Fiction and documentary mingle in a freewheeling portrait of Susan Superstar, a New York celebrity on a drug-fueled downward slide that mirrors Edie Sedgwick’s own self-destructive spiral.
Casts Edie Sedgwick, Wesley Hayes, Isabel Jewell, Jeff Briggs, Paul America, Tom Flye, Gabriel Lampa, Pat Hartley, Nell Bassett, Charlie Bacis
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Albéniz
Nell Gwyn
Virus Tropical
First Ladies Diaries: Martha Washington
Something the Lord Made
Narcotic Deaths
Silicon Valley, Baby.
Nine Lives
Belmondo, le magnifique
Reds
Pasolini
Leopardi
Mary Kom
The Pride of the Yankees
Ganes
Heroin
What Did You Take?
The Front Runner
Elvis and the Beauty Queen
Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me
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Albéniz
IMDB 0 | Aug , 1947
Isaac Albéniz was a child prodigy, and the victim of a tyrannical father. He flees from his house, to America. He returns to his country years later, where he achieves international fame and the attention of many women.Nell Gwyn
IMDB 6.8 | Jan , 1926
An actress becomes the king's mistress and persuades him to convert the palace to a serviceman's home.Virus Tropical
IMDB 6.7 | May , 2018
Paola grows up in a Colombian family full of appearances: her father is a priest, her mother a psychic, and her sisters don’t live up to their parents’ expectations. She seeks independence in a world full of stereotypes and learns to live on her own terms, as a series of experiences gradually shape her personality.First Ladies Diaries: Martha Washington
IMDB 0 | Oct , 1975
TV biopic about the first US President's wife.Something the Lord Made
IMDB 7.9 | May , 2004
A dramatization of the relationship between heart surgery pioneers Alfred Blalock and Vivien Thomas.Narcotic Deaths
IMDB 0 | Jan , 1970
The purpose of this presentation is to discuss the types of narcotic deaths and drugs encountered by Dr. Milton Helpern in his post as Chief Medical Examiner for New York City and to describe internal and external body changes resulting from narcotism. This objective is achieved with the use of photographs of overdose victims and the equipment found and used by addicts. According to this presentation narcotic addiction which has been a problem for many years has increased markedly within the last twenty years. The use of amphetamines and marijuana is discussed briefly and the equipment used by addicts is described and illustrated. Dr. Helpern then shows photographs of overdose victims and describes the circumstances under which the body was found.Silicon Valley, Baby.
IMDB 5.3 | Jan , 2020
Finnish award-winning barista Kalle Freese travels to San Francisco with his girlfriend to start an instant coffee start-up with big goals. At stake are Kalle's health, relationship and the newly formed start-up.Nine Lives
IMDB 7 | Oct , 1957
The movie takes place during World War II and depicts the true story of Jan Baalsruds amazing escape from the German army from the coast of Northern Norway and across the border to the neutral country Sweden.Belmondo, le magnifique
IMDB 7.7 | Sep , 2017
With more than 70 films and 160 million cumulative tickets in France, Jean-Paul Belmondo is one of the essential stars of French cinema.Reds
IMDB 6.9 | Dec , 1981
An account of the revolutionary years of the legendary American journalist John Reed, who shared his adventurous professional life with his radical commitment to the socialist revolution in Russia, his dream of spreading its principles among the members of the American working class, and his troubled romantic relationship with the writer Louise Bryant.Pasolini
IMDB 5.7 | Sep , 2014
We are with Pasolini during the last hours of his life, as he talks with his beloved family and friends, writes, gives a brutally honest interview, shares a meal with Ninetto Davoli, and cruises for the roughest rough trade in his gun-metal gray Alfa Romeo. Over the course of the action, Pasolini’s life and his art are constantly refracted and intermingled to the point where they become one.Leopardi
IMDB 6.8 | Oct , 2014
In 19th-century Italy, Giacomo Leopardi channels his debilitating illness and isolation into poetry.Mary Kom
IMDB 7 | Sep , 2014
A chronicle of the life of Indian boxer 'Mary Kom' who went through several hardships before audaciously accomplishing her ultimate dream.The Pride of the Yankees
IMDB 7.4 | Jul , 1942
The story of the life and career of the baseball hall of famer, Lou Gehrig.Ganes
IMDB 5.4 | Sep , 2007
Remu grew up in modest conditions. He dropped out from schoold during his teen age years and is making career as a small time criminal. His family's destiny is about to come true, and it's going to be the usual: jail, alcoholism and violent death. After learning about rock music Remu learns to play drums and pushes himself into different bands. His first time in jails interrupts his music career, but after being released he starts his own band; Hurriganes.Heroin
IMDB 0 | Dec , 2025
This color propaganda ‘scare’ film is about the horrors of the drug heroin. It seems to be reel 1 and is missing its credits and its other reels. It is made circa the late 1960s in England.What Did You Take?
IMDB 0 | Jan , 1971
Stresses recognition and treatment of drug abuse emergencies, accurate identification of symptoms, and immediate clinical procedures. Presents scenes of actual cases in the emergency room and adjoining physician's offices of Beth Israel Medical Center in New York City. Viewers observe emergency treatment of patients in the major classes of drugs commonly abused, opiates, depressants, stimulants, and hallucinogens. The film demonstrates to health professionals that successful management of drug overdoses can save most lives and avert additional organic and psychiatric complications.The Front Runner
IMDB 5.9 | Nov , 2018
Gary Hart, former Senator of Colorado, becomes the front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1987. Hart's intelligence, charisma and idealism makes him popular with young voters, leaving him with a seemingly clear path to the White House. All that comes crashing down when allegations of an extramarital affair surface in the media, forcing the candidate to address a scandal that threatens to derail his campaign and personal life.Elvis and the Beauty Queen
IMDB 3.3 | Mar , 1981
Don Johnson stars as Elvis Presley in this made-for-TV true story about The King's love affair with Linda Thompson (Stephanie Zimbalist), a young beauty pageant contestant who was his live-in girlfriend and traveling companion for the last four years of his life. The story begins with their first meeting and traces their years together when Thompson tried to keep Presley off drugs in the last years of his career.Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me
IMDB 7.6 | Apr , 2014
A documentary film detailing Glen Campbell's final tour and his struggle with Alzheimer's disease.