Mike er en sød og følsom skuespiller, der har det hårdt med kærligheden efter afslutningen på et langt forhold. Trent er ikke så romantisk anlagt og ikke bleg for at øse af sin score-erfaring. Sammen med en gruppe venner tager de to på en heftig bytur og pigejagt først i Las Vegas og senere i L.A.
Chili er en cool lånehaj, der er kommet til Hollywood for at opkræve en mindre gæld, men ender med 300.000 dollars på lommen. Her har han chancen for at begynde et nyt liv. Sammen med Harry Zimm, en desperat producer med et stort pengeproblem og Karen, en B-film skuespillerinde, der trænger til luftforandring – skal han have fat på ”shorty” alias Martin Weir, som kan trække penge til ethvert projekt. Men først skal fortidens bånd kappes og Harrys gamle pengemand lige klares…
Broadwayproduceren Max Bialystock har en plan. Sammen med revisoren Leo Bloom vil han sætte et stort stykke op, som forskellige investorer skal skyde en masse penge i. Ved at hyre en masse dårlige skuespillere håber Max at stykket går fallit og at han så kan stoppe alle investorernes pengene i egen lomme. De to beslutter sig for musicalen 'Springtime for Hitler and Germany' for at realisere deres plan.
Light bio-pic of American Broadway pioneer Jerome Kern, featuring renditions of the famous songs from his musical plays by contemporary stage artists, including a condensed production of his most famous: 'Showboat'.
Dette er historien om krigshelten Billy Lynn, der efter at have overlevet et angreb i Irak bliver sendt på en sejrstur rundt i USA. Her skal hans deling skabe positiv opmærksomhed om den amerikanske hær. Men under turen bliver soldaterne informeret om, at de skal direkte tilbage til Irak, når de er færdige. Filmen udspiller sig under den sidste optræden med flashbacks til forskellige krigssituationer.
Told in flashback form, the film traces the rise and fall of a tough, ambitious Hollywood producer, Jonathan Shields, as seen through the eyes of various acquaintances, including a writer, James Lee Bartlow; a star, Georgia Lorrison; and a director, Fred Amiel. He is a hard-driving, ambitious man who ruthlessly uses everyone on the way to becoming one of Hollywood's top movie makers.
Guillaume Canet is told by a young co-star that he's no longer Rock'n' Roll and can't sell films anymore. He then tries to prove her wrong and gets help from his girlfriend, Marion Cotillard.
A fledgling producer finds himself at odds with his workers, financiers and his greedy ex-wife when he tries to produce live musicals for movie-going audiences.
Monroe Stahr, a successful movie producer, pursues a beautiful and elusive young woman — all the while working himself to death.
The ups and downs in the lives and careers of a group of ambitious young actresses and show girls from disparate backgrounds brought together in a theatrical hostel. Centres particularly on the conflict and growing friendship between Terry Randall, a rich girl confident in her talent and ability to make it to the top on the stage, and Jean Maitland, a world weary and cynical trouper who has taken the hard knocks of the ruthless and over-populated world of the Broadway apprentice.
Documentary about legendary Paramount producer Robert Evans, based on his famous 1994 autobiography.
Lavish biography of Flo Ziegfeld, the producer who became Broadway's biggest starmaker.
En dokumentarfilm om produktionen af den første film From Dusk Till Dawn fra 1996. Den er udstyret med omfattende interviews med skuespillere og filmhold, der dækker en bred vifte af emner relateret til filmen
Bastien, an ambitious young production assistant, catches the attention of Jean-Louis, a producer of high regard, and is granted a shot at his own television show.
A grief-stricken screenwriter unknowingly enters a three-way relationship with a woman and her film executive husband - to chilling results.
In late 1980s Los Angeles, Jacki and her all-girl punk rock band, Clam Dandy, are trying to make it big. On the verge of turning 40, Jacki decides that if the band's one last shot at the big time is unsuccessful, she will give up her dreams of stardom. Along the way, the women are rocked by personal tragedies that threaten to break up the band before they can get their last shot at success.
An emerging rock band, managed by industry vet Jimmy Kleen, strike a deal with record executive Rick Roland. Things take a sinister turn when the band's lead singer, Rachel, and her mother Barb are struck by lightning and killed. Rachel is brought back to life, but she is different than before. Lightning courses through her veins and she uses her new strange electrical powers to drain the life from men, turning it into electrifying stage performances, but just how far are the band willing to go to make it.
Fay Wray plays a beautiful showgirl who falls for a rich Park Avenue guy played by Phillips Holmes. William Powell is a producer in love with Miss Wray, but he won't use his influences to take any advantages.... as usual, he's a perfect gentleman.
Pointed Heels was supposed to have been a vehicle for "boop-boop-a-doop" girl Helen Kane, but by the time the film was released, Kane's role was reduced to a supporting part.
Cantinflas is a man who hangs around the studios and helps anyone who needs his advice while at the same time envisioning his own versions of how certain scenes should be shot. Both angles provide ample opportunities for very witty, subtle barbs at the foibles of the industry.
Four intimate friends who dream to make a film. Plot The film traces the journey of four friends as they strive to give life to their dream cinema. And how their lives are upturned as the cinema becomes their life.