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"To whom it may concern: Ka Shen's journey is the definitive and true life story of Nancy Kwan who as a young Eurasian girl from Hong Kong captured the hearts and minds of moviegoers around the world in her star-making motion picture debut role in 'The World of Suzie Wong (1960) and the unforgettable follow up, Rodgers & Hammerstein Hollywood hit musical, Flower Drum Song (1961). With just two pictures in two years, this stunning beauty would become...
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Linda Ronstadt has been an icon for more than 50 years. Her extraordinary vocal range and ambition created unforgettable songs across rock, pop, country, folk ballads, American standards, classic Mexican music, and soul. As the most popular female recording artist of the 1970s, Ronstadt filled huge arenas as no one had ever done and produced an astounding eleven platinum albums. Ronstadt was the first artist to top the Pop, Country, and R&B charts...
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The events of Jesus' life and the lives of his Apostles occurred over a few short decades but generated ripples that have driven the course of history for two thousand years. The First Days Of Christianity unites popular programs from both A&E and History in an enthralling exploration of a crucial turning point in Western culture. Join host Roger Moore for a journey In the Footsteps of the Holy Family, a compelling mixture of science, history, faith...
24) Born to be blue
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Dramatized re-imagining of jazz musician Chet Baker's musical comeback in the 1960s.
25) Tolkien
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Explores the formative years of the renowned author's life as he finds friendship, courage, and inspiration among a fellow group of writers and artists at school. Their brotherhood strengthens as they grow up and weather love and loss together, including the author's tumultuous courtship of his beloved Edith Bratt, until the outbreak of the First World War which threatens to tear their fellowship apart. All of these experiences would later inspire...
26) Humphrey Bogart
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Beat the devil is an offbeat tale of adventure and suspense involving passengers on a steamer who attempt to outfox each other for illegal control of a parcel of land believed to be rich with uranium deposits.
Humphrey Bogart on film provides a glimpse into the unique life of the quintessential Hollywood legend.
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Based on the incredible life story of the Godfather of Soul, the film will give a fearless look inside the music, moves and moods of Brown, taking audiences on the journey from his impoverished childhood to his evolution into one of the most influential figures of the 20th century.
28) Misbehaviour
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The sensational true story of the Women's Liberation Movement's disruption of the 1970 Miss World pageant, an event watched by more than 100 million viewers, and which made headlines around the world. Not only that, when order was restored, the first woman of color was crowned Miss World. In a matter of hours, a global audience had witnessed the patriarchy driven from the stage and the Western ideal of beauty turned on its head.
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Money, power, politics, drugs, scandal, and fast cars. The incredible story of John DeLorean is the stuff of a Hollywood screenwriter's dreams. But who was the real John DeLorean? To some, he was a renegade visionary who revolutionized the automobile industry. To others, he was the ultimate con man. For the first time, the story recounts the extraordinary life and legend of the controversial automaker.
32) Dancer
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Bad boy ballet superstar Sergei Polunin was the youngest principal male dancer in the Royal Ballet until stardom pushed him to the brink of self-destruction.
33) Oppenheimer
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The story of American scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer and his role in the development of the atomic bomb.
34) Whitney
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An in-depth look at the life and music of Whitney Houston.
36) Megan Leavey
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A film based on the true life story of a young marine corporal (Kate Mara) whose unique discipline and bond with her military combat dog saved many lives during their deployment in Iraq. When she is assigned to clean up the K9 unit after a disciplinary hearing, Leavey identifies with a particularly aggressive dog, Rex, and is given the chance to train him. Over the course of their service, Megan and Rex completed more than 100 missions until an IED...
37) Hands of stone
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Life of Roberto Duran, who made his professional debut in 1968 as a 16-year-old and retired in 2002 at age 50. In June 1980, he defeated Sugar Ray Leonard to capture the WBC welterweight title but shocked the boxing world by returning to his corner in the November rematch!
38) The quiet one
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"Throughout his three-decade career as a founding member and bassist for The Rolling Stones, Bill Wyman was known to the world as the "quiet one" in the band. Now, the famously private music legend speaks out about his extraordinary life and experiences as part of the "greatest rock and roll band in the world." Opening up his vast personal archive, a lifetime's worth of previously unseen home movies, photographs, and memorabilia, Wyman reflects on...
39) Lovelace
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In 1972, before the Internet, Deep Throat was a phenomenon: the first scripted pornographic theatrical feature film, featuring a story, some jokes, and Linda Lovelace. Escaping a strict family, she discovered freedom and married Chuck Traynor. As Linda Lovelace she became an international sensation, fully inhabiting her new identity and a enthusiastic spokesperson for sexual freedom. Later she presented another, utterly contradictory narrative to...
40) Pavarotti
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Academy Award winner Ron Howard puts audiences front row center for an exploration of the Voice, the Man, the Legend. Luciano Pavarotti gave his life to the music and a voice to the world. This cinematic event features history-making performances and intimate interviews, including never-before-seen footage and cutting-edge Dolby Atmos technology. A riveting film that lifts the curtain on the icon who brought opera to the people.
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