Bette Midler
Biography: Bette Midler (born December 1, 1945) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, comedian, and film producer. Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, Midler began her professional career in several Off-Off-Broadway plays, prior to her engagements in Fiddler on the Roof and Salvation on Broadway in the late 1960s. She came to prominence in 1970 when she began singing in the Continental Baths, a local gay bathhouse where she managed to build up a core following. Since 1970, Midler has released 14 studio albums as a solo artist. Throughout her career, many of her songs became hits on the record charts, including her renditions of "The Rose", "Wind Beneath My Wings", "Do You Want to Dance", "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy", and "From a Distance". In a career spanning almost half a century, Midler has won three Grammy Awards, four Golden Globes, three Emmy Awards, and a Tony Award. She has sold over 30 million records worldwide, and has received four Gold, three Platinum, and three Multiplatinum albums by RIAA. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bette Midler, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Known For
Hocus Pocus
1993-07-16
Hocus Pocus
Overview: After 300 years of slumber, three sister witches are accidentally resurrected in Salem on Halloween night, and it is up to three kids and their newfound feline friend to put an end to the witches' reign of terror once and for all.
Genres: Fantasy Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-07-16
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The First Wives Club
1996-09-20
The First Wives Club
Overview: After years of helping their hubbies climb the ladder of success, three mid-life Manhattanites have been dumped for a newer, curvier model. But the trio is determined to turn their pain into gain. They come up with a cleverly devious plan to hit their exes where it really hurts - in the wallet!
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-09-20
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Outrageous Fortune
1987-01-30
Outrageous Fortune
Overview: Refined actress Lauren Ames finally has a chance to study with the great theatre professor Stanislav Korzenowski. Sandy Brozinsky, a brash, loud actress, decides through happenstance to also study with Korzenowski. The two women end up dating the same man (who turns out to be a double agent) and follow him across the country to force him to choose between them.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-01-30
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Motown 40: The Music is Forever
1998-02-15
Motown 40: The Music is Forever
Overview: Archival music performances and contemporary interviews cover some of the history of Motown Records and Productions.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-02-15
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Drowning Mona
2000-03-03
Drowning Mona
Overview: The recently deceased Mona Dearly was many things: an abusive wife, a domineering mother, a loud-mouthed neighbor and a violent malcontent. So when her car and corpse are discovered in the Hudson River, police Chief Wyatt Rash immediately suspects murder rather than an accident. But, since the whole community of Verplanck, N.Y., shares a deep hatred for this unceasingly spiteful woman, Rash finds his murder investigation overwhelmed with potential suspects.
Genres: Comedy Crime Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-03-03
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For the Boys
1991-11-22
For the Boys
Overview: On a USO tour during World War II, entertainer Eddie Sparks needs a partner to round out his act. Soon after hiring performer Dixie Leonard, Eddie decides he wants her out of the show — mostly because she upstages him. Dixie is close to leaving of her own accord, but her uncle, Art Silver, convinces her to stay. As the years and wars go by, Eddie and Dixie experience a tumultuous relationship onstage and off while they continue the act for the troops.
Genres: Drama Music Comedy War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-11-22
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Ruthless People
1986-06-26
Ruthless People
Overview: A couple, cheated by a vile businessman, kidnap his wife in retaliation—without knowing that their enemy is delighted they did.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-06-26
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Oliver & Company
1988-11-18
Oliver & Company
Overview: This animated take on Oliver Twist re-imagines Oliver as an adorable orphaned kitten who struggles to survive in New York City and falls in with a band of canine criminals led by an evil human. First, Oliver meets Dodger, a carefree mutt with street savoir faire. But when Oliver meets wealthy Jenny on one of the gang's thieving missions, his life changes forever.
