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Terry Randall, rich society beauty, has decided to see if she can break into the Broadway theatre scene without her family connections. She goes to live in a theatrical boarding house and finds her life caught up with those of the other inmates and the ever-present disappointment that theatrical hop …efuls must live with. Her smart-mouth roommate, Jean, is approached by a powerful producer for more than just a role. And Terry's father has decided to give her career the shove by backing a production for her to star in, in which she's sure to flop. But his machinations hurt more than just Terry. (Read More)
Themes: | wealthunemploymentdatingdepressionpovertytheftseductionmemorydrunkennessdrinkingmarriagesuicidefriendshipdeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | taxinightclubcemeterytrainrestaurantnew york city |
Characters: | suicide by jumping out a windowsuicide by jumpingtheatre directorgrandfather granddaughter relationshipfrencholder man younger woman relationshipsecretarymaidactressthiefphotographerdancersingerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriend …mother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship (See All) |
Story: | shoeshine boyfur stolefur coattheatrical producerpress agentacting coachstage playnewspaper reviewshared bathroompiano playerbirthday cakepet catbirthday partyoff screen suicidetap dancing …wisecrack comedyreference to pygmalionreference to sarah bernhardtbryn mawr collegedelirium tremenscounting sheepeye maskchorus girlcalla lilyrising starmeatloafplaywritingcurtain callstarstruckinsolencewichita kansaschorus linechorinefeather boamilitary academypallbearermaturationlumberclamshoeshineactor's lifestatuettegangrenetelephone operatoropening nightparty hatdedicationcaviarreference to sherlock holmesneon lightmusic conductoronionmarqueeukulelenylon stockingsconfettimalnutritionslangnylonsincensereptilelong island new yorklimpingheadstonemilitantcamaraderiesleeping pillflickering lightensemble filmeulogygovernessboarding housesnobshowgirlfurscrapbooktop hatreference to shakespeare's hamletbanquetbroadway manhattan new york citytrunkmattressshowbiztrapdoorcriticgravestoneclothingfriendship between womenescortbusiness cardgroomtutorsoupshow businesswhistlingtheatre productioncentral park manhattan new york cityplaywrighthangoverfemale bondingsarcasmstairwaylouisianaheartbreakseattle washingtonchauffeursecret identitysocial workerdressing roomcanetheatre audienceproducerbutlerhungerbackstageinnocenceambitionorchestrawomanizerbriderehearsalagentmorguecookfaintingeggapplausecircusreference to william shakespearesacrificeactingstagemanagerdatepianistflowersdollauditionumbrellachampagnescreamingportraittheatergraveyardroommatesnakemontageambulancecookingnewspapermanhattan new york citypianobathroomcafebirthdaytearsletterdrinkcatfoodsongcryingtelephone callbased on playsingingphotographdancingcigarette smoking (See All) |
Eve (Anne Baxter) is waiting backstage to meet her idol, aging Broadway star Margo Channing (Bette Davis). It seems innocent enough as Eve explains that she has seen Margo in EVERY performance of her current play. Only playwright/critic DeWitt (George Sanders) sees through Eve's evil plan, which is …to take her parts and her fiance, Bill Simpson (Gary Merrill). When the fiance shows no interest, she tries for playwright Lloyd Richards (Hugh Marlowe), but DeWitt stops her. After she accepts her award, she decides to skip the after-party and goes to her room, where a young woman named Phoebe has sneaked into her room and fallen asleep. This is where the "Circle of Life" now comes to fruition as Eve will get played like she played Margo. (Read More)
Themes: | drunkennessdrinkingfriendship |
Locations: | taxirestaurantnew york city |
Characters: | frenchmaidactressfriendhusband wife relationship |
Story: | fur coattheatrical producerpiano playerbirthday partyreference to sarah bernhardtcurtain callreference to shakespeare's hamletbanquetbroadway manhattan new york cityshowbizcriticplaywrightdressing roombutlerbackstage …ambitionrehearsalapplausereference to william shakespeareactingauditionchampagnetheatermanhattan new york citypianobirthdaydrinkcryingtelephone callcigarette smoking (See All) |
Harry Sanborn is an aged music industry exec with a fondness for younger women like Marin, his latest trophy girlfriend. Things get a little awkward when Harry suffers a heart attack at the home of Marin's mother Erica. Left in the care of Erica and his doctor, a love triangle starts to take shape.
