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Paan Singh Tomar
Genres: Crime, Sport, Biography
Starring: Irrfan Khan, Mahie Gill, Zakir Hussain, Jahangir Khan, Vipin Sharma
Directors: Tigmanshu Dhulia
Country: India
Year: 2010
Paan Singh Tomar is a Hindi-language film, based on the true story of a runner employed by the Army and has won Gold medal at Indian National Games but forced to become notorious baaghi. It is directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia.
The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye
Genres: Romance, Documentary, Biography
Starring: Genesis P-Orridge, Lady Jaye Breyer P'Orridge, Big Boy Breyer P'Orridge, Edley Odowd, David Max, Alice Genese, Markus Persson
Directors: Marie Losier
Country: Germany, USA, UK, Netherlands, France, Belgium
Year: 2011
An intimate, affecting portrait of the life and work of ground-breaking performance artist and music pioneer Genesis Breyer P-Orridge (Throbbing Gristle, Psychic TV) and his wife and collaborator, Lady Jaye, centered around the daring sexual transformations the pair underwent for their 'Pandrogyne' project.
The Bunker
Genres: Drama, History, War
Starring: Michael Kitchen, Anthony Hopkins, James Naughton, Piper Laurie, Richard Jordan, Martin Jarvis, Michael Lonsdale
Directors: George Schaefer
Country: USA, France
Year: 1981
Dramatization depicting the events surrounding Adolf Hitler's last weeks in and around his underground bunker in Berlin before and during the battle for the city.
The Real Robin Hood
Genres: History, Documentary, Biography
Starring: William Hurt, Dominic Kinnaird, Lockhart Ogilvie
Directors: M. David Melvin
Country: USA, Japan
Year: 2010
A special about the origins of the English folk hero.
Garrow's Law - Season Three
Genres: Drama, Biography
Starring: Alun Armstrong, Rupert Graves, Aidan McArdle, Michael Culkin, Andrew Buchan, Lyndsey Marshal, Stephen Boxer
Directors: Rupert Graves, Andrew Buchan, Lyndsey Marshal
Country: UK
Year: 2011
Garrow's Law is the true tale of barrister William Garrow, who acted as council for the accused, introducing the 'innocent until proven guilty' theory to London's Old Bailey. Guided by mentor Southouse and driven by the affections of a married woman, Garrow goes against the judicial system, changing the path of law and order forever.
Great Balls of Fire!
Genres: Drama, Biography, Music
Starring: Stephen Tobolowsky, Dennis Quaid, Alec Baldwin, Winona Ryder, John Doe, Lisa Jane Persky, Robert Lesser
Directors: Jim McBride
Country: USA
Year: 1989
The story of Jerry Lee Lewis, arguably the greatest and certainly one of the wildest musicians of the 1950s. His arrogance, remarkable talent, and unconventional lifestyle often brought him into conflict with others in the industry, and even earned him the scorn and condemnation of the public.
Freedom Writers
Genres: Crime, Drama, Biography
Starring: Hilary Swank, Hunter Parrish, Patrick Dempsey, Imelda Staunton, Scott Glenn, April L. Hernandez, Mario
Directors: Richard LaGravenese
Country: USA, Germany
Year: 2007
Available Quality: DivX, DVD, Hi Def, iPod, Hi Def
A young teacher inspires her class of at-risk students to learn tolerance, apply themselves, and pursue education beyond high school.
JFK
Genres: Crime, Thriller, Drama
Starring: Jay O. Sanders, Kevin Costner, Edward Asner, Sally Kirkland, Anthony Ramirez, Ray LePere, Steve Reed
Directors: Oliver Stone
Country: USA, France
Year: 1991
Available Quality: DivX, Hi Def, iPod, Hi Def
Details the actions of New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison, who takes it upon himself to investigate the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas, in 1963. Garrison is extremely suspicious of the official story presented by the FBI, and what he already knows and what he subsequently learns lead him to suspect that there is more to the story than the public is being told.
