Shirley MacLaine

biography:
Shirley MacLaine (born Shirley MacLean Beaty; April 24, 1934) is an American actress, singer, author, activist, and former dancer. Known for her portrayals of quirky, headstrong, and eccentric women, MacLaine has received numerous accolades throughout her career spanning seven decades, including an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, two British Academy Film Awards, and six Golden Globe Awards.

Born in Richmond, Virginia, MacLaine made her acting debut as a teenager with minor roles in the Broadway musicals Oklahoma! and The Pajama Game. Following minor appearances as an understudy in various other productions, MacLaine made her film debut with Alfred Hitchcock's black comedy The Trouble with Harry (1955), winning the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress. She rose to prominence with starring roles in Around the World in 80 Days (1956), Some Came Running (1958), Ask Any Girl (1959), The Apartment (1960), The Children's Hour (1961), Two for the Seesaw (1962), Irma la Douce (1963), and Sweet Charity (1969). A six time Academy Award nominee, MacLaine won the Academy Award for Best Actress for the comedy-drama Terms of Endearment (1983). Her other prominent films include The Turning Point (1977), Being There (1979), Madame Sousatzka (1988), Steel Magnolias (1989), Postcards from the Edge (1990), The Evening Star (1996), Bewitched (2005), In Her Shoes (2005), Valentine's Day (2010), and The Little Mermaid (2018).

MacLaine has been the recipient of many honorary awards. She was awarded the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2012, Gala Tribute from the Film Society of Lincoln Center in 1995, and Kennedy Center Honor in 2013 for her contribution to American culture, through performing arts. In 1998, she was awarded the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award. Apart from acting, MacLaine has written numerous books regarding the subjects of metaphysics, spirituality, and reincarnation, as well as a best-selling memoir, Out on a Limb (1983).

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

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

overview: A morning talk show with A-list celebrity guests, top-notch performances and one-of-a-kind segments that are unrivaled on daytime television, plus spontaneous, hilarious and unpredictable talk.

original_name: LIVE with Kelly and Mark

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 Early Show

overview:
The Early Show is an American morning television show which was broadcast by CBS from New York City from 1999 to 2012. The program aired live from 7 to 9 a.m. Eastern Time Monday through Friday in the Eastern time zone; most affiliates in the Central, Mountain, and Pacific time zones aired the show on tape-delay from 7 to 9 a.m. local time. The Saturday edition aired live from 7 to 9 a.m. Eastern Time as well, but a number of affiliates did not carry it or aired it later on tape-delay. It premiered on November 1, 1999, and was the newest of the major networks' morning shows, although CBS has made several attempts to program in the morning slot since 1954. The show aired as a division of CBS News.

The Early Show, like many of its predecessors, traditionally ran last in the ratings to its rivals, NBC's Today and ABC's Good Morning America. Much like NBC's The Today Show and The Tonight Show, the title The Early Show was analogous to that of CBS's late-night talk show, The Late Show.

original_name: The Early Show

Intimate Portrait

overview:
Intimate Portrait is a biographical television series on the Lifetime Television cable network focusing on different celebrities, which includes interviews with each subject.

Among the people profiled were Grace Kelly, Natalie Wood, Carly Simon, Jackie Kennedy, Katharine Hepburn, Carol Burnett, Tanya Tucker, and Marla Maples.

character: Self (archive footage)

original_name: Intimate Portrait

Shirley's World

overview: Shirley's World is a British television sitcom initially aired on ABC during the U.S. 1971-72 television season, then by ITV in the United Kingdom. Co-produced by the British ITC Entertainment and American producer Sheldon Leonard, the short-lived series stars Shirley MacLaine as photojournalist Shirley Logan and John Gregson as her editor Dennis Croft.

character: Shirley Logan

original_name: Shirley's World

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

overview: The Dinah Shore Chevy Show is an American variety series hosted by Dinah Shore, and broadcast on NBC from October 1956 to June 1963. The series was sponsored by the Chevrolet Motor Division of General Motors and its theme song, sung by Shore, was "See the U.S.A. in Your Chevrolet", which continued to be used in Chevrolet advertising for several more years after the cancellation of the show.

original_name: The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

Harty

original_name: Harty

The Steve Allen Show

character: Self - Guest

original_name: The Steve Allen Show

V Graham Norton

overview:
V Graham Norton was an entertainment programme shown on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom starring Graham Norton, broadcast every weeknight as a successor to the weekly So Graham Norton. It aired from 6 May 2002 to 26 December 2003. It featured celebrities who chatted with Graham and became involved in studio games which were usually laden with sexual innuendo. The studio games were later featured on the clip show Nortonland in 2007 on digital channel Challenge.

The show featured a 'webcam', a roving television camera which was randomly situated in a different place in the UK each week and which followed Graham's instructions and allowed him to interact with the public live. The feature was made technically possible using digital microwave link technology provided by Rear Window Television with the 'spontaneous' webcam feature always produced as a full quality Outside Broadcast, before being made to look like a traditional webcam at the studios.

original_name: V Graham Norton

Pebble Mill

overview: Pebble Mill was a re-launched version of the 1970s daily chat show Pebble Mill (also known as Pebble Mill At One for a while) which aired on BBC1 in the United Kingdom. The series premiered on October 14, 1991. The show was a mixture of celebrity guests and music. Alan Titchmarsh was a presenter on the show throughout it's complete run. Other presenters included Judi Spiers, Gloria Hunniford and Ross King.

original_name: Pebble Mill

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

The Emmy Awards

overview: An annual awards  ceremony honoring the best in U.S. prime time television programming as chosen by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

original_name: The Emmy Awards

Downton Abbey

overview: A chronicle of the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants in the post-Edwardian era—with great events in history having an effect on their lives and on the British social hierarchy.

character: Martha Levinson

original_name: Downton Abbey

Talking Pictures

overview: A look back at television appearances by legends of the silver screen, using archive footage to tell the story of their lives and careers.

original_name: Talking Pictures

Intimate Portrait

character: Self - Narrator (voice)

Joan of Arc

overview: Joan of Arc is born in 1412 in the village of Domrémy in the war zone of Northern France. During her youth she often witnesses the horrors of war, but her spirit is kept high by the legend of the Maiden of Lorraine. This says that a young maiden one day will unite the divided country and lead the people to freedom.

character: Madame de Beaurevoir

original_name: Joan of Arc

The Bob Hope Show

overview: The Bob Hope Show hosted by Bob Hope, debuted on April 9, 1950. During the 1952-1953 season, NBC rotated with other variety shows in a Sunday night block known as "The Colgate Comedy Hour" (Sept. 1950 to Dec. 1955). Also known as, "The Chevy Show with Bob Hope." When the first special debuted in October of 1950 it was the most expensive television program made up to that point - costing an astronomical $1,500 a minute to produce. Bob Hope had his own television show and radio show at the same time. For the next three seasons, The Bob Hope Show was broadcast once a month on Tuesday nights, giving Milton Berle a week off. Bob ended his radio show in April, 1956. Bob Hope also had another show by a similar name, "The Bob Hope Show (All Star Revue)". In addition, he performed in "Specials" for many years. It is the longest running variety program in television's history with a record of 45 years of televised entertainment.

original_name: The Bob Hope Show

Out on a Limb

overview: An intense, clandestine love affair with a prominent politician sparks Shirley MacLaine's quest of self-discovery.  From Stockholm to Hawaii, to the mountainous vastness of Peru, from disbelief to radiant affirmation, she discovers the roots of her very existence... and the infinite possibilities of life.

