Category: History
Posted on March 13, 2012 |
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The War Room (1993)
Documentary | History
The War Room takes us inside Bill Clinton's 1992 presidential campaign. Director D.A. Pennebaker provides an up-close view of the two principals: campaign managers James Carville and George Stephanopoulos as they try to stay on top of the exploding maelstrom of events–from scandalous, personal smear tactics to the rise of quixotic spoiler Ross Perot.
Starring: James Carville, George Stephanopoulos, Heather Beckel, Paul Begala, Bob Boorstin
Director: Chris Hegedus, D.A. Pennebaker
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Posted on March 4, 2012 |
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Cloverfield (2008)
Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi
On the eve of his departure for Japan, Rob (Michael Stahl-David) sees his going-away party as an opportunity to confess unresolved feelings and tie up loose ends. His agenda takes an unexpected turn when a jolt shakes the revelers. The crowd quiets down to watch news reports of an earthquake, then rushes to the roof to assess the damage. A fireball explodes on the distant horizon. A power failure follows. Confusion gives way to panic as the partygoers stumble through the blackout and into the streets. Amid the human screams and one inhuman roar, Rob and his friends must traverse a landscape that has changed, overtaken by something otherworldly, terrifying, monstrous…
Starring: Lizzy Caplan, Jessica Lucas, T.J. Miller, Michael Stahl-David, Mike Vogel
Director: Matt Reeves
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Posted on March 2, 2012 |
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54 (1998)
Drama | History
Shane O'Shea was a 19-year-old guy living with his dad and two siblings in a small, boring town in New Jersey…until he crossed the river into New York City and entered a nightclub that was nothing less than the center of the universe – Studio 54. Shane's fast rise from busboy to the "glamorous" job of a shirtless waiter–puts Shane directly in competition with his ambitious buddy, Greg, a handsome busboy who's unwilling to "do what it takes" to advance his career. Shane also befriends Greg's Latin wife, Anita, a coat check girl, also aspiring to be a singing disco diva. The trio work under the erratic tutelage of their excessive yet nerdy club impressario–Steve Rubell. All four of their lives collide during this summer of 1979 when the club went from its height to its decline following IRS investigations.
Starring: Ryan Phillippe, Salma Hayek, Sela Ward, Mike Myers, Neve Campbell
Director: Mark Christopher
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Posted on February 20, 2012 |
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Hell and Back Again (2011)
Action | Documentary | History | War
What does it mean to lead men in war? What does it mean to come home? Hell and Back Again is a cinematically revolutionary film that asks and answers these questions with a power and intimacy no previous film about the conflict in Afghanistan has been able to achieve. It is a masterpiece in the cinema of war.
Director: Danfung Dennis
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Posted on February 17, 2012 |
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Henri 4 (2010)
Drama | History
A wide-ranging, energetic period piece tracing the rise of the Protestant Henry of Navarre as he goes from battlefield warrior to France's beloved King Henri IV. Director Jo Baier's epic is a classically entertaining adventure, albeit one with more than a little bloodshed and frequent bawdy sexual interludes. In late 16th-century France, Catholics and Protestant Huguenots were at war. Seemingly seeking peace, the French dowager queen, Catherine de Medici summons Henry to her court to have him marry her daughter, uniting the two warring factions. However, the Catholics slaughter the Protestant wedding guests in what became known as the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre and Henry-now married-must use all his guile to both stay alive and maneuver for the throne.
Starring: Julien Boisselier, Joachim Król, Andreas Schmidt, Armelle Deutsch, Chloé Stefani, Ulrich Noethen, Hannelore Hoger
Director: Jo Baier
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Posted on February 15, 2012 |
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The Long Riders (1979)
Biography | Crime | History
The origins, exploits and the ultimate fate of the Jesse James gang is told in a sympathetic portrayal of the bank robbers made up of brothers who begin their legendary bank raids because of revenge.
Starring: David Carradine, Stacy Keach, Dennis Quaid, Keith Carradine, Robert Carradine, James Keach, Randy Quaid
Director: Walter Hill
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Posted on February 12, 2012 |
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War of the Arrows / Choi-jong-byeong-gi Hwal (2011)
Action | History
During Second Manchu invasion of Korea, one village is attacked by Manchurian soldiers. Manchurian kidnap Ja-in on her wedding day with her childhood sweetheart Seo-Goon. Her brother Nam-Yi defeats the enemy and save his sister and the other Korean victims with only one bow.
