Gordon Brown has had a great idea for British Schools, or rather LOVEFiLM, The Guardian, Film Education and the UK Film Council did and the Chancellor is just taking credit. The idea is a film club for schools, where pupils can order films to watch, and be educated.

Currently the pilot is running in Yorkshire, Kent, Surrey and London throughout twenty five schools and is using a database of some three hundred and seventy five films. When the pilot completes the intention is for some ten thousand schools across the country having access to some four hundred films. By country I am assuming that means England.

The idea is that after school the schools can show these films for the pupils and they will be educated and much better people for it. However a couple of things strike me about the project which was announced through the Guardian and can be seen over at the Film Club site.

Who is showing the films? The Teachers? I also presume that the funding for this project comes out of the education budget for the country. A budget that is seemingly stretched already. Or is it all funded by the backing parties?

"We want every young person to be able to use their school facilities outside normal school hours for sport, arts, music or other constructive activities.

Film Club is a great example of how schools can offer young people the chance to do something engaging and exciting at the end of their school day. For the first time, Film Club will allow young people to watch a much wider range of films from world cinema together and discuss them in groups."

Said Brown. Such films are Elephant, Malcolm X, Hotel Rwanda, The Princess Bride. The Third Man, Rear Window, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Touch of Evil, Psycho, United 93, Whisky Galore, and many more.

I have to say that is an impressive list. What do you think, a good idea? Can it really work?