Together with undersea archaeologist Daniel Lenihan, Hackman has written three historical fiction novels: Wake of the Perdido Star ( 1999 ), a sea adventure of the 19th century, Justice for None ( 2004 ), a Depression-era tale of murder, and Escape from Andersonville ( 2008 ) about a prison escape during the Civil War.

He was also portrayed by Anthony Hopkins in the 1997 film Amistad, and again by Ebon Moss-Bachrach in the 2008 HBO television miniseries John Adams ; the HBO series received criticism for needless historical and temporal distortions in its portrayal.

Another historical subject, The Abdication of Mary, Queen of Scots, sold for ₤ 115, 250 at Sotheby's Gleneagles sale on 26 August 2008.

The results of a study of the genetics of the Iberian Peninsula released in December 2008 " attest to a high level of religious conversion ( whether voluntary or enforced ) driven by historical episodes of religious intolerance, which ultimately led to the integration of descendants.

Although it had historical precursors, this idea derived its main impetus from a famous report by Scoville and Brenda Milner describing the results of surgical destruction of the hippocampus ( in an attempt to relieve epileptic seizures ), in a patient named Henry Gustav Molaison, known until his death in 2008 as H. M.

Sommer ( 2008 ) classified historical accounts related to vitamin A and / or manifestations of deficiency as follows: " Ancient " accounts ; 18th-to 19th-century clinical descriptions ( and their purported etiologic associations ); early 20th-century laboratory animal experiments, and clinical and epidiomologic observations that identified the existence of this unique nutrient and manifestations of its deficiency.

Books for younger readers both have historical settings: Joseph Bruchac's The Arrow Over the Door ( 1998 ) ( grades 4-6 ) is set in 1777 ; and Beth Kanell's young adult novel, The Darkness Under the Water ( 2008 ), concerns a young Abenaki-French Canadian girl during the time of the Vermont Eugenics Project, 1931-1936.

The historical and artistic value of the project was recognised in 2008 when the National Museum of Australia decided to acquire the entire Canning Stock Route Project collection.

Sheets-Johnstone compares Rank's thought to that of three major Western philosophers — René Descartes, Martin Heidegger and Jacques Derrida: " Because immortality ideologies were originally recognized and in fact so named by Rank, a close examination of his writings on the subject is not only apposite but is itself philosophically rewarding ... Rank was a Freudian dissident who, in introducing the concept of immortality ideologies, traced out historical and psychological roots of ' soul-belief ' ( Seelenglaube )... chapter points up the extraordinary cogency of Rank's distinction between the rational and the irrational to the question of the human need for immortality ideologies " ( Sheets-Johnstone, 2008, p. 64 ).

Opened in December 2008, the Hinkler Hall of Aviation is an historical aviation tourist attraction that celebrates pioneer solo aviator Bert Hinkler.

* Rosamund's death is featured as the catalyst for the 2008 historical fiction novel The Serpent's Tail by Ariana Franklin

* Garman, Alex Gustav, The cult of the Matronae in the Roman Rhineland: an historical evaluation of the archaeological evidence ( Lewiston, NY: Edwin Mellen Press, 2008 ), ISBN 978-0-7734-5224-4

In the fall of 2008 new signs were placed along the original route of Stouts Road through Gardendale denoting its historical significance as a stagecoach route between Tennessee and Birmingham during the 19th century.

In 2008, MBC 1 had depicted the life and leadership of Al-Mansur in a historical series aired during the holy month of Ramadan.

A 2008 earthquake of 6. 3 magnitude that hit Northeastern Nevada severely damaged one of the city's oldest historical buildings, The Lemaire Building, which was condemned.

This development continued for several years, reaching a milestone in 2008 with the completion of Union City's first high-rise condominium tower, The Thread, whose name evokes the city's historical association with the embroidery industry.

A New York State historical marker honoring Abbott was placed on Main Street and unveiled by the Hanover Historian ( Vincent P. Martonis ) on June 25, 2008.

* The Whiskey Rebels, 2008 historical novel by David Liss

The Abbey was one of two major locations for the 2008 film version of the historical novel The Other Boleyn Girl.

The new historical museum, farmers market, and performing arts center will all open in 2008.

Another branch of this museum opened in July 2008 at the historical site of Old Goa with a collection of religious statues.

The life of Sejong was depicted in the KBS Korean historical drama King Sejong the Great ( TV series ) in 2008.

* Chains, a 2008, historical fiction book by Laurie Halse Anderson

Two of her early songs have been given Grammy Hall of Fame Awards for " qualitative or historical significance ": " At Last ", in 1999, and " The Wallflower ( Dance with Me, Henry )" in 2008.

Although afraid at the time of its creation of cramming too many historical details into the story, Rosa himself mentions in Uncle Scrooge # 383 ( November, 2008 ) that in fan mail he receives to this day, Guardians of the Lost Library to his own surprise is often referred to as "' the best Rosa story ' or ' the best Duck story ' or even ' the best comic book story ' (?!!

* Aba ( film ), Sri Lanka 2008 film

* Affinity ( film ), a 2008 feature film based on Sarah Waters ' novel

* Meet Bill, a 2008 comedy film formerly known as Bill

* The Legend of Bloody Mary, a 2008 horror film

* MARy, a 2008 horror film, aka Bloody Mary

* The Twisted Tale of Bloody Mary, a 2008 drama film

Their story was later recounted in the books Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors and Miracle in the Andes as well as the film Alive, by Frank Marshall, and the documentaries Alive: 20 Years Later ( 1993 ) and Stranded: I've Come from a Plane that Crashed in the Mountains ( 2008 ).

* He is prominently featured in the 2008 film The Black Candle, directed by M. K.

* Cinema ( 2008 film ) or Bommalattam, a Tamil film

* The 2008 film Hellboy 2: The Golden Army featured movements of Capoeira in the fighting sequences with Abraham Sapien.

* The Class ( 2008 film ) ( Entre les murs ), a prize-winning French film

Beginning with Sans Soleil, he developed a deep interest in digital technology, which led to his film Level 5 ( 1996 ) and Immemory ( 1998, 2008 ), an interactive multimedia CD-ROM, produced for the Centre Pompidou ( French language version ) and from Exact Change ( English version ).

* Conspiracy ( 2008 film ), action-drama starring Val Kilmer

* Cyclops ( 2008 film ), a US-American fantasy film

* The Dungeon Masters, a 2008 documentary film.

However, Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur 2006 ( The 26th film in the franchise ) got a private screening in Washington, D. C. in November 2008.

was a 2008 musical based on the 1990 anime film of the same name.

In the 2008 film August, directed by Austin Chick, he played a supporting role as Ogilvie, alongside Josh Hartnett and Rip Torn, with whom he had worked in 1976 for The Man Who Fell to Earth.

A documentary film entitled Forgotten Ellis Island, on the Ellis Island Immigrant Hospital was created by Lorie Conway and released in 2008.

J. J. Abrams, producer of the 2008 film Cloverfield, mentioned that a scene in his film, which shows the head of the Statue of Liberty crashing into a New York street, was inspired by the poster for Escape from New York.