Category: History
Posted on May 22, 2015 | Comments Off on The Soong Sisters (1997) 720p BluRay x264 DTS-WiKi
The Soong Sisters / Song jia huang chao (1997)
Drama | History | Romance
The Soong family was a political dynasty in China that reached the highest levels of power. This film follows the lives of the three Soong daughters, who were educated in America and returned to China. Ai-ling (the oldest) married a wealthy and powerful businessman. Ching-ling married Sun Yat-sen, the revolutionary founder of modern China. Mei-ling (the youngest) married Chiang Kai-shek, China's leader during World War II. The sisters captured the world's fascination for their brilliant marriages and their strong influence on their nation.
Starring: Maggie Cheung, Michelle Yeoh, Vivian Wu, Winston Chao, Hsing-kuo Wu, Zhenhua Niu, Elaine Jin, Wen Jiang
Director: Mabel Cheung
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Posted on May 19, 2015 | Comments Off on The Cut (2014) 720p BluRay x264 AC3-WiKi
The Cut (2014)
Drama | History
The film is based off of the Armenian Genocide. A young man, Nazareth Manoogian, gets deported from his native village of Mardin, Turkey. After the deportations, Manoogian learns that his daughters may be alive. He travels to various parts of the world in search for them.
Starring: Tahar Rahim, Simon Abkarian, Makram Khoury, Hindi Zahra, Kevork Malikyan, Bartu Küçükçaglayan
Director: Fatih Akin
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Posted on May 19, 2015 | Comments Off on Waterloo (1970) 720p WEB-DL AAC2.0 H.264-HAi
Waterloo (1970)
Action | Drama | History | War
The allies enter Paris and Napoleon (in Fontainbleau) is obliged to abdicate. After heartfelt farewells to his army he is led off to exile on Elba. But after only a few months he manages to elude his captors and return to power at the Tuileries. France once again has to prepare itself to confront the allied armies. And it is Waterloo which is finally chosen as the site of the final battle.
Starring: Rod Steiger, Christopher Plummer, Orson Welles, Jack Hawkins, Virginia McKenna, Dan O'Herlihy
Director: Sergey Bondarchuk
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Tags: Christopher Plummer, Dan O'Herlihy, Jack Hawkins, Orson Welles, Rod Steiger, Sergey Bondarchuk, Virginia McKenna
Posted on May 18, 2015 | Comments Off on 1776 (1972) DiRECTORS CUT 720p WEB-DL AAC2.0 H.264-alfaHD
1776 (1972)
Drama | Family | History | Musical
The internecine congressional squabbling that led to the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
Starring: William Daniels, Howard Da Silva, Ken Howard, Donald Madden, John Cullum, Roy Poole
Director: Peter H. Hunt
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Posted on May 14, 2015 | Comments Off on The Crucible (1996) 720p WEB-DL AAC2.0 H.264-Coo7
The Crucible (1996)
Drama | History
The setting is 17th century Salem, Massachusetts. A group of teenage girls meets in the woods at midnight for a secret love-conjuring ceremony. But instead of love, Abigail Williams wishes for the death of her former lover's wife. When the ceremony is witnessed by the town minister, the girls are accused of witchcraft. Soon the entire village is consumed by hysteria, and innocent victims are put on trial, leading to a devastating climax!
Starring: Daniel Day-Lewis, Winona Ryder, Paul Scofield, Joan Allen, Rob Campbell, Jeffrey Jones
Director: Nicholas Hytner
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Posted on May 12, 2015 | Comments Off on The Invisible Woman (2013) 720p BluRay x264 AC3-WiKi
The Invisible Woman (2013)
Biography | Drama | History | Romance
At the height of his career, renowned author and social critic Charles Dickens meets an 18-year-old actress, Ellen "Nelly" Ternan, who becomes his secret lover until his death in 1870.
Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Felicity Jones, Kristin Scott Thomas, Tom Hollander, Michelle Fairley, John Kavanagh
Director: Ralph Fiennes
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Posted on May 2, 2015 | Comments Off on We of the Never Never (1982) 720p BluRay FLAC2.0 x264-CRiSC
We of the Never Never (1982)
Drama | History
From one of Australia’s most treasured novels comes an exquisitely beautiful Australian classic based on the true story of Jeannie Gunn – a woman who battled the odds as a station master’s wife in outback Australia. For the love of her new husband (Arthur Dignam, The Devil's Playground), Jeannie (AFI Award Winner Angela Punch-McGregor) abandons a high society city life to trek into the vast and wild heart of Australia – where wives are seldom seen, and even less accepted. Enduring isolation, hardships and battling against the sexist and racial prejudice of the Australian outback environment, Jeannie strives to win the friendship and respect of those about her.
