Subgenre Sampler
History: 406 Films to Buy & Rent
Margaret Thatcher - The Long Walk to Finchley (2008)
- Dir. Niall MacCormick
Feat. Geoffrey Palmer, Andrea Riseborough
- Appealing political drama focused on Margaret Thatcher's younger years as she attempts to enter parliament despite opposition from the British…
Milk (2008)
- Dir. Gus Van Sant
Feat. Sean Penn, Emile Hirsch, Josh Brolin…
- Saying it proud but not too loud, this dramatized biopic of the first openly–elected gay official fittingly tributes the legacy of San…
National Parks, The - America's Best Idea (2008)
- Dir. Ken Burns
- Ken Burns offers another weighty tome on American history, this time surveying the country’s 58 majestic, awe–inspiring national parks.…
Nazi Number One: Herman Göring (2008)
- Dir. Guido Knopp
- German director Guido Knopp continues his straightforward, biography–centric investigations into all things Nazi with this documentary on…
Of Time and the City (2008)
- Dir. Terence Davies
- Terence Davies (DISTANT VOICES, STILL LIVES) launches a broadside on the transformation of his beloved, bricks–and–mortar Liverpool, in…
Other Boleyn Girl, The (2008)
- Dir. Justin Chadwick
Feat. Natalie Portman, Scarlett Johansson, Eric Bana…
- Blue–ribbon adaptation of the best–selling novel by Philippa Gregory, which tells the compulsive true story of sisters Anne and Mary…
Paris - An Insider's Guide (2008)
- A 3–part BBC documentary series presented by Sandrine Voillet, about the city of Paris and its history.
In part one, she visits the Louvre,…
Phantom Punch (2008)
- Dir. Robert Townsend
Feat. Ving Rhames, Stacey Dash, Nicholas Turturro…
- Adding to the growing canon of boxer biopics, this takes a bull–headed look at the great Sonny Liston's story of…
Richard Dawkins Presents - The Genius of Charles Darwin (TV Series) (2008)
- Dir. Russell Barnes
- Richard Dawkins finally gets to wax lyrical for a few hours about the love of his life – Charles Darwin in this one–sided documentary…
Salute (2008)
- Dir. Matt Norman
- Compelling documentary investigating the untold story of Australian runner – Peter Norman who placed second in the 200m sprint at the 1968…