 | Becket (Letterboxed Edition) [Read More ...]
Description: Made in 1964, but set in 12th-century England, this is the fact-based story of Henry II (Peter O'Toole) and his dear friend, the Archbishop of Canterbury (Richard Burton). When the king appoints his former drinking buddy to the high religious office, he believes he has placed an ... |
 | Lion of the Desert (Ws Rmst) [Read More ...]
Description: Destined to remain a dubious footnote in books of movie trivia, this occasionally impressive epic from 1981 was financed with a budget of $35 million by Libyan dictator Muammar Qaddafi, who previously attempted the role of movie producer with the critically roasted Mohammad: Mess... |
 | Shoes of the Fisherman (Widescreen Edition) [Read More ...]
Description: All eyes are focused on the Vatican, hoping to see the traditional puffs of white smoke that signal the selection of the next Pope. But this time, much more is at stake. The new pontiff may be the only person who can bring peace to a world hovering on the edge of nuclear nightmar... |
 | Richard III (1955) (Ws) [Read More ...]
Description: Widely acclaimed as his crowning Shakespearean film performance, Laurence Olivier's Richard III is the notorious tale of Richard of Gloucester. This deformed king connives, backstabs, and woos his way to the top of the royal heap, but his treachery eventually lands him on the fi... |
 | Shoes of the Fisherman (Ws) [Read More ...]
Description: If you find during the 160-minute running time of The Shoes of the Fisherman that you don't like the plot, wait 10 minutes. It will surely change and there will be another story thread to entice you. The screenplay is literally all over the map: Siberia, where Archbishop Kiril La... |
 | First Knight [Read More ...]
Description: 1995 had already seen the box-office success of sword-wielding heroes in Rob Roy and Braveheart when along came this glossy revision of the Arthurian legend, in which Lady Guinevere (Julia Ormond) is torn between her love for the noble King Arthur (Sean Connery) and the passionat... |
 | The Portrait of a Lady (Widescreen Edition) [Read More ...]
Description: Leave it to New Zealand director Jane Campion (The Piano, Angel at My Table) to begin an adaptation of Henry James's great novel (set in the late 1800s) with a group of late-20th-century women from Down Under talking about the importance of a kiss. Like any good film adaptatio... |
![]() | Galileo (1975) [Read More ...]
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