After burning Rome, Emperor Nero decides to blame the Christians, and issues the edict that they are all to be caught and sent to the arena. Read More »
History
Stolen Eyes AKA Otkradnati Ochi (2005) Radoslav Spassov, Vesela Kazakova, Valeri Yordanov, Nejat Isler
This is a story of strange, impossible, inexplicable love between a Muslim Turk woman and a non-Muslim Bulgarian man. Read More »
Crazy Horse (1996) John Irvin, Michael Greyeyes, Victor Aaron, Nathaniel Arcand
The legendary Native American chieftain refuses to go with his people peacefully to the reservation and starts a rebellion. Read More »
The Man to Kill AKA Covjek koga treba ubiti (1979) Veljko Bulajic, Zvonimir Crnko, Vladimir Popovic, Charles Millot
After the murder of the Russian Emperor Peter III, who was succeeded by Empress Catherine Read More »
Night of the Pencils AKA La noche de los lápices (1986) Héctor Olivera, Alejo García Pintos, Vita Escardó, Pablo Novak
This films tells the true story of seven teenagers who agitated for reduced student bus fares under two different regimes in Argentina, with tragic results. Read More »
Theodor Hierneis oder Wie man ehem. Hofkoch wird (1972) Hans-Jürgen Syberberg, Walter Sedlmayr
In 1882, at the age of 14, Theodor Hierneis entered the court of King Ludwig II of Bavaria Read More »
Disraeli (1929) Alfred E. Green, George Arliss, Doris Lloyd, David Torrence
Biopic of the famed British Prime Minister focusing on his concern about Russia’s growing interest in the Indian subcontinent and his attempts to buy the Suez Canal. Read More »
The Japanese Yakuza AKA Nihon kyôkaku-den (1964) Masahiro Makino, Kinnosuke Nakamura, Ken Takakura, Minoru Ôki
A timber merchant and haulage firm in late 19th century Tokyo is in trouble. Read More »
The Last Command (1928) Josef von Sternberg, Emil Jannings, Evelyn Brent, William Powell
A decorated, aristocratic Czarist General is reduced to penury after the collapse of Imperial Russia. Read More »
Band of Assassins AKA Shinsengumi (1969) Tadashi Sawashima, Toshirô Mifune, Keiju Kobayashi, Kin’ya Kitaôji
Feudal Japan. Kamo Serizawa and Isami Kondo turn a collection of student fencers into a band of assassins Read More »
Silkwood (1983) Mike Nichols, Meryl Streep, Kurt Russell, Cher
Fairly accurate recounting of the story of Karen Silkwood, the Oklahoma nuclear-plant worker who blew the whistle Read More »
The Kautokeino Rebellion AKA Kautokeino-opprøret (2008) Nils Gaup, Mikkel Gaup, Anni-Kristiina Juuso, Aslat Mahtte Gaup
Religious and cultural reawakening inspires rebellion in a 19th century Norwegian village. Read More »
Is Paris Burning? AKA Paris brûle-t-il? (1966) René Clément, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Charles Boyer, Leslie Caron
In this sprawling, star-laden film, we see the struggles of various French resistance factions Read More »
Executive Action (1973) David Miller, Burt Lancaster, Robert Ryan, Will Geer
A dramatization about how the high level covert conspirators in the JFK assassination might have planned Read More »
Bitter Springs (1950) Ralph Smart, Tommy Trinder, Chips Rafferty, Gordon Jackson
Wally King, with his family and stockmen, drive livestock over hundreds of kilometres of dry country Read More »