20th Century Flicks, Bristol

In the winter of 1944 the Allies prepared to invade Germany but to the surprise of everybody (bar the Enigma code-breaking team) Hitler not only managed a counter-attack in the Ardennes, but a remarkably successful one. The film shows the conflict from the perspectives of an American intelligence officer and a German Panzer Commander. find out more...

BLACK CHRISTMAS (1974)

Certification18 Our Rating

The few remaining residents of a Canadian sorority house are celebrating the onset of Christmas vacation, but a stalk'n'slash freak is on the loose and one by one the residents get suffocated, chopped etc. Will any of them survive? Director Bob Clark's tense, effective film is a precursor, in effect the template, to the 'stalk'n'slash' films, Friday 13th, Halloween et al, that would come a half decade later. find out more...

BLACK SABBATH (1963)

Certification12 Our Rating

A trio of tales told portmanteau style with Boris Karloff as your host; find out more...

CAPTAIN BLOOD (1935)

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Errol Flynn, in his starring debut, plays a doctor wrongly condemed to prison who escapes and leads his fellow prisoners to a life of piracey. He then goes onto form the 'Brotherhood of Buccaneers' to fight the villainous James II. find out more...

CHAMPION (1949)

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Working class anti-hero Midge moves from Chicago to LA, shits on just about everybody, including his new girlfriend and those that he meets in the corrupt and brutal world of professional boxing in which he makes his way. A public hero he may be, but the cost of success is his soul.

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CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON (1954)

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A scientific expedition sniffing around in the Amazon awaken the interest of a man in a rubber suit, who proceeds to stalk, kill and kidnap (he's infatuated with the pretty female on board) expedition members. 'Creature From the Black Lagoon' endures as a classic icon from 50s B-movie sci-fi/horror flicks. Every decent DVD library should have this even if it never rents. find out more...

DEAD OF NIGHT (1945)

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Still spooky after all these years this superb Ealing chiller is still the best example of a portmanteau tale. Five guests in a country house relate their tales and the film moves into nightmare territory. Watch it with a friend! find out more...

FROM BEYOND THE GRAVE (1973)

Certification15 Our Rating

The last of a series of 7 budget portmanteau horror films from the UK's Amicus Production House. The Gatecrasher; the lesson of which is don't trust antique mirrors and certainly don't hold seances in front of them. An Act of Kindness; the lesson of which is if you get married to a creepy girl then don't have a decorative groom on top of the wedding cake. The Elemental; the lesson of which is don't switch the price tags on snuff boxes - or you might snuff it. The Door; the lesson of whic find out more...

GET CARTER (1971)

Certification18 Our Rating

Perhaps Caine's defining role as the ruthless London villain in Newcastle to sort out some gang bovver. When he finds out his niece has become embroiled with some very seedy characters, his involvement becomes far deeper. A violent and slick thriller with an excellent feel for both time and location and a comment on the despair of Britain in the 1970s. find out more...

GOODBYE MR CHIPS (1939)

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Donat is perfectly cast as the lovable teacher, in this classic British drama, reminiscing about his career and personal life over the decades, his rise from lowly Latin master to headmaster of a public school and the joys and tragedies which moulded his transformation. The film won a staggering seven Academy Awards. Hugely enjoyable. find out more...