Al Franken

O cômico Chris Farley surge como um membro do elenco de "Saturday Night Live" e mais tarde estrela em várias comédias icônicas de tela grande, mas por trás de sua presença de palco exagerada havia inseguranças profundamente ligadas à sua personalidade viciante.

Acclaimed journalist Paul Moreira investigates how Russia manipulates public opinion, undermines democratic governments and attempts to alter world events. The public face of foreign policy: the state news channels, Sputnik and Russia Today. But working in the shadows is the hidden part: the hackers and trolls pushing the Russian agenda - The Russians know that public perception of their country has reached a new low. Russophobia is massive. Their message is tainted with illegitimacy. But how does the Russian information war machine work?

Emmy Award-winning comic and talk show host David Letterman accepts the 2017 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. An outstanding lineup of entertainers gathers in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall to salute David Letterman, recipient of the 20th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.

A HBO apresenta um especial sobre o "4 de julho", com os documentos constitucionais dos Estados Unidos.

The tale of the Grateful Dead is inspiring, complicated, and downright messy. A tribe of contrarians, they made art out of open-ended chaos and inadvertently achieved success on their own terms. Never-before-seen footage and interviews offer this unprecedented and unvarnished look at the life of the Dead.

Este documentário expõe o caso do processo movido por uma americana contra o McDonald’s, por queimaduras sofridas devido a um café quente comprado na lanchonete. O filme analisa o quanto se pode tirar vantagem do sistema legal dos Estados Unidos.

Feature length documentary about Howard Dean and the Democratic primary.

The humorous, provocative and moving examination of the Culture Wars and faith in America. Featuring interviews from all sides of the issues, the film is a balanced, challenging and entertaining foray into the most divisive and difficult topics in our culture. Includes interviews with Al Franken, Sen. Rick Santorum, Dr. Tony Campolo, Sister Mary Timothy, Michael Reagan, Ron Luce as well as rousing man-on-the-street interviews with director Dan Merchant dressed as Bumpersticker Man, a wild Culture Wars game show pits a Liberal Media Elite team against a team of Young Conservatives and a powerful "reverse Confession Booth" at a Gay Pride event provides unexpected emotion

Join filmmaking duo Chris Hegedus and Nick Doob as their cameras follow Franken to book signings, campaign rallies and the launch of Air America Radio, documenting his transformation from irreverent funnyman to political pundit.

Tom Hanks is the host of this show with a comic approach to raise awareness concerning the environment.

A documentary look at the troubled first year of liberal talk radio start up Air America and its slate of hosts, including Al Franken, Rachel Maddow, and Marc Maron.

Paul Wellstone was the charismatic Minnesota progressive who used grassroots organizing to get elected and give ordinary people a stake in government. His 3rd election campaign was cut short when his small plane crashed into the north woods of Minnesota just 11 days before the 2002 election. Wellstone! explores the origin of his politics, his controversial road to the United States Senate, his deep bond with his wife and 'co-senator' Sheila, and the legacy of a life of progressive populism.

Indian Point é uma usina de energia nuclear localizada perto de Nova York e atraiu muita atenção depois dos ataques de 11 de Setembro devido à falta de segurança no local.

Bennett Marco é um oficial americano com problemas de insónias, que sofreu uma emboscada no deserto do Kuwait, da qual foi salvo pelo heroísmo do sargento Raymond Shaw. À noite, todavia, os pesadelos de Marco revelam-lhe indícios sinistros de que a verdadeira história daquela emboscada tem outra explicação que não a oficialmente aceite e que Raymond Shaw não é o herói impoluto que parece.

This film examines how media empires, led by Rupert Murdoch's Fox News, have been running a "race to the bottom" in television news, and provides an in-depth look at Fox News and the dangerous impact on society when a broad swath of media is controlled by one person. Media experts, including Jeff Cohen (FAIR) Bob McChesney (Free Press), Chellie Pingree (Common Cause), Jeff Chester (Center for Digital Democracy) and David Brock (Media Matters) provide context and guidance for the story of Fox News and its effect on society. This documentary also reveals the secrets of Former Fox news producers, reporters, bookers and writers who expose what it's like to work for Fox News. These former Fox employees talk about how they were forced to push a "right-wing" point of view or risk their jobs. Some have even chosen to remain anonymous in order to protect their current livelihoods. As one employee said "There's no sense of integrity as far as having a line that can't be crossed."

Chevy Chase bitterly takes in his roast.

College has always been a time for experimentation, sexual, cultural and otherwise. "Harvard Man" plays out against a background of love, sex, basketball, crime and experimentation. Action and philosophy in young people's quest to discover their true identity.

A TV special celebrating the 25th anniversary of Saturday Night Live. Before a celebrity audience, many of the former cast members and guest hosts return to perform their signature monologues and present a look back at some of the best comedy skits and musical numbers of the past two and a half decades.