Into the Wild
Genres: Adventure, Drama, Biography
Starring: Vince Vaughn, Kristen Stewart, Marcia Gay Harden, Emile Hirsch, William Hurt, Jena Malone, Catherine Keener
Directors: Sean Penn
Country: USA
Year: 2007
Available Quality: DivX, Hi Def, iPod, Hi Def
Based on a true story. After graduating from Emory University, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless abandoned his possessions, gave his entire $24,000 savings account to charity and hitchhiked to Alaska to live in the wilderness. Along the way, Christopher encounters a series of characters who shape his life.
Sid and Nancy
Genres: Drama, Biography, Music
Starring: Gary Oldman, Xander Berkeley, David Hayman, Andrew Schofield, Courtney Love, Sandy Baron, Perry Benson
Directors: Alex Cox
Country: UK
Year: 1986
Available Quality: DivX, Hi Def, iPod
Morbid biographical story of Sid Vicious, bassist with British punk group the Sex Pistols, and his girlfriend Nancy Spungen. When the Sex Pistols break up after their fateful US tour, Vicious attempts a solo career while in the grip of heroin addiction. One morning, Nancy is found stabbed to death and Sid is arrested for her murder.
Bill Cunningham New York
Genres: Documentary, Biography
Starring: Editta Sherman, Anna Wintour, Tom Wolfe, Bill Cunningham, Carmen Dell'Orefice, Annette De la Renta, Mrs. Vincent Astor
Directors: Richard Press
Country: USA, France
Year: 2010
Chronicles a man who is obsessively interested in only one thing,the pictures he takes that document the way people dress. The 80-year-old New York Times photographer has two columns in the paper's Style section, yet nobody knows who he is.
To Hell and Back
Genres: Action, Drama, War
Starring: David Janssen, Denver Pyle, Charles Drake, Audie Murphy, Marshall Thompson, Jack Kelly, Gregg Palmer
Directors: Jesse Hibbs
Country: USA
Year: 1955
Biopic of the wartime exploits of Audie Murphy (played by himself), the most decorated US soldier in World War II. Starting with his boyhood in Texas, where he became the head of his family at a young age, the story follows his enrollment in Army where he was assigned to the 3rd Division. He fought in North Africa, Sicily and Italy before landing in southern France and eventually fighting in Germany. A Medal of Honor recipient, he also received battle honors from the French and Belgian government.
Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story
Genres: Drama, Biography
Starring: Mark Camacho, John Bourgeois, James Woods, Alan Fawcett, Michelle Nolden, Penelope Ann Miller, Maxim Roy
Directors: Robert Dornhelm
Country: USA
Year: 2003
Biographic movie of the witty, overachieving, hot-tempered Rudy Giuliani, spaning from his rising days as a New York district attorney in the early 1980's to his marriage to part-time actress Donna Hanover, to his candicies for mayor of New York City and his controversial methods to tackle the city's crime and urban problems, as well as his romance with his assistant Cristyne Lategano which lead to the failure of his marriage, to his battle with prostate cancer, all leading up to the terrible day of September 11, 2001 which Guiliani himself narrowly escaped death after suicide terrorists hijacked and crashed two passenger airliners into the t...
Dillinger (1973)
Genres: Action, Crime, Drama
Starring: Harry Dean Stanton, Cloris Leachman, Geoffrey Lewis, Michelle Phillips, Roy Jenson, Richard Dreyfuss, Warren Oates
Directors: John Milius
Country: USA
Year: 1973
After a shoot-out kills five FBI agents in Kansas City the Bureau target John Dillinger as one of the men to hunt down. Waiting for him to break Federal law they sort out several other mobsters, while Dillinger's bank robbing exploits make him something of a folk hero. Escaping from jail he finds Pretty Boy Floyd and Baby Face Nelson have joined the gang and pretty soon he is Public Enemy Number One. Now the G-men really are after him.
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
Genres: Drama, History, War
Starring: Rab Affleck, Edwin Apps, David Bailie, Bruce Byron, Paul Brooke, Timothy Bateson, Stéphane Algoud
Directors: Luc Besson
Country: France
Year: 1999
Available Quality: DivX, DVD, iPod, Hi Def, Hi Def
In 1412, a young girl called Jeanne is born in Domrémy, France. The times are hard: The Hunderd Years war with England has been going on since 1337, English knights and soldiers roam the country. Jeanne develops into a very religious young woman, she confesses several times a day. At the age of 13, she has her first vision and finds a sword. When coming home with it, she finds the English leveling her home town. Years after that, in 1428, she knows her mission is to be ridding France of the English and so sets out to meet Charles, the Dauphin. In his desperate military situation, he welcomes all help and gives the maiden a chance to prove he...
