Egypt, 11th century. When a famine ravages the country, the prosperous Andalusian kingdom of Denia comes to the aid of the sultan, who, in gratitude, gives Denia the most sought-after and coveted object in all of Christendom.
The passenger pigeon, the most abundant bird species in North America for thousands of years, became...
A succulent account of the life of French chef Auguste Escoffier (1846-1935) who made the simple act...
During the Heian period, Seimei Abe trains in magic but lacks interest, until a collaboration with H...
Oskar Matzerath is a very unusual boy. Refusing to leave the womb until promised a tin drum by his m...
In 25 AD, Judah Ben-Hur, a Jew in ancient Judea, opposes the occupying Roman empire. Falsely accuse...
A German submarine hunts allied ships during the Second World War, but it soon becomes the hunted. T...
This shows physicist Stephen Hawking's life as he deals with the ALS that renders him immobile and u...
Four friends embark on a journey to California where they discover the beauty of friendship amidst t...
Paris, 1894. Who is Fanni, who claims to be voluntarily locked up in a women-only mental institution...
The classic story of English POWs in Burma forced to build a bridge to aid the war effort of their J...
When U.S. Rangers and an elite Delta Force team attempt to kidnap two underlings of a Somali warlord...
The true story of Elle France editor Jean-Dominique Bauby, who, in 1995 at the age of 43, suffered a...
Salome, a seductive and alluring daughter of Herodias and stepdaughter to King Herodes, discovers fa...
The historical saga of American superheroes. Born in the period between the Great Depression and the...
The story of the first major battle of the American phase of the Vietnam War and the soldiers on bot...
As World War II rages, the elite Sixth Ranger Battalion is given a mission of heroic proportions: pu...