20th Century Flicks, Bristol

It's the late 19th century and in the West the railways are coming. Ruthless outlaw Ben Wade and his equally immoral gang feed off the wealth the lines bring, but after he's captured Wade is forced to confront his worst enemy, his conscience. As they travel across the deserts of Arizona towards the train that will deliver him to ultimate justice, a grudging respect develops between Wade and escort Dan, a dirt poor farmer who knows the values of right and wrong, but with Ben's men in hot pursuit find out more...

AMAZING GRACE (2006)

Certification15 Our Rating

Inside this conventionally structured biopic resides an extraordinary story of an extraordinary man. William Wilberforce was the parliamentary spokesman for a group of radicalised young Evangelists (and Quakers), who despised the money politics and corruption of late 18th Century UK politics and who fought for many reformist policies, the most notable of which was the one this film annotates, the abolition of slavery, a process that took years of political skulduggery and the slow passage of find out more...

ANNA AND THE KING (1999)

Certification12 Our Rating

Immaculate costumes, a brilliant script and two star-crossed lovers in a battle of wits in this tale of the unconsummated romance between Thailand's reformist King Mongkut (Rama 4) and Anna Leonowens, his son's English tutor. All this set a backdrop of court intrigue against the still running Rama dynasty. Very good. find out more...

APPALOOSA (2008)

Certification15 Our Rating

Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch are two taciturn, driven, traveling gunslingers brought in to free the small New Mexico town of Appaloosa from the ruthless grip of murderous rancher Randall Bragg and his gang. The three men have no concept of compromise and a deadly battle of wits ensues between them, with, of course, a lady offering an alternative life style of domestication and emasculation. 'Appaloosa' is a beautifully shot and brooding western, a dark, brutal, moral allegory. find out more...

BLACKADDER (SERIES 3) (1989)

Certification15 Our Rating

In "Sense And Senility" Blackadder thinks the Prince Regent should make a 'leftist' speech; in "Amy And Amiability" our noble butler attempts to solve his master's financial problems; in "Duel And Duality" the Prince Regent is challenged to a duel; in "Dish And Dishonesty" Blackadder's attempts to interfere in the democratic process backfire; in "Ink And Incapability" a dictionary is written; and in "Nob and Nobility" Blackadder doesn't like the French very much. Brilliant/wicked/see.

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BLOOD FOR DRACULA (1974)

Certification18 Our Rating

The funniest, sexiest and most stylish Dracula film ever! Made by Andy Warhol's sidekick, Blood for Dracula follows the tortured, vegetarian Count as he and his menacing manservant set forth for Italy in the early 19th century, complete with coffin on roof-rack, searching for juicy Catholic virgins. Visually stunning and deliciously deadpan. find out more...

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BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA (COPPOLA) (1992)

Certification18 Our Rating

Coppola's superbly over-the-top adaptation of Stoker's gothic classic. Oldman is truly chilling as the dark lord, and the supporting cast, especially Hopkins, are admirable. The effects are breathtaking, and Reeves and Ryder provide the humour with their laughable English accents! Brilliant. find out more...

DRUNKEN MASTER (1974)

Certification15 Our Rating

The early Jackie Chan masterpiece that introduced his comic style to the world. Chan is sent to train under his loathsome wine-guzzling uncle, escapes, but after a hair-raising incident in the outside world, must return to his uncle to learn more...... find out more...

FEAST OF JULY (1996)

Certification15 Our Rating

Not your usual costume drama from the Merchant/Ivory team because it's about working class people and is genuinely tragic. Bella sets off sexual sparks in the placid Victorian family who shelter her when she is found wandering, broke and heavily pregnant, but her past comes back to haunt her. Adapted from a novel by HE Bates. find out more...

FLESH FOR FRANKENSTEIN (1973)

Certification18 Our Rating

The most perverse Frankenstein flick ever. While the Baron's sister/wife gives the village stud a good going over in her boudoir, the man himself is carving up the locals to create two perfect zombies to spawn a master race. Incest, necrophilia and yards of technicolour entrails. Stomach-churning! find out more...