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In 1959, 'Alfred Hitchcock (I)' (qv) and his wife, 'Alma Reville' (qv), are at the top of their creative game as filmmakers amid disquieting insinuations about it being time to retire. To recapture his youth's artistic daring, Alfred decides his next film will adapt the lurid horror novel, _Psycho ( β¦1960)_ (qv), over everyone's misgivings. Unfortunately, as Alfred self-finances and labors on this film, Alma finally loses patience with his roving eye and controlling habits with his actresses. When an ambitious friend lures her to collaborate on a work of their own, the resulting marital tension colors Alfred's work even as the novel's inspiration haunts his dreams. (Read More)
Subgenre: | independent filmmakingsuspense |
Themes: | hollywoodtheatreillnessunfaithfulnessguiltobsessionextramarital affairfilmmakingfeardrinkingadulteryjealousyinfidelitymurder |
Mood: | film historymaking ofnightmare |
Locations: | swimming poolusaoceanfarmlos angeles californiarestaurantbeach |
Characters: | film directorself doubtfilmmakersecretarydirectorpsychiatristreference to godactresshusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Period: | year 19441950s1940s |
Story: | reading a bookcensorship boardfilm censorshipwhat happened to epiloguetheatre audiencehollywood californiacleaning a swimming poolmovie directorcheck bookmovie actressfilm actresshorror filmmakinglooking at oneself in a mirrorshower capbutcher knife β¦beach housecrime scene photographtelephone callreference to princess grace of monacoreference to metro goldwyn mayerreference to claudette colbertreference to james stewartreference to william holdenwriting collaborationreference to tony curtisreference to james masonreference to ed geinreference to kim novakfilm distributionreference to anne frankmob of photographerswindow blindshusband wife teamsound studiotwin bedsstudio executivestudio lotmovie makerdoor keyreference to jerry lewismarital reconciliationediting roomsuspected affairnews photographerreference to orson wellesreference to doris daymoviemakerreference to dwight d. eisenhowerreference to grace kellystunt doublereleasebritish in americareference to cary grantfilm censorfilm editingmarital argumentloosely based on real eventsyear 1959large format cameramarital discordmovie businesskissing in publicchequemoviemakingdietingmovie premierehusband wife conflictbeing watchedwatching someonemob of reportersmovie makingrendezvousvolkswagen beetleoathoverhead shotcocktailpartial female nudityenglishmanmovie studiolocked doorepiloguefoot closeuplooking out a windowcartoon on tvmovie actorfemale stockinged feetcrowmarital problemfilm actorpajamasdressing roomscreenwriterlipstickfilm setcigarette lightermovie setcensorshiptv showpress conferencepsychomovie theaterwatching a moviecaught having sexlistening to musicfemale stockinged legsteatypewriterfilm within a filmautomobileprankreadingscreamingprologuetalking to the cameralooking at the cameracigar smokingritualtoileteatingwomanswimmingtelephonealcoholreference to jesus christhallucinationcafedead bodybooksecretdrinkwatching tvmirrorfoodbased on true storyshowerknifetitle spoken by characterphotographone word titlenuditydogkissviolence (See All) |
Lil ('Naomi Watts' (qv)) and Roz ('Robin Wright (V)' (qv)) are two lifelong friends, having grown up together as neighbors in an idyllic beach town. As adults, their sons have developed a friendship as strong as that which binds their mothers. One summer, all four are confronted by simmering emotion β¦s that have been mounting between them, and each find unexpected happiness in relationships that cross the bounds of convention. (Read More)
Themes: | theatreunfaithfulnessguiltextramarital affairfeardrinkingadulteryjealousyinfidelity |
Locations: | oceanbeach |
Characters: | reference to godactresshusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | reading a booklooking at oneself in a mirrorbeach housetelephone calloverhead shotwatching a movielistening to musicteaeatingswimmingtelephonereference to jesus christbooksecretdrink β¦mirrorfoodphotographkissnudity (See All) |
Outside a movie premiere, enthusiastic fan Peppy Miller literally bumps into the swashbuckling hero of the silent film, George Valentin. The star reacts graciously and Peppy plants a kiss on his cheek as they are surrounded by photographers. The headlines demand: "Who's That Girl?" and Peppy is insp β¦ired to audition for a dancing bit-part at the studio. However as Peppy slowly rises through the industry, the introduction of talking-pictures turns Valentin's world upside-down. (Read More)
Themes: | hollywoodfilmmakingdrinkingjealousy |
Mood: | film history |
Locations: | los angeles californiarestaurant |
Characters: | film directoractresshusband wife relationship |
Story: | theatre audiencehollywood californialooking at oneself in a mirrormovie businessmovie premieremovie studiopajamasdressing roomscreenwritermovie setmovie theaterwatching a movietypewriterfilm within a filmcigar smoking β¦eatingtelephonecafedrinkmirrorfoodphotographdogkiss (See All) |
The story of 'James Whale (I)' (qv), the Director of _Frankenstein (1931)_ (qv) and _Bride of Frankenstein (1935)_ (qv), in the time period following the Korean War. Whale was homosexual, and develops a friendship with his gardener, an ex-Marine.
