Category: Biography
Posted on April 16, 2014 |
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The Doors (1991)
Biography | Drama | Music
Jim Morrison, the Lizard King, from his days as a UCLA film student in the early 1960s to his death in a Paris hotel in 1971. In the early days of the group's formation, Morrison is at his most benign; he's just a guy hanging out at the beach writing poetry. But as the Doors' fame begins to spread-with Morrison as the focus of attention-his drug consumption and erratic behavior increase exponentially. The rest of the band-Ray Manzarek, John Densmore, and Robby Krieger-begins to grow tired of his late arrivals, the increasing number of cancellations, and the drunken recording sessions requiring infinite retakes. But no one can help Morrison as he spirals downward into an inferno of drugs, alcohol, public obscenity, and depression.
Starring: Val Kilmer, Meg Ryan, Kyle MacLachlan, Frank Whaley, Kevin Dillon, Michael Wincott
Director: Oliver Stone
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Posted on April 13, 2014 |
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The Devil's Violinist / Paganini: The Devil's Violinist (2013)
Biography | Drama | Musical
1830. Violin virtuoso and notorious womanizer Niccolò Paganini is at the peak of his career, acclaimed throughout Europe. His name alone suggests countless affairs and scandals – which is exactly what his manager Urbani is doing his utmost to cultivate, for it is in his interest to market his famous client the best way possible. Only the London public has yet to be conquered. In a plan to lure Paganini to London for his British debut, English impresario John Watson and his mistress Elisabeth Wells risk all they own. Business-savvy Urbani ultimately manages to bring Paganini to the British capital, albeit against his will. And thanks to the rave reviews by journalist Ethel Langham, Urbani's strategy seems to be working better than he imagined.
Starring: David Garrett, Jared Harris, Joely Richardson, Christian McKay, Veronica Ferres, Helmut Berger, Olivia d'Abo, Andrea Deck
Director: Bernard Rose
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Tags: Andrea Deck, Bernard Rose, Christian McKay, David Garrett, Helmut Berger, Jared Harris, Joely Richardson, Olivia d'Abo, Veronica Ferres
Posted on April 10, 2014 |
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Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003)
Biography | Drama | Romance
A young peasant maid working in the house of painter Johannes Vermeer becomes his talented assistant and the model for one of his most famous works.
Starring: Colin Firth, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Wilkinson, Judy Parfitt, Cillian Murphy, Essie Davis
Director: Peter Webber
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Tags: Cillian Murphy, Colin Firth, Essie Davis, Judy Parfitt, Peter Webber, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Wilkinson
Posted on April 8, 2014 |
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A Brief History of Time (1991)
Biography | Documentary
Unlike the book, this film is about the life and work of the cosmologist, Stephen Hawking. Despite his near total paralysis, he was able to develop theories on par with ones from great minds such as Newton and Einstein. Clips of Hawking's lectures, interviews with friends and family and a little physics are thrown together in this anecdotal biography.
Starring: Stephen Hawking
Director: Errol Morris
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Posted on April 8, 2014 |
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La Bamba (1987)
Biography | Drama | Music
This is the true story of Ritchie Valens, a young rock & roll singer who tragically died in a plane crash at the age of 17. The film follows Ritchie from his days in Pacoima, California where he and his family make a meager living working on farms to his rise as a star. The film also focuses on Richie's friendship and rivalry with his older brother Bob and his relationship with Donna, his girlfriend.
Starring: Lou Diamond Phillips, Esai Morales, Rosanna DeSoto, Elizabeth Peña, Danielle von Zerneck, Joe Pantoliano, Marshall Crenshaw, Howard Huntsberry, Brian Setzer
Director: Luis Valdez
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Tags: Brian Setzer, Danielle von Zerneck, Elizabeth Peña, Esai Morales, Howard Huntsberry, Joe Pantoliano, Lou Diamond Phillips, Luis Valdez, Marshall Crenshaw, Rosanna DeSoto
Posted on April 1, 2014 |
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One Chance (2013)
Biography | Comedy | Drama | Music
The true story of Paul Potts, a shy, bullied shop assistant by day and an amateur opera singer by night who became a phenomenon after being chosen for — and ultimately winning — "Britain's Got Talent".
Starring: James Corden, Alexandra Roach, Julie Walters, Colm Meaney, Mackenzie Crook, Valeria Bilello, Jemmima Rooper
Director: David Frankel
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Tags: Alexandra Roach, Colm Meaney, David Frankel, James Corden, Jemmima Rooper, Julie Walters, Mackenzie Crook, Valeria Bilello
Posted on March 26, 2014 |
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The End of Summer / Summer's End / Natsu no owari (2013)
Biography | Drama
Tomoko (Hikari Mitsushima) is sick and tired of her relationship with writer Shingo (Kaoru Kobayashi), who is married and has children. Shingo is a talented writer, but has yet to be recognized by the public. Tomoko then enters into a sexual relationship with younger man Ryota Kinoshita (Gou Ayano), but Tomoko is not satisfied.
