Category: History
Posted on November 20, 2011 | Comments Off on Little Big Man (1970) BluRay 720p x264 DTS-MySiLU
Little Big Man (1970)
Adventure | Comedy | Drama | History | War | Western
Fictional biography of a 120-year-old white man, adopted by the Indians as a child, who witnessed General George A. Custer's megalomaniacal last stand at Little Big Horn in 1876.
Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Faye Dunaway, Chief Dan George, Martin Balsam, Richard Mulligan
Director: Arthur Penn
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Posted on November 17, 2011 |
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The Robe (1953)
Drama | History
One of the best Biblical epics of all time, based on a best-selling novel by Lloyd C. Douglas. It tells the story of a Roman, played by Burton, who was in charge of the Crucifixion of Christ and who later is converted to Christianity. The first movie to be filmed in CinemaScope.
Four Academy Award Nominations, including Best Picture, Best Actor–Richard Burton. Academy Awards: Best (Color) Costume Design, Best (Color) Art Direction-Set Decoration.
Starring: Richard Burton, Jean Simmons, Victor Mature, Michael Rennie, Jay Robinson, Dean Jagger
Director: Henry Koster
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Posted on November 4, 2011 | Comments Off on The Way Back (2010) 720p BluRay x264 DTS-WiKi
The Way Back (2010)
Adventure | Drama | History
A small group of multi-national prisoners escapes from a Siberian gulag in 1940 and travel in a journey over thousands of miles across five hostile countries.
Starring: Colin Farrell, Ed Harris, Jim Sturgess, Saoirse Ronan
Director: Peter Weir
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Posted on November 2, 2011 |
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Lidice (2011)
Drama | History | War
The film is presented as a true story set during World War II. With the Nazi takeover of Europe under way deputy Reichsprotektor Reinhard Heydrich arrives in Prague and his underlings begin enforcing his authority in the towns and villages across the occupied country. In Lidice, the film's main protagonist, František Šíma, is sent to prison following a family dispute that boils over resulting in an accidental death. During Šíma's incarceration one of the other villagers, Joe Fiala, strings along his mistress with lies about his bravery as a resistance fighter against the Germans. Heydrich is assassinated and during the Gestapo investigation that follows, a letter Fiala has written describing his supposed heroism comes to their attention. It leads to the total destruction of Lidice and the mass execution and deportations of its citizens. Throughout the atrocity, Sima remains in jail.
Starring: Karel Roden, Zuzana Fialová, Zuzana Bydzovská, Veronika Kubarová, Marek Adamczyk
Director: Petr Nikolaev
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Posted on October 30, 2011 |
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Band of Brothers (TV mini-series 2001)
Action | Adventure | Biography | Drama | History | War
Executive produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks for HBO, Band of Brothers is a ten-part miniseries based on the book Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne From Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest by Steven E. Ambrose. The Series dramatically re-creates the path of Easy Company, an elite paratrooper unit, from their basic training at Camp Toccoa in Georgia in 1942, to D-Day, to their critical involvement in the Battle of the Bulge, through their triumph at the close of the war.
Starring: Scott Grimes, Damian Lewis, Ron Livingston, Shane Taylor, Donnie Wahlberg, Peter Youngblood Hills
Creator: Erik Jendresen
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Posted on October 30, 2011 |
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Spartacus: Gods of the Arena (TV mini-series 2011)
Action | Adventure | Biography | Drama | History
Before Spartacus struck down his first opponent in the arena, there were many gladiators who passed though the gates onto the sand.'Spartacus: Gods of the Arena' tells the story of the original Champion of the House of Batiatus: Gannicus in a more ruthless time before Spartacus' arrival where honor was just finding it's way into the arena.
Starring: John Hannah, Manu Bennett, Peter Mensah, Dustin Clare, Nick Tarabay, Lucy Lawless, Craig Walsh Wrightson
Creater: Steven S. DeKnight
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Tags: Andy Whitfield, Craig Walsh Wrightson, Dustin Clare, John Hannah, Lucy Lawless, Manu Bennett, Nick Tarabay, Peter Mensah, Steven S. DeKnight, Viva Bianca
Posted on October 30, 2011 |
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Spartacus: Blood and Sand (TV Series 2010-2013)
Action | Adventure | Biography | Drama | History
Torn from his homeland and the woman he loves, Spartacus, a Thracian warrior captured by Romans, is enslaved into a gladiator training school owned by Batiatus and his wife Lucretia. He is forced to fight daily for his life against deadly foes, under the brutal whip of trainer Doctore. Against all odds, Spartacus' rebellious instincts, his intense love for his wife Sura and his powerful fighting skills drive him to win a series of near-impossible battles – setting in motion a revolution against the tyranny of Rome. To survive, he must become more than a man, more than a gladiator. He must become a legend.
