William H. Macy

biography: William H. Macy (born March 13, 1950) is an American actor and writer. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his role as Jerry Lundegaard in Fargo. He is also a teacher and director in theater, film and television. His film career has been built mostly on his appearances in small, independent films, though he has appeared in summer action films as well. Macy gained widespread popularity for portraying Frank Gallagher in Showtime's comedy-drama series Shameless (2011–2021). Macy has described his screen persona as "sort of a Middle American, WASPy, Lutheran kind of guy... Everyman". He has won two Emmy Awards and a Screen Actors Guild Award, being nominated for nine Emmy Awards and seven Screen Actors Guild Awards in total. He is also a three-time Golden Globe Award nominee.

L.A. Law

overview:
L.A. Law is an American television legal drama series that ran for eight seasons on NBC from September 15, 1986, to May 19, 1994.

Created by Steven Bochco and Terry Louise Fisher, it contained many of Bochco's trademark features including a large number of parallel storylines, social drama and off-the-wall humor. It reflected the social and cultural ideologies of the 1980s and early 1990s, and many of the cases featured on the show dealt with hot-topic issues such as abortion, racism, gay rights, homophobia, sexual harassment, AIDS, and domestic violence. The series often also reflected social tensions between the wealthy senior lawyer protagonists and their less well-paid junior staff.

The show was popular with audiences and critics, and won 15 Emmy Awards throughout its run, four of which were for Outstanding Drama Series.

character: Bernard Ruskin

original_name: L.A. Law

original_language: en

Batman Beyond

overview: As new villains overrun Gotham City of the future, the aging Bruce Wayne hangs up the cape of the once invincible Batman. But when troubled teenager Terry McGinnis stumbles upon the Dark Knight's secret, a new alliance is forged. And a triumphant new Batman is born.

character: Aaron Herbst (voice)

original_name: Batman Beyond

Inside the Actors Studio

overview: James Lipton sits down with some of the world's most accomplished actors and directors for penetrating, fascinating interviews.

character: Self

original_name: Inside the Actors Studio

Law & Order

overview: In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until someone is taken into custody. The district attorney's office then builds a case to convict the perpetrator by proving the person guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Working together, these expert teams navigate all sides of the complex criminal justice system to make New York a safer place.

character: Assistant U.S. Attorney John McCormack

original_name: Law & Order

Kate & Allie

overview: Kate & Allie is an American television situation comedy which ran from March 19, 1984, to May 22, 1989. Kate & Allie first aired on CBS as a midseason replacement series and only six episodes were initially commissioned, but the favorable response from critics and viewers alike easily convinced CBS to commit to a full season in the fall of 1984. The series was created by Sherry Coben.

original_name: Kate & Allie

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

overview: The Ellen DeGeneres Show, often shortened to just Ellen, is an American television talk show hosted by comedian/actress Ellen DeGeneres.

original_name: The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Spenser: For Hire

overview: Mystery and suspense series based on Robert Parker's "Spenser" novels. Spenser, a private investigator living in Boston, gets involved in a new murder mystery each episode.

original_name: Spenser: For Hire

Curious George

overview: With the help of his friend “The Man in the Yellow Hat,” a curious little monkey named George sets out on adventures to learn about the world around him.

character: Narrator (voice)

original_name: Curious George

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

overview: Jimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and broadcast on ABC.

original_name: Jimmy Kimmel Live!

The Unit

overview: A covert team of special forces operatives risk their lives on undercover missions around the globe, while their wives maintain the homefront, protecting their husbands' secrets.

character: President of the United States

original_name: The Unit

Sports Night

overview: The offbeat cast and crew of a sports news show deal with professional, personal, and ethical challenges while functioning in a pressure-cooker work environment.

original_name: Sports Night

The View

overview: ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Ana Navarro discussing the most exciting events of the day. Hot topics in the news, the best experts in their field, celebrity interviews and general entertainment are all part of The View.

original_name: The View

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

overview: Jay Leno hosts some of the biggest celebrities in the world.

original_name: The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

Finding Your Roots

overview: Noted Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr.  has been helping people discover long-lost relatives hidden for generations within the branches of their family trees.  Professor Gates utilizes a team of genealogists to reconstruct the paper trail left behind by our ancestors and the world’s leading geneticists to decode our DNA and help us travel thousands of years into the past to discover the origins of our earliest forebears.

original_name: Finding Your Roots

The Equalizer

overview: Robert McCall is a former agent of a secret government agency who is now running his own private crime fighting operation where he fashions himself as "The Equalizer." It is a service for victims of the system who have exhausted all possible means of seeking justice and have nowhere to go. McCall promises to even out the odds for them.

character: Dr. Spaulding

original_name: The Equalizer

origin_country: CA US

Superman: The Animated Series

overview: Superman, an incredibly powerful alien from the planet Krypton, defends Metropolis from supercriminals. Superman hides his identity behind the glasses of Clark Kent; a mild-mannered reporter for the newspaper the Daily Planet. At the Daily Planet Superman works with fellow reporter Lois Lane and photographer Jimmy Olsen.

character: Director (voice)

original_name: Superman: The Animated Series

MADtv

overview: MADtv is an American sketch comedy television series originally inspired by Mad magazine. The one-hour show aired Saturday nights on Fox.

original_name: MADtv

ER

overview: ER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by the dedicated physicians and staff of its overburdened emergency room.

character: David Morgenstern

original_name: ER

Bakersfield P.D.

overview:
Bakersfield P.D. is a short-lived American television comedy series that aired on the Fox network in 1993-94.

The show was based in the police department of the city of Bakersfield, California. It was shot with naturalistic lighting and without a laugh track. Fox canceled the show after one season, citing low ratings.

The cable channel Trio reran the show under its "Brilliant But Cancelled" umbrella.

character: Russell Karp

original_name: Bakersfield P.D.

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

overview:
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson is an American late-night talk show hosted by Scottish American comedian Craig Ferguson, who is the third regular host of the Late Late Show franchise. It follows Late Show with David Letterman in the CBS late-night lineup, airing weekdays in the US at 12:37 a.m. It is taped in front of a live studio audience from Monday to Friday at CBS Television City in Los Angeles, California, directly above the Bob Barker Studio. It is produced by David Letterman's production company Worldwide Pants Incorporated and CBS Television Studios.

Since becoming host on January 3, 2005, after Craig Kilborn and Tom Snyder, Ferguson has achieved the highest ratings since the show's inception in 1995. While the majority of the episodes focus on comedy, Ferguson has also addressed difficult subject matter, such as the deaths of his parents, and undertaken serious interviews, such as one with Desmond Tutu, which earned the show a 2009 Peabody Award.

original_name: The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

Out of Order

overview: A husband-and-wife writing team struggle to maintain their troubled marriage and careers.

character: Steven

original_name: Out of Order

The Oscars

overview: An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a statuette, officially the Academy Award of Merit, that is better known by its nickname Oscar.

original_name: The Oscars

Good Day Live

overview: Good Day Live was a nationwide talk show seen weekdays on FOX affiliates throughout the US.  Each FOX owned and operated station airs a separate Good Day program as part of its newscast. Some FOX stations air up to five hours on weekday mornings, up to three on weekend mornings, (and almost 50% of the programming on these stations contains a locally produced newscast of local news, traffic, national news, weather, sports, business, and public affairs.)

original_name: Good Day Live

Shameless

overview: Chicagoan Frank Gallagher is the proud single dad of six smart, industrious, independent kids, who without him would be... perhaps better off. When Frank's not at the bar spending what little money they have, he's passed out on the floor. But the kids have found ways to grow up in spite of him. They may not be like any family you know, but they make no apologies for being exactly who they are.

character: Frank Gallagher

original_name: Shameless

The Wild Thornberrys

overview: Travel the world with the Thornberrys and come face-to-face with blue sheep in Nepal, emus in Australia, marmots in Pakistan, flash floods in Siberia, Egyptian burial chambers, a runaway hot air balloon, a rock slide on the Karakoram Highway and more!

character: Skoot (voice)

original_name: The Wild Thornberrys

Batman Beyond

character: Karros (voice)