Themes: | filmmakingdrinking |
Mood: | film historynightmare |
Locations: | swimming poollos angeles californiabeach |
Characters: | film directorsecretaryactressmother son relationship |
Period: | 1950s |
Story: | hollywood californiahorror filmmakingtelephone callfilm setwatching a movieteacigar smokingswimminghallucinationdead bodydrinkwatching tvmirrorshowertitle spoken by character β¦nudity (See All) |
A blonde actress is preparing for her biggest role yet, but when she finds herself falling for her co-star, she realizes that her life is beginning to mimic the fictional film that they're shooting. Adding to her confusion is the revelation that the current film is a remake of a doomed Polish produc β¦tion, 47, which was never finished due to an unspeakable tragedy. (Read More)
Themes: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairfilmmakingfeardrinkingadulteryinfidelitymurder |
Locations: | los angeles california |
Characters: | film directoractresshusband wife relationship |
Story: | hollywood californiamovie actressfilm actresstelephone callmovie actorfilm actorcigarette lightermovie settv showwatching a moviefilm within a filmscreaminglooking at the camerawomantelephone β¦drinkwatching tvtitle spoken by characterviolence (See All) |
Themes: | feardrinking |
Locations: | swimming poolrestaurantbeach |
Characters: | film directorfilmmakerreference to godactresshusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | what happened to epiloguetheatre audiencetelephone callreference to grace kellymovie theaterwatching a movieeatingswimmingtelephonereference to jesus christcafedrinkwatching tvfoodbased on true story β¦title spoken by characterphotographone word titleviolencekissnudity (See All) |
Biopic of billionaire 'Howard Hughes (I)' (qv), starting with his early filmmaking years as owner of RKO studios but mostly focusing on his role in designing and promoting new aircraft. Hughes was a risk-taker spending several fortunes on designing experimental aircraft and eventually founding TWA a β¦s a rival to Pan AM airlines owned by his great rival Juan Trippe. When Trippe's politico Senator Ralph 'Owen Brewster (I)' (qv) accuses Hughes of being a war profiteer, it's Hughes who gains the upper hand. Hughes also had many women in his life including a long relationship with actress 'Katharine Hepburn' (qv). From an early age however, Hughes was also germophobic and would have severe bouts of mental illness. (Read More)
Themes: | illnessfilmmakingfeardrinkingjealousy |
Mood: | film history |
Locations: | los angeles californiabeach |
Characters: | film directorfilmmakeractressmother son relationship |
Period: | 1940s |
Story: | film censorshiptheatre audiencehollywood californiatelephone callmovie premieremovie studiocensorshipmovie theaterwatching a moviefilm within a filmreadingprologuewomanbased on true storytitle spoken by character β¦photographdogkiss (See All) |
Themes: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairfeardrinkingadulteryinfidelity |
Mood: | nightmare |
Locations: | swimming poolusarestaurant |
Characters: | reference to godmother son relationship |
Story: | reading a booklooking at oneself in a mirrorbeach housetelephone calloverhead shotlistening to musicteaprologuetalking to the cameraswimmingtelephonealcoholreference to jesus christhallucinationdrink β¦watching tvmirrorshowerkiss (See All) |
Class struggle becomes all too real as a young doctor moves into a modern apartment block in suburban 1975 London. Drugs, drink & debauchery dissolve into murder, mayhem and misogyny in this pseudo-post-apocalyptic breakdown of societal norms.
Themes: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairdrinkingadulteryinfidelitymurder |
Characters: | psychiatristreference to godactresshusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | looking at oneself in a mirrordoor keyoverhead shotcigarette lighterwatching a moviecaught having sexlistening to musicfilm within a filmscreamingeatingswimmingreference to jesus christdead bodydrinkwatching tv β¦mirrorfoodshowertitle spoken by characterphotographnuditykissdogviolence (See All) |
Because of his eccentric habits and bafflingly strange films, director 'Edward D. Wood Jr. (I)' (qv) is a Hollywood outcast. Nevertheless, with the help of the formerly famous 'Bela Lugosi' (qv) and a devoted cast and crew of show-business misfits who believe in Ed's off-kilter vision, the filmmaker β¦ is able to bring his oversize dreams to cinematic life. Despite a lack of critical or commercial success, Ed and his friends manage to create an oddly endearing series of extremely low-budget films. (Read More)
Themes: | hollywoodfilmmaking |
Locations: | los angeles californiarestaurant |
Characters: | film directorfilmmakerdirectoractress |
Period: | 1950s |
Story: | what happened to epiloguehollywood californiareference to orson wellesmovie studiodressing roomfilm setmovie theaterfilm within a filmtalking to the cameracigar smokingtitle spoken by character |
Arrogant, self-centered movie director Guido Contini finds himself struggling to find meaning, purpose, and a script for his latest film endeavor. With only a week left before shooting begins, he desperately searches for answers and inspiration from his wife, his mistress, his muse, and his mother. β¦As his chaotic profession steadily destroys his personal life, Guido must find a balance between creating art and succumbing to its obsessive demands. (Read More)
Themes: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairfilmmakingdrinkingadulteryjealousyinfidelity |
Locations: | beach |
Characters: | film directordirectoractresshusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | movie directortelephone callscreenwriterlipstickcigarette lightermovie setpress conferencefemale stockinged legsfilm within a filmautomobilewomandrinkmirrorphotographone word title β¦kiss (See All) |
