This movie's preamble explains the importance of salesmanship after the great depression The industrial revolution has created a life of modern convenience for America, and there are more products available than most people can fathom. David, one of the main characters in this drama, is a life insurance salesman. His livelihood and profession rely on people willing to take out new policies. Throughout the beginning of the film, a narrator points out modern inventions like telephones, electric toasters, and other conveniences, and explains the significance of these items.

Short profiles of notable Americans.

ThisfeatureisadarkdramaaboutthedestructionoftheAmericanfamilythroughthegreedoftheme-firstsocietyinwhichwelive.Atfirstglance,thePetersonsaretheperfectfamily:onesonisatthetopofhisclass,anotherisarespectedpoliceofficer,theirsisterwithmusicalambitionsthatarejusttakingflight,andeventhefather,ahardworkinglabtechnician.However,adeeperlookfindsthatthereisdiscordthroughoutastensions,misfortuneanddistrustbegintotearthemapart.Withquestionableintentions,onesondevisesaschemeforaquickpaydayathisbrother`s`consenting`expense.Thingsgohorriblyawrywhentheunfortunateramificationsoftheiractionsleaddirectlybacktothefamily-inafar-reachingdomino-effectthattheycouldneverhaveimagined.

Blues as a genre shaped the sound of jazz in the early 20th century and directly led to the creation of rock 'n' roll in the '50s. The scales, chords, and progressions of blues as a musical form can be found in styles from jazz to rock to contemporary R&B.

Feature length promotional film presented by The Coca-Cola Company during World War II, focuses on a small town bottler as he looks back on his company's past and plans for an optimistic future.

On their tenth wedding anniversary, painter František and his wife Jarmila return to their isolated home. While František is content with a quiet, unambitious existence, Jarmila perceives their orderly life as stagnant water rather than true living. What is intended as a private celebration becomes a pivotal moment where an unforeseen event forces František to reveal his true character through his actions.

Locked in a bunker and faced with an impossible commission a young artist has to look beyond reality and logic, and face himself.

Esther is beautiful beneath the surface, in an office where the surface is all that matters. Plus she has brains and about 100 extra pounds. Her nasty, brutish, and tall colleagues (Donna, Caroline, and Erica) make fun of her even as they depend on her knowledge. One day, she excitedly offers to show them a portrait she's had taken by Bud, of "Bud's Glamour Shots," who had spammed the office with an e-mail promising a picture that will reveal her true inner self. Cut to Esther, driving home in tears. That night she sleeps with the portrait near the bed and awakes to discover something extraordinary. When the three harpies see the result, will they book a session with Bud?

Rougish painter, needing money to pay off debts to his ex-wife and mistress, considers agreeing to do a banal portrait for a wealthy woman.

When a warehouse worker becomes obsessed with a painting, his visions of the Portrait begin to take on a life of their own. He soon finds himself completely absorbed in every aspect of the artwork, spending hours just pondering his life in the picture. His fantasies come to life when the object of his affection (Stormy Daniels) beckons him to her world...The Portrait, it might just be for life...