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Tj: January 3rd

Comedy

In his debut special taped in Brooklyn, Haitian born stand-up comedian, TJ, tackles with his conversational style the perils of English as a third language, evil children, race, and the metoo movement. No subject is off limits in this smart, edgy, and, most of all, hilarious debut.

Lillian Russell

Comedy

Her girl-next-door looks combined with a sultry singing voice made Alice Faye one of HollywoodÄ’s biggest stars in the Golden Age of Cinema. It's the gay 90's and headliner Lillian Russell (Alice Faye) is unstoppable! Called, ""The English Ballad Singer"" her beauty, charm and unforgettable voice packed playhouses everywhere. Offstage, she was equally amazing with an extravagant lifestyle that included four husbands, a jewel-studded bicycle and a wardrobe filled with furs, jewels, gowns and diamond-decorated corsets. As Russell, Faye breathes life into this glamorous icon singing old standards such as, ""After the Ball"" and new songs including, ""Blue Love Bird."" One of Faye's best dramatic roles; she stars with actors Don Ameche, Henry Fonda and Edward Arnold.

Taylor Williamson: Please Like Me

Comedy

After being named runner up and one of the five favorite acts of all time on America's Got Talent, Taylor Williamson stars in his first standup comedy special! In his comedy routine, Taylor covers all the important problems we face in our crazy world: Japanese dancers taking jobs away from Americans on reality shows, strangers wanting to talk to you on airplanes, and the worst problem of all... Duvets!

Mojave Moon

Comedy

Al McCord is hanging out at his favorite restaurant when he meets an attractive young woman, Ellie who is looking for a ride from the city out into the Mojave Desert, where her mother lives. Little does he know that while Ellie is falling in love with him, he is falling for her mother, Julie, despite the nearby presence of Julie's boyfriend who seems likely to go berserk at any moment. Even more strange, hilarious events follow and it's up to Al to find some explanation. His life may never again be the same.

The Professor

Comedy

Johnny Depp delivers a wickedly funny performance as Richard, a buttoned-down college lecturer who, after learning he has six months to live, transforms into a rebellious party animal. To the shock of his wife (Rosemarie DeWitt) and school chancellor (Ron Livingston)—and the delight of his students—Richard leads a hilarious crusade against authority and hypocrisy in this dark comedy costarring Zoey Deutch.

Seven Psychopaths

Comedy

Offbeat and wildly entertaining, Christopher Walken, Woody Harrelson, Colin Farrell and Gabourey Sidlbe star in this tale of a struggling screenwriter inadvertently entangled in the LA criminal underworld after his oddball friends kidnap a gangster's beloved Shih Tzu.

A Guy Thing

Comedy

Paul Morse is a good guy. When his friends throw him a wild bachelor party, he just wants to keep his conscience clean - which is why he's shocked when he wakes up in bed with a beautiful girl named Becky and can't remember the night before. Worse than that, she also happens to be his fiance's cousin. Desperate to keep his fiancée, Karen, from finding out what may or may not be the truth, he tells her a teensy lie. Which turns into a bigger lie. From the bachelor party to the wedding, soon his lies are spiraling out of control and his entire life is a series of comical misunderstandings. It's amazing how much can change because of one little thing - A Guy Thing.

Leap of Faith (1992)

Comedy

In a tour-de-force performance, Steve Martin plays Reverend Jonas Nightengale, a slick-as-oil flimflam man who'll trade salvation for a donation to his touring ministry. Jonas knows how to work a crowd and a con, but his works of wonder are done with mirrors and smoke. When his tour bus breaks down, Jonas pitches his tent in impoverished Rustwater, Kansas. While his alluring manager (Debra Winger) tries to persuade the local sheriff (Liam Neeson) not to close the show, Jonas sets his sights on a beautiful skeptic named Marva (Lolita Davidovich). But making a believer out of Marva is going to take a real miracle.

Outsourced

Comedy

Despite his struggle to navigate an office paralyzed by cultural misunderstandings, Todd finds his co-workers impossible to dislike - especially his friendly replacement Puro (Asif Basara), and the beautiful and opinionated Asha (Ayesha Darkher - Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the clones, Bombay Dreams). Through a series of hilarious misadventures, this charming, critically acclaimed romantic comedy reminds us that sometimes getting lost is the best way to find yourself.

