Category: History
Posted on August 15, 2013 | Comments Off on Hotel Rwanda (2004) 720p BluRay x264 DTS-WiKi
Hotel Rwanda (2004)
Biography | Drama | History | War
Ten years ago, as the country of Rwanda descended into madness, one man made a promise to protect the family he loved–and ended up finding the courage to save over 1200 people. Paul Rusesabagina, a hotel manager in Rwanda, secretly used his position and intelligence to shelter over a thousand refugees during the genocide crisis.
Starring: Don Cheadle, Sophie Okonedo, Joaquin Phoenix, Nick Nolte
Director: Terry George
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Posted on August 7, 2013 |
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The Borgias (TV Series 2011-2013)
Crime | Drama | History
The Showtime Original Series The Borgias is the sordid saga of one of the most remarkable and legendary families in history. Set in 15th century Italy at the height of the Renaissance, The Borgias chronicles the corrupt rise of patriarch Rodrigo Borgia (Academy Award® winner Jeremy Irons) to the papacy, where he proceeds to commit every sin in the book to amass and retain power, influence and enormous wealth for himself and his family. The unbounded audacity of this original crime family went on to inspire Machiavelli's The Prince and Mario Puzo's The Godfather. Don't miss a minute of the lavish, sexy, scandalous drama from the creative mind of Academy Award® winner Neil Jordan.
Starring: Jeremy Irons, François Arnaud, Holliday Grainger, Colm Feore, Peter Sullivan, Joanne Whalley, Sean Harris, Lotte Verbeek, David Oakes, Bosco Hogan, Vernon Dobtcheff, Gina McKee
Creator: Neil Jordan
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Tags: Bosco Hogan, Colm Feore, David Oakes, François Arnaud, Gina McKee, Holliday Grainger, Jeremy Irons, Joanne Whalley, Lotte Verbeek, Neil Jordan, Peter Sullivan, Sean Harris, Vernon Dobtcheff
Posted on August 4, 2013 | Comments Off on Antapal (2012) 720p BluRay DTS x264-TayTO
Antapal / The Gangster (2012)
Action | Crime | Drama | History | Thriller
Bangkok in the 1950s. Jod and his friend Daeng are fearless aspiring gangsters. Their ability in street fight have them hired by a local gang and admired by all. But as years go by, this violent lifestyle is more and more difficult for Jod. He tries to avoid violence when he can but is soon put aside by more violent youngsters. When some of his friends die in internal wars, he decides to take his revenge on the gang.
Starring: Krisada Sukosol Clapp, Somchai Kemglad, Sakarin Suthamsamai, Krisada Supapprom, Pakchanok Wo-Onsri, Wasu Sangsingkaew, Boonsong Nakphoo, Nantharat Chaowarat
Director: Kongkiat Khomsiri
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Tags: Boonsong Nakphoo, Kongkiat Khomsiri, Krisada Sukosol Clapp, Krisada Supapprom, Nantharat Chaowarat, Pakchanok Wo-Onsri, Sakarin Suthamsamai, Somchai Kemglad, Wasu Sangsingkaew
Posted on August 2, 2013 | Comments Off on Emperor (2012) 720p BluRay x264 DTS-WiKi
Emperor / Shûsen no enperâ (2012)
Drama | History | War
As the Japanese surrender at the end of WWII, General Douglas MacArthur assigns the task of investigating whether Emperor Hirohito should be hanged as a war criminal to a younger staff General Bonner Fellers. Influencing his recommendation is his quest to find Aya, an exchange student he met years earlier in the U.S. All this must be done within ten days when MacArthur must decide on the Emperor's fate!
Starring: Matthew Fox, Tommy Lee Jones, Eriko Hatsune, Toshiyuki Nishida, Masayoshi Haneda, Takatarô Kataoka
Director: Peter Webber
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Tags: Eriko Hatsune, Masayoshi Haneda, Matthew Fox, Peter Webber, Takatarô Kataoka, Tommy Lee Jones, Toshiyuki Nishida
Posted on August 1, 2013 |
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Z (1969)
Crime | Drama | History | Mystery | Thriller
Following the murder of a prominent leftist, an investigator tries to uncover the truth while government officials attempt to cover up their roles.
