Punching Henry
Comedian Henry Phillips is lured to LA by a renowned TV producer who wants to bring his story of failure to the screen. But when a major network gets involved, Henry must decide whether he wants to make jokes for a living, or be the butt of them.
Grace of My Heart
Philadelphia teenager Edna Buxton wins a talent contest during the early rock 'n' roll era, changes her name to Denise Waverly and moves to New York City to make it big. Though she flops as a recording artist, fast-talking record producer Joel Millner recognizes her songwriting talent and teams her with struggling songsmith Howard Caszatt.
Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowan
A celebration of the Irish punk/poet Shane MacGowan, lead singer and songwriter of The Pogues, that combines unseen archive footage from the band and MacGowan’s family with original animations.
Gold Diggers of 1933
When all Broadway shows are shut down during the Depression, a trio of desperate showgirls scheme to bilk a repugnant high society man of his money to keep their show going.
The Nitwits
A would-be songwriter and a would-be inventor run a cigar stand and get mixed up in the murder of a song publisher.
The Boys
The troubled fraternal relationship between songwriters Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman, the Oscar and Grammy-winning Sherman Brothers, famous for the iconic hits they wrote for Disney.
Songwriter
Doc Jenkins may be one of country music's most beloved stars, but his private life is a wreck. He's split up with his longtime partner, Blackie Buck, a country outlaw with a heart of gold. Doc's singer-wife, Honey Carder, has thrown him out of the house. And now he's gotten involved with a sleazy music manager, Rodeo Rocky, who's out to steal his material. Teaming up with Blackie, Doc takes drastic measures to win back his family and reclaim his songs.
Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man
Poet, singer / songwriter and ladies man Leonard Cohen is interviewed in his home about his life and times. The interview is interspersed with archive photos and exuberant praise and live perfomances from an eclectic mix of musicians, including: Jarvis Cocker, Rufus & Martha Wainwright, Teddy Thompson, ANOHNI, The Handsome Family and U2's Bono and The Edge.
Heaven Adores You
Heaven Adores You is an intimate, meditative inquiry into the life and music of Elliott Smith. By threading the music of Elliott Smith through the dense, yet often isolating landscapes of the three major cities he lived in -- Portland, New York City, Los Angeles -- Heaven Adores You presents a visual journey and an earnest review of the singer's prolific songwriting and the impact it continues to have on fans, friends, and fellow musicians.
Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me?
Hugely successful but impossibly neurotic songwriter Georgie Soloway is sliding into a mid-life crisis. He believes that all of his past romantic relationships have been destroyed not by his own failings but by the interference of the mysterious Harry Kellerman. Family, friends, and his psychiatrist cannot give him the help he seeks. When his father is diagnosed with a terminal illness, Georgie begins spending more and more time flying his personal aircraft, distancing himself physically, emotionally, and mentally from the real world.
Three Little Words
Song-and-dance man Bert Kalmar can't continue his stage career after an injury, so he has to earn his money as a lyricist. By chance, he meets composer Harry Ruby and their first song is a hit. Ruby gets Kalmar to marry his former partner Jessie Brown, and Kalmar and Jessie prevent Ruby from getting married to the wrong girls. But due to the fact that Ruby has caused a backer's withdrawal for a Kalmar play, they end their professional relationship.
Welcome to L.A.
The lives of a group of Hollywood neurotics intersect over the Christmas holidays. Foremost among them, a songwriter visits Los Angeles to work on a singer's album. The gig, unbeknownst to him, is being bankrolled by his estranged father, a dairy magnate, who hopes to reunite with his son. When the songwriter meets an eccentric housewife who fancies herself a modern-day Garbo, his world of illusions comes crashing down.
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Gregori Viens
Director
Amy Hill
as
Adjudicator
Derek Waters
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Dave the Producer
J.K. Simmons
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Jay Warren
Eric Stoltz
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Howard Cazsatt
Matt Dillon
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Jay Phillips
John Turturro
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Joel Millner
Bridget Fonda
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Kelly Porter
Johnny Depp
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Self
Milo O'Shea
as
Self
John Lydon
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Self - Lead Singer of the Sex Pistols
Bob Geldof
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Self - Musician
Mervyn LeRoy
Director
Billy Barty
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Baby in 'Pettin' in the Park' Number
June Gittelson
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Fat Woman in 'Pettin' in the Park' Number
Dorothy Coonan Wellman
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Gold Digger
Bill Elliott
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Night Club Patron
Arthur Treacher
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Man with Tennis Equipment
Evelyn Brent
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Mrs. Alice Lake
Edgar Dearing
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Police Officer Barney Riley
Ben Stiller
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Self
Will Smith
as
Self
Randy Newman
as
Self
Alan Rudolph
Director
Lesley Ann Warren
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Gilda
Gus Van Sant
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Himself
Conan O'Brien
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Himself
Jack Black
as
Himself / Guitar Player
Dustin Hoffman
as
Georgie Soloway
Joseph R. Sicari
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Marty
Rudy Bond
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Newsdealer
Richard Thorpe
Director
Keenan Wynn
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Charlie Kope
Arlene Dahl
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Eileen Percy
Pierre Watkin
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Philip Goodman
Sally Kellerman
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Ann Goode
Keith Carradine
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Carroll Barber
Geraldine Chaplin
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Karen Hood
Harvey Keitel
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Ken Hood
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