John Guare

Pauline Kael (1919–2001) was undoubtedly one of the greatest names in film criticism. A Californian native, she wrote her first review in 1953 and joined ‘The New Yorker’ in 1968. Praised for her highly opinionated and feisty writing style and criticised for her subjective and sometimes ruthless reviews, Kael’s writing was refreshingly and intensely rooted in her experience of watching a film as a member of the audience. Loved and hated in equal measure – loved by other critics for whom she was immensely influential, and hated by filmmakers whose films she trashed - Kael destroyed films that have since become classics such as The Sound of Music and raved about others such as Bonnie and Clyde. She was also aware of the perennial difficulties for women working in the movies and in film criticism, and fiercely fought sexism, both in her reviews and in her media appearances.

Maria Irene Fornes is “America's Great Unknown Playwright.” When she stops writing due to dementia, a friendship with a young writer reignites her visionary creative spirit, triggering a film collaboration that picks up where the pen left off.

A cineasta Rebecca Miller apresenta um retrato de seu pai, o dramaturgo americano Arthur Miller.

Após escrever a obra-prima “O Apanhador no Campo de Centeio”, J. D. Salinger decidiu não publicar mais livros. Este homem recluso sumiu dos holofotes, não deu notícias durante quarenta anos. O autor teria ficado particularmente perturbado pelo fato de três assassinos terem usado o seu livro como justificativa de seus crimes. O documentário tenta investigar os motivos de seu comportamento, e quais obras ele teria escrito durante o isolamento.

Eugene O'Neill tells the haunting story of the life and work of America's greatest and only Nobel Prize-winning playwright -- set within the context of the harrowing family dramas and personal upheavals that shaped him, and that he in turn struggled all his life to give form to in his art.

The Museum of the City of New York’s award-winning short documentary explores how New York City grew from a settlement of a few hundred Europeans, Africans, and Native Americans into the metropolis we know today and features animated maps and archival photographs, prints, and paintings from the Museum’s collections. Now expanded and updated, the film's final chapter captures the astonishing – if sometimes challenging – transformations the city has experienced in the first decades of the 21st century.

In this witty drama, the future of art is examined from two vantage points: the years 1699 and 1999. Roland is an avant-garde artist in Venice, California whose sister, Countess Camilla Volta, lives on their family's estate in Venice, Italy. Their father, the Viscount, is near death, and he announces, to the disappointment of both his offspring, that his home and priceless collection of art have been bequeathed to the Italian government.

O metrô de Nova York serve de palco para uma série de sketches enfocando, ora de forma dramática, ora de forma cômica, ou mesmo romântica, o cotidiano das milhões de pessoas que passam por ali diariamente. Grande elenco que compõe as histórias, sob grandes direções.

Uma paciente com leucemia tenta terminar uma briga de 20 anos com sua irmã para obter sua medula óssea. Depois de 20 anos cuidando de seu pai, uma mulher com câncer agora precisa se reconectar com sua irmã, e o sobrinho que nunca conheceu, depois de ser diagnosticada com leucemia. Seu amor ajuda o sobrinho adolescente zangado, e sua irmã aprende a se relacionar com as pessoas. (e 14 - Estimado 14 Anos)

Paul aparece na porta de um casal de marchands ricos, alegando precisar de ajuda depois de um roubo no Central Park. Apresentando-se como aluno de Harvard, amigo de seus filhos e filho de Sidney Poitier, ele encanta o casal com histórias a respeito do seu pai e termina passando a noite ali. Pela manhã, no entanto, descobrimos que Paul é um vigarista e seu golpe terá repercussões que mudarão a família de formas não imaginadas.

On the day in 1965 that the Pope visits New York and masses of people line the streets in adulation, Artie, a zookeeper living in Sunnyside, Queens, thinks it's time for his life to be blessed, too. He desperately wants to escape his lower middle-class existence and become a popular singer and songwriter, but his life is complicated by an ambitious mistress, a crazy wife and a bomb-making son.

Lou, um pequeno gângster que sempre se achou grande coisa, conhece e se apaixona por uma sexy funcionária de cassino chamada Sally. Ela precisa de sua ajuda para realizar seu sonho de ir a Monte Carlo, um símbolo da vida glamourosa que ela está desesperadamente procurando.

Após a filha problemática fugir de casa, um casal inicia uma jornada em busca da garota e acaba conhecendo outros pais na mesma situação.