Telstar: The Joe Meek Story
Genres: Drama, Biography, Music
Starring: Kevin Spacey, Shaun Evans, Pam Ferris, JJ Feild, Tom Burke, Sid Mitchell, James Corden
Directors: Nick Moran
Country: UK
Year: 2008
Available Quality: DivX, Hi Def, iPod, Hi Def
Telstar is the stranger-than-fiction true story of legendary independent record producer Joe Meek. A maverick musical genius who wrote and recorded a string of number one hits in the early 60s, Meek famously enjoyed phenomenal early success with Telstar the biggest selling record of its time and the first Brit band single to top the US charts. Named after the first communications satellite, which launched in 1962, the unique instrumental single was released later that same year, becoming a number one hit on both sides of the Atlantic for Meeks band The Tornados, all from a flat on the Holloway Road. Meek went on to create the strange and...
The Queen
Genres: Drama, Biography
Starring: James Cromwell, Helen Mirren, Alex Jennings, Robin Soans, Sylvia Syms, Roger Allam, Tim McMullan
Directors: Stephen Frears
Country: UK, Italy, France
Year: 2006
Available Quality: DivX, DVD, Hi Def, iPod, Hi Def, Hi Def
Diana the 'People's Princess' has died in a car accident in Paris. The Queen and her family decide that for the best, they should remain hidden behind the closed doors of Balmoral Castle. The heartbroken public do not understand and request that the Queen confronts her people. This also puts pressure on newly elected Tony Blair, who constantly tries to convince the monarchy to address the public.
Citizen Jane
Genres: Crime, Mystery, Biography
Starring: Sean Patrick Flanery, Ally Sheedy, Meat Loaf, Jimmy Bridges, Nia Peeples, Chuck McCann, Robert Curtis Brown
Directors: Armand Mastroianni
Country: USA
Year: 2009
Jane Alexander, an attractive, athletic San Francisco woman, is enjoying a comfortable life in Pacific Heights with the man she loves, handsome, charismatic Tom O'Donnell. Jane's idyllic life is shattered when her beloved Aunt Gertrude McCabe is brutally murdered in San Jose. Jane's heartbreak turns to horror when a brilliant police detective, Jack Morris, finally convinces her that the killer is none other than her beloved boyfriend, Tom O'Donnell. Jane embarks on an epic journey to track down and convict the wily and resourceful O'Donnell, astonishing both police and prosecutors for her shrewdness and tenacity. In the end, using largely cir...
The Long Riders
Genres: Crime, History, Biography
Starring: Dennis Quaid, Christopher Guest, David Carradine, Stacy Keach, Harry Carey Jr., Pamela Reed, James Remar
Directors: Walter Hill
Country: USA
Year: 1980
Available Quality: DivX, Hi Def, iPod, Hi Def, Hi Def
The origins, exploits and the ultimate fate of the Jesse James gang is told in a sympathetic portrayal of the bank robbers made up of brothers who begin their legendary bank raids because of of revenge.
Senna
Genres: Sport, Documentary, Biography
Starring: Frank Williams, Jackie Stewart, Ayrton Senna, Alain Prost, Ron Dennis, Viviane Senna, Milton da Silva
Directors: Asif Kapadia
Country: USA, UK, France
Year: 2010
Available Quality: DVD, Hi Def, iPod, Hi Def, Hi Def
The story of the monumental life and tragic death of legendary Brazilian motor-racing Champion, Ayrton Senna. Spanning the decade from his arrival in Formula One in the mid 80's, the film follows Senna's struggles both on track against his nemesis, French World Champion Alain Prost, and off it, against the politics which infest the sport. Sublime, spiritual yet, on occasion, ruthless - Senna conquers and transcends Formula One to become a global superstar. Privately, he is humble, almost shy, and fiercely patriotic, donating millions to his native Brasil and contemplating a life beyond motor-racing. Yet he is struck down in his prime on the b...