Twiggy
Also Known As: Twiggy Lawson, Lesley Lawson, Lesley Hornby, Twiggy Hornby
Biography: Dame Lesley Lawson DBE (born 19 September 1949), widely known by the nickname Twiggy, is an English model and actress. Considered a British cultural icon and a prominent teenage model of the '60s, she first came to prominence for her big eyes, long eyelashes, and short hair.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: London, England, UK
Birthday: September 19, 1949
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Gender: Female
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The Boy Friend
Overview: The assistant stage manager of a small-time theatrical company is forced to understudy for the leading lady at a matinée performance at which an illustrious Hollywood director is in the audience scouting for actors to be in his latest "all-talking, all-dancing, all-singing" extravaganza.
Genres: Music Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-12-16
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An Audience with Billy Connolly
Overview: Billy Connolly delivers his special brand of stand-up comedy and abrasive humour in front of a celebrity audience.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-10-26
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Body Bags
Overview: A woman working the late shift at a gas station while a killer is on the loose; a man who can't stand the thought of losing his hair; a baseball player that submits to an eye transplant. An anthology of terror.
Genres: Horror Comedy TV Movie Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-08-08
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Club Paradise
Overview: When Chicago firefighter Jack Moniker retires and moves to a small Caribbean island, he is befriended by the owner of a run-down resort. Together they renovate the resort and lure tourists to Club Paradise in an effort to fight off corrupt officials and businessmen who want to claim the resort as their own.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-07-11
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The Doctor and the Devils
Overview: In Victorian England, two grave robbers supply a wealthy doctor with bodies to research anatomy on, but greed causes them to look for a more simple way to get the job done.
Genres: Horror History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-10-04
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US Against the World
Overview: This NBC Special from 1977 pitted celebrities from the worlds of film and TV in the United States against stars from the U.K. and the rest of the World. Three teams of five men and three women representing their native land, competed in a series of nine events during this fast paced and exciting 2 hour TV Special. Sporting events included bowling, darts, rowing, swimming and running relays and soccer goal kicking.
Genres: TV Movie Documentary Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-09-07
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The Devils
Overview: In 17th-century France, Father Urbain Grandier seeks to protect the city of Loudun from the corrupt establishment of Cardinal Richelieu. Hysteria occurs within the city when he is accused of witchcraft by the sexually repressed Sister Jeanne.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-07-16
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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.
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-10-14
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Istanbul
Overview: A New York Times correspondent based in Sweden travels to Istanbul with his daughter on a secret mission.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-08-07
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Woundings
Overview: A government program is trying to entice women to go to a remote island and become companions to war-scarred soldiers.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-10-08
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Echoes of the Sixties: A Musical Trip
Overview: A documentary on the pop music and culture of the 1960's, featuring film and video clips of 60's-era performers.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-07-25
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Pygmalion
Overview: Adaptation of the play by Bernard Shaw.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-12-27
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The Little Match Girl
Overview: The Little Match Girl is a short story by Danish poet and author Hans Christian Andersen. The story is about a dying child's hopes and dreams, and was first published in 1845. This adaptation was made for Harlech TV and broadcast on 28th December 1986 and starred Twiggy and Roger Daltrey, and features the song 'Mistletoe and Wine' which became a Christmas number one for Cliff Richard in 1988, the biggest selling record of that year.
Genres: Drama Music TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-12-28
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The Butterfly Ball
Overview: Roger Glover puts on a star-studded concert at the Royal Albert Hall for his concept album "The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast".
Genres: Music Animation
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-04-01
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Go Go Go Said the Bird
Overview: Four young people pinpoint the attitudes that have contributed to the phenomenon of swinging London.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1966-10-26
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Something Borrowed, Something Blue
Overview: Three about-to-be-newlywed chums are taken to Australia for a photoshoot
Genres: TV Movie Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-03-10
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imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
Overview: imagine... profiles the UK’s most successful double act of the last 40 years, French & Saunders, exploring a brand of comedy based on satire, silliness and, above all, friendship.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-12-27
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Midnight Men - A John Schlesinger & Michael Childers Story
Overview: A documentary on John Schlesinger and Michael Childers.
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Original Language: en
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W
Overview: Is a young woman being stalked by her ex, or is she imagining things?
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-06-07
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The Diamond Trap
Overview: When streetwise Manhattan police detectives Rawlings (Howard Hesseman) and Brendan Thomas (Ed Marinaro) discover a major diamond heist is about to go down at a renowned gallery, they enlist one of their suspects, gallery employee Tara Holden (Brooke Shields). But an attempt to foil the robbery explodes with deadly consequences for Tara. Committed to break the case, Rawlings relentlessly pursues the clues through a twisted maze of deceit and danger that takes him to England, where he and Scotland Yard detecive Charlie Lawson expose the ultimate con and solve the crime.
Genres: Action Adventure TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-01-01
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Twiggy
Overview: Twiggy takes a comprehensive look at the life story of UK model and cultural icon Twiggy, real name Lesley Lawson, whose career kickstarted in the 1960s. It features interviews with Twiggy and her husband Leigh Lawson, as well as commentary from Erin O’Connor, Paul McCartney, Lulu, Poppy Delavigne, Brooke Shields, Pattie Boyd and Zandra Rhodes.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2025-03-07
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The Donna Summer Special
Overview: A variety special that showcased the musical talents of singer and actress Donna Summer.