Genres: Animation Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-11-18
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That Old Feeling
1997-04-04
That Old Feeling
Overview: A bride's divorced parents find their old feelings for each other during the wedding reception and over the course of the next few days upsetting the newlywed's honeymoon.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-04-04
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Down and Out in Beverly Hills
1986-01-31
Down and Out in Beverly Hills
Overview: Beverly Hills couple Barbara and Dave Whiteman find their lives altered by the arrival of a vagrant who tries to drown himself in their swimming pool.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-01-31
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Then She Found Me
2007-09-07
Then She Found Me
Overview: A New York schoolteacher hits a midlife crisis when, in quick succession, her husband leaves, her adoptive mother dies and her biological mother, an eccentric talk show host, materializes and turns her life upside down as she begins a courtship with the father of one of her students.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-09-07
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Big Business
1988-06-10
Big Business
Overview: In the 1940s in the small town of Jupiter Hollow, two sets of identical twins are born in the same hospital on the same night. One set to a poor local family and the other to a rich family just passing through. The dizzy nurse on duty accidentally mixes the twins unbeknown to the parents. Our story flashes forward to the 1980s where the mismatched sets of twins are about to cross paths.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-06-10
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The Stepford Wives
2004-06-10
The Stepford Wives
Overview: What does it take to become a Stepford wife, a woman perfect beyond belief? Ask the Stepford husbands, who've created this high-tech, terrifying little town.
Genres: Comedy Science Fiction Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-06-10
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The Women
2008-09-12
The Women
Overview: The story centers on a group of gossipy, high-society women who spend their days at the beauty salon and haunting fashion shows. The sweet, happily-wedded Mary Haines finds her marriage in trouble when shop girl Crystal Allen gets her hooks into Mary's man.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-09-12
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The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
1980-01-04
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
Overview: A look back at the people, events, music, and trends of the 1970s.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-01-04
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Goodbye, Columbus
1969-04-03
Goodbye, Columbus
Overview: A Jewish man and a Jewish woman meet, and while attracted to each other, find that their worlds are very different. She is the archetypal Jewish American Princess — very emotionally involved with her parents' world and the world they have created for her, while he is much less dependent on his family. They begin an affair which brings more differences to the surface.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-04-03
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Live at Mister Kelly's
2021-09-17
Live at Mister Kelly's
Overview: The iconic Mister Kelly’s bedazzled the country by launching superstars like Barbra Streisand, Richard Pryor, Bette Midler, and Steve Martin. It smashed color and gender barriers to put controversial voices on stage and transformed entertainment in America in the '50s, '60s, and ’70s.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-09-17
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Beaches
1988-12-21
Beaches
Overview: A privileged rich debutante and a cynical struggling entertainer share a turbulent, but strong childhood friendship over the years.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-12-21
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Peter Allen: The Boy From Oz
1995-01-01
Peter Allen: The Boy From Oz
Overview: The story of Peter Allen, Australia's beloved variety entertainer and songwriter. As one of the first openly gay entertainers, Allen won a unique stardom with a mainstream public which loved him for his honesty.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-01-01
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The Detective
1968-05-28
The Detective
Overview: Police detective Joe Leland investigates the murder of a gay man.
Genres: Crime Mystery Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-05-28
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The Rose
1979-11-07
The Rose
Overview: Rock-and-roll singer Mary Rose Foster's romantic relationships and mental health are continuously imperilled by the demands of life on the road.
Genres: Drama Music Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-11-07
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Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
2010-07-29
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
Overview: The ongoing war between the canine and feline species is put on hold when they join forces to thwart a rogue cat spy with her own sinister plans for conquest.
Genres: Family Adventure Comedy Fantasy Action Animation
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-07-29
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Stella
1990-02-02
Stella
Overview: Barmaid Stella Claire and blueblood Stephen Dallas have very little in common -- except they've fallen in love. When their relationship fails, Stella decides to raise the child they had, Jenny, alone. But Jenny and Stella are far from the perfect mother-daughter pair.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-02-02
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Gypsy
1993-12-12
Gypsy
Overview: Rose Hovick lives to see her daughter June succeed on Broadway by way of vaudeville. When June marries and leaves, Rose turns her hope and attention to her elder, less obviously talented, daughter Louise. However, having her headlining as a stripper at Minsky's Burlesque is not what she initially has in mind.
Genres: TV Movie Comedy Drama Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-12-12
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Scenes from a Mall
1991-02-22
Scenes from a Mall
Overview: A comedy about a married couple -- he's a sports lawyer, she's a psychologist -- which takes place on their 16th wedding anniversary, when they make some startling confessions.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-02-22
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Get Bruce!
1999-01-01
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.