35 & Ticking

Comedy

35 AND TICKING centers around the lives of Victoria, Zenobia , Clevon, and Phil--all friends approaching the age of 35 and struggling to build the families they've always dreamed of. While Zenobia (Nicole Ari Parker, Soul Food, Brown Sugar) is still looking for a man, Victoria (Tamala Jones, Castle, One on One) is married to a man who doesn't want children. Clevon (Kevin Hart, Not Easily Broken, 40 Year-Old Virgin), meanwhile, is too geeky to get a woman, and Phil (Keith Robinson, Dreamgirls) is already married with children, but his wife is not very interested in being a mother. All four of them try to rectify their romantic lives and futures while their biological clocks tick away.

Tom Arnold: Past & Present Imperfectly

Comedy

When Tom Arnold was 21, he worked on the kill floor of an Iowa meat packing plant. Sure Tom had crazy dreams of moving to Hollywood and becoming a standup comic like his idol Robin Williams; hanging out with his new best friend Arnold Schwarzenegger, but Tom was resigned to slaughtering hogs for 50 years like his grandpa. This special is about what happened and what life’s like now for a 58 year old former meat packer and father of two. Whose first two movies were with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Robin Williams.

Love & Air Sex

Comedy

In this raucous, surprisingly romantic comedy, two pairs of exes are torn between rebound sex and getting back together. But can they survive the acts of revenge carried out at the Air Sex World Championships?

The Ghost In the Invisible Bikini

Comedy

Hiram Stokely (Boris Karloff) is a man who's dead but doesn't know it. A ghostly figure comes to his mandion and tells him how he may enter the gates of heaven, if he is able to perform one good deed in 24 hours.

Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River

Comedy

A man, threatened with divorce by his wife, retreats into daydreams of adventure and excitement. With the aid of a con man, he plots to steal the plans for a valuable new invention, a high-speed oil drill, and peddle the plans to oil-rich Arabs. This spoofing of spy-thrillers continues with the inevitable hidden microfilm, high-speed chases through Lisbon, a sinister double-crossing dentist.

7 Años de Matrimonio

Comedy

A couple approach their seven-year anniversary, and everyone still thinks they're doomed to fail.

Mostly Martha

Comedy

In the tradition of Big Night and Chocolat comes this "delicious romantic comedy!"* that won over 10 international film awards and captured the hearts of moviegoers around the world. Martha is a single woman who lives for one passion: cooking. The head chef at a chic restaurant, Martha has no time for anything - or anyone - else. But, Martha's solitary life is shaken when a fateful accident brings her sister's eight-year-old daughter, Lina, to her doorstep. As Martha struggles to care for her headstrong niece, the restaurant hires a charming and carefree Italian chef named Mario. Suspicious of Mario's intentions, Martha slowly discovers that he has a special recipe for living - one that will touch her home and her heart. With its tantalizing blend of comedy, romance and food, Mostly Martha is a movie to savor. *Leah Rozen, People Magazine

The Rules of the Game

Comedy

Considered one of the greatest films ever made, The Rules of the Game (La règle du jeu), by Jean Renoir, is a scathing critique of corrupt French society cloaked in a comedy of manners in which a weekend at a marquis’ country château lays bare some ugly truths about a group of haut bourgeois acquaintances. The film has had a tumultuous history: it was subjected to cuts after the violent response of the premiere audience in 1939, and the original negative was destroyed during World War II; it wasn’t reconstructed until 1959. That version, which has stunned viewers for decades, is presented here.

The Arbalest

Comedy

When an unexpected tragedy befalls an amateur game inventor, his wife and a rival make a pact to share in the spoils of his invention. But when that invention becomes an international sensation, the pair charts different courses in their own lives, until desire brings them together for one final game.

Passionada

Comedy

Sofia Milos is a revelation and Jason Isaacs is charming in this 'sassy, sensual and charismatic romantic comedy (Movieline). A big-hearted adventure that is wildly passionate with seething sensuality, Passionada features a cast of faces who are utterly spellbinding (Mike Szymanski, Tribune Media). When a widowed mother refuses to date even years after her husband's death, daughter Vicky sets out on a quest to find romance for her mom even if it means striking a deal with a handsome gambler whom no mother would ever approve!

Chicks Dig Gay Guys

Comedy

Lifelong friends Brad and Scooter think they know every trick in the book. Lately even their best pick up lines aren’t working. After another disastrous night Scooter has a revelation: Chicks Dig Gay Guys. If you’re the gay guy, you’re in! With his gay alter ego ‘Chancellor’ created Scooter discovers he can slip into a woman’s comfort zone with ease. When Brad uses Scooter’s new gay technique to pursue the girl of his dreams he finds himself caught in a web of lies and a world of trouble.

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