Movies: Historical

  • 1953
    The President's Lady

    The President's Lady (1953)

    The President's Lady

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    The story of president Andrew Jackson from his early years, through his meeting with and subsequent marriage to Rachel Donelson Robards. The plot concentrates on the later scandal concerning the legality of their marriage and how they overcame the di...

    The President's Lady
  • 1998
    Virgin Fleet

    Virgin Fleet (1998)

    Virgin Fleet

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    In the pre-WWII era, Nakano Naval Academy's special school for girls is codenamed "Virgin Fleet". These girls are gifted with a special form of power known as "Virgin Energy". With the fear of another Russo-Japanese war imminent, rookie pilot Shiokaz...

    Virgin Fleet
  • 1984
    Beaten by Black Rain

    Beaten by Black Rain (1984)

    Beaten by Black Rain

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    Many years after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, the survivors (called hibakusha in Japanese) are still physically and emotionally devastated by the event. Kuroi Ame ni Utarete tells the interlocking stories of a group of survivors who frequent Stan...

    Beaten by Black Rain
  • 2015
    Laissez-faire

    Laissez-faire (2015)

    Laissez-faire

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    A historical perspective to understand Neoliberalism and to understand why this ideology today so profoundly influences the choices of our governments and our lives....

    Laissez-faire
  • 2019
    Third Eye Spies

    Third Eye Spies (2019)

    Third Eye Spies

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    Two physicists discover psychic abilities are real only to have their experiments at Stanford co-opted by the CIA and their research silenced by the demands of secrecy. This is the true story of Russell Targ and America's Cold War psychic spies, disc...

    Third Eye Spies
  • 2022
    In Search of Lost Time

    In Search of Lost Time (2022)

    In Search of Lost Time

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    In Search of Lost Time
  • 1968
    The Chivalrous Whip

    The Chivalrous Whip (1968)

    The Chivalrous Whip

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    Doctor and whip-wielding Hero Chai Tin-sum travels to an isolated village where he finds the population dying of the plague while being oppressed by the Ku family and their fortress. The family has cutoff the supply of fresh water to the village caus...

    The Chivalrous Whip
  • 1956
    The Lonely Swordsman (Part 1)

    The Lonely Swordsman (Part 1) (1956)

    The Lonely Swordsman (Part 1)

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    Historical drama about a sleepy-eyed ronin....

    The Lonely Swordsman (Part 1)
  • 2006
    Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light

    Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light (2006)

    Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light

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    Film Noir burrows into the mind; it's disorienting, intriguing and enthralling. Noir brings us into a gritty underworld of lush morbidity, providing intimate peeks at its tough, scheming dames, mischievous misfits and flawed men - all caught in the w...

    Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
  • 1972
    The Great Man's Whiskers

    The Great Man's Whiskers (1972)

    The Great Man's Whiskers

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    A young girl writes to President Abraham Lincoln to advise him to grow a beard....

    The Great Man's Whiskers
  • 2021
    The Legend of Fei

    The Legend of Fei (2021)

    The Legend of Fei

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    On guard! Zhou Fei's sword is created by the essence of his parents: the mother is the blade and the scabbard is the father. Many years ago Zhou Fei's grandfather Li Zhengwei was poisoned to save Duan Jiuniang. The forty-eight fortresses were lost du...

    The Legend of Fei
  • 2020
    4 Presidents

    4 Presidents (2020)

    4 Presidents

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    What is the common thread among the only four U.S. Presidents who have been assassinated - Lincoln, Garfield, McKinley, and Kennedy? They were also the only four presidents to ever to take away money-issuing control from the private banks and turn it...

    4 Presidents
  • 1998
    The Tichborne Claimant

    The Tichborne Claimant (1998)

    The Tichborne Claimant

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    Based on a true story, set in the late 19th century: Lord Tichborne, the ninth richest nobleman in England, disappears after a South American shipwreck. Some years later his erudite Afro-English valet, Bogle, is sent to investigate rumors that Tichbo...

    The Tichborne Claimant
  • 2014
    Just Another Margin

    Just Another Margin (2014)

    Just Another Margin

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    Just Another Margin is a 2014 Chinese comedy film directed by Jeffrey Lau and starring Betty Sun, Ronald Cheng, Ekin Cheng and Alex Fong. The story centers on celestial beings who come down to earth affecting the people in unexpected ways....

    Just Another Margin
  • 2023
    Il était une fois Disney & la France

    Il était une fois Disney & la France (2023)

    Il était une fois Disney & la France

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    French documentary on Walt Disney's relationship with France through his personal and professional life....

    Il était une fois Disney & la France
  • 2017
    Road to the Sky

    Road to the Sky (2017)

    Road to the Sky

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    Road to the Sky
  • 2020
    The Real Right Stuff

    The Real Right Stuff (2020)

    The Real Right Stuff

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    The story of America's first astronauts, known as the Mercury 7, told through archival news & radio reports, newly transferred & previously unheard NASA mission audio recordings, and more rare & unseen material....

    The Real Right Stuff
  • 2023
    Moonlight Warrior

    Moonlight Warrior (2023)

    Moonlight Warrior

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    1976, Chongqing, 14-year old Dou was in hospital. He falls in love with a pretty nurse, Jiahui. Jiahui belongs to Gang, a mobster, who is brutal to her. Dou is becoming Jiahui’s protector, her Moonlight Warrior, but Jiahui and Gang leave for Japan. 2...

    Moonlight Warrior
  • 2010
    Restoring a Masterpiece: The Renovation of Eastman Theatre

    Restoring a Masterpiece: The Renovation of Eastman Theatre (2010)

    Restoring a Masterpiece: The Renovation of Eastman Theatre

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    Take a look behind the curtain to see the vast history and recent renovation of one of Rochester, New York's most famous landmarks. Architects, theater personnel, historians, community leaders, and citizens provide in depth insight from start to fini...

    Restoring a Masterpiece: The Renovation of Eastman Theatre
  • 2019
    Reimagining A Buffalo Landmark

    Reimagining A Buffalo Landmark (2019)

    Reimagining A Buffalo Landmark

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    The Richardson Olmsted Campus, a former psychiatric center and National Historic Landmark, is seeing new life as it undergoes restoration and adaptation to a modern use....

    Reimagining A Buffalo Landmark