searchlights come on in front of a theater

A filmmaker recalls his childhood, when he fell in love with the movies at his village's theater and formed a deep friendship with the theater's projectionist.

The story of American showman P.T. Barnum, founder of the circus that became the famous traveling Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus.

Mia, an aspiring actress, serves lattes to movie stars in between auditions and Sebastian, a jazz musician, scrapes by playing cocktail party gigs in dingy bars, but as success mounts they are faced with decisions that begin to fray the fragile fabric of their love affair, and the dreams they worked so hard to maintain in each other threaten to rip them apart.

What happens when a dim-witted New York Italian guy moves to Hollywood seeking fame and fortune? LA LA Land is the story of relentless Mikey Forearms, and his partner in stupidity Johnny, as they chase the dream and stumble their way through Hollywood's back doors. Armed with confidence if not talent, Mikey is anxious to get his career underway. Mikey unleashes himself on casting directors, but none of them appreciate his "acting chops". In the pilot episode he is offered a job that is not exactly what he had in mind. Following Johnny's suggestion, he meets Super Agent Jerry Flaxman and Big Shot Producer Alan Gilstein. Flaxman and Gilstein think they've found the perfect pawn for their game, but maybe Mikey is not as dumb as he looks. Can he get his lucky break in LA LA Land?

In 1927 Hollywood, a silent film production company and cast make a difficult transition to sound.

Takarazuka Cosmos troupe 2008 production of Singin' in the Rain

Performance artist Marina Abramovic prepares for a major retrospective of her work at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

Hollywood, 1927: As silent movie star George Valentin wonders if the arrival of talking pictures will cause him to fade into oblivion, he sparks with Peppy Miller, a young dancer set for a big break.

When the clerk locks the Film Equipment Room that night, the gear comes alive. Cameras, lights, microphones, cables, tripods wake up and start shooting their own film, a musical on which for the first time, they are the stars. They shine with their own light, but always careful not to be seen by humans.