The life and struggles of Ferdinand Maximilian Joseph Maria of Habsburg-Lorraine (1832-1867), emperor of the Second Mexican Empire as Maximilian I of Mexico from 1864 to 1867 (under the wing of Emperor Napoleon III and the French Empire), his tragic confrontation with Mexican leader Benito Juárez, the defeat of the will and the end of a dream.

The actor and director Gösta Ekman was one of Sweden's most popular artists. He was born 77 years ag...

In 1900, the eyes of the whole world are on Paris. The World's Fair welcomed 50 million amazed visit...

I Was a Jewish Sex Worker is a humorous, no-holds-barred autobiographical film about the director’s ...

In 1972, officer Frank Serpico exposes the corruption which poisons the roots of the NYPD and become...

A group of people are standing along the platform of a railway station in La Ciotat, waiting for a t...

In 1996, Damon Hill claimed the Formula 1 world championship—defying the odds and overcoming familia...

He is considered one of the most important athletes in football history. Franz Beckenbauer was the s...

Trace the beloved comedian, actor, and producer’s journey to superstardom — from the mid-1980s stand...

Painter, poet and playwright, teacher and freethinker, lover and traveler, Austrian artist Oskar Kok...

George Clinton's somewhat absurdist take on Parliament-Funkadelic history. Features never-before-gra...

Director James Toback takes an unflinching, uncompromising look at the life of Mike Tyson--almost so...

Peter Greenberg explores Mexico with President Felipe Calderón, one of the most dynamic leaders of L...

Tucumán, Argentina, 1965. Three years before George A. Romero's Night of the Living Dead was release...

Christian Dior, the creator of the New Look, died 60 years ago, on October 23, 1957. Frédéric Mitter...

There never was a star quite like her. Adored by adults and children alike, at four she already led ...