intrigada com a história, ela agora precisa descobrir um meio que impeça que a profecia se realize, já que ela e seu filho assistiram ao vídeo.

A woman and her new husband returns to her hometown roots in coastal northern Florida, and must deal with family, business, and encroaching real estate development.

A história de três irmãs que se unem para dar apoio a uma delas, que foi diagnosticada com uma grave doença fatal conhecida como Síndrome de Lou Gehrig ou Esclerose Lateral Amiotrófica.

A behind-the-scenes look at this Oscar-winning classic about a man who finds himself a single parent after his wife walks out on him, then is forced to fight for custody of his child in court. Includes interviews with the stars of the film, including Dustin Hoffman and Meryl Streep, giving their views of what it was like to make this picture.

Homer (Tobey Maguire) é um garoto órfão que passa a ter um médico (Michael Caine) como mentor. O médico ensina a ele tudo o que sabe sobre medicina e o que um pai deveria ensinar. Agora, Homer se apaixona por Kendall (Charlize Theron) e tem que lidar com as dificuldades da vida.

Old Grandpa mouse tells to his grandchildren the "real" story of the Titanic disaster, including evil sharks, a giant octopus, and an evil whaling scheme.

Based on a true story, Barbara Hershey and Morgan Weisser portray two star crossed lovers who will stop at nothing to be together without any ridicule. "Stay the Night" tells the dark tale of the controversial romance of a small town teenage boy named Michael Kettman and a free-spirited older woman named Jimmie Sue Finger, who suffers from an abusive marriage. Jimmie Sue and her younger lover plot to murder her husband, which leads to either eternal bliss for the both of them or a curse on their relationship.

A celebrity benefit for The Actors' Fund of America, featuring music, songs, dance and comedy.

Durante a Guerra Civil americana, Robert Gould Shaw (Matthew Broderick), um jovem sem experiência, mas de uma influente família, recebe o comando do primeiro batalhão composto exclusivamente por soldados negros.

A dance drama work which, through movement and very little spoken text, details the interaction of several people residing at or visiting a motel or motor inn named Mountain View. Choreographer Marta Renzi and independent film director John Sayles were invited to collaborate on writing and directing this half-hour for public television.

This Oscar-nominated documentary chronicles everyday life in Aiken, S.C. -- ground zero for America's hydrogen bomb-making facility, the Savannah River Plant. Through interviews with residents, politicians, activists and factory workers, the incisive film looks at the consequences of living in the shadow of nuclear weapons and the illegal dumping of radioactive waste. Actress Jane Alexander narrates.

An indifferent speech professor doing hack work in an urban college suddenly finds herself challenged by a ghetto youth with an intense desire to get a good education in this issue-oriented drama.

Inge Dournenvald and Lise Mueller are best friends in pre-WW2 Austria, despite the fact that Inge is Jewish and Lise is the daughter of a Nazi sympathizer. When they are forbidden to see each other, they meet secretly. After the Germans invade Austria in 1938, Inge and her family escape to America with the help of Lise

Ken Howard hosts a series of role-playing vignettes (featuring some of Hollywood's top stars) to help parents and children deal with typical family situations involving the use of illegal drugs.

Gemma, uma adolescente com problemas afetivos e que vive com o avô desde que foi abandonada pela mãe. Quando ela vai para uma cidadezinha passar o verão, se reencontra com a mãe e cai de amores por um rude trabalhador rural.

Gemma, uma adolescente com problemas afetivos e que vive com o avô desde que foi abandonada pela mãe. Quando ela vai para uma cidadezinha passar o verão, se reencontra com a mãe e cai de amores por um rude trabalhador rural.

An American couple in Chile is drawn into the turmoil that followed President Salvador Allende's 1973 overthrow.

This movie is an account of US Navy Commander James Stockdale's 8 year imprisonment in North Vietnam. During his confinement in such camps as the infamous "Hanoi Hilton", Stockdale, among other senior officers, led a resistance group against the North Vietnamese, facing torture, isolation, and starvation in attempts to break their wills. Back in the US, Stockdale's wife, Sybil, begins working with other POW wives to try to get information on their husbands and to inform the world on their treatment.

Hester Murdoch is found naked and nearly beaten to death by four young Hawaiian men on the beach and taken to the hospital. Some of the men didn't want to get involved, fearing they might be blamed, because she was white, but do so anyway. Almost immediately everyone suspects they are to blame. When Hester's politically influential mother Doris finds out what really happened, she fearing a scandal, forces her daughter to blame the men who rescued her, of raping and beating her. It's up to detective Curt Maddox, to find out what really happened, and their Hawaiian lawyer to do the impossible. Convince a white court of law, that they are innocent.

Struggling actress Hedda Hopper can't get a break in Hollywood, even though an acquaintence of hers is the extremely powerful gossip monger Louella Parsons - maker and breaker of careers (and lives) through her daily syndicated newspaper column. The big movie moguls, fed up with Parson's power over their stars, decide to de-claw her by setting up gossip Hopper as a competitor in the rumour industry. What they couldn't forsee was that Hopper would become as big as Parsons -- and every bit as much of a pain. Based on the true life stories of two of the most powerful (and arguably dangerous) women of Hollywood's hay-day.

Kansas de 1933, tempo da lei seca. Um policial pouco ortodoxo e um detetive particular de poucos escrúpulos juntam-se numa Operação Limpeza a uma cidade corrupta. O bicho vai pegar e essa cidade vai arder.

The story of Martha Jane Canary aka Calamity Jane.

After divorced college professor Rose Michaels invites three of her male colleagues to her room during a teacher's convention, she later accuses them of rape, but the men say otherwise.