Frasier

overview: After many years spent at the “Cheers” bar, Frasier moves back home to Seattle to work as a radio psychiatrist after his policeman father gets shot in the hip on duty.

character: Ralph (voice)

original_name: Frasier

The Awakening Land

overview: A lusty frontier saga about a pioneer woman and her love for her family, the man she marries, and the land on which she lives, dramatized from Conrad Richter's Pulitzer Prize-winning trilogy: 'The Trees;' 'The Fields;' and 'The Town.' The series originally aired on NBC in three installments from February 19 to February 21, 1978 and stars Elizabeth Montgomery and Hal Holbrook.

character: Will Beagle

original_name: The Awakening Land

Law & Order

character: Jack Powell

The Murder of Mary Phagan

overview: In early-twentieth-century Atlanta, the murder of a young girl prompts strong reactions from the community and ultimately leads to the arrest of a man who could actually be innocent.

character: Randy

original_name: The Murder of Mary Phagan

The Dropout

overview: The story of Elizabeth Holmes, the enigmatic Stanford dropout who founded medical testing start-up Theranos. Lauded as a Steve Jobs for the next tech generation and once worth billions of dollars, the myth crumbled when it was revealed that none of the tech actually worked, putting thousands of people's health in grave danger.

character: Richard Fuisz

original_name: The Dropout

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

overview: Bravo network executive Andy Cohen discusses pop culture topics with celebrities and reality show personalities.

character: Self - Guest

original_name: Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Shameless Hall of Shame

overview: Retrospective look at ten seasons of Gallagher trials and tribulations.

original_name: Shameless Hall of Shame

The Lionhearts

overview: The Lionhearts is an animated series from MGM that aired on Saturday and Sunday mornings in syndication from 1998 to 2000.

character: Leo (voice)

original_name: The Lionhearts

King of the Hill

overview: Set in Texas, this animated series follows the life of propane salesman Hank Hill, who lives with his overly confident substitute Spanish teacher wife Peggy, wannabe comedian son Bobby, and naive niece Luanne. Hank has conservative views about God, family, and country, but his values and ethics are often challenged by the situations he, his family, and his beer-drinking neighbors/buddies find themselves in.

The Simpsons

overview: Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family; Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie, as well as a virtual cast of thousands. Since the beginning, the series has been a pop culture icon, attracting hundreds of celebrities to guest star. The show has also made name for itself in its fearless satirical take on politics, media and American life in general.

Andersonville

overview: The story of the harrowing conditions at the Confederacy's most notorious prisoner-of-war camp. The drama unfolds through the eyes of a company of Union soldiers captured at the Battle of Cold Harbor, VA, in June 1864, and shipped to the camp in southern Georgia. A private, Josiah Day, and his sergeant  try to hold their company together in the face of squalid living conditions, inhumane punishments, and a gang of predatory fellow prisoners called the Raiders.

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

overview: Some of this year's most talked about talent open up about the challenges and triumphs of creating critically acclaimed series and performances.

Off Camera with Sam Jones

overview: Photographer and director Sam Jones sits down with the myriad professionals of television and movies, and other celebrities (great skateboarders, for example), to discuss their development before fame, their passions beyond their careers, and gives them a space to open up about their insight into their business and their own abilities. Filmed in black and white, with a few deep cushion chairs and sparse set, the show relies on Sam's ability to relate to the guests and their will to speak freely with him.

Conan

overview: A late night television talk show hosted by  Conan O'Brien.

Accused

overview: In this crime anthology series, viewers discover how an ordinary person got caught up in an extraordinary situation, ultimately revealing how one wrong turn leads to another, until it’s too late to turn back. Told from the defendant’s point of view, each episode opens in a courtroom on the accused without knowing their crime or how they ended up on trial.

Alive from Off Center

overview: An avant-garde omnibus that features works by off-the-wall artists in many different disciplines.

The Land

overview: Described as a sprawling drama set inside the world of the NFL with a generational family component.

60 Minutes

overview: America's popular television News magazine in which an ever changing team of CBS News correspondents contribute segments ranging from hard news coverage to politics to lifestyle and pop culture.

name: Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King

overview: An anthology based on eight short stories by Stephen King in his 1993 collection of the same name.

character: Clyde Umney / Sam Landry / George Demmick

original_name: Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King

The Talk

overview: A panel of well-known news and entertainment personalities discussing current events, pop culture, contemporary issues, family, celebrity and the trending topics of the day.

Last Meals

overview: Mythical Chef Josh interviews Celebrities while eating their last meals.

thirtysomething

overview:
Thirtysomething is an American television drama about a group of baby boomers in their late thirties. It was created by Marshall Herskovitz and Edward Zwick for MGM/UA Television Group and The Bedford Falls Company, and aired on ABC. It premiered in the U.S. on September 29, 1987. It lasted four seasons, with the last of its 85 episodes airing on May 28, 1991.

The title of the show was designed as thirtysomething by Kathie Broyles, who combined the words of the original title, Thirty Something.

In 1997, "The Go Between" and "Samurai Ad Man" were ranked #22 on TV Guide′s 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time.

In 2002, Thirtysomething was ranked #19 on TV Guide′s 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time, and in 2013 TV Guide ranked it #10 in its list of The 60 Greatest Dramas of All Time.

Deutsch

biography:
William Hall Macy (* 13. März 1950 in Miami, Florida) ist ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler, Drehbuchautor und Regisseur.

Anfang der 1990er Jahre wurde auch Hollywood auf ihn aufmerksam. Nach einer kleineren Rolle in Der Klient (1994) wurde er für seine Darstellung in Oleanna (1994) als Bester Hauptdarsteller für den Independent Spirit Award 1995 nominiert. Danach folgten Mr. Holland’s Opus (1995), Murder in the First (1995) und Fargo (1996) der Coen-Brüder, wofür er als bester Nebendarsteller für einen Oscar nominiert wurde.

In den Folgejahren übernahm Macy Nebenrollen in Filmen wie Boogie Nights, Air Force One, Psycho, Wag the Dog – Wenn der Schwanz mit dem Hund wedelt, Zivilprozess, Pleasantville – Zu schön, um wahr zu sein, Magnolia und Jurassic Park III. Seit 2011 ist er in der Rolle des Frank Gallagher in der erfolgreichen Serie Shameless zu sehen, für die er bereits mehrere Fernsehpreise, darunter den Screen Actors Guild Award erhielt.

Seit Beginn der 1990er Jahre tritt Macy auch als Drehbuchautor in Erscheinung. Als solcher war er vor allem an Fernsehproduktionen beteiligt. 1988 gab er sein Regiedebüt mit einem Fernsehfilm. 2014 folgte mit Rudderless sein zweiter Spielfilm, 2017 wurde The Layover veröffentlicht. Seit 1997 ist er mit der Schauspielerin Felicity Huffman verheiratet, mit der er zwei Töchter hat. Am 7. März 2012 wurde Macy mit einem Stern der Kategorie Film auf dem Hollywood Walk of Fame (bei der Adresse 7060 Hollywood Boulevard) geehrt; seine Frau erhielt dort zeitgleich ebenfalls einen Stern.

Quelle: Wikipedia

Français

biography:
William H. Macy, né le 13 mars 1950 à Miami (Floride), est un acteur, scénariste, producteur et réalisateur américain.

Il s'oriente d'abord vers la médecine vétérinaire, et c'est lors de ses études au Bethany College qu'il se découvre une passion pour le théâtre. Il s'inscrit alors à l'université Goddard, dans le Vermont. En 1972, William H. Macy, David Mamet et son compagnon d'écriture Steven Schachter s'installent à Chicago, où ils fondent le Théâtre St. Nicholas.

En 1980, William fait ses premiers pas au cinéma dans Quelque part dans le temps de Jeannot Szwarc. Au début de sa carrière, il se marie avec Carla Santos Shamberg, mais le couple divorce en 1985. De cette union, William H Macy a un fils: William H Macy III.

Il est marié depuis 1997 avec Felicity Huffman qui interprète Lynette Scavo dans la série télévisée Desperate Housewives. Ils ont eu ensemble deux filles, prénommées Sophia et Georgia Grace. Il obtient son étoile sur la célèbre Walk of Fame à Los Angeles le 8 mars 2012.

