Martha Coolidge

Martha Coolidge

Nascimento : 1946-08-17, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

História

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Perfil

Martha Coolidge
Martha Coolidge

Filmes

I'll Find You
Director
O jovem casal, um cantor de ópera católico e uma violinista judia, sonham em se apresentar juntos no Carnegie Hall. Quando os dois são separados pela invasão alemã na Polônia, Robert promete encontrá-la a qualquer custo; até se ver no coração da Alemanha nazista numa busca que parece mostrar, cada vez mais, que o rapaz perdeu para sempre o amor de sua vida.
Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
Self
The definitive documentary on the history of nudity in feature films from the early silent days to the present, studying the changes in morality that led to the use of nudity in films while emphasizing the political, sociological and artistic changes that shaped that history. Skin will also study the gender inequality in presenting nude images in motion pictures and will follow the revolution that has created nude gender equality in feature films today.
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
Self
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."
Luz, Câmera, Machismo!
Herself
At a pivotal moment for gender equality in Hollywood, successful women directors tell the stories of their art, lives and careers. Having endured a long history of systemic discrimination, women filmmakers may be getting the first glimpse of a future that values their voices equally.
Celluloid Ceilings
Herself
Even though women make up 51 percent of the U.S. population, only about 4 percent of movies are directed by women. Of the 220 TV shows, representing about 3500 total episodes, only 14 percent were directed by women. Bloomberg interviewed several female directors in Hollywood, from Oscar winners to the director of "Twilight" to explore the various forms of sexism and discrimination they have faced in Hollywood, and what they are trying to do to change things
Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women
Self
Using rare footage and exclusive interviews with filmmakers from all over the globe, "Reel Herstory" corrects the historic notion that women behind the scenes in motion pictures held peripheral careers compared with their male counterparts.
Tributo
Director
Cilla McGowan é uma ex-estrela infantil que encontrou um trabalho que lhe dá mais satisfação: restauração de casas antigas. Em busca de uma vida normal, Cilla compra a fazenda de sua avó em Shenandoah Virginia Valley para resgatá-la da ruína. Sua esperança de serenidade é logo eclipsada por pesadelos assombados por sua avó famosa, que morreu na casa, de uma suposta overdose supostamente há mais de 30 anos. Cilla logo estabelece uma relação romântica com Ford Sawyer, seu charmoso vizinho, que ultimamente vem lhe proporcionando conforto e proteção, quando seus sonhos sombrios e segredos de família tornam-se pesadelos reais em sua vida.
Chrissa: Uma Lição de Força
Executive Producer
Quando Chrissa e sua família se mudam para Minnesota, ela tem que entrar na escola bem no meio do período letivo. Desde o primeiro dia de aula ela tem que enfrentar 3 garotas más que tornam impossível a vida de todos na escola.
Chrissa: Uma Lição de Força
Director
Quando Chrissa e sua família se mudam para Minnesota, ela tem que entrar na escola bem no meio do período letivo. Desde o primeiro dia de aula ela tem que enfrentar 3 garotas más que tornam impossível a vida de todos na escola.
Material Girls
Director
As irmãs Marchetta são milionárias herdeiras de um império da indústria de cosméticos. Elas vivem num mundo onde o que conta é a aparência, até receberem uma notícia pra lá de desanimadora: estão quebradas. Sem dinheiro, sem roupas, deslocadas, terão que dar a volta por cima numa comédia muito engraçada sobre meninas que tem que cair na real. Mas até lá vão ter que ralar muito!
The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz
Herself
"The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz" - a featurette narrated by Sydney Pollack.
12 Days of Christmas Eve
Director
Calvin Carter, a successful business executive, has it all, but neglects those closest to him. On Christmas Eve, all that changes when the sign on his office building falls on him. He awakes in a hospital bed, attended to by Angie, a nurse who soon lets him know he has 12 days (12 chances) to get his act together and achieve the "perfect" Christmas Eve. If he doesn't, there will be dire consequences.
