2 Movies Starring Marylouise Burke

Series 7: The Contenders

Series 7: The Contenders

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2001-05-25

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

86 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.6 (5738 Reviews)

Director:

Daniel Minahan

Fullplot:

Ever seen the show "Survivor" and wished they would just start killing each other?? Series 7 literally gives its contestants the guns. The film is not merely a satire on reality TV. It is an example of just how far people will shamelessly go for fame. 6 contenders are pitted against each other in a no holds barred, kill or be killed contest. The reigning champ is Dawn, a hard-nosed, mother-to-be. We go back and forth between Dawn and the other 5 contenders to see if someone can dethrone Dawn and become the new Champion. What is the prize? How are the contestants picked? These questions are not as important as asking yourself how shameless has our society become?

A Prairie Home Companion

A Prairie Home Companion

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2006-06-09

Languages:

English, Norwegian

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

105 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.9 (19096 Reviews)

Director:

Robert Altman

Cast:

Writer:

Garrison Keillor (screenplay)

Garrison Keillor (story)

Ken LaZebnik (story)

Fullplot:

"A Prairie Home Companion", hosted by humorist Garrison Keillor, is a down home radio variety show recorded and performed live in front of an audience in a theater in St. Paul, Minnesota. A show from another era, "A Prairie Home Companion" has been canceled. The regulars are performing on the last show, including Dusty & Lefty, singing/guitar playing cowboys with a risquè sense of humor, and the Johnson Girls, a sister singing duo of Rhonda and Yolanda who have a penchant for talking over each other. As the show goes on, the regulars, backstage, talk about their lives in relation to the show. Other goings-on include Yolanda and others trying to convince her shy somber daughter, Lola, to sing on this last show. As all this goes on, a mysterious woman in a white trench coat who is on a mission wanders around the theater, while the show's dim security guard, Guy Noir, who usually has nothing to do security-wise, follows.

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