When Coraline's parents move to the back of beyond and bury themselves in their work their seriously bored daughter decides to go in search of her own entertainment. Coraline stumbles upon a small portal that introduces her to an alternative world where her mum and dad care and the shabbiness of her real existence has been transformed into a wonderous place of beauty and adventure, but perfect places can sometimes hide a dark secret, as our heroine soon begins to discover. Directed and created b find out more...

Donat is perfectly cast as the lovable teacher, in this classic British drama, reminiscing about his career and personal life over the decades, his rise from lowly Latin master to headmaster of a public school and the joys and tragedies which moulded his transformation. The film won a staggering seven Academy Awards. Hugely enjoyable. find out more...

 

 

Scrat’s pursuit of the nirvana acorn causes yet another continental cataclysm which plunges our three bestest buddies into yet another perilo find out more...

The Valley Of Peace and its inhabitants are under threat from a malevolent snow leopard, Tai Lung. With everyone fearing for their very existence, the �chosen one' turns out to be Po, a lazy overweight panda more used to stuffing his face than facing great challenges, but, if he can master the ways of Kung Fu, Po may yet save The Valley�..it just looks a bit unlikely. 'Kung Fu Panda' is a hugely enjoyable and crackingly animated comedy adventure. A film for the kids that us bigguns can get j find out more...

Remy, a provincial rat with a wonderful sense of smell, hates garbage and risks death to enter a human kitchen where he discovers real food and the cooking of five-star chef, Anton Gusteau, author of "Anyone Can Cook". On the day Remy learns his hero has died, he is evicted and ends up alone in Paris where he discovers Gasteau's restaurant, down to three stars and run by a frozen-food-hawking chef. Teaming up with garbage boy Linguini, Remy uses his passion for cooking to try and save the restau find out more...

The best version of the Dickens story by a long way, with Alistair Sim playing cantankerous old git Scrooge. An all star cast also features Michael Hordern, George Cole and Jack Warner. Essential viewing at all times of the year. find out more...

An archetypal classic Western, since remade countless times, with Alan Ladd superb as the world-weary gunslinger who rides into town and finds himself as the 'good guy' protecting the innocent from powerful malevolent forces. In this case the innocent are squatters determined to fight for their rights against a rancher and his gunmen; in one way this is the evolution of the west from lawlessness to settlement, in another the battle between big and small business. For Shane the options are clear, find out more...

Tristan is a poor village lad smitten by the radiant, but spoilt, local squire's daughter. When the girl promises her heart to Tristan if he brings her a fallen star the naive, but fearless, young lad embarks on a fantastical adventure to make her wish come true. Evil witches in search of eternal youth, murderous ghostly brothers, camp pirates and last, but by no means least, the beautiful human form of a star on earth are the delights and terrors that await Tristan. Stardust is a good natured, find out more...

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One of the truily great adventure movies, the type that Star Wars paid tribute to, and an example of what the large studios could produce. Glorious colour, sumptuos sets, and a brilliantly choreographed climatic sword fight between Flynn and Rathbone. find out more...