Themes: | wealthdatingdrunkennessdrinkingmarriagefriendshipdeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | taxirestaurantnew york city |
Characters: | theatre directorfrencholder man younger woman relationshipactressboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationship |
Story: | birthday cakebryn mawr collegebroadway manhattan new york citytheatre productionplaywrightcookdateflowerschampagnemontageambulancemanhattan new york citycafebirthdaytears …drinkcryingtelephone callphotographcigarette smoking (See All) |
New York, 1959. Max Bialystock was once the king of Broadway, but now all his shows close on opening night. Things turn around when he's visited by the neurotic accountant Leo Bloom, who proposes a scheme tailor-made for producers who can only make flops: raise far more money than you need, then mak …e sure the show is despised. No one will be interested in it, so you can pocket the surplus. To this end, they produce a musical called Springtime for Hitler written by escaped Nazi Franz Liebken. Then they get the insanely flamboyant Roger De Bris to direct. Finally, they hire as a lead actress the loopy Swedish bombshell Ulla (whose last name has over 15 syllables). As opening night draws near, what can go wrong? Well, there's no accounting for taste... (Read More)
Themes: | marriagefriendshipdeath |
Locations: | taxinew york city |
Characters: | theatre directorsecretaryactressdancersingerfriendhusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | tap dancingchorus girlopening nightbroadway manhattan new york cityshow businesstheatre productioncentral park manhattan new york cityplaywrightcanetheatre audiencebackstagerehearsalapplausereference to william shakespearepianist …auditionumbrellachampagnenewspapermanhattan new york citypianobathroomtearssongcryingtelephone callsingingphotographdancing (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 …f The Beatles. (Read More)
Themes: | depressiontheftdrunkennessdrinkingdeathfriendship |
Locations: | cemeteryrestaurant |
Characters: | thiefdancersingerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | piano playerbirthday cakebirthday partygravestonedressing roomtheatre audiencebackstagegraveyardmontageambulancepianocafebirthdaytearsletter …drinkfoodsongcryingtelephone callsingingphotographdancingcigarette smoking (See All) |
Aviator Andre Jurieux has just completed a record-setting flight, but when he is greeted by an admiring crowd, all he can say to them is how miserable he is that the woman he loves did not come to meet him. He is in love with Christine, the wife of aristocrat Robert de la Cheyniest. Robert himself i …s involved in an affair with Genevieve de Marras, but he is trying to break it off. Meanwhile, Andre seeks help from his old friend Octave, who gets Andre an invitation to the country home where Robert and Christine are hosting a large hunting party. As the guests arrive for the party, their cordial greetings hide their real feelings, along with their secrets - and even some of the servants are involved in tangled relationships. (Read More)
Themes: | wealthdepressiontheftmemorydrunkennessdrinkingmarriagefriendshipdeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | train |
Characters: | maidthiefdancersingerfriendfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | curtain callshoeshinemusic conductorsleeping pilltheatre audiencebutlerbackstagecookfaintingapplausesacrificepianistflowersdollumbrella …cookingnewspaperpianodrinkfoodsongtelephone callsingingdancingcigarette smoking (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 …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: | drunkennessdrinkingfriendship |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | restaurant |
Characters: | actressphotographerdancerfriendhusband wife relationship |
Story: | tap dancingdelirium tremensactor's lifemarqueetop hatwhistlingstairwaychauffeurdressing roomtheatre audiencebutlerbackstageorchestraapplauseflowers …auditionmontagenewspapercafetearsdrinkfoodcryingphotographdancingcigarette smoking (See All) |
Down-on-his-luck theatrical producer Max Bialystock is forced to romance rich old ladies to finance his efforts. When timid accountant Leo Bloom reviews Max's accounting books, the two hit upon a way to make a fortune by producing a sure-fire flop. The play which is to be their gold mine? "Springtim …e for Hitler." (Read More)
Locations: | restaurantnew york city |
Characters: | secretarydancersinger |
Story: | theatrical producerstage playchorinechorus linemusic conductorbroadway manhattan new york citycentral park manhattan new york cityplaywrightchauffeurtheatre audienceproducerrehearsalapplausestageaudition …manhattan new york citysingingphotographdancing (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 …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: | unemploymentpovertydrinkingmarriagesuicidefriendshipdeath |
Locations: | nightclubcemeterynew york city |
Characters: | actressdancersingerfriendmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationship |
Story: | friendship between womenshow businessstairwaydressing roomtheatre audiencebackstagerehearsalapplausepianistauditiongraveyardmontagepianotearsdrink …songcryingtelephone callsingingdancingcigarette smoking (See All) |
Christy Brown is a spastic quadriplegic born to a large, poor Irish family. His mother, Mrs Brown, recognizes the intelligence and humanity in the lad everyone else regards as a vegetable. Eventually, Christy matures into a cantankerous writer who uses his only functional limb, his left foot, to wri …te with. (Read More)
Themes: | unemploymentdepressionpovertydrunkennessdrinkingmarriagedeath |
Locations: | restaurant |
Characters: | singermother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | birthday cakebirthday partyscrapbookreference to shakespeare's hamletstairwayapplausereference to william shakespeareflowerschampagneambulancebirthdaydrinkfoodsongtelephone call …singingphotographcigarette smoking (See All) |