Starring: Hae-il Park, Seung-yong Ryoo, Moon Chae-Won
Director: Han-min Kim
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Posted on February 4, 2012 |
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Battle of Warsaw 1920 / 1920 Bitwa Warszawska (2011)
Drama | History | Musical
Battle Of Warsaw 1920 is an epic war melodrama set in WWI. Jan, a left-wing poet and cavalryman get called into front and decides to marry a theater actress before he leaves. While he is gone, the girl is harassed by an unwanted admirer and decides to join the Voluntary Legion Of Women preparing to defend Warsaw in the upcoming battle.
Starring: Borys Szyc, Natasza Urbanska, Daniel Olbrychski, Adam Ferency, Jerzy Bonczak, Boguslaw Linda, Adam Strzelecki
Director: Jerzy Hoffman
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Posted on February 4, 2012 |
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Monkey Magic / The Adventures of Super Monkey / Saiyûki (2007)
Adventure | History
Journey to the West comes to the big screen like never before in the 2007 film Saiyuuki! Also known as Monkey Magic and Adventures of the Super Monkey…
Starring: Shingo Katori, Teruyoshi Uchimura, Atsushi Itô, Eri Fukatsu, Asami Mizukawa
Director: Kensaku Sawada
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The Mill and the Cross (2011)
Drama | History
Behind every great painting lies an even greater story.
Starring: Rutger Hauer, Charlotte Rampling, Michael York, Joanna Litwin
Director: Lech Majewski
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Posted on January 27, 2012 |
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The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)
Drama | History | War
After poisoning the Emperor Marcus Aurelius, his mad son Commodus succumbs to dissipation and allows Rome to be ravaged by pestilence and the Barbarians.
Starring: Sophia Loren, Stephen Boyd, Alec Guinness, James Mason, Christopher Plummer
Director: Anthony Mann
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Posted on January 20, 2012 |
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Cleopatra (1963)
Biography | Drama | History
Historical epic. The triumphs and tragedy of the Egyptian queen, Cleopatra.
Starring: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Rex Harrison
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Darryl F. Zanuck
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Posted on January 20, 2012 |
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We Were Soldiers (2002)
Action | Drama | History
The year is 1965 and the U.S. is at War with North Vietnam. Commanding the air cavalry is Lt. Col. Hal Moore (Gibson), a born leader committed to his troops. His target: the La Drang Valley, called "The Valley of Death." As Moore prepares for one of the most violent battles in U.S. history, he delivers a stirring promise to his soldiers and their families: "I will leave no man behind dead or alive. We will all come home together."
Starring: Mel Gibson, Madeleine Stowe, Greg Kinnear, Sam Elliott, Chris Klein, Keri Russell, Barry Pepper
Director: Randall Wallace
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Posted on January 17, 2012 |
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The Elephant Man (1980)
Biography | Drama | History
A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man who is mistreated while scraping a living as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous facade, there is revealed a person of intelligence and sensitivity.
Starring: Anthony Hopkins, John Hurt, Anne Bancroft, John Gielgud, Wendy Hiller
Director: David Lynch
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Posted on January 17, 2012 |
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Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007)
Biography | Drama | History
Growing keenly aware of the changing religious and political tides of late 16th century Europe, Queen Elizabeth finds her rule openly challenged by the Spanish King Philip II — with his powerful army and sea-dominating armada — determined to restore England to Catholicism. Preparing to go to war to defend her empire, Elizabeth struggles to balance ancient royal duties with an unexpected vulnerability in her love for Sir Walter Raleigh. But he remains forbidden for a queen who has sworn body and soul to her country. Unable and unwilling to pursue her love, Elizabeth encourages her favorite lady-in-waiting, Bess, to befriend Raleigh to keep him near. But this strategy forces Elizabeth to observe their growing intimacy. As she charts her course abroad, her trusted advisor, Sir Francis Walsingham, continues his masterful puppetry of Elizabeth's court at home — and her campaign to solidify absolute power. Through an intricate spy network, Walsingham uncovers an assassination plot that could topple the throne. But as he unmasks traitors that may include Elizabeth's own cousin Mary Stuart, he unknowingly sets England up for destruction.
