Robert Altman

A look at the life and work of American film-maker Robert Altman.

A festive tribute to legendary Black American jazz and blues artists. The tony award winning Broadway show recreates the sizzle of the cotton club reviews that galvanized Harlem audiences in the 20s, 30s and 40s. A cultural legacy.

The Disciples of James Dean meet up on the anniversary of his death and mull over their lives in the present and in flashback, revealing the truth behind their complicated lives. Who is the mysterious Joanne and what's the real story behind Mona's son, James Dean Junior? Nominated for one **Golden Globe** for Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Cher. *"Dreamlike and bleakly real, fantastical and humorous, it sucks us into a vortex for two hours where...

In this chilling drama, Frances Austen (Sandy Dennis) is a wealthy and frustrated spinster who invites a homeless boy into her apartment, offering him living quarters. As she becomes completely obsessed with him, he rejects her amorous advances, leading her to take him as a prisoner in her home. Official Selection at the **Cannes Film Festival**. *"Full of the drifting long shots, slow zooms, and overlapping dialogue that would help to characterise...

While helicopters overhead spray against a Medfly infestation, a group of peoples' lives in Los Angeles intersect, some casually, some to more lasting effect. While they go out to concerts and jazz clubs and even have their pools cleaned, these same folks also lie, drink, and cheat. Death itself seems never to be far away. A look at human life and American culture with over 20 lives interweaving.

Drama set at the country estate of Sir William McCordle in 1932, showing the lives of upstairs guests and downstairs servants at a hunting party weekend when one of the group is murdered.

"I was just thinking what an interesting concept it is to eliminate the writer from the artistic process. If we could just get rid of these actors and directors, maybe we've got something here."--Griffin Mill. Griffin is a slick, successful film studio vice president whose primary duty is to listen to story pitches from a constant stream of writers. Like all Hollywood producers, he's always looking over his shoulder, and he thinks up-and-comer Larry...

Set in 1934 Kansas City. A telegraph operator named Blondie kidnaps Carolyn Stilton, wife of a powerful businessman who commutes to Washington to advise President Roosevelt. Blondie figures she can use Carolyn to gain safe passage for her husband Johnny, who is in the grip of the city's top gangster, a club owner named Seldom Seen. The movie unfolds in the dark streets of the downtown kansas City night.