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Cinema at its most beautifully photographed. This is the tale of a young boy and a wild black stallion shipwrecked on a beach together and who, through mutual dependence, develop a reciprocal relationship of trust. After their rescue the young boy is the only one that can ride the horse in the big race. find out more...

Classic 50s sci-fi and the film that spawned a generation of alien-invasion flicks. When friendly alien visitor Klaatu is wounded by trigger-happy state troopers his robot mate seeks revenge, but Klaatu has a message for mankind and takes to the streets to teach the world the true meaning of peace. Brilliant. find out more...

The true story of an English housemaid who changed lifestyle and became a missionary in the politically turbulent China of the 1930s. Beautifully shot with that famous heart rendering finale as Ingrid Bergman brings the orphans on their own long march through the war torn mountains. find out more...

A young boy, Vanya, lives in a rundown and corrupt orphanage in a remote Russian village, where the kids dream of being adopted/sold to a wealthy foreigner, even at the possible risk of being dissected for spare parts. But, when the biological mother of an already sold child turns up looking for her son, Vanya decides to uncover his own real identity. The 6-year-old makes a sterling getaway and sets off, pursued by child sellers, for the orphanage of his birth. Charles Dickens does 'The Vanya Id find out more...

A fatherless teenager arrives in California to find himself bullied by a local karate expert. Helped by a wise old Okinawan man, Miyagi, Daniel-san's training includes not just the technique to face his enemies in competition but many, far more valuable, moral lessons. A charming movie with many wry and wise quips and a huge nod to zen. 'Paintdafence', 'Wax-on-wax-off' and the less well known 'Sand-da-fwoor'. Ace. find out more...

Every year the mice must leave the field before ploughing time. This year though one mouse is too sick to move and Ms Brisby, a single parent, must enlist help. Aided by a crackpot crow, a pompous shrew and a great wise owl she sets off into an adventurous world, including the dreaded N.I.M.H. where the ever menacing rats have harnessed their own electricity supply... find out more...

The famous con man movie in which two Chicago shysters plot an elaborate revenge on the mobster who killed their friend. Brilliant attention to period detail, a superbly put together plot and an overall damn good movie. Won Best Picture at 1973 Academy Awards. Absolutely brilliant. find out more...

Old homeless San Francisco hippy finds fame, but not fortune, by establishing relationships with Mingus, Connor, Sophie, Picasso and the rest of a flock of feral parrots. In so doing he brings not just them and their varying relationships, but urban, and all animals generally, including us, into focus. And aren't those colours just awesome? Parrots - my hearties! find out more...