Category: History
Posted on January 21, 2016 |
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Goodbye Bafana (2007)
Biography | Drama | History
The true story of a white South African racist whose life was profoundly altered by the black prisoner he guarded for twenty years. The prisoner's name was Nelson Mandela.
Starring: Joseph Fiennes, Dennis Haysbert, Diane Kruger, Patrick Lyster, James Gregory, Tyrone Keogh
Director: Bille August
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Posted on January 19, 2016 |
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Suffragette (2015)
Biography | Drama | History
The foot soldiers of the early feminist movement, women who were forced underground to pursue a dangerous game of cat and mouse with an increasingly brutal State.
Starring: Carey Mulligan, Meryl Streep, Helena Bonham Carter, Romola Garai, Ben Whishaw, Brendan Gleeson
Director: Sarah Gavron
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Tags: Ben Whishaw, Brendan Gleeson, Carey Mulligan, Helena Bonham Carter, Meryl Streep, Romola Garai, Sarah Gavron
Posted on January 12, 2016 |
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Experimenter (2015)
Biography | Drama | History
In 1961, famed social psychologist Stanley Milgram begins a series of innovative behavior experiments designed to explore the psychology of obedience. The outcome is shocking, and Milgram becomes a controversial figure.
Starring: Peter Sarsgaard, Winona Ryder, Jim Gaffigan, Kellan Lutz, Taryn Manning, John Leguizamo
Director: Michael Almereyda
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Tags: Jim Gaffigan, John Leguizamo, Kellan Lutz, Michael Almereyda, Peter Sarsgaard, Taryn Manning, Winona Ryder
Posted on January 10, 2016 |
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The Emperor in August / Japan's Longest Day / Nihon no ichiban nagai hi ketteiban (2015)
Drama | History | War
On August 14th, 1945, at an Imperial conference, the Showa Emperor, Hirohito (Masahiro Motoki), finally decided to accept the Potsdam Declaration. However, some young firebrand Army officers insisted on continuing the war and conspired to launch a coup. Anami (Koji Yakusho), the Minister of War, was pressed to make an extremely difficult decision.
Starring: Kôji Yakusho, Masahiro Motoki, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Shin'ichi Tsutsumi, Tôri Matsuzaka
Director: Masato Harada
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Tags: Koji Yakusho, Masahiro Motoki, Masato Harada, Shin'ichi Tsutsumi, Tôri Matsuzaka, Tsutomu Yamazaki
Posted on December 19, 2015 |
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Memories of the Sword / Hyeomnyeo: Kar-ui gi-eok (2015)
Action | Drama | History
While the Goryo Dynasty in the medieval Korea, three warriors named Deok-ki, Poong-chun and Seol-rang have led a riot against the king and his foreign allies from Kitan, China. But Deok-ki betrays them, which results in the death of Poong-chun. But Seol-rang is able to escape with Seol-hee, Poong-chun's little daughter, and her sword. 18 years later, Seol-rang got blind but she raised and taught Seol-hee very well. Both feel that the time for revenge is right, but Deok-ki is now one of the most powerful men in the country. All of them know, that spilling blood is the only way of redemption.
Starring: Byung-hun Lee, Do-yeon Jeon, Go-eun Kim
Director: Heung-Sik Park
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Posted on December 19, 2015 |
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Everest (2015)
Adventure | Biography | Drama | History | Thriller
A hiking expedition on Mt. Everest is devastated by a severe snow storm.
Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Josh Brolin, Jason Clarke, John Hawkes, Michael Kelly, Keira Knightley
Director: Baltasar Kormákur
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Posted on December 7, 2015 |
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Gallipoli (1981)
Adventure | Drama | History | War
The story of a group of young Australian men who leave their various backgrounds behind and sign up to join the ANZACs in World War I. They are sent to Gallipoli, where they encounter the might of the Turkish army.
