Vand, jord, ild og luft er de fire elementer, som Avataren i gamle dage mestrede, for at våge over freden mellem jordens fire folkeslag. Kun Avataren var i stand til at betvinge alle elementerne, men en dag forsvandt han. Siden angreb Ildlandet og startede en krig mod de andre tre riger, og der er nu gået 100 år, uden at det er lykkedes at afslutte stridhederne. Den 12-årige luftbetvinger Aang er den nye Avatar, som er forudbestemt til at genoprette freden og balancen. Sammen med en lille gruppe venner drager Aang ud på en farefuld mission for at søge den ældgamle viden og lære alle fire elementers hemmeligheder. De bliver skarpt forfulgt af agenter fra Ildlandet, der vil stoppe dem, inden Aang er klar til sit opgør med selveste Ildmesteren.
En tidligere burleskdanser, der blev forfatter, opdager en ny chance for liv og forløsning, da hun risikerer alt for at redde sin unge nabo, efter at han har været vidne til sine forældres mord. Nu på flugt fra den lokale kriminalitetschef, som tilfældigvis er hendes mangeårige eks, gør hun et desperat forsøg på at få drengen i sikkerhed.
Show-teatrene - med deres stort opsatte forestillinger med sang og dans - har længe haft deres bedste tid bag sig. Så den tidligere danser Tess, der ejer The Burlesque Lounge, kæmper for at holde stedet åbent, til trods for utallige finansielle og kunstneriske udfordringer. Ali kommer fra en flække langt ude på landet i Iowa og får job som servitrice i The Burlesque Lounge, men der går ikke lang tid, før Ali har tabt sit hjerte totalt til det farverige miljø. Så med hjælp fra nyfundne venner kommer den dag, hvor Ali sniger sig op i rampelyset for at aflægge prøve. Og fra dét øjeblik er hendes skæbne uløseligt forbundet med Tess' og The Burlesque Lounge ... 'Burlesque' er Christina Aguileras debut på film og er også med Kristen Bell fra 'Forgetting Sarah Marshall'.
Mama Rose lives to see her daughter June succeed on Broadway by way of vaudeville. When June marries and leaves, Rose turns her hope and attention to her elder, less obviously talented, daughter Louise. However, having her headlining as a stripper at Minsky's Burlesque is not what she initially has in mind.
Judy O'Brien is an aspiring ballerina in a dance troupe. Also in the company is Bubbles, a brash mantrap who leaves the struggling troupe for a career in burlesque. When the company disbands, Bubbles gives Judy a thankless job as her stooge. The two eventually clash when both fall for the same man.
A railroad tycoon, disillusioned with his marriage, starts seeing a showgirl. Things go agreeably until the woman's manager decides to blackmail the millionaire.
With gun-toting rivals on his tail, a daring bank robber takes refuge in the quiet residential street here he grew up and where his mother, Maniette, still lives. An unscrupulous property developer, Korazy, is buying up the neighborhood to turn it into a gleaming new banking district, but to her son's disgust Maniette leads the inhabitants resistance. Her ingenious methods provoke her boy's admiration, but he fights back with sneaky traps and underhand tricks when Maniette tries to force him to do the right thing just once in his life.
Former burlesque star May and her daughter Peggy dance in the chorus. When May has a fight with featured dancer Bubbles, Bubbles leaves the show and Peggy takes her place. When Peggy falls in love with wealthy Randy, May fears class differences may lead to misery.
Janie lives to dance and will dance anywhere, even stripping in a burlesque house. Tod Newton, the rich playboy, discovers her there and helps her get a job in a real Broadway musical being directed by Patch. Tod thinks he can get what he wants from Janie, Patch thinks Janie is using her charms rather than talent to get to the top, and Janie thinks Patch is the greatest. Steve, the stage manager, has the Three Stooges helping him manage all the show girls. Fred Astaire and Nelson Eddy make appearances as famous Broadway personalities.
Evelyn, an ex-burlesque queen, bewitches single dad Al and his teenage son Fin with her zest for life. When father and son discover they are competing for the affections of the same woman, it reopens old wounds over the death of Fin's mother.
After one member of their group is murdered, the performers at a burlesque house must work together to find out who the killer is before they strike again.
A French reporter working on a steamy story about the secret strip joints found in London's Soho district becomes involved in the lives of the owner and star of a famous club.
Selections include Kelley's Plasticon Pictures, the earliest extant 3-D demonstration film from 1922 with incredible footage of Washington and New York City; New Dimensions, the first domestic full color 3-D film originally shown at the World’s Fair in 1940; Thrills for You, a promotional film for the Pennsylvania Railroad; Stardust in Your Eyes, a hilarious standup routine by Slick Slavin; trailer for The Maze, with fantastic production design by William Cameron Menzies; Doom Town, a controversial anti-atomic testing film mysteriously pulled from release; puppet cartoon The Adventures of Sam Space, presented in widescreen; I’ll Sell My Shirt, a burlesque comedy unseen in 3-D for over 60 years; Boo Moon, an excellent example of color stereoscopic animation…and more!
A strippers' convention and a major contest. The movie focuses on a few strippers, each with her own strong motive to win.
Musical about vaudeville performers, from 1944.
A Hollywood heartthrob helps a small-town girl achieve stardom.
The lives of four strange prostitutes will change forever when they go to the Mayor's birthday party.
Husband-and-wife vaudeville stars separate when success goes to his head.
Warner Baxter plays the ambitious producer of a burlesque show who rises to the big time on Broadway. Alice Faye is the loyal burleycue singer who helps make Baxter a success. His head turned by sudden fame, Baxter falls under the spell of a society woman (Mona Barrie) who has theatrical aspirations of her own. She marries Baxter, then convinces him to produce a string of "artistic" plays rather than his extravagant musical revues. The plays are flops, and the woman haughtily divorces Baxter. Faithful Alice Faye, who'd gone to London when her ex-beau was married, returns to the penniless Baxter. She and her burlesque buddies team up to pull Baxter out of his rut and put him on top again.
A collection of numerous burlesque acts from the 1950s, including strippers, and cult character Betty Page introducing the acts.