Naples. Professor Renato Caccioppoli, professor of pure mathematics Read More »
Biography
Words and Music (1948) Norman Taurog, Mickey Rooney, Tom Drake, June Allyson
Encomium to Larry Hart (1895-1943), seen through the fictive eyes of his song-writing partner, Richard Rodgers (1902-1979) Read More »
Once Upon a Time in China AKA Wong Fei Hung (1991) Hark Tsui, Jet Li, Rosamund Kwan, Biao Yuen
Set in late 19th century Canton this martial arts film depicts the stance taken by the legendary martial Read More »
Paradise AKA Illusion Infinity (2004) Roger Steinmann, Dee Wallace, Timothy Bottoms, Barbara Carrera
Biopic about former Las Vegas singer Patricia Paradise and her search for Shangri-La. Read More »
The Arbor (2010) Clio Barnard, Manjinder Virk, Christine Bottomley, Natalie Gavin
Clio Barnard’s film tells the powerful true story of the playwright Andrea Dunbar Read More »
Tears of Stone AKA Tár úr steini (1995) Hilmar Oddsson, Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson, Ruth Olafsdottir, Winfried Wagner
Germany in the 1930s. Jón Leifs has a promising future when he falls in love with and marries a Jewish girl, Annie Riethof. Read More »
Bound for Glory (1976) Hal Ashby, David Carradine, Ronny Cox, Melinda Dillon
This film is an excellent biography of Woody Guthrie, one of America’s greatest folk singers. Read More »
The Eddie Cantor Story (1953) Alfred E. Green, Keefe Brasselle, Marilyn Erskine, Aline MacMahon
This merry musical biography of “Banjo Eyes” will gladden the hearts of Cantor and musical fans alike. Read More »
The Legend of Alfred Packer (1980) James W. Roberson, Patrick Dray, Ronald Haines, Jim Dratfield
Alfred (also known as Alferd) Packer promoted himself as a guide to a group of pioneers Read More »
Beloved Clara AKA Geliebte Clara (2008) Helma Sanders-Brahms, Martina Gedeck, Pascal Greggory, Malik Zidi
A look at the lives of 19th-century composers Clara and Robert Schumann. Read More »
Andersen. Life Without Love AKA Andersen. Zhizn bez lyubvi (2006) Eldar Ryazanov, Liya Akhedzhakova, Evgeniy Alyokhin, Alyona Babenko
Follows the life of famous literary figure Hans Christian Andersen. Read More »
My Wild Irish Rose (1947) David Butler, Dennis Morgan, Andrea King, Arlene Dahl
The life of Irish tenor Chauncey Olcott is chronicled from his childhood to his days as the toast of New York. Read More »
Uncle Kruger AKA Ohm Krüger (1941) Hans Steinhoff, Karl Anton, Emil Jannings, Lucie Höflich, Werner Hinz
Rousing biopic of Paul Kruger, the Boer guerilla fighter turned statesman and first president of South Africa. Read More »
Saraband for Dead Lovers (1948) Basil Dearden, Stewart Granger, Joan Greenwood, Flora Robson
A young woman marries Prince Sophie Dorothea is a young woman forced into a loveless marriage Read More »
The End of the Tour (2015) James Ponsoldt, Jason Segel, Jesse Eisenberg, Anna Chlumsky
The story of the five-day interview between Rolling Stone reporter David Lipsky Read More »