
Martha Coolidge
Director · b. 1946 · New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Martha Coolidge is an American film director and former President of the Directors Guild of America. She has directed such films as Valley Girl, Real Genius and Rambling Rose.
Movies16
Movie5.9ActionComedyWhen his boss is killed, Detroit cop Axel Foley finds evidence that the murderer had ties to a California amusement park called Wonder World. Returning to sunny Beverly Hills once more, Foley reunites with Detective Billy Rosewood to solve the case. Along with Billy's new partner, Detective Jon Flint, they discover that Wonder World is being used as a front for a massive counterfeiting ring.
Beverly Hills Cop III
1994 · 2.2K votes
Movie5.6WarMusicInspired by stories of Polish musicians from the 1930s and 40s. Two young lovers, Robert, a Catholic opera singer, and Rachel, a Jewish violin virtuoso, dream of one day performing together at legendary Carnegie Hall. When they're torn apart by the German invasion of Poland, Robert vows to find Rachel, no matter what the war may bring. His search leads him on a life-threatening journey through the heart of Nazi Germany, to a reckoning that Rachel may be lost to him forever.
I'll Find You
2019 · 27 votes
Movie6.5DocumentaryThe definitive documentary on the history of nudity in feature films from the early silent days to the present, studying the changes in morality that led to the use of nudity in films while emphasizing the political, sociological and artistic changes that shaped that history. Skin will also study the gender inequality in presenting nude images in motion pictures and will follow the revolution that has created nude gender equality in feature films today.
Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
2020 · 59 votes
Movie6.8DocumentaryComedyThe final volume of Time Warp digs deep into what makes us laugh over and over again as we reveal the greatest cult comedies and campy classics of all-time. From "Fast Time at Ridgemont High" and "Office Space" to "Monty Python and the Holy Grail," and "Showgirls."
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
2020 · 5 votes
Movie7.7DocumentaryTV MovieFrom 1915-1939, Frances Marion was one of the most powerful talents in the movie industry. In one of the most liberating eras for women in film, she wrote more than 200 movies and was the world's highest paid screenwriter - man or woman. Kathy Bates gives voice to Marion's words from her letters, diaries, and memoirs. Includes commentary by silent film historian Kevin Brownlow, critic Leonard Maltin, and Marion's celebrated biographer Cari Beauchamp. Current women filmmakers reflect on the legacy left to them by Marion and the pioneering women of early Hollywood.
Movie6.5DocumentaryUsing rare footage and exclusive interviews with filmmakers from all over the globe, "Reel Herstory" corrects the historic notion that women behind the scenes in motion pictures held peripheral careers compared with their male counterparts.
Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women
2014 · 4 votes
Movie5.3Documentary"The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz" - a featurette narrated by Sydney Pollack.
The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz
2005 · 3 votes
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A retrospective of the 1983 film "Valley Girl," featuring interviews with the cast and crew.
Valley Girl: 20 Totally Tubular Years Later
2003 · 1 votes
- Movie9.0Documentary
Actor Nicolas Cage and director Martha Coolidge sit down to discuss their wok on the 1983 film "Valley Girl."
Movie6.8CrimeDramaMixing narrative and documentary, the film retells a 16 year old girl's experience of a date rape.
Not a Pretty Picture
1976 · 12 votes
Movie7.3DocumentaryDocumentary on the filmmaker's grandmother, Mabel Tilton, reflecting on her life as an independent woman.
Old-Fashioned Woman
1974 · 3 votes
Movie4.1ComedyThis mockumentary about fictional movie studio Adequate Pictures boasts an interesting cast. Tony Randall hosts, and James CoCo (practically on his deathbed) stars as head of the studio. Includes parodies of everything from silent comedies to porn, including an ultra violent "three stooges" style comedy team who put a new spin on the eye poking gag.
That's Adequate
1989 · 7 votes
Movie6.6DocumentaryAt a pivotal moment for gender equality in Hollywood, successful women directors talk about their art, lives and careers.
Half the Picture
2018 · 14 votes
Movie9.0DocumentaryDocumentary about women in the film industry. Numerous notable actresses and female directors share their thoughts.
Calling the Shots
1988 · 1 votes
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A documentary portrait of a young man's middle class childhood and his struggle with drugs and his reasons to live.
David: Off and On
1972 · 1 votes
Movie7.0DocumentaryBBC 2 produced this documentary on the Oz books of L. Frank Baum and the films and fantasies that they inspired, particularly the first book `The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'. Includes clips from the several silent film versions of the stories produced by Baum that have survived as well as the 1939 film with Judy Garland, and interviews with such enthusiasts as Salman Rushdie, Gore Vidal, Ray Bradbury, Geoffrey Ryman and Nora Ephron.
In Search of Oz
1994 · 1 votes
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TV5.4DocumentaryIndie Sex is a 2007 American television documentary film directed by Lesli Klainberg.
Indie Sex
2007 · 23 votes