An un-chronological look at the life of the Little Sparrow, Edith Piaf (1915-1963). Her mother is an alcoholic street singer, her father a circus performer, her paternal grandmother a madam. During childhood she lives with each of them. At 20, she's a street singer discovered by a club owner who's s …oon murdered, coached by a musician who brings her to concert halls, and then quickly famous. Constant companions are alcohol and heartache. The tragedies of her love affair with Marcel Cerdan and the death of her only child belie the words of one of her signature songs, "Non, je ne regrette rien." The back and forth nature of the narrative suggests the patterns of memory and association. (Read More)
Themes: | povertymemorydrunkennessdeath |
Locations: | nightclubnew york city |
Characters: | frenchsingerfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationship |
Story: | central park manhattan new york cityfemale bondingdressing roomorchestrarehearsalagentcircusstagemanagerpianistdollauditionambulancemanhattan new york citypiano …cafelettersongsinging (See All) |
Kanji Watanabe is a civil servant. He has worked in the same department for 30 years. His life is pretty boring and monotonous, though he once used to have passion and drive. Then one day he discovers that he has stomach cancer and has less than a year to live. After the initial depression he sets a …bout living for the first time in over 20 years. Then he realises that his limited time left is not just for living life to the full but to leave something meaningful behind... (Read More)
Themes: | depressiondrunkennessdrinkingmarriagesuicidedeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | nightclubtrainrestaurant |
Characters: | older man younger woman relationshipdancersingermother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | birthday partynylon stockingsincensetheatre audiencepianistumbrellanewspaperpianocafebirthdaytearsdrinkfoodsongcrying …telephone callsingingdancingcigarette smoking (See All) |
In 1660, with the return of Charles II to the English throne, theater, the visual arts, science and sexual promiscuity flourish. Thirteen years later, in the midst of political and economical problems, Charles II asks for the return of his friend John Wilmot, aka the second Earl of Rochester, from e …xile back to London. John is a morally-corrupt drunkard and a sexually- active cynical poet. When the King asks John to prepare a play for the French ambassador so as to please him, John meets the aspiring actress Elizabeth Barry in the playhouse and decides to make her into a great star. He falls in love with her and she becomes his mistress. During the presentation to the Frenchman, he falls into disgrace with the court. When he was thirty-three years old and dying of syphilis and alcoholism, he converts to being a religious man. (Read More)
Themes: | theftdrunkennessdrinkingfriendshipdeath |
Mood: | rain |
Characters: | actressthiefdancersingerfriendhusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | acting coachreference to shakespeare's hamlettheatre productionplaywrightsarcasmcanetheatre audiencebackstageorchestrawomanizerrehearsalapplausereference to william shakespearestageportrait …theaterletterdrinksongbased on playsingingdancing (See All) |
Anna is a young widow who is finally getting on with her life after the death of her husband, Sean. Now engaged to be married, Anna meets a ten-year-old boy who tells her he is Sean reincarnated. Though his story is both unsettling and absurd, Anna can't get the boy out of her mind. And much to the …concern of her fiance, her increased contact with him leads her to question the choices she has made in her life. (Read More)
Themes: | memorydrinkingmarriagedeath |
Locations: | taxicemeteryrestaurantnew york city |
Characters: | grandfather granddaughter relationshipphotographersingermother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | birthday cakecentral park manhattan new york cityorchestrapianistgraveyardmanhattan new york citypianocafebirthdaytearsdrinksongcryingtelephone callsinging …cigarette smoking (See All) |
A young man is released from prison after many years and given a new identity in a new town. Aided by a supervisor who becomes like a father to him he finds a job and friends and hesitantly starts a relationship with a compassionate girl. But the secret of the heinous crime he committed as a boy wei …ghs down on him, and he learns that it is not so easy to escape your past. (Read More)
Themes: | datingdepressiondrunkennessdrinkingsuicidedeathfriendship |
Locations: | taxinightclubcemeterytrainrestaurant |
Characters: | secretaryphotographerdancerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | birthday partylimpinggravestoneinnocenceapplausedatescreaminggraveyardambulancenewspapercafebirthdaytearsletterdrink …cryingtelephone callphotographdancing (See All) |
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. …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: | seductionmemorydrinking |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | nightclubtrain |
Characters: | actressphotographerdancersingerhusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | fur coatfeather boachorus lineconfettishowgirlstairwaywomanizerpianistchampagnepianobirthdaytearsdrinksongcrying …telephone callsingingphotographdancingcigarette smoking (See All) |
