Playing for Keeps (2009)

Алан Мур, всемирно известный автор таких культовых комиксов, как «Хранители» и «В значит Вендетта», сидя на психоделическом фоне, рассказывает об их создании, своей юности, почему он стал магом, а также о взглядах на религии, славу и почему культура превратится в пар.

Breaking the Surface is about the tough times Greg Louganis had on his way to becoming one of the world's top Olympic divers.

Известный аргентинский революционер Эрнесто Че Гевара помогал лидеру кубинских революционеров Фиделю Кастро бороться против режима диктатора Батисты. Че Гевара и по сей день вызывает самые противоречивые чувства у людей: одни считают его легендарным героем, другие — жестоким убийцей. Фильм охватывает период жизни «Че» с момента его высадки на Кубу в 1956 году и вплоть до 1967 года, когда он был схвачен правительственными войсками в горах Боливии…

George Wallace is a 1997 television film starring Gary Sinise as George Wallace, the former Governor of Alabama. It was directed by John Frankenheimer, who won an Emmy award for it; Sinise and Mare Winningham also won Emmies for their performances. The film was based on the 1996 biography Wallace : The Classic Portrait of Alabama Governor George Wallace by Marshall Frady, who also co-wrote the teleplay. Frankenheimer's film was highly praised by critics: in addition to the Emmy awards, it received the Golden Globe for Best Miniseries/Motion Picture made for TV. Angelina Jolie also received a Golden Globe for her performance as Wallace's second wife, Cornelia.

Фильм рассказывает о последних годах жизни великого художника Модильяни. Бедный итальянский художник, страдающий от алкоголизма и опиумной зависимости, влюбляется в Жанну Эбютерн, девушку из состоятельной семьи, родители которой категорически против их отношений…

Фильм рассказывает историю Джоан Кэтлин Роулинг, освещая ключевые моменты её жизни, путь становления писательницы, историю создания её главного детища — «Гарри Поттера».

The Swedish 19th century engineer Salomon August Andrée sets out to become the first man on the north pole. His idea is to launch a polar expedition using a hydrogen balloon, together with two friends. The balloon, "The Eagle", takes off from Svalbard in 1897, but the three men are not heard of again.

Composer, conductor and teacher Peter Ilych Tchaikovsky struggles against his homosexual tendencies by marrying, but unfortunately he chooses a wonky, nymphomaniac girl whom he cannot satisfy.

Not since Madonna has the pop world experienced a cultural icon like Stefani Germanotta, better known by her stage name, Lady Gaga. From her early years as an aspiring pianist and songwriter, to her time as a Catholic-school outcast, to her first record deal, One Sequin at a Time explores the ups and downs of this highly influential superstar. Her explosive career has continued to grow following the release of two major albums and critically acclaimed tours. With commentary from such stars as Ozzy Osbourne, Akon, and Michael Bolton, see how Lady Gaga is taking on the world--one sequin at a time. Loaded with Exclusive Interviews.

Opening in the seductive style of the sixties, »A Funny Man« uncovers the perennial loneliness that comedian Dirch Passer (Nikolaj Lie Kaas) has found himself in after a fast-tracked rise to fame. He struggles between his own desire to gain critical respect and servicing the audience¿s needs. Costing his kindred friendship to on-stage partner Kjeld Petersen (Lars Ranthe) Dirch takes on Steinbeck's classic »Of Mice and Men«, only for the audience to break out in laughter at his first line. Dirch's Lennie becomes a running joke, and so has, Dirch believes, his own life.

Surrealist master Luis Buñuel is a towering figure in the world of cinema history, directing such groundbreaking works as Un Chien Andalou, Exterminating Angels, and That Obscure Object of Desire, yet his personal life was clouded in myth and paradox. Though sexually diffident, he frequently worked in the erotic drama genre; though personally quite conservative, his films are florid, flamboyant, and utterly bizarre.

A powerful modern film narrative, set in a historical framework, about the crucial encounter between vulnerable eighteen-year-old Hans Christian Andersen, who rates himself so highly, and Mr. Meisling, the cynical school principal. An encounter that fundamentally transforms Hans Christian's life.

A leftist revolutionary or a reformist democrat? A committed Marxist or a constitutionalist politician? An ethical and moral man or, as Richard Nixon called him, a "son of a bitch"? In SALVADOR ALLENDE, acclaimed Chilean filmmaker Patricio Guzmán (The Battle of Chile and Chile, Obstinate Memory) returns to his native country thirty years after the 1973 military coup that overthrew Chile's Popular Unity government to examine the life of its leader, Salvador Allende, both as a politician and a man.

This is the story of Janine Shepard, a world class skier faced with tragedy, being hit by a car and being told she will never walk again.

Биография самой известной порноактрисы Линды Лавлейс. Чтобы заработать подобную славу, ей нужно было сыграть только в одном фильме — «Глубокая глотка». Всю свою жизнь после этого она посвятила борьбе за права женщин.

Can a ruthless mass killer become a messenger of peace? This spellbinding documentary traces the rise and fall of General Butt Naked—feared warlord of Liberia’s 14-year civil war—and his self-proclaimed quest to heal his country and redeem his own soul as a newborn evangelist.

Buenos Aires, 1880. A journalist interviews Manuel Esteban Corvalán, one of the last living men who crossed the Andes in 1817 with José de San Martín, during the Argentinian and Chilean wars of independence, as one of his secretaries, when he was only 15 years old.

Жизнь и судьба одной из самых восхитительных красавиц и ярчайших звезд мирового кино. Рассказ о превращении юной прекрасной девушки с ослепительной улыбкой в одну из самых обожаемых актрис Голливуда и мечту любого модельера. Каждое изменение в ее прическе копировали миллионы женщин. А самые знаменитые фильмы Одри: «Римские каникулы» с Грегори Пеком (за этот фильм она получила «Оскар»), «Сабрина» с Хамфри Богартом, «Смешное лицо» с Фредом Астером, «Моя прекрасная леди» с Рексом Харрисоном и «Завтрак у Тиффани» (ее самая «звездная роль») вошли в сокровищницу кино ХХ века. Детство в Голландии во время нацистской оккупации; стремительный взлет к славе сначала на Бродвее, а затем и в Голли

Disgusted by life and uninterested in earthly subjects, Lovecraft intentionally avoided reality when writing, veering into the unknown and inspiring the fear that lurks in nightmares. But, how do you portray the indefinable mythology that gave birth to Dragon, or the mysterious Cthulhu, or the uniquely strange Necronomicon? Directors Patrick Mario Bernard and Pierre Trividic asked themselves this question before responding with this unorthodox documentary that re-creates the atmosphere of claustrophobia, anxiety, and madness of Lovecraft s life and work.

Is it possible to live aside of the system, thinking only about the present and oneself? A feature film about Manuel Vázquez, the best comic book author in Barcelona during the sixties, but, mainly, a man with a very particular way of living his life.