A portrait of the director’s father, searching for the extraordinary in the subject’s seemingly normal existence. Read More »
Biography
The First Texan (1956) Byron Haskin, Joel McCrea, Felicia Farr, Jeff Morrow
After arriving in Texas to escape a scandal back east, lawyer Sam Houston just wants to hang out Read More »
Haywire (1980) Michael Tuchner, Lee Remick, Jason Robards, Deborah Raffin
Based on autobiography of Brooke Hayward, daughter of famous Broadway producer Read More »
Becoming Colette (1991) Danny Huston, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Mathilda May, Virginia Madsen
At the turn of the century, Henri Gauthier-Villars, a notorious bachelor Read More »
The Woman with the Hungry Eyes (2006) Hugh Munro Neely, AnnaLisa Erickson, Theda Bara, Robert S. Birchard
The true story of the life of the movies first femme-fatale, Theda Bara, who made over 40 films Read More »
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 »