Subgenre Sampler
Female-centric: 794 Films to Buy & Rent
Virgin Queen, The (TV Mini-Series) (2005)
- Dir. Coky Giedroyc
Feat. Anne-Marie Duff, Joanne Whalley, Dexter Fletcher…
- Imprecise yet compelling mini–series portraying the life and loves of the infamously independent Queen Elizabeth I – from her fearful…
Appleseed - The Movie (Appurushîdo) (2004)
- Dir. Shinji Aramaki
- Muscular and violent anime set in a post–WW3 landscape, where a gung–ho woman warrior is captured and transported to a seemingly benign…
Bratz - Starrin' and Stylin' (2004)
- The popular four 'Bratz' dolls (Jade, Close, Sasha and Yasmin) come to life in various animated episodes of their lives' as The Girls with a Passion…
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen (2004)
- Dir. Sara Sugarman
Feat. Lindsay Lohan, Adam Garcia
- Light 'tweeny' comedy in which teenage centre–of–attention Lohan (FREAKY FRIDAY) is moved to the dull suburbs with her family and finds…
Cutie Honey (Kyûtî Hanî) (2004)
- Dir. Hideaki Anno
Feat. Eriko Sato
- Colourful cluster bomb romp pits a sexy supercharged heroine against an assembly line of comic book villains in a camp futuristic netherworld. Fun,…
Desperate Housewives (TV Series) - Season 1 (2004)
- Feat. Teri Hatcher, Felicity Huffman, Marcia Cross…
- A wildly popular "super–soap" which explores the secrets, neuroses, affairs and generally intriguing lives of a group of middle–aged…
Edgeplay - A Film about The Runaways (2004)
- Dir. Victory Tischler-Blue
- Minus the input of Joan Jett (who denied the filmmakers access to her songs), this rough–and–ready retrospective of The Runaways' heady…
Gladiatress (2004)
- Dir. Brian Grant
Feat. Sally Phillips, Fiona Allen, Doon Mackichan
- A modest spoof on the sword–and–sandal genre (see GLADIATOR or XENA), with three Celtic lasses kitting up for a wander through a welter…
Iron Jawed Angels (2004)
- Dir. Katja von Garnier
Feat. Hilary Swank, Anjelica Huston, Frances O’Connor…
- Fairly inventive telemovie concerning the rise of the National American Woman Suffrage Association, which had the aim of gaining voting and other…
Life Begins (TV Series) (2004)
- Dir. David Caffrey, Charles Palmer
Feat. Caroline Quentin, Alexander Armstrong, Frank Finlay…
- Charming British series concerning a woman who must face life as a single middle–age woman after the sudden departure of her husband.…