20th Century Flicks, Bristol

February 1917, the Russian Tsar has abdicated. Crippling trench warfare against the Germans persists in horrific stalemate and propaganda is rife. Russian officers can do nothing without the prior approval of committees and the army is close to complete degradation. By order of the Russian Provisional Government, attempting to strengthen morale, the Battalion of death" is find out more...

BATTLE ROYALE (2001)

Certification18 Our Rating

Japan is reaching a point of economic and social meltdown, school kids are revolting and teachers fear for their lives. In order to make an example the government introduces The Battle Royale Act - a problem class of teenagers are picked and sent to a secluded island where they are each given one weapon and must to fight to the death, with only one survivor permitted, and this year's choice, because one pupil knifed a teacher, is Class B from Zentsuji Middle School. Battle Royale had rave review find out more...

BEETHOVEN (1992)

CertificationU Our Rating

Formulaic but enjoyable romp with the lovable and extremely large Beethoven, a St Bernard puppy adopted by the Newton family. Dognapped by evil villains, Beethoven is to be used to test the effects of a new exploding bullet...unless the Newtons can save him. Chaotic canine capers all the way. find out more...

BEFORE SUNRISE (1995)

Certification15 Our Rating

A chance encounter between two students leads to a meeting of like minds and a night of romance wandering the streets of Vienna till dawn. A Franco-American love affair that explores the mental rather than the erotic side of male-female pair-bonding. A must for Hawke or Linklater fans. find out more...

BEGINNERS (2010)

Certification15 Our Rating

Oliver meets the irreverent and unpredictable Anna only months after his father Hal has passed away. This new found love floods Oliver with memories of his father, who, following the death of his wife of 45 years, came out of the closet at age 75 and rocks it to the full. By turns touching and witt find out more...

BENNY AND JOON (1993)

Certification15 Our Rating

Joon is a beautiful, intelligent, but slightly unbalanced girl who lives with her heavily over-protective brother (Quinn). When Sam, a strange withdrawn young man (superbly played by Depp) appears, his delightfully comic nature wins Joon over. Quirky, romantic and tender in equal amounts. find out more...

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BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA (1986)

Certification15 Our Rating

Action fantasy tale about a wise-cracking trucker who attempts to rescue his friend's fiance from a 2000 year-old magician who lives beneath San Francisco's Chinatown. He must battle demons, goblins and other terrors as he makes his way through the magician's dark domain. An excellent chop suey movie, very funny, highly entertaining and probably way ahead of it's time.

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BILL AND TED'S BOGUS JOURNEY (1991)

CertificationPG Our Rating

A most triumphant sequel; the two dudes end up in Hell partying on down with the Grim Reaper dude, meet the God dude, save the princess babes, totally wipe out their other selves, and all in all enjoy a most bodacious journey. A totally awesome sequel - if anything better than the original. find out more...

BILLY ELLIOT (2000)

Certification15 Our Rating

Set during the miners strike, Billy is the 11 year old son of a widowed miner who stumbles across a ballet class one day on the way to his boxing lesson. The young boy becomes hooked, and while keeping his new found passion secret from his family, Billy's raw talent is noticed by the dance teacher, who encourages him to audition for the Royal ballet. Billy Elliot is a deeply average movie, its not bad, its merely generic and stereotyped. There's a long line of this sort of British comedy drama, find out more...

BLACKPOOL: DISC 1 (2007)

Certification15 Our Rating

Written by accomplished writer Peter Bowke, find out more...