Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

A documentary 33 years in the making, director and friend of Kurt Vonnegut seeks through his archives to create the first film featuring the revolutionary late writer.

A história do compositor Howard Ashman, que escreveu as letras de 'A Pequena Loja dos Horrores', 'A Pequena Sereia', 'Aladdin' e 'A Bela e a Fera' antes de morrer de AIDS no auge da crise em 1991.

Follows Elliot Rosewater, heir of a massive fortune controlled by the Rosewater Foundation, as he deals with the guilt surrounding his wealth. At the same time, young lawyer Norman Mushari attempts to track down the other. less wealthy branch of the Rosewater family, to convince them to sue their wealthy cousins.

In the year 2204, the Earth has become a dystopian wasteland. In order to maintain strict population levels, any newborn is only permitted to live if another person's life is traded in and a receipt issued. Edward K. Wehling, Jr. sits in Chicago Lying-In Hospital waiting for the birth of his triplets, except he has no receipts to collect them.

He was one of the best-selling authors of the 20th Century. His books became movies. His writings became music. He became an icon. He was Kurt Vonnegut. First, though, he was just a kid from Indianapolis, whose early idyllic life turned tragic. Things got tougher in World War II, when he was captured by the Germans and survived the Dresden firebombing. He overcame all of that to become a literary lion who was both proud of--and frustrated with--his hometown. But as his friend Morley Safer said, he never lost his Hoosier roots. Narrated by NPR Anchor Steve Inskeep, A Writer's Roots talks with Kurt's family and friends, including his daughter, Nan Vonnegut, and fellow writers Morley Safer, Dan Wakefield and James Alexander Thom.

An in-depth feature length documentary of one of America's greatest and least understood authors, Nelson Algren. This never before told compelling life story reveals a unique literary voice through rare interviews, archival footage and the gritty noirish voice of Algren on Algren. Kurt Vonnegut and Studs Terkel, literary giants in their own right, sing songs of praise along with many of his old friends, which makes this film seem like a hymn from the grave. This stylishly produced film embeds us in the 1950's cold war world when Algren worked. Algren's touching love affair with Simone de Beauvoir weaves it's way through the film along with the damaging impact of FBI and CIA surveillance.

Jeremy explains to John issues he faced in college while John tries to consolidate his old friend while nursing beers.

Sitting in a bar, Petar Lard decides to ring up his former sweetheart.

Em um futuro distópico todas as pessoas são obrigadas a se tornarem iguais, seja fisicamente ou intelectualmente. Os fortes andam com pesos, os belos vestem máscaras e os inteligentes usam fones que produzem ruídos altos para que não possam utilizar suas vantagens.

Um painel do deficiente sistema de saúde americano. A partir do perfil de cidadãos comuns, somos levados a entender como milhões de vidas são destruídas por um sistema que, no fim das contas, só beneficia a poucos endinheirados. Ali vale a lógica de que, se você quer permanecer saudável nos Estados Unidos, é bom não ficar doente. E, depois de examinar como o país chegou a esse estado, o filme visita uma série de países com sistema de saúde público e eficiente, como Cuba e Canadá.

Arguably the most influential person in American comics, Will Eisner, as artist, entrepreneur, innovator, and visual storyteller, enjoyed a career that encompassed comic books from their early beginnings in the 1930s to their development as graphic novels in the 1990s. During his sixty-year-plus career, Eisner introduced the now-traditional mode of comic book production; championed mature, sophisticated storytelling; was an early advocate for using the medium as a tool for education; pioneered the now-popular graphic novel, and served as inspiration for generations of artists. Without a doubt, Will Eisner was the godfather of the American comic book.

Rico reunites with his ex-wife after serving a five year prison term for armed robbery. Upon Rico's release he encounters old and new forces conspiring to bring him down and tear him between what he holds dear and what he most fears.

Em uma cidade fictícia no meio do oeste norte-americano. Dwayne Hoover é um rico dono de uma concessionária de carros que está perdendo contato com a realidade, e a beira do suicídio.

Em uma cidade fictícia no meio do oeste norte-americano. Dwayne Hoover é um rico dono de uma concessionária de carros que está perdendo contato com a realidade, e a beira do suicídio.

Howard W. Campbell Jr. (Nick Nolte) é um dramaturgo americano que já vivia na Alemanha antes de começar a 2ª Guerra Mundial. Ele é essencialmente apolítico, apesar de algumas vezes ter estado com alguns líderes nazistas, já que por serem VIPs nesta época e pertencerem ao mesmo círculo social. Mas na verdade Campbell só se preocupa com seus textos e sua amada Helga (Sheryl Lee). Um dia Frank Wirtenan (John Goodman), um agente da inteligência americana, se aproxima de Campbell e lhe oferece uma tarefa incomum: ele se faria passar por um comentarista de rádio que aparentemente era um ferveroso nazista, mas na realidade estava passando informações codificadas que ajudariam no esforço de guerra americano. Após inicialmente relutar, Campbell concorda. Ele desempenha tão bem sua função que, quando a guerra termina, ele descobre que é impossível convencer as pessoas que ele não era realmente um nazista.

