Prudence Arndt

Maurice Hines, a charming, gay African-American entertainer navigates the complications of show business while grieving the loss of his more famous, often estranged younger brother, tap dance legend Gregory Hines.

In this documentary, award-winning filmmaker Susan Froemke explores the creation of the Metropolitan Opera’s storied home of the last five decades. Drawing on rarely seen archival footage, stills, and recent interviews, The Opera House looks at an important period of the Met’s history and delves into some of the untold stories of the artists, architects, and politicians who shaped the cultural life of New York City in the ’50s and ’60s. Among the notable figures in the film are famed soprano Leontyne Price, who opened the new Met in 1966 in Samuel Barber’s Antony and Cleopatra; Rudolf Bing, the Met’s imperious General Manager who engineered the move from the old house to the new one; Robert Moses, the unstoppable city planner who bulldozed an entire neighborhood to make room for Lincoln Center; and Wallace Harrison, whose quest for architectural glory was never fully realized.

In his early days as an actor, Marlon Brando (1924-2004) was a shy young man with theatrical ambitions, like many others; but his charisma and superb acting skills made him truly unique, so that the doors to the starry sky of Hollywood opened for him. However, his peculiar manners, political commitment and complicated love life always overshadowed his artistic success.

When a young drug researcher is hired by a tobacco company, Victor DeNoble unexpectedly discovers the ingredients of addiction and fuels a national campaign to have it regulated.

История жизни Джона Казале.

Оказалась ли американская внешняя политика целиком во власти идеи военного превосходства? Стали ли вооруженные силы слишком важными в американской жизни? Ответы в фильме.

Лианна и ее муж Дик женаты уже несколько лет, но их брак нельзя назвать счастливым. Дик угрожает ей разводом... Но однажды Лианна встречает женщину по имени Рут - учительницу. И влюбляется в нее. Люди, которые знают Лианну, реагируют по-разному: мужу кажется, что его сексуально предали, дети Лианны относятся к ситуации с любопытством, а друзья Лианны - каждый по-разному...