PBS SoCal and Variety take you inside the biggest movies and TV shows of the past year through candid conversations with today's hottest actors. Hosted by Variety Film Awards Editor Clayton Davis and Variety Chief Correspondent Elizabeth Wagmeister, each episode brings together pairs of actors engaging in intimate one-on-one discussions about their craft and work.
Entourage follows Vincent Chase, a young and talented actor, as he navigates through the ups and downs of the entertainment industry in Hollywood. With his loyal brother and friends by his side, they experience fame, fortune, and the challenges that come with it.
Access Hollywood is a news TV show that covers all the latest gossip and news about show business and the film industry.
Mizuki is a would-be actress who has yet to attain her goal, struggles to keep the dream in her heart alive while dealing with the reality of her normal life, far away from lights, cameras, and action she longs for. Despite words of warnings from her family, which includes her birth and step mothers, intended to keep her from reaching her destiny, she actually makes it onto a set of one of the film companies in Tokyo. She experiences the peaks and valleys of a starting actress, but receives a blow when news of the company collapses and eventually closes. Mizuki returns home, but, the fire once lit, still burns.
In the post-World War II era, Hollywood's golden age is examined through the lens of racial tensions and the struggles of the LGBT community. The series follows a group of aspiring actors and filmmakers as they navigate the complexities of the film industry and confront homophobia and racism in their pursuit of success.
Jung Woo is a top celebrity who doesn’t believe in fate and Ji Won is a script-writer student who thinks life is all about one’s destiny. Jung Woo falls in love with Ji Won, who he never thought he would do after the electric shock with her. After the incident, he can hear what Ji Won thinks inside and the more he gets to know her, the more attached he is to her. When he is convinced that he’s in love with her, his ability goes away. Can those two different people be first love for each other?
In 1979, militants storm the U.S. embassy in Tehran, taking more than 50 hostages. Six Americans manage to escape and hide in the Canadian ambassador's residence. A CIA agent comes up with a plan to rescue them by pretending to be a Hollywood producer scouting for a sci-fi film. With the help of a film producer and make-up artist, they create a cover story and successfully exfiltrate the Americans from Iran.
Cannibal Holocaust is a controversial found-footage film that follows a film crew's tragic expedition in the Amazon rainforest. It explores themes of brutality, violence, and culture clash as they encounter a cannibalistic tribe and face horrifying acts of cruelty.
This documentary delves deep into the world of internet porn, exploring the shady practices, capitalism, and feminism within the industry. It examines the lives of adult film stars, directors, and performers, and discusses the financial difficulties and challenges they face. Through interviews and graphic footage, it sheds light on the vast income and revenue generated by the industry while highlighting the need for reform.
100 Years of Warner Bros. takes a historical look at the legacy of one of America's leading studios. The documentary explores the origin, evolution, and endurance of Warner Bros. - from a family affair to a global juggernaut.
Entertainment Tonight is a TV show that provides the latest news and interviews from the entertainment industry. It covers topics from the music and film industries, as well as promotional events and interviews with celebrities. The show is a guilty pleasure for many viewers and offers a behind-the-scenes look at the world of show business.
The L.A. Complex follows the lives of young adults living in a residential hotel in Los Angeles, as they navigate the challenges and opportunities in the entertainment industry. The show explores various aspects of their lives, including aspiring actors, comedians, singers, and actresses, as well as relationships, auditions, film production, and reality shows. It dives into the struggles and dreams of these individuals as they try to make it big in Hollywood.
Five programmes that trace a remarkable decade in British film-making through interviews with its stars and directors.
The Last Tycoon is a drama series set in the interwar period of the American film industry. It follows the story of a Hollywood studio tycoon and his struggles during the Great Depression. Based on a novel, the show explores the rise and fall of the tycoon as he navigates the challenges of the 1930s.
13 years ago, the Abe family moved to a town in the suburbs, surrounded by nature. The Abe family consists of their French father Toma (De Lencquesaing Nozomi), his Japanese wife Mikiko (Rinko Kikuchi) and their beautiful daughter Yuko (Kanon Tani). They appear like the perfect family. Mikiko managed to get her daughter Yuko to take part in a CM audition and she was picked by Murano (Joe Odagiri), director of the advertising agency. Yuko is now in show business. Several years later, Yuko (Nana Komatsu) transfers to a large entertainment company. As her mother wishes, Yuko is now popular and appears on the cover of magazines, variety shows and drama series. Yuko, though, feels an uncomfortable imbalance between her public image and her real self. During this time, she meets a dancer, Seiko (Mackenyu), who marches to the beat of his own drum, and falls in love with him.
A screenwriter down on his luck forms a complicated bond with a former silent film star who is desperate to revive her career. As he becomes entangled in her delusions and obsession, their relationship takes a dark and tragic turn.
Seth Rogen stars as the newly appointed head of a movie studio. Desperate for celebrity approval, he and his executive team at Continental Studios must juggle corporate demands with creative ambitions as they try to keep movies alive and relevant.
When a Hollywood film producer steals a 14-year-old boy's homework and turns it into a movie, the boy seeks revenge by exposing the truth and getting back what is rightfully his. Along the way, he learns valuable lessons about the film industry and the consequences of lying.
Om Prakash, a junior artist in the film industry, becomes a successful superstar after saving Shanti, a struggling actress, from a fire accident. However, his happiness is short-lived as he discovers that in their previous lives, they were lovers who were separated by a brutal act of betrayal. Determined to seek revenge, Om sets out to expose the person responsible for Shanti's death and bring justice to their love story.
Satoru Matsudo moves to Tokyo in hopes of becoming an actor. He has trouble breaking into the industry, but his luck begins to change when he finds an airplane ticket belonging to a talent agency CEO. Time passes, and Satoru makes a name for himself as an actor. He gets a call from America. Hoping it is a Hollywood offer, he instead hears about his estranged older brother.