It is just another day in the small town of Hamlin until something disastrous happens. Suddenly, news breaks that a series of nuclear warheads has been dropped along the Eastern Seaboard and, more locally, in California. As people begin coping with the devastating aftermath of the attacks — many suffer radiation poisoning — the Wetherly family tries to survive.

A teenage delinquent who goes on a drunken joyride is left in jail overnight by his parents in the hope that he might learn a lesson from it. But events follow which result in the boy spending far longer behind bars than anyone had foreseen.

The most glittering, expensive, and exhausting videotaping session in television history took place Friday February 19, 1982 at New York's Radio City Music Hall. The event, for which ticket-buyers payed up to $1,000 a seat (tax-deductible as a contribution to the Actors' Fund) was billed as "The Night of 100 Stars" but, actually, around 230 stars took part. And most of the audience of 5,800 had no idea in advance that they were paying to see a TV taping, complete with long waits for set and costume changes, tape rewinding, and the like. Executive producer Alexander Cohen estimated that the 5,800 Radio City Music Hall seats sold out at prices ranging from $25 to $1,000. The show itself cost about $4 million to produce and was expected to yield around $2 million for the new addition to the Actors Fund retirement home in Englewood, N. J. ABC is reputed to have paid more than $5 million for the television rights.

In 1974, five former activists from the 1960s meet in a bar, but do not relate. Each is lost in his or her own memories of more hopeful, revolutionary days.

Em 1979, em pleno outono, aconteceu uma das mais corajosas e sensacionais fugas registradas pela História. Naquele ano, as famílias Streizyk e Wetzel construíram um balão caseiro e atravessaram o Muro de Berlim.

Duas mulheres formam um conjunto de cordas no campo de concentração de Auschwitz e, graças à qualidade de sua música, são poupadas das câmaras de gás durante muito tempo pelos nazistas. Vanessa Redgrave está excepcional no papel da judia Fania Fénelon, uma musicista de talento, figura humana de extrema dignidade e sensibilidade, que orienta e presta apoio à mais jovem, esta inconformada com a situação e frágil diante da fome. Num cenário de horrores, uma visão concreta das duas faces da moeda da moral humana: A essência e a barbárie.

Na prisão sulista de Wakefield, Henry Brubaker, o novo diretor, chega disfarçado de prisioneiro e assim convive com os detentos, podendo apurar livremente todos os tipos de corrupções e ilegalidades que imperam na instituição. Quando ele se revela encontra uma oposição velada, pois suas idéias reformistas contrariam vários interesses políticos e financeiros.

Ted Kramer é um profissional para quem o trabalho vem antes da família. Joanna, sua mulher, não pode mais suportar esta situação e sai de casa, deixando Billy, o filho do casal, com Ted, que tudo faz para poder educá-lo, trabalhando e fazendo as tarefas domésticas. Quando consegue ajustar seu trabalho a estas novas responsabilidades, Joanna reaparece exigindo a guarda da criança. Ted porém se recusa e os dois vão para o tribunal lutar pela custódia de Billy.

A sequel to "A Circle of Children" (1977). A teacher of "emotionally disturbed" children takes on a new student who is considered to be "untrainable" by public school authorities, psychiatrists, and medical doctors. Even the child's own mother, who is very loving, does not have the tools to reach her "hopeless" child. This is the further story of a teacher who understood what it was like to be eight years old and hurt and angry and confused; a teacher who saw these children for who they were, rather than who they seemed to be.

A lesbian mother fights to keep her son when a custody suit is brought by her ex-husband.

Ruthless patriarch Loren hires racecar driver Angelo to build a more efficient vehicle against the wishes of his grandson. But things get even messier when Angelo romances two women in Loren's life -- his great-granddaughter and his mistress.

The story of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt during their 12-year stay at the White House.

Em 1972, sem ter a menor noção da gravidade dos fatos, um repórter do Washington Post, inicia uma investigação sobre a invasão de cinco homens na sede do Partido Democrata, que dá origem ao escândalo Watergate e que teve como conseqüência a queda do presidente Richard Nixon.

Hoffman, Redford, Bernstein, Woodward, Pakula and Bradlee. Creators and creatures involved in one way or another with 'All the President's Men', whether being the novel or the movie, appear in this documentary to talk about the challenge of both medias and how one was successfully transformed into another.

Based on the book by famed author John Gunther about the life and early death of his teenage son Johnny, who died from a brain tumor.

A lighthearted look at the saga of Wild Bill Hickok and his relationship with Calamity Jane as he is targeted for revenge by some tough gunfighters.

Em plena época do Natal, Suzan, uma garotinha muito inteligente e esperta, afirma que Papai Noel não existe. Porém, um senhor muito bondoso é contratado para trabalhar como Papai Noel na loja de brinquedos em que sua mãe trabalha. Porém, o que ninguém podia esperar é que o velhinho afirma ser o verdadeiro Papai Noel que está ali justamente para provar para a garotinha e para muitas pessoas que ele é real.

An idealistic rookie cop joins the LAPD to make ends meet while finishing law school, and is indoctrinated by a seasoned veteran. As time goes on, he loses his ambitions and family as police work becomes his entire life.

An American soldier manages to endure his captivity in a Vietnamese POW camp by keeping alive the memories of life in his home town. When he is finally released from the camp, and is discharged from the military, he goes back to his town - but he can find no trace whatsoever of it.

Will Tenneray and Abe Cross are two aging, famous gunfighters, both in need of money. Tenneray comes up with the idea to stage a duel to the death in a bullfight arena, with the ticket proceeds going to the winner.

A black champion boxer and his white female companion struggle to survive while the white boxing establishment looks for ways to knock him down.