Starring: Mel Gibson, Mark Lee, Bill Kerr, Harold Hopkins, Robert Grubb, David Argue
Director: Peter Weir
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Posted on December 1, 2015 |
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The Pirates / Hae-jeok: Ba-da-ro gan san-jeok (2014)
Action | Adventure | History
Set in the Joseon Dynasty period, pirates fight to catch a gray whale which swallowed a royal seal.
Starring: Ye-jin Son, Nam-gil Kim, Sulli Choi, Tae-woo Kim
Director: Seok-hoon Lee
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Tags: Nam-gil Kim, Seok-hoon Lee, Sulli Choi, Tae-woo Kim, Ye-jin Son
Posted on November 24, 2015 |
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Eight Men Out (1988)
Drama | History | Sport
A dramatization of the Black Sox scandal when the underpaid Chicago White Sox accepted bribes to deliberately lose the 1919 World Series.
Starring: John Cusack, Clifton James, Michael Lerner, Christopher Lloyd, John Mahoney, Charlie Sheen
Director: John Sayles
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Tags: Charlie Sheen, Christopher Lloyd, Clifton James, John Cusack, John Mahoney, John Sayles, Michael Lerner
Posted on November 23, 2015 |
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Satyricon / Fellini – Satyricon / The Degenerates (1969)
Drama | Fantasy | History
A series of disjointed mythical tales set in first century Rome.
Starring: Martin Potter, Hiram Keller, Max Born, Salvo Randone, Mario Romagnoli, Magali Noël
Director: Federico Fellini
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Tags: Federico Fellini, Hiram Keller, Magali Noël, Mario Romagnoli, Martin Potter, Max Born, Salvo Randone
Posted on November 19, 2015 |
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Assassination / Am-sal (2015)
Drama | History | Thriller
Set in the 1930s during Japan's colonial rule of Korea, many Korean resistance activists are based in China while hiding from Japanese authorities. In 1933, orders are given to assassinate a Japanese army commander. For this covert mission, interim government agent Yeom Seok-jin breaks out topnotch sniper Ahn Ok-yun from a Shanghai prison, where she's been sentenced to death. Among her comrades are mysterious and ruthless gun-for-hire Hawaii Pistol and his right-hand man Pomade, and firearms specialist Soksapo (meaning "rapid-fire gun"). The squad arrives in Gyeongseong not knowing that Hawaii Pistol is secretly working for the Japanese and was given his own orders to kill Ahn Ok-yun.
Starring: Ji-hyun Jun, Jung-jae Lee, Jung-woo Ha, Jin-woong Jo, Duek-mun Choi, Dal-su Oh
Director: Dong-hoon Choi
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Tags: Dal-su Oh, Dong-Hoon Choi, Duek-mun Choi, Ji-hyun Jun, Jin-woong Jo, Jung-Jae Lee, Jung-woo Ha
Posted on November 18, 2015 |
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Geuddae geusaramdeul / The President's Last Bang (2005)
Comedy | Crime | Drama | History | Thriller
On October 26, 1979, President Park Chung Hee, who had ruled South Korea since a 1961 coup, was assassinated by Kim Jae Kyu, his director of intelligence. The film depicts the events of that night, with a coda about the fate of each conspirator. While Park dines in the Blue House with two associates and two young women, Kim carries out his plot. He talks briefly of bringing democracy; mostly he seems irritated. The other assassins seem without motive beyond following orders. The killings are bloody, the aftermath equally disorderly and haphazard. Can major events of history be so mundane, so nearly comic?
Starring: Jae-ho Song, Suk-kyu Han, Yun-shik Baek, Won-joong Jung
Director: Sang-soo Im
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Posted on November 10, 2015 |
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Lady of the Dynasty / Wang chao de nv ren: Yang Gui Fei (2015)
History
Yang Yuhuan is a wife of Prince Li Mao and the Emperor Tang Ming Huang's daughter-in-law. When Prince Li's mother, Wu commits suicide after her conspiracy against the Emperor fails, Yang is abandoned and is given to the Emperor in exchange for the crown prince. Their affection grew through the political struggle and living together in the palace. But their happiness and good days do not last long when the Lushan Rebellion breaks out.