character: Shirley MacLaine

original_name: Out on a Limb

V.I.P. Schaukel

overview: V.I.P.-Schaukel is a 45 minute documentary-family-news-talk show starring Margret Dünser as Host. The series premiered on Sun May 09, 1971 on ZDF and Folge 37 - Final Show last aired on Fri May 09, 1980.

original_name: V.I.P. Schaukel

original_language: de

Only Murders in the Building

overview: Three strangers share an obsession with true crime and suddenly find themselves wrapped up in one.

character: Rose Cooper

original_name: Only Murders in the Building

Goldene Kamera

original_name: Goldene Kamera

The Carol Burnett Show

overview: The Carol Burnett Show is an American variety/sketch comedy television show starring Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Lyle Waggoner, and Tim Conway. It originally ran on CBS from September 11, 1967, to March 29, 1978, for 278 episodes and originated from CBS Television City's Studio 33. The series won 25 prime time Emmy Awards, was ranked No. 16 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time in 2002 and in 2007 was listed as one of Time magazine's "100 Best TV Shows of All Time."

original_name: The Carol Burnett Show

Entertainment Tonight

overview: Daily tabloid television news show on entertainment and celebrity news with unprecedented access to Hollywood's biggest stars, exclusive behind-the-scenes looks at upcoming film and television projects, as well as the real story behind Hollywood's latest news.

original_name: Entertainment Tonight

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

overview: A talk show presented by Michel Drucker

original_name: Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

original_language: fr

Glee

overview: In this musical comedy, optimistic high school teacher Will Schuester tries to refuel his own passion while reinventing the high school's glee club and challenging a group of outcasts to realize their star potential as they strive to outshine their singing competition while navigating the cruel halls of McKinley High.

character: June Dolloway

original_name: Glee

Système 2

original_name: Système 2

Champs-Elysées

original_name: Champs-Elysées

The Dick Cavett Show

overview: The Dick Cavett Show has been the title of several talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on various television networks.

original_name: The Dick Cavett Show

Beckmann

overview: Reinhold Beckmann hosts a weekly talk show.

original_name: Beckmann

Please Turn the Page

original_name: Bitte umblättern

Der große Preis

original_name: Der große Preis

Laugh-In

overview: A late-'70s attempt to revive the classic comedy show, minus (among others) original hosts Rowan and Martin. It didn't fare well, but is noteworthy for one of its bit players: a then-unknown Robin Williams. He would soon become a star with `Mork & Mindy.'

character: Guest Performer

original_name: Laugh-In

Golden Globe Awards

overview: An annual awards ceremony recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign, bestowed by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

overview: The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally aired during late-night. For its first ten years, Carson's Tonight Show was based in New York City with occasional trips to Burbank, California; in May 1972, the show moved permanently to Burbank, California. In 2002, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson was ranked #12 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.

The Mike Douglas Show

overview: The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that originally aired only in the Cleveland area during much of its first two years on the air. It then went into syndication in 1963 and remained on television until 1982. It was distributed by Westinghouse Broadcasting and for much of its run, originated from studios of two of the company's TV stations in Cleveland and Philadelphia.

CBS News Sunday Morning

overview: The sparkling notes of a trumpet fanfare and the familiar logo of the sun alert viewers that it's time for CBS's Sunday morning staple. Journalist Jane Pauley helms the show, taking over hosting duties from Charles Osgood, who spent 22 years on the job. A morning talk show, this program airs at a different pace and focuses much of its attention on the performing arts. After a quick update of the day's news and national weather, correspondents offer longer-length segments on a variety of topics, from architecture to ballet to music to pop culture to politics.

Salem Witch Trials

overview: Salem, Massachusetts. A small town—with no clear governing body—became embroiled in a scandal that forever stands as one of the darkest chapters in American history. For those accused of witchcraft by their neighbors and friends, there was little chance of clearing their names; the mass paranoia that ravaged through the community took the lives of 19 innocent men and women.

Tony Awards

overview: The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in New York City. The awards are given for Broadway productions and performances, and an award is given for regional theatre.

Omnibus

overview: Omnibus was an arts-based BBC television documentary series, broadcast mainly on BBC1 in the United Kingdom. The programme was the successor to the long-running arts-based series 'Monitor'.  It ran from 1967 until 2003, usually being transmitted on Sunday evenings. During its 35-year history, the programme won 12 Bafta awards.  Among the series' best remembered documentaries are Cracked Actor, a profile of David Bowie, and Rene Magritte, a graduate film by David Wheatley, 'Madonna: Behind the American dream', a film produced by Nadia Hagger, and a profile of the British film director Ridley Scott.  For a season in 1982, the series was in a magazine format presented by Barry Norman.  The series was replaced by 'Imagine' hosted by Alan Yentob.

Italiano

biography: Shirley MacLean Beaty, nota come Shirley MacLaine (Richmond, 24 aprile 1934), è un'attrice, regista e sceneggiatrice statunitense, sorella maggiore di Warren Beatty. È vincitrice di un Premio Oscar ("Voglia di tenerezza", 1983), quattro Golden Globe, due Premi BAFTA, un Premio Emmy, due Coppa Volpi e due Orso d'argento. Tra le maggiori esponenti del cinema americano, nei suoi sessanta anni di onorata carriera cinematografica ha ottenuto 5 candidature agli Oscar come miglior attrice protagonista per "Qualcuno verrà" (1958), "L'appartamento" (1960), "Irma la dolce" (1963), "Due vite, una svolta" (1977). Il suo debutto nel mondo del cinema avviene nel 1955 a soli 20 anni nel film di Alfred Hitchcock "La congiura degli innocenti" [Fonte: Wikipedia.it].

Deutsch

biography:
Shirley MacLaine (* 24. April 1934 als Shirley MacLean Beaty in Richmond, Virginia) ist eine US-amerikanische Schauspielerin, Tänzerin und esoterische Bestseller-Autorin. Sie wurde im Laufe ihrer mehr als 60-jährigen Filmkarriere mit zahlreichen Preisen ausgezeichnet; so erhielt sie unter anderem 1984 für Zeit der Zärtlichkeit den Oscar als beste Hauptdarstellerin.

Quelle: Wikipedia

Pусский

Ширли Маклейн

biography:
Американская актриса и писательница.

Полное имя — Ширли МакЛейн Бити. Сестра актёра Уоррена Бити.

В детстве Ширли МакЛейн занималась балетом, начинала карьеру танцовщицей на Бродвее, а затем занялась актёрской карьерой, дебютировав в 1954 году в бродвейском мюзикле «Пижамная игра».

Год спустя состоялся её кинодебют у Альфреда Хичкока в комедийном детективе «Неприятности с Гарри», за роль в котором она удостоилась премии «Золотой глобус» в номинации «Лучший актёрский дебют в женской роли». Снималась в картинах «Вокруг света за 80 дней», «Одиннадцать друзей Оушена», «Канкан», «Квартира», «Стальные магнолии», «Аббатство Даунтон», «Невероятная жизнь Уолтера Митти» и других.

Наряду с актерской карьерой МакЛэйн начала карьеру писательницы, безустанно продвигая идеи спиритуализма и реинкарнации.

Помимо премий «Оскар» и «Золотой глобус» Ширли Маклейн дважды становилась лауреатом премии «BAFTA» («Спросите любую девушку» (1964) и «Квартира» (1960)), и столько же раз обладательницей Серебряного медведя на Берлинском кинофестивале («Спросите любую девушку» (1964) и «Отчаянные герои» (1971)).

