Subgenre Sampler
History: 397 Films to Buy & Rent
- Powder and the Glory, The (2007)
- A welcome insight into two of America's greatest female entrepreneurs – Elizabeth Arden and Helena Rubinstein; two immigrants with limited…
- Rain of the Children (2007)
- Dir. Vincent Ward
Feat. Vincent Ward, Rena Owen
- Vincent Ward's masterful docu–drama – in which he investigates the 'cursed life' of an elderly Maori woman – is a deeply personal…
- Roman Mysteries (TV Series) (2007)
- Children's mystery series set in 79 AD, Rome, based on a series of kids books that focuses on a group of young friends embarking on crime solving…
- Story of India with Michael Wood, The (TV Series) (2007)
- Feat. Michael Wood
- Acclaimed historian Wood takes to the destination du–jour – India – in order to acknowledge its history and research its…
- Story of Ned Kelly, The (2007)
- Feat. Charles Tingwell, Ian Jones
- Historically accurate doco tracking the life of the ultimate Aussie rogue Ned Kelly. Aptly led by distinguished Kelly historian / author Ian Jones…
- There Will Be Blood (2007)
- Dir. Paul Thomas Anderson
Feat. Daniel Day-Lewis, Paul Dano, Kevin J. O'Connor…
- Rising to the challenge, overachiever Paul Thomas Anderson delivers some formidable filmmaking to match his grim, egocentric tale of burning…
- Warlords (TV Series) (Untold Stories of World War II) (2007)
- Well–reviewed UK documentary series analyses WWII's big players from a psychological perspective: Hitler, Churchill, Roosevelt and…
- Amazing Grace (2006)
- Dir. Michael Apted
Feat. Ioan Gruffudd, Romola Garai, Albert Finney…
- Stirring dramatisation of the true story of 18th–century abolitionist William Wilberforce and his revolt against Britain’s slave…
- Ancient Rome (TV Series) (2006)
- Extensive series dramatising the rise and fall of the Ancient Roman Empire through six episodes each presenting a different turning point in the fate…
- Battleplan (TV Series) (2006)
- A comprehensive history and analysis of military strategies, combat tactics, and the art of modern warfare.
Across eighteen episodes, historical…