Starring: Bingbing Fan, Leon Lai, Chun Wu, Gang Wu, Jing Ning, Joan Chen
Director: Shiqing
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Posted on October 30, 2015 |
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Da Vinci's Demons (TV Series 2013-2015)
Adventure | Drama | Fantasy | History | Mystery
Written by David S. Goyer, the series follows the "untold" story of Leonardo Da Vinci: the genius during his early years in Renaissance Florence. As a 25-year old artist, inventor, swordsman, lover, dreamer and idealist, he struggles to live within the confines of his own reality and time as he begins to not only see the future, but invent it.
Starring: Tom Riley, Laura Haddock, Gregg Chillin, Eros Vlahos, Blake Ritson, Elliot Cowan, Hera Hilmar, James Faulkner, Lara Pulver, David Schofield, Ian Pirie, Alexander Siddig
Creator: David S. Goyer
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Tags: Alexander Siddig, Blake Ritson, David S. Goyer, David Schofield, Elliot Cowan, Eros Vlahos, Gregg Chillin, Hera Hilmar, Ian Pirie, James Faulkner, Lara Pulver, Laura Haddock, Tom Riley
Posted on October 29, 2015 |
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Bahubali: The Beginning (2015)
Action | Adventure | History | War
A dispute between brothers spans across two generations.
Starring: Prabhas, Tamannaah Bhatia, Sathyaraj, Anushka Shetty, Rana Daggubati, Nassar
Director: S.S. Rajamouli
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Tags: Anushka Shetty, Nassar, Prabhas, Rana Daggubati, S.S. Rajamouli, Sathyaraj, Tamannaah Bhatia
Posted on October 23, 2015 |
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Last Hero in China / Iron Rooster vs. the Centipede / Wong Fei Hung V: Tit gai dau ng gung (1993)
Action | Comedy | History
Master Wong tries to protect his randy students from the corrupting influence of the brothel next-door, while investigating a gang of perverted Shaolin monks who have been abducting young women.
Starring: Jet Li, Sharla Cheung, Dicky Cheung, Pak-cheung Chan, Ka-Yan Leung
Director: Jing Wong, Woo-Ping Yuen
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Tags: Dicky Cheung, Jet Li, Jing Wong, Ka-Yan Leung, Pak-cheung Chan, Sharla Cheung, Woo-ping Yuen
Posted on October 22, 2015 |
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Back in Time (2015)
Documentary | Family | History
Cast, crew, and fans explore the Back to the Future time-travel trilogy's resonance throughout our culture 30 years after Marty went Back in Time.
Starring: Steven Spielberg, Michael J. Fox, Robert Zemeckis, Lea Thompson, Christopher Lloyd
Director: Jason Aron
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Tags: Christopher Lloyd, Jason Aron, Lea Thompson, Michael J. Fox, Robert Zemeckis, Steven Spielberg
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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Posted on October 2, 2015 |
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Boiling Pot (2015)
Crime | Drama | History
BOILING POT is based on a true story about a modern collegiate student body rocked when a noose is found hanging from a tree on campus. Racial tensions grow between various student groups and culminate in violence, leaving everyone to wonder if there is anyone left who is truly innocent.
Starring: Danielle Fishel, Louis Gossett Jr., M. Emmet Walsh, Keith David, Davetta Sherwood, Ibrahim Ashmawey, Matthew Koenig
Director: Omar Ashmawey
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Tags: Danielle Fishel, Davetta Sherwood, Ibrahim Ashmawey, Keith David, Louis Gossett Jr., M. Emmet Walsh, Matthew Koenig, Omar Ashmawey
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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