Maria
★ 6.5 · 2024 · 123m · History · Drama · Music
Maria Callas, the world's greatest opera singer, lives the last days of her life in 1970s Paris, as she confronts her identity and life.
More Like This
Any Mother's Son
1997 · ★ 5.6
A Mother is devastated when her sailor son is murdered by two of his crewmates in a homophobic attack.
More info →
Billion Dollar Spy
Set against the high-stakes backdrop of the late Cold War, Adolf Tolkachev, an ordinary man who risks everything to pass thousands of pages of top-secret Soviet intelligence to the U.S. Despite repeated rejections by a wary CIA, Tolkachev persisted, embodying the courage to stand against a regime that betrayed its own people. Finally, finding an ally in CIA agent Tom Lenihan, Tolkachev was able to fundamentally shift the balance of power, proving that true patriotism lies not in blind allegiance but in the willingness to challenge a government when it strays from its ideals.
More info →
Return to Reason: Four Films by Man Ray
2024 · ★ 6.3
An immersion into the surreal and dreamlike world of painter, photographer and filmmaker Man Ray (1890-1976), one of the most prolific American visual artists, through four of his short films, brought to life by the atmospheric music of SQÜRL.
More info →
The Soloist
2009 · ★ 6.7
A Los Angeles journalist befriends a homeless Juilliard-trained musician, while looking for a new article for the paper.
More info →
Northanger Abbey
2007 · ★ 6.8
A young woman's penchant for sensational Gothic novels leads to misunderstandings in the matters of the heart.
More info →
Summer Rain
2024 · ★ 6.5
The alluring sounds of violin music bring back memories that reunite a father and daughter separated at birth. Though neither realized what had happened in the past, they were unmistakably drawn to each other when they did meet.
More info →
Lepakkolinna
1980 · ★ 8
Set in 1860's Transylvania, a group of travelers ends to the Dracula's castle.
More info →
The Nat King Cole Musical Story
1955 · ★ 7.5
This short film shows the musical career of Nat "King" Cole, shows the ups and downs of his career, his conquest of illness, how he switched from being the leader of a trio to a solo vocalist, and his growing popularity with the record-buying public. Numbers include: "Sweet Lorraine," "Route 66," "That's My Girl" and "Pretend."
More info →
Rope Ladder to the Moon
2010 · ★ 10
Tony Palmer directs this 1970 documentary about Scottish bass player and former Cream member Jack Bruce. The film tracks Bruce's life from his childhood in the Gorbals to the height of his fame with Cream and beyond.
More info →