A studio executive, Griffin Mill (Tim Robbins), is the person able to make films possible by reviewing pitches that are presented to him. When he rejects a writer’s work, the writer is upset and sends threatening postcards to Griffin. ... more about Player
Sam "Ace" Rothstein, the consummate bookie who can change the odds merely by placing a bet, has risen through the ranks of the Midwestern mob to be picked by the bosses to front their entree into Vegas. Ace lives and breathes the odds. ... more about Casino
Traces the Beats from Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac's meeting in 1944 at Columbia University to the deaths of Ginsberg and William S. Burroughs in 1997. ... more about Source
A series of short sketches, most of which parody late-night television and the low-budget movies one often finds there. ... more about Amazon Women on the Moon
Bio of swing band leader Benny Goodman from age 10 (1919) to his landmark Carnegie Hall band concert in 1938. Not exactly historically accurate, but great music. Also, guest appearances by many great musicians of the time. ... more about Benny Goodman Story
When the Great Northeast Blackout of 1965 hit, millions of people were left in the dark, including Waldo Zane, a New York executive in the process of stealing a fortune from his company, and two people whose paths he's destined to cross, Broadway actress ... more about Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?
With Steve Allen doing the weaving, four Mack Sennett shorts are woven together in this Sennett compilation; two are complete and the other two have only minor deletions. ... more about Down Memory Lane
This documentary tells the story of the rise and fall of Lenny Bruce (1925-1966), hip comedian and bęte noire to the establishment. The film makes the case that Bruce was impoverished and broken by a series of unjust arrests and prosecutions in the 1960s. ... more about Lenny Bruce Without Tears
Sociology professor Steve McInter is conducting a survey at Collins College about the mores and lifestyles of the young people. ... more about College Confidential
Updated version of "Tin Pan Alley" concerns two songwriters and their romantic entanglements with the pretty pair of sisters helping them plug their songs. ... more about I'll Get By
A girl's Catholic high school basket ball team fights to make a name for themselves through the help of their new female coach, and with very little funding. ... more about St. Tammany Miracle
A police sergeant kills a man who pulls a gun on him during a stakeout. The man's gun disappears, and the sergeant is charged with manslaughter. The sergeant works to clear his name and determine where the gun went and why the man was there at all. ... more about Warning Shot