Drop the Dead Donkey is a cult-favorite British comedy TV show set in the hectic and chaotic world of a television newsroom. The series follows the everyday lives of the staff, executives, and journalists as they deal with sensationalism, exploitation, office politics, and rivalries. With its dark humor and satire, Drop the Dead Donkey provides a cynically hilarious take on the media industry.
During the 1972 Munich Olympics, an American broadcasting team is thrust from covering sports to reporting a dramatic hostage situation involving Israeli athletes. A young producer, unexpectedly leading the live broadcast, faces difficult decisions as time runs out, rumors spread, and the hostages' lives hang in the balance.
Inspired by real events, this fictional dramatization gives an insider account of how the women of Newsnight secured Prince Andrew's infamous interview.
Financial TV host Lee Gates and his producer Patty are put in an extreme situation when an irate investor takes them and their crew as hostage. Lee Gates is the host of the financial TV discussion show 'Money Monster'. He tells his viewers about the downfall of the corporation Ibis, which has seen its stock plummet and a loss of $800 million in shares, and its CEO Walt Camby is in Geneva, unable to comment on the situation of his company. Before the next show, Lee talks to his studio director Patty Fenn, who is taking a new job across the street. Lee finds out that Camby, who was supposed to be the guest on his show, has cancelled on them, so they are going to interview Ibis's CCO Diane Lester. A few minutes into the show, a supposed deliveryman walks into view and holds them at gunpoint, forcing Lee to put on a bomb vest. The police arrive outside and try to negotiate with the hostage-taker. Meanwhile, Diane investigates what really went wrong with Ibis and discovers that Camby wasn't really in Geneva, but in South Africa. The police bring Kyle's pregnant girlfriend to the studio to contact him, and Kyle starts to rethink his plan. As the police plan to take out the bomb vest receiver, Patty warns Lee, and he grabs Kyle and escapes the studio. Patty heads to the federal hall to catch Camby while the rest of the crew gathers evidence against him. Lee forces Camby to explain what really happened with Ibis's money, and Kyle orders Camby to admit his wrongdoing. In the end, Kyle sacrifices himself, and Lee and Patty recover at the hospital, contemplating their next move.
Ed is an ordinary guy who agrees to have his life filmed and broadcast 24/7 on television. As his life becomes a media sensation, he struggles with invasion of privacy, relationships, and the price of fame.
In 1960s Hollywood, an aspiring actress and a charming driver working for a billionaire become involved in a forbidden relationship. As their romance develops, they must navigate the eccentricities of their employer, the eccentric billionaire Howard Hughes. Set against the backdrop of Hollywood in the 1960s, the driver and actress struggle to pursue their dreams while facing various obstacles, including a mother-daughter relationship, the pressures of the movie studio, and the challenges of a changing society.
The film tells the story of Luiz Antônio, a clumsy radio host, who unexpectedly finds himself in charge of a bankrupt radio station. Relying only on his passion for rock'n'roll and a crazy team, he creates one of the most emblematic radio stations in the history of Brazilian rock, Fluminense FM. Among guitar solos and radio signal interferences, we follow the adventures misadventures of Luiz.
A producer offers an assistant a job in television production, leading to a series of comically disastrous events. The plot revolves around satire, adultery, and murder.
In the year 1999, during the 1990s, a television host in Poland finds himself in a hostage situation while on live TV. As the situation unfolds, tensions rise and the host must navigate a changing landscape to survive.
A biography and documentary film that explores the rise and fall of Silvio Berlusconi, the Italian businessman who became a powerful politician and media tycoon.
Simon is about a group of hippies led by a major general who brainwashes people using a computer. A scientist battles against them to save humanity.
Drive In is an Italian television variety show, broadcast by Italia 1 between 1983 and 1989. It was referred as the most innovative and popular Italian television show of the 80s.
In Loafing and Camouflage, a group of soldiers navigate the challenges of an authoritarian military regime while trying to make a comedy show on television. They must navigate the strict rules and regulations of the regime while dealing with personal relationships and the pressures of their jobs. This 1980s film combines humor and political commentary to explore the absurdities of life in a dictatorial regime.
A full-time carer plots a daring heist from the Houses of Parliament, in a bid to thwart devastating welfare reforms known as Independence Credit.
In Radio On, a man drives across England, immersed in music and mystery. He encounters various people and situations along the way, including a disc jockey, a note on a wall, and a rain-soaked landscape. The film explores themes of isolation, identity, and the influence of music on our experiences. Directed by Chris Petit, it is a unique look at the British new wave movement of the late 1970s.
BJ Yagwang and PD Park broadcast a live stream themed around horror on AfreecaTV. They look for more provocative and fearful material for their program. One day, they receive a video which contains a female high school student disappearing. In the video, right before she disappears, the female school student was calling a ghost and playing hide-and-(go-)seek alone. While broadcasting live on AfreecaTV, BJ Yagwang goes to the abandoned building where the female school student went missing.
Dark Signal follows the story of a disc jockey who is haunted by the spirit of a dead woman with her eyes open. On her last day on the job at a radio station, she experiences paranormal phenomena and discovers a link to a series of serial murders. As she delves deeper into the investigation, she is drawn into a terrifying supernatural power that puts her life in jeopardy.