Category: Biography
Posted on November 30, 2015 |
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Cobain: Montage of Heck (2015)
Biography | Documentary | Music
Authorised documentary chronicling the life of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain. Made with the consent of Kurt's family, the feature uses footage from home movies, audio diaries and journals to document the late musician's life from his own perspective, from his alienated youth spent in the Pacific Northwest to his rise and fall with alternative rock band Nirvana. Interviews with the artist himself, wife Courtney Love and fellow bandmates Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl are also included to shed light on his private life while he was an integral part of Nirvana, battling drug addiction and at the same time starting a family.
Starring: Aaron Burckhard, Chad Channing, Kurt Cobain, Dale Crover, Dave Grohl
Director: Brett Morgen
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Posted on November 29, 2015 |
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Listen to Me Marlon (2015)
Biography | Documentary
A documentary that utilizes hundreds of hours of audio that Marlon Brandon recorded over the course of his life to tell the screen legend's story.
Starring: Marlon Brando
Director: Stevan Riley
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Posted on November 9, 2015 |
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My Dinner with Andre (1981)
Biography | Comedy | Drama
Wallace Shawn sits down with friend and theater director André Gregory at an Upper West Side restaurant, and the two proceed into an alternately whimsical and despairing confessional on love, death, money, and all the superstition in between.
Starring: Wallace Shawn, Andre Gregory, Jean Lenauer, Roy Butler
Director: Louis Malle
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Tags: Andre Gregory, Jean Lenauer, Louis Malle, Roy Butler, Wallace Shawn
Posted on November 5, 2015 |
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Pasolini (2014)
Biography | Drama
A look at the final days of Italian filmmaker Pier Paolo Pasolini and the confusion surrounding his death in 1975.
Starring: Willem Dafoe, Maria de Medeiros, Riccardo Scamarcio, Adriana Asti, Giada Colagrande, Valerio Mastandrea
Director: Abel Ferrara
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Tags: Abel Ferrara, Adriana Asti, Giada Colagrande, Maria de Medeiros, Riccardo Scamarcio, Valerio Mastandrea, Willem Dafoe
Posted on October 30, 2015 |
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Noble (2014)
Biography | Drama
Christina Noble overcomes the harsh difficulties of her childhood in Ireland to discover her destiny on the streets of Saigon. A true story.
Starring: Deirdre O'Kane, Sarah Greene, Gloria Cramer Curtis, Brendan Coyle, Mark Huberman, Nhu Quynh Nguyen Linh
Director: Stephen Bradley
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Tags: Brendan Coyle, Deirdre O'Kane, Gloria Cramer Curtis, Mark Huberman, Nhu Quynh Nguyen Linh, Sarah Greene, Stephen Bradley
Posted on October 27, 2015 |
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Lords of Dogtown (2005)
Biography | Drama | Sport
A fictionalized take on the group of brilliant young skateboarders raised in the mean streets of Dogtown in Santa Monica, California. The Z-Boys, as they come to be known, perfect their craft in the empty swimming pools of unsuspecting suburban homeowners, pioneering a thrilling new sport and eventually moving into legend.
Starring: Emile Hirsch, Victor Rasuk, Rebecca De Mornay, Heath Ledger, John Robinson, Alexis Arquette
Director: Catherine Hardwicke
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Tags: Alexis Arquette, Catherine Hardwicke, Emile Hirsch, Heath Ledger, John Robinson, Rebecca De Mornay, Victor Rasuk
Posted on October 21, 2015 |
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Spartacus (1960)
Adventure | Biography | Drama | History | War
Filmed in Technirama, this epic story chronicles one of histories greatest underdogs — Spartacus! He and other slaves are sold to an owner of a school for gladiators. Spartacus excels and is rewarded with a slave women, Varinia, for his pleasure in which he demurs. However they eventually fall for each other before a death match for a corrupt Roman senator, Marcus Crassus. After the brutal spectacle, Spartacus is enraged by the death of his friends and the loss of his love. He leads a revolt and bolts. Marching across the countryside to escape over the sea to their homelands, he is elated to find Varinia. Their quest becomes entwined with the political aspirations of Crassus and sets the fate of all three. Spartacus' saga survives the test of time and has been immortalized by this landmark film.