Genres: Comedy Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-01-01
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Casting By
2012-11-01
Casting By
Overview: This essential new documentary pays tribute to the legacy of the late, legendary casting director Marion Dougherty and shines a light on one of the most overlooked and least understood crafts in filmmaking.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-11-01
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Lucy and Desi
2022-01-21
Lucy and Desi
Overview: Explore the unlikely partnership and enduring legacy of one of the most prolific power couples in entertainment history. Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz risked everything to be together.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-01-21
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Fantasia 2000
2000-01-01
Fantasia 2000
Overview: Blending lively music and brilliant animation, this sequel to the original 'Fantasia' restores 'The Sorcerer's Apprentice' and adds seven new shorts.
Genres: Animation Family Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-01-01
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Bette Midler: The Showgirl Must Go On
2010-12-31
Bette Midler: The Showgirl Must Go On
Overview: Filled with plenty of girls and gags and an enchanting repertoire of her greatest hits, The Showgirl Must Go On was a concert residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas that starred pop diva Bette Midler. Showgirl premiered on February 20, 2008 and closed on January 31, 2010. Midler signed for 300 shows from 2008 to 2010 at a pace of 100 performances a year. Shows were presented five nights a week with the house dark on Mondays and Thursdays. On December 31, 2010, The Showgirl Must Go On was broadcast on HBO channels at 9 pm. The 70 minute special contained some of the performances from the 2 hour long show.
Genres: Music Comedy Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-12-31
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Isn't She Great
2000-01-28
Isn't She Great
Overview: An unsuccessful over-the-top actress becomes a successful over-the-top authoress in this biography of Jacqueline Susann, the famed writer of "The Valley of the Dolls" and other trashy novels. Facing a failing career, Susann meets a successful promoter who becomes her husband. After several failures to place her in commercials and a TV quiz show, he hits upon the idea for her to become a writer. In the pre-1960s, her books were looked upon as trash and non-printable. But then the sexual revolution hit and an audience was born for her books. The story shows the hidden behind-the-scenes story of Susann's life, including her autistic son and her continuing bout with cancer which she hid up until her death.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-01-28
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Bette Midler: Diva Las Vegas
1997-01-18
Bette Midler: Diva Las Vegas
Overview: Diva Las Vegas was a show at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas starring Bette Midler performing as singer and comedian. The one-time performance was filmed for television; HBO released it as a TV special originally broadcast on January 18, 1997 and repeated on February 2, 1997. Midler won the 1997 Primetime Emmy Award for Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program for the special. Among the songs performed were The Rose, Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy, From A Distance, Friends, Wind Beneath My Wings, Stay With Me and Do You Want To Dance?. Bette's daughter Sophie von Haselberg appeared for a short time during the song "Ukulele Lady". She sat with the rest of the cast and musicians on stage playing a ukulele and singing the words.
Genres: Comedy Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-01-18
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Jinxed!
1982-10-22
Jinxed!
Overview: Harold, a professional gambler, and his girlfriend Bonita, a lounge singer, follow Willie, a young blackjack dealer, around the western U.S. Harold has a jinx on Willie and can't lose with him. Bonita and Willie meet and fall for each other and plot to do away with Harold and collect on his life insurance.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-10-22
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Parental Guidance
2012-12-25
Parental Guidance
Overview: Artie and Diane agree to look after their three grandkids when their type-A helicopter parents need to leave town for work. Problems arise when the kids' 21st-century behavior collides with Artie and Diane's old-school methods.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-12-25
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Hocus Pocus 3
Hocus Pocus 3
Overview: Plot TBA. The third installment in the Hocus Pocus film series.
