20th Century Flicks, Bristol

This movie shocked audiences back when it was first released, a sympathetic portrayal of two strangers who meet in a train station and have a non-consumated extramarital affair, was too strong for the times. Written by the equally shocking Noel Coward, this is a classic British melodrama. find out more...

BRIGHTON ROCK (1947)

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Brilliant noirish adaptation of Graham Greene's gritty novel with Attenborough superb as the psychopathic Pinky, a small time gangster and violent hood, who marries a witness to one of his crimes to keep her quiet. Disturbingly good. find out more...

BULLET FOR THE GENERAL (1966)

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The first and best of the Italian "Mexi-Westerns", on a par with Leone's and with a haunting soundtrack. An American mercenary teams up with a bandit on the fringes of the revolutionaries in order to assinate their leader. A violent political film from the same pen as The Battle Of Algiers. find out more...

CASABLANCA (1942)

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Nothing more can be said about this classic melodrama from the peak of the Hollywood studio-film era. Hardened cynic Bogart softens when he meets old flame Bergman who is now a refugee in neutral wartime Casablanca. Together they outwit the Germans... and of course there's that famous song. Watch this classic or some day you'll regret it. Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow... 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...

CHARADE (1963)

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An all-star cast hunts a fortune reportedly stashed by Hepburn's now dead, thieving husband. Everything about "Charade" sets off what Hepburn and Grant did best, romantic thrillers with some great one liners (watch out for his to her on the boat) and is swept along by Mancini's wonderful score and chic Parisian settings.

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CUL-DE-SAC (1965)

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Returning to themes he had touched upon in his earlier films Polanski develops the idea of Pinter's "two people in a room and then a third enters" with a couple on a remote island invaded by two on-the-run gangsters. Gradually the power positions shift... underlined with great black humour. find out more...

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DOCTOR WHO GENESIS OF THE DALEKS (1975)

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Tom Baker (now the second best Doctor ever) in his fourth tale as the universal altruist Doctor Who. The Doctor re-visits the war-torn planet of Skaro on a mission from the Time Lords themselves. Their intention is to put a halt to mad scientist Davros' plan to mutate aliens into a breed of lethal silver composters (Daleks) with tracheotomies, a poor sense of humour and a rage issue with anywhere that doesn't provide wheelchair access; "Pity? I have no understanding of the word. It is not regist find out more...

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DOCTOR WHO ORIGINAL SERIES 1 THE DALEKS (1963)

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William Hartnell starred as the avuncular Doctor careening thru' space and time in his never to be forgotten blue police phone box, you mean the police had their own phone boxes? Yep. find out more...

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DOCTOR WHO ORIGINAL SERIES 1 THE EDGE OF DESTRUCTION AND THE BRINK OF DISASTER (1963)

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William Hartnell starred as the avuncular Doctor careening thru' space and time in his never to be forgotten blue police phone box, thwarting evil where ever it rears its slightly unwieldy latex head. find out more...