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Directed by Don McKellarOrigin CanadaGenres Drama,
Science fiction,
Comedy,
RomanceThemes Films about religion,
Films set in the future,
Political films,
Dystopian films,
Disaster filmsActors Don McKellar,
Sandra Oh,
Roberta Maxwell,
Tracy Wright,
Callum Keith Rennie,
Sarah PolleyRating70%
Set in Toronto at an unknown date, Last Night tells the story of how a variety of intersecting characters spend their final evening on Earth. It seems the world is to end at midnight as the result of a calamity that is not explained, but which has been expected for several months. There are several scenes of an ominously glowing sun, which gets progressively larger and brighter even into the night., 1h7
Directed by Don McKellarOrigin FranceGenres Drama,
Science fiction,
Comedy,
RomanceActors Sandra Oh,
Don McKellar,
Roberta Maxwell,
Sarah Polley,
Charmion King,
David CronenbergRating70%
La fin du monde est annoncee pour le 31 decembre 1999 a minuit. Apres la panique, les habitants de Toronto ont finalement accepte cette fatalite et quelques personnages vont se demener pour organiser une fin parfaite. Des complications de derniere minute viennent brouiller leur programme. Mais le destin est la, qui bien sur bouleversara leurs previsions et decidera seul de la meilleure maniere d'en finir. Prix de la jeunesse Cannes 1998., 2h10
Directed by Robert AldrichOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Thriller,
CrimeThemes Films about films,
Films about religion,
Films about televisionActors Peter Finch,
Kim Novak,
Ernest Borgnine,
Michael Murphy,
Milton Selzer,
Valentina CorteseRating57%
Elsa Brinkmann (Novak), is hired by producer Barney Sheean (Borgnine), who wishes to make a film about the life of 1930s movie star Lylah Clare (also Novak)., 1h49
Directed by Wes CravenOrigin USAGenres Science fiction,
Thriller,
Fantastic,
Comedy,
Horror comedy,
Fantasy,
HorrorThemes Prison films,
Films about television,
Serial killer films,
Films about capital punishment,
Comedy horror filmsActors Peter Berg,
Michael Murphy,
Mitch Pileggi,
Ted Raimi,
Brent Spiner,
Richard BrooksRating55%
A serial killer, having murdered over 30 people, is on the loose in a Los Angeles suburb. A television repairman with a pronounced limp, named Horace Pinker (Mitch Pileggi), becomes the prime suspect. When the investigating detective, Lt. Don Parker (Michael Murphy), gets too close, Pinker murders Parker's wife, foster daughter, and foster son. However, his other foster son Jonathan (Peter Berg) develops a strange connection to Pinker through his dreams and leads Parker to Pinker's rundown shop. In a shootout in which several officers are killed, Pinker manages to escape. He targets Jonathan's girlfriend Allison (Camille Cooper) in retribution., 1h33
Directed by Michael HoffmanOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Romantic comedy,
RomanceThemes Films about sexuality,
Films about television,
LGBT-related films,
Transgender in film,
LGBT-related films,
LGBT-related filmActors Sally Field,
Kevin Kline,
Robert Downey Jr.,
Whoopi Goldberg,
Elisabeth Shue,
Teri HatcherRating65%
Celeste Talbert (Sally Field), the longtime star of the daytime drama The Sun Also Sets, is targeted by her ambitious co-star Montana Moorehead (Cathy Moriarty); Montana connives to supplant Celeste as the show's star by promising sexual favors to its producer, David Seton Barnes (Robert Downey, Jr.). To make the audience hate Celeste's character, Montana and David come up with a last-minute plot change in which she will accidentally kill a young, destitute deaf-mute, played by the newly-cast Lori Craven (Elisabeth Shue). Despite the strong objections of Head Writer Rose Schwartz (Whoopie Goldberg) and Celeste herself, the scene plays out, but is interrupted by Celeste's recognition of Lori as her real-life niece. Network honcho Edmund Edwards (Garry Marshall) sees potential in the relationship and makes Lori a regular cast member., 2h13
Directed by James L. BrooksOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Comedy-drama,
Romantic comedy,
RomanceThemes Films about writers,
Films about journalists,
Films about television,
Children's filmsActors William Hurt,
Albert Brooks,
Holly Hunter,
Robert Prosky,
Lois Chiles,
Joan CusackRating72%
