הסרט שהוגדר על ידי היצ'קוק כסרטו האהוב ביותר, הוא מותחן מבריק שבמרכזו תהליך התבגרותה של בחורה בורגנית עם הרבה שכל בקודקוד. צ'ארלי הצעירה מאוד אוהבת את דודה (שעל שמו היא קרויה) שהגיע לביקור באופן מפתיע. לאט לאט היא מתחילה לחשוד בו שהוא רוצח סדרתי ויוצאת לחקירה מקיפה . יצירת מופת.
The life of a St. Louis family in the year before the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair.
A mechanic with terminal cancer has a bizarre secret --- he's had a life-long love-affair with a sex doll. Now his son, a D-list TV actor, must help him find the doll a new home and say goodbye.
Loner Diane Ford is a truck driver with an 11-year-old son, Peter, whom she never sees, and that's fine with her. But, when Peter's father, Len, falls ill, he asks Diane to take care of their son for a while. Eventually, Diane reluctantly agrees, but she quickly realizes that caring for a child interferes with her independent lifestyle - and Peter isn't all that thrilled with the arrangement, either.
Dawn is a quiet young teenager who longs for something or someone to free her from her sheltered life.
Narrator John Nesbitt laments the disappearance of the rural one-room schoolhouse in America. He reminisces about his own days as a student in such a school and how his teacher, Miss Turlock, influenced so many students. Many of them reunite at the school on Miss Turlock's last day, when the school was closed in 1940.
A nostalgic, informative history of drive-in movie theaters, featuring extensive archival photographs and interviews with Leonard Maltin, John Bloom, Samuel Z. Arkoff, Barry Corbin and many others... Drive-In Movie Memories is a film celebration of America's greatest icon of youth, freedom and the automobile. What began as an auto parts owner's business venture to make some easy money accidentally became a magical place where romance, fun and a sense of community flourished. This film chronicles the drive-in's birth and development, its phenomenal popularity with audiences of all ages, its tragic decline, and its inevitable comeback as a classic form of Americana.
24 שעות בלבד נותרו עד שהבר הזה, Roaring 20s ייסגר, וכצפוי, הרגשות גואים והרוחות סוערות. הקבועות והקבועים מגיעים לשתות בפעם האחרונה בבר הפופולרי בשולי לאס וגאס, במקום שאליו לא מגיע זוהרה של העיר. לחלקם המקום הזה היה בית, ואחרים הגיעו לכאן כדי לברוח מבתים אחרים. עכשיו הם שותים ובוכים, שותים ומתרפקים זה על זה, שותים וחושפים סיפורים אישיים צבעוניים. הפרידה המתקרבת דוחפת כל אחד מהם לנסות לעשות את מה שלא העזו, מעשים שיחרטו אותם בזיכרון כדמויות מיתולוגיות או לפחות נוצצות. ככל שהשעות חולפות הסרט ממוטט בתנופה אדירה את הגבול בין אמת לאשליה, ומציג רקוויאם נוסטלגי למקום שמעולם לא היה ושיכול היה להיות.
Comprised of eight unrelated episodes of inconsistent quality, this anthology piece of American propaganda features some of MGM Studios' best directors, screenwriters and actors; it is narrated by Louis Calhern. Stories are framed by the lecture of a university professor. In one tale a Boston resident becomes angry when the census forgets to record her presence. Another sketch chronicles the achievements of African Americans while still another pays tongue-in-cheek tribute to Texas.
In a contemporary reimagining of the American West, three young women - a snake hunter, a New York artist, and a rodeo queen - challenge the idea of who is permitted to be a cowgirl.
A husband makes fun of his wife's theatrical aspirations when she agrees to appear in a local production. When she begins to neglect him, he decides to retaliate by also going on stage.
DOWN HOME is a rural drama set in New England and stars Leatrice Joy as Nancy Pelot, daughter of the town drunk. He was once a businessman and still owns a local farm, but Nancy now supports her father and herself with a mysterious job in a nearby town.
An intimate portrait of the acclaimed North Carolina band The Avett Brothers, charting their decade-and-a- half rise, while chronicling their present-day collaboration with famed producer Rick Rubin on the multi-Grammy-nominated album “True Sadness.”
The DVD was recorded July 14 and 15, 2006, at the historic Cain's Ballroom and Dancehall in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in front of sold-out crowds. This showcases the band's staggering musicianship and and off-the-charts energy level.
Twins Finn and Will, and their best friend John, try to decide what to do with their final week of summer together in their small and conservative American hometown before the trio is separated for good. Each day of their final week together is based on a different coming-of-age film. Part of a career-spanning project for Soren Stancliff, here he attempts to make the perfect debut film, in content and form, flaws and all. Shot for less than $1500. Starring family, and friends, and a hometown.
Lightnin' and Mary Jones are co-owners of a hotel built right on a state border, used by divorcing wives so they can pretend to be in California while establishing residency in Nevada. When Lightnin' refuses to sell his share of the hotel to a gang of crooks, Mary is coerced into divorcing her husband so that she can sign over the deed herself.
As children, British actor Paul Blackthorne and Australian photographer Mister Basquali both fell in love with America. Later they each fulfilled their dream to live here, but after two wars, a near economic collapse, and uncertainty about the country's direction, these two expats began to have doubts -- was America still the great place they once dreamed of? They drive across America to find out, interviewing random people about issues that affect and confront us all. From the ghetto to the gun show, the courthouse to the cattle yard, they are touched by the wisdom and insight of the people they meet. This American Journey is a cinematic postcard from the people to the people, teaching us that hearts can be healed at the most unexpected times and in the most unexpected places.
Homeless veterans find family as they rent rooms from an eighteen-year-old girl struggling to support her thirteen-year-old brother while discovering her voice in Americana music.
Brent Podosek stars in director Richard Corso's surreal Americana satire about a traveling salesman who seeks knowledge and direction from a cult like group of salesmen, lead by their spiritual leader played by Cody Dermon. Winner of the Best Actor and Best Film award at the New York Film Awards, and nominated for Best Film at the CFVA Awards.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. A Girl of the Limberlost is a 1924 American silent film, produced by Gene Stratton-Porter and directed by James Leo Meehan. It stars Gloria Grey, Emily Fitzroy, and Arthur Currier, and was released on April 28, 1924. The first adaptation of Stratton-Porter's famous novel, this silent film is considered lost.