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The impersonator goes to the dressing room after his exit and is haunted by visions of Vlasta Burian. At every performance, the audience asks him to perform the famous comedian. The Imitator decides to take a holiday instead, but even then he has no peace.
A collection of bloopers and outtakes from an enormous selection of Hollywood classic productions spanning from the 1930s through the 1980s.
A young man befriends the last surviving Civil War veteran, intending to rob him of $50,000.
An invisible woman films her own people during the revolution. This takes place in a country called Syria, between 2011 and 2017.
Successful architect ignored by the status quo, indefatigable polemist, old-school bon vivant and holy heretic in the Castro Cuba. Many lives fit in Rodolfo Livingston's, as this portrait of who seems to have been there, has always been ready for the camera.
Ceraso, Cilento National Park. Four young friends decide to answer to a call for tender for the management of a hotel and make a change in their professional life. They ignore the aims of a odd businessman from Rome. The quiet local community will be completely shaken up by deceptions and solidarity, old passions and new loves, funny situations and deep emotions.
Stargazing celebrates the 50th anniversary of the moon landing mission. Professor Brian Cox and Julia Zemiro imagine future space exploration, see what it takes to become an astronaut and investigate Australia's space agency.
Prominent Aussies reflect on the Moon Landing - the triumph of human achievement. Using footage not seen since that momentous day, John Barron documents the aftermath as Apollo 11 astronauts made their way around our nation.
Lucy, a former child actor, seeks enlightenment at a retreat led by spiritual leader Elon while she navigates her close yet turbulent relationship with her stunt-performer daughter, Dylan.
Les Enfants de la Terre, documentary short
In a village in Belgium, the earth opens up, letting out the voice of a man, a stone worker. His fingers sculpt and carve, but the flashes of stone stop at the walls of a small workshop attached to his house. Each blow of his chisel rips a piece of history, of conscience, of struggle into oblivion. Meanwhile, not so far from his workshop, the quarry, without age, without memory, advances, devours the surrounding houses, the streets, the town, the roots...
A journey that recounts the life of Isabel de Godin, a relentless adventurer of the 18th century, who travelled from nowadays Ecuador, through the Amazon Rainforest to France, in pursuit of her dream. Little did she know that through this odyssey she would discover the power of will over the certainty of death. In search of her strenght and her path, we’ll encounter inspiring people, whose experiences rhyme with Isabel’s and give live to this past character, whilst unveiling hidden themes still hushed to this day.
With intertwined life stories, this film starts from the questions: Is Ecuadorian society essentially mestizo? What is a mongrel? This documentary aims to bring to the fore issues that have been poorly resolved both in the way in which Ecuador defines itself as a country, and in the subjectivity of its inhabitants.
On January 3, 2001 in Lorca there was a traffic accident that caused 12 deaths who were Ecuadorians, worked in agricultural fields and were in an irregular situation in Spain. This documentary reflects the harsh reality experienced by dozens of illegal Ecuadorians offering much cheaper labor in Spain.
Flat Eric is riding his motorcycle in the forest when a strange noise brings him back to reality.
As the survivors of a global pandemic crawl from their fortified boltholes and begin to rebuild society - what is left of them and who amongst them dares to lead them to the light?
Rising star Rajiv Karia wants to be your friend. You really should support your friends, especially when they are doing their highly anticipated debut hour. As seen on Lazy Susan (BBC Three) and Comedy Central Live. Speaking gently and joking hard. Writer for Have I Got News For You and The Now Show. Tour Support for Olga Koch.
Documentary about the making of American Pie (1999), American Pie 2 (2001) and American Wedding (2003).
What does it mean to be a successful comedian? How far can the boundaries of taste be pushed to get a laugh? Four top comics, Ricky Gervais, Louis C.K., Jerry Seinfeld and Chris Rock, discuss and debate their craft.
Bad Grandpa .5 gives you a whole new perspective on the world of Irving Zisman with bonus scenes and pranks also featuring Spike Jonze as "Gloria" and Catherine Keener as Irving's wife "Ellie", plus a look at the evolution of Johnny Knoxville's naughty alter-ego, the makeup effects, and a behind-the-scenes peek at the idiocy it takes to make a hidden camera movie in public.
