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    S1M0NE (2002)

    A filmmaker (Al Pacino) tries to fool the public by creating a computer-generated actress to star in...

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    Broadway Danny Rose (1984)

    Borscht-belt comics recall a talent agent's (Woody Allen) escapades with a lounge singer's (Nick...

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    Jailhouse Rock (1957)

    An inmate (Elvis Presley) learns guitar from his cellmate (Mickey Shaughnessy), then gets an agent...

  • A Chorus Line picture
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    A Chorus Line (1985)

    Dancers auditioning for a musical reveal their innermost thoughts and desires in this adaptation of...

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    ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway (2007)

    Filmmaker Dori Berinstein charts the creation of four Broadway shows during the 2003-2004 season:...

  • The Goodbye Girl picture
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    The Goodbye Girl (1977)

    A divorced dancer (Marsha Mason) and her daughter (Quinn Cummings) must room with an...

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    Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)

    Hannah's (Mia Farrow) husband (Michael Caine) has an affair with one sister, and her ex-husband...

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    Mulholland Drive (2001)

    An actress (Naomi Watts) goes to Los Angeles to audition for a director (Justin Theroux) and falls...

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    The Idolmaker (1980)

    A Bronx songwriter (Ray Sharkey) turns a saxophone player and a busboy into '50s/'60s teen idols.

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    Lady Sings the Blues (1972)

    Billie Holiday (Diana Ross) goes from Harlem brothel maid to heroin-addicted singing star, losing...

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    I Thank You

    A wealthy woman (Lily Morris) helps two entertainers (Arthur Askey, Richard Murdoch) save their...

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    I Love Your Work (2005)

    A movie star (Giovanni Ribisi) begins a gradual descent into madness as he tries to come to terms...

  • Hollywood Dreams picture
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    Hollywood Dreams (2007)

    In the City of Angels, a young Iowan girl (Frederick) fresh off the bus falls in love with a...

  • Bullets Over Broadway picture
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    Bullets Over Broadway (1994)

    A producer (Jack Warden) persuades a playwright (John Cusack) to cast a mistress so that a mobster...

  • There's No Business Like Show Business picture
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    There's No Business Like Show Business (1954)

    The story of a vaudeville couple (Ethel Merman, Dan Dailey) and their children spans the world wars.

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    El Estrella (1952)

    A washed-up movie queen finds romance, but still desires a come-back.

  • A Hard Day's Night picture
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    A Hard Day's Night (1964)

    John, Paul, George and Ringo (The Beatles) spend 36 wild hours in London, besieged by exuberant...

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    The Producers (2005)

    A Broadway producer (Nathan Lane) and his accountant (Matthew Broderick) scheme to overfinance a...

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    Stage Door (1937)

    New York chorus girls (Katharine Hepburn, Ginger Rogers) room at a theatrical boardinghouse while...

  • Ziegfeld Girl picture
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    Ziegfeld Girl (1941)

    An elevator operator (Lana Turner), a vaudevillian (Judy Garland) and a violinist's wife cope with...

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    Tropic Thunder (2008)

    A pampered actor (Ben Stiller) and his co-stars (Jack Black, Robert Downey Jr.) must become actual...

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    Isn't She Great (2000)

    Jacqueline Susann (Bette Midler) writes ``Valley of the Dolls'' and, at the height of her success,...

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    Mame (1974)

    Wiped out by the crash of '29, a woman (Lucille Ball) marries a Georgia millionaire (Robert Preston)...

  • The Jazz Singer picture
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    The Jazz Singer (1980)

    Against his traditional father's wishes, the son (Neil Diamond) of a Jewish cantor (Laurence...

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    Notting Hill (1999)

    A man's (Hugh Grant) life changes when an international star (Julia Roberts) walks into his...

  • The Barkleys of Broadway picture
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    The Barkleys of Broadway

    Half of a husband-and-wife dance team (Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers) wants to be an actress, so they...

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    The Great Ziegfeld (1936)

    The life and times of Broadway showman Florenz Ziegfeld (William Powell) and his two wives (Luise...

  • Annie Get Your Gun picture
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    Annie Get Your Gun (1950)

    The story of the great sharpshooter, Annie Oakley, who rises to fame while dealing with her...

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    People

    Mien Huang

    Mien Huang appeared in the TV show Business For Pleasure.

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    Anita Eberwein

    Anita Eberwein appeared in the TV show Business For Pleasure.

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    Natascha Tagunoff

    Natascha Tagunoff appeared in the TV show Business For Pleasure.

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    Virag Kiss

    Virag Kiss appeared in the TV show Business For Pleasure.

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    Terror Firmer (1999)

    A homicidal maniac is on the loose in the city and the low budget film crew on a Troma movie have...

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    Purple People Eater (1988)

    A shaggy alien and a 12-year-old boy (Neil Patrick Harris) form a band and bail out oldsters (Ned...

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    Say One For Me

    The priest of a Times Square church populated by show-biz types decides to hold a charity...

  • The Legend of Leigh Bowery picture
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    The Legend of Leigh Bowery (2003)

    Filmmaker Charles Atlas interviews friends, family and colleagues of the late fashion designer and...

  • Gentlemen Marry Brunettes picture
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    Gentlemen Marry Brunettes (1955)

    Sibling chorus girls (Jane Russell, Jeanne Crain) go to Paris and live like their mother and aunt...

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    Ride (1998)

    Fresh from film school, an aspiring director (Melissa De Sousa) boards a bus with artists traveling...

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    My Giant (1998)

    A sleazy showbiz agent (Billy Crystal) tries to exploit a very large, gentle man (Gheorghe Muresan)...

  • A Decade Under the Influence picture
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    A Decade Under the Influence (2003)

    A documentary examining the decade of the 1970s as a turning point in American cinema. Some of...

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    Jeanne Eagels (1957)

    A 1920s dancer/actress (Kim Novak) leaves her jealous lover (Jeff Chandler) for Broadway, Hollywood...

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    Les Girls (1957)

    An entertainer's memoirs of her years in a musical revue lead her to court and a reunion with her...

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    Voyage of the Rock Aliens (1985)

    Aliens land in the town of "Speelburgh" searching for the source of rock & roll. They find trouble...

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    Hey Babe! (1984)

    This musical centers upon the life of a precocious, orphan with show-business aspirations. To...

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    Stagedoor (2006)

    Filmmaker Alexandra Shiva shines the spotlight on a summer camp in New York's Catskill Mountains...

  • Jane Austen in Manhattan picture
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    Jane Austen in Manhattan (1980)

    Two teachers vie for the right to stage a play written by Jane Austen when she was twelve years old.

  • Bert Rigby, You're a Fool picture
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    Bert Rigby, You're a Fool (1989)

    An English coal miner (Robert Lindsay) turns traveling song-and-dance man, then Hollywood hopeful.

  • W.C. Fields and Me picture
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    W.C. Fields and Me (1976)

    The Hollywood comedian's (Rod Steiger) story is told as recalled by Carlotta Monti (Valerie...

  • Li Hsiao-Lung Ch'uan-Ch'i picture
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    Li Hsiao-Lung Ch'uan-Ch'i (1978)

    The martial artist is seen in clips and recalled by Steve McQueen, James Coburn and others who knew...

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    Chaplin (1992)

    From London poverty to Hollywood legend, silent-film star Charlie Chaplin's (Robert Downey Jr.) life...