How to Lose Friends & Alienate People A British writer, Sidney Young, struggles to fit in at a high-profile magazine in New York.  He is a disillusioned intellectual who both adores and despises the world of celebrity, fame and glamour. His alternative magazine, Post Modern Review, pokes fun at the media obsessed stars and bucks […]

Ballet Shoes Ballet shoes is based on the Noel Streatfield book of the same name.  It tells the story of three girls in 1930s London.  just after the First World War, Pauline, Petrova and Posy Fossil are orphans, and they are adopted by an excentric explorer, Professor Brown known as "Gum" and raised as sisters […]

Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging is based on Louise Rennison's bestselling novels for young adults.  It's a fluffy, frothy teen movie that tells the story of Georgia, a 14-year-old girl at a comprehensive school in Eastbourne (the Angus of the title is a weird cat).  Everything in Georgia's life is […]

The Edge of Love Two feisty, free-spirited women in London during the Blitz, are connected by the brilliant, charismatic poet, Dylan Thomas, who, in his own way, loves them both.  This is a very British film, and what's fascinating is that Dylan Thomas comes across as an infantile, spoilt, brat.   So why do these women […]

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian If you enjoyed the last film, I'm sure you'll enjoy this one.  Based on the second book in the series, in Narnia it's about 1,300 years since the events of "The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, but in London only one year has passed.   Peter, Susan, Edmund […]

Emma If you're looking for a family film, or want a bit of soppy romance, this is the film for you.  Based on the Jane Austen novel of the same title, the film tells the story of  Emma Woodhouse, a young woman in England who plays her town's matchmaker. When attempting to match up her […]