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This biopic is about Galileo Galilei, the seventeenth century Italian who laid the foundations of modern science Galileo made himself one of the worlds first telescopes and discovered the moons of Jupiter He supported Copernicus

The rise of Peter Marshall, from modest Scottish upbringing, to New York seminary, time in Atlanta churches, his marriage, appointment as chaplain of the US Senate, and early death at 46 Based on real events

The story of president Andrew Jackson from his early years, the film begins when he meets Rachel Donaldson Robards The plot concentrates on the scandal concerning the legality of their marriage and how they overcame the difficulties

A historical account of military policy regarding homosexuals during World War II The documentary includes interviews with several gay WWII veterans

A documentary on Levon Helm, a founding member of The Band, at home in Woodstock in the midst of creating his first studio album in 25 years

The depiction of the life of Nobel Peace Prize winner and founder of Polands Solidarity movement, Lech Walesa, as events in the 1970s lead to a peaceful revolution

The passing away of their mothers makes Catarina and her own father meet in an emotional place that is different from the one most fathers and daughters know

The life of a young man, son of an English officer who lets himself become a prisoner of love resulting in fatalism and disgrace

In 1939 Gracie Fields, the Queen of Hearts, is at the height of her success as a singer and actress and the whole nation seems to wish her a speedy recovery from cervical cancer When World War Two breaks out, Gracie sings for t

This is the first feature length documentary on legendary director Raoul Walsh In this memoir, Walsh recounts his career from the silent film era to the tumultuous 1960s The documentary makes stunning use of rare, personal and

Legendary 20th Century war poet Siegfried Sassoons life long quest for personal salvation through his experiences with family, war, his writing, and destructive relationships goes unresolved, never realizing it can only come from

A documentary on Woody Allen that trails him on his movie sets and follows him back to Brooklyn as he visits his childhood haunts

Based on true story about couple Jerry and Marge Selbee, who won lottery and uses the money to revive their small town

This film follows Norma Jean from her simple, ambitious youth to her superstar pinnacle and back down She moves from lover to lover in order to further her career She finds fame but never happiness, only knowing seduction but no

Torch singer Helen Morgan rises from sordid beginnings to fame and fortune only to lose it all to alcohol and poor personal choices

The true life story of Darby Crash, who became an L A punk icon after getting kicked out of high school and forming The Germs with a collection of friends who have little experience with their instruments or playing music

A film relating from the inside the Notre Dame de Paris fire of April 2019

Follows Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood and Charlie Watts Take a look on some unseen footage and exclusive stories from the members of the band Rolling Stones

Tracing the movement to breed a better American race, which turned the science of heredity into an instrument of social control that led to forced sterilization campaigns

Gabo, The Magic of Reality is a story about the incredible power of human imagination, which follows the interwoven threads of Gabriel Garcia Marquezs life and work Gabo to all of Latin America with the narrative tension of

A renewed interest is emerging in mid 20th century architects and artists who exploded the comfortable constraints of the past to create a robust and daring modernist America Eero Saarinen The Architect Who Saw the Future examin

Explore the life of Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winning novelist Philip Roth, often referred to as the greatest living American writer

Laura Ingalls Wilder is celebrated for her autobiographical fiction that helped record the expansion of the American frontier into the Midwest Laura was born in 1867 to Charles and Caroline Ingalls in a log cabin north of Pepin,

Princess Dianas story is told exclusively through contemporaneous archive creating a bold and immersive narrative of her life and death It also illuminates how the publics attitude to the monarchy was, and still is

A woman tries to survive the invasion of Berlin by the Soviet troops during the last days of World War II

Why She Smiles is the true, inspirational story of 34 year old Jamie Sorum, who is battling Huntingtons Disease Huntingtons Disease is a rare, fatal neurological disease with symptoms being described as having ALS Lou Gehrigs

43 years ago, Jane Pittman, a promising basketball star ran off the court Coming Back to the Hoop is a film about the transformative power of basketball and the healing it brings when you connect with something larger than yourself

An account of the famous French sculptors romance with Camille Claudel

Follows Nancy Pelosi behind the scenes, through the milestones of her career leading up to the inauguration of President Joseph Biden

The turbulent relationship between filmmaker Sir Alfred Hitchcock Toby Jones and actress Tippi Hedren Sienna Miller

Follow the life and legacy of the master and so called founding father of jazz, Americas first pop star, and cultural ambassador

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Forced Perspective is a character portrait of famed artist Derek Hess and his rise to success through the vehicle of his dark artwork, while illustrating a strong connection between mental illness and creativity

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In 1997 Ronaldo Nazario was 21 years old, the best footballer on the planet and destined to become an all time great However just a year later everything was bleak First he was blamed for Brazils World Cup final defeat to Franc

In CINEVANGELIST A LIFE IN REVIVAL FILM, film historian and artist George Figgs tells the story of his lifes work in bringing revival cinema to Baltimore and beyond