Showing posts with label Biography. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Biography. Show all posts

Monday, July 4, 2011

Marie Antoinette DVD



The retelling of France's iconic but ill-fated queen, Marie Antoinette. From her betrothal and marriage to Louis XVI at 15 to her reign as queen at 19 and to the end of her reign as queen and ultimately the fall of Versailles.

Sunday, July 3, 2011

The Basketball Diaries



Film adaptation of street tough Jim Carroll's epistle about his kaleidoscopic free fall into the harrowing world of drug addiction. As a member of a seemingly unbeatable high school basketball squad, Jim's life centers around the basketball court and the court becomes a metaphor for the world in his mind. A best friend who is dying of leukemia, a coach ("Swifty") who takes unacceptable liberties with the boys on his team, teenage sexual angst, and an unhealthy appetite for heroin -- all of these begin to encroach on young Jim's dream of becoming a basketball star. Soon, the dark streets of New York become a refuge from his mother's mounting concern for her son. He can't go home and his only escape from the reality of the streets is heroin for which he steals, robs and prostitutes himself. Only with the help of Reggie, an older neighborhood friend with whom Jim "picked up a game" now and then, is he able to begin the long journey back to sanity.

Friday, July 1, 2011

Confessions of a Dangerous Mind DVD



An adaptation of the cult memoir of game show impresario Chuck Barris, in which he purports to have been a CIA hitman.

Ray DVD



The life and career of the legendary popular music pianist, Ray Charles.

Thursday, March 24, 2011

Little Ashes DVD



In the midst of the repression and political unrest of pre-Spanish Civil War, eccentric artist Salvador Dalí and renowned poet and revolutionary Federico García Lorca find their artistic and sexual freedom. The two form a bond challenged by their fierce ambitions, their friends, the struggle between a love for Spain and a love for each other. In 1922, Madrid is wavering on the edge of change as traditional values are challenged by the dangerous new influences of jazz, Freud and the avant-garde. Salvador Dalí arrives at university at the age of 18, determined to become a great artist. His bizarre blend of shyness and rampant exhibitionism attracts the attention of two of the university’s social elite — Federico García Lorca and Luis Buñuel. Salvador is absorbed into their decadent group and for a time Salvador, Luis and Federico become a formidable trio, the most ultra-modern group in Madrid. However, as time passes, Salvador feels an increasingly strong pull toward the charismatic Federico — who is oblivious to the attention he is getting from his beautiful writer friend, Magdalena. Finally, in the face of his friends’ preoccupations — and Federico’s growing renown as a poet — Luis sets off for Paris in search of his own artistic success. Federico and Salvador spend the holiday in the seaside town of Cadaqués. Both the idyllic surroundings and the warmth of the Dalí family sweep Federico off his feet. Salvador and he draw closer, sharing their deepest beliefs, inspirations and secrets, convinced that they have found a kind of friendship undreamt of by others. It is more than a meeting of the minds; it is a fusion of souls.

Monday, March 7, 2011

Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould DVD



A documentary on the mysterious and influential pianist.

Saturday, February 19, 2011

Reagan DVD



Based on the story of Americas enigmatic career of one of the revered architects of the modern world - icon, screen star, and two-term president, Ronald Reagan.

Saturday, February 5, 2011

Lemmy DVD



A documentary on the life and career of revered heavy-metal musician Lemmy Kilmister.

Pregnancy Pact DVD



Inspired by the true story of teenagers at Gloucester (Mass.) High School who agreed to get pregnant at the same time.

Saturday, January 29, 2011

Fair Game Screener



Plame's status as a CIA agent was revealed by White House officials allegedly out to discredit her husband after he wrote a 2003 New York Times op-ed piece saying that the Bush administration had manipulated intelligence about weapons of mass destruction to justify the invasion of Iraq.

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll DVD



A biography of Ian Dury who was stricken with polio at a young age and defied expectations by becoming one of the founder of the punk-rock scene in Britain in the 1970s.

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

A Mighty Heart DVD



Mariane Pearl embarks on a frantic search to locate her journalist husband, Daniel, when he goes missing in Pakistan.

Mongol DVD



The story recounts the early life of Genghis Khan who was a slave before going on to conquer half the world including Russia in 1206.

Sunday, January 9, 2011

The Young Victoria DVD



A dramatization of the turbulent first years of Queen Victoria's rule, and her enduring romance with Prince Albert.

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

127 Hours DVD


A mountain climber becomes trapped under a boulder while canyoneering alone near Moab, Utah and resorts to desperate measures in order to survive.

Conviction BDRip



A working mother puts herself through law school in an effort to represent her brother, who has been wrongfully convicted of murder and has exhausted his chances to appeal his conviction through public defenders.

Monday, January 3, 2011

Alexander DVD



Alexander, the King of Macedonia and one of the greatest military leaders in the history of warfare, conquers much of the known world.

Schindler's List DVD



Oskar Schindler is a vainglorious and greedy German businessman who becomes unlikely humanitarian amid the barbaric Nazi reign when he feels compelled to turn his factory into a refuge for Jews. Based on the true story of Oskar Schindler who managed to save about 1100 Jews from being gassed at the Auschwitz concentration camp. A testament for the good in all of us.

Sunday, January 2, 2011

The Soloist DVD



A Los Angeles journalist befriends a homeless Julliard-trained musician, while looking for a new article for the paper.

The Runaways DVD



A coming-of-age biopic about '70s teenage band The Runaways.
 
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