Genres: Fantasy Comedy
Original Language: en
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20 Feet from Stardom
2013-06-14
20 Feet from Stardom
Overview: Backup singers live in a world that lies just beyond the spotlight. Their voices bring harmony to the biggest bands in popular music, but we've had no idea who these singers are or what lives they lead, until now.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-06-14
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Parkinson at 50
2021-08-28
Parkinson at 50
Overview: Sir Michael Parkinson looks back over his 50 years as a broadcaster, revealing some tricks of the interview trade and remembering some of his favourite encounters.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-08-28
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The Fabulous Four
2024-07-26
The Fabulous Four
Overview: Three lifelong friends travel to Key West, Florida to be bridesmaids in the surprise wedding of their college girlfriend Marilyn. Once there, sisterhoods are rekindled, the past rises up again in all its glory, and there’s enough sparks, drinks and romance to change all their lives in ways they never expected.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-07-26
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The Greatest Ears in Town: The Arif Mardin Story
2010-06-15
The Greatest Ears in Town: The Arif Mardin Story
Overview: The Greatest Ears in Town is an insightful documentary and testimonial to Arif Mardin; the producer, arranger, musician and multi Grammy award winner.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-06-15
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Waking Sleeping Beauty
2009-09-05
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Overview: By the mid-1980s, the fabled animation studios of Walt Disney had fallen on hard times. The artists were polarized between newcomers hungry to innovate and old timers not yet ready to relinquish control. These conditions produced a series of box-office flops and pessimistic forecasts: maybe the best days of animation were over. Maybe the public didn't care. Only a miracle or a magic spell could produce a happy ending. Waking Sleeping Beauty is no fairy tale. It's the true story of how Disney regained its magic with a staggering output of hits - "Little Mermaid," "Beauty and the Beast ," "Aladdin," "The Lion King," and more - over a 10-year period.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-09-05
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How to Be Absolutely Fabulous
1995-01-06
How to Be Absolutely Fabulous
Overview: Jennifer Saunders hosts a party of AbFab outtakes and behind-the-scenes footage.
Genres: Comedy Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-01-06
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Bette Midler: No Frills
1983-08-23
Bette Midler: No Frills
Overview: Bette Midler’s “No Frills” Cinemax Special
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-08-23
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Rolling Stone Magazine: The 10th Anniversary
1977-11-25
Rolling Stone Magazine: The 10th Anniversary
Overview: Train wreck, some might call it a TV special, proving that not everything was better in the good old days. That includes Rolling Stone Magazine.
Genres: Music TV Movie Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-11-25
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Sitting in Bars with Cake
2023-09-07
Sitting in Bars with Cake
Overview: Extrovert Corinne convinces Jane, a shy, talented baker, to commit to a year of bringing cakes to bars, to help her meet people and build confidence. But when Corinne receives a life-altering diagnosis, the pair faces a challenge unlike anything they've experienced before.
Genres: Romance Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-09-07
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The Greatest Night in Pop
2024-01-19
The Greatest Night in Pop
Overview: On a January night in 1985, music's biggest stars gathered to record "We Are the World." This documentary goes behind the scenes of the historic event.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-01-19
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Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
2005-03-01
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2005-03-01
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Barbra Streisand: One Voice
1986-12-27
Barbra Streisand: One Voice
Overview: Originally broadcast as an exclusive special on HBO, Barbra Streisand launched her September 6, 1986 concert One Voice, in part, as a protest against Reagan-era nuclear arms proliferation in the late Cold War; the event marked the diva's first official live performance since 1972.
Genres: Music TV Movie Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-12-27
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Bette Midler: Ol' Red Hair Is Back
1977-12-07
Bette Midler: Ol' Red Hair Is Back
Overview: In 1977, Bette Midler's first television special premiered, featuring guest stars Dustin Hoffman and Emmett Kelly. It went on to win Bette her first Emmy Award for Outstanding Special — Comedy-Variety or Music. To make the show palatable to home viewers, the special featured heavily cleaned up versions of the material Midler was performing at that time on stage. The title of the show, Ol' Red Hair is Back, was a takeoff on the title of Frank Sinatra's recent album Ol' Blue Eyes Is Back.