Source: Article "William H. Macy" de Wikipédia en français, soumis à la licence CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Pусский

Уильям Мэйси

biography:
Уильям Мэйси родился в Майами в семье лётчика Второй мировой войны. В 1971 году переехал в Чикаго, где близко сошёлся с драматургом Дэвидом Мэметом. Работал в основанном с Мэметом в чикагском театре, в 1985 году вместе с ним обосновался в Калифорнии, где стоял у истоков новой труппы Мэмета, Atlantic Theatre Company.

После эпизодических появлений на большом экране в таких картинах, как «Дни радио» (1987) и «Клиент» (1993), Мэйси был выбран на второстепенную роль в нашумевшей трагикомедии братьев Коэнов «Фарго» (1996). В связи с успехом этого фильма был приглашён в 1997 году сняться в нескольких заметных кинолентах, включая «Плутовство», «Самолёт президента», «Психоз» и «Ночи в стиле буги».

Среди последующих фильмов с участием Мэйси — «Магнолия» (1999), «Сотовый» (2004) и «Реальные кабаны» (2007). В 2000-е годы Мэйси также принял участие в нескольких телевизионных проектах, за которые ему была в 2003 году дважды присуждена премия «Эмми». В частности, снимался в популярном телесериале «Скорая помощь» (1994—1998).

Polski

biography: William Hall Macy Jr. urodził się 13 marca 1950 roku w Miami (Floryda, USA). Jego ojciec był pilotem B-17 w czasie II wojny światowej. Występy w szkolnym teatrzyku sprawiły, że William zapragnął zostać aktorem. Po zdaniu matury rozpoczął studia w Goddard College, gdzie zgłębiał tajniki aktorstwa. W latach 70. założył razem z Davidem Mametem grupę teatralną, której repertuar stanowiły głównie sztuki Mameta. W 1978 roku dostał rolę w telewizyjnej produkcji "Kraina obudzonych nadziei". Na dużym ekranie zadebiutował rolą w komedii "Studencka miłość". W 2001 roku zagrał w " Parku Jurajskim 3". Wcielił się w nim w ojca rodziny poszukującego syna, który zaginął na opanowanej przez dinozaury wyspie. Był nominowany do Złotego Globu za rolę Tick Tock McGlaughlina w filmie "Niepokonany Seabiscuit". Prywatnie jest mężem aktorki Felicity Huffman.

Magyar

biography: Ifjabb William Hal Macy (Miami, Florida, 1950. március 13. –) Oscar-díjra jelölt amerikai színész, forgatókönyvíró és producer. A jelölést Jerry Lundegaard megformálásáért kapta a Fargo című filmben. Emellett játszott még olyan nagy sikerű mozikban, mint a Benny és Joon, Boogie Nights, Magnólia, Jurassic Park III, vagy a Vészhelyzet című sorozatban. Egyszer jelölték Oscar-díjra, háromszor Golden Globe-díjra és kilencszer Emmy-díjra, melyből kettőt megkapott.

Català

biography: William Hall Macy Jr. (Miami, Florida, 13 de març de 1950), més conegut com a William H. Macy, és un actor estatunidenc. Va ser nominat als Premis Oscar per interpretar a Jerry Lundegaard a Fargo (1996). També es dedica a la direcció en teatre, cinema i televisió. Ha construït la seva carrera cinematogràfica amb treballs en pel·lícules de cinema independent, encara que també ha aparegut en pel·lícules comercials.

普通话

威廉·H·梅西

biography:
威廉·梅西（William H. Macy）于1950年3月13日出生在美国佛罗里达州的迈阿密。是美国演员中少数舞台经验与电影经验同等的演员。在1999年的名片《木兰花》中有出色演出的威廉姆·梅西，在《杀手无罪》中则是挑大梁，演出一名年届不惑，却对人生充满无力感的中年男子。他将中年男子的无力感，诠释得淋漓尽致。他对于这个有点悲情的小人物角色，感到相当具有挑战性。他表示，他向来对平凡男子身处在很不寻常的周遭环境的题材很感兴趣，这类故事比英雄在不寻常的周遭环境中来得有意思。这部黑色幽默的电影早在2000年的圣丹斯电影节中广受好评，事隔1年多才将在美国正式上映，该片也入选了香港电影节。这部电影，是继《美国丽人》之后，再次在美国掀起一阵中年危机话题的好莱坞佳作。

他最为人津津乐道的角色就是《冰血暴》中的杰瑞，也因此入围金像奖，并赢回独立精神奖最佳男配角奖。威廉梅西因为精湛演技，入围奖项不计其数，作品则有《侏罗纪公园3》、《不羁夜》、《空军一号》、《密西西比谋杀案》等。梅西与艾伦·艾克哈特、罗伯特·杜瓦尔合作独立制片电影《Thank You for Smoking》。

日本語

ウィリアム・Ｈ・メイシー

biography:
米フロリダ州マイアミ生まれ。バーモント州のゴダード大学で劇作家デビッド・マメットに師事し、1972年の卒業後から舞台に立つ。シカゴやロサンゼルスで下積みの日々を送り、80年ニューヨークに移住。ブロードウェイで頭角を現して映画「ある日どこかで」（80）などに参加し、マメットの映画監督作にも多数出演する。

96年、コーエン兄弟監督作「ファーゴ」でアカデミー助演男優賞にノミネートされてハリウッドの注目を浴び、以降は「ブギーナイツ」（97）、リメイク版「サイコ」(98)、「マグノリア」（99）などのアート系映画や「エアフォース・ワン」（97）、「ジュラシック・パークIII」（01）、「シービスケット」（03）などの話題作を中心に活躍。英国ドラマをリメイクしたTVシリーズ「シェイムレス　俺たちに恥はない」（11～21）では主要キャストを務め、同作で全米映画俳優組合賞の男優賞を受賞した。

「君が生きた証」（14）では初監督も務める。私生活では97年に女優のフェリシティ・ハフマンと結婚。

普通话

威廉·美斯

biography:
威廉·美斯（William H.Macy）於 1950 年 3 月 13 日出生在美國佛羅裏達州的邁阿密。是美國演員中少數舞台經驗與電影經驗同等的演員。在 1999 年的名片《人生交叉剔》中有出色演出的威廉姆·美斯，在《殺手無罪》中則是挑大樑，演出一名年屆不惑，卻對人生充滿無力感的中年男子。他將中年男子的無力感，詮釋得淋灕盡致。他對於這個有點悲情的小人物角色，感到相當具有挑戰性。他表示，他向來對平凡男子身處在很不尋常的周遭環境的題材很感興趣，這類故事比英雄在不尋常的周遭環境中來得有意思。這部黑色幽默的電影早在 2000 年的聖丹斯電影節中廣受好評，事隔 1 年多才將在美國正式上映，該片也入選了香港電影節。這部電影，是繼《美麗有罪》之後，再次在美國掀起一陣中年危機話題的好萊塢佳作。

他最為人津津樂道的角色就是《雪花高離奇命案》中的傑瑞，也因此入圍金像獎，並贏回獨立精神獎最佳男配角獎。威廉美斯因為精湛演技，入圍獎項不計其數，作品則有《侏羅紀公園 3》、《一舉成名》、《空軍一號》、《密西西比謀殺案》等。美斯與艾倫·艾克哈特、羅伯特·杜瓦爾合作獨立製片電影《Thank You for Smoking》。

Italiano

biography: William H. Macy (nato il 13 marzo 1950) è un attore e scrittore americano. È stato nominato all'Oscar per il ruolo di Jerry Lundegaard in Fargo. È anche insegnante e regista di teatro, cinema e televisione. La sua carriera cinematografica si è costruita principalmente sulle sue apparizioni in piccoli film indipendenti, anche se è apparso anche in film d'azione estivi. Macy ha descritto la sua persona sullo schermo come "una sorta di tipo americano medio, WASPy, luterano... Uomo qualunque". Ha vinto due Emmy Awards e un Screen Actors Guild Award, venendo nominato in totale per nove Emmy Awards e sette Screen Actors Guild Awards. È anche candidato tre volte ai Golden Globe.

