Birthday:
08-17-1946
(78 years)
Birthplace:
New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Biography
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Martha Coolidge (born August 17, 1946) is an American film director and former President of the Directors Guild of America.
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Martha Coolidge (born August 17, 1946) is an American film director and former President of the Directors Guild of America.
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Directors on Directing (Part 2)
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This documentary features the most gifted young directors of the 80's and 90's, revealing the secrets of their success in their craft.
Valley Girl: 20 Totally Tubular Years Later
Act like Self
event2003
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A retrospective of the 1983 film "Valley Girl," featuring interviews with the cast and crew.
Valley Girl: In Conversation - Nicolas Cage And Martha Coolidge
Act like Self
event2003
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Actor Nicolas Cage and director Martha Coolidge sit down to discuss their wok on the 1983 film "Valley Girl."
The Music of Valley Girl
Act like Self
event2003
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A retrospective of the music featured in the 1983 film Valley Girl.
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
Act like Self
event2020 star_border 6.8
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The final volume of Time Warp digs deep into what makes us laugh over and over again as we reveal the greatest cult comedies and campy classics of all-time. From "Fast Time at Ridgemont High" and "Office Space" to "Monty Python and the Holy Grail," and "Showgirls."
Old-Fashioned Woman
Act like Self
event1974 star_border 7.5
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Documentary on the filmmaker's grandmother, Mabel Tilton, reflecting on her life as an independent woman.
The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz
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event2005 star_border 7
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"The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz" - a featurette narrated by Sydney Pollack.
Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
Act like Self
event2020 star_border 6.6
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The definitive documentary on the history of nudity in feature films from the early silent days to the present, studying the changes in morality that led to the use of nudity in films while emphasizing the political, sociological and artistic changes that shaped that history. Skin will also study the gender inequality in presenting nude images in motion pictures and will follow the revolution that has created nude gender equality in feature films today.
Celluloid Ceilings
Act like Self
event2015
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Even though women make up 51 percent of the U.S. population, only about 4 percent of movies are directed by women. Of the 220 TV shows, representing about 3500 total episodes, only 14 percent were directed by women. Bloomberg interviewed several female directors in Hollywood, from Oscar winners to the director of "Twilight" to explore the various forms of sexism and discrimination they have faced in Hollywood, and what they are trying to do to change things
That's Adequate
Act like Self
event1989 star_border 3.6
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This mockumentary about fictional movie studio Adequate Pictures boasts an interesting cast. Tony Randall hosts, and James CoCo (practically on his deathbed) stars as head of the studio. Includes parodies of everything from silent comedies to porn, including an ultra violent "three stooges" style comedy team who put a new spin on the eye poking gag.
Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood
Act like Self
event2000 star_border 7
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From 1915-1939, Frances Marion was one of the most powerful talents in the movie industry. In one of the most liberating eras for women in film, she wrote more than 200 movies and was the world's highest paid screenwriter - man or woman. Kathy Bates gives voice to Marion's words from her letters, diaries, and memoirs. Includes commentary by silent film historian Kevin Brownlow, critic Leonard Maltin, and Marion's celebrated biographer Cari Beauchamp. Current women filmmakers reflect on the legacy left to them by Marion and the pioneering women of early Hollywood.
Half the Picture
Act like Self
event2018 star_border 5.9
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At a pivotal moment for gender equality in Hollywood, successful women directors talk about their art, lives and careers.
David: Off and On
Act like Herself - interviewer
event1972
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A documentary portrait of a young man's middle class childhood and his struggle with drugs and his reasons to live.
In Search of Oz
Act like Self
event1994
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BBC 2 produced this documentary on the Oz books of L. Frank Baum and the films and fantasies that they inspired, particularly the first book `The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'. Includes clips from the several silent film versions of the stories produced by Baum that have survived as well as the 1939 film with Judy Garland, and interviews with such enthusiasts as Salman Rushdie, Gore Vidal, Ray Bradbury, Geoffrey Ryman and Nora Ephron.
Calling the Shots
Act like Self
event1988
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Documentary about women in the film industry. Numerous notable actresses and female directors share their thoughts.
Not a Pretty Picture
Act like Herself
event1976 star_border 7.6
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Mixing narrative and documentary, the film retells a 16 year old girl's experience of a date rape.