Starring: Yves Montand, Irene Papas, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Jacques Perrin
Director: Costa-Gavras
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Tags: Costa-Gavras, Irene Papas, Jacques Perrin, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Yves Montand
Posted on July 28, 2013 |
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Sushi: The Global Catch (2012)
Documentary | History | News
From humble beginnings as a simple food sold by Japanese street vendors, sushi has exploded into an international phenomenon in the past 30 years. SUSHI: THE GLOBAL CATCH is a feature-length documentary shot in five countries exploring the history, problems and future of this popular cuisine. Much of sushi's rich cultural tradition that began in Tokyo is changing as raw fish now appear from cities like Warsaw and New York to small towns worldwide. But what is the cost? Will the worldwide hunger for sushi continue to grow until wild fish vanish, or will new technology like aquaculture keep plates full? Can sustainable sushi restaurants satisfy consumers or will competition for declining resources drive prices so high that only a few can afford raw fish?
Director: Mark Hall
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Posted on July 22, 2013 |
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Sakuran (2006)
Drama | History
Set in Edo era Japan, “Sakuran” traces the life of Kiyoha (Anna Tsuchiya) as she rises from the lowly courtesan ranks to the high class position of Oiran in the steamy red-light district of Yoshiwara. Kiyoha was determined to stand on her own two feet and live life as she pleased.
Starring: Anna Tsuchiya, Kippei Shiina, Yoshino Kimura, Hiroki Narimiya, Miho Kanno, Masatoshi Nagase
Director: Mika Ninagawa
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Tags: Anna Tsuchiya, Hiroki Narimiya, Kippei Shiina, Masatoshi Nagase, Miho Kanno, Mika Ninagawa, Yoshino Kimura
Posted on July 16, 2013 | Comments Off on Tajemnica Westerplatte (2013) 720p WEB-DL DD5.1 H.264-ELiTE
Tajemnica Westerplatte / 1939 Battle of Westerplatte (2013)
Drama | History | War
The film tells the story of the defense of Westerplatte Polish Embassy before the German army. Action includes seven days of September 1939.
Starring: Michal Zebrowski, Robert Zoledziewski, Jan Englert, Piotr Adamczyk, Borys Szyc, Miroslaw Zbrojewicz, Jakub Wesolowski, Andrzej Grabowski
Director: Pawel Chochlew
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Tags: Andrzej Grabowski, Borys Szyc, Jakub Wesolowski, Jan Englert, Michal Zebrowski, Miroslaw Zbrojewicz, Pawel Chochlew, Piotr Adamczyk, Robert Zoledziewski
Posted on July 11, 2013 | Comments Off on Diaz Dont Clean Up This Blood (2012) 720p BluRay DD5.1 x264-CtrlHD
Diaz: Don't Clean Up This Blood / Diaz (2012)
Drama | History
July 2001. 200,000 protesters, consisting mainly of anti-globalization activists and anarchists of the Black Bloc) try to prevent the G8 summit from taking place in Genoa. The authorities, determined not to let them achieve their aim, give a free hand to the anti-riot police in the matter of repression. The Police superintendent decides a nighttime raid upon the Diaz school, used as a sleeping quarter and a center for those providing media, medical, and legal support work. The film tells about the ordeal put through by all those who slept or worked there, courtesy of the barbarous Police forces, complete with furious baton attacks and shameless humiliation following arrests.
Starring: Claudio Santamaria, Jennifer Ulrich, Elio Germano, Davide Iacopini, Ralph Amoussou, Fabrizio Rongione
Director: Daniele Vicari
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Tags: Claudio Santamaria, Daniele Vicari, Davide Iacopini, Elio Germano, Fabrizio Rongione, Jennifer Ulrich, Ralph Amoussou
Posted on July 8, 2013 | Comments Off on Flyboys (2006) BluRay 720p x264 DTS 2Audio-CHD
Flyboys (2006)
Action | Adventure | Drama | History | Romance | War
Inspired by the true story of the legendary Lafayette Escadrille, this action-packed epic tells the tale of America's first fighter pilots. These courageous young men distinguish themselves in a manner that none before them had dared, becoming true heroes who experience triumph, tragedy, love, and loss amid the chaos of World War I. Hang on for the ride of your life!
