Category: Biography
Posted on December 21, 2013 |
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MacArthur (1977)
Biography | Drama | History | War
The story of General of the Army Douglas MacArthur, Supreme Allied Commander during World War II and United Nations Commander for the Korean War. "MacArthur" begins in 1942, following the fall of Philippines, and covers the remarkable career of this military legend up through and including the Korean War and into MacArthur's days of forced retirement after being dismissed from his post by President Truman.
Starring: Gregory Peck, Dan O'Herlihy, Ed Flanders, G.D. Spradlin
Director: Joseph Sargent
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Posted on December 3, 2013 |
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Behind the Candelabra (2013)
Biography | Drama | Romance
Based on the autobiographical novel, the tempestuous 6-year relationship between Liberace and his (much younger) lover, Scott Thorson, is recounted.
Starring: Michael Douglas, Matt Damon, Rob Lowe, Dan Aykroyd, Scott Bakula, Debbie Reynolds
Director: Steven Soderbergh
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Tags: Dan Aykroyd, Debbie Reynolds, Matt Damon, Michael Douglas, Rob Lowe, Scott Bakula, Steven Soderbergh
Posted on November 24, 2013 |
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3 Champions / A Era dos Campeões (2011)
Biography | Documentary | Sport
The Era of Champions is an intimate 80 minute look at the history of Brazilian pilots for the 70's to the 90's, in this magic period during which Brazil dominated Formula 1 racing, from the colorful point of view of its protagonists, specially Fittipaldi, Piquet and Senna, but without forgetting the pilots that failed to reach the career's climax and those many obscure helpers to this very successful adventure.
Starring: Emerson Fittipaldi, Nelson Piquet, Ayrton Senna
Director: Marcos Bernstein, Cesario de Mello Franco
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Tags: Ayrton Senna, Cesario de Mello Franco, Emerson Fittipaldi, Marcos Bernstein, Nelson Piquet
Posted on November 19, 2013 |
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Gypsy (1962)
Biography | Comedy | Drama | Musical
The story of how determined stage mother Rose dragged her daughters, June and Louise, into show business. Louise eventually became "Gypse Rose Lee", a world-famous striptease artist, on whose autobiography this story is loosely based. Filmed adaptation of the hit Broadway musical.
Starring: Rosalind Russell, Natalie Wood, Karl Malden, Harry Shannon, Parley Baer, Ann Jillian
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
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Tags: Ann Jillian, Harry Shannon, Karl Malden, Mervyn LeRoy, Natalie Wood, Parley Baer, Rosalind Russell
Posted on November 17, 2013 |
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Jobs / jOBS (2013)
Biography | Drama
The story of Steve Jobs' ascension from college dropout into one of the most revered creative entrepreneurs of the 20th century.
Starring: Ashton Kutcher, James Woods, Dermot Mulroney, Amanda Crew, Josh Gad, Matthew Modine
Director: Joshua Michael Stern
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Tags: Amanda Crew, Ashton Kutcher, Dermot Mulroney, James Woods, Josh Gad, Joshua Michael Stern, Matthew Modine
Posted on November 15, 2013 |
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Permanent Midnight (1998)
Biography | Drama | Romance
Comedy writer Jerry Stahl, whose $6000-a-week heroin habit had him taking his infant daughter along on his drug runs and doing smack during TV script conferences. Departing detox, Stahl explores memories with survivor Kitty, who listens patiently to Stahl's flashback. Other women in Stahl's life are his British wife Sandra and his agent Vola. For the TV series "Mr. Chompers" (inspired by ALF), Stahl meets with sitcom exec Craig Ziffer and puppeteer Allen. For freaky freebasing, Stahl hangs with mumbler Nicky and druggie Gus.
Starring: Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Maria Bello, Elizabeth Hurley, Fred Willard, Connie Nielsen
Director: David Veloz
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Tags: Ben Stiller, Connie Nielsen, David Veloz, Elizabeth Hurley, Fred Willard, Maria Bello, Owen Wilson
Posted on November 14, 2013 |
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Bhaag Milkha Bhaag / B.M.B / Run Milkha Run (2013)
Biography | Drama | History | Sport
The true story of the "Flying Sikh" – world champion runner and Olympian 'Milkha Singh' — who overcame the massacre of his family, civil war during the India-Pakistan partition, and homelessness to become one of India's most iconic athletes.
Starring: Farhan Akhtar, Sonam Kapoor, Pavan Malhotra, Art Malik
Director: Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
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Tags: Art Malik, Farhan Akhtar, Pavan Malhotra, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, Sonam Kapoor
Posted on November 6, 2013 |
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Camille Claudel (1988)
Biography | Drama | History | Romance
Biography of Camille Claudel. Sister of writer Paul Claudel, her enthusiasm impresses already-famous sculptor Auguste Rodin. He hires her as an assistant, but soon Camille begins to sculpt for herself and for Rodin. She also becomes his mistress. But after a while, she would like to get out of his shadow…
Starring: Isabelle Adjani, Gérard Depardieu, Madeleine Robinson, Laurent Grévill, Philippe Clévenot, Katrine Boorman, Maxime Leroux
Director: Bruno Nuytten
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Tags: Bruno Nuytten, Gérard Depardieu, Isabelle Adjani, Katrine Boorman, Laurent Grévill, Madeleine Robinson, Maxime Leroux, Philippe Clévenot
Posted on November 6, 2013 |
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Our Nixon (2013)
Biography | Documentary | History
Never before seen Super 8 home movies filmed by Richard Nixon's closest aides – and convicted Watergate conspirators – offer a surprising and intimate new look into his Presidency.
