Subgenre Sampler
History: 407 Films to Buy & Rent
Labyrinth (TV Mini-Series) (2012)
- Dir. Christopher Smith
Feat. Jessica Brown-Findlay, Vanessa Kirby, John Hurt…
- The search for the Holy Grail provides the link between two parallel story lines – one set in medieval France, the other during a modern day…
Lincoln (2012)
- Dir. Steven Spielberg
Feat. Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, David Strathairn…
- Daniel Day–Lewis portrays the famed U.S. President between 1861 and 1865 as he dealt with personal demons and politics during the Civil War in…
London: The Modern Babylon (2012)
- Dir. Julien Temple
- Julien Temple directs this vast, illuminating portrait of London, charting the story of its immigrants and bohemians from the beginning of the 20th…
She-Wolves: England's Early Queens (2012)
- Dr Helen Castor explores the lives of seven queens who challenged male power during medieval and Tudor England in this proto–feminist history…
Story Of Wales, The (TV Series) (2012)
- An ambitious, all–encompassing 30,000 year history of Wales, as told by the BBC's Huw Edwards. Covers everything from the Tudor Court, to the…
Titanic (TV Mini-series) (2012)
- Dir. Jon Jones
Feat. Linus Roache, James Wilby, Timothy West…
- Four–part serial from the pen of DOWNTON ABBEY creator Julian Fellowes that tells the story of the doomed ship through four very different…
What Really Happened: Votes for Women (2012)
- Feat. Sara Wiseman, Craig Hall, Stephen Lovatt
- Another edifying take on a key turning point in New Zealand history (following What Really Happened: Waitangi), this Sunday Theatre commission…
A History of Ancient Britain (TV Series) (2011)
- A nine–part documentary series presented by Neil Oliver, about Britain's ancient history from the earliest neanderthal inhabitants through to…
Beginning of the Great Revival (The Founding of a Party) (2011)
- Dir. Sanping Han, Jianxin Huang
Feat. Andy Lau, Chow Yun-Fat, Daniel Wu…
- In the tradition of unashamedly jingoistic cinema comes this state–sanctioned celebration of ninety years of Chinese Communist Party rule.…
Bible, The - A History (2011)
- Enlightening, SBS–broadcast examination of the origins and ideas behind "the most influential book ever written."