The story of John Lennon's childhood and teenage years from 1944 to 1960, his relationship with his aunt Mimi and his mother Julia -the two dominant women in the first part of his life-, his first meeting with Paul McCartney and George Harrison, their friendship, their love for music and the birth o β¦f The Beatles. (Read More)
Themes: | drinking |
Mood: | nightmare |
Locations: | restaurant |
Characters: | reference to godhusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Period: | 1950s1940s |
Story: | what happened to epiloguetheatre audiencetelephone calllooking out a windowpajamasdressing roomlistening to musicteareadingeatingtelephonecafebooksecretdrink β¦mirrorfoodbased on true storyphotographkiss (See All) |
Hunky NY lawyer Jeff Daly finally got engaged to fickle Sarah Huttinger, who presents him to her Pasadena family, who all soon take to him, for her sister's wedding to Scott. But Jeff's clever counting makes Sarah realize her dad Earl isn't her biological father. Once movie clues from family indicat β¦e as suspect successful author Beau Burroughs, she insists on meeting him. Only like her mother and grandmother, she has a one night-stand with Beau, which may well cost her Jeff. (Read More)
Themes: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairdrinkingadulteryinfidelity |
Locations: | los angeles californiarestaurantbeach |
Story: | theatre audiencebeach housetelephone callwatching a movieprologueritualeatingcafebooksecretdrinkwatching tvmirrorfoodshower β¦photographkissdog (See All) |
Fred and Mick, two old friends, are on vacation in an elegant hotel at the foot of the Alps. Fred, a composer and conductor, is now retired. Mick, a film director, is still working. They look with curiosity and tenderness on their children's confused lives, Mick's enthusiastic young writers, and the β¦ other hotel guests. While Mick scrambles to finish the screenplay for what he imagines will be his last important film, Fred has no intention of resuming his musical career. But someone wants at all costs to hear him conduct again. (Read More)
Themes: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairfearadulteryinfidelity |
Mood: | nightmare |
Locations: | swimming pool |
Characters: | film directorfilmmakerdirectorreference to godactresshusband wife relationship |
Story: | telephone callreference to grace kellybeing watchedlooking out a windowscreenwriterprologueeatingswimmingtelephonehallucinationwatching tvfoodtitle spoken by characterphotographone word title β¦kiss (See All) |
Based on the true story of Juliet Hulme and Pauline Parker, two close friends who share a love of fantasy and literature, who conspire to kill Pauline's mother when she tries to end the girls' intense and obsessive relationship.
Themes: | hollywoodillnessunfaithfulnessobsessionextramarital affairadulteryinfidelitymurder |
Locations: | beach |
Characters: | husband wife relationship |
Period: | 1950s |
Story: | what happened to epiloguetheatre audiencetelephone callreference to james masonreference to orson wellesreference to doris dayfilm within a filmscreamingritualreference to jesus christhallucinationsecretbased on true storytitle spoken by characterkiss |
An emotionally fragile woman recently released from a mental hospital for self mutilation goes to school to gain secretarial skills to gain employment. She has an alcoholic father and a co-dependent mother who are clueless as to who she really is which a tormented soul who really wants to find somet β¦hing with which she can find success. She is a great secretary and finds a job with a unique, old fashioned, but off center in charge boss with a somewhat sadistic sexual proclivity. She grows and evolves and so does he. (Read More)
Themes: | obsessionfeardrinking |
Locations: | swimming poolusalos angeles californiarestaurant |
Characters: | secretaryhusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | reading a booktelephone callkissing in publictypewriterreadingtalking to the cameralooking at the cameratoiletwomantelephonealcoholcafedrinkmirrorknife β¦title spoken by characterphotographone word titlenuditykiss (See All) |
In San Francisco in the 1950s, Margaret was a woman trying to make it on her own after leaving her husband with only her daughter and her paintings. She meets gregarious ladies' man and fellow painter Walter Keane in a park while she was struggling to make an impact with her drawings of children wit β¦h big eyes. The two quickly become a pair with outgoing Walter selling their paintings and quiet Margaret holed up at home painting even more children with big eyes. But Walter's actually selling her paintings as his own. A clash of financial success and critical failure soon sends Margaret reeling in her life of lies. With Walter still living the high life, Margaret's going to have to try making it on her own again and re-claiming her name and her paintings. (Read More)
Themes: | feardrinking |
Locations: | swimming poolrestaurantbeach |
Characters: | reference to godhusband wife relationship |
Period: | 1950s |
Story: | what happened to epiloguelooking at oneself in a mirrortelephone callreference to kim novakreference to jerry lewislarge format cameralocked doorlistening to musictypewritereatingwomantelephonereference to jesus christhallucinationcafe β¦booksecretdrinkwatching tvmirrorfoodbased on true storytitle spoken by characterphotographkissdog (See All) |
The career of a disillusioned producer, who is desperate for a hit, is endangered when his star walks off the film set. Forced to think fast, the producer decides to digitally create an actress "Simone" to sub for the star--the first totally believable synthetic actress. The "actress" becomes an ove β¦rnight sensation, with a major singing career as well, and everyone thinks she's a real person. However, as Simone's fame skyrockets, he cannot bear to admit his fraud to himself or the world. (Read More)