Starring: James Franco, Martin Henderson, David Ellison, Jennifer Decker, Jean Reno, Ruth Bradley
Director: Tony Bill
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Posted on July 3, 2013 | Comments Off on The Battle of Pussy Willow Creek (2010) 720p WEB-DL DD5.1 H.264-HD4FUN
The Battle of Pussy Willow Creek (2010)
Comedy | History | War
Ken Burns meets Spinal Tap in a subversive tour de force relaying the outrageous life stories of four forgotten Civil War heroes: an opium-addicted gay Colonel, an aging Chinese launderer, a nerdy escaped slave, and a one-armed teenage prostitute. Both wickedly satirical and deeply affectionate, The Battle of Pussy Willow Creek tells the "100% true" story of how these oddball outsiders saved the Union from a nefarious foreign plot, how the forces of bigotry expunged their stunning victory from the history books, and – most importantly – how meeting one's ex on the field of battle can be just the thing to re-spark a detoured romance.
Starring: Emily Mitchell, Christopher Lukas, Tim Cusack, Zeb Hollins III, John Redmond, Maureen Brooks, Emilie Bonsant
Director: Wendy Jo Cohen
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Tags: Christopher Lukas, Emilie Bonsant, Emily Mitchell, John Redmond, Maureen Brooks, Tim Cusack, Wendy Jo Cohen, Zeb Hollins III
Posted on June 30, 2013 | Comments Off on The Spirit of St Louis (1957) 720p WEB-DL DD5.1 H.264-CtrlHD
The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)
Adventure | Biography | Drama | History
Biography of Charles Lindburgh from his days of precarious mail runs in aviation's infancy to his design of a small transatlantic plane and the vicissitudes of its takeoff and epochal flight from New York to Paris in 1927.
Starring: James Stewart, Murray Hamilton, Patricia Smith, Bartlett Robinson, Marc Connelly, Arthur Space, Charles Watts
Director: Billy Wilder
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Posted on June 28, 2013 | Comments Off on No Direction Home Bob Dylan (2005) 720p WEB-DL DD5.1 H.264-brento
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (2005)
Biography | Documentary | History | Music | Romance
Portrait of an artist as a young man. Roughly chronological, using archival footage intercut with recent interviews, a story takes shape of Bob Dylan's (b. 1941) coming of age from 1961 to 1966 as a singer, songwriter, performer, and star. He takes from others: singing styles, chord changes, and rare records. He keeps moving: on stage, around New York City and on tour, from Suze Rotolo to Joan Baez and on, from songs of topical witness to songs of raucous independence, from folk to rock. He drops the past. He refuses, usually with humor and charm, to be simplified, classified, categorized, or finalized: always becoming, we see a shapeshifter on a journey with no direction home.
Starring: Bob Dylan, B.J. Rolfzen, Dick Kangas, Liam Clancy, Tony Glover, Paul Nelson, Allen Ginsberg
Director: Martin Scorsese
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Posted on June 24, 2013 |
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Jesus Christ Superstar (1973)
Drama | History | Musical
This dazzling interpretation of the hit Tim Rice-Andrew Lloyd Webber rock opera tells the story of Christ's final weeks in a bold and epic musical production.
Starring: Ted Neeley, Carl Anderson, Yvonne Elliman, Barry Dennen, Bob Bingham, Larry Marshall, Josh Mostel
Director: Norman Jewison
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Posted on June 24, 2013 | Comments Off on Julius Caesar (1953) 720p WEB-DL DD5.1 H.264-brento
Julius Caesar (1953)
Drama | History
Brutus, Cassius, and other high-ranking Romans murder Caesar, because they believe his ambition will lead to tyranny. The people of Rome are on their side until Antony, Caesar's right-hand man, makes a moving speech. The conspirators are driven from Rome, and two armies are formed: one side following the conspirators; the other, Antony. Antony has the superior force, and surrounds Brutus and Cassius, but they kill themselves to avoid capture.
