20th Century Flicks, Bristol

This is the middle story of Satyajit Ray's Bengali trilogy and, after Pather Panchali, we find Apu on the cusp of adulthood. The young lad moves with his family to Benares but with the death of his father, Apu's desire to continue his learning is affirmed and as his passion for knowledge grows so he and his mother find themselves drifting apart, especially as he wants to leave home and go to Calcutta to study. Aparajito is a beautifully drawn film and an immaculate observation of the characters find out more...

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BERLIN ALEXANDERPLATZ DISC 2 (2007)

Certification15 Our Rating

Ep 4, A Handful of People in the Depths of Silence; Franz goes on a bender and, later, bumps into Meck, who's moved on from hawking porn to selling clothes and seems to be doing well for himself. Meck also admits to having been living with Lina. find out more...

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BERLIN ALEXANDERPLATZ DISC 3 (2007)

Certification15 Our Rating

Ep 7, Remember�An Oath can be Amputated; Franz has lost his right arm, but is looked after by Eva and her boyfriend. find out more...

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BERLIN ALEXANDERPLATZ DISC 4 (2007)

Certification15 Our Rating

Ep 10, Loneliness Tears Cracks of Madness Even in Walls; Mieze can't have children, but Eva tells her that she'll have a child by Franz for Mieze to raise. Frank gets freaked by the idea, thinking Mieze's trying to dump him on to Eva, and then a rich client turns up to take Mieze away for 3 days. find out more...

BLANCANIEVES (2012)

Certification12 Our Rating

The runaway success at last year's Goya Awards, Pablo Berger's Blancanieves takes the tale of Snow White and resets it in 1920s Andalucia, telling the tale of Carmen, the young daughter of a celebrated bullfighter, and her passage into adulthood and conflicts with her evil stepmother (a wondrously wicked Maribel Verdu). A beautifully-realized homage to the silent cinema, it will inevitably draw comparisons with The Artist, though its blend of youthful ebullience and Grimm-like find out more...

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BOARDWALK EMPIRE SEASON 2: DISC 3 (2011)

Certification15 Our Rating

Chronicles the life and times of Nucky Thompson, the undisputed ruler of Atlantic City, who was equal parts politician and gangster.
High production values and a fine ensemble cast: HBO knows how to do TV.

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BOARDWALK EMPIRE SEASON 4: DISC 1 (2014)

Certification18 Our Rating

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BOARDWALK EMPIRE: DISC 1 (2012)

Certification18 Our Rating

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BRIDESHEAD REVISITED EPS 1-3 (1981)

Certification15 Our Rating

First three episodes of the famous TV adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's classic book. The year is 1939 and Captain Charles Ryder is billeted in Brideshead Castle, an event that takes him back to his days as an Oxford undergraduate and his friendship with the wild, eccentric Lord Sebastian Flyte.... find out more...

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BRIDESHEAD REVISITED EPS 4-7 (1981)

Certification15 Our Rating

Episodes 4 to 7; Sebastian Against The World, A Blow Upon, A Bruise, Julia and The Unseen Hook. More of Evelyn Waugh's tale of upper-class manners with Seb's drinking problem predominating. find out more...