Seen through the eyes of a young girl, we observe her life, and that of her parents, in a Brooklyn tenement at the turn of the 19th Century. Dad is a hopeless, but loveable dreamer, the mother a hardened realist, struggling to keep the family together. Directed by Elia Kazan, who would go on to Academy recognition with A Street Car Named Desire and On The Waterfront, and taken from Betty Smith's acclaimed novel; A Tree Grows In Brooklyn is a deeply moving and beautifully evoked drama. find out more...

Not a horror film, but the late John Huston's adaptation of a novella by James Joyce. A comedy-drama set in turn of the century Dublin and detailing the changing fortunes of a married couple. Beautifully capturing the charm and wit of the Irish, this is a fine version, and the last film, from a brilliant director. find out more...