WATCH NOW ELIZABETH with spectacular Aussie Oscar contender Cate Blanchett in the title role, is a flashy, nasty version of how Queen Elizabeth I became the mythic Virgin Queen of British history. The purpose is drama, not scrupulous academic detail, in doing this subject again. Writer Michael Hirst and director Shekhar Kapur use creative reconstruction […]
Field Details Movie Name The Crucible (1996) Director Nicholas Hytner Writer Arthur Miller (screenplay), based on his play Lead Actor Daniel Day-Lewis Cast Daniel Day-Lewis, Winona Ryder, Paul Scofield, Joan Allen, Bruce Davison Genre Drama, History Release Date November 27, 1996 (United States) Duration 2h 4m Budget $25 million Language English IMDb Rating 6.8/10 This
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Field Details Movie Name The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (2001) Director Woody Allen Writer Woody Allen Lead Actor Woody Allen Cast Woody Allen, Helen Hunt, Dan Aykroyd, Charlize Theron, David Ogden Stiers Genre Comedy, Crime, Fantasy Release Date August 24, 2001 (United States) Duration 1h 43m Budget $33 million Language English IMDb Rating 6.6/10
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Field Details Movie Name RELUCTANT SAINT: FRANCIS OF ASSISI (2003) Director Pamela Mason Wagner Writer Pamela Mason Wagner Lead Actor Liev Schreiber (Narrator) Cast Robert Sean Leonard (as St. Francis of Assisi), Liev Schreiber (Narrator), and historical experts from PBS’ American Experience Genre Documentary, Biography, History Release Date November 25, 2003 (United States, PBS) Duration
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Field Details Movie Name Daens (1992) Director Stijn Coninx Writer François Chevallier, Stijn Coninx, Louis Paul Boon (novel) Lead Actor Jan Decleir Cast Jan Decleir, Gérard Desarthe, Antje De Boeck, Michael Pas, Johan Leysen Genre Biography, Drama, History Release Date December 16, 1992 (Belgium) Duration 2h 18m Budget $5 million Language Dutch, French IMDb Rating
WATCH NOW THE DISH In this bright comedy from Australia, The Dish is a real object, a humongous 1,000-ton radio telescope, one of the most powerful in the world, built somewhat incongruously on the edge of remote Parkes, New South Wales, in the middle of a sheep paddock. In 1969, the scientists who run it
EVITA As created by director Alan Parker, the movie Evita explodes visually, using the editing and looks-like-reality powers of cinema to overwhelm the senses as it never could on stage. It so thoroughly transcends mere acting or performance that it hardly matters that Madonna plays the title role, or that Antonio Banderas is Che and
Field Details Movie Name SEABISCUIT (2003) Director Gary Ross Writer Gary Ross (screenplay), based on the book by Laura Hillenbrand Lead Actor Tobey Maguire Cast Tobey Maguire, Jeff Bridges, Chris Cooper, Elizabeth Banks, Gary Stevens, William H. Macy Genre Biography, Drama, History, Sport Release Date July 25, 2003 (United States) Duration 2h 20m (140 min)
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Field Details Movie Name ROSEWOOD (1997) Director John Singleton Writer Gregory Poirier Lead Actor Ving Rhames Cast Ving Rhames, Don Cheadle, Jon Voight, Michael Rooker, Esther Rolle, Elise Neal, Bruce McGill, Loren Dean Genre Drama, History Release Date February 21, 1997 (United States) Duration 2h 20m (140 min) Budget $25 million Language English IMDb Rating
Field Details Movie Name Brother Sun, Sister Moon (1972) Director Franco Zeffirelli Writer Franco Zeffirelli, Suso Cecchi D’Amico, Kenneth Ross Lead Actor Graham Faulkner Cast Graham Faulkner, Judi Bowker, Leigh Lawson, Kenneth Cranham, Valentina Cortese Genre Biography, Drama, History Release Date March 24, 1972 (Italy) Duration 2h 15m Budget $3 million Language English IMDb Rating
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