Beverly Hills Cop III
Act like Security Woman
event1994 star_border 5.9
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When his boss is killed, Detroit cop Axel Foley finds evidence that the murderer had ties to a California amusement park called Wonder World. Returning to sunny Beverly Hills once more, Foley reunites with Detective Billy Rosewood to solve the case. Along with Billy's new partner, Detective Jon Flint, they discover that Wonder World is being used as a front for a massive counterfeiting ring.
Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women
Act like Self
event2014 star_border 6.5
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Using rare footage and exclusive interviews with filmmakers from all over the globe, "Reel Herstory" corrects the historic notion that women behind the scenes in motion pictures held peripheral careers compared with their male counterparts.
I'll Find You
Act like NY Female Florist
event2019 star_border 5.3
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Inspired by stories of Polish musicians from the 1930s and 40s. Two young lovers, Robert, a Catholic opera singer, and Rachel, a Jewish violin virtuoso, dream of one day performing together at legendary Carnegie Hall. When they're torn apart by the German invasion of Poland, Robert vows to find Rachel, no matter what the war may bring. His search leads him on a life-threatening journey through the heart of Nazi Germany, to a reckoning that Rachel may be lost to him forever.
Indie Sex
Act like Self (1 ep.)
event2007 star_border 5.2
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Indie Sex is a 2007 American television documentary film directed by Lesli Klainberg.
Material Girls
Director (1 ep.)
event2006 star_border 5.3
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Two wealthy sisters, both heiresses to their family's cosmetics fortune, are given a wake-up call when a scandal and ensuing investigation strip them of their wealth.
The Prince & Me
Director (1 ep.)
event2004 star_border 6.2
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A fairy tale love-story about pre-med student Paige who falls in love with a Danish Prince "Eddie" who refused to follow the traditions of his parents and has come to the US to quench his thirst for rebellion. Paige and Edward come from two different worlds, but there is an undeniable attraction between them.
Year of the Woman
Sound (1 ep.)
event1973
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Utitlising humour, fantasy, animation, poetry and theatrics, Hochman and her crew challenge the male establishment for ignoring the first meeting of the National Women's Political Caucus and Shirley Chisholm's bid for US vice-president.
Rambling Rose
Director (1 ep.)
event1991 star_border 6.2
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Rose is taken in by the Hillyer family to serve as a 1930s housemaid so that she can avoid falling into a life of prostitution. Her appearence and personality is such that all men fall for her, and she knows it. She can't help herself from getting into trouble with men.
Lost in Yonkers
Director (1 ep.)
event1993 star_border 6.4
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In the summer of 1942 two young boys are sent to stay with their stern grandmother Kurnitz and their childlike aunt Bella in Yonkers, New York.
If These Walls Could Talk 2
Director (1 ep.)
event2000 star_border 6.6
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The stories of three lesbian couples -- who live in the same house at different periods of time -- who are at a crossroads in their lives. In 1961, Edith loses her lover, Abby, to a stroke. Linda and Amy struggle with feminist issues in 1972. And, in 2000, Kal and Fran try to have a baby with the help of sperm donor.
Real Genius
Director (1 ep.)
event1985 star_border 6.7
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When teenage geniuses Mitch Taylor and Chris Knight, working on an advanced laser project, learn that the military wants to use it as a weapon, they decide to thwart the plan.
Nora Roberts' Tribute
Director (1 ep.)
event2009 star_border 5.9
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A former child star buys her grandmother's house to rescue it from ruin but her hope for serenity is soon eclipsed by haunting dreams of her famous grandmother, who died of a supposed overdose in the house more than 30 years ago.
Three Wishes
Director (1 ep.)
event1995 star_border 6.2
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While Jane Holman is driving with her two sons, she accidentally runs into a drifter, Jack McCloud, who breaks his leg. Being responsible, Jane invites Jack, and his dog, to stay at her home until his leg has healed. Jack struggles to adapt their lifestyle, and finds himself loved by the family.
Out to Sea
Director (1 ep.)
event1997 star_border 5.7
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Care-free Charlie cons his widower brother-in-law Herb into an expenses-paid luxury cruise in search of rich, lonely ladies. The catch is that they are required to be dance hosts! With a tyrannical cruise director, and the luscious Liz and lovely Vivian, our heroes have lots of mis-adventures before they finally return to port.
An American Girl: Chrissa Stands Strong
Director (1 ep.)
event2009 star_border 6.6
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A fourth grader and her friends deal with bullying from a more popular girl in their class.