Infidelity
Executive Producer
A married family therapist cheats on her husband with a younger man and becomes trapped in her double life, unable to say anything and risk hurting either man in her life.
Um Príncipe em Minha Vida
Director
Paige Morgan (Julia Stiles) tem seu futuro perfeitamente esquematizado. Trabalhando duro para alcançar seu objetivo de se tornar uma médica que viaja pelo mundo para ajudar os carentes, a aluna da Universidade de Wisconsin jura que nada vai atrapalhar o seu sonho. O que ela não esperava era conhecer Eddie (Luke Mably), um estrangeiro fascinante que, sem que ela tenha conhecimento disso, é, na verdade, Edvard Valdemar, o príncipe da Dinamarca!
The Music of Valley Girl
Self
A retrospective of the music featured in the 1983 film Valley Girl.
Valley Girl: In Conversation - Nicolas Cage And Martha Coolidge
Self
Actor Nicolas Cage and director Martha Coolidge sit down to discuss their wok on the 1983 film "Valley Girl."
Valley Girl: 20 Totally Tubular Years Later
Self
A retrospective of the 1983 film "Valley Girl," featuring interviews with the cast and crew.
The Ponder Heart
Director
Uncle Daniel Ponder moves to give away his fortune, while his niece, Edna Earle, tries to tighten the reins on Daniel's generosity. After Daniel marries teenager Bonnie Dee Peacock, her death leads to Daniel's trial for murder
The Flamingo Rising
Director
When Hubert Lee decides to open the world's largest drive-in movie theater across the street from a funeral parlor, a feud erupts between Lee and Turner Knight, the owner of the funeral home. As Lee's many promotional ideas become more and more outrageous, he continues to enrage Knight until one of the promotions backfires with grave consequences.
Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood
Herself
This documentary tells of the life and career of screenwriter Frances Marion. By the mid-1920s, she was the most respected and highest paid scriptwriter in Hollywood.
Desejo Proibido
Director
Em três épocas distintas, confira as histórias de mulheres que lidaram de alguma forma num relacionamento a duas. 1961: Quando Abby morre, Edith sua parceira, precisa silenciosamente encarar sua perda amorosa e a negação de sua posição como 'família' pelo hospital e pelos herdeiros de Abby. 1972: Linda, uma feminista, é expulsa do campus com seu grupo de amigas lésbicas. Para esquecer seus problemas, as amigas vão para o único bar de lésbicas da cidade, onde Linda encontra Amy por quem se apaixona e começa a aprender com seus próprios preconceitos. 2000: Fran e Kal querem ter um bebê e rumam para o banco de esperma. Mas, como fazer isso? Pedir pela Internet? Qual o doador? Qual raça? Qual sexo? E se o banco de esperma não tiver um doador especial que seja perfeito? E acima de tudo, é certo trazer ao mundo um bebê que com toda certeza sofrerá com o preconceito?
Dorothy Dandridge - O Brilho de uma Estrela
Director
Dorothy Dandridge tinha tudo o que se pode imaginar de uma atriz: beleza, talento e um lado sensual que fazia corar os mais recatados. Mas para esta estrela em ascensão na Hollywood dos anos 50, não bastava apenas ser uma grande cantora, uma excepcional atriz ou uma fantástica dançarina, para conquistar seu lugar no hall das estrelas internacionais. Seu rosto angelical com um corpo escultural deveria vencer a barreira do preconceito, quebrando todos os tabus e regras para mostrar a todos que atrás de tudo existia uma mulher de valor. Sua luta para vencer como atriz e suas batalhas perdidas, estão retratadas em sua história. A verdadeira história de uma mulher que inspirou toda uma geração de atores, numa luta que ainda é travada até hoje.
Dois Parceiros em Apuros
Director
Após perder dinheiro apostando em cavalos, jogador convence seu cunhado viúvo a embarcar em um cruzeiro para o Caribe. Charlie e Herb embarcam como instrutores de dança para não pagar passagem e se envolvem em muitas confusões a bordo.
Os Três Desejos
Director
Acidentalmente, Jeanne atropela Jack McCloud e, sentindo-se culpada, convida o atraente estranho para ficar em sua casa até que ele se recupere da perna quebrada. O marido de Jeanne desapareceu na Guerra da Coréia e ela enfrenta sozinha o desafio de cuidar de seus filhos, Tom e Gunny. Logo Jack percebe que a família está longe da felicidade e que cada um deles possui um desejo muito especial que não pode realizar… Magicamente, Jack transforma o destino destas pessoas e ensina uma lição de coragem e esperança que eles jamais esquecerão.
