Set between 1962 and 1974 this traces the story of three buddies from adolescent surfing champs to post-Vietnam trauma. As the times change they find their youth is lost until one vital Wednesday in 1974 when there is a Big Swell and they hit the waves again, superb. find out more...

Brilliant, moving, funny and beautiful, a truly wonderful film. Bates is superb as the frustrated Alabama housewife, liberated by Tandy's tales of her childhood memories of the irrepressible Idgie and the demure Ruth. Their adventures will enchant and delight you. WATCH THIS FILM. Best of the year!! find out more...

An FBI spy infiltrates a gang of surfers suspected of a series of bank robberies. As he becomes more attracted to their lifestyle, cracks begin to show in his cover, and so begins an adrenalin-charged battle of intrigue on land, and in sky and sea. Incredible surfing and sky-diving sequences. Great! find out more...

Dr David Gale is an impassioned campaigner for the abolishment of capital punishment, a man of peace and humanity. When Gale is tried and convicted to death for the rape and murder of a fellow campaigner one begins to understand his incentive. An investigative reporter, Bitsy Bloom is increasingly fascinated by the man and through a series of interviews begins to believe in his innocence, but can she prove it before he's helped off his mortal coil. The Life Of David Gale is a tense race against find out more...

From the director of Rushmore comes the story of Royal Tenenbaum and his idiosyncratic family. Having separated from his wife ten years ago, Royal has been estranged from his strange children and wants to make up for some lost time. A little white lie gets Royal back into his family home but all will not go as he plans. Richie used to play tennis professionally until a breakdown on the court; Margot, a chain-smoking playwright has an unseemly marital past and an even dimmer present, while widowe find out more...

Pai is a young Maori girl living under the roof of her grandfather, a tribal chief who is desperately, and blindly, in search of his male successor. Pai believes her destiny lies within the ancient beliefs of her ancestors, but her grandfather cannot accept her as a legitimate heir, trapped as he is by the determination that only a male can succeed. The Whale Rider is a tender and perceptive drama, the acting is flawless and the atmosphere perfect. A real gem with a well-deserved Academy Award n find out more...