Themes: | obsessionfilmmakingmurder |
Locations: | los angeles californiabeach |
Characters: | film directorsecretaryactress |
Story: | beach housereference to grace kellymovie makingmovie studiolipstickfilm setpress conferencemovie theaterwatching a moviefilm within a filmwatching tv |
Sir Laurence Olivier is making a movie in London. Young Colin Clark, an eager film student, wants to be involved and he navigates himself a job on the set. When film star Marilyn Monroe arrives for the start of shooting, all of London is excited to see the blonde bombshell, while Olivier is struggli β¦ng to meet her many demands and acting ineptness, and Colin is intrigued by her. Colin's intrigue is met when Marilyn invites him into her inner world where she struggles with her fame, her beauty and her desire to be a great actress. (Read More)
Themes: | filmmakingjealousy |
Characters: | film directorself doubtfilmmakeractress |
Period: | 1950s |
Story: | what happened to epiloguemovie actressmob of photographersnews photographerlarge format cameramovie makingdressing roomfilm setmovie setfilm within a film |
Based on the novel written by Stephen Chbosky, this is about 15-year-old Charlie (Logan Lerman), an endearing and naive outsider, coping with first love (Emma Watson), the suicide of his best friend, and his own mental illness while struggling to find a group of people with whom he belongs. The intr β¦overt freshman is taken under the wings of two seniors, Sam and Patrick, who welcome him to the real world. (Read More)
Themes: | illnessguiltfeardrinkingjealousy |
Locations: | restaurant |
Characters: | psychiatristreference to godhusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | theatre audiencelooking at oneself in a mirrortelephone calllooking out a windowdressing roommovie theaterlistening to musictypewriterprankreadingeatingtelephonereference to jesus christhallucinationcafe β¦booksecretdrinkwatching tvmirrorfoodknifephotographkiss (See All) |
Hail Caesar! Follows a day in the life of Eddie Mannix, a Hollywood fixer for Capitol Pictures in the 1950s, who cleans up and solves problems for big names and stars in the industry. But when studio star Baird Whitlock disappears, Mannix has to deal with more than just the fix.
Themes: | hollywood |
Locations: | swimming poollos angeles californiabeach |
Characters: | secretary |
Period: | 1950s |
Story: | hollywood californiabeach housestudio executivestudio lotmovie studiocartoon on tvscreenwritermovie setfilm within a filmwomanreference to jesus christtitle spoken by characterdog |
John Clasky is a devoted dad whose skills as a chef have offered his family a very upscale life, including a summer home in Malibu and a breathtaking new Mexican housekeeper, named Flor. She and her daughter Cristina have recently emigrated to L.A. from Mexico and are trying to find a better life. W β¦hen they move in with the Claskys for the summer, Flor has to fight for her daughter's soul as she discovers that life in a new country is perilous! (Read More)
Themes: | unfaithfulnessguiltextramarital affairdrinkingadulteryinfidelity |
Locations: | los angeles californiarestaurantbeach |
Characters: | reference to godhusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | telephone callautomobilescreamingeatingwomancafedrinkwatching tvfoodshowerkissdog |
We like Florence: she's considerate, sweet, pretty, and terrific with kids and dogs. She's twenty-five, personal assistant to an L.A. family that's off on vacation. Her boss's brother comes in from New York City, fresh from a stay at an asylum, to take care of the house. He's Roger, a forty-year-old β¦ carpenter, gone from L.A. for fifteen years. He arrives, doesn't drive, and needs Florence's help, especially with the family's dog. He's also connecting with former band-mates - two men and one woman with whom he has a history. He over-analyzes, has a short fuse, and doesn't laugh at himself easily. As he navigates past and present, he's his own saboteur. And what of Florence? is Roger one more responsibility for her or something else? (Read More)
Themes: | drinkingjealousy |
Locations: | swimming poolusalos angeles californiarestaurant |
Characters: | psychiatristhusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | hollywood californiacleaning a swimming pooltelephone callmarital reconciliationfemale stockinged feetlistening to musicfemale stockinged legseatingwomanswimmingalcoholcafedrinkwatching tvfood β¦title spoken by characterphotographone word titledogkiss (See All) |
L.A. soft-porn writer Carter Webb is frustrated enough, after his actress girlfriend dumps him, to need a serious break. He decides to spend it with his grandmother, who can't really take care of herself and her Detroit suburb house anyway. Helpful Carter soon overcomes mishaps to bond with the foxy β¦ neighbor across the street and her daughters. Helping them actually helps him regain perspective and self-confidence. (Read More)
Themes: | illnessunfaithfulnessextramarital affairadulteryinfidelity |
Locations: | los angeles californiarestaurant |
Characters: | actresshusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | telephone callscreenwriterlistening to musicprologuewomancafesecretwatching tvmirrorshowerkissdog |
A bright-eyed young actress travels to Hollywood, only to be ensnared in a dark conspiracy involving a woman who was nearly murdered, and now has amnesia because of a car crash. Eventually, both women are pulled into a psychotic illusion involving a dangerous blue box, a director named Adam Kesher, β¦and the mysterious night club Silencio. (Read More)
Themes: | guiltextramarital affairfilmmakingjealousyinfidelitymurder |
Mood: | nightmare |
Locations: | los angeles california |
Characters: | directoractress |
Story: | hollywood californiamovie directormovie actresstelephone callfilm setwomantelephonehallucinationdead bodytitle spoken by characterphotographviolence |
