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Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Dev is a 30-year-old actor in New York who has trouble deciding what he wants to eat, much less the pathway for the rest of his life. Ambitious, funny, cinematic, and personal, Dev's story takes him through subjects as diverse as the plight of the elderly, the immigrant experience, and how to find the most delicious pasta for dinner.
2) Tootsie
Language
English
Description
Michael Dorsey is an out-of-work actor who makes himself up as a woman to get a job. When his girlfriend, Sandy, fails an audition for a soap opera, Michael dresses up as "Dorothy Michaels" and lands the part. All goes well until "Dorothy" falls in love with beautiful co-star, Julie, and Julie's father, Les, falls for "Dorothy."
3) Fame
Language
English
Formats
Description
Passions will be tested and young hearts will be broken. Ultimately, talent, dedication and hard work will triumph. Centers around a group of dancers, singers, musicians and actors at the New York City High School of Performing Arts, and their spirited drive to live out their dreams of stardom. In an incredibly competitive atmosphere, each student must shine amidst the tumult of school work, deep friendships, budding romance and self-discovery.
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Dev is a 30-year-old actor in New York who has trouble deciding what he wants to eat, much less the pathway for the rest of his life. Ambitious, funny, cinematic, and personal, Dev's story takes him through subjects as diverse as the plight of the elderly, the immigrant experience, and how to find the most delicious pasta for dinner.
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Based on a true story, Charles S. Gilpin was the first African-American to star in a leading role in a stage play during a time where roles of color were previously played by white men in blackface. As Gilpin rose to fame and recognition, tensions were high between him and playwright Eugene O'Neill which ultimately lead to parting ways, though his acclaimed performance has changed Broadway forever.
6) Rent control
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
The mad struggle to hold on to their dead aunt Agatha's rent-controlled apartment deteriorates into a struggle for aspiring actors Holly and Calvin to determine the true nature of their relationship, their identities and their future as actors and New Yorkers.
7) Dimples
Series
Shirley Temple collection volume 7
Pub. Date
[2005]
Edition
Full frame version.
Language
English
Description
A little girl with nothing but tiny dimples and a huge amount of talent makes her way from poverty to potential stardom.
8) Tootsie
Series
Criterion collection volume 738
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Follows the increasingly elaborate deception of a down-on-his-luck New York actor who disguises himself as a woman to get a coveted soap opera gig; while his female persona skyrockets to fame, he finds himself learning to be a better man.
Series
Criterion collection volume 599
Pub. Date
[2012]
Edition
DVD special edition.
Language
English
Description
A group of actors meet to rehearse Chekhov's Uncle Vanya and find the same conflicts in their own lives as are dealt with in the play.
10) Tootsie
Series
Criterion collection volume 738
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
Blu-ray special edition.
Language
English
Description
Follows the increasingly elaborate deception of a down-on-his-luck New York actor who disguises himself as a woman to get a coveted soap opera gig; while his female persona skyrockets to fame, he finds himself learning to be a better man.
Series
Criterion collection volume 599
Pub. Date
[2012]
Edition
[Blu-ray version, Widescreen format], Blu-ray Special edition.
Language
English
Description
A group of actors meet to rehearse Chekhov's Uncle Vanya and find the same conflicts in their own lives as are dealt with in the play.
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