In 2009 armed Somali pirates hijacked the Maersk Alabama. Four years later Hollywood gave America a new hero in the form of its commander, Captain Phillips. But the real story is the desperate struggle of another man: Chief Engineer Mike Perry. Below decks he disables the ship and works to save the crew. His critical fight back leads to the captures of the pirate leader – a crucial bargaining chip in the eventual negotiations to get the pirates off the Alabama. Read less

It’s the story of the rise of a small-time Harlem crook to African American drug baron. American Gangster tells the story of Frank Lucas - the first Harlem gangster to turn the tables on the mafia by creating a heroin network responsible for a statewide epidemic. But Hollywood got the wrong guy. The new supply-network was the brainchild of an ex-Army sergeant, smuggling huge quantities from South East Asia into the United States. In reality - Ike Atkinson was untouchable until Frank Lucas exacts revenge and brings him down. Ike Atkinson is the Real Story of American Gangster. Read less

The movie ‘American Sniper’ tells the tale of Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, the most lethal sniper in U.S. history, but is this version really an accurate portrait? The truth is that Kyle is a more controversial and complex character than anything seen in the movie. Read less

The movie ‘American Sniper’ tells the tale of Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, the most lethal sniper in U.S. history, but is this version really an accurate portrait? The truth is that Kyle is a more controversial and complex character than anything seen in the movie. Read less

It’s the story of the rise of a small-time Harlem crook to African American drug baron. American Gangster tells the story of Frank Lucas - the first Harlem gangster to turn the tables on the mafia by creating a heroin network responsible for a statewide epidemic. But Hollywood got the wrong guy. The new supply-network was the brainchild of an ex-Army sergeant, smuggling huge quantities from South East Asia into the United States. In reality - Ike Atkinson was untouchable until Frank Lucas exacts revenge and brings him down. Ike Atkinson is the Real Story of American Gangster. Read less

Paul Greengrass’ drama-thriller ‘United 93’ depicts the events on board the ill-fated United Airlines Flight 93. Hijacked as part of the attack on September 11, 2001, the Al-Qaeda terrorists were on a suicide mission to crash the plane into a Washington DC target – most likely the capitol. The film highlights how the passengers heroically took control of the plane, causing it to crash into a field in Pennsylvania. In the Real Story, we follow the radicalisation of the key terrorist and explore how the conflicted terrorist likely delayed the hijack giving the passengers time to discover the larger terror plot they were a part of and change the course of history. Read less

Hollywood blockbuster, SELENA, was the film that launched Jennifer Lopez as a leading lady. Lopez plays Hispanic singer Selena Quintanilla as she rises to fame before being gunned down by the manager of her fan club. But what Hollywood misses is how her killer, Yolanda Saldivar, spends years building an intimate relationship with SELENA until she becomes part of the family – all the while embezzling tens of thousands of dollars from the singer. The REAL STORY OF reveals how a woman from nowhere gains the love and trust of one of America's hottest new talents, before stealing her money, and her life, in a crime of passion and bloody jealousy. Read less

Hollywood blockbuster, SELENA, was the film that launched Jennifer Lopez as a leading lady. Lopez plays Hispanic singer Selena Quintanilla as she rises to fame before being gunned down by the manager of her fan club. But what Hollywood misses is how her killer, Yolanda Saldivar, spends years building an intimate relationship with SELENA until she becomes part of the family – all the while embezzling tens of thousands of dollars from the singer. The REAL STORY OF reveals how a woman from nowhere gains the love and trust of one of America's hottest new talents, before stealing her money, and her life, in a crime of passion and bloody jealousy. Read less