Genres: Music TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-01-27
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There Goes The Bride
Overview: A nervous ad executive creates havoc on his daughter's wedding day and becomes obsessed with a dream girl he keeps seeing everywhere but whom he can't catch.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-07-07
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A Bing Crosby Christmas
Overview: The program on this DVD is basically a retrospective produced in the early 1990s for public television that was originally called «A Bing Crosby Christmas: Just Like the Ones You Used to Know» that was narrated by Gene Kelly and hosted by Bing's widow, Kathryn Crosby. The program itself features clips from fifteen of Bing's classic television specials, concentrating on the period from the early 1960s onwards when he included Kathryn and their three children in the programs.
Genres: Music Documentary Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-01-01
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The Blues Brothers
Overview: Jake Blues, just released from prison, puts his old band back together to save the Catholic home where he and his brother Elwood were raised.
Genres: Music Comedy Action Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-06-16
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Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas
Overview: Bing Crosby and his family spend Christmas at the estate of a distant relative in England.
Genres: Music Family Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-11-30
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Fame, Fashion and Photography: The Real Blow Up
Overview: Tells the story of the photographers who cemented the image of swinging London and who, through their pictures, irreversibly altered the face of fashion and pop.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-08-10
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Ken Russell: A Bit of a Devil
Overview: Following the recent death of Ken Russell, Alan Yentob looks back over the career of the flamboyant film director responsible for Women In Love, Tommy and The Devils. Friends and admirers - including Glenda Jackson, Terry Gilliam, Twiggy, Melvyn Bragg, Robert Powell and Roger Daltrey - recall a pioneering documentary-maker, talented photographer and fearless film director.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-01-14
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Lucy in London
Overview: Lucy goes to hip London to experience all the current fads.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1966-10-24
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The Powder & the Glory
Overview: The story of pioneering entrepreneurs Elizabeth Arden and Helena Rubinstein, who built cosmetics empires and competed against each other for more than fifty years. Starting from nothing, they became household names and business icons.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-04-07
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My Generation
Overview: The vivid and inspiring story of British film icon Michael Caine's personal journey through 1960s swinging London.
Genres: Documentary Music History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-10-08
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Popcorn
Overview: Over two dozen top-name acts make this 'audio/visual rock thing' come to life in a rock and roll journey that moves all over, from Katmandu to London's Royal Albert Hall; an in-depth, backstage interview with The Rolling Stones' leader Mick Jagger, Plus Jimi Hendrix, Otis Redding, Joe Cocker and many others, along with other features including a Twiggy fashion show.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-11-16
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Bert Stern: Original Madman
Overview: The untold and intimate life story of one of the greatest American photographers of all time, Bert Stern. After working alongside Stanley Kubrick at Look Magazine, Stern became an original Madison Avenue 'mad man', his images helping to create modern advertising. Ground-breaking photos of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, Marilyn Monroe and Twiggy, coupled with his astonishing success in advertising, minted Stern as a celebrity in his own right.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-09-02
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Broadway's Lost Treasures
Overview: The golden age of the annual Tony Awards ceremony lasted from 1967 to 1986 — the period during which Alexander H. Cohen and his wife, Hildy Parks, were the producers of the show. This film offers a compilation of performances from Tony Award broadcasts during those years. They are presented with color-corrected footage and digitally re-mastered sound.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-08-10
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The Taming of the Shrew
Overview: A young harridan MP marries a title in order to advance towards her goal of becoming party leader.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-11-21
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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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Sun Child
Overview: This movie was incredibly touching. The story revolves around a young girl "Em" (played by Laura Goodwin). The movie opens with the image of a small, close knit family. Almost at once we are made aware that Emily's father (played by James Fox) is a diplomat whose demanding job barely allows him time to give attention to his wife (played by Twiggy) and of course his daughter Emily. As expected Emily's mother "Fen" soon begins to have an affair and thus begins the child's torment. The movie is poignant in the way it deals with this very real issue. We are given the impression of divorce and the very real adult problems occurring in marriage through the eyes of a young child and the picture painted is not a pretty one. It brings forth awareness, especially to adult viewers, and is a definite must see for all families. I personally found Laura Goodwin's acting to be both intense and innocent, and it was a delight to see such intensity in one so young. A definite thumbs up for this movie!!
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-09-16
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Pop Models
Overview: Directed by Olivier Nicklaus.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-09-27
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Best Ever Muppet Moments
Overview: A review of the most memorable Muppet moments to commemorate Kermit the Frog's 50th anniversary.
Genres: Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-03-11
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Brunes et Blondes
Overview: Actresses' hairstyle in movies always carries a strong aesthetic statement associated with erotic, social, and historical meanings. In a bold and unexpected way, the film revisits this ultimate symbol of femininity in international cinema.
Genres: Documentary Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2010-10-06
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Opus
Overview: Impressions of contemporary British arts and fashion. Summary of art through the ages taking in every thing from Mary Quant to the Marat/Sade production. Made for the Montreal "Expo '67" exhibition.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1967-01-02
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The Frontiers of Science
Overview: A medium attempts to prove to the scientific establishment that her ability to contact the dead is real.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-09-03
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