The boys behind Daft Punk move into experimental art house cinema with this their directorial debut about two robots (oh yes) on a quest to become human. An intriguing, though perhaps not entirely successful, labour of love that, though with a frustratingly small amount of their own fine music, boasts an excellent soundtrack from Mayfield, Eno, Haydn and Chopin. A cinematographically beautiful midnight movie. find out more...

Lynch has toiled to condense Frank Herbert's mammoth SF novel into two hours twenty: 10000 years in the future the life-and-death struggle between the Atreides and Harkonnens for the vital spice Melange, which is vital for space travel and is guarded by giant mile-long worms, takes place on a third planet - Arrakis, the desert planet, home to the Fremen, dune dwellers with vivid blue eyes. Fremen legend tells of a Messiah who will be able to drink the water of life, previous tasters having tried find out more...

This episode is based round the second book in the series, Dune Messiah. Twelve years have passed since Paul became emperor and the name of Muad'dib now rings with the sound of anguish for many within the system. The leader of House Corrino, Princess Wensicia continues to plot during her exile, Paul loses his sight, but has vision, Chani gives birth to his twin children, but dies in childbirth, and the ghola mentat Duncan faces a moment of truth. find out more...

Revolution draws near but it is in danger of imploding on itself. find out more...

Arrakis is in tatters and the time has come to either align with the Empire or fight to the death find out more...

An award winning five hour three part adaption of Frank Herbert's novel. find out more...

The Baron's nephew, Rabban, now rules Arrakis and is determined to crush any hint of resistance, but Paul Atreides and his mother have been saved by the Fremen, a race of desert nomads and it is not long before the young man has become their leader....the fight for Arrakis is by no means over. find out more...

The Fremen are creating chaos on Arrakis and the flow of spice is in danger of being halted. A huge army is dispatched to the desert planet and a bloody battle between the Empire and the Fremen ensues, but Paul's destiny is not complete, for he must still ensure his peoples' freedom and bring about a lasting peace. find out more...

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Two astronauts land on a planet populated by apes, but these chimps are no chumps and the men find themselves imprisoned and at the mercy of their furry captors. The enigma of the planet's history, juggled through Heston's humiliating experience of being studied as an interesting laboratory specimen by his ape captors, right down to his final startling rediscovery of civilisation, is quite beautifully sustained. One interesting fact is that the aristocratic orangutan Dr. Zaius was originally to find out more...