also_known_as:
William Hall Macy Jr.
W.H. Macy
Bill Macy

title: Fargo

overview: Jerry, a small-town Minnesota car salesman is bursting at the seams with debt... but he's got a plan. He's going to hire two thugs to kidnap his wife in a scheme to collect a hefty ransom from his wealthy father-in-law. It's going to be a snap and nobody's going to get hurt... until people start dying. Enter Police Chief Marge, a coffee-drinking, parka-wearing - and extremely pregnant - investigator who'll stop at nothing to get her man. And if you think her small-time investigative skills will give the crooks a run for their ransom... you betcha!

title: Jurassic Park III

overview: In need of funds for research, Dr. Alan Grant accepts a large sum of money to accompany Paul and Amanda Kirby on an aerial tour of the infamous Isla Sorna. It isn't long before all hell breaks loose and the stranded wayfarers must fight for survival as a host of new -- and even more deadly -- dinosaurs try to make snacks of them.

title: Magnolia

overview: On one random day in the San Fernando Valley, a dying father, a young wife, a male caretaker, a famous lost son, a police officer in love, a boy genius, an ex-boy genius, a game show host and an estranged daughter will each become part of a dazzling multiplicity of plots, but one story.

title: Wag the Dog

overview: During the final weeks of a presidential race, the President is accused of sexual misconduct. To distract the public until the election, the President's adviser hires a Hollywood producer to help him stage a fake war.

title: Mr. Holland's Opus

overview: In 1965, passionate musician Glenn Holland takes a day job as a high school music teacher, convinced it's just a small obstacle on the road to his true calling: writing a historic opus. As the decades roll by with the composition unwritten but generations of students inspired through his teaching, Holland must redefine his life's purpose.

title: He Was a Quiet Man

overview: An unhinged office worker who planned to go on a shooting spree at his workplace struggles with his newfound status as a hero after he ends up stopping a shooting spree instead.

title: Inland Empire

overview: When actress Nikki Grace gets the lead role in a cursed film, her world becomes more and more surreal, blending realities and ideas of infidelity, reincarnation, and supernatural forces.

title: Lynch 2

overview: Follow up of the Lynch documentary on the making of INLAND EMPIRE.  Released as an extra on the INLAND EMPIRE DVD.

title: Pleasantville

overview: Geeky teenager David and his popular twin sister, Jennifer, get sucked into the black-and-white world of a 1950s TV sitcom called "Pleasantville," and find a world where everything is peachy keen all the time. But when Jennifer's modern attitude disrupts Pleasantville's peaceful but boring routine, she literally brings color into its life.

title: The Client

overview: A street-wise kid, Mark Sway, sees the suicide of Jerome Clifford, a prominent Louisiana lawyer, whose current client is Barry 'The Blade' Muldano, a Mafia hit-man. Before Jerome shoots himself, he tells Mark where the body of a Senator is buried. Clifford shoots himself and Mark is found at the scene, and both the FBI and the Mafia quickly realize that Mark probably knows more than he says.

title: Bobby

overview: In 1968 the lives of a retired doorman, hotel manager, lounge singer, busboy, beautician and others intersect in the wake of Robert F. Kennedy's assassination at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles.

title: The Cooler

overview: Bernie works at a Las Vegas casino, where he uses his innate ability to bring about misfortune in those around him to jinx gamblers into losing. His imposing boss, Shelly Kaplow, is happy with the arrangement. But Bernie finds unexpected happiness when he begins dating attractive waitress Natalie Belisario.

title: Benny & Joon

overview: A mentally ill young woman finds her love in an eccentric man who models himself after Buster Keaton.

title: Bart Got a Room

overview: High school loser Danny Stein needs a prom date. As a cause of anxiety for Danny, Bart Beeber, the nerdiest guy in school, has already found a date. At the same time, Danny's divorced parents are both seeking relationships again.

title: Seabiscuit

overview: True story of the undersized Depression-era racehorse whose victories lifted not only the spirits of the team behind it but also those of their nation.

title: Spartan

overview: U.S. government agent Scott is assigned to rescue the daughter of a high-ranking government official. As willing as he is to bend the rules to get things done, though, Scott is shocked to find that others are willing to go even further to protect a political career.

title: Andersonville

overview: This lengthy docudrama records the harrowing conditions at the Confederacy's most notorious prisoner-of-war camp. The drama unfolds through the eyes of a company of Union soldiers captured at the Battle of Cold Harbor, VA, in June 1864, and shipped to the camp in southern Georgia. A private, Josiah Day, and his sergeant  try to hold their company together in the face of squalid living conditions, inhumane punishments, and a gang of predatory fellow prisoners called the Raiders.

title: Boogie Nights

overview: In 1977, an idealistic porn producer and his promising protege try to catch up with the end of an era before their never-ending party collides with cold, hard reality.

title: Panic

overview: Alex is going through a midlife crisis and it has become a very difficult time for him. His marriage is struggling, he's worried about his son, and his job of killing people for his family has become the most stressful part of his life. He seeks the help of a therapist and meets a woman in the waiting room that he connects with.

title: Wild Hogs

overview: Restless and ready for an adventure, four suburban bikers leave the safety of their subdivision and head out on the open road. But complications ensue when they cross paths with an intimidating band of New Mexico bikers known as the Del Fuegos.

title: Ricky Stanicky

overview: When three childhood best friends pull a prank gone wrong, they invent the imaginary Ricky Stanicky to get them out of trouble. Twenty years later, the trio still uses the nonexistent Ricky as a handy alibi for their immature behavior. But when their spouses and partners get suspicious and demand to finally meet the fabled Mr. Stanicky, the guilty trio decide to hire a washed-up actor and raunchy celebrity impersonator to bring him to life.

title: The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue

overview: The rats and mice, made intellectually superior in the original Secret of N.I.M.H., return to Thorn Valley to groom their destined leader - young Timmy Brisby.

original_title: The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue

title: State and Main

overview: The residents of a small Vermont town don't know what hit them when a beleaguered Hollywood film crew brings a chaotic shoot to their quaint village.

title: Homicide

overview: While investigating the ruthless murder of an elderly woman, a Jewish police detective unravels a bizarre conspiracy involving a Zionist organization.

title: Psycho

overview: A young female embezzler arrives at the Bates Motel, which has terrible secrets of its own.

title: Sahara

overview: Seasoned adventurer and treasure hunter Dirk Pitt, a former Navy SEAL, sets out for the African desert with his wisecracking buddy Al in search of a confederate ironclad battleship rumored to have vanished long ago, the main draw being the treasure supposedly hidden within the lost vessel. When the daring duo come across Dr. Eva Rojas, a beautiful scientist who is juggling an escape from a warlord and a mission to stop the spread of a powerful plague, their desert expedition begins to heat up.

title: Happy, Texas

overview: Two escaped convicts roll into the village of Happy, Texas, where they're mistaken for a gay couple who work as beauty pageant consultants. They go along with it to duck the police, but the local sheriff has a secret of his own.

title: The Maiden Heist

overview: A comedy centered on three museum security guards who devise a plan to steal back the artworks to which they have become attached after they are transferred to another museum.

title: In Enemy Hands

overview: At the height of Hitler's infamous U-boat war, the crew of the U.S.S. Swordfish were heading home after months at sea. They never made it. Now prisoners of war aboard U-boat 429, a small group of American survivors will find their loyalties put to the ultimate test when they're forced to join their German captors to fight for their very lives.

title: Above Suspicion

overview: Dempsey Cain is an honored cop, a loving husband and father, and mentor to his handsome younger brother. Then a drug dealer's bullet paralyzes him for life and Dempsey's world is shattered. Suddenly, his wife and brother seem to care less about him than for each other, and a million-dollar insurance.

title: Ghosts of Mississippi

overview: A Mississippi district attorney and the widow of Medgar Evers struggle to bring a white supremacist to justice for the 1963 murder of the civil rights leader.

title: Murder in the First

overview: A young, inexperienced public defender is assigned to defend an inmate accused of committing murder while behind bars.