The Weiss family is the archetypical Hollywood dynasty: father Stafford is an analyst and coach, who has made a fortune with his self-help manuals; mother Cristina mostly looks after the career of their son Benjie, 13, a child star. One of Stafford's clients, Havana, is an actress who dreams of shoo β¦ting a remake of the movie that made her mother, Clarice, a star in the 60s. Clarice is dead now and visions of her come to haunt Havana at night... Adding to the toxic mix, Benjie has just come off a rehab program he joined when he was 9 and his sister, Agatha, has recently been released from a sanatorium where she was treated for criminal pyromania and befriended a limo driver Jerome who is also an aspiring actor. (Read More)
Themes: | illnessfilmmakingfeardrinkingjealousymurder |
Mood: | nightmare |
Locations: | swimming poollos angeles californiarestaurant |
Characters: | film directorreference to godactresshusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | hollywood californiaoverhead shotlooking out a windowfilm setfilm within a filmreadingscreamingtoiletreference to jesus christhallucinationcafebookdrinkwatching tvmirror β¦nuditykissdogviolence (See All) |
Katherine Ann Watson has accepted a position teaching art history at the prestigious Wellesley College. Watson is a very modern woman, particularly for the 1950s, and has a passion not only for art but for her students. For the most part, the students all seem to be biding their time, waiting to fin β¦d the right man to marry. The students are all very bright and Watson feels they are not reaching their potential. Altough a strong bond is formed between teacher and student, Watson's views are incompatible with the dominant culture of the college. (Read More)
Themes: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairdrinkingadulteryjealousyinfidelity |
Locations: | swimming poolrestaurantbeach |
Period: | 1950s |
Story: | telephone callreference to william holdenreference to doris dayoathcigar smokingritualwomanswimmingtelephonecafebookdrinkwatching tvfoodshower β¦photographkiss (See All) |
Six incarnations of Bob Dylan: an actor, a folk singer, an electrified troubadour, Rimbaud, Billy the Kid, and Woody Guthrie. Put Dylan's music behind their adventures, soliloquies, interviews, marriage, and infidelity. Recreate 1960s documentaries in black and white. Put each at a crossroads, the a β¦rtist becoming someone else. Jack, the son of Ramblin' Jack Elliott, finds Jesus; handsome Robbie falls in love then abandons Claire. Woody, a lad escaped from foster care, hobos the U.S. singing; Billy awakes in a valley threatened by a six-lane highway; Rimbaud talks. Jude, booed at Newport when he goes electric, fences with reporters, pundits, and fans. He won't be classified. (Read More)
Themes: | theatreillnessfilmmakingdrinkinginfidelity |
Locations: | restaurant |
Characters: | husband wife relationship |
Period: | 1950s |
Story: | theatre audiencelooking at oneself in a mirrortelephone callyear 1959film settv showpress conferencewatching a moviefilm within a filmtalking to the cameralooking at the cameraeatingreference to jesus christcafedead body β¦drinkwatching tvfoodbased on true storyknifephotographnuditydog (See All) |
Kris is attacked one night, and hypnotized, using a grub with hypnotic properties, administered by a thief. She follows the thief's instructions to give him everything, even taking out loans. After the worms are extracted, she wakes up to find her life ruined. She's lost her job, her finances are de β¦stroyed. Years later, she meets Jeff whom she may have a lot in common with. (Read More)
Themes: | illnessdrinkingmurder |
Locations: | swimming poolrestaurant |
Characters: | husband wife relationship |
Story: | reading a bookcheck booktelephone calllooking out a windowreadingeatingswimmingtelephonecafebookdrinkwatching tvfoodshowerknife β¦photographkiss (See All) |
Violet Weston ('Meryl Streep' (qv)) has cancer and a propensity for pills and alcohol. She's a difficult woman to deal with and her husband has finally had enough. Violet's family gathers including middle daughter Ivy, youngest daughter Karen (with her new fiance), eldest daughter Barbara (with her β¦separated husband and teenage daughter), and her sister Mattie Fae (with her husband and son in tow). A family tragedy causes tensions to run high and secrets to come out. The Weston women will be forced to examine themselves and their lives whether they want to or not. Welcome to Osage County, Oklahoma in the sweltering heat of August. (Read More)
Themes: | unfaithfulnessguiltextramarital affairfeardrinkingadulteryinfidelity |
Characters: | reference to godhusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | looking at oneself in a mirrortelephone callhusband wife conflictmarital problemlistening to musicprologuewomantelephonealcoholreference to jesus christdead bodybooksecretdrinkmirror β¦foodphotographkiss (See All) |
Aspiring actress serves lattes to movie stars in between auditions and jazz musician Sebastian scrapes by playing cocktail-party gigs in dingy bars. But as success mounts, they are faced with decisions that fray the fragile fabric of their love affair, and the dreams they worked so hard to maintain β¦in each other threaten to rip them apart. (Read More)
Themes: | hollywoodtheatrefilmmaking |
Locations: | swimming poollos angeles california |
Characters: | reference to godactress |
Story: | hollywood californialooking at oneself in a mirrortelephone callkissing in publicoverhead shotcocktaildressing roommovie setmovie theaterwatching a movielistening to musicprologuetelephonemirrorshower β¦photographkiss (See All) |
A married couple who have managed to remain blissfully happy into their autumn years, are surrounded over the course of the four seasons of one average year by friends, colleagues, and family who all seem to suffer some degree of unhappiness.