Starring: Cate Blanchett, Clive Owen, Geoffrey Rush, Jordi Mollà, Aimee King
Director: Shekhar Kapur
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Posted on January 17, 2012 |
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Elizabeth (1998)
Biography | Drama | History
This is the England of 1554, but the veneer of traditional English composure and dignity has been stripped away. The British populace is in turmoil. Fearing a challenge to her throne, Queen Mary I imprisons her half-sister, Princess Elizabeth Tudor (The daughter of King Henry VII and Anne Boleyn), in the Tower of London. But, in 1558, when "Bloody Mary" dies, Elizabeth is swept onto the throne and, at the age of 25, is crowned Queen of England. In order to survive, let alone to rule, Elizabeth must suss out hidden agendas: the Court is rife with intrigue; military strategists are risking the lives of young Englishmen; religious leaders at home and abroad place no faith in her; and the man she loves might not be worthy of her trust. The male-dominated ruling class would appear to have the advantage, but intelligent Elizabeth will deploy whatever means necessary to keep, or take what's rightfully hers.
Starring: Cate Blanchett, Geoffrey Rush, Christopher Eccleston, Joseph Fiennes, John Gielgud, Richard Attenborough
Director: Shekhar Kapur
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Posted on January 15, 2012 |
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Gangs of New York (2002)
Crime | Drama | History
Set in New York City, 1840-1863, a young man named Amsterdam (Leonardo DiCaprio) seeks vengeance against Bill 'The Butcher' Poole (Daniel Day-Lewis), the man who killed his father. Though he secures the help of pickpocket Jenny Everdeane (Cameron Diaz), the task at hand may be more dangerous than Amsterdam ever imagined when he realizes that his father was murdered as a result of gang warfare between the powerful Manhattan Irish and Italian gangs. Amid the crooked cops and corrupt politicians of the Tammany Hall era, political enforcer Bill Poole stands out as only one scoundrel in the crime-plagued Five Points section of lower Manhattan in the early 1860s.
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel Day-Lewis, Cameron Diaz, Jim Broadbent, John C. Reilly
Director: Martin Scorsese
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Agora (2009)
Adventure | Drama | History
A historical drama set in Roman Egypt, concerning a slave who turns to the rising tide of Christianity in the hopes of pursuing freedom while also falling in love with his master, the famous female philosophy professor and atheist Hypatia of Alexandria.
Starring: Rachel Weisz, Max Minghella, Oscar Isaac
Director: Alejandro Amenábar
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Posted on January 9, 2012 |
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The Greatest Game Ever Played (2005)
Drama | History | Sport
Francis Ouimet was a working-class immigrant kid who–flanked by a 10-year-old caddie smaller than his golf bag–started with nothing and came out of nowhere to break down the barriers and become America's first golf hero nearly a century before Tiger Woods. In a world where it was believed only the wealthy and privileged could play, and win, at golf, it took an outsider to change the rules forever and prove that anyone with enough courage, grit and faith could achieve greatness. It all came to a head at the 1913 U.S. Open. Suddenly, Francis found himself in an ultimate showdown of skill and spirit–he, the unknown upstart American, facing off against Harry Vardon, a U.S. Open winner and six- time British Open champion (a record that still stands today) who was the sport's undisputed champion. One was a towering idol, the other an impossible underdog–and their legendary battle would transcend sport to become an illustration of human determination at its best.
Starring: Shia LaBeouf, Stephen Dillane, Josh Flitter, Peyton List, Elias Koteas, Marnie McPhail
Director: Bill Paxton
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Posted on January 1, 2012 |
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La battaglia di Algeri / The Battle of Algiers (1966)
Drama | History | War
True-to-life chronicle of the Algerian people's struggle to overthrow the French Colonial Government in the mid-1950s. The focus is on the leaders of the Liberation Movement and the French general who is driven obsessively with catching them.
Starring: Brahim Hadjadj, Jean Martin, Yacef Saadi
Director: Gillo Pontecorvo
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