Português

biography: Shirley MacLean Beaty, mais conhecida como Shirley MacLaine (Richmond, 24 de abril de 1934), é uma atriz estadunidense. Ela recebeu vários prêmios, incluindo um Oscar, dois BAFTAs Awards, cinco Globos de Ouro e um Emmy Award.  MacLaine fez sua estreia como atriz ainda adolescente, com papéis menores nos musicais da Broadway Oklahoma! e The Pajama Game. Ela logo fez sua estreia no cinema com O Terceiro Tiro (1955) de Alfred Hitchcock, ganhando o Globo de Ouro de melhor atriz revelação. Indicada seis vezes ao Oscar, MacLaine ganhou o prêmio de melhor atriz pela comédia dramática Laços de Ternura (1983).

Français

biography:
Shirley MacLaine, née le 24 avril 1934 à Richmond en Virginie, est une actrice et auteure américaine dont la carrière s'étend sur plus de 70 ans.

Après des débuts à Broadway, elle fait ses premiers pas au cinéma dans "The trouble with Harry" d'Alfred Hitchcock en 1955. Sa carrière décolle rapidement avec des rôles marquants dans "Around the world in 80 days" (1956), "Some came running" (1958), et "The apartment" (1960).

Au fil des décennies, MacLaine enchaîne les performances remarquables :

- "The children's hour" (1961)

- "Irma la douce" (1963)

- "Sweet charity" (1969)

- "The turning point" (1977)

- "Being there" (1979)

- "Tendres Passions" "(Terms of Endearment)" (1983), qui lui vaut l'Oscar de la meilleure actrice

- "Steel magnolias" (1989)

- "Postcards from the edge" (1990)

- "Bernie" (2011)

- "The secret life of Walter Mitty" (2013)

Elle est apparue dans la série "Only murders in the building" (2022) aux côtés de Steve Martin, Martin Short et Selena Gomez.

En 2024, son film "American dreamer" est sorti en salles, deux ans après sa première au Festival du film de Tribeca.

MacLaine a reçu de nombreuses nominations aux Oscars, dont six pour la meilleure actrice. Elle a également remporté un Emmy, deux BAFTA, six Golden Globes, et de nombreuses autres distinctions.

Pour son 90e anniversaire en 2024, MacLaine a laissé entendre qu'elle travaillait sur un nouveau projet.

Le 22 octobre 2024, elle a publié ses mémoires intitulés "THE WALL OF LIFE: Pictures and Stories from this marvelous life", un ouvrage richement illustré retraçant sa vie extraordinaire à travers plus de 150 images de ses archives personnelles.

Català

biography: Shirley MacLean Beaty, coneguda com Shirley MacLaine (Richmond, Virgínia; 24 d'abril de 1934), és una actriu, cantant, ballarina, escriptora i activista nord-americana. La seva tasca professional al teatre, el cinema i la televisió s'ha estès durant més de 60 anys i l'ha premiat amb els reconeixements més importants de la indústria cinematogràfica. Ha tingut sis candidatures al premi Óscar, guanyant-lo com a millor actriu per la seva interpretació a la comèdia dramàtica "Terms of Endearment" del 1983.

普通话

雪莉·麦克雷恩

biography: 美国女演员。1950年在纽约登台，在歌舞剧中担任舞蹈演员并在电视台演出。1955年从影。演出的音乐片和喜剧片有：《康康舞》(1960)、《我的艺妓》(1961)、《温柔的姑娘依尔玛》(1963)。《桃色公寓》饰普通妇女的角色。参演的主要影片有：《我们的绿色土地》（获卡罗维发利国际电影节奖）、《我的生活在哪儿》(1957)、《查密利雅》（又译阿尔及利亚姑娘1959，获多种国际电影节奖）、《卡伊斯和列拉》(1960)、《一群少年》(1960，获西柏林电影节奖，其他影片有：《当在那里时》(1979)、《母女情深》1983，获奥斯卡奖)。

普通话

雪莉·麥克雷恩

biography: 美國女演員。1950 年在紐約登台，在歌舞劇中擔任舞蹈演員並在電視台演出。1955 年從影。演出的音樂片和喜劇片有：《康康舞》(1960)、《我的藝妓》(1961)、《温柔的姑娘依爾瑪》(1963)。《桃色公寓》飾普通婦女的角色。參演的主要影片有：《我們的綠色土地》（獲卡羅維發利國際電影節獎）、《我的生活在哪兒》(1957)、《查密利雅》（又譯阿爾及利亞姑娘 1959，獲多種國際電影節獎）、《卡伊斯和列拉》(1960)、《一群少年》(1960，獲西柏林電影節獎，其他影片有：《當在那裏時》(1979)、《母女情深》1983，獲奧斯卡獎)。

also_known_as:
Shirley MacLean Beaty
Širlė Maklein
Shirley McLaine
Ширлі Маклейн

title: The Apartment

overview: Bud Baxter is a minor clerk in a huge New York insurance company, until he discovers a quick way to climb the corporate ladder. He lends out his apartment to the executives as a place to take their mistresses. Although he often has to deal with the aftermath of their visits, one night he's left with a major problem to solve.

title: Being There

overview: A simple-minded gardener named Chance has spent all his life in the Washington D.C. house of an old man. When the man dies, Chance is put out on the street with no knowledge of the world except what he has learned from television.

title: Irma la Douce

overview: When a recently fired policeman falls in love with a French prostitute, he doesn't want her to be with other men, so he creates an alter-ego in order to become her only customer.

title: Rumor Has It...

overview: Sarah Huttinger learns that her family was the inspiration for the book and film "The Graduate" -- and that she just might be the offspring of the well-documented event.

title: Around the World in 80 Days

overview: Based on the famous book by Jules Verne the movie follows Phileas Fogg on his journey around the world. Which has to be completed within 80 days, a very short period for those days.

title: Carolina

overview: A young woman escapes her wildly eccentric family in search for a life of normalcy.

title: Steel Magnolias

overview: A young beautician, newly arrived in a small Louisiana town, finds work at the local salon, where a small group of women share a close bond of friendship and welcome her into the fold.

title: The Children's Hour

overview: An unruly student at a private all-girls boarding school scandalously accuses the two women who run it of having a romantic relationship.

title: Terms of Endearment

overview: Aurora, a finicky woman, is in search of true love while her daughter faces marital issues. Together, they help each other deal with problems and find reasons to live a joyful life.

title: The Evening Star

overview: Continuing the story of Aurora Greenway in her latter years. After the death of her daughter, Aurora struggled to keep her family together, but has one grandson in jail, a rebellious granddaughter, and another grandson living just above the poverty line.

title: The Trouble with Harry

overview: In a quiet Vermont village, a corpse creates unexpected chaos as several townspeople each believe they may be to blame.

title: Guarding Tess

overview: Doug is a Secret Service Agent who has just completed his stint in charge protecting Tess Carlisle—the widow of a former U.S. President, and a close personal friend of the current President. He finds that she has requested that he not be rotated but instead return to be her permanent detail. Doug is crushed, and—after returning—wants off her detail as she is very difficult to guard and makes her detail crazy with her whims and demands.

title: Postcards from the Edge

overview: A substance-addicted actress tries to look on the bright side even as she's forced to move back in with her mother to avoid unemployment.

title: Two Mules for Sister Sara

overview: When a wandering mercenary named Hogan rescues a nun called Sister Sara from the unwanted attentions of a band of rogues on the Mexican plains, he has no idea what he has let himself in for. Their chance encounter results in the blowing up of a train and a French garrison, as well as igniting a spark between them that survives a shocking discovery.

title: What a Way to Go!

overview: A four-time widow discusses her four marriages, in which all of her husbands became incredibly rich and died prematurely because of their drive to be rich.

