Fanis, a professor of astronomy and astrophysics, recalls his childhood growing up as a Greek boy in Istanbul and the time spent with his shopkeeper grandfather learning about life and, in particular, the art of cooking. And it was here, in his grandfather's store, that he first fell in love, with Saime. After political tensions over Cyprus in 1963 Fanis's family were deported, but his grandfather stayed in Istanbul, and it is decades later that they meet again as Fanis returns 'home', after yea find out more...

A group of college-age buddies struggle with their imminent passage into adulthood in 1959 Baltimore. A college student returns home for the Christmas holidays and picks up with the old gang as they try to fend off adulthood and marriage by hanging out at the local diner and talking about football, women, cars and rock'n'roll. Strong dialogue and believable characters take precedence over stupid action and the obnoxious caricatures that beset so many adolescent comedies. The sense of period is i find out more...

Erik is not so much bad as fiercely independent and at constant odds with authority so he's expelled, his desperate parents enrolling him in an exclusive and Draconian boarding school, a punishment Erik feels he deserves. Determined to make amends, Erik shows nothing but silent defiance to his brutal new overseers, but, as the battle of wills with his nemesis, the school captain, reaches breaking point, Erik decides to make a stand not merely for himself, but for all those who have felt the inst find out more...

 

It's the late 1950s in up-state New York. A group of teenage girls, abused by men, mocked by teachers and subjugated by society, decide to seize destiny in their own hands and form a gang. From small acts of rebellion and revenge the gang slowly moves on to more complex crimes, culminating in a shocking deed that will tear the lives of its membe find out more...

Brooding tale of smouldering sexual awakening, dark family secrets and forbidden passion. Phoenix and Crudup play two quietly frustrated brothers, mercilessly taunted by the three self-assured, superior and deeply desirable sisters next door. Kathy Baker's touching portrayal of an over-protective mum lightens up the proceedings slightly, and there are well-honed performances from all of the young cast, but the storyline could do with a lot more ooomph. find out more...

In the Town of Derry, the local kids are disappearing one by one, leaving behind bloody remains. In a place known as 'The Barrens', a group of seven kids are united by their horrifying and strange encounters with an evil clown and their determination to kill It.

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Ingmar is a mischievous boy growing up in Sweden in the 1950s. Life for him doesn't improve when his mother becomes bedridden and he is farmed out to rural relatives, but, by using his imagination, he successfully learns to cope with his quirky, open-eyed optimism intact. A witty, touching and perceptive rites of passage movie. find out more...

As a child John Lennon was raised in 50s suburban Liverpool by his prudish aunt, but his somewhat wilder biological mother floats back into his life in his late teens and the film operates as a domestic drama with the two battling for his soul. The late great Beatle is not around to blow the whistle on this somewhat straight-laced Freudian bio-bit-pic. find out more...

Four friends travel from Sydney for a weekend surfing trip. One is involved in a fight with a local man because he had sex with the man's daughter. The situation progressively grows darker. Everyone has to start somewhere and this was where Mel started. Plot is alright,the acting quality is variable, certainly John Jarrett, Steve Bisley (and Mel) have done better but I found the movie entertaining and watchable - just don't expect much and you won't be disappointed. find out more...