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The dramatic story of the cutthroat race between electricity titans Thomas A Edison and George Westinghouse to determine whose electrical system would power the modern world

The life and career of Elvis Presley are chronicled in home movies, concert footage, and dramatizations Subjects include early performances, army service, Ed Sullivan Show appearance, marriage, 1968 comeback, health decline and deat

An original movie about the friendship between country music stars Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn

As though life is imitating art, actor and sex symbol, Andy Whitfield, had just become a star as the lead in the hit television series,Spartacus, when he is faced with his biggest personal challenge life threatening cancer Be H

Pairing his collection of figurative paintings with an astute conversation surrounding mortality and humanity, Francis Bacon and the Brutality of Fact offers personal insight into the

Follows the people racing to bring the hot new 3D printing technology to your home, documenting the Macintosh Moment of this revolution and exploring what it takes to live the American Dream

For the first time one of Hollywoods greatest stars tells his own story, in his own words From a childhood of poverty to global fame, Cary Grant, the ultimate self made star, explores his own screen image and what it took to create

FREEWAY CRACK IN THE SYSTEM tells the story of broken dreams, drug dealers, dirty cops, and government complicity more compelling than fiction, its the real story behind Americas longest war This documentary by award winning film

John Groberg, a farm kid from Idaho Falls, crosses an ocean to become a missionary in the remote and exotic Tongan islands during the 1950s

The magical story of Celtic Football Club reads like an elaborate fairytale, which has enraptured their worldwide fanbase for over 127 years Throughout the clubs illustrious history, no

A sex scandal that shook Massachusetts prep school, Milton Academy in 2004 05 school year

The inspirational tale of the grandfathers of fitness as we now know it, Joe and Ben Weider Facing anti Semitism and extreme poverty, the brothers beat all odds to build an empire and inspire future generations

This movie is a biopic of Alma Mahler, the wife of composer Gustav Mahler as well as Walter Gropius and Franz Werfel, and the mistress of Oskar Kokoschka

An intimate look into the life of icon Quincy Jones A unique force in music and popular culture for 70 years, Jones has transcended racial and cultural boundaries his story is inextricably woven into the fabric of America

This is the true story of Gerald McClellan, undisputed middleweight champion of the world, who was destined for even greater boxing glory, when he suffered a devastating defeat in a bout with Nigel Benn which was viewed live by 17 mi

This film explores the inner lives and motivation behind the murders of entertainment executive Jose Menendez and his wife Kitty at the hands of their sons Lyle and Erik in 1989

This documentary looks at architecture and design team Diller Scofidio + Renfro through the lens of two important urban projects the High Line and Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts

Horrific true tale set in late 1970s Australia and later West Germany about an abused wife who learns in horror that her sadistic German born husband is actually a fanatical neo Nazi

About the life and death of the legendary SwedishAmerican agitator Joe Hill

Defiant young activists take the womens suffrage movement by storm, putting their lives at risk to help American women win the right to vote

The 47 year old Al Capone, after 10 years in prison, starts suffering from dementia and comes to be haunted by his violent past

Story about Amber Hagerman who was 9 years old when she was abducted while riding her bicycle, prompting her mother to seek out a system that alerts the nation of abducted children, we know that to be called an Amber Alert today

The true story about one of the most brilliant saboteurs during World War II and his battle to overcome his inner demons

Ian Flemings life 1908 64 as journalist and naval intelligence officer was a lot like the womanizing James Bond, he would later write 12 spy novels about

The story of Paan Singh Tomar, an Indian athlete and seven time national steeplechase champion who becomes one of the most feared dacoits in Chambal Valley after his retirement

Sir Christopher Lee plays the Lord Chief Justice of seventeenth century England who condemns women as witches to further his political and sexual needs

In the mid 1960s, President Lyndon B Johnson Sir Michael Gambon and his foreign policy team debate the decision to withdraw from or escalate the war in Vietnam

Biopic of Australian swimming champ and entertainer Annette Kellerman After overcoming polio, Kellerman achieves fame and creates a scandal when her one piece bathing suit is considered indecent

Mongol chief Temujin battles against Tartar armies and for the love of the Tartar princess Bortai Temujin becomes the emperor Genghis Khan

The director Iciar Bollain presents the story of the Cuban dancer Carlos Acosta, a legend on the dance world and the first black dancer to perform some of the most famous ballet roles A dancer who did not want to dance

The life of celebrated but reclusive author, J D Salinger, who gained worldwide fame with the publication of his novel, The Catcher in the Rye

A football team from Belgrade, in the former Yugoslavia, gets a chance to go to the First World Football Championship, but things get complicated along the way

The story of castrato opera singer Carlo Broschi, who enthralled 18th century European audiences under his stage name Farinelli

The untold story of Mexicos greatest and most beloved comedy film star of all time, from his humble origins on the small stage to the bright lights of Hollywood

A Directv and Guitar Center documentary highlights the iconic rock guitarist, Slash Featuring interviews with Dave Grohl, Joe Perry, Alice Cooper, Duff Mckagan and Nikki Sixx

A portrait of the work and life of controversial film critic Pauline Kael, and her battle to achieve success and influence in the 20th century movie business