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This film starts strange and gets stranger. Early on unsuccessful puppeteer Craig Schwartz starts as a filing clerk in office where all the ceilings are half height and no one can stand up straight. Then he finds a portal that allows him inside John Malkovich's head. By the end of the film half height ceilings seem normal.

Prot claims to be an alien from K-Pax and ends up in a mental hospital. He talks of a society totally different from Earth with a psychiatrist who just wants to know who he really is. Good performances all round. Is he an alien or is he just mad? That's for you to decide.

The film is a firm favourite of mine and it was interesting to read the book. Characters are more complicated with more back story for each of them. However this seem to distract from the tale rather than enhance it. It also lacks the humour found in the film. (If you do read it I suggested totally ignoring the sections in italics, it makes for a better read.)

This is a great fairy story with all the elements a child (or adult who hasn't grown up) could ask for: a prince, a damsel, a giant, a master swordsman, even a pirate!

This is a great computer animated film. This is a great animated film. This is a great film. I left the cinema thinking, "I want to see the sequel to this." Find out about the secret life behind the superheroes and what happens when they get married and have kids. Watch it!

This director is famous for his twists so I will say as little as possible. Apart from it's period setting and a charming romance there was one scene that sold this movie to me. We can see what is going on but the blind girl can't. It is her fear that matters not ours.

What would you do if this were your last night on Earth? The end of the world is coming and everybody is going to die. People cope in different ways. They each must fill the last few hours of their life. Follow them on their last night.

A wonderful animated tale about Jack Skellington and Halloween town and how they, with good intention, try to take over Christmas. Enjoy the characters, the story, the mis-understandings, and even the songs.

The first book is very much like the film. Subsequent books felt like they were cheating; each uncovers a new layer ignored by the previous book. Still an interesting read and if you liked the film or first book then worth investigating.

As the first man steps out onto the moon we follow the action at an Australian radio telescope which receives the television broadcast from this historic moment. This is a slow film in which very little happens but, if you can get beyond that, it's a lovely film about people.