20th Century Flicks, Bristol

This follow up to 'Life On Mars' sees the return of DCI Gene Hunt But he's no longer the self-styled 'Sheriff Of Manchester' - drawn by the action and intrigue of the London Met, Gene's turned his attentions to taking on the 'southern nancy' criminal scum! He is joined by his faithful sidekicks Ray Carling and Chris Skelton. This time it's a female detective, DCI Alex Drake, who's thrown into the mix, hurled back from 2008 after a near fatal attack in the line of duty. "Ashes To Ashes" lacks the find out more...

ASHES TO ASHES DISC 2 (2007)

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ASHES TO ASHES DISC 3 (2007)

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ASHES TO ASHES DISC 4 (2007)

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ASPHALT (1929)

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A well-dressed lady thief (Betty Amann) steals a precious stone from a jewellery shop. The aged jeweller prefers to let the young woman go, but the policeman who catches her explains he is obliged to pursue the case further. She tries to seduce the policeman (Gustav Frohlich), and he gradually succumbs to her charms, but her criminal background dooms their relationship when an argument leads to murder. One of the last great German Expressionist films of the silent era, Joe May's 'Asphalt' is a l find out more...

BABYLON (1980)

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Set in South London at the start of the '80s, a time when reggae music was at its peak and racism was rife, we follow Blue, the lead singer for Ital Lion Sound, in the run-up to a Sound System competition. Over the course of the story we see Blue clash, not only with the police and racists, but also family and friends as his anger and frustration finally becomes too much to suppress. A powerful and gritty drama with, as you'd expect, a blinding soundtrack. find out more...

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BAD LIEUTENANT: PORT OF CALL NEW ORLEANS (2009)

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Terence is a cop addicted to pain-killers prescribed to him after a work-related back injury during the Katrina flood. A chance for redemption occurs as he investigates the murder of an immigrant family.
Not to be confused with Abel Ferrara's 1994 film this is an exotic blend of European and American cinematic styles; free-spirited American junk and experimental, police procedure and fantasy. Critically acclaimed but a box-office loser - never again will the manic German be allowed loo find out more...

BANSHEE: DISC 1 (2013)

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From the creator of True Blood, this exciting new Cinemax action drama charts the twists and turns that follow Lucas Hood (Antony Starr), an ex-convict who improbably becomes sheriff of a rural, Amish-area town while searching for a woman he last saw 15 years ago, when he gave himself up to police to let her escape after a jewel heist. Living in Banshee under an assumed name, Carrie Hopewell (Ivana Milicevic) is now married to the local DA, has two children (one of whom may be Lucas’s), find out more...

BIG BAD WOLVES (2013)

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The story follows the fortunes of three men whose lives become intertwined by a number of grisly murders. Miki is a police detective but he goes well beyond the boundaries of his profession to investigate the crimes. Convinced that the murderer is Dror, a schoolteacher with eccentric habits, Miki displays a willingness to use violence in search of the truth. However, with Gidi, the father of one of the killer's victims, also out for revenge, events begin to inevitably to spiral out of control find out more...

BLACKPOOL: DISC 1 (2007)

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Written by accomplished writer Peter Bowke, find out more...