Biography
Where can you meet famous inventors, notorious criminals, great dictators, selfless heroes, charismatic eccentrics and all manner of real life fascinating folk? Right here in Alice's Biography section.
Pictured: Kerry Fox is a knock-out playing celebrated kiwi author Janet Frame in Jane Campion's luminous 'An Angel At My Table', based on Frame's autobiographical trilogy.
Bread and Roses (1993)
7.1/10
Director: Gaylene Preston
Starring: Genevieve Picot, Mick Rose, Donna Akersten
Based on the autobiography of Sonya Davies. This moving epic story of one woman's experience spans twenty years from 1940 and captures the hopes and a... Read more
Breaker Morant (1980)
7.9/10
Director: Bruce Beresford
Starring: Bryan Brown, Edward Woodward, Jack Thompson, Lewis Fitz-Gerald
The film that brought world acclaim for Edward Woodward, tells the true story of Lieutenant Harry 'Breaker' Morant in the Boer War in South Africa, 19... Read more
Breaker Morant (Blu-ray) (1980)
7.8/10
Director: Bruce Beresford
Starring: Bryan Brown, Edward Woodward, Jack Thompson, Lewis Fitz-Gerald
The film that brought world acclaim for Edward Woodward, tells the true story of Lieutenant Harry 'Breaker' Morant in the Boer War in South Africa, 19... Read more
Breathe (2017)
7.1/10
Director: Andy Serkis
Starring: Tom Hollander, Ed Speleers, Andrew Garfield, Claire Foy
After contracting polio at the age of 28, Robin Cavendish is confined to a bed and given only months to live. With help from his wife Diana and her tw... Read more
Bridge of Spies (2015)
7.6/10
Director: Steven Spielberg
Starring: Tom Hanks, Mark Rylance, Amy Ryan, Alan Alda
A dramatic thriller set against the backdrop of a series of historic events, "Bridge of Spies" is directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Matt Cha... Read more
Bridge of Spies ( Blu-ray ) (2015)
7.6/10
Director: Steven Spielberg
Starring: Tom Hanks, Mark Rylance, Amy Ryan, Alan Alda
A dramatic thriller set against the backdrop of a series of historic events, "Bridge of Spies" is directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Matt Cha... Read more
Bright Star (2009)
7/10
Director: Jane Campion
Starring: Kerry Fox, Ben Whishaw, Paul Schneider, Abbie Cornish
Written and directed by Academy Award winner Jane Campion ("The Piano"), "Bright Star" is a riveting drama based on the three year romance between 19t... Read more
Bright Star ( Blu-ray ) (2009)
7/10
Director: Jane Campion
Starring: Kerry Fox, Ben Whishaw, Paul Schneider, Abbie Cornish
Written and directed by Academy Award winner Jane Campion ("The Piano"), "Bright Star" is a riveting drama based on the three year romance between 19t... Read more
Bugsy (1991)
6.8/10
Director: Barry Levinson
Starring: Warren Beatty, Harvey Keitel, Annette Bening, Ben Kingsley, Joe Mantegna
Chronicles the rise and fall of Bugsy Siegel (Warren Beatty), the New York mobster who fell under the spell of 1930's Hollywood and starlet Virginia H... Read more
Burke and Wills (1985)
Director: Graeme Clifford
Starring: Chris Haywood, Drew Forsythe, Greta Scacchi, Jack Thompson, Nigel Havers, Ralph...
Burke & Wills is a 1985 Australian adventure film directed by Graeme Clifford, starring Jack Thompson and Nigel Havers. The film is based on the true... Read more