Starring: Hikari Mitsushima, Kaoru Kobayashi, Gô Ayano
Director: Kazuyoshi Kumakiri
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Posted on March 23, 2014 |
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Immortal Beloved (1994)
Biography | Drama | Music | Romance
Shortly after Ludwig van Beethoven's death, a mysterious letter signed by the musical genius appears: "What longings with tears for you…my life…my everything…farewell then…Go on loving me, ever yours, ever mine, forever, L.." These mysterious words prove the existence of one true love for Beethoven in the midst of numerous affairs – and never a marriage – with countesses. However, throughout history, Beethoven's "Immortal Beloved" remains unknown until now, where with enough evidence, Beethoven's "longing" is revealed, disclaiming all previous theories and biographies about one of the greatest composers who ever lived.
Starring: Gary Oldman, Jeroen Krabbé, Isabella Rossellini, Johanna ter Steege, Marco Hofschneider, Barry Humphries
Director: Bernard Rose
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Tags: Barry Humphries, Bernard Rose, Gary Oldman, Isabella Rossellini, Jeroen Krabbé, Johanna ter Steege, Marco Hofschneider
Posted on March 16, 2014 |
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The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
Biography | Comedy | Crime | Drama
Belfort, a Long Island penny stockbroker who served 20 months in prison for refusing to cooperate in a massive 1990s securities fraud case that involved widespread corruption on Wall Street and in the corporate banking world, including mob infiltration.
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill, Matthew McConaughey, Jon Bernthal, Kyle Chandler, Jon Favreau
Director: Martin Scorsese
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Tags: Jon Bernthal, Jon Favreau, Jonah Hill, Kyle Chandler, Leonardo DiCaprio, Martin Scorsese, Matthew McConaughey
Posted on March 14, 2014 |
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Nostradamus (1994)
Biography | Drama
Recounts the life and loves of the physician, astrologer, and famed prognosticator; his encounters with medieval science and the Inquisition; and his early struggles with his visions of the future. The film is set in France in the 16th century during one of the periodic plague outbreaks (as opposed to the Black Death [mid-14th-century Europe] or the Black Plague [mid-17th-century London]). The film depicts Nostradamus's rise in influence, because of both his success in treating plague and his predictions, culminating in his appointment as court physician to Charles IX of France.
Starring: Tchéky Karyo, Rutger Hauer, Amanda Plummer, Julia Ormond, F. Murray Abraham, Assumpta Serna
Director: Roger Christian
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Tags: Amanda Plummer, Assumpta Serna, F. Murray Abraham, Julia Ormond, Roger Christian, Rutger Hauer, Tchéky Karyo
Posted on March 12, 2014 |
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Rasputin: The Mad Monk (1966)
Biography | Drama
Hammer Films' dual reputation for screen shock and flamboyant costume adventure meld in this tale of the real-life "holy man" whose evil charm held the fate of an entire nation in its grip. In early 20th century Czarist Russia, Rasputin (Christopher Lee), a wild-eyed peasant monk, mysteriously demonstrates his healing powers by saving a woman's life and asking only for wine and Bacchanalian celebration in return. Soon Rasputin uses his evil charm and powers to become increasingly manipulative and violent. Ferocious, devious, sensuous and other-worldly, this uncouth peasant ingratiated himself into the lives of the sophisticated royal class. Christopher Lee's multi-layered performance as the monk rates as one of the best portrayals in any film.
Starring: Christopher Lee, Barbara Shelley, Richard Pasco, Francis Matthews, Suzan Farmer, Dinsdale Landen
Director: Don Sharp
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Tags: Barbara Shelley, Christopher Lee, Dinsdale Landen, Don Sharp, Francis Matthews, Richard Pasco, Suzan Farmer
Posted on March 10, 2014 |
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The Eddy Duchin Story (1956)
Biography | Drama | Music | Romance
The life story of the famous pianist and band-leader of the 1930s and 1940s.
Starring: Kim Novak, Rex Thompson, James Whitmore, Victoria Shaw, Tyrone Power, Shepperd Strudwick
Director: George Sidney
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Posted on March 10, 2014 |
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The Best of Men (2012)
Biography
Towards the end of the second world war Dr Ludwig Guttmann, a brisk refugee from Nazi Germany, arrives at Stoke Mandeville hospital in Buckinghamshire and is appalled to find the partially paralysed spinal patients heavily sedated and left to rot with bed sores. He immediately begins a new regime,disposing of old equipment and sedatives, bringing him into conflict with stern Sister Edwards and pompous consultant Cowan, as well as the patients. However the sister backs him when she realises he is treating her charges as people, not patients, talking to them and involving them in musical entertainments and sporting activity. Soon Whitehall are sending him all their spinal patients and, with visits to the pub and wheelchair sports taught by an army sergeant, he becomes the men's hero. With the war over Ludwig organizes national wheelchair sports competitions which will in turn lead to the establishment of the Paralympic games. An end title informs that in 1966, now a British citizen, Dr Guttmann was deservedly knighted for his part in bringing hope to the hopeless.
