A long look at John Cassavetes’s films, life (1929-1989), and exploration of how people love. Read More »
Biography
The Girl in White (1952) John Sturges, June Allyson, Arthur Kennedy, Gary Merrill, Biography, Drama
The first female doctor in New York City comes up against prejudice from male counterparts who feel threatened by her skills. Read More »
Passion (1999) Peter Duncan, Richard Roxburgh, Barbara Hershey, Emily Woof, Biography, Drama, Music, Romance
The complicated relationship between Percy Grainger, famous Australian-born early 20th century folk musician Read More »
Mein Name ist Bach / My Name Is Bach (2003) Dominique de Rivaz, Vadim Glowna, Jürgen Vogel, Karoline Herfurth, Biography, Drama
Brilliant composer and organist Johann Sebastian Bach completes the long journey from his home in Leipzig to Potsdam. Read More »
Galileo (1975) Joseph Losey, Topol, Edward Fox, Colin Blakely, Biography, Drama
This bio-pic is about Galileo, the 17th century Italian who laid the foundations of modern science. Read More »
Out of Africa (1985) Sydney Pollack, Meryl Streep, Robert Redford, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Drama, Romance, Biography
Initially set on being a dairy farmer, the aristocratic Karen Blixen (Meryl Streep) travels to Africa to join her husband, Bror (Klaus Maria Brandauer) Read More »
Whom the Gods Love (1942) Karl Hartl, Hans Holt, Irene von Meyendorff, Winnie Markus, Biography, Drama, History
On a trip to Paris in Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart visited Madame Weber and falls in love with her daughter, the singer Aloysia. Read More »
Wyatt Earp (1994) Lawrence Kasdan, Kevin Costner, Dennis Quaid, Gene Hackman, Adventure, Biography, Crime, Drama, Western
Wyatt Earp doesn’t get to go to war with his brothers, but when the rest of his family relocates to California, he begins a career in the Wild West. Read More »
Stars and Stripes Forever (1952) Henry Koster, Clifton Webb, Robert Wagner, Debra Paget, Biography, Comedy, Music
In the 1890s, Sgt. Major John Philip Sousa, leader of the Marine Corps Band, meets Private Willie Little Read More »
St. Louis Blues (1958) Allen Reisner, Nat ‘King’ Cole, Eartha Kitt, Cab Calloway, Biography, Drama, Music
Will Handy grows up in Memphis with his preacher father and his Aunt Hagar. Read More »
Tombstone (1993) George P. Cosmatos, Kevin Jarre, Kurt Russell, Val Kilmer, Sam Elliott, Action, Biography, Drama, History, Romance, Western
After success cleaning up Dodge City, Wyatt Earp moves to Tombstone, Arizona, and wishes to get rich in obscurity. Read More »
Viva Zapata! (1952) Elia Kazan, Marlon Brando, Jean Peters, Anthony Quinn, Biography, Drama, History
In 1909, Emiliano Zapata, a well-born but penniless Mexican Mestizo from the southern state of Morelos Read More »
Miyamoto Musashi / Samurai 1: Musashi Miyamoto (1954) Hiroshi Inagaki, Toshirô Mifune, Mariko Okada, Rentarô Mikuni, Action, Adventure, Biography, Drama, History, Romance
With his closest friend, Matahachi, Takezo (the town’s wild, orphan kid) leaves his village to join an army on its way to battle. Read More »
They Died with Their Boots On (1941) Raoul Walsh, Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Arthur Kennedy, Biography, Drama, Romance, War, Western
This is the story of General Custer from the time he enters West Point military academy, through the American Civil War, and finally to his death at Little Big Horn. Read More »
Directed by John Ford (1971) John Ford, Peter Bogdanovich, Orson Welles, Documentary, Biography
In 1971, Peter Bogdanovich was, perhaps, America’s most promising young filmmaker, having directed the remarkable “Targets” (1968) and “The Last Picture Show” (1971) earning him an Academy Award nomination for the latter. Read More »