Valley Girl
Director (1 ep.)
event1983 star_border 6
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Julie, a girl from the valley, meets Randy, a punk from the city. They are from different worlds and find love. Somehow they need to stay together in spite of her trendy, shallow friends.
Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
Director (1 ep.)
event1999 star_border 6.7
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An acclaimed stage performer, Dorothy still struggled with the challenge of her color, in a time that wouldn't let some stars in by the front door. Yet against the odds she beat out many more famous rivals for the role of "Carmen Jones", becoming the first black woman ever nominated for a Best Actress Academy Award. Marriages and affairs would break her heart, but her heart was strong. Seductive and easily seduced, she was born to be a star - with all the glory and all the pain of being loved, abused, cheated, glorified, undermined and undefeated. Here was a woman who wouldn't wait in the wings. Halle Berry stars as Dorothy Dandrige.
Angie
Director (1 ep.)
event1994 star_border 5.9
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Angie lives in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, and dreams of a better life. When she finds out she's pregnant by her boyfriend, Vinnie, she decides she'll have the baby; but not Vinnie as a husband. This turns the entire close-knit neighborhood upside-down and starts Angie on a journey of self-discovery.
Plain Clothes
Director (1 ep.)
event1988 star_border 6.1
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To prove his brother's innocence, undercover officer Nick enrolls in high school again, dealing with crushes, bullies, humiliations, popularity swings, and quirky teachers and staff to find the real murderer.
Joy of Sex
Director (1 ep.)
event1984 star_border 4.3
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Mistakenly believing that she has just weeks to live, teenager Leslie Hindenberg tries to lose her virginity before she dies.
12 Days of Christmas Eve
Director (1 ep.)
event2004 star_border 5.4
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Calvin Carter, a successful business executive, has it all, but neglects those closest to him. On Christmas Eve, all that changes when the sign on his office building falls on him. He awakes in a hospital bed, attended to by Angie, a nurse who soon lets him know he has 12 days (12 chances) to get his act together and achieve the "perfect" Christmas Eve. If he doesn't, there will be dire consequences.
Crazy in Love
Director (1 ep.)
event1992 star_border 4.4
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Three generations of women live on a small island off the coast of Washington state with their men with whom they have no end of problems.
Bare Essentials
Director (1 ep.)
event1991 star_border 3.4
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A couple leaves for a vacation on a tropical island and finds happiness and love... just not with each-other.
The Ponder Heart
Director (1 ep.)
event2001 star_border 7
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Uncle Daniel Ponder moves to give away his fortune, while his niece, Edna Earle, tries to tighten the reins on Daniel's generosity. After Daniel marries teenager Bonnie Dee Peacock, her death leads to Daniel's trial for murder
Infidelity
Executive Producer (1 ep.)
event2004 star_border 4.2
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A married family therapist cheats on her husband with a younger man and becomes trapped in her double life, unable to say anything and risk hurting either man in her life.
The Flamingo Rising
Director (1 ep.)
event2001 star_border 5.2
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When Hubert Lee decides to open the world's largest drive-in movie theater across the street from a funeral parlor, a feud erupts between Lee and Turner Knight, the owner of the funeral home. As Lee's many promotional ideas become more and more outrageous, he continues to enrage Knight until one of the promotions backfires with grave consequences.
The London Connection
Story (1 ep.)
event1979 star_border 7.8
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A missing formula, a defecting Eastern European scientist kidnapped, car chases, foot chases, air chases, the British secret service, and a couple of American tourists caught right in the middle.
The City Girl
Director (1 ep.)
event1984 star_border 7
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A female photographer who is engaged to a businessman investigates a cult in the local club scene. By living out some of her sexual fantasies, she faces the truth about her life and helps one of the cult's victims escape.
Trenchcoat in Paradise
Director (1 ep.)
event1989 star_border 6
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Eddie Mazda is a hard nosed private eye who gets in too close to the mob and is forced to leave Jersey City. He decides to open up shop in Hawaii.
More Than a School
Director (1 ep.)
event1973
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A documentary following the lives of several students involved in an experimental "school without walls" program at a Long Island high school.
Passing Quietly Through
Director (1 ep.)
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A blunt and human encounter between a nurse and an aging man.
Weeds
Director (1 ep.)
event2005 star_border 7.5
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After the unexpected death of her husband, a suburban mom resorts to selling weed to support her family.
