In this speculative one-man drama, we see former President Richard Milhous Nixon Read More »
Biography
Stand by Your Man (1981) Jerry Jameson, Annette O’Toole, Tim McIntire, Cooper Huckabee
The rags-to-riches tale of country western queen, Tammy Wynette Read More »
Drake of England AKA Drake the Pirate (1935) Arthur B. Woods, Matheson Lang, Athene Seyler, Jane Baxter
Drake of England was released variously to the British Empire, its commonwealths Read More »
The Plainsman (1936) Cecil B. DeMille, Gary Cooper, Jean Arthur, James Ellison
With the end of the North American Civil War, the manufacturers of repeating rifles find a profitable means Read More »
The Men Who Made the Movies: Alfred Hitchcock (1973) Richard Schickel, Alfred Hitchcock, Cliff Robertson
A look at Alfred Hitchcock’s films. The Master of Suspense himself, who is interviewed extensively here Read More »
The Lady and the Bandit (1951) Ralph Murphy, Louis Hayward, Patricia Medina, Suzanne Dalbert
While escaping from the police, English highwayman Dick Turpin meets Joyce Greene. Read More »
Hidden Away AKA Volevo nascondermi (2020) Giorgio Diritti, Elio Germano, Oliver Ewy, Leonardo Carrozzo
Antonio is expelled from Switzerland to Italy against his will. Read More »
Wilson (1944) Henry King, Alexander Knox, Charles Coburn, Geraldine Fitzgerald
The political career of Woodrow Wilson is chronicled, beginning with his decision to leave his post at Princeton Read More »
As White as in Snow AKA Så vit som en snö (2001) Jan Troell, Amanda Ooms, Rikard Wolff, Björn Granath
Inspired by real-life Elsa Andersson, this mostly fictional movie tells the story of her upbringing as a farmer’s daughter Read More »
Jack London (1943) Alfred Santell, Michael O’Shea, Susan Hayward, Osa Massen
Episodes in the novelist’s life: In 1890, young Jack London quits a cannery job to try oyster piracy. Read More »
My Life and Times with Antonin Artaud AKA En compagnie d’Antonin Artaud (1993) Gérard Mordillat, Sami Frey, Marc Barbé, Julie Jézéquel
May, 1946, in Paris young poet Jacques Prevel meets Antonin Artaud, the actor, artist, and writer just released from a mental asylum. Read More »
His Master’s Voice AKA La voix de son maître (1978) Gérard Mordillat, Nicolas Philibert
Jacques Lemonnier of IBM France, Francois Dalle of L’Oreal and other ultrapowerful French moguls Read More »
Castle of the Banned Lovers AKA Beatrice Cenci (1956) Riccardo Freda, Micheline Presle, Gino Cervi, Fausto Tozzi
The beautiful Beatrice Cenci, daughter of the noble Francesco Read More »
Murieta AKA Joaquín Murrieta (1965) George Sherman, Jeffrey Hunter, Diana Lorys, Arthur Kennedy
The story of Joaquin Murrieta, a real life Mexican bandit who terrorized California with his gang of raiders Read More »
A Man Like Eva AKA Ein Mann wie EVA (1984) Radu Gabrea, Eva Mattes, Lisa Kreuzer, Werner Stocker
A bearded director named EVA, a fictive Rainer Werner Fassbinder Read More »