BIOGRAPHY Movies and Tvshows - Page 34

This made for television film chronicles the illustrious life of French philosopher Rene Descartes 1596 1650

Straightforward biography of the Russian Empress, up to her assumption of the throne

Based on a true story, a 13 year old boy who uses a wheelchair is determined to win a trophy like his athletic older brother

Relates the amazing stories that have shaped the bands music, ministry, and journey from their unusual beginnings to the motivation for one of their most well known songs and a sickness that could have ended their lives

The story of the great sharpshooter Annie Oakley, who rose to fame while dealing with her loveprofessional rival, Frank Butler

Who is Vivian Maier Now considered one of the 20th centurys greatest street photographers, Vivian Maier was a mysterious nanny who secretly took over 100,000 photographs that went unseen during her lifetime Since buying her work by chance at auction,

Iverson is the ultimate legacy of NBA legend Allen Iverson, who rose from a childhood of crushing poverty in Hampton, Virginia, to become an 11 time NBA All Star and universally recognized icon of his sport Off the court, his audaci

Filmmaker Martin Scorsese examines the life of musician George Harrison, weaving together interviews, concert footage, home movies and photographs

Journalist Gary Webb, California 1996, started investigating CIAs role in the 1980s in getting crack cocaine to the black part of LA to get money and weapons to the Contrasfreedom fighters in Nicaragua

Sheriff Buford Pusser continues his one man war against moonshiners and a ruthless crime syndicate after the murder of his wife in late 1960s Tennessee

A chronicle of Donatella Versaces triumph over tragedy by carrying on her brothers powerful legacy after his 1997 slaying

Biography of the singers who formed the hit Motown musical act, The Temptations

A brilliant but troubled New Zealand chess champion finds purpose by teaching underprivileged children about the rules of chess and life

The story of the life and career of the early rock and roll singer, from his meteoric rise to stardom, to his marriage and untimely death

The life and work of photographer Sebastiao Salgado, who has spent forty years documenting societies in hidden corners of the world

Its 1968, and four young, talented Australian Aboriginal girls learn about love, friendship and war when their all girl group The Sapphires entertain the US troops in Vietnam

When an idealistic American writer disappears during the Chilean coup detat in September 1973, his wife and father try to find him

Turning her back on her wealthy, established family, Diane Arbus falls in love with Lionel Sweeney, an enigmatic mentor who introduces Arbus to the marginalized people who help her become one of the most revered photographers of the

The idealist William Wilberforce Ioan Gruffudd maneuvers his way through Parliament, endeavoring to end the British transatlantic slave trade

A documentarian and a reporter travel to Hong Kong for the first of many meetings with Edward Snowden

Based on the real life relationship between teammates Brian Piccolo and Gale Sayers and the bond established when Piccolo discovers that he is dying

After a personal visit by God himself, the eccentric construction worker Gary Faulkner takes the decision to embark on an adventure in the badlands of Pakistan to bring Al Qaedas leader Osama Bin Laden to justice

Love for the world and other people and about the fact that everyone deserves a second chance When Patryk receives it from a priest Jan Kaczkowski does not even suspect how it will change his life

HD A troubled middle school boy from a poor Texas border town finds himself through his schools chess team

The young Benny Goodman is taught clarinet by a Chicago music professor He is advised by bandleader Kid Ory to play whichever kind of music he likes best, but to make a living, Benny begins by joining the Ben Pollack traveling band

After Queen Elizabeth I commands him not to grow old, a young nobleman struggles with love and his place in the world

A Ugandan girl sees her world rapidly change after being introduced to the game of chess

Ben Hall is drawn back into bushranging by the reappearance of his old friend John Gilbert Reforming the gang, they soon become the most wanted men in Australian history

Janet Frame was a brilliant child who, as a teen, was misdiagnosed with schizophrenia Explore Janets discovery of the world and her life in Europe as her books are published to acclaim

A queen who lost three kingdoms A wife who lost three husbands A woman who lost her head

What is art and how does it relate to society Is its value determined by its popularity or originality Is the goal profit or expressing ones personal vision These are some of the questions raised as we follow fiercely independent

The life of Madelyn Murray OHair, the outspoken activist and founder of American Atheists

Surrealist filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky tells the story of himself as a young man becoming a poet in Chile, befriending other artists, and freeing himself from the limits of his youth

Before Dawn charts the years of exile in the life of famous Jewish Austrian writer Stefan Zweig, his inner struggle for the right attitude toward the events in war torn Europe, and his search for a new home

Ninety six hours before the World War II invasion of Normandy, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill struggles with his severe reservations with Operation Overlord and his increasingly marginalized role in the war effort

The story of American poet Emily Dickinson from her early days as a young schoolgirl to her later years as a reclusive, unrecognized artist