Sledge Hammer!
Director (1 ep.)
event1986 star_border 7.9
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Sledge Hammer! is an American satirical police sitcom produced by New World Television that ran for two seasons on ABC from 1986 to 1988. The series was created by Alan Spencer and stars David Rasche as Inspector Sledge Hammer, a preposterous caricature of the standard "cop on the edge" character. Al Jean and Mike Reiss, best known for their work on The Simpsons, wrote for the show and worked as story editors.
The Twilight Zone
Director (4 ep.)
event1985 star_border 7.7
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This 1980s revival of the classic sci-fi series features a similar style to the original anthology series. Each episode tells a tale (sometimes two or three) rooted in horror or suspense, often with a surprising twist at the end. Episodes usually feature elements of drama and comedy.
Related
Director (1 ep.)
event2005 star_border 9
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Related is an American comedy-drama series that aired on The WB network during the 2005-2006 television season. It revolved around the lives of four close-knit sisters - of Italian descent, raised in Brooklyn - living in New York City.
The show was created by former Sex and the City writer Liz Tuccillo, and executive produced by Friends co-creator Marta Kauffman. Despite heavy promotion, initial ratings did not warrant the show being picked up for a second season when The WB network was folded into The CW.
The untitled Related theme song is sung by The Veronicas, whose music was regularly featured in episodes.
Leap Years
Director (1 ep.)
event2001
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Revolves around five sophisticated New Yorkers' relationships, loves and careers in the past, present and future to explore how the changes and decisions they make affect who they are and who they will become.
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Director (5 ep.)
event2000 star_border 7.6
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A Las Vegas team of forensic investigators are trained to solve criminal cases by scouring the crime scene, collecting irrefutable evidence and finding the missing pieces that solve the mystery.
Psych
Director (1 ep.)
event2006 star_border 7.9
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Thanks to his police officer father's efforts, Shawn Spencer spent his childhood developing a keen eye for detail (and a lasting dislike of his dad). Years later, Shawn's frequent tips to the police lead to him being falsely accused of a crime he solved.
Now, Shawn has no choice but to use his abilities to perpetuate his cover story: psychic crime-solving powers, all the while dragging his best friend, his dad, and the police along for the ride.
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Director (1 ep.)
event1951 star_border 8.7
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Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark Cards, a Kansas City based greeting card company. The longest-running primetime series in the history of television, it has a historically long run, beginning during 1951 and continuing into 2013. From 1954 onward, all of its productions have been shown in color, although color television video productions were extremely rare in 1954. Many television movies have been shown on the program since its debut, though the program began with live telecasts of dramas and then changed to videotaped productions before finally changing to filmed ones.
The series has received eighty Emmy Awards, twenty-four Christopher Awards, eleven Peabody Awards, nine Golden Globes, and four Humanitas Prizes. Once a common practice in American television, it is the last remaining television program such that the title includes the name of the sponsor. Unlike other long-running TV series still on the air, it differs in that it broadcasts only occasionally and not on a weekly broadcast programming schedule.
The Glades
Director (1 ep.)
event2010 star_border 7
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This crime series follows Jim, a Chicago cop who gets kicked off the force after being shot and wrongfully accused by his ex-captain of having an affair with his wife. After receiving his payout, Jim decides to moves to a small Florida town to join the state police.
Madam Secretary
Director (1 ep.)
event2014 star_border 7
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After years away from the CIA, Elizabeth McCord is pulled back into the political arena. The newly appointed Secretary of State is tough, fair, and smart, driving international diplomacy, wrangling office politics, and circumventing protocol as she negotiates global and domestic issues, both at the White House and at home.
Drop Dead Diva
Director (1 ep.)
event2009 star_border 7.7
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A shallow model suddenly dies in an accident only to find her soul resurfacing in the body of a brilliant, plus-sized attorney.
Siren
Director (1 ep.)
event2018 star_border 7.7
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The coastal town of Bristol Cove is known for its legend of once being home to mermaids. When the arrival of a mysterious girl proves this folklore all too true, the battle between man and sea takes a very vicious turn as these predatory beings return to reclaim their right to the ocean.
Angie Tribeca
Director (1 ep.)
event2016 star_border 6.4
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Lone-wolf detective Angie Tribeca and a squad of committed LAPD detectives investigate the most serious cases, from the murder of a ventriloquist to a rash of baker suicides.
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