Category: History
Posted on July 16, 2012 | Comments Off on Che Part Two (2008) Criterion Collection 720p BluRay x264 DTS-WiKi
Che: Part Two / Guerrilla (2008)
Biography | Drama | History | War
In 1965, Ernesto 'Che' Guevara resigns from his Cuban government posts to secretly make his latest attempt to spread the revolution in Bolivia. After arriving in La Paz, Bolivia late in 1966, by 1967, Che with several Cuban volunteers, have raised a small guerrilla army to take on the militarist Bolivian movement. However, Che must face grim realities about his few troops and supplies, his failing health, and a local population who largely does not share his idealistic aspirations. As the US supported Bolivian army prepares to defeat him, Che and his beleaguered force struggle against the increasingly hopeless odds.
Starring: Demián Bichir, Rodrigo Santoro, Benicio Del Toro, Catalina Sandino Moreno
Director: Steven Soderbergh
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Posted on July 16, 2012 | Comments Off on Che Part One (2008) Criterion Collection 720p BluRay x264 DTS-WiKi
Che: Part One / The Argentine (2008)
Biography | Drama | History | War
The Argentine, begins as Che and a band of Cuban exiles (led by Fidel Castro) reach the Cuban shore from Mexico in 1956. Within two years, they mobilized popular support and an army and toppled the U.S.-friendly regime of dictator Fulgencio Batista.
Starring: Julia Ormond, Benicio Del Toro, Oscar Isaac, Rodrigo Santoro
Director: Steven Soderbergh
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Posted on July 14, 2012 |
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Cyrano de Bergerac (1990)
Biography | Comedy | Drama | History | Romance
A dashing officer of the guard and romantic poet, Cyrano de Bergerac falls in love with his cousin Roxane without her knowing. His one fault in his life, he feels, is his large nose and although it may have been a forming influence in his rapier-sharp wit, he believes that Roxane will reject him. He resorts to writing letters to her on behalf of one of his cadets, Christian, who is also in love with Roxane but just doesn't know how to tell her. She falls for the poetic charm of the letters but believes that they were written by Christian.
Starring: Gérard Depardieu, Anne Brochet, Vincent Perez, Roland Bertin
Director: Jean-Paul Rappeneau
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Posted on July 13, 2012 | Comments Off on Samurai III Duel at Ganryu Island (1956) 720p Criterion Collection BluRay FLAC x264-EbP
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island / Miyamoto Musashi kanketsuhen: kettô Ganryûjima (1956)
Action | Adventure | Biography | Drama | History
A humble and simple Takezo abandons his life as a knight errant. He's sought as a teacher and vassal by Shogun, Japan's most powerful clan leader. He's also challenged to fight by the supremely confident and skillful Sasaki Kojiro. Takezo agrees to fight Kojiro in a year's time but rejects Shogun's patronage, choosing instead to live on the edge of a village, raising vegetables. He's followed there by Otsu and later by Akemi, both in love with him. The year ends as Takezo assists the villagers against a band of brigands. He seeks Otsu's forgiveness and accepts her love, then sets off across the water to Ganryu Island for his final contest.
Starring: Toshirô Mifune, Mariko Okada, Koji Tsuruta, Kaoru Yachigusa, Daisuke Katô
Director: Hiroshi Inagaki
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Posted on July 11, 2012 | Comments Off on Samurai II Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955) 720p Criterion Collection BluRay FLAC x264-EbP
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple / Zoku Miyamoto Musashi: Ichijôji no kettô (1955)
Action | Adventure | Biography | Drama | History
After years on the road establishing his reputation as Japan's greatest fencer, Takezo returns to Kyoto. Otsu waits for him, yet he has come not for her but to challenge the leader of the region's finest school of fencing. To prove his valor and skill, he walks deliberately into ambushes set up by the school's followers. While Otsu waits, Akemi also seeks him, expressing her desires directly. Meanwhile, Takezo is observed by Sasaki Kojiro, a brilliant young fighter, confident he can dethrone Takezo. After leaving Kyoto in triumph, Takezo declares his love for Otsu, but in a way that dishonors her and shames him. Once again, he leaves alone.
Starring: Toshirô Mifune, Mariko Okada, Koji Tsuruta, Kaoru Yachigusa, Akihiko Hirata
Director: Hiroshi Inagaki
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Posted on July 11, 2012 |
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Novecento / 1900 (1976)
Drama | History
Set in Italy, the film follows the lives and interactions of two boys/men, one born a bastard of peasant stock, the other born to a land owner. The drama spans from 1900 to about 1945, and focuses mainly on the rise of Fascism and the peasants' eventual reaction by supporting Communism, and how these events shape the destinies of the two main characters.