Starring: Marlon Brando, James Mason, John Gielgud, Louis Calhern, Edmond O'Brien, Greer Garson, Deborah Kerr
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
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Tags: Deborah Kerr, Edmond O'Brien, Greer Garson, James Mason, John Gielgud, Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Louis Calhern, Marlon Brando
Posted on June 22, 2013 |
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14 Blades / Jin yi wei (2010)
Action | Drama | History | Thriller
At the dawn of the Ming Dynasty, in order to consolidate all power and keep his bloodline on the throne, the Emperor established a secure system of defence for himself by taking young orphans off the street and training them to the highest martial arts standards to become his secret guards. Called Jinyiwei (the Brocade Guards), these warriors operated under their own code of law, led by the most skilled of their number, Qinglong. Bestowed upon him as leader is a box containing 14 steel blades, eight of which are to be used for interrogation and the remaining six for execution. When the Imperial Court is usurped by the evil eunuch Jia, Qinglong is assigned to steal a list identifying those still loyal to the Emperor. But unknown to him, the Jinyiwei themselves have fallen under the control of Jia, who, in league with an exiled noble, Prince Qing, is plotting to rebel against the Emperor and seize power.
Starring: Donnie Yen, Zhao Wei, Chun Wu, Kate Tsui, Yuwu Qi, Ma Wu, Sammo Hung
Director: Daniel Lee
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Tags: Chun Wu, Daniel Lee, Donnie Yen, Kate Tsui, Ma Wu, Sammo Hung, Yuwu Qi, Zhao Wei
Posted on June 20, 2013 | Comments Off on Into the White (2012) 720p BluRay x264 DTS-HDWinG
Into The White (2012)
Action | Drama | History | War
English and German pilots shoot each other down, and later find themselves at the same cabin. In order to survive the tough winter in the Norwegian wilderness they have to stand together. It's the start of a long and unlikely friendship.
Starring: Florian Lukas, Rupert Grint, David Kross, Stig Henrik Hoff, Lachlan Nieboer
Director: Petter Næss
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Tags: David Kross, Florian Lukas, Lachlan Nieboer, Petter Næss, Rupert Grint, Stig Henrik Hoff
Posted on June 15, 2013 | Comments Off on Midway (1976) BluRay 720p DTS x264-CHD
Midway (1976)
Action | Drama | History | War
A dramatic chronicle of the Battle of Midway, considered the turning point of the war against Japan in the Pacific.
Starring: Charlton Heston, Henry Fonda, James Coburn, Glenn Ford, Hal Holbrook, Toshirô Mifune
Director: Jack Smight
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Posted on June 14, 2013 | Comments Off on The Beast of War (1988) 720p WEB-DL AAC2.0 H.264-ViGi
The Beast of War (1988)
Drama | History | War
During the war in Afghanistan a Soviet tank crew commanded by a tyrannical officer find themselves lost and in a struggle against a band of Mujahadeen guerrillas in the mountains. A unique look at the Soviet 'Vietnam' experience sympathetically told for both sides.
Starring: George Dzundza, Jason Patric, Steven Bauer, Stephen Baldwin, Don Harvey
Director: Kevin Reynolds
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Posted on June 14, 2013 | Comments Off on Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944) 720p WEB-DL AAC2.0 H.264-ViGi
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944)
Drama | History | War
The amazingly detailed true story of "The Doolittle Raid" based on the personal account by Doolittle Raider Ted Lawson. Stunned by Pearl Harbor and a string of defeats, America needed a victory – badly. To that end, Colonel Jimmy Doolittle, a former air racer and stunt pilot, devises a plan for a daring raid on the heart of Japan itself. To do this, he must train army bomber pilots to do something no one ever dreamed possible – launch 16 fully loaded bombers from an aircraft carrier! Remarkable in its accuracy, this movie even uses film footage from the actual raid.
Starring: Van Johnson, Robert Walker, Tim Murdock, Don DeFore, Herbert Gunn, Phyllis Thaxter, Stephen McNally, John R. Reilly, Robert Mitchum, Scott McKay
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
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Tags: Don DeFore, Herbert Gunn, John R. Reilly, Mervyn LeRoy, Phyllis Thaxter, Robert Mitchum, Robert Walker, Scott McKay, Stephen McNally, Tim Murdock, Van Johnson
