20th Century Flicks, Bristol

A morally ambivalent tale of two policemen involved in various battles; for the top job, to put an end to a violent gang, to protect their snitches and, we are led to believe, in the past over a woman. Both policemen bend the laws beyond the limits of decency to achieve their ends in this dark and gun-slinging thriller set against the backdrop of a neon-lit Paris underworld. find out more...

A VERY LONG ENGAGEMENT (2004)

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Mathilde and Manech are teenagers in love, unfortunately their feelings have find out more...

ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN (1976)

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In the build-up to the 1972 US elections, Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward investigated what seemed to be a minor break-in at the Democratic Party headquarters, the editor of the Post was prepared to run with the story and assigned Woodward and Carl Bernstein to it. Their painstaking research found the trail leading higher and higher in the Republican Party and, eventually, into the White House itself and led to the downfall of Nixon. An intelligent and exciting dramatic reconstruction.< find out more...

BAD TIMING (1973)

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In probably his best movie Roeg explores the disastrous relationship between a creepy intellectual and a vivacious but vulnerable young girl. The state of play is revealed by flashback as Harvey Keitel tries to pin the blame for her nearly successful suicide on the loathsome Art. Brilliant film. find out more...

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BLADE RUNNER (DIRECTOR'S CUT) (1982)

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A stunning visual account of man's struggle for survival in the 21st Century, a time when replicant life forms are beginning to surpass humans not just in intelligence but emotions, raising questions about our concepts of self. A post-modern sci-fi classic, THE great Hollywood movie of the '80s, the last great pre-computer film done with smoke-and-mirrors SFX and the definitive cult arthouse Sci-Fi film. This is the second version re-edited by Ridley Scott; all the good bits remain, with the onl find out more...

BLADE RUNNER (ORIGINAL) (1982)

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A stunning visual account of man's struggle for survival in the 21st Century, a time when replicant life forms are beginning to surpass humans not just in intelligence but emotions, raising questions about our concepts of self. A post-modern sci-fi classic, THE great Hollywood movie of the '80s, the last great pre-computer film done with smoke-and-mirrors SFX and the definitive cult arthouse Sci-Fi film. This is the originally released version with no unicorns in a dream, a voiceover to keep y find out more...

CHINATOWN (1974)

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Polanski has a go at the film noir detective thriller, very bleak, very twisted and very menacing it is to. Nicholson plays a private-eye in pre-war LA who is hired to pursue an adultery case, but finds himself embroiled in a complicated murder investigation. find out more...

HIDDEN AGENDA (1990)

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A superb drama-documentary which won Ken Loach a top award at the Cannes Film Festival. The events revolve around the alleged shoot-to-kill policy in Northern Ireland and centre on an English policeman who runs up against a web of lies, intrigue and violence. A tense, enthralling thriller. find out more...

IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT (1967)

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An arrogant bright black Northern homicide detective travelling via a small Mississippi town becomes involved in a murder investigation after a local industrialist is found dead. Engaged in a clash of wills with the local racist cop the two eventually develop a mutual respect. Won Best Picture at 1967 Academy Awards. find out more...

IN THE VALLEY OF ELAH (2007)

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When retired Military Police officer Hank receives a message telling him his army enlisted boy is missing from his New Mexico base and when his request for answers reveals nothing the old man, helped by an initially reluctant female detective, sets out on a detection path of his own. "In The Valley Of Elah" is a clever, nicely photographed film that ultimately makes its stance on the dehumanisation that results from violent conflict (Iraq). A Hollywood dramatic thriller yes, overly signposted ye find out more...