A down-on-his-luck music manager discovers a teenage girl with an extraordinary voice while on a music tour in Afghanistan and takes her to Kabul to compete on the popular television show, Afghan Star.
2016 Movie-A-Day #174: American Hero
With help from his best friend (Eddie Griffin), a man (Stephen Dorff) uses his telekinetic powers to fight crime in New Orleans.
2016 Movie-A-Day #173: Faults
A renowned authority (Leland Orser) on mind control encounters a formidable challenge when he is hired to deprogram a strong-willed cultist (Mary Elizabeth Winstead).
2016 Movie-A-Day #172: What is Cinema?
Filmmaker Chuck Workman shows how filmmakers express themselves in cinema.
2016 Movie-A-Day #167: Walt Before Mickey
In the 10 years before the creation of Mickey Mouse, Walt Disney struggles to master the art and business of animation.
2016 Movie-A-Day #166: Birth of the Tramp
6/14
A look back at Charlie Chaplin’s early life and career, from his rough childhood and music hall success in England to his early Hollywood days and the development of his enormously popular “Little Tramp” character.
2016 Movie-A-Day #164: The Day Kennedy Died
6/12
Experience November 22, 1963 as it has never been presented before, in this minute-by-minute account of that day, narrated by Academy Award-winner Kevin Spacey, and brought to life through rarely seen footage and rarely heard testimonies.
2016 Movie-A-Day #159: Tab Hunter Confidential
In the 1950s, Tab Hunter was a Hollywood golden boy and matinee idol, but his life as a closeted homosexual threatened to bring it all crashing down.
2016 Movie-A-Day #158: The Resurrection of Jake the Snake
A fallen professional wrestling superstar battles his past demons in a struggle to reclaim his life and the family that has given up on him.
2016 Movie-A-Day #157: Janis: Little Girl Blue
Archival footage and interviews highlight the life and career of singer-songwriter Janis Joplin, from her musical rise in the 1960s to her battle with alcohol and heroin addiction.