Starring: Robert De Niro, Gérard Depardieu, Dominique Sanda, Francesca Bertini, Laura Betti, Werner Bruhns
Director: Bernardo Bertolucci
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Posted on July 10, 2012 | Comments Off on Samurai I Miyamoto Musashi (1954) 720p Criterion Collection BluRay FLAC x264-EbP
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto / Miyamoto Musashi (1954)
Action | Adventure | Biography | Drama | History
With his closest friend, Matahachi, Takezo (the town's wild, orphan kid) leaves his village to join an army on its way to battle. After their side loses, they seek shelter in the isolated home of a widow, Oko, and her daughter, Akemi. Oko seduces Matahachi, who forgets his betrothal to the virtuous Otsu. Oko, Matahachi, and Akemi go to Kyoto, but Takezo returns to the village. Matahachi's family rejects Takezo's report and has him arrested for treason. A monk rescues him from death and sentences him to the study of the samurai code. Otsu and Takezo fall in love, and she promises to wait for him when he sets off on the road as a knight errant.
Starring: Toshirô Mifune, Mariko Okada, Rentarô Mikuni, Kaoru Yachigusa, Akihiko Hirata
Director: Hiroshi Inagaki
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Posted on June 29, 2012 | Comments Off on Sissi The Fateful Years of an Empress (1957) 720p BluRay x264 DTS-WiKi
Sissi: The Fateful Years of an Empress / Sissi – Schicksalsjahre einer Kaiserin (1957)
Drama | History | Romance
The final film in a highly romanticized trilogy about Elisabeth "Sissi" of Austria finds the young empress traveling throughout Europe.
Starring: Romy Schneider, Karlheinz Böhm, Magda Schneider, Gustav Knuth, Uta Franz, Walter Reyer, Vilma Degischer
Director: Ernst Marischka
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Tags: Ernst Marischka, Gustav Knuth, Karlheinz Böhm, Magda Schneider, Romy Schneider, Uta Franz, Vilma Degischer, Walter Reyer
Posted on June 29, 2012 | Comments Off on Sissi The Young Empress (1956) 720p BluRay x264 DTS-WiKi
Sissi: The Young Empress / Sissi – Die junge Kaiserin (1956)
Drama | History
The second in a trilogy of movies about Elisabeth "Sissi" of Austria, the film chronicles the married life of the young empress as she tries to adjust to formal and strict life in the palace and an overbearing mother-in-law.
Starring: Romy Schneider, Karlheinz Böhm, Magda Schneider, Gustav Knuth, Vilma Degischer, Walter Reyer, Josef Meinrad
Director: Ernst Marischka
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Tags: Ernst Marischka, Gustav Knuth, Josef Meinrad, Karlheinz Böhm, Magda Schneider, Romy Schneider, Vilma Degischer, Walter Reyer
Posted on June 29, 2012 | Comments Off on Sissi (1955) 720p BluRay x264 DTS-WiKi
Sissi (1955)
Comedy | Drama | History
In the first of a trilogy of movies about Elisabeth "Sissi" of Austria, the young vibrant princess catches the eye of her sister's fiancé, Emperor Franz Josef.
Starring: Romy Schneider, Karlheinz Böhm, Magda Schneider, Uta Franz, Gustav Knuth, Vilma Degischer, Josef Meinrad
Director: Ernst Marischka
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Tags: Ernst Marischka, Gustav Knuth, Josef Meinrad, Karlheinz Böhm, Magda Schneider, Romy Schneider, Uta Franz, Vilma Degischer
Posted on June 21, 2012 | Comments Off on Once Upon a Time in China and America (1997) BluRay 720p x264-WiKi
Once Upon a Time in China and America / Once Upon a Time in China VI / Wong Fei Hung VI: Sai Wik Hung See (1997)
Action | Adventure | History | Western
The story is set in both Hong Kong and the U.S. So goes to the U.S. to open a martial arts school. Around this time, many Chinese people were sold off to U.S. railroad companies, and were brutally treated by the Americans under the harsh working conditions. Thus, the American workers' hatred towards the Chinese immigrants is high. As a result, So gets into trouble with the Americans and the mob, and calls Master Wong for help.
Starring: Jet Li, Rosamund Kwan, Xin Xin Xiong, Kwok-Pong Chan. Jeff Wolfe. Joseph Sayah, Chrysta Bell, Richard Ng
Director: Sammo Hung
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Posted on June 21, 2012 | Comments Off on Once Upon a Time in China III (1993) 720p BluRay x264 DTS-WiKi
Once Upon a Time in China III / Wong Fei Hung III: Si wong jaang ba (1993)
Action | Adventure | Biography | History
Wong Fei-Hung and sidekick Chung arrive in Peking just as the Empress announces a Lion Dance martial arts contest. Also accompanying him is cousin Yee, his young, Westernized aunt-by-adoption, to whom Wong is secretly betrothed. Wong faces a possible romantic rival in a Russian diplomat, Tumanovsky, whom Aunt Yee knew back in school, and a martial arts rival in the brutal Club Foot, who beats up Wong's father. Club Foot works for the slimy Leung Fun, who is determined to win the prestigious Lion Dance contest at any cost. However, by the time the spectacular Lion Dance contest occurs many things will change.
