Biography

He was a riverboat pilot, newspaper reporter, penniless prospector, would-be entrepreneur, loving family man, world traveler, pomposity burster and raconteur. Read More »

Jane Budden, a country girl goes to the big city, determined to find and marry a wealthy man. Instead, she meets and marries Hiram Maxim, a struggling inventor. Read More »

Mabo tells the story of one of Australia’s national heroes – Eddie Koiki Mabo, the Torres Strait Islander who left school at age 15 Read More »

Young Joan of Arc comes to the palace in France to make The Dauphin King of France and is appointed to head the French Army. Read More »

In the winter of 1868, Eben Frost goes to a Boston pawnshop and redeems a silver medal, inscribed to “Dr. W.T.G. Morton, the Benefactor of Mankind, with the Gratitude of Humanity.” Read More »

Actress and recording star Jane Birkin and filmmaker Agnes Varda shared an interest in feminism.
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A musical portrait of composer/singer/dancer George M. Cohan. From his early days as a child-star in his family’s vaudeville show up to the time of his comeback Read More »

Roberto Andò directs this biopic about Sicilian aristocrat Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa — who gained posthumous fame with his novel The Leopard Read More »

Queen Christina of Sweden is a dominant European ruler in the 17th century, and has never thought of romance. Read More »

Biography of musician Curtis Mayfield that spotlights his contribution to the civil rights movement through his music. Read More »