20th Century Flicks, Bristol

Episode 17: Cutbacks. Liz is willing to do anything to avoid cutbacks at T.G.S., while Jack is forced to fire his personal assistant and hire Kenneth as his part-time assistant.
Episode 18: Jackie Jormp-Jomp. Jack tries to turn an accidental obituary for Jenna into a marketing opportunity for her Janis Joplin-based biopic. Meanwhile Liz makes friends with a group of single women while away from work for sexual harassment.
Episode 19: The Ones. Jack has second thoughts about marrying find out more...

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A DAY IN THE DEATH OF JOE EGG (1972)

Certification15 Our Rating

A couple uses extremely black comedy to survive taking care of a daughter who is nearly completely brain dead. They take turns doing the daughter's voice and stare into the eyes of death and emotional trauma with a humour that hides their pain.
Superb bittersweet 'comedy'.

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BIUTIFUL (2010)

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Uxbal is a criminal middleman, helping human traffickers and illicit street peddlers in Barcelona. But in the thick of his corrupt and compromised world, he indulges in small acts of kindness, particularly to his beloved children and, unusually, the recently deceased, with whom he can commune. When Uxbal discovers he has cancer the desire to leave something of worth becomes greater. It is this harrowing and heart rending journey to some form of redemption that is the main focus of 'Biutiful'. Ba find out more...

BLUE / GLITTERBUG (1993)

Certification15 Our Rating

Derek Jarman faces up to AIDS, the loss of loved ones, the breakdown of the body, blindness and his own approaching fall into the void. The constant blue screen provides a backdrop for Jarman's words, which are delivered by a host of famous voices. His eloquence, and unsentimental account of his own plight are deeply moving. A challenging and abstract film. The dvd contains Glitterbug, a 60 minute collage of Jarman's super 8 footage which he shot between 1970-1986. find out more...

BRINGING OUT THE DEAD (1999)

Certification18 Our Rating

Frank is a New York paramedic working the graveyard shift in Hell's Kitchen. He is increasingly haunted by the carnage he has seen and is vaguely aware in the frazzled reseses of his mind that he is going insane. "Bringing Out The Dead" covers three chaotic nights in Frank's life, as he and three partners tear across the city in a constantly losing battle to save the underbelly of the city's society. This is a pretty good return to form for Scorsese, who drags a fine performance out of Nicholas find out more...

CATCH-22 (1970)

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Adapted from the classic, absurdist, anti-war novel by Joseph Heller. "Catch-22" is the story of Yossarian, a pilot who trys to opt out of flying bombing missions by being declared insane, the catch being that anyone trying to avoid bombing missions by being insane must be sane. This dark classic catches much of the flavour of the book, the insanity, the corruption and the absurdity of war. Think MASH, but non-linear - flawed but awesome. find out more...

CLEO FROM 5 TO 7 (1962)

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This enduring classic of French cinema from the grandmother of the new wave stars Corinne Marchand as the eponymous heroine, a singer who whiles away a couple of hours in the cafés, shops and streets of Paris awaiting the results of medical tests. Featuring a memorable score by Oscar-nominated composer Michel Legrand, the film paints a beguiling and stylish portrait of the French capital at the height of the sixties.

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DEAD RINGERS (1988)

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Jeremy Irons plays twin gynaecologists who share everything- even their women! But when one of them starts to actually fall in love with one of their conquests it starts to divide them and reveal the madness and obssessions they also share. A splendid performance from Irons, well aided by Cronenberg. find out more...

DEKALOG PARTS 1-5 (1989)

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The first 5 of a series of 10 critically acclaimed films, all of which take place in the same Warsaw apartment block and focus on the complexities of human relationships. The first deals with the relationship between a father and son and the second with a doctor forced to play God. In the third Janusz is persuaded by a woman to drive all over town in search of her husband. In the fourth Anka's relationship with her widowed dad is challenged when she finds a letter showing he may not be her real find out more...

DRUNKEN ANGEL (1948)

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The moody 28-year-old Mifune is the violent gangster whom boozy doctor Shimura diagnoses as suffering from TB ('a hole in the heart,' says the sour 'angel', ruefully). The movie breathes the polluted air of post-war pessimism, dissipation and poetic fatalism, symbolised in the shots of the oily, malaria-ridden swamp of a Tokyo dockside, but it is dramatically qualified by Mifune's suggested redeemability and Shimura's stoical humanism. Fascinating, highly enjoyable and filled with great scenes - find out more...