Simon Callow

This insightful documentary explores the enigma and polymath that was Orson Welles. Directed by critically-acclaimed documentary maker, Chuck Workman, Magician divides Welles’ life into four chapters, with Workman portraying him as an artist who never stopped working throughout his career, but whose unconventional approach ensured he was much misunderstood by Hollywood. Magician is a montage, featuring scenes from almost every existing Welles film - from Hearts of Age to rarely-seen clips from his final unfinished films such as Don Quixote - as well as his television and commercial work. This is an essential film not just for fans of the great Orson Welles, but anyone interested in the magic of cinema.

After moving to an old country house, two kids become involved in an amazing mystery after discovering ghost children. Sky Original adaptation of the 70s classic.

A rock band steals a dead singer's song to jump-start their career, but their rise to fame is filled with betrayal and bloody consequences.

Murder: why are we so fascinated by this grisly subject? Renowned historian Lucy Worsley delves into some of the most notorious killings from the past and looks at the way they were reflected in the art and entertainment of the time in this true crime documentary. From Jack the Ripper to Agatha Christie, what does this murderous obsession tell us about the British psyche?

This collection of stories about the American experience explores the rise of Orson Welles alongside WWII, Japanese internment, and segregation.

First performed as a play in 1747, MISS IN HER TEENS is the story of a wealthy young heiress who Sir Simon Loveit, a widower, wishes to marry. His son, Captain Bob, however has already won her heart before he went to war in Flanders. On his return, Captain Bob discovers, courtesy of his manservant Puff, that Miss has two other suitors, Captain Flash and Mr. Fribble.

Pet detective Jim Carrey pursues a kidnapped bat through the African jungle. Madcap comedy sequel of rhinos and witch doctors, from the writer of Bruce Almighty. (1995)(89 mins)

After arriving in Oxford, an American student's singular focus on earning her PhD is disrupted by a turbulent friendship with a charming young man.

Jerzy Kukuczka was the first Pole to conquer the crown of the Himalayas - all the 8,000-meter peaks. Reinhold Messner beat him only by a few days by climbing the jewels of Himalayan mountains. Poles reigned the highest mountaintops of the world for more than 20 years. Watch the legendary climbers in this fascinating feature about extreme winter climbing during the early 80's. A must see.

This period drama is adapted from a Thomas Hardy story and is filmed against the backdrop of stunning Dorset scenery. It's the story of forbidden love between a German hussar and the daughter of a wealthy solicitor. Both feel trapped and escape in illicit meetings - but can they keep their love a secret?

For this film adaptation of Peter Shaffer's Broadway hit, director Milos Forman returned to the city of Prague that he'd left behind during the Czech political crises of 1968, bringing along his usual cinematographer and fellow Czech expatriate, Miroslav Ondricek. Amadeus is an expansion of a Viennese urban legend concerning the death of 18th-century musical genius Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. From...

This acclaimed British comedy centers on the intermittent romance between a charming (if slightly bumbling) Englishman and a beautiful American woman, who seem to always run into each other at weddings. Indeed, it is at the first of the title's four weddings that Charles (Hugh Grant) and Carrie (Andie McDowell) meet, enjoying a brief but fleeting connection. The spark is rekindled several months later, when they unexpectedly meet at another wedding. Unfortunately, however, Carrie has become engaged to another, a fact that complicates matters for them both.

Set against the stifling conformity of pre-World War I English society, E.M. Forster's Maurice is a story of coming to terms with one's sexuality and identity in the face of disapproval and misunderstanding.

This is the story of James Henry Trotter, a lonely orphan sent to live with his horribly wicked and greedy Aunts Spiker and Sponge. when James meets a strange old man who promises that marvellous things will happen, indeed they do. Escaping his aunts by climbing inside a giant peach that mysteriously and suddenly grows on their barren tree, he meets some very unusual new friends.

The definitive presentation and tribute to the Merchant Ivory partnership, anchored by interviews with James Ivory and forty-one filmmaking collaborators.

This sparklingly witty, London-set romance is based on the inspiring true story of a man's against-all-odds fight to save his home.

When the financial crisis empties their accounts, a group of pensioners seizes the opportunity to replenish their funds through a bank-robbing spree.

Bullets and sparks fly when two petty crooks get hired by a cute London lawyer to steal a rare gem that a mullet-haired gangster wants for himself.

Directed and written by legendary rock promoter Simon Napier-Bell, manager of The Yardbirds, T Rex and George Michael, and created to coincide with the 50 anniversary of the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality, this is an engaging journey through the subsequent years of how those changes affected LGBT lives. It features interview with leading activists and cultural commentators including Sir Ian McKellen, Sir Elton John, Matt Lucas, Sir Derek Jacobi and Simon Callow.

Lord Mountbatten hands India back to its people.