1960s; young scouser Jude crosses the Atlantic and meets upper class Lucy in this musical tale of two star-crossed lovers set against the raging waters of the volatile 60s counterculture movement; race riots, Vietnam, civil rights, protest, music, drugs, dance, art, hippies and psychedelia. Over 30 Beatles songs are woven into the plot together with visual allusions to their films and, with cameos from Bono and Eddie Izzard, this weird, loud and colourful montage will either have you breaking ou find out more...

Giuseppe Tornatore directed this grand-scale portrait of life and love over several decades in the small town in Sicily where he was born. We see a number of important historical events through the eyes of young Peppino, watching the fortunes of his town and his family rise and fall. While open to accusations of nostalgia, superficiality and indulgence the film is something of a feast for the senses.
A rambunctious family saga the kind they don't, and probably shouldn't, make any more. find out more...

This semi-autobiographical film, the fourth instalment in the saga of Antoine Doinel, concentrates on his early married life during which time he becomes a writer, a father and a philanderer. A humourous and ironic account of a failing middle-class marriage, a subject that Truffaut obviously knew rather well. find out more...

Young provincial waiter Jan Dite may be short in height but his aspirations are lofty, he is determined to become a millionaire and he knows just how to do it. Continually watching and listening to his superiors and his high-flying, big-spending customers, Jan learns how to succeed by pleasing others. Based on the novel by Czech author Bohumit Hrabal, and directed by the Academy Award winning maker of ‘Closely Observed Trains', 'I Served The King' is a beguiling comedy about opportunism, identit find out more...

A nutty mother of two girls (Cher) is so paranoid of emotional commitments that she packs her bags whenever she feels threatened. Her teenage daughter's desire to become a nun, although she is Jewish, now seems less attractive than their new neighbour, a hunky handyman. Humorous well acted drama. find out more...

He's back; special agent Hubert Bonisseur de la Bath has been selected for a daring mission - snatching an ageing Nazi from Brazil. He has, of course, a gorgeous female companion in the shape of young Mossad agent Dolores Koulechov.
Perhaps not quite as good as the original, OSS 117 Cairo Nest of Spies, this is nevertheless a highly entertaining spoof on a suave derring-do master of spies. find out more...

Doris, a young housewife from Oakland, and George, an accountant from New Jersey, meet by chance at a rural California inn. Sparks fly and they have an affair that they repeat annually, in the same place, for the next 26 years. We visit them every fifth year as they intimately discuss their lives, their family and their problems and continue their romance. A surprisingly sweet natured and warm hearted romantic comedy… considering its basis in marital infidelity, with a sparkly witty dialogue mor find out more...

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In the mid-60s offshore beaming of 'pop' music to the UK threatened the cultural domination of the arch-conservative BBC and this fictitious story is based round one of those boats and the DJs on board. The soundtrack opportunities are relatively wasted and the 'liberal' mix of sex, drugs and rock'n'roll is cliched, but, nevertheless, and not unlike other Richard Curtis material, the movie has been remarkably popular with, and very much liked, by the general public. find out more...

Hassan Kadam is a culinary ingénue with the gastronomic equivalent of perfect pitch. When Hassan and his family, led by Papa, move to a quaint village in the South of France with the grand plan of opening an Indian restaurant, they are undeterred by the fact that only 100 feet opposite stands a Michelin starred classical French eatery.

However upon encountering the icy proprietress, Madame Mallory, the Kadam family realise they may have bitten off more than they can chew. Ou find out more...