During a charity soccer match between Arsenal and a touring amateur side, The Trojans, a star player collapses. When his death is diagnosed as murder Inspector Slade of Scotland Yard is called in and it takes all the idiosyncratic policeman's ingenuity, and another death, before the motive is uncovered and the killer revealed. A thoroughly entertaining piece of classic British cinema. find out more...

A harsh and gritty tale about the corruption endemic within the boxing fraternity. Bogie plays a sportswriter lured into the temptation of a fast buck by dodgy promoter Benko, while failing to grasp the destructive consequences of his collusion. 'The Harder They Fall' is a classic piece of hard bitten 50s Hollywood drama. find out more...

A talented young pool whizz-kid being groomed for the big time comes to grief when he falls in love. A downbeat drama with some brilliantly handled and atmospheric pool hall scenes and a low-life romance. Outstanding performances all round. find out more...

Between 1900-1913, filmmakers Sagar Mitchell and James Kenyon roamed the country filming the everyday lives of people at work and play. Discovered and restored by the British Film Institute, this is a remarkable and fascinating observation of Great Britain before the arrival of the World Wars. find out more...

Herbie helps a luckless racing driver get back his self-esteem but the foolish human takes some persuading to acknowledge that it's his cheeky little Aryan dream machine that's making everything possible. A motorised Disney classic. find out more...

One of the earliest Hitchcock films. 'The Ring' follows Jack, a prize fighting champion, who, after having been beaten by Bob Corby, finds himself sparring with the victor over his new wife, an increasingly tense situation that results in an emotional and brutal climax as the two men once again face each other in the ring. find out more...

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When a Woman Ascends the Stairs might be Japanese filmmaker Mikio Naruse's finest hour, a delicate, devastating study of a woman, Keiko, played heartbreakingly by Hideko Takamine, who works as a bar hostess in Tokyo's very modern post-war Ginza district. Sly, resourceful, but trapped, Keiko comes to embody the conflicts and struggles of a woman trying to establish her independence in a male-dominated society. A profoundly moving masterpiece. find out more...