Hlavní postava dramatického příběhu se jmenuje Crystal Wyatt a když jí bylo šestnáct let, přišla nejprve o milovaného otce a potom vlastně o celou rodinu, když ji matka vyhnala z rodného domu. Od té chvíle už její život nikdy nebyl stejný jako dříve. Odešla z domova bez peněz, a tak svůj nový život začala doslova s prázdnou kapsou. V San Franciscu začala pracovat jako zpěvačka v nočním klubu, a po čase se tam setkala se svou velkou dětskou láskou, atraktivním mladým mužem Spencerem Hillem. Ten je však bohužel "zadaný". Vyznají si vzájemně lásku, ale uvědomují si, že jejich cesty se rozcházejí a oni po nich nemohou jít společně. Po letech tvrdé práce a vytrvalosti se Crystal podařilo zúročit svůj neuvěřitelný talent a získat slávu i velké jmění. Jenže láska miliónů fanoušků, kteří ji zbožňují, nikdy nemůže nahradit lásku Spencera Hilla, po které Crystal tak zoufale touží.

Gertrude Lawrence rises to stage stardom at the cost of happiness.

The Venice Hongwanji Buddhist Temple had an opportunity to take part in an episode of East of Main Street, an HBO documentary series that has been produced for the past three years to celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. This year’s episode, Milestones, focuses on how different groups of Asian Americans mark the milestones throughout their lives.

As a result of a successful conspiracy against Menshikov, Peter II is prematurely recognized as an adult and is in a hurry to be crowned in Moscow. The Dolgoruky brothers gather for this celebration. There were eight of them - all-powerful and influential representatives of the ancient Rurikovich family - and among them the beautiful Ekaterina, the daughter of the huntsman Alexei.

In a desolate place called the Badlands, four men stand off with guns drawn, their fingers ready at the trigger. Among them are a fugitive seeking redemption, a son out to avenge his father's murder, a loyal servant with a secret and a murderous criminal hired to kill with a vengeance. This is their story...in a place where revenge, deception and cruelty are a way of life.

With more than 50 million Latinos now living in the United States, Latinos are taking their seat at the table as the new American power brokers in the world of entertainment, business, politics and the arts. As Latinos’ influence in American society has soared, they have entered mainstream American culture, and the proof is in the music. Executive produced by legendary music mogul Tommy Mottola, THE LATIN EXPLOSION: A NEW AMERICA features a dazzling array of artists at the center of Latino cultural power and influence, including Marc Anthony, Emilio Estefan Jr., Gloria Estefan, José Feliciano, Eva Longoria, George Lopez, Jennifer Lopez, Los Lobos, Cheech Marin, Ricky Martin, Rita Moreno, Pitbull, Romeo Santos, Shakira, Thalía and Sofía Vergara. Narrated by John Leguizamo.

Star follows the path of Tito and Jay, two brothers living in the Montreal neighborhood of Park Extension. Accompanying these young people in their daily life marked by complicity and intimidation, Star tackles themes dear to teenagers: identity and friendship.

In an effort to discover the depth of the country's polarization, four recent college graduates decide to travel across the United States gathering stories encompassing the spectrum of life in America. Their goal is to find the human stories behind the nation's social and political schism, proving that Americans are not tied together by political identity, geographical location or belief systems, but primarily by love, hope and dreams - universal truths.

Pretty Bloody: The Women of Horror is a television documentary film that premiered on the Canadian cable network Space on February 25, 2009. The hour-long documentary examines the experiences, motivations and impact of the increasing number of women engaged in horror fiction, with producers Donna Davies and Kimberlee McTaggart of Canada's Sorcery Films interviewing actresses, film directors, writers, critics and academics. The documentary was filmed in Toronto, Canada; and in Los Angeles, California and New York City, New York in the US.

A documentary about unemployed people who bought fruit and vegetables at moderate prices at the wholesale market and sold these in the streets of Frankfurt. Since they had no permits they were constantly with their bulky carts on the run from the police. One part of the film was shot at the fairgrounds in front of the wholesale market. Newspaper and lottery ticket vendors, propagandists offering their ware for a few pfennigs, all convey the mood of a time when need made people inventive.

Dev Kumar Verma comes from a middle-class family and must find employment to support his dad and mom. Dev, however, has set his mind upon becoming a music sensation like Elvis Presley. He loses his job because of this, and refuses to work until and unless he gets a job to his liking, much to the dismay of his parents and his brother, Shiv Kumar. Dev does get employment at Charlie's Disco, where he meets with Maya and falls in love with her. When Charlie's Disco's competitor, Rana, finds out about Dev, he wants to hire Dev, but Dev decides to continue to work with Charlie's Disco, as a result Dev and Charlie get a beating by Rana's men, and Dev is unable to sing. After recuperating, Dev is devastated to find out that Maya and Shiv Kumar are in love with each other. What impact will this have on Dev and his brother on one hand, and what of his career in music?

Zvuky jako svědci. Rozplynou se ve vzpomínkách, polosnech a není jasné, zda jsou skutečné, či nikoliv. Film na pomezí fantazie a reality. V mysli bouří všelijaké obrazy a pulzují temné emoce. Hrozivé tajemství se vzdouvá v dunícím větru našich buněk.

8mm film by Swiss artist Roman Signer.

San Francisco filmmaker Konrad Steiner took 12 years to complete a montage cycle set to the late Leslie Scalapino’s most celebrated poem, way—a sprawling book-length odyssey of shardlike urban impressions, fraught with obliquely felt social and sexual tensions. Six stylistically distinctive films for each section of way, using sources ranging from Kodachrome footage of sun-kissed S.F. street scenes to internet clips of the Iraq war to a fragmented Fred Astaire dance number.

Královna bohů Héra odnesla pochodeň s věčným ohněm a lidstvu hrozí záhuba. Nepřemožitelný Herkules je povolán, aby dal věci do pořádku. Jako vždy mu na dobrodružné pouti stojí v cestě řada překážek.

Profesionální hráč pokeru Michel Gerfaute jede na smluvenou partii karet. V té době odjíždí z obchodního jednání poradce Mouzon. Oba muži se neznají, nemají nic společného – jen jednu noc, jednu silnici a jedno nevyhnutelné setkání. Po automobilové nehodě odveze Michel těžce raněného Mouzona do nemocnice. Nerozumí příliš jeho slovům o tom že „oni se vrátí“. A oni se vracejí a jejich jediným cílem je Michel, kterého se snaží jako nepohodlného svědka zavraždit, stejně jako další členy onoho nelegálního obchodu. Tři muži na zabití je napínavý thriller, jehož hlavním protagonistou je Alain Delon, ve své nejpůsobivější roli osamělého hrdiny. V napínavé atmosféře sledujeme boj tohoto osamělého hrdiny proti nepříteli, jehož tvář dlouho ani nezná.

A kindergarten teacher meets a novice magician and together they travel to another city to find love.

I was somewhere between the beggining and the end of life. After winter became spring, and summer became fall, and fall winter again. I always knew change would be constant.