In 1797, William Wilberforce, the great crusader for the British abolition of slavery Read More »
Biography
The Beginning or the End (1947) Norman Taurog, Brian Donlevy, Robert Walker, Tom Drake
Docudrama on the development of the first atomic bomb. Read More »
Christopher Columbus: The Discovery (1992) John Glen, Marlon Brando, Tom Selleck, Georges Corraface
Genoan navigator Christopher Columbus has a dream to find an alternative route to sail to the Indies Read More »
The Impossible Spy (1987) Jim Goddard, John Shea, Eli Wallach, Sasson Gabay
Young Israeli husband Eli Cohen is recruited by the Mossad in the early 1960’s and sent to Syria. Read More »
The Laser Man / Lasermannen (2005) Mikael Marcimain, David Dencik, Mats Blomgren, Sten Johan Hedman
Follows the Swedish serial killer and bank robber John Ausonius, nicknamed “the laser man”. 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 »
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 »
Van Gogh (1991) Maurice Pialat, Jacques Dutronc, Alexandra London, Bernard Le Coq
In late spring, 1890, Vincent moves to Auvers-sur-Oise, near Paris, under the care of Dr. Gachet Read More »
The Right Stuff (1983) Philip Kaufman, Sam Shepard, Scott Glenn, Ed Harris
Tom Wolfe’s book on the history of the U.S. Space program reads like a novel Read More »
Garbo (2005) Christopher Bird, Kevin Brownlow, Julie Christie, Greta Garbo, Charles Busch
An original (2005) documentary from Turner Classic Movies narrated by Julie Christie Read More »