Howard W. Campbell Jr. (Nick Nolte) é um dramaturgo americano que já vivia na Alemanha antes de começar a 2ª Guerra Mundial. Ele é essencialmente apolítico, apesar de algumas vezes ter estado com alguns líderes nazistas, já que por serem VIPs nesta época e pertencerem ao mesmo círculo social. Mas na verdade Campbell só se preocupa com seus textos e sua amada Helga (Sheryl Lee). Um dia Frank Wirtenan (John Goodman), um agente da inteligência americana, se aproxima de Campbell e lhe oferece uma tarefa incomum: ele se faria passar por um comentarista de rádio que aparentemente era um ferveroso nazista, mas na realidade estava passando informações codificadas que ajudariam no esforço de guerra americano. Após inicialmente relutar, Campbell concorda. Ele desempenha tão bem sua função que, quando a guerra termina, ele descobre que é impossível convencer as pessoas que ele não era realmente um nazista.

"All men are not created equal. It is the purpose of the Government to make them so." This is the premise of the Showtime film adaption of Kurt Vonnegut's futuristic short story Harrison Bergeron. The film centers around a young man (Harrison) who is smarter than his peers, and is not affected by the usual "Handicapping" which is used to train all Americans so everyone is of equal intelligence.

"Malowany chlopiec" - The first major mystification of the Holocaust was the novel "The Painted Bird" by Polish Emigrant Jerzy Kosinski, who in his book describes himself as an abandoned child who became mute, ended up in an orphanage and only later discovers his Jewish origin. "The Painted Bird" has since its publication in 1965 been the subject of discussion on its authenticity.

When he hears that the girl next door is getting married, Newt goes AWOL from the Army and hitch-hikes home to convince her to marry him.

Quando o rico industrial Thornton Melon (Rodney Dangerfield) resolve fazer uma visita de surpresa a seu filho Jason, na escola, fica surpreso ao constatar que a função dele na equipe de natação é apenas de recolher toalhas e arrumar o vestiário. Para mudar a situação de seu filho e, ao mesmo tempo melhorar sua instrução, ele se matricula como estudante. Mas Thornton resolve encarar a escola de maneira bem diferente, se divertindo e usando seu dinheiro para "lubrificar" as engrenagens do ensino. Desde que dinheiro não seja problema, porque não contratar especialistas da NASA para ajudá-lo com as aulas de física e dar uma mega festa com a presença do Oingo Boingo tocando "Dead Man’s Party"?

A documentary featured on BBC's Arena series in 1983. The author discusses his life, his work and his thoughts and opinions.

Caleb Swain (Jerry Lewis) e sua esposa Lutetia (Madeline Kahn) são um casal que são considerados por outras pessoas como o mais belo. Mas tudo muda quando Lutetia dá à luz um casal de gêmeos horrorosos. Eles são Wilbur e Eliza (também interpretados por Lewis e Kahn) e, que na verdade, são dois alienígenas que foram escolhidos e enviados para resolverem os problemas do planeta. Quando eles estão separados, os dois ficam fracos e sem inteligência, mas juntos, possuem um grande potencial. Infelizmente por interesse de terceiros, eles acabam sendo ameaçados de se separarem pra sempre.

Harry is a shy hardware store employee. But whenever he takes a part in a local amateur theater production, he becomes the part completely--while on stage. Helene is new in town, a lonely itinerant telephone company employee. On a whim, she auditions for and gets the part of Stella to Harry's Stanley when the theater group performs A Streetcar Named Desire. Before anyone realizes the growing affection between Helene and Stanley, she falls deeply in love with the sexy brute, not knowing what the real man is like.

David Potter, owner of a small town weekly newspaper, decides to get a more secure job. Despite his wife's misgivings, he applies to be a publicity writer at the mammoth Ilium Works. Although shaken at seeing how the company immediately plans out his entire career, he accepts the position. He is then given his first assignment, recording the capture of a deer that has slipped onto the grounds of the Works.

A three episode film consisting of three short films: "Promenade", "Poacher" and "Tattoo". The action of the films takes place in the 1930s in Estonia.

Pilot for a proposed television anthology series with stories about love, either dramatic or comedic. In this pilot, there were three different segments: in the first, a computer falls in love with its programmer; in the second, a World War II vet falls in love with a murderer; in the third, a woman falls in love with a penniless painter.

Billy Pilgrim, um veterano da Segunda Guerra Mundial, encontra-se misteriosamente distanciado do tempo, para poder viajar, sem poder ajudá-lo, desde os dias de sua infância até aqueles de sua vida peculiar em um planeta distante chamado Tralfamadore, passando por sua amarga experiência como prisioneiro de guerra na cidade alemã de Dresden, sobre a qual paira a sombra inevitável de uma tragédia indescritível.

A poet-astronaut is shot through an area of space called the Chronosynclastic Infundibulum. He is duplicated into infinite copies of himself, each of whom finds himself in a bizarre situations on a different world. (These scenarios are all derived from the novels and short stories of 'Kurt Vonnegut Jr.', including Cat's Cradle, Welcome to the Monkey House, 'Harrison Bergeron', and 'Happy Birthday, Wanda June'

A hunter back from years in the Amazon finds his wife and life changed.

A hunter back from years in the Amazon finds his wife and life changed.

Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., discusses his development as a writer, including references to some of his major novels, his themes and their meaning, his relationship to other writers, problems in sustaining his special vision of American life, and his future. Accompanied by photographs that chronicle the author’s life and selections from home movies taken during his youth.