Bio of swing band leader ‘Benny Goodman’ from age 10 (1919) to his landmark Carnegie Hall band concert in 1938. Read More »
Biography
Lorca: Death of a Poet (1987) Juan Antonio Bardem, Nickolas Grace, Antonio Iranzo, Francisco Jarque
Biography of the Spanish poet and playwright Lorca, who was executed by followers of Franco in 1936. Read More »
The Conqueror (1956) Dick Powell, John Wayne, Susan Hayward, Pedro Armendáriz
In ancient times, the Mongolian warlord Temujin must do battle against the rival tribe that killed his father. Read More »
Prick Up Your Ears (1987) Stephen Frears, Gary Oldman, Alfred Molina, Vanessa Redgrave
This film is the story of the spectacular life and violent death of British playwright Joe Orton. Read More »
Portrait of Jason (1967) Shirley Clarke, Jason Holliday, Carl Lee
The highlights of a 12-hour interview with Aaron Payne, alias Jason Holliday, a former houseboy Read More »
Utamaro’s World (1977) Akio Jissôji, Shin Kishida
Utamaro was an artist who lived in Edo (which was later to become modern-day Tokyo) in the late 18th century. Read More »
Young Tom Edison (1940) Norman Taurog, Mickey Rooney, Fay Bainter, George Bancroft
Inventor Thomas Edison’s boyhood is chronicled and shows him as a lad whose early inventions and scientific experiments usually end up causing disastrous results. Read More »
Moulin Rouge (1952) John Huston, José Ferrer, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Colette Marchand
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec frequently visits the Moulin Rouge, where he drinks cognac and draws sketches of the dancers and singers. Read More »
Reversal of Fortune (1990) Barbet Schroeder, Jeremy Irons, Glenn Close, Ron Silver
attempt to overturn his two convictions for attempted murder of his extremely wealthy wife. Read More »
Hitler: The Last Ten Days (1973) Ennio De Concini, Alec Guinness, Simon Ward, Adolfo Celi
A dramatization based on eye witness accounts of Hitler’s final days in an underground bunker, his military henchmen, and his stormy relationship with Eva Braun. Read More »