Paul Mazursky
Pub. Date
2014.
Description
Jakob the Liar: In Nazi-occupied Poland during World War II, poor Jewish cafe owner Jakob Heym accidentally overhears a forbidden radio news bulletin signaling Soviet military successes ; Moscow on the Hudson: Soviet saxophonist, Vladimir Ivanoff, decides to defect to the U.S.A. He wins asylum, and though Vladimir learns that life in America can be cold and even painful, he grows to love his strange and wondrous adopted land.
6) Punch line
Pub. Date
2002.
Description
Lilah, a housewife who wants to be a comedienne, teams up with Steve, a self-centered comic who teaches Lilah how to be funny.
Pub. Date
[2008]
Description
James is a struggling actor, living with his widowed mother in Chicago, who wants three things in life: someone to love, a great part, and to lose weight. Unfortunately, he is 0 for 3. His girlfriend dumps him, he loses a title acting role, and he sneaks out of an Overeaters Anonymous meeting only to wind up at an ice cream parlor. There, he meets Beth who quickly wins his heart, but will this cause James more problems than it solves? Or has he finally...
Pub. Date
c1987
Description
Circus saxophonist Vladimir Ivanoff defects from his touring troupe in Bloomingdale's. Fleeing the KGB, Vladimir wins asylum and moves into the crowded Harlem flat of black security guard Lionel Witherspoon. Soon he has found both a voluptuous Italian lover and a shrewd Cuban lawyer. Though Vladimir learns that life in America can be cold and painful, he grows to love his new land.
Series
Pub. Date
[2007]
Description
Ruthless people: When loathesome millionaire Sam Stone's wife is kidnapped by inept kidnappers, Sam cries tears of joy and refuses to pay the ransom. And when the abductors threaten to kill the abrasive heiress, Sam celebrates!
Down and out in Beverly Hills: Rescued from drowning in the swimming pool of a Beverly Hills couple, a disconsolate bum brings startling and hilarious changes to the entire household, including the family dog, Matisse.
10) A Star is Born
Pub. Date
1976
Description
Rock star John Norman Howard has noticed that his career has begun to decline. Too many years of concerts, bad managers and life on the road have made him cynical. Then he meets the innocent, pure and very talented singer Esther Hoffman. John shows Esther the way to stardom while forsaking his own career. As they fall in love, her success only makes his decline even more apparent.