The Dark Side of Winston Churchill: What The Films Don’t Tell You
Winston Churchill is a celebrated icon of World War II, the films Darkest Hour (2017) and Churchill (2017) reflecting his greatest political and military successes. But what about his biggest failure, the Bengal Famine of 1943? Head of the Churchill Archives elaborates on why cinema avoids the dark side of Churchill’s legacy.
He Couldn’t Be Silenced, Even When He Wanted to Be
John Davidson has spent forty years trying to make the world understand Tourettes syndrome. It might finally be working.
Blue Moon: The tragic story of the lyrical genius that history forgot
Blue Moon follows one evening in the tragic life of Lorenz Hart, half of the songwriting duo Rodgers and Hart whose fame in the 1930s screenwriter Robert Kaplow likens to Lennon-McCartney, but what was it about the lyricist, and this evening in particular, that inspired him to write the film?
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How a Scrapbook, a Committee, and Sir Nicholas Winton’s Conscience Changed History
When Anthony Hopkins broke down at a poolside in One Life, he was channelling something most audiences would never see in Sir Nicholas Winton himself. The man who saved 669 children from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia didn’t do emotion. But the story his daughter spent decades trying to tell and the film it ultimately became, has made the rest of us do it for him.
The Dark Side of Winston Churchill: What The Films Don’t Tell You
Winston Churchill is a celebrated icon of World War II, the films Darkest Hour (2017) and Churchill (2017) reflecting his greatest political and military successes. But what about his biggest failure, the Bengal Famine of 1943? Head of the Churchill Archives elaborates on why cinema avoids the dark side of Churchill’s legacy.
The Reaction of Harvey Milk’s Death and his Feature Film
Harvey Milk became one of America’s first openly gay elected officials in 1977, winning a seat on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors before his assassination in 1978. Decades later, his message of hope endures worldwide, celebrated through Oscar-winning films and a foundation keeping his trailblazing legacy alive across LGBTQ+ communities.
First Look at US Release Reading Lolita in Tehran
Greenwich Entertainment has unveiled the US trailer for the movie adaptation of Azar Nafisi’s acclaimed autobiography, Reading Lolita in Tehran. Starring Golshifteh Farahani, the film follows a brave professor leading a secret book club for women in mid-1990s Iran, highlighting their struggle for freedom under an oppressive Islamic regime.
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Histo-Views: Flamin’ Hot (2023)
In the opinion of Richard Montanez, Flamin’ Hot is incredibly accurate. The film tells the tale of how Montanez created Flamin’ Hot Cheetos as a janitor and became a top marketing executive. But how does it compare to real life? The truth is more complicated than it originally seems.
Histo-Views: Mary Queen of Scots (2018)
Josie Rourke’s Mary Queen of Scots proves that a truly accurate portrayal of the famed monarch remains elusive. While Saoirse Ronan offers a noble performance, the film sacrifices dramatic tension for tedious domestic friction, culminating in a historically fictitious meeting with Elizabeth I that prioritises Hollywood spectacle over historical truth.
Histo-Views: Coach Carter (2005)
There’s a version of Coach Carter that exists purely as a film, and there’s the version that exists in the cultural memory of anyone who grew up watching basketball. They’re almost the same film, and that’s the movie’s greatest achievement.
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The Biopic Donald Trump Didn’t Want You to See
Ali Abbasi’s The Apprentice laid bare one of the most revealing chapters of Donald Trump’s past. From Roy Cohn’s mentorship to Trump’s furious public backlash, the film traces how an origin story long dismissed suddenly became politically explosive in the shadow of the 2024 election.
“They were saying that I took the sport of Ski jumping from Page 58 down to Page One”: The Remarkable True Story of Eddie the Eagle.
British ski jumper, Eddie ‘the Eagle’ Edwards captured the hearts of millions at the 1988 Winter Olympic Games and inspired his own biopic starring Taron Egerton and Hugh Jackman. 10 years since the movie released and 38 years since Calgary, Ewards speaks about the movie and his struggle to even get to the Olympics.
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How a Scrapbook, a Committee, and Sir Nicholas Winton’s Conscience Changed History
When Anthony Hopkins broke down at a poolside in One Life, he was channelling something most audiences would never see in Sir Nicholas Winton himself. The man who saved 669 children from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia didn’t do emotion. But the story his daughter spent decades trying to tell and the film it ultimately became, has made the rest of us do it for him.
How Hollywood Myth Replaced The Real Legend of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
George Roy Hill’s 1969 masterpiece revolutionised the Western genre by turning a thin historical record into a now iconic myth. By abandoning traditional outlaw tropes, the film transformed the real-world mystery of Butch and Sundance into a playful, self-aware narrative that served as an allegory for the contemporary Vietnam War.
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“A Gazillion Angels in the Room”: Vera Brandes on Köln 75
Vera Brandes was 18 when she made the best-selling solo album in jazz history happen. Köln 75 tells how. HistoFlick spent an evening with her, digging into the truth, the exaggerations and the behind-the-scenes of that legendary Keith Jarrett night — laughing gas, anxiety, courage, and the “gazillion angels in the room.”
“Singing From the Same Song Sheet”: Reclaiming the Truth of John Lennon’s Youth
Nowhere Boy explores the turbulent adolescence of John Lennon, but how accurate is it? Drawing on interviews with the people who actually lived this history, including Lennon’s half-sister Julia Baird and Mendips custodian Colin Hall, this piece examines where the film succeeds, where it fabricates, and why it matters.
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The Blind Side: How an NFL Offensive Lineman got stunned by his “adopted” family
“The Blind Side” tells the emotional journey of an African American teenager overcoming homelessness and adversity to become an NFL offensive lineman. However, the movie left a troubled legacy, with Michael Oher taking his family to court over lost earnings from his own movie.
Devon Harris on the Gritty Truth Behind Cool Runnings
To the world, Cool Runnings is the feel-good Disney classic about Jamaica’s first Olympic bobsleigh team. To Devon Harris, who hurtled down that Calgary ice in 1988, the real story was grittier and more ridiculous than Hollywood ever dared show. He separates the poetic licence from the pure Jamaican steel.