A charming young Irish guitarist and a sheltered young cellist have a chance encounter one magical night above New York's Washington Square, leaving in their wake an infant, August Rush, orphaned by circumstance. Now performing on the streets of New York and cared for by a mysterious stranger, August uses his remarkable musical talent to seek the parents from whom he was separated at birth. How's the phrase go ‘one man's junk is another's gold'..... No? Well the point is "August Rush", a whimsic find out more...

Following Cobain from his earliest years in Aberdeen, WA, through the height of his fame, a visceral and detailed cinematic insight of an artist at odds with his surrou find out more...

Right! On with your legwarmers and all together now, "Fame! I'm gonna live foreh-ver! I'm gonna learn how to fly! (HIIIIGH!)". The movie that spawned the TV series and a whole generation of star-struck wannabees. Set in New York's High School of Performing Arts, following the trials and tribulations of its all-singing, all-dancing pupils. Be prepared, it's pretty showy... find out more...

Plans get foiled time and again for poor young Flash when his girlfriend is kidnapped by Ming the Merciless, who intends to destroy the earth and make her his new concubine. A baroque world of wedding-cake sky castles, crystal swords, hawk-men and a chap who has just twelve hours to save the world armed only with a lantern jaw and a clean pair of tights. Can he avoid the amorous attentions of Ming's daughter and unite the warring kingdoms of Mongo? Can Flash save the Earth? Will Brian Blessed's find out more...

 

 

Scrat’s pursuit of the nirvana acorn causes yet another continental cataclysm which plunges our three bestest buddies into yet another perilo find out more...

A beautiful elaboration of a Senegalese folk tale; Kirikou summons himself from his mother's womb, only 10 cms tall, but walking, talking, questioning and quickly setting out on a quest to defeat the wicked sorceress who has cursed his people. Kirikou is a beautifully rendered tale with African art as its benchmark and using a flat two-dimensional look. A delight for the children and one that us older, saggier ones can enjoy as well. find out more...

Great doco about the early days of NY hip hop and life on the projects. One of the best features of this film is that it examines the political trajectory of Nas' career through his lyrics as well as the environment and familial situation that gave rise to his stardom. Must see for fans of his music. And anyone interested in the political side of rap music.

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It's a wolf-eats-duck world. But it's a world in which little boys can find extraordinary courage and - with a little help from a crazy bird and a dreamy duck (and none whatsoever from a fat, lethargic cat and two hooligan hunters) - can catch the wolf. A beautifully animated version of the classic tale with a rousing score by the Philharmonic Orchestra. Oscar winner for Best Animated Short Film, 2008. find out more...

After landing the gig of a lifetime, a New York jazz pianist suddenly finds himself trapped in a strange land between Earth and the afterlife.

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