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Certification12 Our Rating

John Nash is a brilliant, though socially awkward, mathematician and with his latest work he has achieved the acclaim that he so needed, but John is also prone to delusional behaviour, and when a mysterious stranger asks him for his help to thwart a conspiracy against the Stars and Stripes, John becomes increasingly obsessive, a state of mind that begins to push away all those he holds dear, even his loving wife. Very loosely adapted from a true story "Beautiful Mind" is the bog standard slickly find out more...

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Winner of the Grand Jury Prize for best documentary at SXSW, this warts-and-all profile of hellraising Cream drummer Ginger Baker presents, though a combination of archival footage, frequently unflattering reminiscences from friends and fellow musicians, and interviews with the man himself.

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BIRDY (1985)

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Two soldiers return from Vietnam, one mentally scarred, the other physically. We flashback to their childhood and the fascination the slightly crazy one has with flying. So maybe after the horror of war it's a more logical decision to be a bird! A brilliant film about disillusionment, growing up and existential madness. find out more...

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'Bobby Fischer Against the World' is a documentary feature exploring the tragic and bizarre life of the late chess master Bobby Fischer. The drama of Bobby Fischer's career was undeniable, from his troubled childhood, to his rock star status as World Champion and Cold War icon, to his life as a fugitive on the run. This film explores one of the most infamous and mysterious characters of the 20th century.

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BRONSON (2007)

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Michael Peterson was born in 1952 into a well off Luton family, "As a boy he was a lovely lad. He was obviously bright and always good with children. He was gentle and mild-mannered, never a bully – he would defend the weak" (comments from his aunt). Somehow something went seriously wrong and he has spent 34 years incarcerated at Her Majesty's pleasure, 30 of them in solitary confinement. He has renamed himself Charles Bronson and is proud of the one thing he has in his life: his reputation as t find out more...

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A chronological account of one of the most influential British bands of the post-Beatles era during the all too brief presence of Ian Curtis. Recounted by the members themselves and those that worked closest with them. find out more...

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70's super groupie Cynthia hit on a novel idea, plaster caster the penises of the rock gods (her most famous conquest being Jimi Hendrix) and while a strangely fascinating trawl through Cynthia's memories, her continued predilection is slightly agonising, not helped by the fact she's such a life casualty. Intriguing and bizarre but it's a long journey to reach the over two hours length…Phhhhnaaaa…get it? No?...probably for the best. find out more...
REQUIEM (2006)

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An epileptic girl suffers a breakdown during her first year at university, and decides to seek help from a priest in battling the troubles associated with her strict upbringing. Based on the tragic true story of Anneliese Michel, a 23-year-old student, who endured an exorcism in Miltenberg, Germany in 1976, Requiem is a powerful and sad dramatisation of a misguided attempt for salvation. find out more...

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It's the early 70s and America is in the throes of cultural and political turmoil, the Vietnam War still rages and ‘Tricky Dicky' still clings to power at the White House. In the middle of this confusion sits Samuel J. Bicke, a failed salesman, a failed husband and a failed father. Bicke is one of life's losers, a person incapable of doing himself any favours but determined in his belief that someone else must be to blame. To this end, Bicke becomes obsessed that the president is the cause of al find out more...

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An artful documentary about the life of Daniel Johnson, singer/songwriter, artist, cartoonist and general artistic genius, but a man sadly afflicted with a severe mental illness that makes him totally self-delusional and an occasional danger to both himself and others. Daniel, raised in a Christian fundamentalist family in deepest West Virginia, amongst many of his fantasies, sees Devils everywhere, and with his overblown self-importance, not helped by his legions of admirers, vying with his low find out more...