In this romanticized biography, a small German principality’s inexperienced princess, Catherine Read More »
Biography
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939) Michael Curtiz, Bette Davis, Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland
This period drama frames the tumultuous affair between Queen Elizabeth I and the man who would be King of England Read More »
Looking for Langston (1989) Isaac Julien, Ben Ellison, Matthew Baidoo, Akim Mogaji
A black and white, fantasy-like recreation of high-society gay men during the Harlem Renaissance Read More »
As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty (2000) Jonas Mekas, Jane Brakhage, Stan Brakhage
Director Jonas Mekas provides an intimate glimpse of his personal life by constructing a feature length narrative from over 30 years of private home movie footage. Read More »
The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks (1973) Richard Schickel, Sydney Pollack, Howard Hawks, Marilyn Monroe
A documentary filmography of Howard Hawks, including lengthy footage of Hawks Read More »
The Great Waltz (1938) Julien Duvivier, Victor Fleming, Luise Rainer, Fernand Gravey, Miliza Korjus
In 1845 Vienna, Johann Strauß II – Schani to his friends – would rather write and perform waltzes than anything else Read More »
Devotion (1946) Curtis Bernhardt, Olivia de Havilland, Ida Lupino, Paul Henreid
In Victorian England, literary siblings Emily and Charlotte Bronte vie for the affection of the Reverend Arthur Nichols. Read More »
Island of the Blue Dolphins (1964) James B. Clark, Celia Milius, Larry Domasin, Ann Daniel
When her whole tribe disappears from Westerners, Karana and her brother have to survive themselves. Read More »
From the Journals of Jean Seberg (1995) Mark Rappaport, Mary Beth Hurt, Jean Seberg
Mark Rappaport’s creative bio-pic about actress Jean Seberg is presented in a first-person, autobiographical format (with Seberg played by Mary Beth Hurt). Read More »
Factory Girl (2006) George Hickenlooper, Sienna Miller, Guy Pearce, Hayden Christensen
In the mid-1960s, wealthy debutant Edie Sedgwick meets artist Andy Warhol. She joins Warhol’s famous Factory and becomes his muse. Read More »
Van Diemen’s Land (2009) Jonathan auf der Heide, Oscar Redding, Arthur Angel, Paul Ashcroft
The true story of Alexander Pearce, Australia’s most notorious convict. Read More »
The Bear (1984) Richard C. Sarafian, Gary Busey, Cynthia Leake, Carmen Thomas
Biopic about the great college football coach Paul “Bear” Bryant of the University of Alabama. Read More »
Parnell (1937) John M. Stahl, Clark Gable, Myrna Loy, Edna May Oliver
The life of Irish politician Charles Stewart Parnell, following from 1880 onward his struggle Read More »
Il divo (2008) Paolo Sorrentino, Toni Servillo, Anna Bonaiuto, Giulio Bosetti
The narration spans the period since the seventh election of Andreotti as Prime Minister of Italy in 1992 Read More »
Cell 2455, Death Row (1955) Fred F. Sears, William Campbell, R. Wright Campbell, Marian Carr
Whit, condemned and awaiting execution, reviews the events of his life that has brought him to Cell 2455 Read More »