The true story of the life of the movies first femme-fatale, Theda Bara, who made over 40 films Read More »
Biography
The Capote Tapes (2019) Ebs Burnough, Truman Capote, George Plimpton, Kate Harrington
Answered Prayers was meant to be Truman Capote’s greatest masterpiece Read More »
The Last Days of Frank and Jesse James (1986) William A. Graham, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, Marcia Cross
This movie looks at the last years (not days, as implied in the title) of famous outlaws, Frank and Jesse James. Read More »
Into the Storm (2009) Thaddeus O’Sullivan, Brendan Gleeson, Clive Mantle, Adrian Scarborough
Winston Churchill is named Prime Minister on the very day the Nazis launch their invasion of the low countries and France. Read More »
Céleste (1980) Percy Adlon, Eva Mattes, Jürgen Arndt, Norbert Wartha
In 1914, with men gone to war, Marcel Proust hired Céleste Albaret as his attendant. Read More »
The Man from Independence (1974) Jack Smight, Robert Vaughn, Arthur Kennedy, Martha Scott
No portion of the political career of Harry S. Truman was more fraught with drama than his relationship with Thomas J. Pendergast. Read More »
Mad Dog Coll (1961) Burt Balaban, John Davis Chandler, Kay Doubleday, Brooke Hayward
Young neighborhood hoodlum Viccent Coll is attracted to music student Elizabeth. Read More »
Wisconsin Death Trip (1999) James Marsh, Ian Holm, Jeffrey Golden, Jo Vukelich
Wisconsin Death Trip is an intimate, shocking and sometimes hilarious account Read More »
The Gathering Storm (2002) Richard Loncraine, Albert Finney, Vanessa Redgrave, Jim Broadbent
In the 1930s, Sir Winston Churchill (Albert Finney) was out of government Read More »
Fat Man and Little Boy (1989) Roland Joffé, Paul Newman, Dwight Schultz, Bonnie Bedelia
In real life, Robert Oppenheimer was the scientific head of the Manhattan Project Read More »