The object of this massive tribute died as he had always lived, without wealth, without property, without official title or office. Mahatma Gandhi was not the commander of armies, nor the ruler of vast lands, he could not boast any scientific achievement or artistic gift, yet men, governments, dignitaries from all over the world, have joined hands today to pay homage to the little brown man in the loin cloth who led his country to freedom. This quote is from his funeral, one of the greatest s find out more...
In June 1939, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and his wife Eleanor host the King and Queen of England for a weekend in New York; the first ever visit of a reigning English monarch to America. With Britain facing imminent war with Germany, the Royals are desperately looking to FDR for support. But international affairs must be juggled with the complexities find out more...
Scott Donaldson says: "It’s all secrets and lies here as Clint Eastwood presents us with J Edgar Hoover – the man who made the FBI. Leonardo DiCaprio certainly gives it all he’s got as Hoover, whether he’s the old man recounting his escapades from behind a desk, or the young go-getter making powerful enemies while shooting at gangsters and schmoozing the stars. But still, with a subject as tricksy as Hoover, don&r find out more...