1960s; young scouser Jude crosses the Atlantic and meets upper class Lucy in this musical tale of two star-crossed lovers set against the raging waters of the volatile 60s counterculture movement; race riots, Vietnam, civil rights, protest, music, drugs, dance, art, hippies and psychedelia. Over 30 Beatles songs are woven into the plot together with visual allusions to their films and, with cameos from Bono and Eddie Izzard, this weird, loud and colourful montage will either have you breaking ou find out more...

In the mid-60s offshore beaming of 'pop' music to the UK threatened the cultural domination of the arch-conservative BBC and this fictitious story is based round one of those boats and the DJs on board. The soundtrack opportunities are relatively wasted and the 'liberal' mix of sex, drugs and rock'n'roll is cliched, but, nevertheless, and not unlike other Richard Curtis material, the movie has been remarkably popular with, and very much liked, by the general public. find out more...