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10 Rillington Place (1971)

Eddie Cantor and his wife Ida arrive at Warner Bros studios in Burbank, California, for a private screening of The Eddie Cantor Story Just before the film rolls, Cantor whispers, Ida, Ive never been so nervous in all my life The story begins on New Yorks East Side in 1904 Thirteen year old Eddie, ea

The Spirit of St. Louis (1957) Biography of Charles Lindburgh from his days of precarious mail runs in aviation's infancy to his design of a small transatlantic plane and the vicissitudes of its takeoff and epochal flight from New York to Paris in 1927.

The Substance: Albert Hofmanns LSD (2011) In 1943, the year in which the first A-bomb was built, Albert Hofmann discovered LSD, a substance that was to become an A-bomb of the mind. Fractions of a milligram are enough to turn our ...

Self Medicated (2005) A pill-popping mom has her drug-abusing teen son abducted into a private intervention facility that means well.

Gypsy (1993) Based on the autobiography of Gypsy Rose Lee, this made-for-TV movie-previously a Broadway smash and a 1962 film-depicts the life and times of a stripper and her domineering mother.

Breaking the Code 1996 A biography of the English mathematician Alan Turing, who was one of the inventors of the digital computer and one of the key figures in the breaking of the Enigma code, used by the Germans to send secret orders to their U boats in World War II Turing was also a homosexual in

Harry & Meghan: A Modern Royal Romance (2018) Meet the new royal couple and their entourage as we follow their story from the beginning of their romance through their engagement announcement and discover how an American actress will soon be a member of the British Royal family.

Surviving Home (2017) Moved to action by a shocking incident in their neighborhood, a husband and wife embark on a five year journey across the United States. Matt and Jillian meet with military veterans of different generations in an effort to understand their post-war challenges. Along the way, th

Howl (2010) It's San Francisco in 1957, and an American masterpiece is put on trial. Howl, the film, recounts this dark moment using three interwoven threads: the tumultuous life events that led a young Allen Ginsberg to find his true voice as an artist, society's reaction (the obscenity trial), and

Rasputin and the Empress (1932) As Europe looms on the edge of war in 1913, the family and members of the court of the Russian czar Nicholas come under the sway of a mysterious mystic named Rasputin. When Rasputin miraculously appears to cure the czar's son Alyosha of his hemophilia, the monk's repu

Speravo de mori prima 2021 Miniseries that chronicles the final days of Italian footballer Francesco Tottis playing career

Heartworn Highways (1976) The best music and the best whiskey come from the same part of the country.

Steve Jobs: One Last Thing (2011) Through interviews with colleagues and others who knew the creative genius whose innovations transformed the lives of millions, ONE LAST THING provides an inside look at the man and the major influences that helped shape his life and career.

The life and career of the legendary Hollywood insider, Shep Gordon.

The Lady in the Van (2015) In 1973 London, playwright Alan Bennett (Alex Jennings) develops an unlikely friendship with Miss Shepherd (Maggie Smith), a homeless woman who lives in a van in his driveway for the next 15 years...

Viceroys House (2017) The final Viceroy of India, Lord Mountbatten, is tasked with overseeing the transition of British India to independence, but meets with conflict as different sides clash in the face of monumental change.

Dance with a Stranger (1985) Ruth Ellis lives with her 10-year old son Andy next to a night club. One night she meets David Blakely, and they start a love affair. However, for David with his upper-class background it is impossible to uphold the relationship. He breaks up with her, something which ma

Burden (2018) Based on the inspiring true story of the bridging of one of the biggest racial divides immaginable. Mike Burden, an orphan raised within the Ku Klux Klan, attempts to break away from the Klan when the girl he falls in love with urges him to leave for a better life together. When the Kl

Becket (1964) Debauched King Henry II installs his longtime court facilitator Thomas Becket as the Archbishop of Canterbury, assuming that his old friend will be a compliant and loyal lackey in the King's ongoing battles with the church. But Becket unexpectedly finds his true calling on the ecclesia

Path to War (2002) A portrayal of the Johnson presidency and its spiraling descent into the Vietnam War. Acting on often conflicting advice from his Secretary of Defense, Robert McNamara and other advisers, President Johnson finds his domestic policy agenda for the Great Society overtaken by an ever

Summer in February (2013) The Newlyn School of artists flourished at the beginning of the 20th Century and the film focuses on the wild and bohemian Lamorna Group, which included Alfred Munnings and Laura and Harold Knight. The incendiary anti-Modernist Munnings, now regarded as one of Britain's mos

La estrella roja 2021 Laila Salama is a mystery Daughter of an MI6 spy, a Miss Teen Beauty, Rommels lover, Wiesenthals informant, she took part in the operation to capture Adolf Eichmann in Argentina Theres even a film about her and a tango composed in her honor Laila Salama was also Silvia Cespedes

Song Without End (1960) The romantic story of Hungarian pianist Franz Liszt (Sir Dirk Bogarde), whose scandalous love affair forced him to abandon his adoring audiences.

Teddy Pendergrass: If You Dont Know Me (2018) This documentary explores the rise of Teddy Pendergrass, the first male African American artist to record five consecutive platinum albums against the backdrop of 1960s America, and his comeback after a life-changing accident.

