Ergebnis für "Hollywood" in Schauspiel & Theater

Ignoring the systemic racial inequalities in film is losing the industry $10 billion a year. Yet, parity, diversity, and inclusion are fundamental issues that the Oscar Awards are only just beginning to address. In this book, award-winning writer, broadcaster, model, and fashion designer, Ben Arogundade, provides a manual for deconstructing everything you thought you knew about Hollywood - documenting the stories and struggles of black artists within the movie industry that have so far been left out of the canon.

Emmy Award winner Matthew Rhys stars in this fascinating and award-winning one-man show about international star of stage and screen Richard Burton. Written by Mark Jenkins, Playing Burton offers a penetrating look at the notorious actor’s life, from growing up in an impoverished mining community in South Wales to becoming one of the greatest performers of his generation.

Mr. Show fans rejoice! After all these years, Bob and David are finally back together with a collection of hilarious, never-before-seen scripts, sketches, and ideas that may have just been too good for Hollywood. Bob Odenkirk and David Cross, creators of HBO's classic sketch comedy show Mr. Show...

"Action" - it's the first word on a film set, and a word that is haunting Dane Orson. But what kind of action can he take if evidence of his father's murder came from a ghost? And what if every institution and wise man in town is protecting the man who did it? In this inventive adaptation of Shakespeare's greatest drama, the prince is now a child of Hollywood, and the villain, one of Movieland's most powerful producers.

The Hollywood Renaissance Series Podcast starts with REEL: a Hollywood tale of wild ambitions, artistic obsession, and unrelenting love. We’ll take a look into award-winning Wall Street Journal bestselling author Kennedy Ryan’s newest series where Kennedy will be sitting down with renowned authors and sought-after hosts. You'll be able to catch a glimpse into the minds of bestselling authors as they discuss black love, historical narratives in contemporary storylines, Hollywood romances, and so much more.

Peter Lorre, Michael B. Druxman’s one-person stage play, finds the famous actor in poor health near the end of his life. He contemplates his third divorce and ponders how he will provide for his young daughter, while remembering the greener years that he spent with the likes of Humphrey Bogart, John Huston, and Sydney Greenstreet. One simple set.

For nearly 30 years, Clark Gable was "the King" of Hollywood. Female fans swooned, and male admirers were made envious of his unaffected masculinity. Through jaunty, self-assured performances in films like It Happened One Night, San Francisco, Mutiny on the Bounty, and Gone with the Wind, he carved a niche for himself as the quintessential American movie star.

Orson Welles is a one-person play in two acts about the life and times of Orson Welles. Some say that Orson Welles was a genius, but he always denied that. He did give us Citizen Kane, considered by most critics to be the best film ever made, but after that, his career took one long downward plunge. The play finds Welles trying to find the financing for one of his film projects. It's a difficult task, since most of the Hollywood community considers him to be a "screwball".

He was “Ben-Hur", “Moses” in The Ten Commandments, and he did battle with the Planet of the Apes. During his long career, Charlton Heston projected an unequaled image of strength and authority, tempered with compassion and wisdom. Charlton Heston, Michael B. Druxman’s one-person stage play, finds the Oscar-winning actor in his final years, shortly after it has been discovered that he suffers from Alzheimer’s Disease. Struggling to hold onto his memories, he thinks back on his life; its many successes, as well as its disappointments. One actor; one set.

This study of Hollywood's favorite "screwball" comedienne begins on the eve of her death. Following a successful war bonds tour, she awaits word in an Indianapolis hotel room to see if she's been successful in securing plane reservations for a flight back to Los Angeles. She's anxious to get home, because she suspects that her husband, Clark Gable, is cheating on her.

Evie Everheart was on her way to becoming one of Hollywood’s biggest child stars. Why has no one ever heard of her? Any proof of her existence vanished in the 1940’s. She may have been completely forgotten if it were not for Johanna Hope, a Hollywood researcher recovering from a personal tragedy. When Johanna stumbled on the story of an anonymous little girl who had a brief career at a major Hollywood studio and died, her curiosity turns to obsession as she investigates the life, career, and the coverup that erased Evie from existence. In her search for the truth, Johanna discovers that ...

Three people – Indigenous, immigrant, and settler – journey over dangerous terrain in a race against time, and each other, to gain control of a vast parcel of land. YOU decide how events unfold, ultimately determining how the land is stewarded, and by whom. An urban couple are on a...

Step back in time to the golden age of Hollywood with GSMC Classics: Hollywood Star Playhouse, a captivating rebroadcast of the iconic radio dramatic anthology series that once graced the airwaves with its star-studded performances and gripping narratives. From suspenseful dramas to heart-pounding thrillers, Hollywood Star Playhouse brings the magic of the silver screen directly to your ears, allowing you to experience the glamour and excitement of classic radio theater.Originally aired from 1950 to 1953 on CBS, ABC, and NBC, Hollywood Star Playhouse captured the hearts and imaginations of ...

Jaded Hollywood producer Bobby Gould has spent a career reaping what others sow, until the night he's forced to choose between his loyal friend's sure-fire hit and a beautiful girl's art-house project. During a wicked evening of seduction and manipulation, Bobby discovers that the power he exerts is more elusive than it seems.

Although he had a long career as an actor and director, Paul Henreid is certainly best remembered for two films he made in the early 1940s: Now, Voyager with Bette Davis, and Casablanca with Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman. Michael B. Druxman’s Paul Henreid is set in 1968 and finds the actor in Nice, France, about to costar in a film with Katharine Hepburn. He has just learned that his friend, the movie’s original director, has quit the production and must decide whether he will do the same.

Abe Vigoda worked as an actor for all of his adult life. He did theatre...He did television...But it wasn’t until he was 50-years-old that he got a role where the public even noticed him. He played Tessio in The Godfather. Michael B. Druxman’s humorous one-person play, Abe Vigoda, finds the actor with a major problem. The press has, erroneously, announced that he is dead, and his agent’s phone has stopped ringing. Now, Abe has to convince the entertainment industry that he is still with us.

Clifton Webb was one of those rare motion picture actors who became a major box-office star when he was in his mid-50s. Indeed, his first sound movie was Laura (1944), and his role as Waldo Lydecker in that classic film noir earned him the first of three Oscar nominations. Four years later, Clifton Webb became a household name when he played Lynn Belvedere and poured a bowl of mush onto a baby's head in Sitting Pretty.

Santo Castorina e Bruno Mirabella indagano gli scandali e misteri della storia del cinema dall'epoca d'oro degli anni '20. Il punto di riferimento è il libro "Hollywood Babilonia" di Kenneth Anger, uno dei primi scrittori ad aver svelato i segreti più oscuri e controversi dell'industria cinematografica, quindi partendo dalla sua opera gli episodi di Sangue su Hollywood vi racconteranno l'altra faccia della città delle stelle.

Episode One: The House Un-American Activities Committee opens its stormy hearings into Communist influence in Hollywood, in October, 1947. Ten leftist screenwriters denounce the investigation and are sentenced to jail for contempt. Gordon Kahn, a well-known enemy of HUAC, escapes a similar fate when the Committee suspends it hearings before calling him to testify. Blacklisted and under FBI surveillance, Kahn fights publicly for the freedom of "The Hollywood Ten" as fear of criticizing the Committee spreads through Hollywood.

Bringing the prolific poetry of Aaron LaLux and his heartbreakingly inspirational best selling trilogy to life through audio journeys. This is unlike anything you've ever heard.