Told in three chapters we follow the young dreamer Takaki through his life as cruel winters, cold technology silence and finally adult obligations and responsibility converge to dissipate his idealism and dreams. Beginning with the lyrical image of cherry blossoms falling at five centimetres a second, Makoto Shinkai paints a breathtakingly vivid tableau of you find out more...

Jorge and Roberta have been separated for several years. They simply come from opposite worlds: he likes an uncomplicated life in the jungle, while she prefers a more urban existence. He is Mexican and she is Italian, and she has decided to return to Rome with their five-year-old son, Natan. But before they leave, Jorge wishes to take young Natan on a trip, hoping to teach him about his Mayan origins in Mexico. So begins an affecting coming of age documentary with exquisite cinematography. find out more...

A part-live part-animated imagined sequel to Lewis Carrol's classics in which a 19-year-old Alice returns to a Wonderland which she must save from the Red Queen and Jabberwocky's reign of terror and then restore to the throne the much nicer White Queen. A collection of the key manic characters from the novels are here; the Queens, the Mad Hatter, the Tweedles, and animated versions of the Cheshire Cat, White Rabbit, Blue Caterpillar, Dormouse and the March Hare amongst others.
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One of the great treats from 80s American cinema. Twelve year old Josh reckons he's getting a bad deal from life, and wishes he was big. For once in his life his wish comes true, and Josh finds himself in the body of a thirty year old man with a job and a girlfriend to cope with. Tom Hanks gives his funniest performance to date. Hilarious and perfectly balanced, the films strength is the skill with which it follows Hanks coming to grips with his grown body and all it affords. A timeless idea, be find out more...

Jess Aarons is a shy, artistic, 5th grade boy and the fastest runner in school until new girl in town, outgoing Leslie Burke, busts his speed record. The two form a friendship thru' their love of storytelling and discover that the make-believe world they creat has come to life in a secret forest near their homes. Jess and Leslie's adventures in Terabithia, where they are crowned king and queen, help them face the challenges of growing up and appreciate the simple pleasure of true friendship. Bas find out more...

Based on the hugely popular illustrated novel by Jeff Kinney, this anguished comedy of youth in evolvement chronicles the rarely successful ambitions of wise-cracking but dangerously un-cool Greg Heffley as he negotiates the shark infested waters of middle school, further hamstrung by his nerdy best friend and horrifically un-hip parents. find out more...

After Ferdinand, a bull with a big heart, is mistaken for a dangerous beast, he is captured and torn from his home. Determined to return to his family, he rallies a misfit team on the ultimate adventure.

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Set in Yokohama in 1963, this lovingly hand-drawn film centres’ on Umi and Shun and the budding romance that develops as they join forces to save their high school’s ramshackle clubhouse from demolition. From the legendary Studio Ghibli

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Every year New York City is host to a ballroom dancing competition that leaves all others in the shade, as the children from over sixty schools within the borough enter (with a breathtaking gusto and determination) the world of the Tango. Mad Hot Ballroom is a delightfully engaging documentary, witty, touching and utterly addictive. find out more...

After a violent row with her mum, fifteen year old Helena finally gets her wish to escape her parents' struggling circus, unfortunately her destination is a dark fantastical dreamworld bearing a nightmarish resemblance to reality. Sent in search of something known as the Mirrormask, she embarks on an odyssey through a bizarre landscape populated by people and creatures both beautiful and grotesque, helpful and menacing… find out more...