The film revolves around three characters who work in television news. Jane Craig (Hunter) is a talented, neurotic producer whose life revolves around her work. Jane's best friend and frequent collaborator, Aaron Altman (Brooks), is a gifted writer and reporter ambitious for on-camera exposure who is secretly in love with Jane. Tom Grunick (Hurt), a local news anchorman who until recently was a sports anchorman, is likeable and telegenic, but lacks news experience and knows that he was only hired for his good looks and charm. He is attracted to Jane, although he is also intimidated by her skills and intensity., 1h50
Directed by Herbert RossOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Comedy-drama,
Romantic comedy,
RomanceThemes Films about television,
Musical filmsActors Richard Dreyfuss,
Marsha Mason,
Quinn Cummings,
Paul Benedict,
Powers Boothe,
Barbara RhoadesRating73%
Dancer Paula McFadden (Marsha Mason) and her ten-year-old daughter Lucy (Quinn Cummings) live in a Manhattan apartment with her married boyfriend, Tony DeForrest, until one day, he deserts her to go act in a movie in Italy. Before he left and unbeknownst to Paula, Tony subleased the apartment to Elliot Garfield (Richard Dreyfuss), a neurotic but sweet aspiring actor from Chicago, who shows up in the middle of the night expecting to move in. Though Paula is demanding, and makes clear from the start that she doesn't like Elliot, he allows her and Lucy to stay., 2h1
Directed by Sidney LumetOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Comedy-drama,
RomanceThemes Films about writers,
Films about journalists,
Films about sexuality,
Films about televisionActors Faye Dunaway,
William Holden,
Peter Finch,
Robert Duvall,
Ned Beatty,
Wesley AddyRating80%
Howard Beale, the longtime anchor of the Union Broadcasting System's UBS Evening News, learns from the news division president, Max Schumacher, that he has just two more weeks on the air because of declining ratings. The two old friends get roaring drunk and lament the state of their industry. The following night, Beale announces on live television that he will commit suicide on next Tuesday's broadcast. UBS fires him after this incident, but Schumacher intervenes so that Beale can have a dignified farewell. Beale promises he will apologize for his outburst, but once on the air, he launches back into a rant claiming that life is "bullshit". Beale's outburst causes the newscast's ratings to spike, and much to Schumacher's dismay, the upper echelons of UBS decide to exploit Beale's antics rather than pull him off the air., 1h50
Directed by Richard EyreOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Biography,
Comedy,
RomanceThemes Films about sexuality,
Films about television,
Bisexuality-related films,
LGBT-related films,
Films based on plays,
LGBT-related films,
LGBT-related filmActors Billy Crudup,
Claire Danes,
Mark Letheren,
Rupert Everett,
Zoë Tapper,
Tom WilkinsonRating70%
Ned Kynaston (Billy Crudup) is one of the leading actors of his day, particularly famous for his portrayal of female characters, predominately Desdemona in Othello. His loyal dresser, Maria (Claire Danes), aspires to perform in the legitimate theatre but is forbidden because of a law enacted by the Puritans prior to the restoration of the House of Stuart. Instead, she appears in productions at a local tavern under the pseudonym Margaret Hughes. Her activity aided by the novelty of a woman acting in public, which attracts the attention of Sir Charles Sedley (Richard Griffiths), who offers his patronage. Eventually she is presented to King Charles II (Rupert Everett)., 1h45
Directed by Tom DiCilloOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy,
RomanceThemes Films about televisionActors Matthew Modine,
Catherine Keener,
Maxwell Caulfield,
Daryl Hannah,
Bridgette Wilson-Sampras,
Marlo ThomasRating60%
Joe is an aspiring actor working as a bus boy in a high-class restaurant. His longtime girlfriend Mary works as a cosmetician for the fashion industry and largely supports him with her steady income. Joe is more concerned with expressing himself than getting a paying job, and has been unwilling to accept roles that do not live up to his artistic standard. Mary supports Joe, but urges him to accept any role to get his foot in the door. Meanwhile, his co-worker Bob lands a lucrative role on a soap opera. Bob is a classically trained actor, but is willing to overlook the quality of the material for the money. He also has a fetish for natural blonde women, leading him to date Sahara, a naive model, and then dump her after discovering that her hair is dyed.