20th Century Flicks, Bristol

Antonio Banderas delivers a powerful performance as the title character of this incredible true story of how Mexican Revolutionary Pancho Villa allowed a Hollywood crew to film him in battle, altering the course of film and military history in the process... find out more...

AND THE SHIP SAILS ON (2007)

Certification15 Our Rating

Cinematic maestro Federico Fellini shows that, even in his mid-sixties, he had lost none of his power to shock, entertain and amaze with this `comedy of arias'. The film is set on the eve of the WWI, but this matters little find out more...

ANGEL (2007)

Certification15 Our Rating

Edwardian England and a precocious girl from a poor background with aspirations of being a novelist finds herself swept to fame and fortune when her tasteless romances become hugely successful. Her life changes yet further when she encounters an aristocratic brother and sister, both of whom have cultural ambitions, and both of whom fall in love with her. A beautiful looking period drama loosely based on the life of Marie Corelli, Queen Victoria's favorite writer. find out more...

ARARAT (2002)

Certification15 Our Rating

Atom Egoyan has created a world within a world, shifting between the contemporary and, through the making of a film about the events, the tragic genocidal slaughter of the Armenians in turn of the 20th Century Turkey. Ararat is a thoughtful and thought provoking drama of the highest order. find out more...

BATTLESHIP POTEMKIN (1925)

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Mind those steps! Perhaps the most famous movie scene in the history of cinema. The documentary style story of mutiny aboard the Potemkin as the sailors fight oppression and fire on Tzarist troops attempting to quell rebellion in the city of Oddessa. Almost every shot is so beautiful it could work as a still. find out more...

BEHIND THE SUN (2001)

Certification12 Our Rating

Set in the harsh and unforgiving environs of Brazil in 1910; ordered by his father to avenge the death of his older brother a son finds himself beginning to question the brutality of the world in which he lives and the all-consuming vendetta that has plagued his family for generations. The arrival of love galvanises the young man into experiencing a world outside the murderous and honour bound one he has always known, but will he find the courage to leave his family obligations behind and seek s find out more...

BENEDICTION (2021)

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The story of soldier and poet Siegfried Sassoon (1886–1967), who was decorated for bravery on the Western Front, and is best remembered for his angry and compassionate poems about the First World War, which brought him public and critical acclaim. Avoiding the sentimentality and jingoism of many war poets, Sassoon wrote of the horror and brutality of trench warfare and contemptuously satirised gener find out more...

BLACK SABBATH (1963)

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A trio of tales told portmanteau style with Boris Karloff as your host; find out more...

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BLACKADDER (SERIES 4, PART 1) (1989)

Certification15 Our Rating

The fourth series of Blackadder sees him as a Captain in the trenches of World War One, with Baldrick as his dogsbody. In "Captain Cook" Blackadder volunteers to be a war artist. In "Corporal Punishment" he faces the death squad after killing a pigeon. In "Major Star" he has to put on a Music Hall show. find out more...

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BLACKADDER (SERIES 4, PART 2) (1989)

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More from the Blackadder dynasty's representative in the trenches. In "Private Plane" he volunteers to be trained as a pilot by Rik Mayall. In "General Hospital" he has to uncover a spy in the wardrooms. In "Goodbyeee" the final big push is looming too close for comfort. find out more...