The Comedians of Comedy is an occasional stand-up comedy tour featuring Patton Oswalt, Zach Galifianakis, Brian Posehn and Maria Bamford that was documented in a 2005 film and 2005 Comedy Central television series of the same name, both directed by Michael Blieden.
An exposé of comic proportions that only Chris Rock could pull off, GOOD HAIR visits beauty salons and hairstyling battles, scientific laboratories and Indian temples to explore the way hairstyles impact the activities, pocketbooks, sexual relationships, and self-esteem of the black community.
Patton Oswalt delivers a fresh hour plus of stand-up, covering everything from misery to defeat to hopelessness. It's his most upbeat special to date.
A documentary on the expletive's origin, why it offends some people so deeply, and what can be gained from its use.
One of comedian Richard Pryor's later stand-up performances. As foul-mouthed as ever, Pryor touches on most of the same topics as in his previous live shows. Filmed at the Saenger Theatre in New Orleans.
Kevin Smith interacts in Q&A sessions throughout various college stops in the USA.
Jim explores multiple aspects of life including religion, marriage and his own sanity. This stand-up special was taped at Theatre Passe Muraille, Toronto, Canada, in front of a live audience.
A look at the work of two stand-up comics, Jerry Seinfeld and a lesser-known newcomer, detailing the effort and frustration behind putting together a successful act and career while living a life on the road.
This revealing documentary honors the legendary Sidney Poitier—iconic actor, filmmaker, and civil rights activist. Featuring interviews with Denzel Washington, Spike Lee, Halle Berry, and more.
Fresh off the heels of appearing in movies like Superhero Movie and The 40 Year-Old Virgin, fast-talking comedian Kevin Hart stars in his second live stand-up performance in Cleveland, Ohio, where he makes fun of everything and everybody - especially himself.
Comedy Central's best roasters and stand up comedians take a whack at actor/model Pamela Anderson.
When Allied forces liberated the Nazi concentration camps in 1944-45, their terrible discoveries were recorded by army and newsreel cameramen, revealing for the first time the full horror of what had happened. Making use of British, Soviet and American footage, the Ministry of Information’s Sidney Bernstein (later founder of Granada Television) aimed to create a documentary that would provide lasting, undeniable evidence of the Nazis’ unspeakable crimes. He commissioned a wealth of British talent, including editor Stewart McAllister, writer and future cabinet minister Richard Crossman – and, as treatment advisor, his friend Alfred Hitchcock. Yet, despite initial support from the British and US Governments, the film was shelved, and only now, 70 years on, has it been restored and completed by Imperial War Museums under its original title "German Concentration Camps Factual Survey".
One hundred superstar comedians tell the same very, VERY dirty, filthy joke--one shared privately by comics since Vaudeville.
Those who knew iconic funnyman John Candy best share his story, in their own words, through never-before-seen archival footage, imagery, and interviews.
In a comedy special directed by Spike Jonze, Aziz Ansari shares deep personal insights and hilarious takes on wokeness, family and the social climate.
An inspiring, triumphant and wickedly funny portrait of one of comedy’s most enigmatic and important figures, CALL ME LUCKY tells the story of Barry Crimmins, a beer-swilling, politically outspoken and whip-smart comic whose efforts in the 70s and 80s fostered the talents of the next generation of standup comedians. But beneath Crimmins’ gruff, hard-drinking, curmudgeonly persona lay an undercurrent of rage stemming from his long-suppressed and horrific abuse as a child – a rage that eventually found its way out of the comedy clubs and television shows and into the political arena.
2002 HBO Stand-up Special starring Robin Williams. Recorded and broadcast live from New Your City's Broadway Theater at the culmination of his historic 2002 sold-out tour, this special finds the Oscar-winning actor/writer/comedian returning after 16 years to his stand-up roots to deliver what the Washington Post calls "...in its madcap way, a seminal cultural event."