title: In Her Shoes

overview: Irresponsible party girl Maggie is kicked out of her father's and stepmother's home—where she lives for free—and is taken in by her hard-working sister, Philadelphia lawyer Rose. After Maggie's disruptive ways ruin her sister's love life, Rose turns her out as well. But when their grandmother, who they never knew existed, comes into their lives, the sisters face some complicated truths about themselves and their family.

title: Cannonball Run II

overview: When a wealthy sheikh puts up $1 million in prize money for a cross-country car race, there is one person crazy enough to hit the road hard with wheels spinning fast. Legendary driver J.J. McClure enters the competition along with his friend Victor and together they set off across the American landscape in a madcap action-adventure destined to test their wits and automobile skills.

title: Coco Chanel

overview: Fashion icon Coco Chanel, steeped in wealth and fame, still issues game-changing designs and collections. The audience is taken backwards in time to the woman's upbringing in an orphanage, and traces her path to ubiquity as it winds through poverty, wars, doomed romances, and rather glamorous betrayals.

title: Defending Your Life

overview: Is there love after death? After he dies suddenly, the hapless advertising executive Daniel Miller finds himself in Judgment City, a gleaming way station where the newly deceased must prove they lived a life of sufficient courage to advance in their journey through the universe. As the self-doubting Daniel struggles to make his case, a budding relationship with the uninhibited Julia offers him a chance to finally feel alive.

title: Bewitched

overview: Thinking he can overshadow an unknown actress in the part, an egocentric actor unknowingly gets a witch cast in an upcoming television remake of the classic show "Bewitched".

title: Valentine's Day

overview: Intertwining couples and singles in Los Angeles break-up and make-up based on the pressures and expectations of Valentine's Day.

title: Can-Can

overview: A Parisian nightclub owner known for her performances of the can-can attracts the ire of a self-righteous judge. He hatches a plot to photograph her in the act but ends up falling for her — much to the chagrin of her lawyer boyfriend.

title: Mrs. Winterbourne

overview: Connie Doyle is eighteen, pregnant and alone. She accidentally ends up on a train where she meets Hugh Winterbourne and his wife pregnant Patricia. The train wrecks and she wakes up in the hospital to find out that it's been assumed that she's Patricia. Hugh's mother takes her in and she falls in love with Hugh's brother Bill. Just when she thinks everything is going her way, her ex-boyfriend shows up.

title: Gambit

overview: Harry Dean is a career burglar set on stealing a piece of priceless art from the world's wealthiest man, Mr. Shahbandar. With the help of exotic showgirl Nicole Chang, he concocts the perfect scheme for how the robbery should go and lays it out point by point. However, when the team tries to execute the plan, perfection and reality don't quite match up, and Harry's vision begins to unravel in this twisty tale of a heist gone wrong.

title: Wrestling Ernest Hemingway

overview: Frank, a retired Irish seaman, and Walter, a retired Cuban barber, are two lonely old men trapped in the emptiness of their own lives. When they meet in a park Frank is able to start a conversation after several attempts. They begin to spend time together and become friends. But because of their different characters they often quarrel with each other and finally seperate after Frank misbehaves to Walter's friend Elaine.

title: Closing the Ring

overview: During the 1940s, a group of young men go off to war, leaving behind Ethel Ann, who is in love with one of them, Teddy. In modern-day Belfast, a man named Jimmy endeavors to return a ring found in the wreckage of a crashed plane. He travels to Michigan, where the grown Ethel Ann, who married another man after Teddy was killed in battle, now lives. Ethel Ann must decide whether to go with Jimmy to meet the soldier who last saw Teddy alive.

title: I Love Liberty

overview: An all-star variety special saluting America.

title: The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's

overview: A look back at the people, events, music, and trends of the 1970s.

original_title: The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's

title: Used People

overview: At her husband's funeral, Pearl, Jewish mother of two divorced and antagonistic daughters, meets an old Italian friend of her husband, whose advice years previously had stopped the husband leaving home. For 23 years he, now a widower, has secretly loved Pearl.

title: The Possession of Joel Delaney

overview: An upper-class Manhattan divorcee comes to believe that her brother is possessed by the spirit of a serial killer who beheaded young women in Spanish Harlem.

title: Sweet Charity

overview: Taxi dancer Charity continues to have faith in the human race despite apparently endless disappointments at its hands, and hope that she will finally meet the nice young man to romance her away from her sleazy life. Maybe, just maybe, handsome Oscar will be the one to do it.

title: A Change of Seasons

overview: Marriage takes a sour turn when a middle-aged husband falls for a young and sexy woman. Things get even more complicated when his wife starts a hot affair with a younger lover of her own.

title: My Geisha

overview: Famed movie director Paul Robaix breaks with tradition by not casting his actress-comedienne wife, Lucy Dell, in his latest film production, a version of Madame Butterfly. Undaunted, the resourceful Lucy wings her way to Tokyo and, masquerading as a Japanese geisha, lands the coveted role from her unsuspecting husband! But in front of the cameras (and behind the pancake makeup), Lucy faces greater challenges: her lecherous leading man - and a husband who is beginning to realize that his talented new "discovery" seems vaguely familiar...

title: Artists and Models

overview: A struggling painter begins taking inspiration from the dreams of his friend and roommate, a comic book fan who narrates an adventure story while he sleeps, but unbeknownst to the latter, the artist of his favorite comic book lives in the same building as they do with the model for her drawings.

title: Woman Times Seven

overview: Seven mini-stories of adultery: a widow misbehaves at her husband's funeral, a wife turns to streetwalking for revenge, a prudish girl surprises, a neglected wife vies for her husband's attention, a fight over a dress, a death pact, and a detective revealed as a jealous husband's spy.

character: Paulette / Maria Teresa / Linda / Edith / Eve Minou / Marie / Jeanne

title: The Matchmaker

overview: Thornton Wilder's tale of a matchmaker who desires the man she's supposed to be pairing with another woman.

title: The Turning Point

overview: As young dancers, they were best friends and fierce rivals. Deedee left the stage for marriage and motherhood, while Emma would become an international ballet icon. But when Deedee's teenage daughter is invited to join Emma's dance company and begins an affair with a young Russian star, the two women are forced to confront the choices they've made, the resentments they've hidden and the emotional truths they must face at the turning point.

title: Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning

overview: Anne, now a middle-aged woman, is troubled by recent events in her life. When a long-hidden secret is discovered under the floorboards at Green Gables, Anne retreats into her memories to relive her troubled early years prior to arriving as an orphan at Green Gables and being adopted by the Cuthberts.

title: Some Came Running

overview: A former novelist returns to his small Midwest town after serving in the Army during WWII, to the chagrin of his social-climbing brother, and becomes close with an easy-going professional gambler and torn between two very different women.

title: The Yellow Rolls-Royce

overview: One Rolls-Royce belongs to three vastly different owners, starting with Lord Charles, who buys the car for his wife as an anniversary present. The next owner is Paolo Maltese, a mafioso who purchases the car during a trip to Italy and leaves it with his girlfriend while he returns to Chicago. Finally, the car is owned by American widow Gerda, who joins the Yugoslavian resistance against the invading Nazis.

title: Get Bruce!

overview: Affectionate tribute to Bruce Vilanch, who writes material for celebrities who make public appearances, from Oscar hosts and award recipients to Presidents. We meet his mom and see photos of his childhood; in Chicago, he writes for the Tribune and then heads West. Whoopi Goldberg, Billy Crystal, Robin Williams, and Bette Midler talk with him and to the camera about working with Bruce, and we also watch Bruce help others prepare for Liz Taylor's 60th, Bill Clinton's 50th, and an AIDS awards banquet where the hirsute, rotund Vilanch lets his emotions show.

