In New Zealand in the 1860s the native Maori people fought the British colonials to keep the land guaranteed to them by treaty. Read More »
History
A Southern Yankee (1948) Edward Sedgwick, Red Skelton, Brian Donlevy, Arlene Dahl
Aubrey Filmore (Red Skelton) is a bumbling bellboy in a Missouri town who pesters Read More »
Captain Alatriste: The Spanish Musketeer AKA Alatriste (2006) Agustín Díaz Yanes, Viggo Mortensen, Elena Anaya, Unax Ugalde
Spain 17th century. Diego Alatriste, brave and heroic soldier, is fighting Read More »
The Last Supper AKA La última cena (1976) Tomás Gutiérrez Alea, Nelson Villagra, Silvano Rey, Luis Alberto García
During Holy Week at the end of the eighteenth century, a count visits his Havana sugar Read More »
Marie Antoinette Queen of France AKA Marie-Antoinette reine de France (1956) Jean Delannoy, Michèle Morgan, Richard Todd, Jacques Morel
In 1774, Marie-Antoinette, wife of the dauphin, heavy and clumsy Read More »
Whirlwind AKA Shikonmado – Dai tatsumaki (1964) Hiroshi Inagaki, Yôsuke Natsuki, Makoto Satô, Yuriko Hoshi
After defeat at the Siege of Osaka several survivors attempt to deliver a young prince to safety. Read More »
Allegheny Uprising (1939) William A. Seiter, Claire Trevor, John Wayne, George Sanders
In British colonial America, Captain Swanson’s adherence to the rules results in Trader Callendar’s Read More »
Gallant Journey (1946) William A. Wellman, Glenn Ford, Janet Blair, Charles Ruggles
Director William A. Wellman adds another to his long line of salutes-to-aviation Read More »
Les miserables (1978) Glenn Jordan, Richard Jordan, Anthony Perkins, Cyril Cusack
In late 18th Century (1795) France, in the middle of the French Revolution Read More »
Testimony (1988) Tony Palmer, Ben Kingsley, Sherry Baines, Magdalen Asquith
The story of the great Soviet composer Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) and his life and career during the rule of Stalin. Read More »
Surname Viet Given Name Nam (1989) T. Minh-ha Trinh
Trinh T. Minh-ha combines archival footage, text, and interviews to paint portraits Read More »
Old San Francisco (1927) Alan Crosland, Dolores Costello, Josef Swickard, Anders Randolf
The Vasquez family are one of the oldest families in San Francisco Read More »
The Legend of Fong Sai-Yuk AKA Fong Sai Yuk (1993) Corey Yuen, Jet Li, Josephine Siao, Michelle Reis
This Hong Kong martial-arts extravaganza tells of evil emperors and true love. Read More »
The Color of Pomegranates AKA Sayat Nova (1969) Sergei Parajanov, Sofiko Chiaureli, Melkon Alekyan, Vilen Galstyan
One of cinema’s greatest masterpieces, Sergei Parajanov’s “The Color of Pomegranates,” Read More »
The Garden of the Finzi-Continis AKA Il giardino dei Finzi Contini (1970) Vittorio De Sica, Dominique Sanda, Lino Capolicchio, Helmut Berger
Mussolini’s Italy, late 1930s: the Finzi-Contini are one of the leading wealthy Jewish families. Read More »