title: The Dining Room

overview: Six actors play over 50 characters across 18 scenes from different families that overlap and intertwine in a single dining room. Set in a typical well-to-do household, the mosaic of interrelated scenes - some funny, some touching, some rueful - create an in-depth portrait of a vanishing species: the upper-middle-class WASP.

title: Doogal

overview: An adorable candy-loving mutt goes on a mission to save the world.

title: Shorts

overview: A young boy's discovery of a colorful, wish-granting rock causes chaos in the suburban town of Black Falls when jealous kids and scheming adults alike set out to get their hands on it.

title: A Civil Action

overview: Jan Schlickmann is a cynical lawyer who goes out to 'get rid of' a case, only to find out it is potentially worth millions. The case becomes his obsession, to the extent that he is willing to give up everything—including his career and his clients' goals—in order to continue the case against all odds.

title: Down Periscope

overview: Maverick Navy Lieutenant Commander Tom Dodge will never be a textbook officer, but he's a brilliant seaman who's always wanted to command a nuclear submarine — he's been given one last chance to clean up his record. Unfortunately, Admiral Graham, his nemesis, would rather sink the fleet than give Dodge his own boat. So, Graham stacks the deck against him and assigns Dodge to the Stingray, a diesel-powered WW2 submarine that can barely keep afloat. To make matters worse, Dodge's crew is a collection of maladjusted, mistake-prone misfits. Then, he's tagged the "enemy" in a crucial war game, and ordered to take on the U.S. Navy's best.

title: Cellular

overview: A young man receives an emergency phone call on his cell phone from an older woman. She claims to have been kidnapped – and the kidnappers have targeted her husband and child next.

title: Oleanna

overview: Carol, a college student, comes to John's office, her professor, to discuss the grade she has received for one of her papers.

title: Air Force One

overview: When Russian neo-nationalists hijack Air Force One, the world's most secure and extraordinary aircraft, the President is faced with a nearly impossible decision to give in to terrorist demands or sacrifice not only the country's dignity, but the lives of his wife and daughter.

title: Mystery Men

overview: When Champion City's hero Captain Amazing is kidnapped by the recently paroled supervillain Casanova Frankenstein, a trio of average, everyday superheroes -- Mr. Furious, the Shoveler and the Blue Raja -- assemble a new super team to save him.

title: Thank You for Smoking

overview: Nick Naylor is a charismatic spin-doctor for Big Tobacco who'll fight to protect America's right to smoke -- even if it kills him -- while still remaining a role model for his 12-year old son. When he incurs the wrath of a senator bent on snuffing out cigarettes, Nick's powers of "filtering the truth" will be put to the test.

title: House of Games

overview: A psychiatrist comes to the aid of a compulsive gambler and is led by a smooth-talking grifter into the shadowy but compelling world of stings, scams, and con men.

title: It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie

overview: The owner of a bank (Miss Bitterman) wants to own the Muppet Theatre so she can build a nightclub over it. After she tricks Pepe into giving her the only copy of the contract between her father and the Muppets, she changes it so the Muppets have very little time to pay a debt they owe. Meanwhile, the Muppets are trying to put on a Christmas show. After the Muppets are confronted by Bitterman, they make a lot of sacrifices to save up so they can keep the Theatre.

original_title: It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie

title: Door to Door

overview: Sometimes the true heroes in our lives are those people who inspire us not with their superhuman accomplishments but simply by their refusal to give up in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds and the dignity in which they go about their lives. Bill Porter is one of those heroes. Born with cerebral palsy, he was told for many years that he was unemployable. But with the unwavering support of a dedicated mother and an indomitable spirit that has become his trademark, Porter did support himself as a door-to-door salesman in Portland, Oregon.

title: Searching for Bobby Fischer

overview: A seven-year-old chess prodigy refuses to harden himself in order to become a champion like the famous but unlikable Bobby Fischer.

title: Everyone's Hero

overview: A boy begins a grand journey to return Babe Ruth's baseball bat before the deciding game of the 1932 World Series comes to a close.

title: A Slight Case of Murder

overview: In the midst of a spat, film critic Terry Thorpe accidentally kills his lover. Though Thorpe covers his tracks, he raises the suspicions of a private investigator, who then tries to blackmail him. Thorpe also falls under the watchful eye of Detective Fred Stapelli, a cop who is intent on becoming a screenwriter. Before long, Thorpe's girlfriend, Kit, and Stapelli's wife, Patricia, are roped into the case.

title: Stealing Sinatra

overview: In need of a grubstake, a young man convinces a couple of friends to help him kidnap Frank Sinatra Jr. It's a true story

title: The Deal

overview: Charlie Berns is a veteran Hollywood movie producer who has given up on his career and life. That is until his idealistic screenwriter nephew comes bearing the script of a lifetime and Charlie decides to give his career one final shot. The only thing standing in his way is Diedre Hearn, a sharp-witted studio executive brought in to keep Charlie in line.

title: Reversible Errors

overview: A corporate lawyer's interest in a decade-old murder case is piqued by a new confession that could clear the convicted killer, who sits on death row.

title: Evolver

overview: A teenage boy gets a robotic opponent after winning a laser tag contest; however the robot is not what it seems!

title: Hit Me

overview: A bellhop living with his mentally impaired brother becomes involved with an unbalanced woman and a scheme to steal guests' valuables.

title: Heath Ledger: A Tribute

overview: On January 22, 2008, the entertainment world was rocked by news that one of its brightest young stars had unexpectedly died. This film is a commemorative special dedicated to the life and works of this complex and unique talent who died before his time.

title: Edmond

overview: Seemingly mild-mannered businessman Edmond Burke visits a fortuneteller and hears a remark that spurs him to leave his wife abruptly and seek what is missing from his life. Encounters with strangers and unsavory people weaken the barriers encompassing his long-suppressed rage, until Edmond explodes in violence.

title: The Heart of Justice

overview: David Leader investigates a seemingly senseless murder, and in the course of it is drawn into the labyrinth of a sinisterly unique wealthy family...

title: The Lincoln Lawyer

overview: Mick Haller is a charismatic defense attorney who does business out of his Lincoln Continental sedan. Mick spends most of his time defending petty crooks and other bottom-feeders, so it comes as quite a surprise when he lands the case of a lifetime: defending a Beverly Hills playboy who is accused of attempted murder. However, what Mick initially thinks is an open-and-shut case with a big monetary reward develops into something more sinister.

title: Twenty Bucks

overview: A story about the life of a twenty dollar bill as it weaves in and out of the various lives of several people.

title: Dirty Girl

overview: Accompanied by her closeted gay buddy, a promiscuous teenager sets out to find her long-absent father.

title: The Water Engine

overview: In the 1930s, Charles Lang invents an engine that runs using water for fuel. But when he tries to get it patented, he is first offered a ridiculously low amount. When he refuses, he is suddenly several people are pressuring him to sell. The big oil companies don't want the competition. Now he has to try and keep them from getting his idea, and somehow get it published.

title: The Wool Cap

overview: This film, originally made for tv, stars William H. Macy as a mute superintendent of a apartment building that is falling apart who becomes the unwilling guardian to a young girl with a bit of an attitude. The film is an updated and Americanized version of the 1962 feature film Gigot starring Jackie Gleason, who also  wrote the original story.

title: Jerry and Tom

overview: Tom and Jerry are two hit men, they work by day at a third-rate second-hand car dealership. Tom is a veteran and Jerry is a novice in their business, and their attitude toward their profession differs a lot. It shows when Tom is required to kill his old friend Karl.

title: Colin Fitz

overview: Two security guards, Paul and Grady, are hired to guard the grave of dead rock legend, Colin Fitz. Through the course of one bizarre night, these two opposites learn a lot about life, death, and the magic of Colin Fitz.

title: Foolin' Around

overview: A working-class boy falls for a girl from a wealthy family, and must compete for her with a rich boy who also wants her.

title: Minnesota Nice

overview: A collection of cast interviews and behind-the-scenes clips from the Coen brother's Academy Award-winning film "Fargo." Produced for the "Fargo" DVD.

