Spectacular Hollywood epic with Burton as the legendary Greek hero, torn between respect for his learned teacher, Aristotle, fearful loyalty to his father, and his own all consuming hunger for world domination. A cast of literally thousands in this colourful, visually stunning odyssey. find out more...

One of history's greatest love affairs acted by two of Hollywood's most famous lovers. A sumptuous extravaganza, in its time the most expensive ever made, with some of the most lavish sets and costumes ever recorded, and, with numerous rewrites, way, way over budget. find out more...

The second tape of the 4 hour cut of this lavish Hollywood production, with all the bits the studio took out in order to make it fit your cinema's running times and avoid severe bum ache. DVD contains a bonus features disc. find out more...

The genesis of the original Doctor Who series serves as a necessary introduction. William Hartnell starred as the avuncular Doctor careening thru' space and time in his never to be forgotten blue police phone box, you mean the police had their own phone boxes? Yep. And with him three companions, two bemused London schoolteachers and a teenage girl from somewhere in space and time. find out more...

A visually striking and powerful exploration of the "Oedipus" myth so loved by Freud, which draws on the director's own experience and the timeless themes of mythology. In pre-war Italy, a young couple have a baby boy. The father, however, is jealous of his son - and the scene moves to antiquity, where the baby is taken into the desert to be killed. He is rescued, given the name Edipo and brought up by the King and Queen of Corinth as their son. One day an oracle informs Edipo that he is destine find out more...

Huge epic, set during the heyday of Republican Rome, in all its ostentatious glory. The story details the purchase and selection of slaves, the harsh discipline and routine of the gladiators' school, the new comradeship balked by the realisation that a gladiator must kill or be killed. Then the film really comes into its own with the superbly staged revolt and escape, led by the slave who, with his unlikely army, holds the Roman army at bay for four years. Magnificent, masterful....a classic! find out more...

Well, what can I say - it's an extravagant production of the first part of the book of Genesis the bible, covering Adam and Eve, Noah and the Flood and Abraham and Isaac, it's epic and it's perfect Sunday afternoon viewing. find out more...

Cecil B DeMille's monster epic is one of the most expensive films ever made and it shows. The rambling script can wear a bit thin in places, but the awesome crowd scenes, the all star cast and meticulous attention to detail make the story of Moses's life a truly spectacular cinematic experience. find out more...

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...