No. 6

In celebration of Asian Heritage Month, HBO presents a collection of perspectives from a diverse group of Asian Americans.

In answer to an orphan boy's prayers, the divine Lord Krishna comes to Earth, befriends the boy, and helps him find a loving family.

Catch the spark after dark at Disneyland Park. And say farewell to one of the Magic Kingdom's most celebrated traditions - The Main Street Electrical Parade. Where else, but in The Main Street Electrical Parade, could you see an illuminated 40-foot-long fire-breathing dragon? And hear the energy of its legendary melody one last time? It's unforgettable after-dark magic that will glow in your heart long after the last float has disappeared.

A vengeful mother-in-law locks horns with her daughter-in-law in a twisted tale laced with dark comedy, political intrigue, and chilling thrills.

Brent Weinbach is weird. In this show, Brent attempts to adjust his quirky personality so that he can fit in with the world around him, which would be valuable to his career as a comedian and entertainer. Through an absurd and abstract discourse, Brent explores the ways in which he can appeal to a broader, mainstream audience, so that ultimately, he can become successful in show business.

For Kevin, a shy teenager, being bullied is part of everyday life. But one day an older guy, Benny, comes to his aid. Impressed by Benny's self-as-sured appearance, Kevin seeks his company from then on, and increasingly idolizes him. But Benny's intention is not to protect the younger boy, quite the contrary.

A small town in Spain, October 1955. Isabel, a 35-year-old dreamer who feels like a failure because she is not married yet, becomes the new target of a group of soulless pranksters.

When they were young, Min-joo and Seo-yeon cared for each other and were closer than brothers and sisters. However, she accidentally learns about Seo-yeon's tutor, Woo-hyeon, and because of this man, their 10-year friendship starts to become shaky. Meanwhile, Jeong-soo is hurt in seeing Min-joo like that, and so he distanced himself from Min-joo. Because of Min-joo and Seo-yeon's misunderstanding, Jeong-soo who couldn't care much might just leave so Min-joo tries to break up with the help of Seo-yeon. While in the process of breaking up, Min-joo and Seo-yeon went back to their close relationship. The love of women who have been separated because of man, and the two men's friendship is comically drawn.

Rahul (Imran Khan) befindet sich auf dem besten Wege, genauso zu werden wie seine Eltern: stets fleißig und brav, sprich langweilig. Als er unerwartet seinen Job als Architekt in Las Vegas verliert, trifft er auf die quirlige Riana (Kareena Kapoor), die sein Leben im Handumdrehen auf den Kopf stellt. Nach einer durchzechten Nacht wachen beide in Rahuls Bett auf und müssen feststellen, dass sie sich im betrunkenen Zustand das Ja-Wort gegeben haben. Wie soll er das bloß seinen Eltern beibringen? Die Bollywoodstars Kareena Kapoor (RA.ONE – SUPERHELD MIT HERZ) und Imran Khan (DU LIEBST MICH, DU LIEBST MICH NICHT – JAANE TU... YA JAANE NA) in einer erfrischenden romantischen Komödie über die Irrungen und Wirrungen einer Beziehung, die erst nach der Hochzeit so richtig beginnt.

"Maine-Ocean" is the name of a train that rides from Paris to Saint-Nazaire (near the ocean). In that train, Dejanira, a Brazilian, has a brush with the two ticket inspectors. Mimi, another traveler and also a lawyer, helps her. The four of them will meet together later and live a few shifted adventures with a strange-speaking sailor (Mimi's client).

Once known for his intellectual prowess, a retired professor (Anupam Kher) begins experiencing memory gaps and periods of forgetfulness. But while he tries to laugh it off, it soon becomes clear that the symptoms are a sign of a more serious illness, prompting his grown daughter (Urmila Matondkar) to move in as his caretaker. Meanwhile, as his mind regresses, he recalls a traumatic childhood memory involving the death of Mahatma Gandhi.

The Venice Hongwanji Buddhist Temple had an opportunity to take part in an episode of East of Main Street, an HBO documentary series that has been produced for the past three years to celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. This year’s episode, Milestones, focuses on how different groups of Asian Americans mark the milestones throughout their lives.

Statesman and poet Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee's eloquence and vision shaped India's destiny. A look at his remarkable life as he led his country through a challenging period of change and development as the 10th Prime Minister of India.

Boy is the unsettling story of a young male prostitute, or Rent Boy, in a small rural town who learns the truth behind a hit and run accident which has killed a local girl. When the news of the girls death spreads through the community, the driver and his family decide that the boy must be silenced. The set out to scare him into silence. The pressure becomes more and more violent, but despite this, the boy battles to expose the truth.

Divers go to work on a wrecked ship (the battleship Maine that was blown up in Havana harbour during the Spanish-American War), surrounded by curiously disproportionate fish.

Jan ist davon überzeugt, dass der Mensch von Natur aus egoistisch ist. Deswegen ist er auch nicht weiter überrascht, als ihn in Berlin seine Mitfahrgelegenheit versetzt. Jule hingegen glaubt, dass der Mensch im Kern empathisch und kooperativ ist, und bietet Jan einen Platz in ihrem „303“ Oldtimer-Wohnmobil an. Beide sind unterwegs Richtung Atlantik. Jan will nach Spanien, um seinen leiblichen Vater kennenzulernen, Jule zu ihrem Freund nach Portugal. Eigentlich soll es gemeinsam nur bis Köln gehen, doch mit jedem Kilometer eröffnet sich etwas mehr von der Welt des Anderen. Macht der Kapitalismus den Menschen zum Neandertaler? Führt Monogamie ins Unglück und kann man sich aussuchen, in wen man sich verliebt? Die beiden durchqueren Frankreich und erreichen Spanien, ihre fesselnden Gespräche werden immer persönlicher. Und es fällt ihnen immer schwerer, sich nicht ineinander zu verlieben.

Street vendors in Korea are almost like a national institution, they are so widespread and relied upon. In Little Pond in Main Street a group of vendors band together to create a community radio station but come into conflict with other groups, as well as the government trying to shut them down.

The next Saturday Night’s Main Event primetime special will air live on Saturday, Jan. 25, at 8/7 C on NBC and simulcast on Peacock. The special will be held at Frost Bank Center – home of the NBA’s San Antonio Spurs – in San Antonio, Texas.

Die Handlung spielt im Zweiten Weltkrieg in der Slowakei und handelt von einem Handwerker namens Tono, der das Angebot bekommt, das Geschäft einer alten, jüdischen Frau übernehmen zu dürfen. Er geht darauf ein, die alte Frau jedoch denkt, er sei auf der Suche nach Arbeit und stellt ihm ein. Die beiden lernen sich besser kennen und mögen sich, doch dannkommt der Tag, an dem alle Juden – auch sie – aus der Stadt gebracht werden, und Tono bemerkt, daß er einen riesigen Fehler begangen hat.

In diesem Dokumentarfilm nimmt der Regisseur Stuart Samuels den Zuschauer auf eine Reise in die Welt der "Midnight Movies" mit, die zwischen 1970 und 1977 in kleinen amerikanischen Programmkinos aufgeführt wurden und die Filmwelt nachhaltig geprägt oder verändert haben. Neben zahlreichen Ausschnitten aus Filmen wie "El Topo", "Night of the Living Dead", "Pink Flamengos", "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" oder "Eraserhead", kommen auch ehemalige Kinobetreiber, Filmkritiker, Darsteller und Regisseure wie George A. Romero, John Waters, Alejandro Jodorowsky und David Lynch zu Wort...