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Based on the life of Norways greatest composer Edvard Grieg, and filmed in Norway where he lived The soundtrack is all Edvard Griegs music with added lyrics

While researching his novel In Cold Blood, Truman Capote develops a close relationship with convicted murderers Dick Hickock and Perry Smith

A drama based on the experiences of Kathryn Bolkovac, a Nebraska cop who served as a peacekeeper in post war Bosnia and outed the U N for covering up a sex trafficking scandal

More fictional than factual biography of Stephen Foster Songwriter from Pittsburgh falls in love with the South, marries a Southern gal Leeds, then is accused of sympathizing when the Civil War breaks out

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

Hamel portrays director Dickoff who suspends her career in order to help a friend whos been in prison for quite some time in connection with a murder

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

The film tells the dramatic tale of two generations locked in a see saw battle one extolling values, the other groping in the dark

The passionate Merchant Ivory drama tells the story of Francoise Gilot Natascha McElhone, the only lover of Pablo Picasso Sir Anthony Hopkins who was strong enough to withstand his ferocious cruelty, and move on with her life

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

The dramatic tension in the blues between the sacred and the profane by exploring the music and lives of three of director Wim Wenderss favorite blues artists

A documentary on speculative fiction writer and essayist Harlan Ellison

Ayudia Vanesha Prescilla and Ditto Adipati Dolken have been best friends for 12 years And for all those times, Ditto has been secretly in love with her Until one day, Ayudia told him that shes gonna get married

After being physically attacked by his loving wife Carmen, a series of unsettling incidents lead her husband Pat to question just what is happening to her Its only when Carmen cant find her own house one day, that she and Pat are

A killer bandit decides to become a politician in order to avenge deaths in his family

In small town Texas, an affable mortician strikes up a friendship with a wealthy widow, though when she starts to become controlling, he goes to great lengths to separate himself from her grasp

The iconic Merce Cunningham and the last generation of his dance company is stunningly profiled in Alla Kovgans 3D documentary, through recreations of his landmark works and archival footage of Cunningham, John Cage, and Robert Raus

Over 50 years have passed since Charles Manson and his cultishly devoted followers committed their horrific crimes, and yet, the public remains truly in the dark about The Manson Family and their journey into the abyss How can one s

The true story of Joao Guilherme Estrella Johnny, a young middle class bon vivant who became a big time cocaine dealer in Rio de Janeiro in the early 1990s

The story of Irena Sendler, a social worker who was part of the Polish underground during World War II and was arrested by the Nazis for saving the lives of nearly 2,500 Jewish children by smuggling them out of the Warsaw ghetto

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Long before faith based films became a regular feature of mainstream movie theaters, there was The Cross and The Switchblade The story of Pastor David Wilkerson and gang member, Nicki Cruz

After being cast in the hit teen sitcom Saved by the Bell 1989, six unknown young actors must deal with the Hollywood spotlight and the challenges of growing up under public scrutiny

A look at the life and work of writerfilmmaker Nora Ephron

The untold stories of female jazz and big band instrumentalists and their journeys from the late 1930s to the present day

Biographical movie of the French sculptor Henri Gaudier Brzeska

William Hoy was one of the first Deaf Major League Baseball players in the 1800s Being deaf, he introduced hand signals for strike and ball to the game and overcame many obstacles to become one of the greatest players of his time

The story of 1970s musician and activist Helen Reddy

This documentary movie covers two concerts at the Fox Theatre in St Louis, Missouri, to celebrate Chuck Berrys 60th birthday, and also discusses his life and career

The life and career of the renowned film critic and social commentator, Roger Ebert

Hes powered his Harley over cars, trucks, lions, infernos and plummeted headlong into a canyon But if the mob has its way, his next incredible leap will land him six feet under

Unraveling Athena is a feature documentary that chronicles the journey that Women Tennis Champions pass through from small child with a large racket, to ranked player, and ultimately to WTA number one in the world, and beyond

Martin Armstrong, once a Wall Street based financial advisor, was arrested on charges of orchestrating a 3 billion dollar Ponzi scheme, which he still disputes to this day After 11 years in prison, hes ready to set the record strai

When an aging, but gentlemanly stagecoach robber is released from prison, he decides to go to Canada to become a train robber

A filmmaker looks at the history and transformation of his birthplace, Liverpool, England