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Esther Shapiro

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Star MapsStar Maps · 1997
Star Maps
5.51997
MovieComedyDrama
Carlos wants to be an actor. But his father, Pepe, wants him to work in the family business, that is, male prostitution. Carlos decides that he will be one of his father's boys until he can get his foot in the door in Hollywood.
Blood TiesBlood Ties · 1991
Blood Ties
4.91991
MovieHorrorThriller
Carpathian Americans are just like any other expatriate organization, they enjoy family get together, and share business opportunities. There is just one minor difference, the Carpathian Americans seem to have a predilection for drinking human blood.
Intimate StrangersIntimate Strangers · 1977
Intimate Strangers
5.01977
MovieDramaTV Movie
The pressures of problems at home and at work are taking a tremendous toll on a middle-aged husband, and he begins to take it out on his wife.
Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage AlcoholicSarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic · 1975
Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic
5.71975
MovieDramaTV Movie
Finding herself unable to cope with the divorce of her parents and the stress of daily life, 15-year-old Sarah Travis starts drinking in secret. At first, alcohol provides comfort and release. Then it sends her life spiraling out of control.
When We Were YoungWhen We Were Young · 1989
When We Were Young
7.01989
MovieDramaTV Movie
A group of young people in 1959 get ready to set out on their journey to adulthood.
The MotelThe Motel · 2005
The Motel
6.32005
MovieDramaComedy
Thirteen-year-old Ernest Chin lives and works at a sleazy hourly-rate motel on a strip of desolate suburban bi-way. Misunderstood by his family and blindly careening into puberty, Ernest befriends Sam Kim, a self-destructive yet charismatic Korean man who has checked in. Sam teaches the fatherless boy all the rites of manhood.
Minstrel ManMinstrel Man · 1977
Minstrel Man
1977
MovieDramaTV Movie
Two black brothers in a traveling minstrel show in the early part of the twentieth century have two different goals. One brother is determined to succeed in a field that is dominated by white performers in blackface, and the other is a composer fighting to break away from the stereotypes associated with black minstrel performers.
The ColonyThe Colony · 1996
The Colony
7.51996
MovieDramaTV Movie
An arrogant Malibu tycoon frantically tries to locate the files of a murdered psychotherapist before his enemies get their hands on them and destroy him in this failed pilot from the creators of "Dynasty."

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The ColbysThe Colbys · 1985
The Colbys
6.31985
SeriesDramaSoap
The Colbys is an American prime time soap opera, which originally aired on ABC from November 20, 1985 to March 26, 1987. Produced by Aaron Spelling, it was a spin-off of Dynasty, which had been the highest rated series for the 1984–1985 U.S. television season. The Colbys revolved around another wealthy, upper-class family, who were distant relatives of the Carringtons of Dynasty and who owned a large multi-national corporation. Intended to surpass its predecessor in opulence, the series' producers were handed an immensely high budget for the era and cast a handful of well-known movie stars among its leads, including Charlton Heston, Barbara Stanwyck, Katharine Ross and Ricardo Montalban. However, The Colbys was ultimately a ratings disappointment, and was canceled after two seasons.

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