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Barabbas

  Barabbas is a 1961 religious epic film fictionally expanding on the career of Barabbas, from the Christian Passion narrative in the Gospel of Mark and other gospels about the Read More

Monuments of Ancient Rome – Building the Empire Part 2

  Though their vast empire eventually collapsed, the Romans left a legacy in stone. These memorials to a time long past remind us that their cultural heritage lives on. By Read More

Mighty Aphrodite

  Mighty Aphrodite is a 1995 American comedy film written, directed by, and co-starring Woody Allen, alongside Mira Sorvino. The screenplay was vaguely inspired by the story of Pygmalion and Read More

The Fugitive Kind

  The Fugitive Kind is a 1960 American drama film directed by Sidney Lumet. The screenplay by Meade Roberts and Tennessee Williams was based on the latter’s 1957 play Orpheus Read More

Clash of the Titans

  Perseus, son of the Greek god Zeus, grows up on a deserted island. His destiny is to marry Princess Andromeda, who will someday rule the city of Joppa. But Read More

Caesar & Cleopatra

  The Roman conqueror Julius Caesar takes over the Egyptian city of Alexandria, and in so doing inherits a pressing problem: in accordance to with local custom, the beautiful young Read More

Macedonia: The Land of a God – Volume 2: Amphipolis, Philippi & Thessaloniki

  Herein lies the story of a country that spawned the empires of Phillip II and Alexander the Great. At one point, Macedonia extended its hegemony over most all the Read More

Macedonia: The Land of a God – Volume 1: Aina, Aiges, Dion & Pella

  Herein lies the story of a country that spawned the empires of Phillip II and Alexander the Great.  At one point, Macedonia extended its hegemony over most all the Read More

Jean Cocteau: Autobiography of an Unknown

  Writer, poet, painter, designer, and filmmaker Jean Cocteau was a member of an extraordinarily creative group of artists who gathered in Paris in the early 20th century. In this Read More

The Fall of the Roman Empire

  As the film opens, Marcus Aurelius is the wise and revered emperor of the Roman Empire. When he decides that his heir apparent should be his adopted son Livius, Read More