Starring: Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Jean Simmons, Charles Laughton, Peter Ustinov, John Gavin
Director: Stanley Kubrick
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Tags: Charles Laughton, Jean Simmons, John Gavin, Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Peter Ustinov, Stanley Kubrick
Posted on September 22, 2015 |
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Americons (2015)
Action | Biography | Crime | Drama
A broken down collegiate football star who gets a shot at real-estate stardom during the eleventh hour of LA's nihilistic sub-prime mortgage boom.
Starring: Beau Martin Williams, Matt Funke, Jon Gries, Sam McMurray, Tim Griffin, Trai Byers
Director: Theo Avgerinos
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Tags: Beau Martin Williams, Jon Gries, Matt Funke, Sam McMurray, Theo Avgerinos, Tim Griffin, Trai Byers
Posted on September 14, 2015 |
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Lee Rock II / Ng yi tam jeung – Lui Lok juen ji yi (1991)
Biography | Crime | Drama | History
The new Police Commissioner reports his duty and finds Lee Rock is actually the most powerful person in the entire Police force. He promotes Lee to the rank of inspector. Lee realizes this promotion is actually the manoeuvre of his surrender of power. Subsequently, ICAC is formed, Lee decides it is the right time to resign. Lee's son, Yin, has graduated and joins the ICAC. He has strong hatred towards his father and determine to put his dad behind bars for the enormous evil sum Lee gathered…
Starring: Andy Lau, Sharla Cheung, Aaron Kwok, Man Tat Ng, Chingmy Yau
Director: Lawrence Ah Mon
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Posted on September 12, 2015 |
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Love & Mercy (2014)
Biography | Drama | Music
The life of reclusive Beach Boys songwriter and musician Brian Wilson, from his successes with highly-influential orchestral pop albums to his nervous breakdown and subsequent encounter with controversial therapist Dr. Eugene Landy.
Starring: John Cusack, Paul Dano, Elizabeth Banks, Paul Giamatti, Jake Abel, Kenny Wormald
Director: Bill Pohlad
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Posted on August 25, 2015 |
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Love & Mercy (2014)
Biography | Drama | Music
The life of reclusive Beach Boys songwriter and musician Brian Wilson, from his successes with highly-influential orchestral pop albums to his nervous breakdown and subsequent encounter with controversial therapist Dr. Eugene Landy.
Starring: John Cusack, Paul Dano, Elizabeth Banks, Paul Giamatti, Jake Abel, Kenny Wormald
Director: Bill Pohlad
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Tags: Bill Pohlad, Elizabeth Banks, Jake Abel, John Cusack, Kenny Wormald, Paul Dano, Paul Giamatti
Posted on August 20, 2015 |
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Bessie (2015)
Biography | Drama | Music
Queen Latifah stars as legendary blues singer Bessie Smith in this HBO Films presentation, directed by acclaimed filmmaker Dee Rees (named one of 20 filmmakers to watch by The New York Times). The film focuses on Smith's transformation from a struggling young singer into "The Empress of the Blues," who became one of the most successful recording artists of the 1920s and is an enduring icon today.
Starring: Tika Sumpter, Michael Kenneth Williams, Queen Latifah, Bryan Greenberg, Oliver Platt
Director: Dee Rees
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Tags: Bryan Greenberg, Dee Rees, Michael Kenneth Williams, Oliver Platt, Queen Latifah, Tika Sumpter
Posted on August 19, 2015 |
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Sylvia (2003)
Biography | Drama | Romance
Story of the relationship between the poets Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath.
Starring: Gwyneth Paltrow, Daniel Craig, Jared Harris, Michael Gambon, Blythe Danner, Amira Casar
Director: Christine Jeffs
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Tags: Amira Casar, Blythe Danner, Christine Jeffs, Daniel Craig, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jared Harris, Michael Gambon
Posted on August 16, 2015 |
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Jefferson in Paris (1995)
Biography | Drama | History | Romance
During one man's unforgettable visit to liberal and socially permissive France, he meets and falls in love with a worldly and mysterious woman! But when the alluring charms of another prove irresistible, he finds himself courting scandal in a heated triangle of passion and desire!
