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132 movies and shows
Hollywood Mortuary
Thu, 01 Jan 1998
Framed by interviews with real life celebrities, Hollywood Mortuary tells the tale of a horror make-up artist who, in 1941 Hollywood, uses voodoo to resurrect two rival horror stars (thinly disguised versions of Karloff and Lugosi) from the dead to help revive his fading career.
Becoming Marilyn
Thu, 07 Jul 2022
The story of how Norma Jeane Mortenson became Marilyn Monroe (1926-62), a lucid path of self-discovery, from anonymity to stardom: the painful birth of a myth.
Faye
Wed, 15 May 2024
Through honest reflection, complemented by insight from colleagues and friends, Faye Dunaway contextualizes her life and filmography, laying bare her struggles with mental health while confronting the double standards she was subjected to as a woman in Hollywood.
Cantinflas
Fri, 29 Aug 2014
Mike Todd is a Broadway producer struggling to produce the film. Around the World in 80 Days. In Mexico, Mario Moreno, a young entertainer is struggling to get some respect, and he manages to become a star. A twist of faith makes them partners. Together they won the Oscar for Best Picture.
Audrey
Mon, 30 Nov 2020
An unprecedented and intimate look at the life, work and enduring legacy of British actress Audrey Hepburn (1929-1993).
Lady Killer
Sat, 09 Dec 1933
An ex-gang member tries to resist his old cohorts' criminal influence after he suddenly becomes a Hollywood movie star.
Being Eddie
Tue, 11 Nov 2025
From teen comedian to Hollywood legend, Eddie Murphy revisits his extraordinary showbiz ride with raw honesty and humor.
STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie
Fri, 20 Jan 2023
A short kid from a Canadian army base becomes the international pop culture darling of the 1980s—only to find the course of his life altered by a stunning diagnosis. What happens when an incurable optimist confronts an incurable disease?
The Critic
Sat, 22 Sep 2018
A starry-eyed actress with a troubled past faces her harshest critic during an interview gone wrong.
Personality Parade
Sat, 08 Jan 1938
This MGM short provides brief glimpses of over sixty screen actors and actresses, all whom started in silent films.
The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes
Wed, 27 Apr 2022
This documentary explores the mystery surrounding the death of movie icon Marilyn Monroe through previously unheard interviews with her inner circle.
QT8: The First Eight
Mon, 21 Oct 2019
A detailed account of the life and artistic career of legendary filmmaker Quentin Tarantino, from his early days as a video club manager to the scandalous fall in disgrace of producer Harvey Weinstein. A story about how to shoot eight great movies and become an icon of modern pop culture.
Kim Novak: Hollywood's Golden Age Rebel
Sun, 05 Mar 2023
Kim Novak never dreamed on being a star, but she became one. Most famous for her enigmatic performance in Hitchcock’s Vertigo (1958), the Chicago-born actress never quite fitted into the Hollywood mould and wanted to do things her own way.
An Open Secret
Fri, 14 Nov 2014
An investigation into accusations of teenagers being sexually abused within the film industry.
Raphaël Mezrahi Les inédits mais pas que…
Fri, 01 Jan 2016
20 years later, Hugues Delatte is back! Falling from a cupboard, 15 totally new interviews on DVD, funnier than the others, resurface. This time, he attacks American celebrities who do not yet know the apprentice journalist and even less his great qualities as a speaker in English. approximate ! Discover or also rediscover a selection of interviews with French personalities who have now become cult, for the first time in long or full versions.
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
Thu, 16 May 2024
Newly discovered interviews with Elizabeth Taylor and unprecedented access to the star’s personal archive reveal the complex inner life and vulnerability of the groundbreaking icon.
Jean-Claude van Damme: Karate King
Fri, 17 Mar 2023
An American low-budget action film celebrated an unexpected worldwide success in 1988: "Bloodsport". With its, the world of film fans and martial arts cinema discovered a new idol: Jean-Claude Van Damme. In the 1970s there was Bruce Lee, but at the end of the 1980s a Belgian won the day. Van Damme was a karate master and had unparalleled strength and flexibility. For ten years he was one of Hollywood's hottest action stars. But excessive overconfidence and drugs bring him down again. At home in Europe he becomes a laughing stock on talk shows. Only with "JCVD" does he manage to get back on his feet, playing his character with perspective and self-irony, but without ever giving up the reputation that his action films brought him and which has been a cult for several generations. The highs and lows of his eventful life are told through archive footage and contributions from people close to the popular Belgian actor.
Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess
Sat, 16 Sep 2006
In 1956, actress and Hollywood star Grace Kelly (1929-82), then at the height of her film career, unexpectedly dropped everything to marry Prince Rainier III of Monaco. Jinx, an American journalist and friend of the future princess, accompanied her on her journey to the wedding and covered the sensational event.
Train Ride to Hollywood
Wed, 01 Oct 1975
Harry Williams, member of the rhythm & blues band, Bloodstone, is about to go onstage for a concert when he is hit on the head. The rest that follows is his dream. The four band members become conductors on a train filled with characters and (impersonated) actors from the 1930s, such as W.C. Fields, Dracula, and Scarlett O'Hara. Various songs are featured. The singing conductors are obliged to solve a mystery; Marlon Brando is murdering Nelson Eddy, Jeanette McDonald and others by suffocating them in his armpits. A wacky funeral, a fight with a gorilla, and the threat of being turned into a wax museum figure are all part of Harry's dream.