Starring: Angela Punch McGregor, Arthur Dignam, Martin Vaughan, Lewis Fitz-Gerald, John Jarratt, Tony Barry, Tommy Lewis
Director: Igor Auzins
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Posted on April 29, 2015 | Comments Off on Selma (2014) 720p BluRay x264 AC3-WiKi
Selma (2014)
Biography | Drama | History
Selma chronicles the tumultuous three-month period in 1965, when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led a dangerous campaign to secure equal voting rights in the face of violent opposition. The epic march from Selma to Montgomery culminated in President Johnson (Tom Wilkinson) signing the Voting Rights Act of 1965, one of the most significant victories for the civil rights movement. Director Ava DuVernay’s Selma tells the real story of the revered leader and visionary Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (David Oyelowo) and his brothers and sisters in the movement that prompted change that forever altered history.
Starring: David Oyelowo, Tom Wilkinson, Carmen Ejogo, Alessandro Nivola, Giovanni Ribisi, Cuba Gooding Jr.
Director: Ava DuVernay
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Posted on April 28, 2015 | Comments Off on The Right Stuff (1983) 720p BluRay x264 AC3-WiKi
The Right Stuff (1983)
Adventure | Drama | History
The original US Mercury 7 astronauts and their macho, seat-of-the-pants approach to the space program.
Starring: Sam Shepard, Scott Glenn, Ed Harris, Dennis Quaid, Fred Ward, Barbara Hershey
Director: Philip Kaufman
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Tags: Barbara Hershey, Dennis Quaid, Ed Harris, Fred Ward, Philip Kaufman, Sam Shepard, Scott Glenn
Posted on April 27, 2015 | Comments Off on Vikings S03 720p WEB-DL DD5.1 H.264-BS
Vikings (TV Series 2013- )
Action | Drama | History | War
Vikings follows the adventures of Ragnar Lothbrok the greatest hero of his age. The series tells the sagas of Ragnar's band of Viking brothers and his family, as he rises to become King of the Viking tribes. As well as being a fearless warrior, Ragnar embodies the Norse traditions of devotion to the gods, legend has it that he was a direct descendant of Odin, the god of war and warriors.
Starring: Travis Fimmel, Clive Standen, Gustaf Skarsgård, Katheryn Winnick, George Blagden, Jessalyn Gilsig, Maude Hirst, Alyssa Sutherland, Jefferson Hall
Creator: Michael Hirst
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Posted on April 23, 2015 | Comments Off on Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) 720p BluRay x264 AC3-WiKi
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
Drama | History | War
In 1948, an American court in occupied Germany tries four Nazi judges for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Starring: Spencer Tracy, Burt Lancaster, Richard Widmark, Marlene Dietrich, Judy Garland, Maximilian Schell
Director: Stanley Kramer
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Posted on April 21, 2015 | Comments Off on Selma (2014) 720p WEB-DL DD5.1 H.264-HD4FUN
Selma (2014)
Biography | Drama | History
Selma chronicles the tumultuous three-month period in 1965, when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led a dangerous campaign to secure equal voting rights in the face of violent opposition. The epic march from Selma to Montgomery culminated in President Johnson (Tom Wilkinson) signing the Voting Rights Act of 1965, one of the most significant victories for the civil rights movement. Director Ava DuVernay’s Selma tells the real story of the revered leader and visionary Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (David Oyelowo) and his brothers and sisters in the movement that prompted change that forever altered history.
Starring: David Oyelowo, Tom Wilkinson, Carmen Ejogo, Alessandro Nivola, Giovanni Ribisi, Cuba Gooding Jr.
Director: Ava DuVernay
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Tags: Alessandro Nivola, Ava DuVernay, Carmen Ejogo, Cuba Gooding Jr., David Oyelowo, Giovanni Ribisi, Tom Wilkinson
Posted on March 31, 2015 | Comments Off on Alexander Revisited The Final Cut (2004) 720p BluRay DTS x264-CtrlHD
Alexander Revisited: The Final Cut / Alexander (2004)
Action | Adventure | Biography | Drama | History | Romance | War
Oliver Stone's "Alexander" is based on the true story of one of history's most luminous and influential leaders – a man who had conquered 90% of the known world by the age of 25. The film chronicles Alexander's path to becoming a living legend, from a youth fuelled by dreams of myth, glory, and adventure, to his intense bonds with his closest companions, to his lonely death as a ruler of a vast empire.
