Beth Lapides

The touching and hilarious story of comedian/actress/writer Judy Toll, who struggled and finally succeeded in Hollywood only to succumb to cancer.

Through unprecedented backstage access and candid interviews, the film weaves through the absurd world of the working comedian and reveals a crazy and hilarious psychological profile of its practitioners. We also follow retired comic Ritch Shydner's attempt to climb back on stage after a thirteen-year hiatus. At the top of his game in the 1980's, Shydner had HBO specials, shot five pilot TV shows, and numerous late night appearances (Carson, Letterman, Leno, etc.) but the big time eluded him. Equipped with the collective wisdom and nutty musings of over 80 of his peers, he gives it another shot. Does Ritch have what it takes to connect with today's young crowds and still get the laughs?

film irrévérencieux et rafraîchissant sur le monde étrange du sexe, de la luxure et l'amour non partagé. Lanky, cheveux bleus Jackson, employé dans un magasin de disque et poète, est en amour avec la plupart des hommes dans sa vie! Un départ rafraîchissant de l'histoire d'amour gay typique, LUSTER est un regard brut et sombre et comique sur les jeunes punks dans l'amour.

This engaging, long-unavailable documentary follows Phranc—a butch lesbian performer who rose to underground fame in LA’s punk scene before reinventing herself as “America’s favorite Jewish lesbian folk singer” and touring with acts like the Smiths and Hüsker Dü—as she embarks on her surprising new career: Tupperware saleswoman. Using her gregarious personality and performance experience, Phranc finds remarkable success and a newfound community hosting Tupperware parties, shooting straight to the top of the West Coast’s highest sellers. But what does it mean to be a gender-nonconforming queer woman in a business typically associated with the classic postwar suburban housewife? As the irrepressible Phranc herself puts it, “I can change closed minds just by showing up.”

Will est un avocat, gay, et Grace est une décoratrice d'intérieur, hétéro. Ils vivent ensemble et s'ils sont les meilleurs amis du monde, leur co-habitation n'est pas de tout repos. Surtout quand Jack, l'ami envahissant de Will, et Karen, la collègue délurée de Grace, passent le plus clair de leur temps dans leur appartement...

Célibataire new-yorkaise, Carrie s'inspire de sa propre expérience, et de celle de ses amies, pour écrire des articles sur des thèmes touchant le sexe et les relations amoureuses.