Keyword Acting Career

Mike Epps, Richard Pryor Jr. and others recount the culture-defining influence of Richard Pryor - one of America's most brilliant, iconic comic minds.

Helena Mora, the head of an eccentric theatrical family, has decided to sell her large estate in the Hamptons because of her recent money troubles. Before she completes the sale, she wants to have one last gathering of family and friends, with dramatic performances. Bringing everyone together, though, creates rivalries and tension, especially for Oona, a temperamental but successful movie actress who seeks the approval of her creative peers.

When he started as a comedy writer for the Late Show with David Letterman, Steve Young had few interests and not many friends outside of his day job. But while gathering material for a segment on the show, Steve stumbled onto a few vintage record albums that would change his life forever.

Spalding Gray sits behind a desk throughout the entire film and recounts his exploits and chance encounters while playing a minor role in the film 'The Killing Fields'. At the same time, he gives a background to the events occurring in Cambodia at the time the film was set.

Retrospective interview with Gina Gershon and Jennifer Tilly included with the 2014 Blu-ray by Arrow Video.

Two straight actors must rehearse for an impending gay love scene. How will they make out?

Two actors find themselves cast in the same projects, butting heads over their opposing approaches to the craft

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.

A young woman grapples with the decision of following her dream of an acting career or marrying and having babies with the man she loves.

Mickey Rooney is interviewed by Robert Osborne.

Forced out of home by his religious mother for being gay, Ethan leaves Michigan for Hollywood to pursue his acting dreams. But he soon finds himself spiraling into drugs, prostitution, and homelessness.

Jimmy McNamara is an ex-writer and WWII vet turned accountant who receives a call from Vivian, his ex-fiance and nightclub singer. Vivian got a Hollywood contract and is taking Jimmy with her. All he has to do is retrieve the negatives of compromising pictures that put her bright future in danger. But Jimmy's mission might not be as simple as it seems.

Retrospective interview with Joe Pantoliano included with the 2014 Blu-ray by Arrow Video.

Inga Tidblad started acting in 1921 and became one of Sweden's greatest and most successful actresses of all time. Daughter Meg Westergren, colleagues Bibi Andersson, Helena Bergström, Thommy Berggren and Sven Wollter are a few who talk and remember her as a person and as an actor.

During the selection process for a film, actors show the struggle and tiredness of those who decide to make a living from Art. While parading their truths, fictional characters merge with recurring narratives from the actor's daily life. But who is just an actor and who is a character?

While it was raining, Takarada Takara (Yudai Chiba), who works for a company, walked lethargically without an umbrella. Meanwhile, he was led by a hawker for the stage and watched the performance of the theater company Hero. Inspired by the play by Kamoshima Yujin (Kento Nagayama) who was appearing in the performance, Takarada decided to quit the company and go on to become an actor. Kamoshima teaches Takarada who has become a member of the theater company Hero. Among them, he is the only one who notices the talent of Takarada and hopes to make him the best actor in the world. At the same time, he himself continued to dream of becoming the best actor in the world.

An aspiring actor uses a magical book to transport himself inside the movies he had always dreamed of starring in -- but not without consequences.