Themes: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairdrinkingadulteryjealousyinfidelity |
Locations: | restaurant |
Characters: | secretaryreference to godhusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | looking at oneself in a mirrortelephone callteareadingprologueeatingtelephonereference to jesus christcafesecretdrinkwatching tvmirrorfoodkiss |
Struggling private investigator Louis Simo treats his work more as a means to make a living than a want to do right by what few clients he has. Through connections with the investigation firm for which he used to work, Simo is hired by Helen Bessolo to investigate the death of her son, actor 'George β¦ Reeves (I)' (qv). Reeves was best known for his title role in _"Adventures of Superman" (1952)_ (qv), a role which he always despised, in part since it typecast him as a "cartoon", despite it bringing him a certain fame. His June 16, 1959 death by a single gunshot wound while in his bedroom in his Los Angeles home was ruled a suicide by the police, the death which occurred when the house was filled with people. Reeves' story is told in part in flashback as Simo, who is trying to make a name for himself with this case, talks to or tries to talk to some of the players involved, most specifically the wife of MGM General Manager 'E.J. Mannix' (qv), Toni Mannix, with whom Reeves was having a relatively open and gift-lucrative affair (she bought him that house), and Reeves' fiancee at the time of his death, Lenore Lemmon, an aspiring actress who some felt didn't love Reeves (or vice versa). As Simo proceeds with his high-profile investigation, he learns that someone doesn't want him snooping around. Through the process, Simo evaluates his own professional and personal life, the latter of which includes a somewhat strained relationship with his wife and son. (Read More)
Themes: | hollywoodunfaithfulnessextramarital affairfilmmakingdrinkingadulteryjealousyinfidelitymurder |
Locations: | swimming poollos angeles californiarestaurant |
Characters: | film directoractresshusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Period: | 1950s |
Story: | large format camerayear 1959screenwriterfilm settv showtypewritercigar smokingtelephonecafedead bodydrinkwatching tvbased on true storyphotographone word title β¦kiss (See All) |
Detroit, the early 1960s. Curtis Taylor, Jr., a car salesman, breaks into the music business with big dreams. He signs a trio of young women, the Dreamettes, gets them a job backing an R&B performer, James "Thunder" Early, establishes his own record label and starts wheeling and dealing. When Early β¦flames out, Curtis makes the Dreamettes into headliners as the Dreams, but not before demoting their hefty big-voiced lead singer, Effie White, and putting the softer-voiced looker, Deena Jones, in front. Soon after, he fires Effie, sends her into a life of proud poverty, and takes Deena and the Dreams to the top. How long can Curtis stay there, and will Effie ever get her due? (Read More)
Themes: | theatreunfaithfulnessextramarital affairfilmmakingdrinkingadulteryjealousyinfidelity |
Locations: | swimming poollos angeles california |
Characters: | actresshusband wife relationship |
Story: | theatre audiencetelephone calldressing roomtv showpress conferencefilm within a filmprologuewomandrinkwatching tvmirrortitle spoken by characterone word titlekiss |
Inspired by a true story, Al Pacino stars as aging 1970s rocker Danny Collins, who can't give up his hard-living ways. But when his manager (Christopher Plummer) uncovers a 40 year-old undelivered letter written to him by John Lennon, he decides to change course and embarks on a heartfelt journey to β¦ rediscover his family, find true love and begin a second act. (Read More)
Themes: | fear |
Locations: | swimming poollos angeles california |
Characters: | husband wife relationship |
Story: | what happened to epiloguelooking at oneself in a mirrortelephone callepiloguedressing roomcaught having sextypewriterprologuetelephonewatching tvmirrorbased on true storytitle spoken by characterphotographkiss β¦nudity (See All) |
In the early 1940s, Allen Ginsberg is an English major at Columbia University, only to learn more than he bargained for. Dissatisfied by the orthodox attitudes of the school, Allen finds himself drawn to iconoclastic colleagues like Lucien Carr, William S. Burroughs and Jack Kerouac. Together, this β¦gang would explore bold new literary ideas that would challenge the sensibilities of their time as the future Beat Generation. However, for all their creativity, their very appetites and choices lead to more serious transgressions that would mark their lives forever. (Read More)
Themes: | guiltobsessiondrinkingjealousymurder |
Characters: | reference to godmother son relationship |
Period: | year 19441940s |
Story: | what happened to epiloguelooking at oneself in a mirrortelephone callepiloguetypewriterprologuetelephonereference to jesus christbooksecretdrinkmirrorshowerknifetitle spoken by character β¦photographnuditykiss (See All) |
Curtis, a father and husband, is starting to experience bad dreams and hallucinations. Assuming mental illness, he seeks medical help and counseling. However, fearing the worst, he starts building an elaborate and expensive storm shelter in their backyard. This storm shelter threatens to tear apart β¦his family, threatens his sanity and his standing in the community, but he builds it to save his family's life. (Read More)
Themes: | illnessobsessionfeardrinking |
Mood: | nightmare |
Locations: | beach |
Characters: | psychiatristreference to godhusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | telephone calllocked doorlooking out a windowcrowreadingeatingreference to jesus christhallucinationbookdrinkmirrorfoodshowerknifephotograph β¦dog (See All) |
In 1947, Dalton Trumbo (Bryan Cranston) was Hollywood's top screenwriter until he and other artists were jailed and blacklisted for their political beliefs. TRUMBO (directed by Jay Roach) recounts how Dalton used words and wit to win two Academy Awards and expose the absurdity and injustice under th β¦e blacklist, which entangled everyone from gossip columnist Hedda Hopper (Helen Mirren) to John Wayne, Kirk Douglas and Otto Preminger. (Read More)
Themes: | filmmakingdrinking |
Mood: | film history |
Locations: | swimming pool |
Characters: | film directorhusband wife relationship |
Period: | 1950s1940s |
Story: | hollywood californiamovie actorfilm actorscreenwriterwatching a movietypewriterdrinkwatching tvbased on true storytitle spoken by characterone word title |
Based on Rosalie Ham's best selling novel, The Dressmaker is the story of femme fatale Tilly Dunnage who returns to her small home town in the country to right the wrongs of the past. A stylish drama with comic undertones about love, revenge and haute couture.
