The Definitive Elvis: The Memphis Years

Part documentary, part drama, this film presents the life and work of Jack Kerouac, an American writer with Québec roots who became one of the most important spokesmen for his generation. Intercut with archival footage, photographs and interviews, this film takes apart the heroic myth and even returns to the childhood of the author who...

Runtime

55m

Cast

Albert Belzile, Bertholet Charron, Mance Émond

For Jimmy Smith, Jr., life is a daily fight just to keep hope alive. Feeding his dreams in Detroit's vibrant music scene, Jimmy wages an extraordinary personal struggle to find his own voice - and earn a place in a world where rhymes rule, legends are born and every moment… is another chance.

Runtime

1h 51m

Director

Curtis Hanson

Cast

Eminem, Mekhi Phifer, Kim Basinger

With this inventive portrait, director Kirsten Johnson seeks a way to keep her 86-year-old father alive forever. Utilizing moviemaking magic and her family’s dark humor, she celebrates Dr. Dick Johnson’s last years by staging fantasies of death and beyond. Together, dad and daughter confront the great inevitability awaiting us all.

Runtime

1h 29m

Cast

Richard Johnson, Kirsten Johnson, Isla Sierck

In 1971, after being rejected by Hollywood, Bruce Lee returned to his parents’ homeland of Hong Kong to complete four iconic films. Charting his struggles between two worlds, this portrait explores questions of identity and representation through the use of rare archival footage, interviews with loved ones and Bruce’s own writings.

Runtime

1h 45m

Director

Bao Nguyen

Cast

Bruce Lee, Linda Lee Cadwell, Shannon Lee

A film of the life of the renowned musical composer, playwright, actor, dancer and singer George M. Cohan.

Runtime

2h 6m

Director

Michael Curtiz

Cast

James Cagney, Joan Leslie, Walter Huston