At St. Denis Medical Center, the dedicated doctors and nurses are trying their best to treat patients without completely losing their own minds. Overworked and often underappreciated, these everyday heroes are busy saving lives with a healthy dose of humor and heart.
For ten years, comedian Connor Ratliff (creator of podcast series Dead eyes) has performed as filmmaker George Lucas in his cult comedy act The George Lucas Talk Show. Co-hosted by actor Griffin Newman (The Tick) and featuring A-list guests booked by producer Patrick Cotnoir (including Saturday Night Live's Heidi Gardner and Severance's Zach Cherry), the show allows Connor to both exalt and poke fun at the vast world of Lucas, including Star Wars. However, Connor begins to question if the show should continue due to its ongoing stress with little financial and career gain. I'm "George Lucas": A Connor Ratliff Story explores the mysteries of Connor's inner self in this portrait of an artist, and his own feelings on his history, value, and legacy are revealed.
The world of tomorrow is often used to power the imagination of cinema. But what happens when such futurism actually becomes part of daily life? "So Unreal" is a visual essay that explores the pursuit of technological advancement in moviemaking, with co-writer/director Amanda Kramer endeavoring to track the history of media prediction as she examines two decades of productions that set out to understand the changing world of technology.
A man returns to the idyllic beach of his childhood to surf with his son. But his desire to hit the waves is thwarted by a group of locals whose mantra is "don't live here, don't surf here." Humiliated and angry, the man is drawn into a conflict that keeps rising in concert with the punishing heat of the summer and pushes him to his breaking point.
Forty-one years after the release of the groundbreaking mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap, the now estranged bandmates David St. Hubbins, Nigel Tufnel, and Derek Smalls are forced to reunite for one final concert. Spinal Tap II: The End Continues also marks the resurrection of documentarian Marty Di Bergi, who once again tries to capture his favorite metal gods as they contemplate mortality and the hope that their 12th drummer doesn't join them in The Great Beyond. Joined by music royalty Paul McCartney and Elton John, Spinal Tap wrestles with their checkered past to put on a concert that they hope will solidify their place in the pantheon of rock 'n' roll.
Before Fred Rogers and Jim Henson, there was Shari Lewis, a children's television pioneer whose whimsical characters and ebullient spirit have guided generations of children as they came of age. Raised in the Bronx by a proud feminist mother and a professor father who moonlighted as Peter Pan the Magic Man, Shari became a multitalented dancer, singer, and magician. But when an injury sidelined her dance aspirations, she channeled her creativity into a passion for ventriloquism, creating the now beloved sock puppet characters Charlie Horse, Hush Puppy and, of course, Lamb Chop. From her early years of TV success to the crush of her show₂s cancellation to her 1990s comeback in her 60s, Lisa D'Apolito's heartfelt doc charts the life, loves, and career hits and misses of the spunky perfectionist whose talent and perseverance stand as a testament to women's power and forever changed the landscape of children's entertainment. Featuring interviews with ventriloquists inspired by Lewis alongside nostalgia-rich clips and home movies, this vibrant portrait brims with the same warmth, wit, and magic that defined her, celebrating the power of imagination and the inner child within.
In 1994, Alison Botha was abducted at knife-point by two men outside her home in South Africa and left for dead. Against extraordinary odds, Alison survived this horrific attack. But this was only the beginning of her struggle. This is the remarkable story of her fight for justice and recovery.
When a young girl's sketchbook falls into a strange pond, her drawings come to life--unpredictable, chaotic, and dangerously real. As the town unravels, she and her brother must track down the creatures before they leave permanent damage. Their father, racing to find them through the fallout, must navigate a town in crisis to reunite his family and stop the disaster they never meant to unleash.
"A thrilling tale of friendship and survival that took indie animation to ecstatic new heights of ambition and imagination, this Academy Award-winning international sensation follows a courageous cat after its home is devastated by a great flood. As the cat teams up with a capybara, a lemur, a bird, and a dog to navigate a boat in search of dry land, the crew must rely on trust, bravery, and their wits to survive the perils of a newly aquatic planet. Working with a small team using open-source software, visionary DIY animator Gints Zilbalodis conjures a sublime sensory odyssey and a profound meditation on the fragility of the environment and the spirit of community."--Insert.
Set in the run-down Cloudy Falls apartments, the film follows tenants chosen by superintendent Rita: an uptight man obsessed with a drifter, a psychic debunker, a compulsive liar, & their quirky neighbors, all bound by the building's fate.