title: The Sessions

overview: Though a childhood bout with polio left him dependent on an iron lung, Mark O'Brien maintains a career as a journalist and poet. A writing assignment dealing with sex and the disabled piques Mark's curiosity, and he decides to investigate the possibility of experiencing sex himself. When his overtures toward a caregiver scare her away, he books an appointment with sex surrogate Cheryl Cohen-Greene to lose his virginity.

title: The Con

overview: A lonely gas station attendent in Mississippi falls in love with a con woman who wants to get her hands on an inheritance he doesn't know about.

title: A Single Shot

overview: The tragic death of a beautiful young girl starts a tense and atmospheric game of cat and mouse between hunter John Moon and the hardened backwater criminals out for his blood.

title: Dead on Sight

overview: A graduate student discovers her nightmares are actually visions of real-life murders committed by a man known as the Clock Killer. Joined by an unbelieving detective, she decides she must stop the killer herself, or become his next victim.

title: Maybe I Do

overview: Michelle and Allen, who have reached the point in their relationship where they are considering next steps, decide to invite  their parents to finally meet and to offer some understanding of why marriage works. Except the parents already know each other quite well, which leads to some very distinct opinions about the value of marriage.

title: Trust Me

overview: In an attempt to sign a Hollywood starlet, struggling talent agent and former child star Howard Holloway must contend with her volatile father, a scheming long-time rival, and a producer and casting director who despise him.

title: Citizen Hearst

overview: Documentary looking at the history of the Hearst Corporations.

title: Two-Bit Waltz

overview: Suspension from school, the loss of a friend, a broken heart and lack of inspiration lead to Maude's downfall in this romp through teenage error.  Your teenage years are never easy… but for Maude, things couldn't be worse. Within one week, she is suspended from school, stranded by her best friend, dumped by the boy she loved and inherits an enormous amount of money with the passing of her grandmother– only to be claimed under one condition: Maude must prove by age 18 that she knows exactly what to do with her life. But with her 18th birthday rapidly approaching, Maude must dive into a world of self-discovery or else lose the inheritance.

title: Rudderless

overview: A grieving father in a downward spiral stumbles across a box of his recently deceased son's demo tapes and lyrics. Shocked by the discovery of this unknown talent, he forms a band in the hope of finding some catharsis.

title: Focus

overview: In the waning months of World War II, a man and his wife are mistakenly identified as Jews by their anti-Semitic Brooklyn neighbors. Suddenly the victims of religious and racial persecution, they find themselves aligned with a local Jewish immigrant in a struggle for dignity and survival.

title: The Making Of  Jurassic Park III

overview: A very in depth look at the making of the movie, a look at the special effects and animatronics made for the motion picture, Jurassic Park III (2001). Interviews with the cast and crew give us a sneak peek at the film. The movie used many different new dinosaurs compared to the first two films, here they examine how they'll look in the final product

title: Soul on Fire

overview: After a horrific accident leaves his body scarred, a young boy strives to live and show everyone what is possible with the help of his family, his faith, his community, his longtime idol's kindness, and the entire city of St. Louis.

title: Curious George: Rocket Ride and Other Adventures

overview: Curious George blasts off with a second set of adventures form the hit PBS Kids (R) TV series. This time, George's curiosity is taking him down hills, up rivers and into outer space! And The Man with the Yellow Hat is always there to lend a hand, along with Hundley, Gnocchi and the rest of George's friends. Narrated by Emmy Award(R) winner William H. Macy ("Seabiscuit," "Pleasantville"), the fun is out-of-this-world in "Curious George: Rocket Ride and Other Adventures." DVD features 8 shows and 2 hours of fun and activities. Episodes include: "Curious George's Rocket Ride", "Curious George and the Dam Builders", "Curious George Flies A Kite", "Curious George Finds His Way", "Curious George, Station Master", "Curious George Goes Up the River", "Curious George in the Dark", and "Roller Monkey".

original_title: Curious George: Rocket Ride and Other Adventures

title: Cake

overview: After having visions of a member of her support group who killed herself, a woman who also suffers with chronic pain seeks out the widower of the suicide.

title: Macy On Mamet

title: The Tale of Despereaux

overview: Once upon a time... in the far away kingdom of Dor... lived a brave and virtuous mouse with comically oversized ears who dreamt of becoming a knight. Banished from his home for having such lofty ambitions, Despereaux sets off on an amazing adventure with his good-hearted rat friend Roscuro, who leads him, at long last, on a very noble quest to rescue an endangered princess and save an entire kingdom from darkness.

title: Room

overview: Held captive for 7 years in an enclosed space, a woman and her young son finally gain their freedom, allowing the boy to experience the outside world for the first time.

title: Walter

overview: A ticket-taker at the local cinema believes he is the son of God. He has agreed to decide the eternal fate of everyone he comes in to contact with.

title: Dial a Prayer

overview: A troubled young woman working at a prayer call center makes a difference in other people's lives, forcing her to reconcile with her troubled past with the faith she brings out in others.

title: Blood Father

overview: An ex-con reconnects with his estranged teenage daughter while fighting to keep her alive after she becomes a target of violent drug dealers.

title: WarGames

overview: High school student David Lightman has a talent for hacking. But while trying to hack into a computer system to play unreleased video games, he unwittingly taps into the Department of Defense's war computer and initiates a confrontation of global proportions. Together with his friend and a wizardly computer genius, David must race against time to outwit his opponent and prevent a nuclear Armageddon.

title: The Boy Who Loved Trolls

overview: Paul feels life should be an adventure, and sets out on one to prove that Trolls really exist.

title: Stealing Cars

overview: A rebellious teenager navigates his way through the juvenile court system.

title: The Last Dragon

overview: A young man searches for the "master" to obtain the final level of martial arts mastery known as the glow. Along the way he must fight an evil martial arts expert and rescue a beautiful singer from an obsessed music promoter.

title: Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

overview: Several generations following Caesar's reign, apes – now the dominant species – live harmoniously while humans have been reduced to living in the shadows. As a new tyrannical ape leader builds his empire, one young ape undertakes a harrowing journey that will cause him to question all he's known about the past and to make choices that will define a future for apes and humans alike.

title: Portraits in Dramatic Time

overview: A series of 40 art films created by artist David Michalek featuring performances of theater artists and actors of all genres and nationalities both well-known and under-recognized.

title: The Deputy

overview: Part-time Deputy Toby Sawyer is jolted awake by Chief Krueger and assigned to guard a dead body until the coroner arrives. When the corpse mysteriously vanishes, Toby launches a frantic search and unwittingly discovers decades of wrongdoing…and several cops who have turned a blind eye, including Deputy Billy Banks, who pressures Toby to ignore his findings. Only Deputy Amanda Jackson appears trustworthy. Desperate to keep his job, Toby must unravel the town’s deep web of corruption before he and his career end up as dead as the missing cadaver.

title: Exit Right

overview: Jan Randall, whose brain is affected by inoperable cancer, is deeply afraid of being trapped inside. Refusing to take medications that would reduce her final days to a hospital bed, she moves into a tent in her backyard. Determined to give her one last gift, her husband John courageously takes her on a trip around the world—oon foot, in their own hometown—for what is truly the trip of a lifetime.

title: Krystal

overview: A young man living a sheltered life develops a crush on a stripper and joins her Alcoholics Anonymous group just so he can be in the same room with her.

title: In the Line of Duty: Siege at Marion

overview: Adam Swapp and his brother Jonathan are suspects in the bombing of Mormon Center in Utah. The brothers and their families hold-up on their farm with provisions and enough ammunition to withstand the governments siege. They are devout in their beliefs and purposes and are determined to stand up for their rights.

title: Marmaduke

overview: When Phil and Debbie Winslow relocate from their native Kansas to the sunny climes of Orange County, their big-hearted, havoc-wreaking Great Dane gets a taste of the dog's life, California-style.

title: Psycho Path

overview: Documentary on the making of Gus Van Sant's "Psycho." Featured at the Berlin Film Festival, 2000.

title: Somewhere in Time

overview: Young writer Richard Collier is met on the opening night of his first play by an old lady who begs him to "Come back to me". Mystified, he tries to find out about her, and learns that she is a famous stage actress from the early twentieth century. Becoming more and more obsessed with her, by self-hypnosis he manages to travel back in time—where he meets her.