In the early 1960's, sixteen year old Jenny Mellor lives with her parents in the London suburb of Twickenham. On her father's wishes, everything that Jenny does is in the sole pursuit of being accepted into Oxford, as he wants her to have a better life than he. Jenny is bright, pretty, hard working …but also naturally gifted. The only problems her father may perceive in her life is her issue with learning Latin, and her dating a boy named Graham, who is nice but socially awkward. Jenny's life changes after she meets David Goldman, a man over twice her age. David goes out of his way to show Jenny and her family that his interest in her is not improper and that he wants solely to expose her to cultural activities which she enjoys. Jenny quickly gets accustomed to the life to which David and his constant companions, Danny and Helen, have shown her, and Jenny and David's relationship does move into becoming a romantic one. However, Jenny slowly learns more about David, and by association Danny and Helen, and specifically how they make their money. Jenny has to decide if what she learns about them and leading such a life is worth forgoing her plans of higher eduction at Oxford. (Read More)
Themes: | wealthdatingtheftseductiondrinkingfriendship |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | nightclubcemeteryrestaurant |
Characters: | frencholder man younger woman relationshipthiefphotographerdancersingerfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | fur coatbirthday cakeinnocenceorchestrarehearsalreference to william shakespeareflowersumbrellachampagnemontagecafebirthdaytearsletterdrink …songcryingsingingdancingcigarette smoking (See All) |
In the end of the Nineteenth Century, in London, Robert Angier, his beloved wife Julia McCullough and Alfred Borden are friends and assistants of a magician. When Julia accidentally dies during a performance, Robert blames Alfred for her death and they become enemies. Both become famous and rival ma …gicians, sabotaging the performance of the other on the stage. When Alfred performs a successful trick, Robert becomes obsessed trying to disclose the secret of his competitor with tragic consequences. (Read More)
Themes: | drunkennessdrinkingsuicidedeathfriendship |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | cemeterytrainrestaurant |
Characters: | friendfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationship |
Story: | limpingheadstonetop hattrapdoorbusiness cardshow businesscanetheatre audiencebackstageagentmorgueapplausesacrificestagechampagne …theatergraveyardmontagecafeletterdrinkcatphotograph (See All) |
A master chef, Kate, lives her life like she runs the kitchen at upscale 22 Bleecker Restaurant in Manhattan--with a no-nonsense intensity that both captivates and intimidates everyone around her. With breathtaking precision, she powers through each hectic shift, coordinating hundreds of meals, prep …aring delicate sauces, seasoning and simmering each dish to absolute perfection. (Read More)
Themes: | depressiondrinkingdeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | cemeteryrestaurantnew york city |
Characters: | actressdancersingermother daughter relationship |
Story: | cookdollgraveyardmontagecookingmanhattan new york citycafetearsletterdrinkfoodsongcryingtelephone callsinging …photographdancingcigarette smoking (See All) |
Texan rancher Bick Benedict visits a Maryland farm to buy a prize horse. Whilst there he meets and falls in love with the owner's daughter Leslie, they are married immediately and return to his ranch. The story of their family and its rivalry with cowboy and (later oil tycoon) Jett Rink unfolds acro …ss two generations. (Read More)
Themes: | wealthdrunkennessdrinkingmarriagedeathfriendship |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | cemeterytrainrestaurant |
Characters: | older man younger woman relationshipactresssingerfriendmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | birthday partybanquetcookfaintingapplauseflowersgraveyardmontagenewspapercafebirthdaytearsletterdrinkcat …foodsongcryingtelephone callsingingcigarette smoking (See All) |
Romantic comedy: Will Hayes, a 30-something Manhattan dad is in the midst of a divorce when his 10 year old daughter, Maya, starts to question him about his life before marriage. Maya wants to know absolutely everything about how her parents met and fell in love. Will's story begins in 1992, as a yo …ung, starry-eyed aspiring politician who moves to New York from Wisconsin in order to work on the Clinton campaign. For Maya, Will relives his past as a idealistic young man learning the ins and outs of big city politics, and recounts the history of his romantic relationships with three very different women. On the campaign, Will's best buddy is Russell McCormack. They not only have similar political aspirations, they share the same type of girl problems, too. Will hopelessly attempts a "PG" version of his story for his daughter ad changes the names so Maya has to guess who he finally married. Is her mother Will's college sweetheart, the dependable girl next-door Emily? Is she his longtime best friend and confidante, the apolitical April? Or is she the free-spirited but ambitious journalist? As Maya puts together the pieces of her dad's romantic puzzle, she begins to understand that love is not so simple or easy. And as Will tells her his tale, Maya helps him to understand that it's definitely never too late to go back...and maybe even possible to find a happy ending. (Read More)
Themes: | datingdrunkennessmarriagefriendship |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | taxirestaurantnew york city |
Characters: | older man younger woman relationshipdancersingerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationship |
Story: | birthday cakebirthday partycentral park manhattan new york cityambitionrehearsalapplausedateflowersroommatemanhattan new york citycafebirthdaytearsletterdrink …songcryingtelephone callsingingphotographdancingcigarette smoking (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 …s that have been mounting between them, and each find unexpected happiness in relationships that cross the bounds of convention. (Read More)
Themes: | memorydrunkennessdrinkingmarriagefriendshipdeath |
Locations: | cemetery |
