When wealthy John du Pont invites Olympic wrestler Mark Schultz to move to his estate and help form a wrestling team for the 1988 Seoul Olympics, Mark sees a way to step out of the shadow of his charismatic and revered
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MONGOL THE RISE TO POWER OF GENGHIS KHAN (2007)
Certification15 Our Rating
This lavishly photographed and costumed action-drama-epic sticks to what we know of Genghis's early years, although that's not much, telling the story of how a young tribal boy overcame many obstacles, including slavery, to become a legendary conqueror. The widescreen suits this 'big sky' country and there is something remarkably authentic about the yurts and the costumes. Chosen for marriage, at the age of nine, by a female child, Borte, while he thinks he's doing the chosing, she becomes one o
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THE LION IN WINTER (1968)
Certification15 Our Rating
An Oscar winning historical drama and deservedly so. The dialogue has to be the best quasi-Shakespearean wit ever written. Henry II lets his wife out of her castle for a weekend and all the family engage in a mass of plotting as they all try to stab each other in the back. Brilliant!!
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