Movies and TvShows featuring "dark-side-of-hollywood" theme.
A fading celebrity decides to use a black market drug, a cell-replicating substance that temporarily creates a younger, better version of herself.
After a car wreck on Mulholland Drive, a woman with amnesia and an aspiring actress embark on a surreal and mysterious adventure in search of clues and answers across Los Angeles.
Starry Eyes follows the story of a young and ambitious actress in Los Angeles who becomes involved in a secret society that promises to fulfill her dreams of stardom. However, as she delves deeper into the group's twisted rituals, she discovers the dark side of Hollywood and must confront her own desires and ambitions to survive.
A young waitress becomes an aspiring actress and eventually achieves stardom in Hollywood. However, she finds herself caught in a downward spiral of alcohol abuse and personal struggles as she navigates the glamorous but toxic world of showbiz. The film explores the price one has to pay for following their dreams in Hollywood.
An innocent and naive young woman arrives in Los Angeles to make it as a big-name actress, only to suffer though the pain and humiliation of the casting couch routine again and again thus getting a first hand look at Hollywood at its worst.
Inside Daisy Clover follows the story of a young tomboy, Daisy Clover, who becomes a Hollywood actress in the 1930s. She rises to stardom quickly but soon discovers the dark side of fame and the price she has to pay. Daisy navigates the manipulative men, secret relationships, and the mental toll of sudden fame as she tries to find her place in the movie industry. The film explores themes of coming-of-age, the dark side of Hollywood, and the challenges faced by women in the entertainment industry.
Interviews from women involved in the 70's and 80's rock music industry. An examination of the people taking advantage of underage fans and calling for a "Me too" movement in the music world
A naive young woman arrives in Hollywood to become a star, but after she gets drugged and raped during a shoot, she hardens quickly and catches the eye of a popular womanizing comedian who introduces her to his shady powerful agent.
Behind the scenes of Hollywood's low-budget movie industry. It is a powerful portrait of the fragility of fame and the cost of stardom. B-pictures have long been the spawning ground of today's and tomorrow's stars. They started the careers of Jack Nicholson and Sylvester Stallone among many others, as well as now super star directors Francis Ford Coppola, Peter Bogdanovich, Ron Howard and James Cameron. The film examines the evolution of starry-eyed newcomers arriving in Hollywood and discovering the harsh reality of getting into pictures.
Two small-town sisters go to Hollywood and find themselves seduced by the glamor of the big time and big money as high-priced professional escorts.
This movie explores the dark side of Hollywood as it portrays the story of two former child stars who face sexual abuse and drug addiction in the movie industry of the 1980s.
Hollywood After Dark is a 1961 drama film that explores the dark side of Hollywood and the pursuit of fame. The story revolves around a young, aspiring actress who moves to Los Angeles in hopes of achieving stardom. However, she soon discovers the seedy underbelly of the industry as she encounters exploitation, casting couch culture, and the broken dreams of those around her. The film delves into the lust for fame and the sacrifices people are willing to make to achieve it.
A revealing "behind the scenes" feature about glamour girls in Hollywood in startling scenes of EXCITEMENT
Death of his wife's pet poodle and a threatening movie producer create a world of trouble for a middle-aged B-movie mogul. He hires two psychopathic goons to take care of it, which only creates more trouble and attracts the cops.
Small town girl Marcy comes to LA with stars in her eyes, thinking she can make it big on Search for a Star. Instead, with little money and no friends, she finds herself sleeping in her car. Things dramatically change when she meets Rose, living in a cardboard box, and Mort, a wheelchair-bound Gulf War veteran. After first fighting over territory, these three lost souls bond in friendship, protecting and supporting each other in a story that is at once profoundly funny, heart-warming and poignant.
Hollywood, CA, a place of refuge for dreamers from all over the world. Enter a small town girl from Kansas who comes to LA to hit it big....a jaded Detective who's looking for a way out....and her disappearance that binds them. Perhaps he would find her, perhaps he would find himself.
HOLLYWOOD. Tinseltown. Land of the stars. A city where an actor can reach the greatest heights overnight - and descend just as rapidly. What goes up must come down, and Hollywood's failing stars leave a legacy of sadness, pain and disappointment in their wake. Here, in graphic detail, are the shocking stories behind the deaths of the silver screen's most beloved celebrities, as well as it's lesser known players. Packed with stunning newsreel footage, and previously unrevealed facts, DEATH IN HOLLYWOOD documents many a celebrity's morbid demise due to suicide, drug and alcohol abuse, disease, and even murder. From the outrageous to the tragic, DEATH IN HOLLYWOOD leaves no tombstone unturned in it's quest to dig up the truth about Hollywood's dearly departed.
Hollywood, land of the famous, the infamous, the beautiful, the ugly and the WEIRD. Join your Host Dark Infinity on a journey through the dark side of Hollywood on a visit to the California Institute of Abnormal Arts, a chat with adult actress Alana Evans, a look back AND ahead with Breakdance Entrepreneur The Egyptian Lover, a visit with the legendary The Goddess Bunny and more.
A young woman moves to Hollywood to find fame and fails badly.
A beauty queen called Sheila Anderson wins a part in a Hollywood motion picture. The film turns out to be a cheap nudie film, she is then shunned by the theatrical community and ends up working as a nude model. Soon she is old news and struggles to get work, resulting in abject poverty.