In a not far off dystopian future women have become infertile and governments have forgotten that Orwell's ‘1984' was supposed to be a searing indictment of what NOT to do. Into this less than hopeful world arrives a young woman who has achieved the miracle of pregnancy, everyone wants the child as a cynical totem for the people, and those planning rebellion are as ruthless as those in power. Finding a reluctant but increasingly determined guardian in the form of Theo, mother and child go in sea find out more...

Transfer (1966), Cronenberg's first film, is a surreal sketch of a doctor and his patient. From the Drain (1967) finds two men in a bathtub, which may be part of a centre for veterans of a future war. Stereo (1969), Cronenberg's first official feature film, stunningly shot in monochrome, concerns telepaths at the Institute for Erotic Enquiry where patients undergo tests by Dr. Luther Stringfellow. In Crimes of the Future (1970) Cronenberg worked in colour and with a find out more...

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The restored version of this original dinosaurs in the jungle adventure based on Arthur Conan Doyle's book. A pioneer for stop-motion animation, the loss, (all known prints and export negatives were destroyed in favour of a sound remake, which became King Kong) and subsequent rediscovery and its restoration are legend. Of historic importance. find out more...

Thor is imprisoned on the other side of the universe and finds himself in a race against time to get back to Asgard to stop Ragnarok, the destruction of his homeworld and the end of Asgardian civilization, at the hands of an all-powerful new threat, the ruthless Hela.

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Another adaptation of the HG Wells science-fiction novel, sees our hero, a 19th Century inventor, become obsessed by the concept of time travel in a desperate attempt to reverse the fate of his loved one. What Alexander discovers instead is a terrifying world set far into the future, a world where humanity as we know it has become the prey of the ‘Morlock'. find out more...

 

Existing in a ravaged, dystopian future Douglas Quaid, a factory worker, wants to escape the banality of his world and decides to visit ‘Rekall’, a company that can make your fantasies seem reality; But all does not go to plan when Douglas discovers he really is a superspy and the future of humanity rests in his deeply confused hands find out more...

Disney does a number on Robert Louis Stevenson's classic "Treasure Island". The original story remains only in essence but the futuristic/retro time setting is inspired, as is the mixture of CGI and traditional animation. Not clever enough for the adults but kids will love it (though be warned it's surprisingly scary for a 'U' certificate). find out more...

A monster budget retelling of H G Wells' tale of merciless all powerful aliens. This being Spielberg the family touch has been shoe horned in and we witness the rise of the death ray tripods from the view point of a less than ideal father, who rekindles his paternal instincts in the face of almost certain annihilation. The special effects are exemplary, the little acting required, faultless, but there's the crunch, Spielberg has turned Wells' subversive little piece into a family drama with some find out more...

Set in an alternative America of the 1980s, at a time when the US and the USSR seemed set for an apocalyptic war, a group of retired Masked Heroes reunite after one of their number is murdered. What they uncover seems to point toward a greater, more sinister plot. find out more...