Movies: Acting

On his way to an audition, struggling actor Shaun Davis is asked a bizarre favor by a friend which takes his day in an unexpected direction....

Brief overview of the two actors at the Fox Studio....

Inspired to make an original, intimate family portrait, Gracie Otto directs a feature length documentary on her father, Barry Otto, whose career in Australian theatre, film and television has spanned more than 50 years. Baz as he is affectionately kn...

Vivienne Keill and Jackie Riviera are a couple of aging stage actresses who live in vertically adjacent flats. The two are of questionable talent, and their careers seem to be at a standstill. During the course of the pilot, Vivienne has the opportun...

A very intimate look on Lars von Trier and his cast and crew, during the production of "The Idiots"....

Actor/director Sidney Poitier discusses his life and career. He tells of his upbringing in Jamaica; the difficulties he encountered in New York City at the start of his career; his involvement in the US civil-rights movement; and efforts to end apart...

A struggling actress becomes entangled in an abusive relationship with her idol at a cult-like New York theatre company....

In an industry that is becoming increasingly competitive, what drives indie filmmakers to keep creating their art, even when there is no promise of money or fame? CREATE OR DIE explores the insatiable passion to create despite the overwhelming odds t...

Five friends in their 20ies try to make it as artists while struggling with psychological disorders and disregulated lives. Abandoned to themselves, they try to escape the pain with drugs and parties, but, soon, that reveals not to be enough. Past vi...

How Do You See Me? is a Brazilian documentary feature that entwines both experienced actors and beginners to explore the hardships and the happiness that are inherent to the job when detached from the glam and glitz of the gossip industry, creating a...

Mel Gibson teaches Hamlet to a group of high school drama students....

Film follows Haide and Toomas, husband and wife in life and in art Piip and Tuut through the hard work of the creation of their new clown show in the Botanical Garden of Tallinn, showing the intensity and poetry behind their craft and focusing on the...

A slick movie director tricks a hayseed horse into becoming a stunt double....

In a frantic race against time, struggling actress Anne must navigate Manhattan's chaos with Macy, a high-maintenance dog that she dog-sits, in tow, facing a series of mishaps that threaten her chance at a career-changing audition for a classic movie...

Episode of the BBC television program with host Michael Parkinson interviewing American actor Henry Fonda....

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Hannah, an aspiring young actress, has dreamed all her life to make it big in America. When this dream doesn't come true, she must learn to live life back home again and heal past relationships....

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A retired Georgian film star, used to playing heroic leads, embarks on a cathartic odyssey after being offered a supporting role of an unpleasant elderly man....

Bank clerk John Hart is about to marry Mary Kelly, but she insists that before that happens he must grow a mustache. The idea of that shakes him up so much that he gets distracted at work, comes up short in his accounts and gets fired. Unable to find...