Classic Saturday Night Live skits featuring the hilarious Phil Hartman.

When 25-year-old New Yorker Eric Traber gets fired from his job and kicked out of his apartment, he fears the worst. But his best friend, Ziggy, shows up A.W.O.L. from the Peace Corps and leads him out to the swank Hamptons for Easter weekend in search of betterment and understanding. Once there, they confront the adult roles of life for the first time; fraud, attempted murder, two-faced disloyalty and well-catered cocktail parties!

A self-help advocate struggles to put his dysfunctional family in its place.

A self-help advocate struggles to put his dysfunctional family in its place.

A self-help advocate struggles to put his dysfunctional family in its place.

Alice Green é uma esposa e mãe que desenvolve um problema de alcoolismo. Enquanto seu marido Michael tem sido paciente em lidar com o problema, logo se torna claro que ele contribui para o seu alcoolismo. Quando o vício ameaça a segurança de suas filhas, Alice decide ir para uma clínica de reabilitação. Ao retornar, percebe que o seu novo estilo de vida provoca um inesperado problema com Michael, levando-os a tentar descobrir o que sentem um pelo outro.

Alice Green é uma esposa e mãe que desenvolve um problema de alcoolismo. Enquanto seu marido Michael tem sido paciente em lidar com o problema, logo se torna claro que ele contribui para o seu alcoolismo. Quando o vício ameaça a segurança de suas filhas, Alice decide ir para uma clínica de reabilitação. Ao retornar, percebe que o seu novo estilo de vida provoca um inesperado problema com Michael, levando-os a tentar descobrir o que sentem um pelo outro.

Alice Green é uma esposa e mãe que desenvolve um problema de alcoolismo. Enquanto seu marido Michael tem sido paciente em lidar com o problema, logo se torna claro que ele contribui para o seu alcoolismo. Quando o vício ameaça a segurança de suas filhas, Alice decide ir para uma clínica de reabilitação. Ao retornar, percebe que o seu novo estilo de vida provoca um inesperado problema com Michael, levando-os a tentar descobrir o que sentem um pelo outro.

A TV special celebrating the 15th anniversary of Saturday Night Live. Before a celebrity audience, many of the former cast members and guest hosts return to perform their signature monologues and present a look back at some of the best comedy skits and musical numbers of the past 15 years.

A humourous telling of the history of the comic book superhero.

The problems faced by both teenagers and adults in a small Minnesota town who are trying to get dates for a Saturday night.

The problems faced by both teenagers and adults in a small Minnesota town who are trying to get dates for a Saturday night.

Released in 1984 featuring Al Franken and Tom Davis writers and performers on the original Saturday Night Live perform live in front of a small college audience at Stockton State. Some highlights include a representative from the "Whiskey Distilleries of America" tutoring students on what to do if you're drunk and you absolutely have to drive, interviews with a laid off heterosexual auto worker turned male prostitute for homosexuals, A test to see if audience members may be too stoned to be among people, their Rolling Stones parody, their PTL club satire and more; classic 1980s period performances!

Released in 1984 featuring Al Franken and Tom Davis writers and performers on the original Saturday Night Live perform live in front of a small college audience at Stockton State. Some highlights include a representative from the "Whiskey Distilleries of America" tutoring students on what to do if you're drunk and you absolutely have to drive, interviews with a laid off heterosexual auto worker turned male prostitute for homosexuals, A test to see if audience members may be too stoned to be among people, their Rolling Stones parody, their PTL club satire and more; classic 1980s period performances!

In this animated pilot based on the SNL sketch, The Coneheads come to conquer Earth but they soon find themselves becoming domesticated.

O que pode acontecer quando um magnata de Wall Street encontra um esperto mendigo de rua? Esta é a história de um malandro que troca seu estilo de vida com a de um investidor grã-fino. Daí em diante, a diversão fica mais rica a cada minuto!

Steve Martin's fourth NBC special was in the spirit of his previous association with Saturday Night Live. It was broadcast live from Studio 8H, produced by Lorne Michaels and featured some original cast members of the show.

Steve Martin's fourth NBC special was in the spirit of his previous association with Saturday Night Live. It was broadcast live from Studio 8H, produced by Lorne Michaels and featured some original cast members of the show.

Recorded October 30th and 31st, 1980, at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, Dead Ahead showcases the recently reformed Grateful Dead lineup in acoustic and electric splendor.

Paul Simon just wants to perform his songs although an arrogant director keeps on interrupting him with crazy ideas.

A committee investigating TV's first uncensored network examines a typical day's programming, which includes shows, commercials, news programs, you name it. What they discover will surely crack you up! This outrageous and irreverent spoof of television launched the careers of some of the greatest comedians of all time.