Genres: Comedy Music TV Movie Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-12-07
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Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens
2007-05-19
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens
Overview: An account of the professional and personal life of renowned American photographer Annie Leibovitz, from her early artistic endeavors to her international success as a photojournalist, war reporter, and pop culture chronicler.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-05-19
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Six by Sondheim
2013-12-09
Six by Sondheim
Overview: This intimate documentary explores the life and career of the stage legend Stephen Sondheim through six of his best-known songs.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-12-09
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Bette Midler: Kiss My Brass Live at Madison Square Garden
2004-06-18
Bette Midler: Kiss My Brass Live at Madison Square Garden
Overview: Bette Midler hit the road for the first time in four years with her 2003–2004 Kiss My Brass concert tour, performing well-known hits and characters, as well as selected songs from her release, Bette Midler Sings the Rosemary Clooney Songbook. The tour hit the top 40 cities across the U.S. with one stop in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 10 Australian dates were added in April and May 2005. It was the first Australian tour for Midler in 26 years. This program was recorded 18th January 2004 at Madison Square Gardens.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-06-18
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Bette Midler: One Night Only
2014-12-15
Bette Midler: One Night Only
Overview: Joanna Lumley hosts Bette Midler: One Night Only to celebrate 50 years of a divine career of The Divine Miss M, talking about her upcoming tour and her new album and perform her favourite songs she has recorded for over 50 years.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-12-15
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The Bette Midler Show
1976-06-19
The Bette Midler Show
Overview: The Bette Midler Show is a HBO Video special of one of Bette Midler's tours entitled 'The Depression Tour', The video is of her show at the Cleveland Music Hall during February 1976. the show features many of Bette's popular songs, such as "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy", "Friends", "In The Mood", "Hello In There", and "Lullaby of Broadway" As well as dazzling the audience with her spontaneous wit with her 'Wonderful Sophie Tucker Jokes' and her special 'The Vicki Eydie Show'
Genres: Music Comedy Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-06-19
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The Earth Day Special
1990-04-22
The Earth Day Special
Overview: The Earth Day Special is a television special revolving around Earth Day that aired on ABC on April 22, 1990. Sponsored by Time Warner, the two hour special featured an all-star cast addressing concerns about global warming, deforestation, and other environmental ills.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-04-22
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ariana grande: excuse me, i love you
2020-12-21
ariana grande: excuse me, i love you
Overview: Ariana Grande takes the stage in London for her Sweetener World Tour and shares a behind-the-scenes look at her life in rehearsal and on the road.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-12-21
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Mickey's 60th Birthday
1988-11-13
Mickey's 60th Birthday
Overview: This film combines live action/original animation and library animation. Mickey steals a magic hat from a Sorcerer and is put under a spell by the angry magi so that no one will recognize him until he finds his own magic within. While Mickey is on his quest, network news teams around the country desperately try to find the famous, beloved mouse who has mysteriously disappeared. On his quest, Mickey goes into the "Cheers" bar, meets up with the characters from "Family Ties", and winds up on Disneyland's Main Street the night before his Birthday celebration is to take place. It is there that he finds he has all the magic inside him that he will ever need. The spell is broken and the Birthday bash commences as the whole World celebrates the beloved Mickey Mouse.
Genres: Family Animation TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-11-13
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Bette Midler: Art or Bust
1984-08-18
Bette Midler: Art or Bust
Overview: The Divine Miss M is featured in a concert filmed at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, at the culmination of her most recent cross-country tour which was known as "De Tour". This live recording was a combination of footage from both September 10 and 11, 1983. Set against a Renaissance art background and outfitted in a rainbow array of costumes, Midler sings and performs her uninhibited stage antics.
Genres: Comedy Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-08-18
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Freak Show
2018-01-12
Freak Show
Overview: The story of teenager Billy Bloom who, despite attending an ultra conservative high school, makes the decision to run for homecoming queen.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-01-12
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Bette Midler's Mondo Beyondo
1988-03-20
Bette Midler's Mondo Beyondo
Overview: In this spoof of a television talk show, Midler portrays the Italian bombshell hostess, Mondo Beyondo. Her guests include monologuist David Cale; Bill Irwin, mime, comedian and clown; and the bizarre Kipper Kids.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-03-20
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'Twas the Night - A Holiday Celebration
2004-10-05
'Twas the Night - A Holiday Celebration
Overview: This half-hour family special is a delightful combination of animated adaptations of classic holiday songs - performed by top stars ranging from Frank Sinatra to Macy Gray - plus live-action shots. The animated segments feature classic and all-new recordings of well-known holiday songs and are visually conceived through the skills of several top animators of a group of adorable 4 to 8-year old children, as well as by short live-action pieces that celebrate the holiday spirit of giving, sharing, and loving.
