The Bette Midler Show is a HBO Video special of one of Bette Midler's tours entitled 'The Depression Tour', The video is of her show at the Cleveland Music Hall during February 1976. the show features many of Bette's popular songs, such as "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy", "Friends", "In The Mood", "Hello In There", and "Lullaby of Broadway" As well as dazzling the audience with her spontaneous wit with her 'Wonderful Sophie Tucker Jokes' and her special 'The Vicki Eydie Show'
A screenwriter known for ripoff "mockbusters" asks his successful former colleague for feedback on his first serious script.
The Minions need to raise $20 to purchase an as seen on TV banana blender. So they take up lawn mowing at an old folks home, with hilarious antics!
Billy Batson tries to use the wisdom of Solomon to pass a school test, but finds that wisdom causes squabbles among the gods.
A tenor, in suit and tie, with a receding hairline, sings a ballad to his love, “Your Face Is Like a Song,” to simple piano accompaniment. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2015.
Piccolo player Mike Scanlon loses his girl due to his unexciting lifestyle, so he decides to commit a robbery to gain notoriety. But the robbery goes awry and Mike finds himself on the run from the police, pretending to be a famous singer whose gimmick is wearing a mask in public.
Otto Baxter, a filmmaker with Down's Syndrome, directs and stars in this musical horror-comedy short based on his life, set in Victorian London.
Oswald takes a job as a lifeguard to keep an eye on Miss Rabbit, who in turn stages a boating accident hoping Oswald will come to save her.
Host Scott Forrest presents a curated compilation of eight independent short films in this rapid-fire science-fiction feature. Genres collide, narratives twist, aesthetics clash, and even humor, both campy and dystopian, showcase the vast creative possibilities of each story's individual world, offering the viewer a brief glimpse into the lives of every character's attempt to survive the otherworldly chaos around them. Released in 2001, the selected shorts span original creation dates of 1997 to 2001; most of the featured filmmakers also appear as themselves in short video interviews to talk about their inspirations, creative process and motivations while working on their individual shorts.
A “madman” escapes prison and the torments of his warders.
This film was made in 52 hours for the Belhaven B52 Film Challenge. It won in the College/Adult Category. The prompts given were: There must be a theme of perseverance. There must be a water bottle. And there must be something orange. Clifford has found out about a big score and he convinces Tweety Bird to go along with him to get it.
A teenage boy finds a stuffed owl on his way home from school. The owl brings him comfort, friendship. He quickly learns there is more to this owl than what meets the eye.
Alex Javier, a troublemaker, attempts to shake up the sheltered life of conservative Marina Flores, at an all-girls Catholic school. Love ensues.
When a boy with incredibly long arms crosses paths with an equally eccentric girl at school, the two misfits put their weaknesses together and unlock their superpowers to defy school bullies and gravity.
A mother and son attend a funeral for someone they really don't know, and intend to leave right after, but end up leading the procession to the burial.
In this hand-colored short, a magician and his assistant do a series of magic tricks, including making potted plants appear, among others. Melies played the magician, and the actor Manuel played his assistant.
Inexperienced duck hunter Porky Pig is taunted by a mischievous duck (Daffy, making his screen debut).
Mickey runs a small theatre. The orchestra plays, rather badly, excerpts from Carmen. Mickey appears as a snake charmer, but the snake is revealed to be a cat with a snake's head painted on its tail. Mickey does a belly dance, to the audience's delight. Mickey then plays the piano, but the piano and stool, apparently annoyed at the violence and complexity of the piece, kick him off stage.
Spider-Ham: Caught in a Ham follows Spider-Ham as he faces off against bad guys, chows down on hot dogs, and makes plenty of food-based puns.
A confirmed bachelor learns that he will inherit his late uncle's fortune only if he marries, which he does reluctantly. Shortly afterward he returns to his bachelor lifestyle but realizes he can't get his wife's face out of his thoughts.