Jay Mohr
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English
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A hilarious look at what life was really like inside Saturday Night Live… When 21-year old Jay Mohr moved from New Jersey to New York City to pursue his dream of stand-up stardom, he never thought the first real job he'd land would be on Saturday Night Live. But, surprisingly, that's just what he did. What followed were two unbelievable, grueling, and exciting years of feverishly keeping pace with his talented cohorts, outmaneuvering the notorious...
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When twenty-year-old Jay Mohr moved to New York City, he never thought he would land his first real job on Saturday Night Live. But he did-and what followed were two crazy years of trying to keep up with his talented cast mates and get on the air as often as possible. Jay offers an intimate first-person account of the inner workings of Saturday Night Live-the audition, the pitch meetings, and how skits make the final cut of the show. Jay also dishes...
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English
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Comedian and actor Jay Mohr's humorous memoir about the lunacy that ensues after reaching the blessed stage of parenthood. Waxing poetic about circumcision and the benefits of the carpool lane, Mohr spins theories on spanking and ponders questions like "why do kids all wake up so damn early? It's as if they are all preparing for life as longshoremen." He goes on to describe the bizarre kinds of situations that all parents must face but can never be...
6) Mafia!
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English
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Mafia! is a hilarious spoof of Hollywood's greatest gangster films.
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1091 Media
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English
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Nina Geld (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) is an up-and-coming comedian in New York City. She’s funny, smart and has worked hard to build a career for herself in the male-dominated world of stand-up. But when it comes to romantic relationships, Nina’s life is a mess. Random guys in bars, abusive married men (Chace Crawford), and an inability to stand up for herself finally convince Nina it’s time for a change. She packs up and moves to Los Angeles,...
8) S1m0ne
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Warner Bros
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English
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In Hollywood, the land of illusion, never have those words rung so true... until S1MØNE. Viktor Taransky (Al Pacino) is a down-and-out Academy Award-nominated director who loses his last chance for a comeback when temperamental actress (Winona Ryder in a cameo role) walks off his set. But now computer genius Hank Aleno (Elias Koteas) shows up. S1MØNE is a director's dream: She won't get old, won't gain an ounce. She'll never need rehab, doesn't...
10) Drowning
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English
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A mother struggles to reconcile her grief after her son is deployed to war.
11) SIMONE
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New Line Home Entertainment
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English
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Critically acclaimed director Viktor Taransky has discovered the perfect actress. She is beautiful, talented, and virtually perfect in every way ... She is Simone, a digitally constructed, computer generated actress.
12) Air
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Warner Bros. Entertainment
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English
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From award-winning director Ben Affleck, it reveals the unbelievable game-changing partnership between a then-rookie Michael Jordan and Nike's fledgling basketball division which revolutionized the world of sports and contemporary culture with the Air Jordan brand. This moving story follows the career-defining gamble of an unconventional team with everything on the line, the uncompromising vision of a mother who knows the worth of her son's immense...
13) The Groomsmen
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English
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A groom (Ed Burns) and his four attendants wrestle with issues related to friendship and maturity a week before the big day.
14) Playing By Heart
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English
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A sexy romantic comedy about modern couples coming together in unexpected ways! Paul and Hannah discover that even after 40 years of marriage, there are still surprising things to learn about each other! Meredith isn't seeking a relationship but is pursued by funny and persistent Trent, while Joan and Keenan search for love in an L.A. club scene where the rules of dating seem to change nightly!
15) All About Nina
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English
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Just as Nina Geld's (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) brilliant stand-up kicks her career into high gear, her romantic life gets complicated, forcing her to reckon with what it means to be creative, authentic, and a woman in today's society.