Starring: Andy Whitfield, Liam McIntyre, Lucy Lawless, Manu Bennett, John Hannah, Peter Mensah, Nick Tarabay, Viva Bianca
Creator: Steven S. DeKnight
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Posted on October 25, 2011 |
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300 (2006)
Action | Fantasy | History | War
In 480 B.C. a state of war exists between Persia, led by King Xerxes, and Greece. At the Battle of Thermopylae, Leonidas, king of the Greek city state of Sparta, leads his badly outnumbered warriors against the massive Persian army. Though certain death awaits the Spartans, their sacrifice inspires all of Greece to unite against their common enemy. Based on the graphic novel by Frank Miller (Sin City) and Lynn Varley.
Starring: Gerard Butler, Lena Headey, Dominic West, David Wenham, Vincent Regan
Director: Zack Snyder
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Posted on October 25, 2011 |
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Ip Man 2 / Yip Man 2 (2010)
Action | Biography | History
Centering on Ip Man's migration to Hong Kong in 1949 as he attempts to propagate his discipline of Wing Chun martial arts.
Starring: Donnie Yen, Lynn Hung, Simon Yam, Sammo Hung, Xiaoming Huang, Siu-Wong Fan, Kent Cheng, Darren Shahlavi
Director: Wilson Yip
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Posted on October 25, 2011 |
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Ip Man / Yip Man (2008)
Action | Biography | Drama | History
Adapted from the life story of Ip Man – the grand master of the Wing Chun style of kung fu and sifu of legendary kung fu superstar Bruce Lee. This movie will be the first important record of the master's life. Ip's persistent devotion to Wing Chun is a classic example of the love and respect shown to wushu and the freedom and spirit it represents. Ip Man is a concept, a spirit, a way of thinking – and it exemplifies a new peak in Hong Kong's wushu movies.
Starring: Donnie Yen, Simon Yam, Siu-Wong Fan, Ka Tung Lam, Yu Xing, You-Nam Wong, Chen Zhi Hui, Hiroyuki Ikeuchi, Lynn Hung
Director: Wilson Yip
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Tags: Chen Zhi Hui, Donnie Yen, Hiroyuki Ikeuchi, Ka Tung Lam, Lynn Hung, Simon Yam, Siu-Wong Fan, Wilson Yip, You-Nam Wong, Yu Xing
Posted on October 19, 2011 |
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Kundun (1997)
Biography | Drama | History | War
The incredible true story of one of the world's most fascinating leaders – Tibet's Dalai Lama – and his daring struggle to rule a nation at one of the most challenging times in its history.
Starring: Tenzin Thuthob Tsarong, Gyurme Tethong, Tulku Jamyang Kunga Tenzin, Tenzin Yeshi Paichang
Director: Martin Scorsese
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Posted on October 19, 2011 |
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The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)
Action | Adventure | Crime | Drama | History | Romance | Thriller
Betrayed by his childhood friend Fernand (Guy Pearce), sailor Edmond Dantes (Jim Caviezel) is found guilty of trumped-up charges and sent to the island prison of Chateau d'If. Thirteen years later, having learnt the art of fencing from the Abbé Faria (Richard Harris), a fellow inmate who also revealed to him the location of a vast treasure hidden on the island of Monte Cristo, Edmond realises that the time has come and carries out a daring escape attempt. Taking the treasure for himself, he reappears as the Count of Monte Cristo and becomes the talk of Parisian society; but he soon learns that Fernand has married Mercedès (Dagmara Dominczyk), Edmond's own childhood sweetheart, and starts drawing up his plans for revenge.
Starring: Jim Caviezel, Guy Pearce, Richard Harris
Director: Kevin Reynolds
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Posted on October 16, 2011 |
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Camelot (TV Series 2011)
Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | History | Musical | Romance
"Camelot" is the timeless and powerful tale of legendary King Arthur, and he is the focus of this new romantic adventure series from Starz. "Camelot" will feature a stunning cast of talented young actors weaving authenticity into a fresh approach to the most classic medieval tale of all time.
Starring: Joseph Fiennes, Jamie Campbell Bower, Tamsin Egerton, Peter Mooney, Philip Winchester, Eva Green, Claire Forlani
Creator: Michael Hirst, Chris Chibnall
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Posted on October 12, 2011 |
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The Social Network (2010)
Biography | Drama | History
A story about the founders of the social-networking website, Facebook.
Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake, Armie Hammer Jr., Max Minghella
Director: David Fincher
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Posted on October 11, 2011 | Comments Off on The Pillars of the Earth S01 720p BluRay DTS x264-CtrlHD
The Pillars of the Earth (TV mini-series 2010)
Drama | History | Romance | Thriller | War
The Pillars of the Earth is set against a backdrop of war, religious strife and power struggles which tears lives and families apart. In that time, there rises a magnificent Cathedral in Kingsbridge. Against the backdrop, love-stories entwine: Tom, the master builder, Aliena, the noblewoman, the sadistic Lord William, Philip, the prior of Kingsbridge, Jack, the artist in stone work and Ellen, the woman from the forest who casts a curse. At once, this is a sensuous and enduring love story and an epic that shines with the fierce spirit of a passionate age. Follett masterfully weaves these stories through political turmoil of 12th century England, creating a relevant and viable world for today's audience and for generations to come.