title: Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood

overview: The chronicle of the mind-blowing journey that was Hollywood during the seventies; the true and gripping story of the last golden age of American cinema, an exalted celebration of creativity and experimentation; but also of sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll: a turbulent and dark tale of ambition, envy, betrayal, hatred and self-destruction.

original_title: Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood

title: Being Human

overview: One man must learn the meaning of courage across four lifetimes centuries apart.

title: A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story

overview: A married man meets a beautiful woman and they begin an affair.

original_title: A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story

title: Batman Beyond: Tech Wars and Disappearing Inque

overview: Batman Beyond: Disappearing Inque - The Gotham nights give birth to a brand-new super villain. She is deadly, shape-shifting industrial saboteur named Inque. Black Out - When Terry faces Inque for the first time, he finds that he still has a lot to learn about becoming Batman. Disappearing Inque - With the help of an infatuated lab worker, Inque escapes her frozen imprisonment and devises a plan to destroy Batman and Bruce Wayne. Shriek - When Bruce Wayne challenges Derek Powers's control of Wayne/Powers Industries, Powers orders an employee who has discovered sound can be a weapon, to become Shriek and eliminate Wayne.

original_title: Batman Beyond: Tech Wars and Disappearing Inque

title: That Moment: Magnolia Diary

overview: A very in-depth documentary that follows the very over-worked director Paul Thomas Anderson through a gruelling 80+ days of shooting for the film Magnolia (1999), containing behind-the-scenes footage and interviews.

title: Choose Your Own Adventure: The Abominable Snowman

overview: This interactive movie follows three siblings (the North family) on a quest to rescue their Uncle in the Himalayan region of Nepal. Your choices determine what happen.

original_title: Choose Your Own Adventure: The Abominable Snowman

title: Curious George: Saves the Day

overview: Share special moments with your child and with George, like being a hero! Kids will laugh and learn through 8 exciting shows -- each with a companion segment starring real kids!

title: The Writing on the Wall

overview: When a bomb explodes in a British RAF base in Germany, MI5 terrorist specialist Bull (Bill Paterson) is called in to investigate. However, the further he begins to dig into the secrets behind the terrorism, the more he finds himself immersed in dodgy goings-on in the corridors of power of NATO itself.

title: Roommates

overview: An elderly, yet young-at-heart man, moves in with his grandson, and both their lives turn upside-down.

title: The Night of the Headless Horseman

overview: The teacher Ichabod Crane arrives at Sleepy Hollow town and immediately falls in love with Katrina Van Tassel. Ichabold is intelligent, but weak and coward, and he finds a competitor, the strong Brom Bones that has been wooing Katrina for a long time. Soon begins a competition between the two men for Katrina, but Ichabold's greatest problem is the Headless Horseman that haunts him.

title: Things Change

overview: Jerry, a misfit Mafia henchman, is assigned the low-level job of keeping an eye on Gino, a shoe repairman fingered by the Mob to confess to a murder he didn't commit. But Gino's mistaken for a Mafia boss, and the two are suddenly catapulted to the highest levels of mobster status. Only friendship will see them through this dangerous adventure alive!

title: Lip Service

overview: A young news reporter schemes to take over the job of a veteran news anchor whose ratings he's been hired to promote.

title: In the Shadow of Evil

overview: Jack Brenner is a hot-shot cop on the trail of a serial killer known as The Roper. Just as he's getting close to catching the killer, he is injured and develops amnesia. Dr. Molly Nostrand works to help Brenner recover his memories and the two become romantically involved. Meanwhile, The Roper is still out there somewhere and the police are depending on Jack Brenner to bring him in.

title: A Private Matter

overview: The true story of Romper Room host "Miss Sherri" Finkbine, who, after the devastating effects of thalidomide were discovered in the early 1960s, sparked a firestorm of controversy with her determination to obtain an abortion.

title: Unfiltered Comedy: The Making of 'Thank You For Smoking'

overview: Behind the scenes of Thank You For Smoking (2005)

original_title: Unfiltered Comedy: The Making of 'Thank You For Smoking'

title: Shadows and Fog

overview: With a serial strangler on the loose, a bookkeeper wanders around town searching for the vigilante group intent on catching the killer.

title: Radio Days

overview: The Narrator tells us how the radio influenced his childhood in the days before TV. In the New York City of the late 1930s to the New Year's Eve 1944, this coming-of-age tale mixes the narrator's experiences with contemporary anecdotes and urban legends of the radio stars.

title: Barton Fink

overview: A renowned New York playwright is enticed to California to write for the movies and discovers the hellish truth of Hollywood.

title: Lady Luck: The Making of The Cooler

title: Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure

overview: A young boy draws on the inspiration of legendary western characters to find the strength to fight an evil land baron in the old west who wants to steal his family's farm and destroy their idyllic community. When Daniel Hackett sees his father Jonas gravely wounded by the villainous Stiles, his first urge is for his family to flee the danger, and give up their life on a farm which Daniel has come to despise anyway. Going alone to a lake to try to decide what to do, he falls asleep on a boat and wakes to find himself in the wild west, in the company of such "tall tale" legends as Pecos Bill, Paul Bunyan, John Henry and Calamity Jane. Together, they battle the same villains Daniel is facing in his "real" world, ending with a heroic confrontation in which the boy stands up to Stiles and his henchmen, and rallies his neighbors to fight back against land grabbers who want to destroy their town.

title: Without a Trace

overview: English professor Susan Selky lives alone in a Brooklyn apartment with her young son, Alex. When Alex fails to return home from school one afternoon, a frantic Selky contacts the police. Detective Al Menetti, a father himself, takes an interest in the case that quickly turns into an obsession. As a devastated Selky struggles to come to terms with Alex's disappearance, Menetti steps out from behind the badge to continue investigating.

title: Return to Jurassic Park

overview: A multi-part documentary about the making of the Jurassic Park trilogy. Each part walks through the making of part of one of the films, including the hurricane during the shooting of the first film, and how advances in CGI for Jurassic Park helped change the world of special effects forever. All interviews for these retrospective documentaries come with comments from Spielberg, Johnston, Neill, Dern, Goldblum, the effects crews, the child actors, and Peter Stormare. This documentary is broken into six parts: Dawn of a New Era (25 min), Making Prehistory (20 min), The Next Step in Evolution (15 min), Finding the Lost World (28 min), Something Survived (16 min), and The Third Adventure (25 min).

title: The Cradle Will Fall

overview: Kathy DeMaio checks into the hospital and thinks she sees a body being loaded into the trunk of a car. When the body turns up later and the murderer, Dr. Highley, thinks that DeMaio can identify him, her life is put in jeopardy. Originally made for television and adapted from a novel by Mary Higgins Clark, the interesting twist to this thriller is that several cast members of the daytime soap opera "Guiding Light" play those same roles here.

title: The Running Man

overview: Desperate to save his sick daughter, working-class Ben Richards is convinced by The Running Man's charming but ruthless producer to enter the deadly competition game as a last resort. But Ben's defiance, instincts, and grit turn him into an unexpected fan favorite — and a threat to the entire system. As ratings skyrocket, so does the danger, and Ben must outwit not just the Hunters, but a nation addicted to watching him fall.

title: Frontier Crucible

overview: In 1870s Arizona Territory, a desperately needed wagon full of medical supplies falls victim to an Apache attack. The only man who can guide it through is Merrick Beckford, but in order to get there, he’ll need to enlist the help of a trio of dangerous outlaws hellbent on survival. When they accidentally kill an Apache scout, all bets are off, and survival is the name of the game.

title: Beyond the Headlines: The College Admissions Scandal with Gretchen Carlson

overview: Gretchen Carlson explores the unbelievable true story of the rich and famous abusing their privilege to get their kids into college and the FBI's secret investigation to expose the scandal.