Starring: Colin Farrell, Angelina Jolie, Val Kilmer, Jared Leto, Anthony Hopkins, Rosario Dawson
Director: Oliver Stone
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Posted on March 27, 2015 | Comments Off on Libertador (2013) 720p BluRay DD5.1 x264-EbP
Libertador / The Liberator (2013)
Biography | Drama | History
Simon Bolivar fought over 100 battles against the Spanish Empire in South America. He rode over 70,000 miles on horseback. His military campaigns covered twice the territory of Alexander the Great. His army never conquered — it liberated.
Starring: Édgar Ramírez, Erich Wildpret, María Valverde
Director: Alberto Arvelo
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Posted on March 24, 2015 | Comments Off on Lonesome Dove Church (2014) UNRATED 720p WEB-DL DD5.1 H.264-HD4FUN
Lonesome Dove Church (2014)
History
The true story of the formation of the Lonesome Dove Church in Texas.
Starring: Tom Berenger, Bruce Blain, Mike Garthwaite, Philip Granger, Serge Houde, Noel Johansen, Nicole Oliver, Alex Zahara
Director: Bob Thielke
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Posted on March 16, 2015 | Comments Off on Mr Turner (2014) 720p BluRay x264 AC3-WiKi
Mr. Turner (2014)
Biography | Drama | History
A look at the life of British artist J.M.W Turner. Profoundly affected by the death of his father, loved by a housekeeper he takes for granted and occasionally exploits sexually, he forms a close relationship with a seaside landlady with whom he eventually lives incognito in Chelsea, where he dies. Throughout this, he travels, paints, stays with the country aristocracy, visits brothels, is a popular if anarchic member of the Royal Academy of Arts, has himself strapped to the mast of a ship so that he can paint a snowstorm, and is both celebrated and reviled by the public and by royalty.
Starring: Timothy Spall, Paul Jesson, Dorothy Atkinson, James Norton, Marion Bailey, Karl Johnson
Director: Mike Leigh
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Posted on February 21, 2015 |
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Munich (2005)
Drama | History | Thriller
Inspired by real events, MUNICH reveals the intense story of the secret Israeli squad assigned to track down and assassinate the 11 Palestinians believed to have planned the 1972 Munich massacre of 11 Israel athletes – and personal toil this mission of revenge takes on the team and the man who led it.
Starring: Eric Bana, Daniel Craig, Marie-Josée Croze, Ciarán Hinds, Mathieu Kassovitz, Ayelet Zurer
Director: Steven Spielberg
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Posted on February 11, 2015 | Comments Off on The Better Angels (2014) 720p WEB-DL DD5.1 H.264-HD4FUN
The Better Angels / Green Blade Rising (2014)
Biography | Drama | History
In rural Indiana, Abraham Lincoln comes of age, enduring hardships and forming bonds which transform him into the man who became an iconic president.
Starring: Brit Marling, Jason Clarke, Wes Bentley, Diane Kruger, Braydon Denney
Director: A.J. Edwards
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Posted on February 3, 2015 | Comments Off on Bhopal A Prayer for Rain (2014) 720p WEB-DL DD5.1 H.264-HD4FUN
Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain (2014)
Drama | History
The story follows a young rickshaw-puller in Bhopal who gets a menial job at a chemical plant, but in December of 1984 a chemical spill in India takes the lives of almost 15,000 people and injuring more than 100,000. The film follows how the industrial disaster in the city changes his life and those of others.
Starring: Mischa Barton, Martin Sheen, Kal Penn, Fagun Thakrar, Rajpal Yadav, Tannishtha Chatterjee
Director: Ravi Kumar
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Posted on January 10, 2015 | Comments Off on Boardwalk Empire S05 720p BluRay DD5.1 x264-SbR
Boardwalk Empire (TV Series 2010- )
Crime | Drama | History
Chronicles the life and times of Nucky Thompson, the undisputed ruler of Atlantic City, who was equal parts politician and gangster.
Starring: Steve Buscemi, Stephen Graham, Vincent Piazza, Kelly Macdonald, Michael Shannon, Shea Whigham, Michael Kenneth Williams, Paul Sparks, Gretchen Mol, Michael Stuhlbarg, Anthony Laciura, Jack Huston, Anatol Yusef
Creator: Terence Winter
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