Themes: | illnessunfaithfulnessextramarital affairdrinkingadulteryinfidelitymurder |
Characters: | husband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Period: | 1950s |
Story: | telephone calllooking out a windowmovie theaterlistening to musicteascreamingwomantelephonereference to jesus christbooksecretdrinkmirrorknifephotograph β¦violencekissdog (See All) |
Soon after moving in, Beth, a brainy, beautiful writer damaged from a past relationship encounters Adam, the handsome, but odd, fellow in the downstairs apartment whose awkwardness is perplexing. Beth and Adam's ultimate connection leads to a tricky relationship that exemplifies something universal: β¦ truly reaching another person means bravely stretching into uncomfortable territory and the resulting shake-up can be liberating. (Read More)
Themes: | unfaithfulnessguiltextramarital affairfeardrinkingadulteryjealousyinfidelity |
Locations: | restaurant |
Characters: | husband wife relationship |
Story: | theatre audiencelooking at oneself in a mirrortelephone callteareadingeatingcafebookdrinkwatching tvmirrorfoodtitle spoken by characterphotographone word title β¦kiss (See All) |
Passion, obsession, wealth, jealousy, family, guilt, and creativity. In Madrid, Harry Caine is a blind screenwriter, assisted by Judit and her son Diego. The past comes rushing in when Harry learns of the death of Ernesto Martel, a wealthy businessman, and Ernesto's son pays Harry a visit. In a seri β¦es of flashbacks to the 1990s, we see Harry, who was then Mateo Blanco, a director; he falls in love with Ernesto's mistress, Lena, and casts her in a film, which Ernesto finances. Ernesto is jealous and obsessive, sending his son to film the making of the movie, to follow Lena and Mateo, and to give him the daily footage. Judit doesn't like Lena. It's a collision course. (Read More)
Themes: | guiltobsessionfilmmakingadulteryjealousy |
Locations: | beach |
Characters: | film directorfilmmakersecretarydirectoractressmother son relationship |
Story: | film editingscreenwriterfilm setfilm within a filmphotographdog |
A young idealistic English filmmaker, Sue, arrives in India to make a film on Indian revolutionaries Bhagat Singh, Chandrashekhar Azad and their contemporaries and their fight for freedom from the British Raj. Owing to a lack of funds, she recruits students from Delhi University to act in her docu-d β¦rama. She finds DJ, who graduated five years ago but still wants to be a part of the University because he doesn't think there's too much out there in the real world to look forward to. Karan, the son of Industrialist Rajnath Singhania, who shares an uncomfortable relationship with his father, but continues to live off him, albeit very grudgingly. Aslam, is a middle class Muslim boy, who lives in the by-lanes near Jama Masjid, poet, philosopher and guide to his friends. Sukhi, the group's baby, innocent, vulnerable and with a weakness for only one thing - girls. Laxman Pandey, the fundamentalist in the group, the only one who still believes that politics can make the world a better place and finally Sonia - the sole girl in the group, tomboy and vivacious spirit, engaged to Ajay - the dashing air pilot. Through her film, Sue wishes to showcase to the world the efforts of these young revolutionaries and the enormity of their contribution to the freedom movement in India. What unfolds is the inspiration behind Sue's passion for bringing their story to the world. The twist in the tale is of course the fact that more than just telling the world, Sue's film makes DJ and his friends stopβ¦ (Read More)
Themes: | filmmakingfeardrinkingmurder |
Mood: | nightmare |
Characters: | film directorfilmmakerreference to godactresshusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | reading a booklooking at oneself in a mirrortelephone calloverhead shotlooking out a windowpajamasfilm setwatching a movielistening to musicteafilm within a filmprologueeatingtelephonealcohol β¦dead bodybookdrinkwatching tvmirrorfoodphotographviolence (See All) |
During the psychedelic 60s and 70s Larry "Doc" Sportello is surprised by his former girlfriend and her plot for her billionaire boyfriend, his wife, and her boyfriend. A plan for kidnapping gets shaken up by the oddball characters entangled in this groovy kidnapping romp based upon the novel by Thom β¦as Pynchon. (Read More)
Themes: | unfaithfulnessguiltobsessionextramarital affairfearadulteryinfidelitymurder |
Locations: | swimming poolusalos angeles californiabeach |
Characters: | reference to godhusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | hollywood californiatelephone callwatching someonecigarette lighterfilm within a filmscreamingprologuelooking at the cameraeatingwomantelephonereference to jesus christhallucinationcafedead body β¦foodtitle spoken by characterphotographkissviolence (See All) |
Everything is connected: an 1849 diary of an ocean voyage across the Pacific; letters from a composer to his lover; a thriller about a conspiracy at a nuclear power plant; a farce about a publisher in a nursing home; a rebellious clone in futuristic Korea; and the tale of a tribe living on post-apoc β¦alyptic Hawaii far in the future. (Read More)
Themes: | guiltdrinkingmurder |
Locations: | swimming pooloceanrestaurantbeach |
Characters: | reference to godhusband wife relationship |
Story: | reading a bookcleaning a swimming pooltelephone callvolkswagen beetleoverhead shotcaught having sextypewriterprologueeatingtelephonecafedead bodybooksecretdrink β¦foodtitle spoken by characterphotographkissdog (See All) |
