In the 1970s, a mental institution near the border of Russia and Finland was shut down when it was discovered that main administrator Doctor Andersson (who had taken to calling himself "The Auteur") had filmed himself torturing patients to death. Most of the doctor's films were confiscated, though the rooms in which they were developed and screened were never found.
The film largely proceeds chronologically with Kwan serving both as the person being interviewed and as the narrator. Her colleagues in Hollywood were generally interviewed in Los Angeles. Her family members and companions in her youth were interviewed in Hong Kong.
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants focuses on the American animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants and its immersion into global popular culture. The film documents the show's early inspirations, and its origins. Among the millions of fans are celebrities such as LeBron James and Ricky Gervais, who express their insights for the show and its title character, SpongeBob. It also features the series' impact on the US President Barack Obama, the inmates of San Quentin State Prison, and children around the world.
“A story of innocence lost, of love abandoned and of dreams shattered as a young Tunisian look alike to Marlon Brando on a quest to reach the impossible dream in making it big in Hollywood.”
Un sérial killer masqué et féru de technologie capture ses victimes pour leur faire subir les pires sévices. Il est prêt à tout pour imposer un nouveau mode de terreur et de destruction.
Jessica Wells (Astor) is a beautiful and talented actress, returning to the stage after a three-year absence. Although her triumphal return seems certain, family and friends are shocked when Vance (Calhern), her long-lost husband with a criminal past, shows up at the family home. He immediately exerts his influence on the vivacious Jessica, and she becomes a sleepwalking automaton blindly obeying orders.
Dans un futur proche, un jeu télévisé intitulé Le Prix du danger fait fureur. Les règles sont simples : un homme doit parvenir à rejoindre un endroit secret, en échappant à cinq traqueurs chargés de le tuer. Si le candidat gagne, il se voit attribuer la somme de 1 million de dollars, ce qui n'est encore jamais arrivé... Le tout se déroule en pleine ville, filmé et retransmis en direct sur la chaîne de télévision CTV. François Jacquemard, un jeune chômeur, veut sortir de son quotidien morose et malgré les réticences de sa compagne, décide de participer au jeu.
En 1948, Orson Welles, qui vient de divorcer de Rita Hayworth et dont la carrière à Hollywood est compromise, part pour Rome jouer le premier rôle du film Cagliostro. Mais un acteur du film est tué sur le plateau de tournage et Welles se retrouve vite mêlé à une affaire mystérieuse liée aux prochaines élections politiques en Italie.