"Sonny Hayes was the most promising phenom in the 1990s in Formula 1 until an accident on the track. Thirty years later, his former teammate Ruben Cervantes convinces him to come back and drive alongside hotshot rookie Joshua Pearce for one last shot at being the best in the world. Sonny's past catches up with him, and he finds that the road to redemption is not something you can travel alone."--
Qatar is one of the wealthiest countries in the world, but beneath its glittering exterior lies a world populated by millions of street cats, often starving and in poor health. When the owner of a Milwaukee cat cafe becomes aware of the crisis, she hatches a plan to fly 25 of them back to America in the hopes that they can be adopted.
The Hardman's are absolutely the worst kids in the history of the world. They lie, they steal, they bully... and now they've hijacked the town Christmas pageant. It follows six siblings who sneak into church searching for snacks and walk away with the lead roles in the town pageant. Grace is directing the performance for the very first time; she and her daughter Beth and husband Bob are in over their heads, especially against a town that wants them to kick the Hardman's out. But the play's mischievous stars might unwittingly teach a community the true meaning of Christmas.
HIM centers on a promising young football player, invited to train at the isolated compound of a dynasty team's aging QB1. The legendary quarterback takes his protegee on a blood-chilling journey into the inner sanctum of fame, power and pursuit of excellence at any cost.
When Papa Smurf is taken by evil wizards Razamel and Gargamel, Smurfette leads the Smurfs on a mission to the real world to save him.
In this chilling ghost story, a recently deceased woman haunts her estranged son Jack and her grieving widow Jill. When the woman's spirit inhabits each of them, the pair must grapple with the destruction she left behind while fighting for their own survival.
A world class "fixer" specializes in brokering lucrative payoffs between corrupt corporations and the individuals who threaten their ruin. He keeps his identity a secret through meticulous planning and always follows an exacting set of rules. But when a message arrives one day from a potential client, needing his protection just to stay alive, the rules quickly start to change.
The American Revolution was at once a war for independence, a war of conquest, a civil war, and a world war, fought by neighbors on American farms and between global powers an ocean or more away. It impacted millions from Vermont's Green Mountains to the swamps of South Carolina, from Indian Country to the Iberian Peninsula. In defeating the British Empire and giving birth to a new nation, the American Revolution turned the world upside-down. Thirteen colonies on the Atlantic Coast united in rebellion, won their independence, and established a republic that still endures.The American Revolution, our six-part, twelve-hour series on America's founding struggle, will present the story of the men and women of the Revolutionary generation, their humanity in victory and defeat, and the crisis that they lived through. By weaving together accounts of American political leaders and their British counterparts with the perspectives of the so-called ordinary people who waged and witnessed war, The American Revolution will be an expansive, evenhanded look at the virtues and the contradictions in the fight for independence and the birth of the United States.
In 1987, at the age of just 21, Marlee Matlin shattered expectations as the first Deaf actor to win an Academy Award for her groundbreaking performance in Children of a Lesser God. Catapulted into the spotlight, she seized the moment to challenge an industry unprepared for her immense talent, emerging as a trailblazer not only as a performer but also as an author and activist. Matlin's incredible journey continued with standout roles in acclaimed projects such as The West Wing and the Oscar-winning CODA, all while relentlessly advocating for greater inclusion and accessibility both within Hollywood and beyond its borders. Matlin opens up about her personal and professional struggles - her meteoric rise to fame, the challenges of navigating a predominantly hearing industry, the pain of a tumultuous high-profile relationship, getting sober and years of being overlooked by Hollywood - alongside her many triumphs.
"It's been almost three decades since the rage virus escaped from a biological weapons laboratory. Still living in a ruthlessly enforced quarantine, some have found ways to exist amid the infected. One such group of survivors lives on a small island connected to the mainland by a single, heavily defended causeway. When one of them decides to venture into the dark heart of the mainland, he soon discovers a mutation that has spread to not only the infected, but other survivors as well."--
In this edge-of-your-seat thriller inspired by real events, a British police officer and a Jewish woman fall in love amidst the political turmoil of 1930s Tel Aviv. With British control over Palestine precarious and conflict inevitable, everyone is forced to choose a side.
"When five friends inadvertently cause a deadly car accident, they cover up their involvement and make a pact to keep it a secret rather than face the consequences. One year later, the past comes back to haunt them as they learn someone knows what they did last summer. Stalked by a mysterious killer, they soon seek help from two survivors of the legendary Southport massacre of 1997."--
"Gary and his best friends seek revenge against a social media influencer who has scammed them of their life savings."--
"After a series of plagues and wars leaves society in ruins, the Freeman family are surviving on their isolated and well-protected generational farm, until they're forced to make a violent stand against a ravenous militia hell bent on claiming their land."--