One of the most enigmatic artists of the 20th century, writer, composer and wanderer Paul Bowles (1910-1999) Read More »
Biography
Luther (2003) Eric Till, Joseph Fiennes, Bruno Ganz, Peter Ustinov
Biography of Martin Luther, the 16th-century priest who led the Christian Reformation and opened up new possibilities in exploration of faith. Read More »
Chief Crazy Horse (1955) George Sherman, Victor Mature, Suzan Ball, John Lund
When young Crazy Horse, of whom great things were predicted, wins his bride Read More »
Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces (2000) Kevin Brownlow, Kenneth Branagh, Forrest J. Ackerman, Michael F. Blake
Lon Chaney, the silent movie star and makeup artist, renowned for his various characterizations and celebrated for his horror films Read More »
Swanee River (1939) Sidney Lanfield, Don Ameche, Andrea Leeds, Al Jolson
More fictional than factual biography of Stephen Foster. Songwriter from Pittsburgh falls in love with the South Read More »
The Great Mr. Handel (1942) Norman Walker, Wilfrid Lawson, Elizabeth Allan, Malcolm Keen
The film deals with Handel’s life and work in London between the years 1727 and the composition of Messiah in 1741. Read More »
The Iron Duke (1934) Victor Saville, George Arliss, Ellaline Terriss, Gladys Cooper
Chronicling the life of Arthur Wellesley the first duke of Wellington Read More »
Hitler (1962) Stuart Heisler, Richard Basehart, Maria Emo, Cordula Trantow
Richard Basehart stars as one of the most influential and one of the most reviled men in history Read More »
McKellen: Playing the Part (2017) Joe Stephenson, Ian McKellen, Frances Barber, Adam Brown
Feature documentary on the life and work of Sir Ian McKellen. Read More »
Machine Gun Kelly (1958) Roger Corman, Charles Bronson, Susan Cabot, Morey Amsterdam
The film starts by showing a bank robbery orchestrated by Kelly and other partners, including his love interest. Read More »