In 1933 New York, an overly ambitious movie producer coerces his cast and hired ship crew to travel to mysterious Skull Island, where they encounter Kong, a giant ape who is immediately smitten with the leading lady.
Movie star Vincent Chase, together with his boys, Eric, Turtle and Johnny, are back…and back in business with super agent-turned-studio head Ari Gold. Some of their ambitions have changed, but the bond between them remains strong as they navigate the capricious and often cutthroat world of Hollywood.
A trio of female soul singers cross over to the pop charts in the early 1960s, facing their own personal struggles along the way.
Rupert Pupkin je navzven dobrosrčen mladenič, ki ga mučijo grandiozne blodnje. Prepričan je v svoje izjemne komedijantske sposobnosti, le da ga svet še ni odkril. V svoji kletni sobici vodi zasebni pogovorni šov z Lizo Minelli iz kartona in fantazira, da ga njegov idol, zvezdnik pogovornih šovov Jerry Langford, opeva in snubi kot svojo zamenjavo v oddaji. Vprašanje je, ali je Pupkin bolan ali zgolj izkazuje tisto izjemno voljo in samozavest, ki sta potrebni za uspeh. Pupkin poskuša na vsak način pritegniti Langfordovo pozornost v prepričanju, da ga bo slednji popeljal v svet slavnih. Doživi izjemno razočaranje, ko ga Langford obravnava kot smet. S pomočjo motene prijateljice televizijskega zvezdnika ugrabi. Tedaj se situacija, ki je bila še malo prej smešna, prevesi v groteskno predstavo družbene razslojenosti.
Two talented song-and-dance men team up after the war to become one of the hottest acts in show business. In time they befriend and become romantically involved with the beautiful Haynes sisters who comprise a sister act.
The story of the life and career of eccentric avant-garde comedian, Andy Kaufman.
When a hapless but dedicated talent manager signs his first client who actually has talent, his career finally starts to take off.
Humoreska 'Lucy, I’m home.' je bila med 1951 in 1957 najbolj priljubljena nanizanka in je postala eden od največjih popkulturnih fenomenov 20. stoletja. Med zvezde je izstrelila dotedaj neuspešno rdečelaso igralko Lucille Ball in njenega moža, kubanskega glasbenika Desija Arnaza. Film prikazuje delček te zgodbe, kako so se za fasado blišča in slave najbolj slavnega para v Ameriki skrivale mnoge nečednosti: špekulacije o Arnazovi domnevni nezvestobi, obtožbe, da je Ballova v preteklosti sodelovala s komunisti, spori s televizijsko mrežo, ki so bili pogosto obarvani z močno seksistično in rasistično noto... Vse to je postopoma vodilo do konca zakona med njima.
To the Los Angeles elite, Ford Fairlane is known as "Mr. Rock 'n' Roll Detective." This loudmouthed ladies' man serves an exclusive rock star clientele, who depend on his keen eye and smug discretion. So when a heavy-metal musician dies mid-concert, Fairlane is on the case before the lights come up. But things turn shocking when radio personality Johnny Crunch hires Fairlane to find a missing groupie mere hours before he is electrocuted live on air.
Joe Gideon is at the top of the heap, one of the most successful directors and choreographers in musical theater. But he can feel his world slowly collapsing around him - his obsession with work has almost destroyed his personal life, and only his bottles of pills keep him going.
Lovely Linda Mason has crooner Jim Hardy head over heels, but suave stepper Ted Hanover wants her for his new dance partner after fickle Lila Dixon gives him the brush. Jim's supper club, Holiday Inn, is the setting for the chase by Hanover and his manager.
The story of a German singer named Willie who while working in Switzerland falls in love with a Jewish composer named Robert whose family is helping people to flee from the Nazis. Robert’s family is skeptical of Willie, thinking she could be a Nazi as she becomes famous for singing the song “Lili Marleen”.
Esther Blodgett is just another starry-eyed farm kid trying to break into the movies. Waitressing at a Hollywood party, she catches the eye of her idol Norman Maine, is sent for a screen test, and before long attains stardom as newly minted Vicki Lester. She and Norman marry, though his career soon dwindles to nothing due to his chronic alcoholism.
The vaudeville act of Harriet and Queenie Mahoney comes to Broadway, where their friend Eddie Kerns needs them for his number in one of Francis Zanfield's shows. When Eddie meets Queenie, he soon falls in love with her—but she is already being courted by Jock Warriner, a member of New York high society. Queenie eventually recognizes that, to Jock, she is nothing more than a toy, and that Eddie is in love with her.
On the day before Easter in 1911, Don Hewes is crushed when his dancing partner (and object of affection) Nadine Hale refuses to start a new contract with him. To prove Nadine's not important to him, Don acquires innocent new protege Hannah Brown, vowing to make her a star in time for next year's Easter parade.
When the US Navy fleet docks at San Francisco, sailor Bake Baker tries to rekindle the flame with his old dancing partner, Sherry Martin, while Bake's buddy Bilge Smith romances Sherry's sister, Connie. But it's not all smooth sailing—Bake has a habit of losing Sherry's jobs for her and, despite Connie's dreams, Bilge is not ready to settle down.
Hollywood hopeful Peggy Pepper arrives at a major studio, from Georgia, to become a great dramatic star. Things don't go entirely according to plan.
The partners of stage-producer J. J. Hobart gamble away the money for his new show. They enlist a gold-digging chorus girl to help get it back by conning an insurance company. But they don’t count on the persistence of insurance man Rosmer Peck and his secretary Norma Perry.
In an attempt to sign a Hollywood starlet, struggling talent agent and former child star Howard Holloway must contend with her volatile father, a scheming long-time rival, and a producer and casting director who despise him.
A Broadway choreographer gets drafted and coincidentally ends up in the same army base as his object of affection’s boyfriend.