Starring: Jet Li, Cunzhuang Ge, Rosamund Kwan, Shun Lau, Siu Chung Mok, John Wakefield, Xin Xin Xiong, Chunzhong Zhang
Director: Hark Tsui
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Tags: Chunzhong Zhang, Cunzhuang Ge, Hark Tsui, Jet Li, John Wakefield, Rosamund Kwan, Shun Lau, Siu Chung Mok, Xin Xin Xiong
Posted on June 21, 2012 | Comments Off on Once Upon a Time in China II (1992) 720p BluRay x264 DTS-WiKi
Once Upon a Time in China II / Wong Fei Hung II: Nam yee tung chi keung (1992)
Action | Adventure | Biography | History | Romance
In the sequel to the Tsui Hark classic, Wong Fei-Hung faces The White Lotus society, a fanatical cult seeking to drive the Europeans out of China through violence, even attacking Chinese who follow Western ways. Wong must also defend Dr. Sun Yat Sen, a revolutionary, from the military. With his friends, loved ones, and the future of China itself at stake, Wong must once again use his martial arts skills to defend the innocent.
Starring: Jet Li, Rosamund Kwan, Donnie Yen, Siu Chung Mok, David Chiang, Xin Xin Xiong, Tielin Zhang, Paul Fonoroff
Director: Hark Tsui
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Posted on June 21, 2012 | Comments Off on Once Upon a Time in China I (1991) BluRay 720p x264 DTS-WiKi
Once Upon a Time in China / Wong Fei Hung (1991)
Action | Adventure | Biography | Drama | History
Set in late 19th century Canton this martial arts film depicts the stance taken by the legendary martial arts hero Wong Fei-Hung (1847-1924) against foreign forces' (English, French and American) plundering of China. When Aunt Yee arrives back from America totally westernised, Wong Fei-Hung assumes the role of her protector. This proves to be difficult when his martial arts school and local militia become involved in fierce battles with foreign and local government. As violence escalates even Aunt Yee has to question her new western ideals, but is it possible to fight guns with Kung Fu?
Starring: Jet Li, Biao Yuen, Rosamund Kwan, Jacky Cheung, Steve Tartalia, Kent Cheng, Jonathan Isgar, Shi-Kwan Yen, Mark King
Director: Hark Tsui
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Posted on June 20, 2012 | Comments Off on Three Kingdoms Resurrection Of The Dragon (2008) BluRay 720p x264 DTS-WiKi
Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon / Saam gwok dzi gin lung se gap (2008)
Action | Drama | History | War
His country torn asunder by civil war, Zhao, a common man heeds the call of duty and from the humblest of roots rises through the ranks on wings of courage and cunning to command an army charged with liberating the land from an evil warlord. Inspiring by action, honor and a dream of unifying his divided nation, Zhao's heroism becomes legend, but as the years pass and the throne changes hands the war still rages on. When a newly enthroned king decides peace can only be achieved by defeating the warlords once and for all, the aging Zhao embarks on his final and greatest campaign, a road to adventure that will crown his name in glory for all time.
Starring: Andy Lau, Sammo Hung, Maggie Q, Vanness Wu, Andy On
Director: Daniel Lee
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Posted on June 18, 2012 |
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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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Tags: Anatol Yusef, Anthony Laciura, Gretchen Mol, Jack Huston, Kelly Macdonald, Michael Kenneth Williams, Michael Shannon, Michael Stuhlbarg, Paul Sparks, Shea Whigham, Stephen Graham, Steve Buscemi, Terence Winter, Vincent Piazza
Posted on June 17, 2012 |
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Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2010)
Documentary | History
Werner Herzog gains exclusive access to film inside the Chauvet caves of Southern France, capturing the oldest known pictorial creations of humankind in their astonishing natural setting.
Starring: Werner Herzog
Director: Werner Herzog
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Posted on June 17, 2012 |
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Chariots of Fire (1981)
Drama | History | Sport
The story of two British track athletes, one a determined Jew, and the other a devout Christian who compete in the 1924 Olympics.
Starring: Ben Cross, Ian Charleson, Nicholas Farrell, Nigel Havers, Ian Holm
Director: Hugh Hudson
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Posted on June 15, 2012 | Comments Off on Roza (2011) BluRay 720p x264 DTS-MySiLU
Róza / Rose (2011)
Drama | History | War
A harrowing tale of survival centers on Rose, a Masurian woman, whose husband, a German soldier, was killed in the war, leaving her alone on their farm. A single woman had no defense against Russian soldiers who raped as a form of revenge, nor against plundering Poles who found themselves in desperate straits. The law of the jungle had replaced the rule of law. Help arrives for Rose in the form of Tadeusz, a former officer in the Polish Home Army who survived the Warsaw uprising and is attempting to hide his identity.
Starring: Marcin Dorocinski, Kinga Preis, Marian Dziedziel, Edward Linde-Lubaszenko, Eryk Lubos
Director: Wojciech Smarzowski
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Posted on June 1, 2012 |
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The Samurai of Ayothaya / Samurai Ayothaya (2010)
Action | Drama | History
Based on a true historic figure during Ayothaya Era, the film depicts the life of Yamada Nagamasa, a Japanese adventurer who gained considerable influence in Thailand and became the governor of Nakhon Si Thammarat province in southern Thailand.
Starring: Seigi Ozeki, Kanokkorn Jaicheun, Sorapong Chatree
Director: Nopporn Watin
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