Genres: Family Animation
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-10-05
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What Women Want
2000-12-15
What Women Want
Overview: Advertising executive Nick Marshall is as cocky as they come, but what happens to a chauvinistic guy when he can suddenly hear what women are thinking? Nick gets passed over for a promotion, but after an accident enables him to hear women's thoughts, he puts his newfound talent to work against Darcy, his new boss, who seems to be infatuated with him.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-12-15
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From the Big Apple to the Big Easy: The Concert for New Orleans
2006-01-01
From the Big Apple to the Big Easy: The Concert for New Orleans
Overview: Elton John, Lenny Kravitz, Bette Midler, Cindy Lauper, Elvis Costello and more perform a live concert in Madison Square Gardens to benefit Hurricane Katrina victims.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-01-01
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Bette Midler at the Continental Baths
1971-11-27
Bette Midler at the Continental Baths
Overview: Bette Midler performs her final concert at the famous Continental Baths.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-11-27
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Atlantic Records: The House That Ahmet Built
2007-05-02
Atlantic Records: The House That Ahmet Built
Overview: This American Masters episode showcases the wonderful influence of Ahmet Ertegun, the founder of Atlantic Records. Since the label's founding in 1947, some of the most popular Rhythm and Blues and Rock 'n' Roll artists have worked for Atlantic. Among them: first artist Ruth Brown, Big Joe Turner, Ray Charles, Bobby Darin, The Coasters, Aretha Franklin, The Rolling Stones, Phil Collins and many more. Also covered are many of the Atlantic crew like engineer Tom Dowd, producer Jerry Wexler, and songwriters Mike Lieber and Jerry Stoller.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-05-02
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The Divine Miss M in Performance
2010-01-11
The Divine Miss M in Performance
Overview: The program included in this DVD is the 1980s HBO Home Video Release of "Art Or Bust". It is a live recording of the performer's "De Tour" in Minneapolis on September 10 and 11, 1983, with additional footage recorded at the Continental Baths in New York City in 1971 and during the UJA Telethon of 1973.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-01-11
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Live Aid
1985-07-13
Live Aid
Overview: Live Aid was held on 13 July 1985, simultaneously in Wembley Stadium in London, England, and the John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia, United States. It was one of the largest scale satellite link-ups and television broadcasts of all time: watched live by an estimated global audience of 1.9 billion, across 150 nations. "It's twelve noon in London, seven AM in Philadelphia, and around the world it's time for Live Aid...!"
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-07-13
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The Addams Family
2019-10-10
The Addams Family
Overview: The Addams family's lives begin to unravel when they face-off against a treacherous, greedy crafty reality-TV host while also preparing for their extended family to arrive for a major celebration.
Genres: Family Animation Comedy Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-10-10
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Barry Manilow: Greatest Hits & Then Some
2000-06-27
Barry Manilow: Greatest Hits & Then Some
Overview: Documentary film: originally bundled with the Greatest Hits & Then Some collection
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-06-27
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Bette Midler Sings the Peggy Lee Songbook
2005-10-25
Bette Midler Sings the Peggy Lee Songbook
Overview: Bette Midler performs four songs from her recording "Bette Midler Sings The Peggy Lee Songbook". Selections include "I'm A Woman," "He's A Tramp," "Fever," and an alternate take version of "Is That All There Is?" The program also includes interviews with Bette, along with Nicki Lee Foster and Holly Foster Wells (Peggy Lee's daughter and granddaughter.) along with never before seen vintage home movies from the Peggy Lee estate. A highlight is a home movie montage scored to Bette's recording of "Folks That Live on the Hill." This program was created as the exclusive DVD content for the Dual Disc release of Bette's Peggy Lee tribute.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-10-25
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Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash
2018-10-20
Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash
Overview: Join us for a night of celebration, packed with celebrity guests and Hocus Pocus throwbacks, at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery.
Genres: Music Documentary Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-10-20
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The Glorias
2020-12-18
The Glorias
Overview: An equal rights crusader, journalist and activist: Gloria Steinem embodies these and more. From her role in the revolutionary women's rights movement to her travels throughout the U.S. and around the world, Steinem has made an everlasting mark on modern history. A nontraditional chronicle of a trailblazing life.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-12-18
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Scarecrow in a Garden of Cucumbers
1972-03-16
Scarecrow in a Garden of Cucumbers
Overview: An aspiring actress from Kansas comes to New York and meets a host of zany characters.