Starring: Dwight Chapin, John Ehrlichman, H.R. Haldeman, Henry Kissinger, Richard Nixon
Director: Penny Lane
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Posted on November 5, 2013 |
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The Sapphires (2012)
Biography | Comedy | Drama | Musical
The Sapphires is an inspirational tale set in the heady days of the late '60s about a quartet of young, talented singers from a remote Aboriginal mission, discovered and guided by a kind-hearted, soul-loving manager. Plucked from obscurity, the four spirited women with powerhouse voices – called The Sapphires – are given the opportunity to entertain American troops in Vietnam. Catapulted onto the world stage as Australia's answer to the Supremes, their journey of discovery offers them not only the chance to show off their musical skills, but find love and togetherness, experience loss and grow as women.
Starring: Chris O'Dowd, Jessica Mauboy, Deborah Mailman, Shari Sebbens, Miranda Tapsell
Director: Wayne Blair
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Posted on November 3, 2013 |
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Crazy Sexy Cool: The TLC Story (2013)
Biography
The story of Legendary hip hop/r&b/pop trio TLC. The group rose to fame in 1991 when they signed to LaFace Records, releasing their multi-platinum debut. Their 1994 follow-up, CrazySexyCool sold over 22 million copies, and Fanmail sold over 10 million copies in 1999. This group experienced bankruptcy, illness, group fights, and death. All the way dominating the charts and the music industry.
Starring: Drew Sidora, Keke Palmer, Rochelle Aytes, Lil Mama, Evan Ross, Carl Anthony Payne II, Rico Ball
Director: Charles Stone III
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Posted on November 3, 2013 |
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Hannah Arendt (2012)
Biography | Drama
A look at the life of philosopher and political theorist Hannah Arendt, who reported for The New Yorker on the war crimes trial of the Nazi Adolf Eichmann.
Starring: Barbara Sukowa, Janet McTeer, Axel Milberg, Julia Jentsch, Ulrich Noethen, Nicholas Woodeson
Director: Margarethe von Trotta
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Tags: Axel Milberg, Barbara Sukowa, Janet McTeer, Julia Jentsch, Margarethe von Trotta, Nicholas Woodeson, Ulrich Noethen
Posted on October 30, 2013 |
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Spark: A Burning Man Story (2013)
Action | Biography | Documentary | Drama
Each year, 60,000 people from around the globe gather in a dusty windswept Nevada desert to build a temporary city, collaborating on large-scale art and partying for a week before burning a giant effigy in a ritual frenzy. Rooted in principles of self-expression, self-reliance and community effort, Burning Man has grown famous for stirring ordinary people to shed their nine-to-five existence and act on their dreams. Spark takes us behind the curtain with Burning Man organizers and participants, revealing a year of unprecedented challenges and growth. When ideals of a new world based on freedom and inclusion collide with realities of the "default world," we wonder which dreams can survive.
Starring: Katy Boynton, Marco Cochrane, Harley K. Dubois, Marian Goodell, Larry Harvey, Jon La Grace, John Law, Michael Mikel, Will Roger, Crimson Rose, Otto Von Danger
Director: Steve Brown, Jessie Deeter
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Tags: Crimson Rose, Harley K. Dubois, Jessie Deeter, John Law, Jon La Grace, Katy Boynton, Larry Harvey, Marco Cochrane, Marian Goodell, Michael Mikel, Otto Von Danger, Steve Brown, Will Roger
Posted on October 28, 2013 |
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Sal (2013)
Biography | Drama
James Franco's Sal chronicles the final hours of the life of actor Sal Mineo, one-time teen idol and star of the blockbuster films Rebel Without a Cause and Exodus.
Starring: Val Lauren, Jim Parrack, James Franco, Vince Jolivette, Trevor Neuhoff
Director: James Franco
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Posted on October 23, 2013 |
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Mahler (1974)
Biography | Drama | Music
Both trifles and structure are tossed out the door by director Ken Russell in this film. Here, historical content matters not so much as metaphors, feelings, emotions, and interpretations, and pay close attention, as every word and frame is intended to be important. The film takes place on a single train ride, in which the sickly composer Gustav Mahler and his wife, Alma, confront the reasons behind their faltered marriage and dying love. Each word seems to evoke memories of past, and so the audience witnesses events of Mahler's life that explain somewhat his present state. Included are his turbulent and dysfunctional family life as a child, his discovery of solace in the "natural" world, his brother's suicide, his [unwanted] conversion from Judiasm to Catholicism, his rocky marriage and the death of their young child. The movie weaves in and out of dreams, flashbacks, thoughts and reality as Russell poetically describes the man behind the music.
