Family Entertainment

JAMES & THE GIANT PEACH 

(1996, Animation, Run time 76 mins)
Director: Henry Selick
Lead Actors: Paul Terry, Joanna Lumley, Miriam Margolys, Pete Postlethwaite
Adaptation of Roald Dahl’s best-seller. An unhappy boy goes on a magical journey inside a giant peach, accompanied by six friendly insects.

PIGLET’S BIG MOVIE  

(2003, Cert U, Animation, Run time 75 mins)
Director: Francis Glevas
Voices: John Fiedler, Jim Cummings
Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, Eeyore and Rabbit set out on a honey-gathering scheme but won’t let Piglet join in because he’s too small. Piglet is upset by their decision and decides to go on an adventure all by himself. When the gang return they realise that Piglet has gone and they all set out to find their friend. Filled with adventure, laughter and heart and five new songs.  

PINOCCHIO 

(1940, Cert U, Animation, Run time 88 mins)
Director: Ben Sharpsteen/Hamilton Luske
This is Disney's second full-length feature cartoon based on the Carlo Coleddi fairy tale of a kindly woodcarver named Geppetto, who lives with his cat Figaro, and a goldfish named Cleo. He creates a little puppet boy of pine he calls Pinocchio and because the old man loves children and has never had any of his own, the Blue Fairy brings the marionette to life to be a son to him. But Pinocchio must prove himself worthy of becoming a real boy and to help, she appoints Jiminy Cricket to act as his conscience. Gepetto's joy is great and he becomes determined to help Pinocchio become a real boy by sending him off to school. However, on the way, he is diverted by a scheming fox, J. Worthing Foulfellow. But, "when you wish upon a star, makes no difference who you are, your dreams come true".