Genres: Drama Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-03-16
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Camp! The Movie
2019-05-09
Camp! The Movie
Overview: At the Met Gala 2019, Lady Gaga, Cardi B, Kim Kardashian West, Kylie Jenner, Kendall Jenner, Celine Dion, Gigi Hadid, Bella Hadid, Harry Styles, Bette Midler, Hailey Bieber, Jared Leto, Gwen Stefani, Lizzo and more of your favorite celebrities helped stage a camp film classic in the halls of the Met Museum, and you have to see it to believe it!
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-05-09
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BBC Imagine: The Divine Miss M
2014-11-11
BBC Imagine: The Divine Miss M
Overview: For five decades the woman they call the Divine Miss M has forged a path which has taken her from a pineapple-canning factory in Honolulu to becoming a Hollywood legend. Alan Yentob joins Bette Midler on a journey through the chorus lines of Broadway and the bathhouses and nightclubs of the 1970s to the very top of the film industry. Her combination of a soulful voice and the raucous wit of Mae West has made her name as an outrageous, but always captivating, all-round entertainer.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-11-11
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Bette Midler: Divine Miss Millennium
1999-12-06
Bette Midler: Divine Miss Millennium
Overview: Only the Divine Miss M could ring in the new millennium with such grandeur and style. Bette Midler's 1999-2000 concert tour to promote her Bathhouse Betty album. Live from Seattle.
Genres: Music Comedy Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-12-06
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And the Oscar Goes To...
2014-02-01
And the Oscar Goes To...
Overview: The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... traces the history of the Academy itself, which began in 1927 when Louis B. Mayer, then head of MGM, led other prominent members of the industry in forming this professional honorary organization. Two years later the Academy began bestowing awards, which were nicknamed "Oscar," and quickly came to represent the pinnacle of cinematic achievement.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-02-01
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What the World Needs Now: Words by Hal David
2019-03-01
What the World Needs Now: Words by Hal David
Overview: Hosted by Bette Midler, enjoy a musical tribute to the man who wrote some of the most enduring songs in American popular music. Lyricist Hal David and composer Burt Bacharach dominated the pop-music charts in the 1960s and early ’70s, crafting dozens of timeless Top 40 hits.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-03-01
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The Lottery
1989-05-01
The Lottery
Overview: A music teacher realizes that she's won the lottery, but then promptly loses the ticket out the window. The short film then follows her exploits to recover the ticket as it is grabbed by a pigeon, blown down the street and into the subway.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-05-01
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A Barry Manilow Christmas: Live by Request
2003-12-05
A Barry Manilow Christmas: Live by Request
Overview: The internationally renowned superstar Barry Manilow takes requests for Christmas songs and performs live with a band, an orchestra, and special guests including Cyndi Lauper. And in a rare holiday treat, old friends Barry and Bette Midler join together, via media magic, in a duet that each taped separately. Mr. Manilow also hosts this 2-hour festive songfest.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-12-05
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Hawaii
1966-10-10
Hawaii
Overview: Abner Hale, a rigid and humorless New England missionary, marries the beautiful Jerusha Bromley and takes her to the exotic island kingdom of Hawaii, intent on converting the natives. But the clash between the two cultures is too great and instead of understanding there comes tragedy.
Genres: Drama Adventure Romance History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1966-10-10
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Divine Madness
1980-09-26
Divine Madness
Overview: Divine Madness is a 1980 concert film directed by Michael Ritchie, and featuring Bette Midler during her 1979 concert at Pasadena's Civic Auditorium. The 94-minute film features Midler's stand-up comedy routines as well as 16 songs, including "Big Noise From Winnetka," "Paradise," "Shiver Me Timbers," "Fire Down Below," "Stay With Me," "My Mother’s Eyes," "Chapel of Love/Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy," "Do You Want to Dance," "You Can’t Always Get What You Want/I Shall Be Released", "The E-Street Shuffle/Summer (The First Time)/"Leader of the Pack" and "The Rose".
Genres: Documentary Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-09-26
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A Childhood History Plan
A Childhood History Plan
Overview: Three women are forced to spend Christmas together, along with their children and grandchildren, after the man they were all once married to drops dead in a New York City department store.