Starring: Nick Nolte, Gwyneth Paltrow, Greta Scacchi, Estelle Eonnet, Thandie Newton, Seth Gilliam
Director: James Ivory
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Tags: Estelle Eonnet, Greta Scacchi, Gwyneth Paltrow, James Ivory, Nick Nolte, Seth Gilliam, Thandie Newton
Posted on August 2, 2015 |
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The Lady (2011)
Biography | Drama | History | Romance
THE LADY is an epic love story about how an extraordinary couple and family sacrifice their happiness at great human cost for a higher cause. This is the story of Aung San Suu Kyi and her husband, Michael Aris. Despite distance, long separations, and a dangerously hostile regime, their love endures until the very end. A story of devotion and human understanding set against a background of political turmoil which continues today. THE LADY also is the story of the peaceful quest of the woman who is at the core of Burma's democracy movement.
Starring: Michelle Yeoh, David Thewlis, Jonathan Raggett, Susan Wooldridge, Benedict Wong
Director: Luc Besson
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Posted on August 1, 2015 |
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Prefontaine (1997)
Biography | Drama | Romance | Sport
It's the true-life story of legendary track star Steve Prefontaine, the exciting and sometimes controversial "James Dean of Track," whose spirit captured the heart of the nation! Cocky, charismatic, and tough, "Pre" was a running rebel who defied rules, pushed limits … and smashed records … in an incredible against-all-odds quest for Olympic gold.
Starring: Jared Leto, R. Lee Ermey, Ed O'Neill, Amy Locane, Breckin Meyer, Lindsay Crouse
Director: Steve James
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Tags: Amy Locane, Breckin Meyer, Ed O'Neill, Jared Leto, Lindsay Crouse, R. Lee Ermey, Steve James
Posted on July 7, 2015 |
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Veronica Guerin (2003)
Biography | Crime | Drama | Thriller
In the mid-1990s, Dublin was a war zone as the most dangerous and powerful drug lords fought for absolute control of the city. But their most fierce opponent was not the police, but rather unyielding Sunday Independent journalist Veronica Guerin.
Starring: Cate Blanchett, Ciarán Hinds, Brenda Fricker, Gerard McSorley, Don Wycherley, Colin Farrell
Director: Joel Schumacher
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Tags: Brenda Fricker, Cate Blanchett, Ciarán Hinds, Colin Farrell, Don Wycherley, Gerard McSorley, Joel Schumacher
Posted on July 7, 2015 |
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Meu nome não é Johnny / My Name Ain't Johnny (2008)
Biography | Crime | Drama
In the 90's, In Rio de Janeiro, the middle-class João Guilherme Estrella is introduced to the world of drugs consuming maconha and cocaine first and later becoming a drug-dealer with many connections inclusive in Europe. However, he spends all the money he makes in his addiction, parties with clients and friends and travels, never structuring or organizing a network or saving money. When he is arrested, he is sent to the prison first and later to the judicial asylum for treatment, reintegrating to the society. Presently João is a successful musical producer.
Starring: Selton Mello, Giulio Lopes, Júlia Lemmertz
Director: Mauro Lima
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Posted on July 6, 2015 |
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Greased Lightning (1977)
Action | Biography | Comedy | Drama | Sport
The true life story of Wendell Scott, the first black stock car racing driver to win an upper tier NASCAR race.
Starring: Richard Pryor, Beau Bridges, Pam Grier, Cleavon Little, Vincent Gardenia, Earl Hindman
Director: Michael Schultz
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Tags: Beau Bridges, Cleavon Little, Earl Hindman, Michael Schultz, Pam Grier, Richard Pryor, Vincent Gardenia
Posted on June 21, 2015 |
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Surviving Picasso (1996)
Biography | Drama | Romance
The life of Pablo Picasso told from the 1940s to the 1950s as witnessed by his mistress Francoise Gilot.
Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Natascha McElhone, Julianne Moore, Diane Venora, Joss Ackland, Dominic West
Director: James Ivory
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Tags: Anthony Hopkins, Diane Venora, Dominic West, James Ivory, Joss Ackland, Julianne Moore, Natascha McElhone