An award winning film full of baroque splendour. The talented composer Antonio Salieri found himself in competition with Mozart, a genius, and he couldn't understand why God favored such a vulgar creature to be his instrument. Salieri turned into a hate-filled monster, whose aim in life became to ruin his colleague, but he emerges as a tragic and sympathetic character. He alone could appreciate the perfection of Mozart's music and, perhaps, he speaks up for all of us whose talents fall short of find out more...

A rather over-sentimentalised romantic drama about the wife of a war-hero who falls in love with a paraplegic 'Nam vet. The drama is underplayed, and cliched in places, and Jane Fonda, despite a sterling attempt, comes across as just a bit too saintly. The ending adds credibilty though. find out more...

Donat is perfectly cast as the lovable teacher, in this classic British drama, reminiscing about his career and personal life over the decades, his rise from lowly Latin master to headmaster of a public school and the joys and tragedies which moulded his transformation. The film won a staggering seven Academy Awards. Hugely enjoyable. find out more...

A classic weepie tale about a divorced father split between the need to look after his son and the pressure of his yuppie career then having to fight a custody battle for the child. This superior drama deservedly won five Oscars. find out more...

Roberto Benigni stars and directs this award littered Chaplinesque comic fable. In 1930s Italy, a carefree Jewish book keeper named Guido starts a fairy tale life by courting and marrying a lovely woman from a nearby city. Guido and his wife have a son and live happily together until the occupation of Italy by German forces. In an attempt to help his son survive the horrors of a Jewish Concentration Camp, Guido, an imaginative man, turns to humour, pretending that the Holocaust is a game and tha find out more...

Two of Hollywood's oldies star together as a septuagenarian couple visiting their lakeside New England bungalow in this tear-jerking family bonding movie. When middle-aged daughter Jane arrives with her boyfriend and his teenage son in tow, the scene is set for the old man to teach the boy to fish and to read Treasure Island. find out more...

Hanks deservedly won an Oscar for his portrayal of a brilliant young lawyer with AIDS, is sacked for "incompetence", and sues his bosses. Denzel Washington is superb as the homophobic brief who helps him fight the system. Excellent and thought-provoking. find out more...

Ruthless and insensitive Charlie Babbitt discovers his Dad has left his huge wealth to his autistic elder brother. So he kidnaps Raymond and as they get to know one another they both learn a few lessons in life. A brilliantly acted and poignant tale of brotherly love which scooped several Oscars. find out more...

When sent to baby-sit Frank, a charismatic now blinded army vet, Charlie, a privileged preppie, finds himself flown to New York for a slice of the good life before downcast Frank blows his brains out. During the course of the weekend they become firm friends. An Oscar for Al and A1 viewing for you. find out more...

It's the hope that sustains the spirit of every GI: the dream of the day when he will finally return home. For three WWII veterans, the day has arrived. But for each man, the dream is about to become a nightmare. Captain Fred Derry (Dana Andrews) is returning to a loveless marriage; Sergeant Al Stephenson (Fredric March) is a stranger to a family that's grown up without him; and young sailor Homer Parrish (Harold Russell) is tormented by the loss of his hands. Can these three men find the courag find out more...