The extraordinary story of Edward VIII’s first love affair, involving a murder trial, a secret cache of vanished letters, and a cover-up to save the reputation of the future King. Director : David Barrie Cast : Rupert Penry-Jones Genre : Documentary|History Release Date : 4/23/2013 Country : United Kingdom
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Beer Hunter: The Movie – 2013
Michael Jackson is a legend in the world of craft brewing. His 1977 book, The World Guide to Beer, was the first of its kind, and the first to categorize almost every major style of beer in the world. His 1993 television series, The Beer Hunter, became an instant classic, and helped launch the spectacularContinue reading “Beer Hunter: The Movie – 2013”
Churchill’s First World War – 2013
Drama-documentary about Winston Churchill’s extraordinary experiences during the Great War, with intimate letters to his wife Clementine allowing the story to be told largely in his own words. Just 39 and at the peak of his powers running the Royal Navy, Churchill in 1914 dreamt of Napoleonic glory, but suffered a catastrophic fall into disgraceContinue reading “Churchill’s First World War – 2013”
The Presidents’ Gatekeepers – 2013
An analysis of what the role of the Chief of Staff is in his position at the service of the President of the United States of America and how it has been in the past: a in-depth look, through the corridors of White House, at the internal affairs of nine presidential administrations. Director : GédéonContinue reading “The Presidents’ Gatekeepers – 2013”
Dallas Buyers Club – 2013
Loosely based on the true-life tale of Ron Woodroof, a drug-taking, women-loving, homophobic man who in 1986 was diagnosed with HIV/AIDS and given thirty days to live. Director : Jean-Marc Vallée Cast : Bradford Cox|Dallas Roberts|Denis O’Hare|Griffin Dunne|Jared Leto|Jennifer Garner|Kevin Rankin|Matthew McConaughey|Michael O’Neill|Steve Zahn Genre : Drama|History Release Date : 11/17/2013 Country : United States
Pedro Calungsod: Batang Martir – 2013
Pedro Calungsod, a young Filipino man, leaves his Visayan native roots to join the Spanish Jesuit priest Fr. Diego de San Vitores in his mission to the Marianas Islands (Guam) in 1668. The San Diego Mission arrives in the Marianas where the young Pedro, a trained catechist and mission assistant, begins work for Fr. DiegoContinue reading “Pedro Calungsod: Batang Martir – 2013”
Louis Cyr : The Strongest Man in the World – 2013
Biopic of Louis Cyr, strongest man in the world at the end of the 19th Century. Director : Daniel Roby Cast : Antoine Bertrand|Charles-Olivier Pelletier|Cliff Saunders|Éliane Gagnon|Frédéric Lemay|Gil Bellows|Guillaume Cyr|Marilyn Castonguay|Naomi La|Rose-Maïté Erkoreka Genre : Drama|History Release Date : 7/12/2013 Country : Canada
Ask This of Rikyu – 2013
Sen no Rikyu (Ebizo Ichikawa) is the son of a fish shop owner. Sen no Rikyu then studies tea and eventually becomes one of the primary influences upon the Japanese tea ceremony. With his elegant esthetics, Sen no Rikyu is favored by the most powerful man in Japan Toyotomi Hideyoshi (Nao Omori) and becomes oneContinue reading “Ask This of Rikyu – 2013”
The devil rider – 2013
Choi Moon Bok is the Devil Rider, a messenger that’s so fast that no enemy can catch him as he rides through their camps. During the years of the Manchu War, lords of the court gather to try and call upon scattered soldiers to mount a counterattack against the Manchu army. In order to doContinue reading “The devil rider – 2013”
Destination: Planet Negro! – 2013
In 1939, a group of African American intellectuals come up with an ingenious and unlikely response to Jim Crow America — leave the planet and populate Mars. Using technology created by George Washington Carver, a three-person crew (plus one rambunctious robot) lift-off in Earth’s first working spaceship on a mission that will take them toContinue reading “Destination: Planet Negro! – 2013”
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