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Banking on Mr. Toad

Follows "Wind in the Willows" author Kenneth Grahame, Elsie, and their young son Alastair, who struggled with health problems, many of which could not be properly treated at the time. The family’s troubles are eased by the “Wind in the Willows” and its success.

Monty Clift

A method actor who refuses to put his private life on display, Montgomery Clift graduates from stage roles to screen success in films that include "A Place In The Sun" and "From Here To Eternity." His matinee idol good looks are destroyed by a devastating car accident that leaves him with a broken nose and facial scars. Though he continues to make movies, the accident haunts him until his death, even though he receives an Oscar nomination for one of his last performances in Judgment At Nuremberg.

Nice Guy Phil

The story of the late comedian Phil Hartman (Jingle All the Way, Sinbad), who was murdered by his wife hours before she killed herself in May 1998. Hartman is best known for his eight seasons on “Saturday Night Live” as a cast member, beginning in 1986.

The Last Beat

During his final days, a famous American rock star in the early ’70s, navigates his relationships with two women in Paris — a glamorous French Countess and his California “soulmate.”
Location: France

The Murderous Miss High...

During her formative years, author Patricia Highsmith has a fascination for gruesome murders. Her tumultuous love life influences her persona.

The White Mouse

During World War II, Australian Nancy Wake, nicknamed "The White Mouse," works with the French Resistance to save downed Allied airmen in France and later becomes Australia's most decorated servicewoman.

A First Class Man

A self-taught Indian math child prodigy and mystic Ramanujan corresponds with British mathematician and atheist G.H. Hardy, who is struck by the Indian's genius and invites him to work in Cambridge.

Alvin Ailey

Biopic about Alvin Ailey who founded the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in New York City in 1958 and helped popularize modern dance.

B.B. King and I

A young drummer travels from the heartland of America to Hollywood in pursuit of his musical destiny. After attending a B.B. King concert in 1980, the drummer strikes up a friendship with the blues legend that endures for 30 years, culminating with him gifting King with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Fencer

Zoe Saldana stars as Mae, an extremely intense and determined young woman who finds discipline, self-respect and peace in the most unlikely place - the fencing piste. He struggling and obsession rule every facet of her life to the detriment of family and friendships; achieving physical and mental perfection for the fight comes at a cost. As Mae competes to make the Tokyo Olympics, her blade accidentally cuts short a rival's career. Guilt over the accident leads Mae to question everything about her life. But spurred on by her tenacious coach Noah, Mae seeks the courage to get up and fight again. The weight of a life-long ambition and her biggest goal in touching sight.

Fred & Ginger

The story of the passionate and explosive relationship between Hollywood dance legends, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers.

Insane

True story of consumer electronics king Eddie Antar who served six years in prison for perpetrating one of the greatest securities frauds in history.

Little Dragon

The story is a contemporary dramatization of the 1950s Hong Kong social and political forces that shaped Bruce Lee into both the most famous martial arts star of all time and a significant modern day philosopher.

Pure Imagination

Centers around a specific period in Roald Dahl’s life when his four-month old son was tragically struck by a taxi, and the author went to great lengths to save the boy’s life.

Sabrina

Sabrina Greenlee, a young, single mother, is attacked and left for dead. She finds herself in a battle to change the course of her life and stay on the new path she's created for herself and her four children, one of whom, DeAndre Hopkins, becomes a star wide receiver for the Houston Texans.

Siegfried & Roy

An authorized biopic telling the life-story of Siegfried & Roy. The will cover their life together and how they influenced each other to achieve world-renowned success.

Signal Hill

Story of the landmark Signal Hill police brutality case in 1981 with Anthony Mackie playing attorney Johnnie Cochran.