Characters: | theatre directoractressdancersingerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | birthday partycurtain calltheatre productionflowersauditionchampagnegraveyardbirthdaytearsdrinkfoodsongcryingtelephone callsinging …photographdancingcigarette smoking (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: | wealthdepressiondrunkennessdrinkingmarriagesuicidedeathfriendship |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | taxitrainrestaurantnew york city |
Characters: | maidphotographerdancersingerfriendmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | birthday cakebirthday partylong island new yorkumbrellanewspapermanhattan new york citycafetearsdrinkfoodsongcryingtelephone callsingingphotograph …dancingcigarette smoking (See All) |
In late 1951, Eilis Lacey, a young Irish girl, emigrates to Brooklyn. Sponsored by Father Flood, a priest from her native town Enniscorthy, she is assured to find a full-time job there. But the early days are tough, seasickness being soon replaced by loneliness and homesickness, two feelings all the … more acutely felt by Eilis for having had to leave behind her widowed mother and her dear sister Rose. She nevertheless little by little manages to find her footing by adapting to her job as a salesgirl, by studying bookkeeping at Brooklyn College as well as with a little help from both Father Flood and Mrs. Kehoe, the owner of the boarding school she now lives in. And not only does graduation follow but love shows its face in Tony, an Italian-American plumber, full of adoration and respect for her. They end up marrying, although keeping the thing secret. It is at that point that tragedy strikes inciting Eilis to return to Enniscorthy to support her mother morally. And there a strange thing happens : she gradually gets lured by the charms of her native place, going far as to let herself be wooed by Jim Farrell, a young local. (Read More)
Themes: | datingdrinkingmarriagefriendshipdeath |
Locations: | taxicemeterytrainrestaurantnew york city |
Characters: | dancersingerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | nylonslong island new yorkboarding housegravestoneclothingwhistlingheartbreakapplauseflowersgraveyardambulancemanhattan new york citybathroomtearsletter …drinkfoodsongcryingtelephone callsingingphotographdancingcigarette smoking (See All) |
In Manhattan, the British limousine driver Alfie is surrounded by beautiful women, most of them clients, and he lives as a Don Juan, having one night stands with all of them and without any sort of commitment. His girl-friend and single-mother Julie is quite upset with the situation and his best fri …ends are his colleague Marlon and his girl-friend Lonette. Alfie has a brief affair with Lonette, and the consequences of his act forces Alfie to reflect and wonder about his life style. (Read More)
Themes: | seductiondrunkennessdrinkingmarriagefriendshipdeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | taxinightclubcemeteryrestaurantnew york city |
Characters: | boyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendhusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | birthday partycalla lilycentral park manhattan new york citychauffeurwomanizergraveyardmontagemanhattan new york citycafetearsdrinkfoodcryingbased on playsinging …dancingcigarette smoking (See All) |
When a man selects a mail order bride, he is surprised to see the beauty who appears before him. She alleges that she sent false photos to him to assure that he would love her for what she is and not for her beauty. However, what she is is a con artist, prostitute, and actress, who teams with a fell …ow actor to steal money from men. What she does not expect is that she falls in love with her new husband and ultimately must decide between him and her sadistic former lover. Contains explicit sex including sadistic acts as Thomas Jane cuts Jolie's back with a knife as part of their lovemaking. (Read More)
Themes: | wealththeftseductiondrunkennessdrinkingmarriagedeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | trainrestaurant |
Characters: | actressthiefdancerhusband wife relationship |
Story: | groomtheatre productiontheatre audiencebackstageorchestrabridefaintingchampagnepianocafetearsletterdrinkcryingphotograph …dancing (See All) |
"All eyes will be on you," says the Austrian Empress, Maria Theresa to her youngest daughter Marie Antoinette. The film, marketed for a teen audience, is an impressionistic retelling of Marie Antoinette's life as a young queen in the opulent and eccentric court at Versailles. The film focuses on Mar …ie Antoinette, as she matures from a teenage bride to a young woman and eventual queen of France. (Read More)
Themes: | seductiondrunkennessdrinkingmarriagedeath |
Characters: | maiddancersingermother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | birthday cakebirthday partyeye maskclothingtheatre audienceorchestrabrideapplauseflowerschampagnemontagebirthdaytearsletterdrink …foodsongcryingsingingdancing (See All) |
A group of reporters are trying to decipher the last word ever spoken by Charles Foster Kane, the millionaire newspaper tycoon: "Rosebud." The film begins with a news reel detailing Kane's life for the masses, and then from there, we are shown flashbacks from Kane's life. As the reporters investigat …e further, the viewers see a display of a fascinating man's rise to fame, and how he eventually fell off the top of the world. (Read More)
Themes: | wealthdepressionpovertydrunkennessdrinkingmarriagesuicidedeathfriendship |
Locations: | taxinightclubtrainnew york city |
Characters: | maidphotographerdancersingerfriendhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | fur stolechorus lineboarding houseshowgirltop hattrunkcanebutlerambitionactingmanagerchampagneportraitmontagenewspaper …pianoletterdrinkphotographdancing (See All) |
A thought-provoking and haunting exploration of how reality and dream-states may combine to form complex interactions. The line between the imagination and reality blurs when an accomplished Psychiatrist takes on a patient that appears to be suicidal.
