Robert Downey Jnr demonstrates his prowess by giving a riveting performance as the little master. The cast delivers despite a disjointed narrative, and Chaplin's fall from grace, brought down by McCarthyism is very moving. Kevin Kline is excellent as the flamboyant Fairbanks Jnr. find out more...

Jason Scott Lee puts in an excellent performance as the legendary Bruce Lee, made all the more impressive by the fact that he had no previous martial arts training. Stunning fight sequences and a sensitive storyline make this a fascinating portrayal of the life of the great master. find out more...

Six years after leaving her profession to marry Prince Rainer III of Monaco, Grace, now the mother of two children, considers returning to the movies when she gets approached by Alfred Hitchcock. Meanwhile, a conflict breaks out when French President Charles de Gaulle threatens to invade the principality and Grace must choose once and for all between her life as a film star and her role as princess.  find out more...

This adaptation of Christine Crawford's best selling book about her appalling treatment at the hands of her emotionally abusive, drunken, promiscuous film star mother Joan has achieved an ironic cult status as one of Warner Bros greatest melodramas. find out more...

Released in 1951, it was a project of the Festival of Britain. Adapted by Eric Ambler from the controversial biography by Ray Allister, it gave a biographic account of William Friese-Greene, who first designed and patented a working cinematic camera. This claim is subject to some controversy, but evidence now tends to support it. The film was notable for its cast: many well-known British film actors appeared in cameos. It was completed and shown just before the end of the Festival, but the gener find out more...