Ballets Russes

Ballets Russes

Unearthing a treasure trove of archival footage, filmmakers Dan Geller and Dayna Goldfine have fashioned a dazzling and entrancing ode to the revolutionary 20th-century dance troupes that performed under the Ballets Russes banner. BALLETS RUSSES [...]

Nazi America: A Secret History

Nazi America: A Secret History

The presence of Nazi sentiment in the U.S. began in the 1930s, when it served to provide some German immigrants with a sense of kinship with the country they had left behind. However, after Germany’s [...]

Honda-NSX

Honda-NSX

In 1989, Honda veered away from its conservative image and electrified the auto industry with the NSX—a sexy little sports car that has been hailed as “perfect.” From the ashes of World War II to [...]

Tennessee Williams: Wounded Genius

Tennessee Williams: Wounded Genius

The classic works of Tennessee Williams have earned him a reputation as one of the greatest American playwrights of the 20th century. Now, BIOGRAPHY® paints an in-depth portrait of the famed writer and the personal [...]

Reilly: Ace of Spies

Reilly: Ace of Spies

At the turn of the 20th century, one remarkable man single-handedly tried to alter the course of history. Cold, ruthless, and enigmatic, this Russian-born British agent radically transformed modern espionage techniques and set the mold [...]

Mao Tse Tung

Mao Tse Tung

A ruthless leader who became a god, Mao Tse Tung ruled one quarter of the world’s population for 25 years. Mao presided over the most radical experiment in social reform in history and is considered [...]

The Magnificent Ambersons

The Magnificent Ambersons

Finally, Orson Welles’ masterpiece has been refilmed to reflect his original artistic vision. THE MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS, Welles’ follow-up to Citizen Kane, fell victim to a bitter struggle between the filmmaker and RKO Pictures, wich radically [...]

Eleanor Roosevelt: A Restless Spirit

Eleanor Roosevelt: A Restless Spirit

She is one of the 20th century’s most respected and admired figures; a humanitarian who transformed the role of women in society – and in the White House. Eleanor Roosevelt was the architect behind the [...]

Alexander Graham Bell: Voice of Invention

Alexander Graham Bell: Voice of Invention

His drive to help his deaf mother communicate led to one of the most important inventions of the 20th century. But the telephone was only one of many notable contributions he made to fields ranging [...]