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  • Catherine Berry
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Ratatouille. Dir. Brad Bird, Jan Pinkava. Disney Pixar. 2007.
Ratatouille. Dir. Brad Bird, Jan Pinkava. Disney Pixar. 2007. 150 150 Catherine Berry

When Remy the rat (Patton Oswalt) discovers his heightened sense of taste and smell, he develops a passion for cooking: sneaking into a human kitchen and watching cookery programmes. However,…

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  • Katy Raynor
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Rise of the Planet of the Apes. Dir. Rupert Wyatt. 20th Century Fox. 2011.
Rise of the Planet of the Apes. Dir. Rupert Wyatt. 20th Century Fox. 2011. 150 150 Katy Raynor

Rise of the Planet of the Apes (Photo credit: Wikipedia) An exploration of ‘Rise of the Planet of the Apes’ ‘Rise of the Planet of the Apes’ is a thrilling…

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  • Cassice Last
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The Beach. Dir. Danny Boyle. 20th Century Fox. 2000.
The Beach. Dir. Danny Boyle. 20th Century Fox. 2000. 150 150 Cassice Last

In Danny Boyle’s adaptation of Alex Garland’s adventure novel ‘The Beach’ Richard (a young Leonardo DiCaprio) who, dissatisfied with western attitudes, visits Bangkok to seek an exotic new perspective. He learns of…

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  • Cathy Sables
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Black Beauty. Dir. Carol Thompson. Warner Bros. 1994.
Black Beauty. Dir. Carol Thompson. Warner Bros. 1994. 150 150 Cathy Sables

Good Places, Make Good Horses Black Beauty (1994), directed by Carol Thompson is a film adaption of the 1877 Anna Sewell children’s novel of the same name. The film follows…

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  • Lily Capewell
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The Aristocats. Dir. Wolfgang Reitherman.. Disney. 1970.
The Aristocats. Dir. Wolfgang Reitherman.. Disney. 1970. 150 150 Lily Capewell

Disney’s The Aristocats[1] follows a family of pet cats who are stolen from the house of Madame Bonfamille, a Parisian aristocrat, when her butler, Edgar, discovers that they will inherit the estate…

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  • Emma Lewis
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War Horse. Dir. Steven Spielberg. DreamWorks. 2011.
War Horse. Dir. Steven Spielberg. DreamWorks. 2011. 150 150 Emma Lewis

Steven Spielberg’s War Horse (2011) tells the story of teenager Albert Narracott and his horse Joey, tracing their journey from rural Devonshire farm to the Western Front. Joey is the…

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  • Akina Taniguchi
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Dumbo. Dir. Sam Armstrong, Norman Ferguson, Wilfred Jackson, Jack Kinney, Bill Roberts and Ben Sharpsteen. Disney. 1941.
Dumbo. Dir. Sam Armstrong, Norman Ferguson, Wilfred Jackson, Jack Kinney, Bill Roberts and Ben Sharpsteen. Disney. 1941. 150 150 Akina Taniguchi

Walt Disney’s classic animation Dumbo (1941) was successfully released in order to uplift the war time atmosphere.  A collaboration of directors worked together in order to make the film such as: Sam…

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  • Natalie Bishop
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I Am Legend. Dir. Francis Lawrence. Warner Bros.. 2007.
I Am Legend. Dir. Francis Lawrence. Warner Bros.. 2007. 150 150 Natalie Bishop

https://youtu.be/ewpYq9rgg3w Synopsis: I Am Legend, a cinematic adaption of a 1954 horror novel of the same name, is a post-apocalyptic “zombie” film with a difference; the genetically-engineered virus which transforms…

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  • Alice Higgs
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Kung Fu Panda. Dir. John Wayne Stevenson and Mark Osborne. Paramount Pictures. 2008.
Kung Fu Panda. Dir. John Wayne Stevenson and Mark Osborne. Paramount Pictures. 2008. 150 150 Alice Higgs

Kung Fu Panda (2008) is a CGI animated family film directed by John Wayne Stevenson and Mark Osborne. Set in a fictional village in ancient China, Shifu the red panda and…

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  • Emma Brown
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Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron. Dir. Kelly Asbury and Lorna Cook. DreamWorks. 2002.
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron. Dir. Kelly Asbury and Lorna Cook. DreamWorks. 2002. 150 150 Emma Brown

The eponymous character Spirit in Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002)[1] is a stallion who lives freely in an area that would come to be known as the ‘Old West’. Unusually for…

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