Actress Whoopi Goldberg (1955)

Luck (2022) is an upcoming animated fantasy comedy film, helmed by director Peggy Holmes and co-directed by Javier Abad. Written by Kiel Murray, with a story by Murray, Jonathan Aibel, and Glenn Berger, the film is based on an original concept from the creative minds of Rebeca Carrasco,

The Stand (2020) is a nine-episode American post-apocalyptic fantasy television miniseries, based on Stephen King’s 1978 novel and a remake of the 1994 adaptation. It follows the aftermath of a pandemic caused by an accident at a military biological research station. This results in the release of a deadly influenza strain that wipes out most of the world’s population. As the few remaining survivors navigate this new reality, they are drawn to two opposing leaders – Randall Flagg and Mother Abagail – leading to an ultimate battle between good and evil. In the novel’s dedication to his wife, ...

Girl, Interrupted (1999) is a biographical psychological drama film, written and directed by James Mangold. In the year 1967, in New England, an aimless 18-year-old named Susanna Kaysen experiences a nervous breakdown and takes an overdose of aspirin and alcohol. Despite her protests, she is admitted into Claymoore, a local psychiatric hospital. During her stay in the ward, Susanna forms bonds with other patients such as Polly ‘Torch’ Clark, who has schizophrenia; Cynthia Crowley; Daisy Randone, who engages in self-harm and struggles with obsessive-compulsive disorder; Georgina Tuskin, a compulsive liar and ...

The Sunshine Boys (1996) is an American comedy TV film, helmed by director John Erman and based on Neil Simon’s eponymous 1972 play. The story follows Al Lewis and Willy Clark, two cantankerous comedians who were once part of the famed duo ‘Lewis and Clark’, also known as the Sunshine Boys. However, after a successful 43-year run, they went their separate ways with a bitter falling-out and have had no contact since. Now, a major network is planning a reunion for a comedy history special.

The American comedy film, Made in America (1993), stars Whoopi Goldberg and Ted Danson. When Zora Matthews discovers she has a blood type that does not match her deceased father or mother Sarah, she confronts her mother. Sarah admits to using a sperm bank after her husband’s passing and specifically requesting for an intelligent black donor. Determined to uncover the truth, Zora enlists the help of her best friend Tea Cake to pretend to be a donor while she searches through the records at the sperm bank. After gaining access to the computer, Zora learns that her ...

The Player (1992), an American satirical black comedy mystery film directed by Robert Altman and written by Michael Tolkin, is based on Tolkin’s own novel of the same name. It follows Griffin Mill, a Hollywood studio executive dating story editor Bonnie Sherow. In his role, Mill listens to pitches from screenwriters and decides which ones have the potential to be turned into films. However, out of 50,000 submissions yearly, he only green-lights twelve. When ambitious exec Larry Levy joins the studio, Mill’s job ...

In the American comedy film Soapdish (1991), directed by Michael Hoffman and written by Robert Harling and Andrew Bergman, longtime daytime drama star Celeste Talbert is faced with a challenge from her ambitious co-star Montana Moorehead. Montana plots to take over as the star of the show, promising producer David Seton Barnes sexual favors in exchange for the role. In an attempt to turn audience opinion against Celeste’s character, Montana and David devise a storyline where she will unintentionally cause the death of ...

Ghost (1990) is a supernatural romance film directed by Jerry Zucker and written by Bruce Joel Rubin. Banker Sam Wheat and his girlfriend Molly Jensen move into a Manhattan loft with the help of Sam’s colleague Carl Bruner. One night, they are attacked by a mugger on the street. Despite Sam’s attempt to protect her, he returns to find himself dead and unable to communicate with Molly or anyone else in the living world. While stuck as a ghost, Sam is constantly frustrated by his inability to interact with his surroundings and other spirits he encounters. One ...

The American epic coming-of-age period drama film, The Color Purple (1985), directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Menno Meyjes, is based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name by Alice Walker. The story follows Celie Harris in early 20th-century rural Hartwell, Georgia, a teenage African-American girl. After secretly giving birth to two children, her father quickly takes them from her and gives them away. Despite this hardship, Celie finds solace in her strong bond with her younger sister Nettie as they ...