Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story (2024) explores what it means to be born into a very bright spotlight, and what it takes to live up to it.

The 2025 DVD release from Kino Lorber offers audiences a chance to discover (or rediscover) a living legend while helping preserve her legacy through the power of physical media and independent film.

Please note: this episode contains spoilers.

Dorothy Gale could click her heels and get back to her farm in Kansas. But for one of MGM's brightest stars, where exactly was she supposed to go?

Rupert Goold's Judy captures the iconic performer in the late 1960s. Defrauded, displaced, and out of options, she accepts a five-week engagement at London's Talk of the Town.Judy is a story about cost; the incalculable price paid not just for fame, but for performance itself. With the 2019 Blu-ray in hand, let's unpack the MGM myth, reveal the person behind the persona, and affirm the sacred contract between artist and audience.

Please note: this episode contains spoilers for the 2019 film, Judy.

Liza Minnelli didn’t intend on sharing the London stage with her mother. But, Judy Garland had other plans.

This episode explores how their mother-daughter duo at the London Palladium marked the beginning of a captivating and enduring shared legacy.

The reissue of Judy and Liza: Together is a marvelous example of “mother knows best” in action. And sixty years on, it’s clear that Judy’s ambush worked better than anyone could have imagined.