Finding himself in considerable debt, Chris, a Texan drug dealer, decides the only solution is to murder his mother to collect the insurance money. Getting together with his father, the ex-husband of Chris' mother, they decide to hire Joe Cooper (a contract killer) who also happens to be a police de β¦tective. The plan is that the money will go to Chris' sister Dottie. However due to the size of the contract fee, Chris agrees that Joe can take Dottie as a retainer until the insurance comes through. (Read More)
Themes: | unfaithfulnessextramarital affairdrinkingadulteryinfidelitymurder |
Mood: | nightmare |
Locations: | restaurant |
Characters: | reference to godhusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | looking at oneself in a mirrortelephone callcigarette lighterlistening to musiceatingtelephonereference to jesus christhallucinationcafesecretdrinkwatching tvmirrorfoodtitle spoken by character β¦photographdognudityviolence (See All) |
After his father is killed in a car accident, things unravel for Kale Brecht and he is placed under house-arrest for punching his Spanish teacher. Having nothing better to do, Kale occupies himself by spying on his neighbors. But one night, he witnesses what appears to be a murder going on in Mr. Tu β¦rner's house. Kale becomes obsessed with uncovering the truth behind these murders but, after a few unsettling run-ins with Mr. Turner, it becomes a matter of life and death. And the ominous question: Who is watching whom? (Read More)
Subgenre: | suspense |
Themes: | drinkingjealousymurder |
Locations: | swimming pool |
Characters: | mother son relationship |
Story: | butcher knifetelephone callwatching someonepsycholistening to musicprankreadingeatingwomanswimmingdead bodybookdrinkwatching tvfood β¦knifetitle spoken by characterone word titlekissdogviolence (See All) |
A love story and murder mystery based on the most notorious unsolved murder case in New York history. The original screenplay uses newly discovered facts, court records and speculation as the foundation for a story of family, obsession, love and loss.
Themes: | obsessionfeardrinkingmurder |
Locations: | swimming poollos angeles californiarestaurant |
Characters: | psychiatristhusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | what happened to epiloguetelephone callvolkswagen beetlepress conferenceeatingswimmingcafedead bodysecretdrinkmirrorfoodbased on true storyshowerphotograph β¦violencekissdog (See All) |
Hugo is an orphan boy living in the walls of a train station in 1930s Paris. He learned to fix clocks and other gadgets from his father and uncle which he puts to use keeping the train station clocks running. The only thing that he has left that connects him to his dead father is an automaton (mecha β¦nical man) that doesn't work without a special key. Hugo needs to find the key to unlock the secret he believes it contains. On his adventures, he meets George Melies, a shopkeeper, who works in the train station, and his adventure-seeking god-daughter. Hugo finds that they have a surprising connection to his father and the automaton, and he discovers it unlocks some memories the old man has buried inside regarding his past. (Read More)
Themes: | theatreobsessionfilmmakingdrinking |
Mood: | film historynightmare |
Locations: | restaurant |
Characters: | film directorfilmmakeractresshusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | theatre audiencetelephone calllarge format cameraoverhead shotfilm setwatching a moviereadingprologuetelephonecafedead bodybooksecretdrinkphotograph β¦one word titledog (See All) |
Brian Wilson is the creative soul of the Beach Boys, but he paid a heavy price for his talent. That especially shows during his peak artistic years in the 1960s, as his inner demons and obsessions trying to please his abusive father drive him to a mental breakdown that would plague him for years. In β¦ the 1980s, with Brian barely functional under the domination of the unscrupulous Dr. Landy, Brian meets and falls in love with Melinda Ledbetter. As their relationship grows, she observes Brian's crippling subservience to the abusive psychotherapist with growing alarm. Ultimately, she must take action with a love willing to stand up to oppression she cannot ignore. (Read More)
Themes: | feardrinking |
Locations: | swimming poollos angeles californiarestaurantbeach |
Characters: | reference to godhusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | what happened to epiloguelooking at oneself in a mirrorbeach housetelephone callpajamaslistening to musicprologueeatingwomanswimmingtelephonereference to jesus christcafedrinkmirror β¦foodshowerdogkiss (See All) |
On the occasion of his fifth wedding anniversary, Nick Dunne reports that his wife, Amy, has gone missing. Under pressure from the police and a growing media frenzy, Nick's portrait of a blissful union begins to crumble. Soon his lies, deceits and strange behavior have everyone asking the same dark β¦question: Did Nick Dunne kill his wife? (Read More)
Themes: | illnessunfaithfulnessobsessionextramarital affairdrinkingadulteryjealousyinfidelitymurder |
Locations: | swimming pool |
Characters: | husband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | telephone callmob of reportersmarital problempress conferenceeatingwomantelephonebooksecretdrinkwatching tvfoodshowerknifephotograph β¦violencekiss (See All) |