Starring: George MacKay, Bee Bee Sanders, Leigh Quinn, Eddie Marsan, Ben Owen-Jones, Rob Brydon
Director: Tim Whitby
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Posted on March 7, 2014 |
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The Grandmasters / Yi dai zong shi (2013)
Action | Biography | Drama
The story of martial-arts master Ip Man, the man who trained Bruce Lee.
Starring: Ziyi Zhang, Tony Leung, Cung Le, Hye-kyo Song, Chen Chang, Woo-ping Yuen, Benshan Zhao, Shun Lau, Qingxiang Wang, Hoi-Pang Lo, Wang Jue, Shih-chieh Chin, Tielong Shang, Shenyang Xiao
Director: Kar Wai Wong
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Tags: Benshan Zhao, Chen Chang, Cung Le, Hoi-Pang Lo, Hye-kyo Song, Kar Wai Wong, Qingxiang Wang, Shenyang Xiao, Shih-chieh Chin, Shun Lau, Tielong Shang, Tony Leung, Wang Jue, Woo-ping Yuen, Ziyi Zhang
Posted on March 4, 2014 |
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Dangerous Minds / My Posse Don't Do Homework (1995)
Biography | Crime | Drama | Thriller
Based on an incredible true-life story – Pfeiffer is former U.S. Marine LouAnne Johnson, a first-time high school teacher assigned to a class of tough-but-smart inner city students. When conventional methods fail to reach them, the feisty Ms. Johnson tries the unconventional – defying the rules and creating her own curriculum.
Starring: Michelle Pfeiffer, George Dzundza, Courtney B. Vance, Robin Bartlett, Beatrice Winde, John Neville
Director: John N. Smith
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Tags: Beatrice Winde, Courtney B. Vance, George Dzundza, John N. Smith, John Neville, Michelle Pfeiffer, Robin Bartlett
Posted on March 3, 2014 |
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Saving Mr. Banks (2013)
Biography | Comedy | Drama | Family | History | Music
Author P.L. Travers travels from London to Hollywood as Walt Disney adapts her novel Mary Poppins for the big screen.
Starring: Emma Thompson, Tom Hanks, Colin Farrell, Paul Giamatti, Jason Schwartzman, Ruth Wilson, B.J. Novak
Director: John Lee Hancock
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Posted on March 3, 2014 |
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Kill Your Darlings (2013)
Biography | Drama | Romance | Thriller
A murder in 1944 draws together the great poets of the beat generation: Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac and William Burroughs.
Starring: Michael C. Hall, Daniel Radcliffe, Elizabeth Olsen, Dane DeHaan, Jack Huston, Ben Foster, Jennifer Jason Leigh
Director: John Krokidas
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Tags: Ben Foster, Dane DeHaan, Daniel Radcliffe, Elizabeth Olsen, Jack Huston, Jennifer Jason Leigh, John Krokidas, Michael C. Hall
Posted on February 21, 2014 |
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12 Years a Slave / Twelve Years a Slave (2013)
Biography | Drama | History
Based on an incredible true story of one man's fight for survival and freedom. In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty, as well as unexpected kindnesses, Solomon struggles not only to stay alive, but to retain his dignity. In the twelfth year of his unforgettable odyssey, Solomon's chance meeting with a Canadian abolitionist will forever alter his life.
Starring: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Brad Pitt, Michael Fassbender, Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Dano, Paul Giamatti, Michael K. Williams, Sarah Paulson, Lupita Nyong'o, Alfre Woodard
Director: Steve McQueen
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Posted on February 18, 2014 |
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12 Years a Slave / Twelve Years a Slave (2013)
Biography | Drama | History
Based on an incredible true story of one man's fight for survival and freedom. In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty, as well as unexpected kindnesses, Solomon struggles not only to stay alive, but to retain his dignity. In the twelfth year of his unforgettable odyssey, Solomon's chance meeting with a Canadian abolitionist will forever alter his life.
Starring: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Brad Pitt, Michael Fassbender, Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Dano, Paul Giamatti, Michael K. Williams, Sarah Paulson, Lupita Nyong'o, Alfre Woodard
Director: Steve McQueen
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Tags: Alfre Woodard, Benedict Cumberbatch, Brad Pitt, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Lupita Nyong'o, Michael Fassbender, Michael K. Williams, Paul Dano, Paul Giamatti, Sarah Paulson, Steve McQueen
Posted on February 11, 2014 |
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Reaching for the Moon / Flores Raras (2013)
Biography | Drama | Romance
Set in 1950s Brazil, this sumptuous drama recounts Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Elizabeth Bishop (Miranda Otto, "Lord of the Rings") and her love affair with architect Lota de Macedo Soares, the designer of Rio's famed Flamengo Park. Initial hostilities between the pair make way for a complicated yet long-lasting love affair that dramatically alters Bishop's relationship to the world around her. From Oscar-nominated Brazilian director Bruno Barreto ("Four Days in September"), "Reaching for the Moon" is an intimate snapshot of the search for inspiration, wherever and however you find it.
Starring: Glória Pires, Miranda Otto, Tracy Middendorf, Treat Williams
Director: Bruno Barreto
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