Genres: Comedy Family Romance
Original Language: en
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Earth and the American Dream
1992-10-01
Earth and the American Dream
Overview: A beautiful and disturbing film recounts America’s story from the environment’s point of view. From the arrival of Columbus to the simple wilderness living of the 16th and 17th centuries, through the agrarian lifestyle of the 18th century, the changes from the Industrial Revolution, to the 20th century when most of the planet’s resources have been depleted — this film examines the North American landscape and all the wildlife destruction, deforestation, soil depletion and pollution that have been wrought to make the American Dream come true.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-10-01
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The Divine Bette Midler
2005-01-01
The Divine Bette Midler
Overview: Follow the career of the Divine Miss M -- singer and actress Bette Midler -- from the bathhouses to Broadway to starring film roles. This A&E biography tells the story of the Emmy, Grammy and Golden Globe winner through interviews with friends, family, colleagues and the superstar herself. See clips from stage performances and films, and learn how the star of such films as The Rose, Beaches, and Down and Out in Beverly Hills has stayed on top.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-01-01
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The Thorn
1974-05-24
The Thorn
Overview: A series of vignettes involving various Biblical characters, including 'The Divine Mr. J', the Virgin Mary, a lecherous priest, King Herod, among others.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-05-24
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We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song
1985-01-28
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song
Overview: We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song is a documentary which examines how the song was written, how producer Quincy Jones and songwriters Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie persuaded some of the most popular performers in America to donate their services to the project, and offers a behind-the-scenes look at the marathon recording session that produced the single.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-01-28
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A Century of Cinema
1994-01-01
A Century of Cinema
Overview: A look back at the first 100 years of the movies.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-01-01
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Coastal Elites
2020-09-12
Coastal Elites
Overview: A socially distanced comedic satire that spotlights five characters breaking down and breaking through as they grapple with politics, culture, and the pandemic.
Genres: Comedy Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-09-12
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Get Shorty
1995-10-20
Get Shorty
Overview: Chili Palmer is a Miami mobster who gets sent by his boss, the psychopathic "Bones" Barboni, to collect a bad debt from Harry Zimm, a Hollywood producer who specializes in cheesy horror films. When Chili meets Harry's leading lady, the romantic sparks fly. After pitching his own life story as a movie idea, Chili learns that being a mobster and being a Hollywood producer really aren't all that different.
Genres: Comedy Thriller Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-10-20
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The Addams Family 2
2021-10-01
The Addams Family 2
Overview: The Addams get tangled up in more wacky adventures and find themselves involved in hilarious run-ins with all sorts of unsuspecting characters.
Genres: Animation Family Comedy Fantasy Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-10-01
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In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
2020-10-30
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
Overview: Follow Elvira as she searches for the Sanderson Sisters, interviewing various figures who claim to have encountered or been influenced by them, including former classmates, fans, rivals, and descendants.
Genres: TV Movie Comedy Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-10-30
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Hocus Pocus 2
2022-09-27
Hocus Pocus 2
Overview: 29 years since the Black Flame Candle was last lit, the 17th-century Sanderson sisters are resurrected, and they are looking for revenge. Now it's up to three high school students to stop the ravenous witches from wreaking a new kind of havoc on Salem before dawn on All Hallow's Eve.
Genres: Fantasy Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-09-27
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Jackie's Back!
1999-06-14
Jackie's Back!
Overview: A British documentarian profiles washed-up diva Jackie Washington as she prepares for her comeback concert.
Genres: Comedy Music TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-06-14
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Women in Rock
1986-01-01
Women in Rock
Overview: All the legendary women of rock 'n' roll are brought together in this stunning collage of artists and their music. Through a music-driven mix of rare historical footage, music videos, riveting live performances and personal interviews, the lives and times of the greatest women in rock history are revealed.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-01-01
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Sister Act 3: Kicking the Habit
Sister Act 3: Kicking the Habit
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Genres: Comedy Family
Original Language: en
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AN EVENING WITH: FRIENDS OF THE ENVIRONMENT
1990-09-19
AN EVENING WITH: FRIENDS OF THE ENVIRONMENT
Overview: Bette Midler, Cher, Olivia Newton-John, Goldie Hawn & Robin Williams perform at a benefit from the Greek Theater
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-09-19
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AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
2004-06-22
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
Overview: The top 100 songs of the past 100 years chosen by the American Film Institute are presented by host-actor John Travolta.
Genres: TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-06-22
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