Starring: Robert Powell, Georgina Hale, Lee Montague, Miriam Karlin, Rosalie Crutchley, Gary Rich
Director: Ken Russell
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Posted on October 14, 2013 |
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Lovelace (2013)
Biography | Drama
Story follows Linda Boreman's rise to fame as iconic porn star Linda Lovelace, and her subsequent transformation into feminist, anti-pornography supporter Linda Marchiano.
Starring: Amanda Seyfried, Peter Sarsgaard, Sharon Stone, Robert Patrick, Juno Temple, Adam Brody, Hank Azaria, Bobby Cannavale, James Franco, Debi Mazar, Chris Noth, Chloë Sevigny
Director: Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman
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Tags: Adam Brody, Amanda Seyfried, Bobby Cannavale, Chloë Sevigny, Chris Noth, Debi Mazar, Hank Azaria, James Franco, Jeffrey Friedman, Juno Temple, Peter Sarsgaard, Rob Epstein, Robert Patrick, Sharon Stone
Posted on October 14, 2013 |
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Ludwig II (2012)
Biography | Drama | History
A dramatic retelling of the life of Ludwig II, King of Bavaria, one of the most fascinating monarchs of modern times. From his accession to the throne at the age of 18 to his passionate support of Richard Wagner and his music. From his ingenuous political commitment to his obsessive construction of extravagant palaces and to his gradual withdrawal into a lonely dream world, an epic narrative of breathtaking grandeur.
Starring: Sabin Tambrea, Sebastian Schipper, Paula Beer, Josef Brandmaier, Gedeon Burkhard
Director: Marie Noelle, Peter Sehr
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Tags: Gedeon Burkhard, Josef Brandmaier, Marie Noelle, Paula Beer, Peter Sehr, Sabin Tambrea, Sebastian Schipper
Posted on October 9, 2013 |
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The Song of Bernadette / Het lied van Bernadette (1943)
Biography | Drama
In 1858 France, Bernadette, an adolescent peasant girl, has a vision of "a beautiful lady" in the city dump. She never claims it to be anything other than this, but the townspeople all assume it to be the virgin Mary.
Starring: Jennifer Jones, Charles Bickford, Vincent Price, Linda Darnell, William Eythe, Lee J. Cobb
Director: Henry King
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Tags: Charles Bickford, Henry King, Jennifer Jones, Lee J. Cobb, Linda Darnell, Vincent Price, William Eythe
Posted on October 2, 2013 |
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Underground: The Julian Assange Story (2012)
Biography | Drama
Julian Assange is one of the most significant figures of the twenty first century. But before he was famous, before WikiLeaks, before the internet even existed, he was a teenage computer hacker in Melbourne. This is his story. In 1989, known as 'Mendax', Assange and two friends formed a group called the 'International Subversives'. Using early home computers and defining themselves as 'white hat hackers' – those who look but don't steal – they broke into some of the world's most powerful and secretive organisations. They were young, brilliant, and in the eyes of the US Government, a major threat to national security. At the urging of the FBI, the Australian Federal Police set up a special taskforce to catch them. But at a time when most Australian police had never seen a computer, let alone used one, they had to figure out just where to begin. Police ingenuity and old-fashioned detective work are pitted against nimble, highly skilled young men in this new crime frontier. What follows, is a tense and gripping game of cat and mouse through the electronic underground of Melbourne.
Starring: Rachel Griffiths, Anthony LaPaglia, Alex Williams, Laura Wheelwright, Callan McAuliffe
Director: Robert Connolly
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Tags: Alex Williams, Anthony LaPaglia, Callan McAuliffe, Laura Wheelwright, Rachel Griffiths, Robert Connolly
Posted on September 29, 2013 |
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Muscle Shoals (2013)
Biography | Documentary | History | Music
Located alongside the Tennessee River, Muscle Shoals, Alabama is the unlikely breeding ground for some of America's most creative and defiant music. Under the spiritual influence of the 'Singing River' as Native Americans called it, the music of Muscle Shoals changed the world and sold millions upon millions of copies. At its heart is Rick Hall who founded FAME Studios. Overcoming crushing poverty and staggering tragedies, he brought black and white together in Alabama's cauldron of racial hostility to create music for the generations while giving birth to the 'Muscle Shoals Sound' and 'The Swampers'. Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Percy Sledge, Gregg Allman, Clarence Carter, Etta James, Alicia Keys, Bono, and others bear witness to Muscle Shoals' magnetism, mystery, and why it remains influential today.
Starring: Rick Hall, Aretha Franklin, Keith Richards, Gregg Allman, Bono, Mick Jagger, Alicia Keys
Director: Greg Camalier
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Tags: Alicia Keys, Aretha Franklin, Bono, Greg Camalier, Gregg Allman, Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, Rick Hall
