Movies and TvShows featuring "benefit" theme.
This music special is dedicated to dispelling the prejudices associated with the HIV infection and raising money for AIDS research and relief. Some of today's most celebrated recording artists performing their interpretations of the classic songs of Cole Porter.
Posing as the fabulously glamorous Countess Tanya Vronsky, a poor young ballet dancer and her two accomplices are really a team of skilled con artists! They mingle with Europe's high society, always looking for the next wealthy victim to fleece with their fake jewellery scam... Then Tanya meets the dashing young Paul Vernay. At first she wants to rob him. Then she decides she wants to marry him and to leave her criminal past behind her. Her accomplices agree but only if she'll join them in one last, big swindle...
Concerts for the People of Kampuchea is a music documentary featuring performances by rock bands and musicians to raise funds for the people of Cambodia. The film showcases the powerful performances and the spirit of the rock-n-roll genre.
It's been a year since Debbie's smash hit "Wonderland." Now living in a small town, she's found true love and left the music industry behind to teach kids the value of their own musical talents. But when her manager begins to pull her back into the limelight to celebrate the 20th anniversary of her first single, "Out of the Blue," Debbie has to decide which will come first – music or love?
The boys are working at the local boxing arena where their friend, Jimmy Higgins, is boxing. During a crooked match Jimmy is killed. The boys seek out his older brother, Johnny, a former boxer who gave up the sport rather than go crooked, and help train him to get back in the ring. They try to get him a shot at the title, and when they do the same crooked gangsters that were behind Jimmy's death try to get Johnny to take a dive.
Even after their break-up, a couple can't get enough of each other.
Down from the Mountain is a documentary film that follows the concert tour featuring the music from the critically acclaimed Coen Brothers' film 'O Brother, Where Art Thou?'. The film showcases the performances of various artists and provides an intimate look into the making of the music. It explores the themes of commercialism, the influence of bluegrass and blues music, and the behind-the-scenes process of filmmaking.
Pavarotti & Friends 7 - For Cambodia and Tibet is a documentary concert film that features operatic tenor Pavarotti and a variety of musicians performing to raise funds for the countries of Cambodia and Tibet. The concert includes a mix of traditional music, duets, and rock-n-roll performances.
An expatriate American doctor in London allows herself to lighten up when her freewheeling younger sister and a mysterious man enter her life. Her inhibitions released, the beautiful doctor learns that freedom has its own price.
Four cousins inherit a rich uncle. In order to do this, however, they must first fulfill the terms that each uncle has laid down in his covenant.
Pat and Molly Malloy, once famed vaudeville and Broadway performers, arrive to play the small town of Hamilton, Conn. with a troupe of dancers, singers, a trained dog and an educated seal. Harry Clark, the clerk at the rundown Swanzey Hotel, insults Pat and the latter uses the $4000, that he and Molly have been saving for years to buy a retirement farm, to buy the hotel so he can fire Harry. Local skinflint, J.A. Higgins wants the hotel as he knows the state has intentions to buy it for a museum, but Pat won't sell.
In this drama, a traveling troupe of actors find themselves in danger of becoming unemployed when their manager up and leaves. Two of the actors decide to marry and settle down. The lead actor helps set up the rest of the troupe with some performances. He then destroys the new marriage. Later the woman and the head actor fall in love. He then gives her the lead role in his newest show.
This Is My Country is a gripping film set in the 1980s, depicting the struggles of a nation in crisis. It explores themes of justice, human rights, and social realism. The story follows a group of individuals who find themselves caught in a web of corruption, as they fight against abusive labor practices and unfair treatment. With tensions rising, they must navigate through betrayal and desperation to bring about social justice and change.
Waitress and animal lover, Molly Bishop is desperate for a holiday miracle. Broke and needing major car repairs, she's counting on a big career opportunity to come through before the holidays - without using her family's name to get there. But when handsome cafe regular and do-gooder Aiden Ford starts to meddle in her life, Molly will have to figure out if it's too much or just the holiday miracle she needed.
Tori Amos - Live from NY (1998) is a concert film featuring the controversial and eccentric artist performing live in New York City. The film captures Tori Amos's unique singing and harpsichord and piano playing skills, showcasing her talent as a singer-songwriter. This solo artist mesmerizes the audience with her captivating songs in a benefit concert. The documentary-style film provides an intimate and live recording of Tori Amos's passionate and soulful performance.
Jolson Sings Again is a biographical drama that follows the life of Al Jolson, a popular singer. The movie focuses on his comeback after facing personal and professional challenges. Jolson's journey takes him from Hollywood to the military base in Alaska, where he performs for the troops during World War II, showcasing his talent and dedication to show business.
Just Around the Corner is a heartwarming comedy set during the Great Depression. The story follows a maintenance man and single father, Temple, who finds himself in a series of humorous and poignant situations while trying to provide a better life for his daughter. When Temple's architect uncle Sam unexpectedly passes away, leaving behind a lucrative project, Temple's life takes an unexpected turn. With the help of a snobbish reporter and a millionaire manager, Temple navigates the ups and downs of the 1930s in a delightful and memorable way.
Rival reporters compete to sign the Wyatt Quintuplets to be guests on their radio shows.
An old professor and his student go mountain climbing together.
Singer Joan Whitney, called the "Sweetheart of the Navy" by sailors, is struggling to re-open the Snug Harbor Cafe. After her partner, Richard, skips town with the money owed to their creditors, the club opens unceremoniously. Two of Joan's sailor friends, Andy and Pete, offer to help her raise money for the club by staging a fight with Bumper Martin, boxing champion of the fleet. At Andy's request, straight-laced yeoman Eddie Harris replaces him in the upcoming fight. Andy and Pete then intimidate or coerce the sailors into betting on the fight, promising to give Joan the profits. Navy Commander Lodge, who is grooming Eddie for the Naval Academy at Annapolis, is against the fight, however, and Joan decides to "vamp" Eddie to make him fight.