Lorna Luft

Explore the dramatic career and personal struggles of the talented and tragically short-lived entertainer Judy Garland through rare concert footage, never-heard-before voice recordings and personal photos.

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.

From creative director Arlene Phillips, the show is produced in arrangement with the Judy Garland Estate and is the only officially recognised Judy Garland show in the world today. With approved blessing from Judy's family, this UK premiere takes you on a magical musical journey through the songs that made Judy Garland a legend in show business history, along with never before seen film highlights and interviews. Judy's daughter Lorna Luft leads the way through this remarkable show that brings this dazzling songbook to life on stage with an award-winning cast - Ray Quinn, Louise Dearman, The Boyfriends et al - who are the crème of London's West End.

A documentary which examines Marc Bolan's childhood ambitions of fame and where it led him, using previously lost TV and radio interviews, rediscovered Top of the Pops recordings, unseen concert footage and unique home movies.

As Hollywood biographies go, Judy Garland's story is one of the saddest success stories you'll ever hear. The sanitized studio version of her life presented a smiling kid with the big voice, who, alongside Mickey Rooney, just wanted to put on a show. But drugs, overwork, even psychological abuse at the hands of the studio is now part of the Garland legend. But despite the number of Garland books and documentaries, one account has always been missing -- Garland herself never managed to write a memoir. She did make several attempts at an autobiography, often recording stories on a tape recorder. Judy Garland: By Myself (2004), finally fills in the blanks - using Judy's personal recordings to tell the story in her own words.

Documentary which aired on television in 2004, about the two daughters of Judy Garland and their relationship.

Nos anos 70, o Studio 54 foi a discoteca que agitava a vida noturna de Nova York com todo o frenesi que lhe deu uma reputação internacional. Steve Rubell, o dono e idealizador, tentava transformar seu sonho em realidade ao dar as melhores festas que o mundo tinha visto.

Em uma viagem à Romênia para visitar um cliente, Sam acaba sendo despedido e se sente ultrapassado. Mas, sem querer ele encontra um homem gigante, Max, que acredita ter potencial para se tornar um astro em Hollywood. Os dois chegam a um acordo e vão juntos para os Estados Unidos, enquanto Sam se preocupa com a carreira de Max e esse se preocupa em encontrar sua paixão de infância que se mudou para o país 23 anos atrás.

He hasn't had a new Broadway show since 1983's La Cage Aux Folles, but composer Jerry Herman has become ubiquitous on the concert, tribute and benefit scene, as evidenced by a video release of "Jerry Herman's Broadway - at the Hollywood Bowl." The star-studded event celebrating Herman's 30-plus-year career includes performances by Carol Channing, Leslie Uggams, Lorna Luft and Lee Roy Reams all together on "Hello, Dolly!"; George Hearn singing "Movies Were Movies" (Mack And Mabel); Davis Gaines crooning "Song On The Sand" and "I Am What I Am" (La Cage Aux Folles); Rita Moreno advising "Tap Your Troubles Away" (Mack And Mabel); and Beatrice Arthur pointing out "The Man In The Moon" (also from Mame). There is also special taped greetings from Angela Lansbury and Paul & Linda McCartney.

Documentary about the making of the 1939 MGM classic film The Wizard of Oz. Includes interviews of cast and crew members, their families and fans of the film.

A producer from Beverly Hills is shocked when someone steals all of her belongings out of her purse. The thief begins to make threatening phone calls and withdraws money from her accounts. The stalker becomes more and more dangerous until he finally tries to kill the producer.

Liza Minnelli in concert at the London Palladium.

This very special program-hosted by Judy's daughter, Lorna Luft-is a loving tribute to the life and timeless popularity of superstar Judy Garland, who began as a small-time vaudeville act and grew up to be one of the greatest entertainers of all time. Featuring the fond reminiscences of many family and friends, this show is filled with some of Judy's finest filmed performances. Includes the legendary performer singing-on her own and with stars such as Barbra Streisand, Lena Horne, Liza Minnelli, and Tony Bennett-several of her greatest songs such as The Man That Got Away, Swanee, San Francisco. Chicago, Over the Rainbow, and many more.

O foco principal do filme é a crise existencial da adolescência de quatro moças da faculdade durante as férias de primavera. Merrit Andrews (Dolores Hart), a desenvolta e decidida líder do quarteto, assim que o filme começa, expressa a opinião de que o sexo pré-marital é perfeitamente aceitável. Seu discurso finalmente inspira a insegura Melody Tolman (Yvette Mimieux) a abrir mão da sua virgindade logo depois das moças chegarem a Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Tuggle Carpenter (Paula Prentiss), por outro lado, busca ser uma máquina de fazer bebês, faltando somente o homem para se unir pelo casamento. Angie (Connie Francis, em sua primeira atuação como atriz) circula fora do grupo como uma moça bastante desajeitada quando surge algum romance.

Em um colégio, um concurso de talentos provoca uma disputa interna. Enquanto isto, um novo aluno, que veio da Inglaterra, fica apaixonado por uma bela jovem. Mas como ela sonha em ter um motoqueiro como namorado, ele começa a fazer os trabalhos escolares de seus colegas para ganhar dinheiro para comprar sua moto e se transformar em um misterioso motoqueiro, que impressiona a todos.

Liza Minnelli stars in a television concert directed and choreographed by Bob Fosse. She performs such songs as the title number and "Son of a Preacher Man." The concert concludes with a medley of songs from the film Cabaret (1972). The special, Minnelli and Fosse all won Emmy Awards. Bob Fosse also won the Oscar and Tony that year, in the only instance of any person ever winning all three in a one-month period.

1963 Christmas show of the short-lived The Judy Garland Show

Jenny Bowman is a successful singer who, while on an engagement at the London Palladium, visits David Donne to see her son Matt again, spending a few glorious days with him while his father is away in Rome in an attempt to attain the family that she never had. When David returns, Matt is torn between his loyalty to his father and his affection for Jenny.