Themes: | depressionmemorydrinkingsuicidedeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | taxicemeterytrainnew york city |
Characters: | secretaryactressdancerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | reference to shakespeare's hamletstairwayrehearsalreference to william shakespeareambulancepianobathroombirthdaytearsdrinkfoodcryingtelephone calldancingcigarette smoking |
In colorful, bustling modern-day Manhattan, Rafi Gardet, a beautiful 37-year-old photography producer reeling from a recent divorce, meets David Bloomberg, a handsome 23-year-old painter recently out of college. Rafi's therapist, Dr. Lisa Metzger, who is working to help Rafi overcome her fears of in …timacy, finds out that Rafi's new lover is--unfortunately for Lisa--her only son, David. Both David and Rafi must contend with their 14-year age gap, vastly different backgrounds and the demands of David's traditional mother. Despite their intense attraction, the charmed couple soon realizes that vastly different ages and backgrounds create much conflict. A Jewish hip-hop lover and closet painter who still lives with his grandparents, David has little in common with Rafi--a non-practicing Catholic from a wealthy, broken family who travels in the sophisticated, high-end world of fashion. (Read More)
Themes: | wealthunemploymentdatingdrinkingmarriagefriendshipdeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | taxinightclubrestaurantnew york city |
Characters: | photographerdancerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | central park manhattan new york citytheatre audienceproducerdateauditionroommatemanhattan new york citycafebirthdaytearsdrinkcatfoodcryingtelephone call …dancingcigarette smoking (See All) |
The story of a charismatic young Irish guitarist and a sheltered young cellist who have a chance encounter one magical night above New York's Washington Square, but are soon torn apart, leaving in their wake an infant, August Rush, orphaned by circumstance. Now performing on the streets of New York …and cared for by a mysterious stranger, August uses his remarkable musical talent to seek the parents from whom he was separated at birth. (Read More)
Themes: | drinkingfriendship |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | taxirestaurantnew york city |
Characters: | dancersingerfriendfather daughter relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | music conductorwhistlingcentral park manhattan new york cityorchestrapianistflowersmanhattan new york citypianocafetearsdrinkfoodsongcryingtelephone call …singingphotographdancing (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 …in each other threaten to rip them apart. (Read More)
Themes: | memory |
Locations: | nightclub |
Characters: | actressphotographerdancersingerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipmother daughter relationship |
Story: | piano playerwhistlingtheatre productionplaywrightdressing roombackstageambitionrehearsalapplausepianistflowersauditionchampagnetheaterroommate …cookingpianosongtelephone callsingingphotographdancing (See All) |
This rock opera tells the story of one year in the life of a group of bohemians struggling in modern day East Village New York. The story centers around Mark and Roger, two roommates. While a former tragedy has made Roger numb to life, Mark tries to capture it through his attempts to make a film. In … the year that follows, the group deals with love, loss, AIDS, and modern day life in one truly powerful story. (Read More)
Themes: | povertytheftdrunkennessdrinkingdeathfriendship |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | cemeteryrestaurantnew york city |
Characters: | thiefdancersingerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | stairwayhungerdateflowerschampagnegraveyardroommatemontagemanhattan new york citycafetearsdrinkfoodsongcrying …telephone callsingingphotographdancingcigarette smoking (See All) |
The story of Ray Charles, music legend. Told in his adult live with flashbacks to his youth we see his humble origins in Florida, his turbulent childhood which included losing his brother and then his sight, his rise as pianist in a touring band, his writing his own songs and running his own band an …d then stardom. Also includes his addiction to drugs and its affect on his working life and family life. (Read More)
Themes: | wealthmemorydrunkennessdrinkingmarriagedeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | nightclub |
Characters: | dancersingerhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | birthday cakebirthday partyseattle washingtoncaneorchestraapplausepianistmontagemanhattan new york citypianobathroombirthdaytearsdrinksong …cryingsingingdancingcigarette smoking (See All) |
Journalist Jep Gambardella has charmed and seduced his way through the lavish nightlife of Rome for decades. Since the legendary success of his one and only novel, he has been a permanent fixture in the city's literary and social circles, but when his sixty-fifth birthday coincides with a shock from … the past, Jep finds himself unexpectedly taking stock of his life, turning his cutting wit on himself and his contemporaries, and looking past the extravagant nightclubs, parties, and cafes to find Rome in all its glory: a timeless landscape of absurd, exquisite beauty. (Read More)
Themes: | wealthpovertymemorydrinkingsuicidedeathfriendship |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | nightclub |
Characters: | actressdancersingerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | birthday partyplaywritingpallbearerapplausereference to william shakespeareumbrellachampagnetheatermontagebirthdaydrinkfoodsongcryingtelephone call …singingphotographdancingcigarette smoking (See All) |
Ellie Andrews has just tied the knot with society aviator King Westley when she is whisked away to her father's yacht and out of King's clutches. Ellie jumps ship and eventually winds up on a bus headed back to her husband. Reluctantly she must accept the help of out-of- work reporter Peter Warne. A …ctually, Warne doesn't give her any choice: either she sticks with him until he gets her back to her husband, or he'll blow the whistle on Ellie to her father. Either way, Peter gets what (he thinks!) he wants .... a really juicy newspaper story. (Read More)
Themes: | theftdrunkennessdrinkingmarriage |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | trainnew york city |
Characters: | maidthiefphotographersingerhusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | limpingwhistlinghungerfaintingeggmontagenewspapercafetearsletterdrinkfoodsongcryingtelephone call …singingcigarette smoking (See All) |
High-flying, adored! The film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical depicting the infamous real-life story of Eva "Evita" Duarte de Peron, the wife of President Juan Peron, who rose from poverty to become the most famous Argentine woman in history. Her huge political influence and constant charity …works earned her scorn and fear from the military and upper classes but adoration and love from the workers and descamisados. Evita's legendary life is displayed before your eyes as the most hated and most beloved woman in Argentina. (Read More)
Themes: | wealthunemploymentpovertyseductiondrinkingdeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | trainrestaurant |
Characters: | older man younger woman relationshipactressphotographerdancersingerhusband wife relationship |
Story: | clothingtheatre audienceumbrellamontagenewspapercafetearsdrinksongcryingsingingphotographdancing |
In the South American jungle supplies of nitroglycerin are needed at a remote oil field. The oil company pays four men to deliver the supplies in two trucks. A tense rivalry develops between the two sets of drivers and on the rough remote roads the slightest jolt can result in death.
