At the peak of her international career, Maria Enders is asked to perform in a revival of the play that made her famous twenty years ago. But back then she played the role of Sigrid, an alluring young girl who disarms and eventually drives her boss Helena to suicide. Now she is being asked to step into the other role, that of the older Helena. She departs with her assistant to rehearse in Sils Maria; a remote region of the Alps. A young Hollywood starlet with a penchant for scandal is to take find out more...

Winner of the Oscar for Best Foreign Film, 1997, this charming Czechoslovakian comedy-drama features the most edibly adorable child star ever in Andrej Chaliman as five year old Kolya. Abandoned after his love-struck mother flees to Germany, Kolya is left at the mercy of confirmed bachelor and child-phobic cellist Louka, who's foolishly entwined himself in a marriage of convenience with the kid's mum. The political background, while necessary, never becomes too bogged-down, and indeed provides t find out more...

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Stewart is superb as the young Wisconsin senator put up to the job, who then exposes the corruption in the Senate and upholds true American values. Popular wish fulfilment served up with such fast talking comic panache that you don't have time to question its cornball idealism. A great film! find out more...

It's the off-season at the lonely Beauregard Hotel in Bournemoth, and only the long-term tenants are still in residence. Life is stirred up, however, when the beautiful Ann Shankland arrives to see her alcoholic ex-husband, John Malcolm, who is secretly engaged to Pat Cooper, the woman who runs the hotel. Meanwhile, snobbish Mrs Railton-Bell discovers that the kindly if rather doddering Major Pollock, played by David Niven, who won an Oscar for his performance, a retired officer who likes to find out more...

After the 11th September 2001 the War Against Terror is preparing to move on to Iraq. The UN have sent in the weapons inspectors to find if Saddam has indeed Weapons of Mass Destruction and the political machines in both the UK and US are working to present the strongest possible case for war in the face of (in the UK) very vocal opposition from the public. With the dossiers released and the threat established the "need for war" is set and, on the 19th March 2003, th find out more...

"Josephine Decker has created a new style of thriller that employs allegory, incorporates touches of David Lynch as well as Magritte -esque imagery. Decker's setting of a remote farm feels like a metaphor for what turns out to be hell. The raw and emotional (and yes, sometimes funny) dialog tells a story that can seem familiar at points but really is meant to keep you guessing and off balance. I really enjoyed how the undertones of this film came to life through her very deft contrast of the find out more...

One of the finest dramas to come from America's shores for sometime (and that's acknowledging that there's some pretty stiff competition) the West Wing follows the exploits, adventures, dodgy dealings and every day ordered chaos that makes up the inner circle of the most powerful man in the world; The American President. As in anything this classy it is 'drama' in the true sense of the word, humour, tragedy and everyday, told and performed superbly. The bicycle incident. The terrorist attack and find out more...

One of the finest dramas to come from America's shores for sometime (and that's acknowledging that there's some pretty stiff competition) the West Wing follows the exploits, adventures, dodgy dealings and every day ordered chaos that makes up the inner circle of the most powerful man in the world; The American President. As in anything this classy it is 'drama' in the true sense of the word, humour, tragedy and everyday, told and performed superbly. Its Christmas outside but there's pitifully li find out more...

If you've been hanging on to see the aftermath of the assassination attempt then you won't be disappointed with the two-part first episode of this series. Along with the usual havoc and trauma we get to see the events that brought each member of the staff onto the team. With the psychological effects of attempted murder weighing on the staff, they have to cope with an AIDS-afflicted African nation and upcoming midterm elections. find out more...