Příběh o lásce a smrtelnosti, svobodě a utrpení podle románu Philipa Rotha. Profesor David Kepesh (Ben Kingsley) věnoval značnou část svého života výuce literatury a dobývání půvabných studentek. Otevřeně přiznává, že krásné ženě nedokáže odolat. Když však po šedesátce potká skvostnou Consuelu (Penélope Cruz), její mládí, její nádherné tělo a samozřejmost, s jakou se mu oddává, i podivná netečnost, s níž přijímá projevy jeho vášně, v něm probouzí žárlivost, kterou Kepesh nedokáže zapudit dokonce ani ve chvílích, kdy ji svírá v náručí, ztrácí svůj obvyklý ironický odstup a soustředění, přestává racionálně uvažovat. Před nejhorším ho však zachraňuje láska zralé ženy.
Uznávaný spisovatel Mortimer Brewster (Cary Grant) je čerstvě ženatý s půvabnou Elaine (Priscilla Lane), ale bojí se ji uvést do rodiny. Zjistil totiž, že jeho dvě zdánlivě neškodné tetičky Abby (Josephine Hull) a Martha (Jean Adair) vraždí staré pány - nabízejí jim otrávené bezinkové víno a mrtvoly pak odklízí Mortyho bláznivý bratr Teddy (John Alexander), který se považuje za prezidenta Roosevelta. Jako by to nestačilo, po letech se vrací domů další Mortimerův bratr, sériový vrah Jonathan (Raymond Massey), připravený pomstít dávné křivdy a srovnat s tetami skóre v počtu obětí...
Drama critic Larry Mackay, his wife Kate and their four sons move from their crowded Manhattan apartment to an old house in the country. While housewife Kate settles into suburban life, Larry continues to enjoy the theater and party scene of New York.
Talentovaný dramatik Nicky je celoživotním oddaným fanouškem baseballového týmu Boston Red Sox. V den napjatě očekávané premiéry jeho poslední hry zároveň probíhá klíčové utkání finále Světové série, v němž mohou Red Sox, tým „tragických proher,“ dosáhnout historického triumfu. Zápas má v očích Nickyho zásadní, takřka katarktickou důležitost: může v krátké chvíli převrátit smysl celého jeho života, očistit jeho viny a možná i zachránit jeho rozpadající se manželství a rodinný život vůbec. Proto se nakonec Nicky rozhoduje dát přednost jeho sledování v hospodě před účastí na premiéře své nejlepší hry. Ta probíhá paralelně s baseballovým zápasem a i ona balancuje na tenké hranici mezi senzací a fiaskem. Všeobecnou nervozitu ohledně jejího přijetí ještě umocňuje přítomnost jízlivého divadelního kritika „fantóma Broadwaye,“ Stevena Schwimmera, rovněž nadšeného fanouška Red Sox.
HECKLER is a comedic feature documentary exploring the increasingly critical world we live in. After starring in a film that was critically bashed, Jamie Kennedy takes on hecklers and critics and ask some interesting questions of people such as George Lucas, Bill Maher, Mike Ditka, Rob Zombie, Howie Mandel and many more. This fast moving, hilarious documentary pulls no punches as you see an uncensored look at just how nasty and mean the fight is between those in the spotlight and those in the dark.
V Londýně řádí sériový vrah, který se zaměřuje na vraždění divadelních kritiků. Jeho vražedné metody jsou inspirovány Shakespearovými hrami. Podezření padá na egoistického herce Edwarda Lionhearta.
In 1934 London, Jimmy Erskine, the most feared drama critic in town, finds himself in the crosshairs of his newspaper's new owner. Nina Land, the actress determined to win his favor, becomes entangled in a dangerous web of blackmail, deceit and murder.
It's the start of the 20th century, and Tuccio, resident playwright of a theatre repertory company offers the owners of the company his new play, "Illuminata". They reject it, saying it's not finished, and intrigue starts that involves influential critic Bevalaqua, theatre star Celimene, young lead actors and other theatre residents
A celebrity chef exacts revenge on a food blogger who torpedoes his career.
An acerbic critic wreaks havoc when a hip injury forces him to move in indefinitely with a Midwestern family.
V izolovaném hotelu mizí hosté a příčina je majitelka a její monstrózní sestra.
Pretentious critic Cornelius is writing a biography on a famous cellist and to do some research he stays in the critic's house for a few days. He doesn't manage to get an interview with the man, but by talking to all the women who live with him, he comes to learn a lot about the musician's private life none the less. Cornelius then decides to use this information to blackmail the cellist into performing a composition that he, Cornelius, has written.
Romance novelist Liam Bradley (Dylan Bruce) has already found massive success with three books written under the pen name Gabriel August, but he's mysteriously unknown to his legions of readers. With his first book written as a way to heal after a broken relationship, Liam has slowly become disheartened with writing strictly for romantic fantasy, something evident to a sweet, but honest, journalist who reviews books, Sophie Atkinson (Amy Acker), whom he meets by chance on a plane. The two begin a tentative relationship in Sophie’s home town of Portland, Oregon, where Liam has come to find inspiration for his newest entry. Liam’s agent puts him on the spot with a long-planned reveal of Gabriel August’s true identity, but Sophie doesn’t know of his public persona. The longer Liam avoids telling her the truth, the deeper a hole he digs for himself. Will their romance survive once his true identity comes to light?
Parker Ballantine is a New York theater critic and his wife writes a play that may or may not be very good. Now Parker must either get out of reviewing the play or cause the breakup of his marriage.
Carlos Boyero is one of Spanish cinema's most followed and feared figures. Controversy has hounded him since he published his first article more than forty years ago, and he has remained in the eye of the hurricane ever since. Is he the last representative of a disappearing time? Has social media put an end to the traditional influence of the critics. Taking the background and personality of this very controversial figure as its basis, El crítico / The Critic will also endeavour to reflect on the enormous changes taking place in Spain in the field of film criticism.
A Paris sculptor (Richard Dix) fakes blindness in Los Angeles to recover his blackmailed sister's love letters.
A theatre critic teams up with a cop to investigate the murder of a Broadway actor.
Víctor Tellez is an intellectual, world-weary film critic who prefers to think in French and eschew the clichés of romantic movies...until he finds himself living a sappy, feel-good love story of his own.
In 1932, the writer Paul Nizan published "The New Watchdogs" to denounce the philosophers and writers of his time who, sheltering behind intellectual neutrality, imposed themselves as true watchdogs of the established order. Today the watchdogs are journalists, editors, and media experts who've openly become market evangelists and guardians of the social order. In a sardonic manner, "The New Watchdogs" denounces this press that, claiming to be independent, objective and pluralist, makes out it is a democratic force of opposition. With forcefulness and precision, the film puts its finger on the increasing danger of information produced by the major industrial groups of the Paris Stock Exchange and perverted into merchandise.
A nostalgic, informative history of drive-in movie theaters, featuring extensive archival photographs and interviews with Leonard Maltin, John Bloom, Samuel Z. Arkoff, Barry Corbin and many others... Drive-In Movie Memories is a film celebration of America's greatest icon of youth, freedom and the automobile. What began as an auto parts owner's business venture to make some easy money accidentally became a magical place where romance, fun and a sense of community flourished. This film chronicles the drive-in's birth and development, its phenomenal popularity with audiences of all ages, its tragic decline, and its inevitable comeback as a classic form of Americana.