Biopic/History
biopic/history
Biopic/History
The Mission
This is the true story of two Jesuit priests who built a mission in the middle of the Amazon in the 1700s, using modern technology (of the day) to create a community of unprecedented prosperity […]
Biopic/History
A Dangerous Method
The fate of every great thinker is doomed. Be you ware! If you’re rich and famous and a genius to boot, once you’re long gone, your life will be utterly rewritten by Hollywood. Your works […]
Biopic/History
In Pursuit of Honor
There’s something truly unnatural about a grown man who follows unconscionable orders to kill 500 cavalry horses without showing a shred of conscience. People have no inkling of the meaning of service and honor any […]
Biopic/History
Murder in the First
This is the gripping story from the heyday of Alcatraz in the 1930s about a prisoner who kills another inmate. He’s defended by an idealistic young lawyer who delves into the extenuating circumstances. The accused […]
Biopic/History
Immortal Beloved
People expect genius to entertain them endlessly, to fawn over their attentions, to grovel for their admiration. Do babies thank you for shoving creamed banana in their face? We condemn Beethoven for having affairs with […]
Biopic/History
Public Enemies
Leave it to the flaming gay director of the FBI to shoot gangsters in the back, torture them to the brink of an agonizing death, and later that same day pin medals on dozens of […]
Biopic/History
A Beautiful Mind
Back in the 1940’s and 50’s, before the advent of computers, the military had to do massive calculations for bomb, tank shell, and mortar trajectories. They literally had a whole cadre of idiot savants — […]
Biopic/History
Conspiracy
The (supposedly) true story of a secret meeting of Nazi leaders to decide the fate of the Jews. The Jews refused to work, did not have the manual skills to contribute to the war effort […]
Biopic/History