Almost Heroes (1998)
Almost Heroes (1998) Explorers Bartholemew Hunt and Leslie Edwards are setting forth against nature across the country on a journey to the Pacific Ocean against rivals Lewis and Clark. Along the way they have many mishaps and misfortunes.
This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
This Is Spinal Tap (1984) In 1982 legendary British heavy metal band Spinal Tap attempt an American comeback tour accompanied by a fan who is also a film-maker. The resulting documentary, interspersed with powerful performances of Tap's pivotal music and profound lyrics, candidly follows a rock grou
Best in Show (2000)
Best in Show (2000) The owners (and handlers) of five show dogs head for the Mayflower Kennel Club Dog Show. A film crew interviews them as they prepare for the trip, arrive at Philly's Taft Hotel, and compete. From Florida come the Flecks: she keeps running into old lovers. A wordless ancient in a
Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman (1993)
Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman (1993) While young heiress Nancy Archer is driving home from yelling at her husband who is with another woman at a motel, she is encountered by aliens that zap her with some kind of laser. As a result, Nancy finds herself growing to giant size everytime she gets angry. Her
Mrs Henderson Presents (2005)
Recently widowed welltodo Laura Henderson is at a bit of a loose end in interwar London. On a whim she buys the derelict Windmill theatre in the West End and persuades impresario Vivian Van Damm to run it, despite the fact the two dont seem to get on at all. Although their idea of a nonstop revue is
Waiting for Guffman (1996)
Waiting for Guffman (1996) A town of Blaine, Missouri is preparing for celebrations of its 150th anniversary. Corky St.Clair, an off-off-off-off-off-Broadway director is putting together an amateur theater show about the town's history, starring a local dentist, a couple of travel agents, a Dairy Qu
A Mighty Wind (2003)
A Mighty Wind (2003) When folk icon Irving Steinbloom passed away, he left behind a legacy of music and a family of performers he has shepherded to folk stardom. To celebrate a life spent submerged in folk, Irving's loving son Jonathan has decided to put together a memorial concert featuring some of
The Big Picture (1989)
The Big Picture (1989) Nick Chapman graduates from film school, and his short film wins a special prize. This gives him a high enough profile that he can get Hollywood to back the film he has long dreamed of making. Studio exec Allen Habel is interested. But Nick soon is seduced by Hollywood and mak
Mascots (2016)
Sports mascots reveal the peculiarities of their ultra-competitive world as they pursue the highest honor in their field: the Gold Fluffy.
For Your Consideration (2006)
For Your Consideration 2006 Hollywood send up No name actors are making a low budget period drama called Home for Purim, when an anonymous post on the Internet suggests that one performance is Oscar worthy Then, two more cast members get Oscar related press buzz in Variety and appearances on TV prom
A Piano for Mrs. Cimino (1982)
A Piano for Mrs. Cimino (1982) Esther Cimino, a music teacher who has reached retirement age, finds that her mental faculties are slipping somewhat. The film is a trenchant, realistic study of the ravages and displacements, socially, physically, and mentally, that are visited upon a once-proud, sens