title: American Dreamer

overview: In this winsome comedy, an entitled Economics professor pursues a tactic to buy an ailing widow’s mansion for nothing, but he quickly realizes that his seemingly foolproof strategy won’t be as easy as he thought.

title: Bernie

overview: In small-town Texas, affable and popular mortician Bernie Tiede strikes up a friendship with Marjorie Nugent, a wealthy widow well known for her sour attitude. When she becomes controlling and abusive, Bernie goes to great lengths to remove himself from her grasp.

title: Barbra Streisand: Timeless - Live in Concert

overview: Timeless: Live in Concert, recorded at her Las Vegas show on New Year's Eve 1999, takes as its subject the star herself. It opens with a dramatization of her first, amateur recording session, with young Lauren Frost playing a part described in the credits as "Young Girl," though Streisand later refers to her as "mini-me." Frost doesn't get too far before being joined by Streisand herself on a stirring version of "Something's Coming" from West Side Story. The rest of "Act One" traces Streisand's career from her club days to her movie performances. "Act Two" has less of a narrative structure, though it is equally autobiographical, with Streisand displaying and commenting on videos of herself performing with other stars and building up to the stroke of midnight with a combination of old, recent, and new specially written songs. At 57 that night, Streisand remains in good voice.

original_title: Barbra Streisand: Timeless - Live in Concert

title: The Sheepman

overview: A stranger in a Western cattle-town behaves with remarkable self-assurance, establishing himself as a man to be reckoned with. The reason appears with his stock: a herd of sheep, which he intends to graze on the range. The horrified inhabitants decide to run him out at all costs.

title: Ask Any Girl

overview: Meg is a young wide-eyed girl who is endures many calamities in her search for a husband in modern-day New York. After losing her suitcase at Penn Station, being kicked out by her roommate, and changing bosses because her boss made a pass at her, she finds herself looking for work at a Manhattan motivational research agency run by punctilious Miles Doughton and his playboy brother, Evan.

title: Two for the Seesaw

overview: After leaving his wife, lawyer Jerry Ryan moves from Omaha, Nebraska to New York City to start a new life. While studying for the New York Bar Examination and working to finalize his divorce, Ryan meets dancer Gittel Mosca, and the two begin a cautious courtship. However, Ryan feels that he must come to terms with his failed marriage and overcome his lingering attachment to his ex-wife before he can redefine himself and embrace his budding romance.

title: Bruno

overview: The story of a unique young boy genius, Bruno, whose expression of his own individuality leads his family and community along an emotional journey.

title: These Old Broads

overview: Network television executive Gavin hopes to reunite celebrated Hollywood stars Piper Grayson, Kate Westbourne, and Addie Holden in a TV special after their 1960s movie musical Boy Crazy is re-released. Though the three women share the same agent, Gavin's seemingly insurmountable obstacle is that they all cannot stand each other.

title: Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

overview: Broadway: The Golden Age is the most important, ambitious and comprehensive film ever made about America's most celebrated indigenous art form.  Award-winning filmmaker Rick McKay filmed over 100 of the greatest stars ever to work on Broadway or in Hollywood.  He soon learned that great films can be restored, fine literature can be kept in print - but historic Broadway performances of the past are the most endangered.  They leave only memories that, while more vivid, are more difficult to preserve.  In their own words — and not a moment too soon — Broadway: The Golden Age tells the stories of our theatrical legends, how they came to New York, and how they created this legendary century in American theatre.  This is the largest cast of legends ever in one film.

original_title: Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

title: All in a Night's Work

overview: After the sudden death of magazine publisher Colonel Ryder, his nephew, Tony inherits the magazine and has big plans to expand it. While negotiating a loan from the bank, Tony gets a call from a detective surrounding his uncle's death. It turns out Colonel Ryder died in his hotel room with a smile on his face and a young woman was seen fleeing his room wearing only a towel. Suspicious of this woman and afraid the magazine's wholesome image may be tarnished and their loan denied, Tony asks the detective to stick around and find her.

title: John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

overview: During the Cold War, John Goldfarb crashes his spy plane in the Middle East and is taken prisoner by the local government. His captor, King Fawz, soon discovers that Goldfarb used to be a college football star. So he issues him an ultimatum: coach his country's football team, or Fawz will surrender him to the Russians. Goldfarb teams up with undercover reporter Jenny Ericson, and together they plot to escape their dangerous situation.

title: Waiting for the Light

overview: When single mom Kay Harris inherits a failing small-town diner, her eccentric Aunt Zena attempts to liven things up with a 'ghostly' practical joke. But when Zena suddenly suffers a stroke and her spirited prank is mistaken by the townspeople for a spiritual vision, Kay soon discovers that it'll take a real miracle to bring her community and her family back together!

title: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

overview: A timid magazine photo manager who lives life vicariously through daydreams embarks on a true-life adventure when a negative goes missing.

title: Bella!

overview: Bella! tells the story of Bella Abzug, who first rose to prominence as a scrappy grassroots activist in New York's West Village, and then went on to champion everything from an end to the Vietnam War to the advancement of LGBTQ rights.

title: The Other Half of the Sky: A China Memoir

overview: Documentary on mainland Chinese life. Directed, produced, written, and narrated by Shirley MacLaine, the film follows her First American Women’s Friendship Delegation to China. The delegation consisted of all women, including a four-woman film crew.

original_title: The Other Half of the Sky: A China Memoir

title: Madame Sousatzka

overview: In London, eccentric piano instructor Madame Sousatzka takes on a new prize protégé, Manek, a teenage Bengali immigrant who displays incredible talent. Manek forms a close bond with his teacher, but soon discovers that she expects her pupils to become disciplined in all areas of life, and not just behind the piano. As he struggles to meet the challenges, Manek must also deal with his mother, who vies with his teacher for his attention.

title: Hot Spell

overview: Alma Duval, a middle-aged housewife, tries to hide how much she suffers from her husband's amorous excursions while trying to help her children solve their problems and doing her best to keep her family together as it's slowly falling apart.  Meanwhile, daughter Virginia is dumped by her boyfriend because she cannot help him with his career. Her cheating husband's birthday party is approaching and many lines will be crossed after that event.

title: Hell on Heels: The Battle of Mary Kay

overview: Cosmetics mogul Mary Kay Ash faces competition from a driven newcomer, who plots to take apart her control of the makeup industry.

title: Career

overview: Playwright James Lee adapted his off-Broadway play for the screen in this high-strung adaptation, directed by Joseph Anthony. In this simplistic, backroom show-business-success saga, Anthony Franciosa plays Sam, a struggling young actor who will forsake his family and take any type of menial job in order to become a Broadway star. Dean Martin is on hand as Maury, an aspiring director also trying to claw his way up the ladder of success. When Maury gets his big break, Sam wants a part in his show, but when Maury, who is unwilling to cast Sam in the production, turns down Sam's request, Sam seduces and marries Maury's girlfriend (Shirley MacLaine). In spite of everything, Maury wants his girl back, and Sam agrees to a divorce on the stipulation that Maury cast him as the star in his next show. Once again, Maury reneges and, before Sam can exact his revenge, Uncle Sam comes to the rescue and he is drafted into the army.

title: The Shirley MacLaine Special: Where Do We Go from Here?

overview: A speculative look forward at the United States' next 200 years.

original_title: The Shirley MacLaine Special: Where Do We Go from Here?