Zwinglis Erbe (2018) A.D. 1519: When Huldrych Zwingli begins preaching as a priest in Zurich, the plague affects him. Looking death in the face, God's Word carries him through and he survives. Encouraged, he turns Zurich upside down with the Bible in his hand.

Tigers 2020 Martin is one of the most promising football talents Sweden has ever seen At sixteen, his lifelong dream comes true when he is bought by one of Italys most prestigious clubs Yet that dream comes at a very high price in terms of sacrifice, dedication, pressure and most of all loneliness M

Marie Curie: The Courage of Knowledge (2016) Follows the famous physicist and chemist Marie Curie and her struggle for recognition in the male-dominated science community in early 20th century France.

Berenshtein 2021 In an old house in the modest neighborhood of Kiryat Ata, neighbors did not imagine that the old man who lives next door is the last living commander of a partisan battalion in World War II He is the man who located the secret facility where the Germans developed their last hope for

My Name Is Lenny (2017) The life story of one of Britain's most notorious bare-knuckle fighters, Lenny McLean, also known as "the Guv'nor."

The Sheik (2014) Filmed extensively between 2006 and 2014, this is a touching story about the unlikely revival of a former wrestling superstar. At age 72, the Sheik has embraced an unlikely new career as an outlandish social media sensation; known for hilarious outbursts and massively popular antics

Sting: Moment of Truth (2004) Sting (Steve Borden) captures the imagination of the wrestling world in a way that few have. This wrestling superstar has appeared to more than half a billion people worldwide in live and broadcast events, and his exploits in the ring with fellow wrestling stars like Hu

Tortured for Christ (2018) A cinematic retelling of the testimony of 'Voice of the Martyrs' founder, Pastor Richard Wurmbrand, as written in his international bestseller "Tortured for Christ".

The Bell Witch Haunting (2013) Found-footage horror. The Robertson County Sheriff's Department has released videos found on the bodies of the Sawyer family's cell phones and video cameras. What was first thought to be a murder-suicide is now believed to be the return of a centuries-old demon respons

Walters War (2008) The substantially true story of Walter Tull, a black man whose grandfather was a slave but who was born in Folkestone, Kent, in England, and who, in the years prior to the First World War, was a professional football player for Tottenham Hotspur. However, despite the odd flashback

AeroPress Movie (2018) AeroPress Movie is a documentary revealing the story of AeroPress - from its inventor's workshop in California to the stages of the AeroPress Championships around the world. It explores ...

A snapshot in timethe film chronicles the story behind the 1955 LIFE magazine photo thread by Dennis Stock of thenrising star, James Dean, and gives us an inside look at some of Hollywoods most iconic images and into the life of a gifted, but troubled man.

Safe Conduct 2002 In occupied France, German run Continental Films calls the shots in the movie business Assistant director and Resistance activist Jean Devaivre works for Continental, where he can get in between the wolfs teeth and avoid being chewed up Fast living screenwriter Jean Aurenche uses e

In the Golden Age of Piracy, at the dawn of the 18th century, Blackbeard stood out among the lawless rogues as the most fearsome and notorious seafarer of them all. He killed for the reputation, and his reputation has become legend. Now, for the first time, comes the true story of pirate Edward Teac

Zero to Hero 2021 Biopic tribute to So Wa Wai, Hong Kongs first Paralympic athlete to win gold Even if you start at a disadvantage, you can still be first across the finish line

Padre Padrone 1977 The true story of the life of Gavino Ledda, the son of a Sardinian shepherd, and how he managed to escape his harsh, almost barbaric existence by slowly educating himself, despite violent opposition from his brutal father

In 1945, the dictator of fascist Italy and Hitlers close ally Benito Mussolini faces defeat In a desperate attempt to avoid capture, he tries to flee the country with his lover Claretta Petacci, but Italian partisans are on their tail

The Abdication (1974) Queen Christina of Sweden (1626-1689) abdicates and travels to Rome to embrace the Catholic church. Today, she is mostly known for the rumors that she was lesbian.

Mapplethorpe (2018) A look at the life of photographer Robert Mapplethorpe from his rise to fame in the 1970s to his untimely death in 1989.

Désirée (1954) In Marseilles, France in 1794, Desiree Clary, a young millinery clerk, becomes infatuated with Napoleon Bonaparte, but winds up wedding Genaral Jean-Baptiste Berandotte, an aid to Napoleon who later joins the forces that bring about the Emperor's downfall. Josephine Beauharnais, a w

About Face: Supermodels Then and Now (2012) 'About Face' explores beauty and aging through the stories of the original supermodels: women, now between fifty and eighty years old, whose images defined our sense of beauty over the last half-century. Shot in Timothy Greenfield-Sanders' intimate portrai

Jesse James (1939) The railroads are squeezing farmers off their land. When a railroad agent kills their mother, Frank and Jesse James take up robbing banks and trains. The public regard them as heroes. When Jesse retires his erstwhile friend Robert Ford shoots him in the back to get the reward.

Knute Rockne All American (1940) Lars Rockne and his family, including his four year old son Knute, emigrate to Chicago in 1892 from their native Norway. By his mid-twenties Knute saves enough to attend obscure Notre Dame University, where he excels in football and chemistry. He and a teammate devel