What can I say? The Fellowship of the Ring is all right if you like that kind of Sword and Sorcery thing? Small, cute whee people being chased hither and thither by all kinds of monstrous beasties. Acts of courage and heroism that would have comic book superheroes running for the hills (not that they'd be safe there....oh no!). Peter Jackson's film adaptation of Tolkien's epic trilogy of good versus evil in a fantastical world long past is just about as spot on as you can imagine it was possible find out more...

A classic European fairytale comes to vivid Technicolor life in this story of a prince a spoilt princess, a singing ringing tree, an evil dwarf and a bear; oh, and true love. A gloriously gaudy tale... and the bear... did I mention the bear? find out more...

A classic Hans Christian Anderson tale about a young soldier, a witch and a magical tinderbox from which he summons three mighty hounds. A dream like adaptation of a children's fairytale from late 50s German cinema. find out more...