Subgenre Sampler
Documentary: 3056 Films to Buy & Rent
Hunting the Lost Symbol (2009)
- Dir. John Tindall
- Dan Brown–inspired documentary uses the author's blockbusting 'Da Vinci Code' novel as a launching pad to shed light on, among other…
In Search of Beethoven (2009)
- Dir. Phil Grabsky
- Dir. Grabsky's scrupulous follow–up to his IN SEARCH OF MOZART examines classical music's other pre–eminent composer, Beethoven, in…
Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking (2009)
- Fascinating look at the wonders of space with one of the sharpest minds on the planet. Definitive, provocative and exquisitely beautiful.
James May on the Moon (2009)
- Feat. James May
- Presenter James May commemorates the 40th anniversary of the Apollo moon landings by meeting three of the men who walked on the moon, and flying to…
James May's Toy Stories (TV Series) (2009)
- Feat. James May
- A trip down memory lane with a modern twist: James May, disarming as ever, rediscovers the seminal toys of his childhood, then proceeds to…
Kevin McCloud's Grand Tour of Europe (2009)
- The personable Kevin McCloud takes the viewer on a grand tour of some of Europe's finest architecture and examines its continued legacy.
La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet (2009)
- Dir. Frederick Wiseman
- A captivating meditation on the arts from prolific documentarian Frederick Wiseman, whose decades observing the inner workings of American…
Lancaster at War (2009)
- WWII documentary extolling the 'Avro Lancaster' and its part in the controversial bombing campaign of Germany.
Land of the Long White Cloud (2009)
- Dir. Florian Habicht
- Loveable loose sequel to Florian Habicht’s Kiwi classic KAIKOHE DEMOLITION finds the engaging filmmaker returning to Northland, where hundreds of…
Last Chance to See (TV Series) (2009)
- Feat. Stephen Fry
- Scholar of wit, Stephen Fry, embarks on a round–the–world search for the rarest and most endangered animals on earth in honour of his…