In Search of Oz
Herself
BBC 2 produced this documentary on the Oz books of L. Frank Baum and the films and fantasies that they inspired, particularly the first book `The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'. Includes clips from the several silent film versions of the stories produced by Baum that have survived as well as the 1939 film with Judy Garland, and interviews with such enthusiasts as Salman Rushdie, Gore Vidal, Ray Bradbury, Geoffrey Ryman and Nora Ephron.
Um Tira da Pesada 3
Security Woman
Numa noite em Detroit, Michigan, durante uma batida policial em uma oficina de desmanche de carros, o detetive Axel Foley vê seu chefe, o inspetor Douglas Todd, ser assassinado por um homem bem vestido. Em seu último suspiro, Todd pede a Axel que pegue o homem que atirou nele. Após investigar, Axel acha o veículo do assassino em WonderWorld, um parque temático em Beverly Hills, Califórnia. Já em Beverly Hills, Axel se encontra com o amigo Billy Rosewood, que agora ocupa um cargo importante e tem outro parceiro, Jon Flint, pois John Taggart se aposentou. Axel investiga o WonderWorld, cujo proprietário é Dave Thornton, que sente que algo errado está acontecendo no lugar.
Angie
Director
Angie tem sonhos e ambições diferentes de seus amigos e vizinhos do Brooklin. Sua crescente necessidade de realização e a vontade de quebrar a rotina faz com que seja incompreendida pela família e por sua melhor amiga. Quando ela engravida do namorado Vinnie e começa um caso com o advogado Noel, todos se espantam. Depois que nasce o bebê e o caso com Noel acaba, a vida de Angie muda de rumo.
Proibido Amar
Director
In the summer of 1942 two young boys are sent to stay with their stern grandmother Kurnitz and their childlike aunt Bella in Yonkers, New York.
Crazy in Love
Director
Three generations of women live on a small island off the coast of Washington state with their men with whom they have no end of problems.
As Noites de Rose
Director
Rose is taken in by the Hillyer family to serve as a 1930s housemaid so that she can avoid falling into a life of prostitution. Her appearence and personality is such that all men fall for her, and she knows it. She can't help herself from getting into trouble with men.
Bare Essentials
Director
A couple leaves for a vacation on a tropical island and finds happiness and love... just not with each-other.
Trenchcoat in Paradise
Director
Eddie Mazda is a hard nosed private eye who gets in too close to the mob and is forced to leave Jersey City. He decides to open up shop in Hawaii.
That's Adequate
Herself
This mockumentary about fictional movie studio Adequate Pictures boasts an interesting cast. Tony Randall hosts, and James CoCo (practically on his deathbed) stars as head of the studio. Includes parodies of everything from silent comedies to porn, including an ultra violent "three stooges" style comedy team who put a new spin on the eye poking gag.
Calling the Shots
Self
Documentary about women in the film industry. Numerous notable actresses and female directors share their thoughts.
Plain Clothes
Director
To prove his brother's innocence, undercover officer Nick enrolls in high school again, dealing with crushes, bullies, humiliations, popularity swings, and quirky teachers and staff to find the real murderer.
Academia de Gênios
Director
O trio adolescente de gênios formado por Chris (Val Kilmer), o inteligente que só quer saber de festas; Mitch (Gabriel Jarret), o caçula; e Lazlo (Jon Gries), o prodígio número um da América, supostamente trabalham duro em um grande projeto laboratorial. Porém, eles descobrem que seu mentor, o professor Hathaway (William Atherton), os obrigou a construir uma arma secreta para os militares, e planejam uma sofisticada vingança.
Joy of Sex
Director
Teenager Leslie Hindenberg, mistakenly believing she has just weeks to live, decides she will lose her virginity before she dies.
The City Girl
Producer
A female photographer who is engaged to a businessman investigates a cult in the local club scene. By living out some of her sexual fantasies, she faces the truth about her life and helps one of the cult's victims escape.
The City Girl
Story
A female photographer who is engaged to a businessman investigates a cult in the local club scene. By living out some of her sexual fantasies, she faces the truth about her life and helps one of the cult's victims escape.
The City Girl
Director