title: Loving Couples

overview:
Walter is a successful doctor, and so is his wife Evelyn. Wealthy and good-looking, they should be a happily married couple, but they're not.
 Walter is so caught up in his career that he fails to keep up with Evelyn. So when she falls for the charms of Greg, a real estate Romeo, it takes Walter by surprise. Even more so, because he finds out about it from Stephanie, Greg's deserted TV weather girl girlfriend.

title: Two Loves

overview: American-born Anna Vorontosov teaches school in a remote, primitive section of northern New Zealand. Her experimental teaching methods have won her the love and affection of her pupils and their parents and the admiration of the unhappily married school inspector, Abercrombie. Her personal life, however, is less secure; frightened of love and sexually inhibited, she has always been aloof with men. Eager to break down this barrier is Englishman Paul Lathrope, a somewhat irrational and immature fellow teacher who aspires to be a singer. Though Anna is attracted to him, she refuses to submit to his advances.

title: The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

overview: Based on the first centenary of the largest exporter of films in the world, that is Hollywood, is the story told by its protagonists, actors and writers and other people who made life in this business, interspersing images of famous movies.

original_title: The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

title: Elsa & Fred

overview: After his daughter persuades him to move into a new apartment, aged widower Fred strikes up a friendship with his eccentric 74-year-old neighbour Elsa, who convinces him it's never too late to keep enjoying life. Although he seemed resigned to a miserable bedridden existence, Fred embraces Elsa's youthful enthusiasm as she introduces him to the path of life and entertains him with outlandish stories about her past life. But when he discovers Elsa's terminally ill, Fred decides to accompany her on the trip of her dreams to the eternal city of Rome to help her fulfil a lifelong ambition.

title: Men of Granite

overview: A group of poor immigrant high school boys in Granite, Illinois defy all odds and go on to win the 1940 state championship in basketball.

title: Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration

overview: The life, career, and music of Irving Berlin are celebrated live on stage with musical performances.

original_title: Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration

title: The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom

overview: Harriet Blossom is married to Robert Blossom, a businessman who'd rather spend the night at his bra factory than at home with her. One day, Harriet's sewing machine breaks, so Robert sends a repairman, Ambrose, to fix it. It's lust at first sight for Harriet, who convinces Ambrose to hide out in the attic for a tryst. When her new beau shows no desire to leave, the pair begin a years-long love affair right under Robert's nose.

title: Ocean's Eleven

overview: Danny Ocean and his gang attempt to rob the five biggest casinos in Las Vegas in one night.

title: Rat Pack

overview: In the 1950s, a small group of artists monopolized the attention of the cameras and the public. Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Joey Bishop and Peter Lawford together form the "rat pack": they sing the most popular hits of the moment, star in the most profitable Hollywood films and are already making a splash on television . This documentary, produced by a recognized specialist in the history of Hollywood, recounts the exceptional destiny of this informal group which flirted with the greats of this world, notably through Sinatra, personal friend of American President Kennedy.

title: You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story

overview: Biographical portrait of one of Broadway's most brilliant songwriters. Told through the use of archival material and interviews with the rich and famous that knew him, this portrait concentrates on his career and his public life events.

title: Be Pretty and Shut Up!

overview: The film is a series of interviews with various well-known film actresses, including Jenny Agutter, Maria Schneider, and Jane Fonda. The title, which is borrowed from a 1958 film with the same name by Marc Allegret, refers to the sense the actresses have of what is expected of them by the film industry.

title: Baryshnikov: The Dancer and the Dance

overview: A documentary about renowned ballet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov.

title: Baryshnikov in Hollywood

overview: The famed dancer encounters various characters in a busy day at work on a movie studio lot.

title: Desperate Characters

overview: Sophie and Otto Bentwood are a middle-aged, middle class, childless Brooklyn Heights couple trapped in a loveless marriage. He is an attorney, she a translator of books. Their existence is affected not only by their disintegrating relationship but by the threats of urban crime and vandalism that surround them everywhere they turn, leaving them feeling paranoid, scared, and desperately helpless.

title: Mike Wallace Is Here

overview: For over half a century, 60 Minutes' fearsome newsman Mike Wallace went head-to-head with the world's most influential figures. Relying exclusively on archival footage, the film interrogates the interrogator, tracking Wallace's storied career and troubled personal life while unpacking how broadcast journalism evolved to today’s precarious tipping point.

title: Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film

overview: The life story of the film director, movie star and industry figure who furthered the cause of cinema: Lord Richard Attenborough.

title: Salem Witch Trials

title: The Last Word

overview: A retired businesswoman – who tries to control everything around her – decides to write her own obituary. A young journalist takes up the task of finding out the truth, and the result is a life-altering friendship.

title: People Not Places

overview: An elderly widow living in Atlantic City meets an erratic homeless man who sleeps in cars. Their shared loneliness causes them to bond, as they find the courage to face his regrettable past and her shortened future.

title: Wild Oats

overview: Everything changes for Eva when she receives an insurance settlement check accidentally made out for $5,000,000 instead of the expected $50,000. She and her best friend take the money and head out for the adventure of a lifetime.

title: Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life

overview: A special celebrating Elizabeth Taylor's 65th birthday featuring never-before-seen footage of her life and career.

original_title: Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life

title: A Heavenly Christmas

overview: Upon her untimely death, a workaholic finds herself in training to be a Christmas Angel in Heaven. Despite being the worst recruit in the history of Christmas, she’s assigned a hard luck case. As she’s forced to help solve his problems, she’ll start to discover the meaning of Christmas and maybe even fall in love along the way.

title: Year of the Woman

overview: Utitlising humour, fantasy, animation, poetry and theatrics, Hochman and her crew challenge the male establishment for ignoring the first meeting of the National Women's Political Caucus and Shirley Chisholm's bid for US vice-president.

title: The Little Mermaid

overview: A young reporter and his niece discover a beautiful and enchanting creature they believe to be the real little mermaid.

title: The West Side Waltz

overview: Margaret keeps her neighbours at a distance and avoids contact except with Cara. She enjoys her company just for making music since Cara plays the violin accompanying Margaret at the piano. Because of her arthritis she accepts the housemaid Robin who wants to become an actress. With this naive pretty girl her life gets suddently really exciting and she makes a lot of new friends.

title: Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration

overview: Celebrating Sammy Davis Jr 's 60th anniversary in show business, including musical,comic and dancing performers.

original_title: Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration

title: Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy

overview: A profile of writer-director Billy Wilder

title: The Celluloid Closet

overview: Exuberant, eye-opening movie that serves up a dazzling hundred-year history of the role of gay men and lesbians have had on the silver screen. Film contains fabulous footage from 120 films showing the changing face of cinema sexuality, from cruel stereotypes to covert love to the activist triumphs of the 1990s.

title: Vittorio D.

overview: A documentary about Vittorio de Sica with clips of his films and testimonials from friends and family.

title: A Smile Like Yours

overview: Danny and Jennifer Robertson are happily married, except for one major issue – he's doubtful about having children, and she desperately wants a baby. Soon, both are tempted to stray from their marriage as their baby conception woes mount.

title: Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and 'Dr. Strangelove'

overview: Documentary about actor Peter Sellers and one of his most memorable film roles.

original_title: Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and 'Dr. Strangelove'

title: Wide-Awake

overview: Ingénues, icons, action heroes, divas and the world's next great comedy star: 13 actresses who gave the dreamiest performances of 2012.

