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Irene Cara
Actress 1959 - 2022

Irene Cara

The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

Irene Cara Escalera (March 18, 1959 - November 25, 2022) was an American singer, songwriter and actress. Cara sang and co-wrote the song Flashdance... What a Feeling from the film Flashdance. She won an Oscar for Best Original Song as a co writer. Cara rose to fame as Coco... Read full bio →

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Die Abenteuer von Pico und Columbus

Die Abenteuer von Pico und Columbus

Michael Schoemann 1992 1h 22m

Christopher Columbus decides to go on a journey to prove that the Earth is not flat. His companion is a smart wood worm who's on a quest of his own: to save a beautiful fairy princess from the evil lord Swarm and his insect army.

Certain Fury

Certain Fury

Stephen Gyllenhaal 1985 1h 27m 2.0

During a shooting in court young prostitute Scarlet manages to flee. In a state of confusion, the black Tracy, who was arrested for a minor delict, follows her. When she decides to leave Scarlett, an accident makes it impossible. So they're bound together on a flight from the police and some of the meanest criminals of New York.

Style Wars

Style Wars

Tony Silver 1984 1h 10m 7.0

A documentary that exposes the rich growing subculture of hip-hop that was developing in New York City in the late '70s and early '80s, specifically focusing on graffiti art and breakdancing.

City Heat

City Heat

Richard Benjamin 1984 1h 37m 4.8

Set in Kansas City in 1933, Eastwood plays a police lieutenant known simply by his last name, Speer. Reynolds plays a former cop turned private eye named Mike Murphy. Both Speer and Murphy served on the force together and were once good friends, but are now bitter enemies. When Murphy's partner is slain they team up again to fight the mob.

D.C. Cab

D.C. Cab

Joel Schumacher 1983 1h 40m 5.0

The misadventures of a group of unfortunate but streetwise cabbies working for a Washington, D.C., decrepit taxicab company.

Fame

Fame

Alan Parker 1980 2h 14m 6.8

A chronicle of the lives of several teenagers who attend a New York high school for students gifted in the performing arts

Roots: The Next Generations

Roots: The Next Generations

1979 1h 36m

Roots: The Next Generations is a television miniseries, introduced in 1979, continuing, from 1882 to the 1960s, the fictionalized story of the family of Alex Haley and their life in Henning, Lauderdale County, Tennessee, USA.

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