Starring: Ian McShane, Donald Sutherland, Matthew Macfadyen, Rufus Sewell, Eddie Redmayne, Hayley Atwell, David Oakes, Natalia Wörner, Robert Bathurst, Sarah Parish
Creator: John Ryan
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Posted on October 9, 2011 | Comments Off on United (2011) BluRay 720p DTS x264-CHD
United (2011)
Drama | History | Sport
United is based on the true story of Manchester United's legendary "Busby Babes", the youngest side ever to win the Football League and the 1958 Munich Air Crash that claimed eight of the their number. The film draws on first-hand interviews with the survivors and their families to tell the inspirational story of a team and community overcoming terrible tragedy.
Starring: Dean Andrews, Kate Ashfield, Natalie Burt, David Calder, Sam Claflin, Werner Daehn
Director: James Strong
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Posted on October 2, 2011 | Comments Off on Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (2011) 720p BluRay x264 DTS-WiKi
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan / Xuehua yu Mishan (2011)
Drama | History
In 19th-century China, seven year old girls Snow Flower and Lily are matched as laotong – or "old sames" – bound together for eternity. Isolated by their families, they furtively communicate by taking turns writing in a secret language, nu shu, between the folds of a white silk fan. In a parallel story in present day Shanghai, the laotong's descendants, Nina and Sophia, struggle to maintain the intimacy of their own childhood friendship in the face of demanding careers, complicated love lives, and a relentlessly evolving Shanghai.
Starring: Bingbing Li, Gianna Jun, Vivian Wu, Russell Wong, Archie Kao, Coco Chiang, Hu Qing Yun, Shi Ping Cao, Ruijia Zhang
Director: Wayne Wang
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Posted on October 1, 2011 |
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Rome (TV Series 2005-2007)
Action | Drama | History | Romance | War
"Rome" is the saga of two ordinary Roman soldiers and their families. An intimate drama of love and betrayal, masters and slaves, and husbands and wives, it chronicles epic times that saw the fall of a republic and the creation of an empire. The series begins in 52 BC, as Gaius Julius Caesar has completed his masterful conquest of Gaul after eight years of war, and is preparing to return to Rome. He heads home with thousands of loyal battle-hardened men, huge amounts of loot in gold and slaves, and a populist agenda for radical social change. Terrified, the aristocracy threatens to prosecute Caesar for war crimes as soon as he sets foot in Rome. Caesar's old friend and mentor, Pompey Magnus, attempts to foment mutiny in order to maintain the balance of power. Two of Caesar's soldiers, Lucius Vorenus and Titus Pullo, thwart Pompey's plan and in the process, win the eternal gratitude of Caesar and the Julian clan, affording the two plebian officers an intimate view of the ruling class. The fates of Pullo and Vorenus become entwined with those of Caesar, Mark Antony, Cleopatra and the boy Octavian, a strange and awkward child who, by political guile and bloody force, will become the first emperor of Rome.
Starring: Kevin McKidd, Ray Stevenson, Polly Walker, Kerry Condon, James Purefoy, Ian McNeice, Coral Amiga, Lindsay Duncan, Lidia Biondi, Tobias Menzies, Nicholas Woodeson
Creator: Bruno Heller, William J. MacDonald, John Milius
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Posted on October 1, 2011 |
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Deadwood (TV Series 2004-2006)
Crime | Drama | History | Western
In an age of plunder and greed, the richest gold strike in American History draws a throng of restless misfits to an outlaw settlement where everything – and everyone – has a price. The story begins two weeks after Custer's defeat at Little Big Horn, combining fictional and real-life characters and events in an epic morality tale. Located in the Black Hills Indian Cession, the "town" of Deadwood is an illegal settlement, a violent and uncivilized outpost that attracts a colorful array of characters looking to get rich – from outlaws and entrepreneurs to ex-soldiers and racketeers, Chinese laborers, prostitutes, city dudes and gunfighters. Welcome to Deadwood… a hell of a place to make your fortune.
Starring: Timothy Olyphant, Ian McShane, Molly Parker, Brad Dourif, W. Earl Brown, John Hawkes, Paula Malcomson, Dayton Callie, Leon Rippy, William Sanderson, Robin Weigert, Sean Bridgers, Bree Seanna Wall, Jim Beaver, Jeffrey Jones, Kim Dickens, Powers Boothe
Creator: David Milch
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Tags: Brad Dourif, Bree Seanna Wall, David Milch, Dayton Callie, Ian McShane, Jeffrey Jones, Jim Beaver, John Hawkes, Kim Dickens, Leon Rippy, Molly Parker, Paula Malcomson, Powers Boothe, Robin Weigert, Sean Bridgers, Timothy Olyphant, W. Earl Brown, William Sanderson
Posted on September 22, 2011 |
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Clash of the Gods (TV Series 2009)
Documentary | History
In Greek mythology, ancient Greece's most powerful god wages an epic struggle against his father for control of the universe. It's the ultimate power struggle as the Olympians challenge the Titans in mythology's greatest showdown. This is a pivotal battle that experts believe may have been ancient code for a real world event–one of the greatest natural disasters the Earth ever experienced.
Starring: Stan Bernard, Tate Steinsiek
Creator: Pr.Sinister
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