Themes: | unemploymenttheftmemorydrinkingsuicidedeathfriendship |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | taxicemeteryrestaurant |
Characters: | frenchthiefphotographerdancersingerfriendhusband wife relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | whistlinghungerchampagnecookingnewspapercafetearsletterdrinksongcryingtelephone callsingingdancingcigarette smoking |
In Bedridge, Professor Parker Wilson finds an abandoned dog at the train station and takes it home with the intention of returning the animal to its owner. He finds that the dog is an Akita and names it Hachiko. However, nobody claims the dog so his family decides to keep Hachi.
Themes: | memorydeathfriendship |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | cemeterytrain |
Characters: | dancerfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationship |
Story: | reference to shakespeare's hamletgravestonestairwayapplausereference to william shakespearepianistflowerschampagnemontagenewspaperpianotearscatcryingtelephone call …dancing (See All) |
The story concentrates on the social re-adjustment of three World War II servicemen, each from a different station of society. Al Stephenson returns to an influential banking position, but finds it hard to reconcile his loyalties to ex-servicemen with new commercial realities. Fred Derry is an ordin …ary working man who finds it difficult to hold down a job or pick up the threads of his marriage. Having had both hands burnt off during the war, Homer Parrish is unsure that his fiancee's feelings are still those of love and not those of pity. Each of the veterans faces a crisis upon his arrival, and each crisis is a microcosm of the experiences of many American warriors who found an alien world awaiting them when they came marching home. (Read More)
Themes: | unemploymentmemorydrunkennessdrinkingmarriage |
Locations: | taxinightclubrestaurant |
Characters: | maidphotographerdancersingerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | fur coatbanquethangoverapplausepianistflowersnewspaperpianobathroomcafetearsdrinkfoodsongcrying …telephone callsingingphotographdancingcigarette smoking (See All) |
This is a story about Mike, a guy who left his girl in New York when he came to LA to be a star. It's been six months since his girlfriend left him and he's not doing so good. So, his pal and some other friends try and get him back in the social scene and forget about his 6 year relationship.
Themes: | unemploymentdatingdepressionseductiondrunkennessdrinkingfriendship |
Locations: | nightclubrestaurantnew york city |
Characters: | actressdancersingerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriend |
Story: | central park manhattan new york cityproducerwomanizerauditionmontagecafetearsdrinksongcryingtelephone callsingingphotographdancingcigarette smoking |
Themes: | drinkingmarriagefriendshipdeath |
Locations: | taxirestaurantnew york city |
Characters: | actressphotographerdancersingerfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | theatre audienceproducerapplausereference to william shakespeareflowersauditionchampagnecafedrinkfoodsongcryingtelephone callsingingphotograph …dancingcigarette smoking (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: | depressionmemorydrunkennessdrinkingdeathfriendship |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | taxitrainrestaurant |
Characters: | older man younger woman relationshipsecretaryboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | sleeping pillhangoverheartbreakflowerschampagnecookingcafetearsdrinkfoodcryingtelephone callcigarette smoking |
In Tokyo, Shigeharu Aoyama is a widower that grieves the loss of his wife and raises his son Shigehiko Aoyama alone. Seven years later, the teenage Shigehiko asks why his middle-aged father does not remarry and Shigeharu meets his friend Yasuhisa Yoshikawa, who is a film producer, and tells his inte …ntion. However, Shigeharu has difficulties to approach to available women to date and Yasuhisa decide to organize a sham audition for casting the lead actress for the fake movie. They receive several portfolios of candidates and Shigeharu becomes obsessed by the gorgeous Asami Yamazaki. Despite the advice of the experienced Yasuhisa, Shigeharu calls Asami to date and he falls for her. But who is the mysterious Asami? (Read More)
Themes: | datingdrinkingmarriagefriendshipdeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | restaurant |
Characters: | older man younger woman relationshipactressdancerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | piano playerincensestairwayproducerdatepianistauditionumbrellaambulancepianocafedrinktelephone callphotographdancing …cigarette smoking (See All) |