title: Shirley MacLaine: Gypsy in My Soul

overview: Musical Special featuring Shirley MacLaine in her tribute to chorus dancers, colloquially known as "gypsies."  Produced by Cy Coleman and Fred Ebb, the special uses a self-referential show business plot  in which the star  rehearses for her television special about the life of a dancer. MacLaine performed a wide range of songs including "Lucy's Back in Town," during which Lucille Ball made a "surprise" appearance. The program won Outstanding Special: Comedy-Variety or Music at that year's Emmys as well as awards for writing (Ebb), music composition (Coleman), and choreography (Tony Charmoli).

title: The Shirley MacLaine Show

overview: Shirley MacLaine in concert, featuring highlights from her films like Sweet Charity and Irma La Douce. There's also a dramatic reading from The Turning Point and an entertaining illustration of how the styles of some of her famed choreographers differ.

title: Noelle

overview: Kris Kringle's daughter, Noelle, sets off on a mission to find and bring back her brother, after he gets cold feet when it's his turn to take over as Santa.

title: Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists

overview: Directors Jonathan Alter, John Block and Steve McCarthy bring New York columnists Jimmy Breslin and Pete Hamill’s courageous writing to life, celebrating the acclaimed journalists and the city they loved.

title: Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History

overview: The history of Hollywood musical movies, from the very beginning until the 21st century, hosted by Shirley Jones.

original_title: Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History

title: The Unknown Peter Sellers

overview: Documentary about the life and career of a comic genius, Peter Sellers.

title: Forever Hollywood

overview: Noted Hollywood stars and directors talk about the history and evolution of the film industry in Los Angeles.

title: Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do

overview: A retrospective of Chita Rivera's film, television and stage career, including interviews with Dick Van Dyke, Ben Vereen, Carol Lawrence and others. Originally aired as Episode 2 of Season 43 of the PBS series Great Performances.

title: Jack Paar: Smart Television

overview: PBS documentary examining the work of Jack Paar.

title: Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu

overview: Documentary recounting the life story of Louise Brooks in 5 sections: "Lulu in Toe Shoes"; "Lulu in Hollywood"; "Lulu in Berlin"; "Lulu in Hell"; and "Resurrection".

title: That's Dancing!

overview: A documentary film about dancing on the screen, from its origins after the invention of the movie camera, over the movie musical from the late 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, and 60s, up to the break dance and music videos from the 80s.

title: Palme

overview: Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme was openly shot to death on a February evening 1986 on the streets of Stockholm. In one night, the country of Sweden was transfigured. “Palme” is about his life, his time, and about the Sweden he had created. About a man who altered history.

title: Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels

overview: Shirley MacLaine was the product of a strict middle-class background from which she and her brother, the future actor Warren Beatty, escaped into the fantasy world of show-biz. Her ballet training and her long-legged pixie charm led to rapid success on Broadway in musical comedy. Inevitably, Hollywood called and by 1955 Shirley was cast in Hitchcock's "The Trouble With Harry." It wasn't too long before the fine dramatic roles also came to her opposite the most popular leading men of the time, like Fred MacMurray, Jack Lemmon, Frank Sinatra, Clint Eastwood and Robert Mitchum.

title: Circasia

overview: Happenings in a small Irish traveling circus.

title: Inside 'The Apartment'

overview: A 2007 documentary on the making of "The Apartment."

title: The Car That Became a Star

overview: This promotional film showcases the automobile whose adventures are chronicled in The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964). After the car is filmed in various European shooting locations, it becomes the star attraction in an international automobile show in New York City. We even see a fashion show whose colors and styles are based on the 1930 model vehicle.

title: From Stage to Screen---A Director's Dilemma

overview: Universal short chronicling the adaptation of the musical SWEET CHARITY from Broadway to film.

original_title: From Stage to Screen---A Director's Dilemma

title: Shirley MacLaine: '...Every Little Movement'

overview: A salute to movement in various forms, both literal (the physical movement of a dancer or gymnast) and figurative (movement in a relationship between two people).

original_title: Shirley MacLaine: '...Every Little Movement'

title: Shirley MacLaine... Illusions

overview: Shirley MacLaine uses music and drama to look at ways in which things are not necessarily what they seem to be.

title: Private Screenings: Shirley MacLaine

overview: Shirley MacLaine discusses her life and career with TCM host Robert Osborne.

title: Rescued from the Closet

overview: Rescued from the Closet is a 2001 documentary consisting of interviews originally recorded for the 1995 film The Celluloid Closet. It explores the history and impact of LGBT representation in cinema, providing insights into the portrayal and evolution of LGBT characters and themes within the film industry.

title: Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

overview: Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age explores the world of Broadway from 1959 through the early 1980s as recounted by a diverse cast of Broadway stars who lived through it, creating a first-hand archive of personal backstage stories and memories. The new documentary is the long-awaited sequel to late filmmaker Rick McKay’s award-winning 2003 film Broadway: The Golden Age, continuing the saga into the '60s and '70s and spotlighting beloved classic Broadway shows including Once Upon a Mattress, Bye Bye Birdie, Barefoot in the Park, Pippin, A Chorus Line, Ain’t Misbehavin’, Chicago, and 42nd Street. Featuring a galaxy of stars including Alec Baldwin, Carol Burnett, Glenn Close, André De Shields, Jane Fonda, Robert Goulet, Liza Minnelli, Chita Rivera, Dick Van Dyke, Ben Vereen, and many more, the film also includes rare archival photos and never-before-seen footage both onstage and off.

title: Shirley MacLaine's Inner Workout

overview: Shirley MacLaine presents an "inner" workout for viewers who want to reduce the amount of daily stress they retain within their bodies.

title: Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical

overview: The 1920s was a time of great change in Hollywood. This program tells the story of the advent of sound technology for movies and the emergence of talkies and musicals in Hollywood. While audiences cried out for more, the movie industry struggled to adapt to the strange new technology. The result was an explosion of movie musicals by the end of the decade.

original_title: Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical

title: Shirley MacLaine: If They Could See Me Now

overview: Shirley MacLaine sings and dances in a one woman show featuring special guest Carol Burnett.

original_title: Shirley MacLaine: If They Could See Me Now

title: Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration

overview: A tribute to the celebrated and enigmatic actress, with her life story told by those who knew her best, celebrating her much-loved appearances across film and TV spanning almost 70 years. Smith, who died in September of this year, had gained a new level of popularity playing the razor-tongued Lady Violet Crawley in Downton Abbey, but for all her success, remained a very private person who had little time for the trappings that came with fame. The film tells the story of a girl born in pre-war Essex who, against the odds, took Broadway and the West End by storm before eventually becoming one of the world's most popular and respected performers.

title: The All-Star Christmas Show

overview: This 1958 Christmas spectacular was produced by the USO for the entertainment of troops stationed overseas. Over 50 top names from stage, screen and television appear in this truly all-star concert film - a magical evening of music, comedy and fun. Feeaturing Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, George Burns, Milton Berle, Jack Benny, Louis Armstrong, Lena Horne, Danny Kaye, Dinah Shore, Shirley MacLaine, Jimmy Durante, Jimmy Stewart, Danny Thomas, Anna Maria Alberghetti, June Allyson, Ray Bolger, Red Buttons, Sid Caesar, Marge & Gower Champion, Cyd Charisse, Van Cliburn, Leo Durocher, Rhonda Fleming, Benny Goodman, Eydie Gormé, Betty Hutton, Frankie Lane, Tony Martin, David Niven, Kim Novak, Gregory Peck, Walter Pidgeon, Dick Powell, Jane Powell, Martha Raye, Jimmie Rogers, Jane Russell, Dick Shawn, Jo Stafford, Gale Storm and Miyoshi Umeki.

