Herzog’s film is based upon the true and mysterious story of Kaspar Hauser, a young man who suddenly appeared in Nuremberg in 1828 Read More »
Biography
Three Little Words (1950) Richard Thorpe, Fred Astaire, Vera-Ellen, Red Skelton, Biography, Comedy, Musical, Romance
Song-and-dance man Bert Kalmar can’t continue his stage career after an injury for while, so he has to earn his money as a lyricst. Read More »
Eadweard Muybridge, Zoopraxographer (1975) Thom Andersen, Fay Andersen, Dean Stockwell, Eadweard Muybridge, Documentary, Biography
Thom Andersen’s remarkable and sadly neglected hour-long documentary adroitly combines biography, history, film theory, and philosophical reflection. Read More »
Song Without End (1960) Charles Vidor, George Cukor, Dirk Bogarde, Capucine, Geneviève Page, Biography, Drama, Music
The romantic story of Hungarian pianist Franz Liszt (Dirk Bogarde), whose scandalous love affair forced him to abandon his adoring audiences.
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Inimi cicatrizate / Scarred Hearts (2016) Radu Jude, Serban Pavlu, Gabriel Spahiu, Ivana Mladenovic, Biography, Drama
“Scarred Hearts” is inspired by Romanian author Max Blecher’s novel, which is set in 1937. It centers on Emanuel, a man in his early 20s, who spends his days at a sanatorium on the Black Sea coast Read More »
The Idolmaker (1980) Taylor Hackford, Ray Sharkey, Tovah Feldshuh, Peter Gallagher, Biography, Drama, Music, Romance
Based on the life of rock promoter/producer Bob Marcucci, who discovered, among others, Frankie Avalon and Fabian.
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Danton (1983) Andrzej Wajda, Gérard Depardieu, Wojciech Pszoniak, Anne Alvaro, Biography, Drama, History
Action opens in November of 1793, with Danton returning to Paris from his country retreat upon learning that the Committee for Public Safety, under Robespierre’s incitement Read More »
Wernher von Braun / I Aim at the Stars (1960) J. Lee Thompson, Curd Jürgens, Victoria Shaw, Herbert Lom, Biography, Drama
The life story of the famed rocket scientist Dr. Werner von Braun, one of the most brilliant and controversial figures of the space age. Read More »
Citizen X (1995) Chris Gerolmo, Stephen Rea, Donald Sutherland, Max von Sydow, Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Based on the true story of a Russian serial killer who, over many years, claimed over 50 victims, mostly under the age of 17. Read More »
Regeneration / Behind the Lines (1997) Gillies MacKinnon, Jonathan Pryce, James Wilby, Jonny Lee Miller, Biography, Drama, History, War
Based on Pat Barker’s novel of the same name, ‘Regeneration’ tells the story of soldiers of World War One sent to an asylum for emotional troubles. Read More »
Intervista (1987) Federico Fellini, Sergio Rubini, Antonella Ponziani, Maurizio Mein, Biography, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Cinecitta, the huge movie studio outside Rome, is 50 years old and Fellini is interviewed by a Japanese TV crew about the films he has made there over the years as he begins production on his latest film. Read More »
Prisoner of Honor (1991) Ken Russell, Richard Dreyfuss, Oliver Reed, Peter Firth, Biography, Drama
“Prisoner of Honor” documents the French Dreyfus Affair that saw a French Captain sent to Devils’ Island for espionage near the end of the nineteenth century. Read More »
The UFO Incident (1975) Richard A. Colla, James Earl Jones, Estelle Parsons, Barnard Hughes, Biography, Drama, History
Through memory flashbacks accessed by hypnotic regression, depicts the alleged UFO abduction of Betty and Barney Hill on September 19, 1961 in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Read More »
Till the Clouds Roll By (1946) Richard Whorf, Robert Walker, Van Heflin, Lucille Bremer, Biography, Musical
Light bio-pic of American Broadway pioneer Jerome Kern, featuring renditions of the famous songs from his musical plays by contemporary stage artists Read More »
My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn (1985) Don Taylor, Duncan Regehr, Adrian Aron, James Bacon, Biography, Drama
Based on Errol Flynn’s lurid autobiography, this is a TV drama from the 80’s. Read More »