original_title: Beyond the Headlines: The College Admissions Scandal with Gretchen Carlson

title: The True Story of Seabiscuit

overview: The true story of the undersized Depression-era racehorse whose victories lifted not only the spirits of the team behind it but also those of their nation. Narrated by William H. Macy, featuring interviews and archive footage in both color and black & white of Tobey Maguire, Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jesse Owens, Jeff Bridges, Gary Stevens, Chris McCarron, Emily Kilby, Farrell Jones, Tom Smith, Buck Brannaman, Noble Threewitt, and Chris Howard.

title: Brian

overview: An acerbic high school student prone to panic attacks runs for class president to get closer to his teacher.

title: Welcome to Collinwood

overview: Five hapless inner-city low-lifes attempt to burgle a pawnbroker's safe, but end up being plagued by bad luck.

title: 'Seabiscuit': The Making of a Legend

overview: Documentary on the making of the 2003 film 'Seabiscuit'.

title: Winners' Circle: The Heroes Behind the Legend

overview: Documentary on the performers in the 2003 film 'Seabiscuit'.

original_title: Winners' Circle: The Heroes Behind the Legend

title: Untitled Eternity Project

overview: Set against the backdrop of the Mediterranean at the height of summer, Calvin Wells, a charismatic conman, sets his sights on Katrine Winters, a mysterious billionaire widow. Drawn in by her fortune and allure, Calvin accepts an invitation aboard her superyacht Eternity, only to realize her glamorous world hides sinister secrets.

title: Train Dreams

overview: A logger leads a life of quiet grace as he experiences love and loss during an era of monumental change in early 20th-century America.

title: The Coen Brothers

overview: During the promotional campaign for "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" in 1999, BBC broadcast a documentary about the Coen brothers, mainly concerning their past. The documentary consists of featured interviews with many of the actors that they have worked with, along with family, friends and crew members.

title: Speed Demon

overview: Aboard a high-speed train, a Nun who lost her faith must perform her first Exorcism on a possessed passenger hellbent on crashing the runaway train.

title: The Swimming Lesson

overview: Single mother Tay leaves behind her complicated life in Los Angeles to return to her childhood home. She winds up embroiled in a custody battle over son Albee, an autistic child obsessed with the ocean but terrified of swimming.

title: Dialing Up "Cellular"

overview: Documentary about the making of the film featuring director David Ellis, producers Dean Devlin and Lauren Loyd, screenwriters Larry Cohen and Chris Morgan, stars Kim Basinger, William H. Macy and Chris Evans, and more.

title: ER: 24 Hours

overview: 24 hours in the life of the staff working in the emergency room of a major Chicago hospital. Originally written in 1974 by Michael Crichton as a film, it was adapted into the feature length pilot of the hit series ER. The staff deal with the seemingly endless casualties that stumble into their place of employment. The central characters are the chief resident and family man Dr. Mark Greene, who is considering a job in private practice due to pressure from his demanding law student wife Jennifer; outgoing Dr. Doug Ross, who deals with cases in his own personal way; straight-arrow Dr. Susan Lewis, trying to get by another long 36-hour shift; inexperienced third-year med student John Carter; cocky surgical resident Dr. Peter Benton; and troubled chief nurse Carol Hathaway.

title: Transamerica

overview: A transgender woman takes an unexpected journey when she learns that she had a son, now a teenage runaway hustling on the streets of New York.

title: Krystal

title: Door to Door

title: A Slight Case of Murder

title: The Deal

title: The Con

title: Rudderless

title: Rudderless

title: Above Suspicion

title: A Slight Case of Murder

title: The Layover

overview: When their plane is rerouted due to a hurricane warning, two single female best friends find themselves competing for the same guy during an extended layover in St. Louis.

title: The Wool Cap

title: The Wool Cap

title: The Deputy

title: Just a Walk in the Park

overview: Adam is a dog walker. Adam agrees to watch one of his customers, A.J. Preston, penthouse apartment. Rachel mistakes Adam for Preston. He does not come clean quickly.

title: Exit Right

title: Ashes to Dust

overview: Estranged siblings Elizabeth and Danny reunite in their childhood home after the death of their eccentric mother. Without a will or any instructions, old wounds are quickly reopened and disagreements abound. A Ouija board may be the only way for “Mom” to provide the guidance they both desperately seek.

title: Lip Service

title: Every Woman's Dream

overview: A man suffering from borderline personality disorder is married to two women, who don’t know the other exists. As bills pile up and cracks start to show, the women independently start to suspect something is wrong.

title: Temperance

title: Temperance

title: Rudderless

title: The Bad Guys

overview: When the Bad Guys, a crew of criminal animals, are finally caught after years of heists and being the world’s most-wanted villains, Mr. Wolf brokers a deal to save them all from prison.

title: Fargo

title: Jurassic Park III

title: Magnolia

title: Wag the Dog

title: Mr. Holland's Opus

title: He Was a Quiet Man

title: Inland Empire

title: Lynch 2

title: Pleasantville

title: The Client

title: Bobby

title: The Cooler

title: Benny & Joon

title: Bart Got a Room

title: Seabiscuit

title: Spartan

title: Andersonville

title: Boogie Nights

title: Panic

title: Wild Hogs

title: Ricky Stanicky

title: State and Main

title: Homicide

title: Psycho

title: Sahara

title: Happy, Texas

title: The Maiden Heist

title: In Enemy Hands

title: Above Suspicion

title: Ghosts of Mississippi

title: Murder in the First

title: The Dining Room

title: Doogal

title: Shorts

title: A Civil Action

title: Down Periscope

title: Cellular

title: Oleanna

title: Air Force One

title: Mystery Men

title: Thank You for Smoking

title: House of Games

title: Door to Door

title: Searching for Bobby Fischer

title: Everyone's Hero

title: A Slight Case of Murder

title: Stealing Sinatra

title: The Deal

title: Reversible Errors

title: Evolver

title: Hit Me

title: Heath Ledger: A Tribute

title: Edmond

title: The Heart of Justice

title: The Lincoln Lawyer

title: Twenty Bucks

title: Dirty Girl

title: The Water Engine

title: The Wool Cap

title: Jerry and Tom

title: Colin Fitz

title: Foolin' Around

title: Minnesota Nice

title: The Sessions

title: The Con

title: A Single Shot

title: Dead on Sight

title: Maybe I Do

title: Trust Me

title: Citizen Hearst

title: Two-Bit Waltz

title: Rudderless

title: Focus

title: The Making Of  Jurassic Park III

title: Soul on Fire

title: Cake

title: Macy On Mamet

title: The Tale of Despereaux

title: Room

title: Walter

title: Dial a Prayer

title: Blood Father

title: WarGames

title: The Boy Who Loved Trolls

title: Stealing Cars

title: The Last Dragon

title: Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

title: Portraits in Dramatic Time

title: The Deputy

title: Exit Right

title: Krystal

title: In the Line of Duty: Siege at Marion

title: Marmaduke

title: Psycho Path

title: Somewhere in Time

title: Being Human

title: That Moment: Magnolia Diary

title: Curious George: Saves the Day

title: The Writing on the Wall

title: Roommates

title: The Night of the Headless Horseman

title: Things Change

title: Lip Service

title: In the Shadow of Evil

title: A Private Matter

title: Shadows and Fog

title: Radio Days

title: Barton Fink

title: Lady Luck: The Making of The Cooler

title: Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure

title: Without a Trace

title: Return to Jurassic Park

title: The Cradle Will Fall

title: The Running Man

title: Frontier Crucible

title: The True Story of Seabiscuit

title: Brian

title: Welcome to Collinwood

title: 'Seabiscuit': The Making of a Legend

title: Untitled Eternity Project

title: Train Dreams

title: The Coen Brothers

title: Speed Demon

title: The Swimming Lesson

title: Dialing Up "Cellular"

title: ER: 24 Hours

title: Transamerica

title: Krystal

title: Door to Door

title: A Slight Case of Murder

title: The Deal

title: The Con

title: Rudderless

title: Rudderless

title: Above Suspicion

title: A Slight Case of Murder

title: The Layover

title: The Wool Cap

title: The Wool Cap

title: The Deputy

title: Just a Walk in the Park

title: Exit Right

title: Ashes to Dust

title: Lip Service

title: Every Woman's Dream

title: Temperance

title: Temperance

title: Rudderless