title: Discovering Audrey Hepburn

overview: Always the epitome of style, Audrey Hepburn fittingly started out as a model before being spotted by a movie producer. Her first major film, Roman Holiday, won her an Academy Award for Best Actress and catapulted her to stardom. Further performances in Funny Face and Sabrina Fair confirmed her status as one of the most adored actresses around. But it was when she donned a Givenchy dress in Breakfast at Tiffany's that Audrey Hepburn became an enduring style icon, her name synonymous with playful decadence and grace.

title: Lucy Boomer

overview: Jack Ritchie, a down-and-out writer moonlighting as a community college instructor, thinks he’s finally found his big break when 93-year-old Lucy Boomer — a former secretary, and perhaps more, to four U.S. Presidents — agrees to an interview for his book. In exchange for her revealing journals, Jack helps Lucy escape her Santa Fe nursing home and drive her home to North Dakota. Along the way, they pick up Anna, a free-spirited hitchhiker who disrupts their uneasy companionship. But their unlikely road trip takes an unexpected turn when a local detective sets out to track them down.

title: That's Dancing!

title: Shirley MacLaine, comme un torrent

overview: With her short red hair, expressive face, vitality, and playful acting style, Shirley MacLaine stands out in the Hollywood pantheon. Driven by a volcanic personality and iron discipline inherited from classical dance, she has constantly reinvented herself, from the girl next door to the eccentric old lady she plays on screen today, proving at 91 that there is a place for actresses of all ages. A refreshing portrait featuring film clips and archival footage, particularly those in which this talk show regular exercises her sharp wit.

title: Margret and Stevie

overview: Inspired by the life of Margret Rey, co-creator of the 'Curious George' character and books, Margret and Stevie centers around Rey later in life as publishers circle to reshape her legacy and rewrite her place in literary history. As pressure mounts, Margret is forced to confront memories of the war she survived decades earlier and the journey that brought her to America. Margret finds an unlikely confidant and companion in Stevie, whom she befriends. Their sharp-edged friendship becomes a lifeline, reigniting Margret’s resolve to protect her story and reclaim authorship of her own life.

title: The Royal Variety Performance 1977

overview: The 49th Royal Variety Performance, held at the London Palladium on the 21st of November, 1977.  Presented by Bob Hope, includes his own performances, Julie Andrews, Paul Anka, Pam Ayres, Harry Belafonte, Brotherhood of Man, Tommy Cooper, Alan King, Cleo Laine and Johnny Dankworth, John Williams, Little and Large, Shirley MacLaine, Jim Henson's Muppets, Rudolf Nureyev, Jack Parnell with special visits from Queen Elizabeth II, her husband Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and Charles, Prince of Wales

title: MCAINE: An Anagram of Cinema

overview: Legendary British actor Michael Caine, who began his brilliant career on stage during the 1950s, talks about his private life, his work in film and the books he has written.

original_title: Sir Michael Caine – Vom Arbeiterkind zum Hollywoodstar

title: AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Barbra Streisand

overview: Barbra Streisand became the 29th recipient of the prestigious American Film Institute (AFI) Life Achievement Award in a star-studded gala tribute ceremony on February 22, 2001 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California.

original_title: AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Barbra Streisand

title: Commitment to Life

overview: Against a rich Hollywood backdrop, "Commitment to Life" documents the true story of the fight against HIV/AIDS in Los Angeles - and how an intrepid group of people living with HIV/AIDS, doctors, movie stars, studio moguls and activists changed the course of the epidemic.

title: Vito

overview: In the aftermath of Stonewall, a newly politicized Vito Russo found his voice as a gay activist and critic of LGBTQ+ representation in the media. He went on to write "The Celluloid Closet", the first book to critique Hollywood's portrayals of gays on screen. During the AIDS crisis in the 1980s, Vito became a passionate advocate for justice via the newly formed ACT UP, before his death in 1990.

title: Casting a Spell: Making 'Bewitched'

overview: Produced for the "Bewitched" Special Edition DVD.

title: Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds

overview: An intimate portrait of Hollywood royalty featuring Debbie Reynolds, Todd Fisher, and Carrie Fisher.

original_title: Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds

title: 100 Years at the Movies

overview: Commemorates the centennial of American movies with a montage of clips and music scores from the most important movies of the century.

title: John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

title: The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom

title: Bruno

title: My Geisha

title: The Shirley MacLaine Show

title: The Last Word

title: Mrs. Winterbourne

title: Shirley MacLaine, comme un torrent

title: The Apartment

title: Being There

title: Irma la Douce

title: Rumor Has It...

title: Around the World in 80 Days

title: Carolina

title: Steel Magnolias

title: The Children's Hour

title: Terms of Endearment

title: The Evening Star

title: The Trouble with Harry

title: Guarding Tess

title: Postcards from the Edge

title: Two Mules for Sister Sara

title: What a Way to Go!

title: In Her Shoes

title: Cannonball Run II

title: Coco Chanel

title: Defending Your Life

title: Bewitched

title: Valentine's Day

title: Can-Can

title: Mrs. Winterbourne

title: Gambit

title: Wrestling Ernest Hemingway

title: Closing the Ring

title: I Love Liberty

title: Used People

title: The Possession of Joel Delaney

title: Sweet Charity

title: A Change of Seasons

title: My Geisha

title: Artists and Models

title: The Matchmaker

title: Woman Times Seven

title: The Turning Point

title: Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning

title: Some Came Running

title: The Yellow Rolls-Royce

title: Get Bruce!

title: American Dreamer

title: Bernie

title: The Sheepman

title: Ask Any Girl

title: Two for the Seesaw

title: Bruno

title: These Old Broads

title: All in a Night's Work

title: John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

title: Waiting for the Light

title: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

title: Bella!

title: Madame Sousatzka

title: Hot Spell

title: Hell on Heels: The Battle of Mary Kay

title: Career

title: Loving Couples

title: Two Loves

title: Elsa & Fred

title: Men of Granite

title: The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom

title: Ocean's Eleven

title: Rat Pack

title: You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story

title: Be Pretty and Shut Up!

title: Baryshnikov: The Dancer and the Dance

title: Baryshnikov in Hollywood

title: Desperate Characters

title: Mike Wallace Is Here

title: Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film

title: Salem Witch Trials

title: The Last Word

title: People Not Places

title: Wild Oats

title: A Heavenly Christmas

title: Year of the Woman

title: The Little Mermaid

title: The West Side Waltz

title: Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy

title: The Celluloid Closet

title: Vittorio D.

title: A Smile Like Yours

title: Wide-Awake

title: Shirley MacLaine: Gypsy in My Soul

title: The Shirley MacLaine Show

title: Noelle

title: Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists

title: The Unknown Peter Sellers

title: Forever Hollywood

title: Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do

title: Jack Paar: Smart Television

title: Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu

title: That's Dancing!

title: Palme

title: Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels

title: Circasia

title: Inside 'The Apartment'

title: The Car That Became a Star

title: Shirley MacLaine... Illusions

title: Private Screenings: Shirley MacLaine

title: Rescued from the Closet

title: Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

title: Shirley MacLaine's Inner Workout

title: Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration

title: The All-Star Christmas Show

title: Discovering Audrey Hepburn

title: Lucy Boomer

title: That's Dancing!

title: Shirley MacLaine, comme un torrent

title: Margret and Stevie

title: The Royal Variety Performance 1977

title: MCAINE: An Anagram of Cinema

title: Commitment to Life

title: Vito

title: Casting a Spell: Making 'Bewitched'

title: 100 Years at the Movies

title: John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

title: The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom

title: Bruno

title: My Geisha

title: The Shirley MacLaine Show

title: The Last Word