1927 Hollywood. Monumental Pictures' biggest stars, glamorous on-screen couple Lina Lamont and Don Lockwood, are also an off-screen couple if the trade papers and gossip columns are to be believed. Both perpetuate the public perception if only to please their adoring fans and bring people into the m …ovie theaters. In reality, Don barely tolerates her, while Lina, despite thinking Don beneath her, simplemindedly believes what she sees on screen in order to bolster her own stardom and sense of self-importance. R.F. Simpson, Monumental's head, dismisses what he thinks is a flash in the pan: talking pictures. It isn't until _The Jazz Singer (1927)_ (qv) becomes a bona fide hit which results in all the movie theaters installing sound equipment that R.F. knows Monumental, most specifically in the form of Don and Lina, have to jump on the talking picture bandwagon, despite no one at the studio knowing anything about the technology. Musician Cosmo Brown, Don's best friend, gets hired as Monumental's ideas man and musical director. And by this time, Don has secretly started dating Kathy Selden, a chorus girl who is trying to make it big in pictures herself. Don and Kathy's relationship is despite their less than friendly initial meeting. Cosmo and Kathy help Don, who had worked his way up through the movie ranks to stardom, try make the leap to talking picture stardom, with Kathy following along the way. However, they have to overcome the technological issues. But the bigger problem is… (Read More)
Themes: | datingseductionfriendship |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | nightclubnew york city |
Characters: | actressdancersingerfriend |
Story: | piano playertap dancingchorus girlmarqueebroadway manhattan new york citydressing roomcanetheatre audienceorchestraapplausereference to william shakespearepianistumbrellamontagenewspaper …manhattan new york citypianosongcryingsingingdancing (See All) |
Set on a colorful Greek island, the plot serves as a background for a wealth of ABBA songs. A young woman about to be married discovers that any one of three men could be her father. She invites all three to the wedding without telling her mother, Donna, who was once the lead singer of Donna and the … Dynamos. In the meantime, Donna has invited her backup singers, Rosie and Tanya. (Read More)
Themes: | wealthmemorydrunkennessdrinkingfriendship |
Locations: | taxinightclubnew york city |
Characters: | dancersingerfriendmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationship |
Story: | feather boabridefaintingpianistflowerspianotearsletterdrinksongcryingsingingphotographdancing |
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 …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: | theftdrunkennessdrinkingmarriage |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | taxitrainrestaurantnew york city |
Characters: | frenchthiefphotographerdancersingerfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationship |
Story: | rising startheatre audienceapplausepianistflowersumbrellamontagenewspapermanhattan new york citypianocafedrinkfoodsongtelephone call …singingphotographdancingcigarette smoking (See All) |
This love story has Kitty meeting young, intelligent, shy and somewhat dull Dr. Walter Fane, whose forte is the study of infectious diseases, and the convenient marriage that she finds herself committed to. It is in this web of intrigue that they head for China, only after Walter discovers Kitty's i …nfidelity with one dashing and witty diplomat Charlie Townsend. So much as to hide her from herself and to help thwart a cholera outbreak, this is a marriage more than on the rocks. This is a cold, indifferent and loveless partnership in a vast unknown and deadly environment that will test both these flightless lovebirds and with the hardships and tolerances more than any had ever anticipated. A visual delight amid the pain and suffering of a dying people and failing marriage. Will a cure be found for both, before it's too late? (Read More)
Themes: | drunkennessdrinkingmarriagedeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | restaurant |
Characters: | frenchmaiddancersingermother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | orchestracookfaintingpianistflowersdollumbrellapianocafetearsletterdrinkfoodsongcrying …telephone callsingingdancingcigarette smoking (See All) |
Michael Dorsey is an unemployed actor with an impossible reputation. In order to find work and fund his friend's play he dresses as a woman, Dorothy Michaels, and lands the part in a daytime drama. Dorsey loses himself in this woman role and essentially becomes Dorothy Michaels, captivating women al …l around the city and inspiring them to break free from the control of men and become more like Dorsey's initial identity. This newfound role, however, lands Dorsey in a hot spot between a female friend/'lover,' a female co-star he falls in love with, that co-star's father who falls in love with him, and a male co-star who yearns for his affection. (Read More)
Themes: | unemploymentseductiondrinkingfriendship |
Locations: | nightclubrestaurantnew york city |
Characters: | actressboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendfather daughter relationship |
Story: | birthday partyactor's lifeplaywrightwomanizerrehearsalauditionroommatemanhattan new york citypianodrinktelephone callsingingdancing |
Made of Honor revolves around Tom and Hannah, who have been platonic friends for 10 years. He's a serial dater, while she wants marriage but hasn't found Mr. Right. Just as Tom is starting to think that he is relationship material after all, Hannah gets engaged. When she asks Tom to be her "maid" of … honor, he reluctantly agrees just so he can attempt to stop the wedding and woo her. (Read More)
Themes: | drunkennessdrinkingmarriagefriendship |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | taxirestaurantnew york city |
Characters: | maiddancersingerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | central park manhattan new york citywomanizerroommatemanhattan new york citycafedrinkfoodsongtelephone callsingingdancing |