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...

Shot in five sections "How The West Was Won" is a sprawling multi-star epic following the fortunes of one family from 1839 and New York to 1889 and Arizona. 'The Rivers' (dir Henry Hathaway); the Prescotts head west down the Ohio river. 'The Plains' (dir Henry Hathaway); Lily moves to St Louis and on to Caifornia. 'The Civil War' (dir John Ford); Linus and Zeb enlist on the Union side. 'The Railroad' (dir George Marshall); the settlers multiply and cavalry officer Zeb finds himself in a war with find out more...

Based on Jules Verne's fantasy adventure we follow Professor Lindenbrook and his motley posse into the bowls of the earth where they discover a land that time forgot (or something very similar). Very bad baddies, huge ravenous lizards, and giant mushrooms are just a taster of the goodies on offer. There's also a bit of effective sexual symbolism, in typical Hollywood style, which greatly enhances the syrupy romantic subplot. Excellent and with the added bonus of the late, great James Mason. find out more...

Epic Hollywood swashbuckler of the old-fashioned kind, relying more on tongue in cheek dramatics and the sizzling chemistry between its two sultry stars (Banderas and Zeta-Jones) than on new-fangled stunts and special effects. Also starring Anthony Hopkins as Zorro mark 1, the story begins with the good samaritan swordsman rescuing a bunch of condemned Spaniards from the evil Don Rafael Montero, only for the power-crazed tyrant to hunt him down, killing his wife and stealing his baby daughter be find out more...

Due to a series of unfortunate mishaps Victor finds himself wed to a corpse and whisked away to the land of the dead while his live and kicking bride-to-be mourns her unexpected loss. From the same geniuses that brought us ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas', the Corpse Bright is a delightfully imaginative slice of slightly dark, but ultimately sweet natured and funny stop-motion animation. find out more...