A female photographer who is engaged to a businessman investigates a cult in the local club scene. By living out some of her sexual fantasies, she faces the truth about her life and helps one of the cult's victims escape.
Sonhos Rebeldes
Director
Julie, a girl from the valley, meets Randy, a punk from the city. They are from different worlds and find love. Somehow they need to stay together in spite of her trendy, shallow friends.
The London Connection
Story
A missing formula, a defecting Eastern European scientist kidnapped, car chases, foot chases, air chases, the British secret service, and a couple of American tourists caught right in the middle.
Not a Pretty Picture
Herself
Mixing narrative and documentary filming in a unique way the story is autobiographical and is about a date rape dissecting the characters and circumstances around it. Restored in 2022 by the Academy Film Archive and The Film Foundation. Restoration funding provided by the Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation.
Not a Pretty Picture
Editor
Mixing narrative and documentary filming in a unique way the story is autobiographical and is about a date rape dissecting the characters and circumstances around it. Restored in 2022 by the Academy Film Archive and The Film Foundation. Restoration funding provided by the Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation.
Not a Pretty Picture
Producer
Mixing narrative and documentary filming in a unique way the story is autobiographical and is about a date rape dissecting the characters and circumstances around it. Restored in 2022 by the Academy Film Archive and The Film Foundation. Restoration funding provided by the Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation.
Not a Pretty Picture
Writer
Mixing narrative and documentary filming in a unique way the story is autobiographical and is about a date rape dissecting the characters and circumstances around it. Restored in 2022 by the Academy Film Archive and The Film Foundation. Restoration funding provided by the Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation.
Not a Pretty Picture
Director
Mixing narrative and documentary filming in a unique way the story is autobiographical and is about a date rape dissecting the characters and circumstances around it. Restored in 2022 by the Academy Film Archive and The Film Foundation. Restoration funding provided by the Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation.
Old-Fashioned Woman
Self
Documentary on the filmmaker's grandmother, Mabel Tilton, reflecting on her life as an independent woman.
Old-Fashioned Woman
Editor
Documentary on the filmmaker's grandmother, Mabel Tilton, reflecting on her life as an independent woman.
Old-Fashioned Woman
Producer
Documentary on the filmmaker's grandmother, Mabel Tilton, reflecting on her life as an independent woman.
Old-Fashioned Woman
Writer
Documentary on the filmmaker's grandmother, Mabel Tilton, reflecting on her life as an independent woman.
Old-Fashioned Woman
Director
Documentary on the filmmaker's grandmother, Mabel Tilton, reflecting on her life as an independent woman.
Year of the Woman
Sound
Utitlising humour, fantasy, animation, poetry and theatrics, Hochman and her crew challenge the male establishment for ignoring the first meeting of the National Women's Political Caucus and Shirley Chisholm's bid for US vice-president.
David: Off and On
Herself - interviewer
A documentary portrait of a young man's middle class childhood and his struggle with drugs and his reasons to live.
David: Off and On
Editor
A documentary portrait of a young man's middle class childhood and his struggle with drugs and his reasons to live.
David: Off and On
Producer
A documentary portrait of a young man's middle class childhood and his struggle with drugs and his reasons to live.
David: Off and On
Writer
A documentary portrait of a young man's middle class childhood and his struggle with drugs and his reasons to live.
David: Off and On
Director
A documentary portrait of a young man's middle class childhood and his struggle with drugs and his reasons to live.
Directors on Directing (Part 2)
This documentary features the most gifted young directors of the 80's and 90's, revealing the secrets of their success in their craft.
Passing Quietly Through
Director
A blunt and human encounter between a nurse and an aging man.
More Than a School
Director
A documentary following the lives of several students involved in an experimental "school without walls" program at a Long Island high school.