20th Century Flicks, Bristol

GBH is set in the early 1990s. The plot revolves around attempts by UK government secret services to discredit ambitious and charismatic left-wing coucil leader Murray and each episode reveals more about the convoluted nature of this plot. find out more...

G.B.H. DISC 2 (1991)

Certification15 Our Rating

It is beginning to emerge that neither Jim Nelson nor his council adversary are entirely sane. Meanwhile sinister forces are emerging. If you're not hooked yet, why not? Excellent stuff. find out more...

G.B.H. DISC 3 (1991)

Certification15 Our Rating

Alan Bleasdale's story continues; Murray's family deserts him, but all he cares about is finding Eileen and he's beginning to lose control. Without a doubt he's being manipulated, but by whom and to what end? And will it all end in tears? find out more...

G.B.H. DISC 4 (1991)

Certification15 Our Rating

The plot thickens... Jim and Michael are both becoming increasingly insane, but also beginning to look more like friends than foes in the face of the sinister conspiracies. The concluding episode continues to set the screen alight and Bleasdale's message is superbly hammered home. find out more...

GRIZZLY MAN (2005)

Certification15 Our Rating

Timothy Treadwell was quite a guy, a self appointed crusader and protector for the grizzly bears of Alaska, his commitment over thirteen summers was without doubt, though his motives and methods were perhaps more confused. What Herzog has created from Treadwell's copious footage is a stunning wildlife documentary in which the observer is as fascinating as his beloved subjects; in fact Treadwell is a perfect real life example of the damaged, obsessive characters in a number of Herzog's films, and find out more...

HARVEY (1950)

CertificationU Our Rating

Elwood's sanity is brought into question when he starts seeng a six-foot rabbit. His family however are more concerned with the effect it is having on their social standing, and make moves to have him committed. A brilliant farce and deservedly famous film. Puts the C in classic. Charming. find out more...

JACOB'S LADDER (1991)

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Haunted by violent and disturbing visions which threaten his sanity, Jacob Singer becomes desperate to find the cause of his ostensible demise into madness. A tremendously dark and atmospheric piece of work - a thought-provoking must for lovers of the unusual. find out more...

KEANE (2004)

Certification15 Our Rating

William Keane struggles with the supposed loss of his daughter at a busy bus terminal in New York, but he is a man struggling with schizophrenia? Is the child's disappearance real or imaginary? And is his obsessive interest in helping young girls of a fatherly nature, or is there a darker motive? Winner of the Critics Award and Special Jury Prize at the 2005 Deauville Film Festival, Keane is a powerful and haunting film driven by a mesmerising performance from Damian Lewis. find out more...

LAST DAYS (2005)

Certification15 Our Rating

Gus Van Sant's latest masterpiece is very much in a similar vein to his previous two films (Elephant and Gerry). Meditative, ambivalent and beautifully shot, Last Days is a loose retelling of the Kurt Cobain suicide. The dialogue is made up of mumbled non sequiturs and directionless enquiries. The cinematography, as in Elephant, is a mixture of pristine framing, expert use of natural light and patient static observation. Though the pace of the movie is arguably too testing for some viewers, the find out more...

LOST HIGHWAY (1997)

Certification18 Our Rating

Jazz musician Bill Pullman is an already insane guy in a failed marriage; bitter at his wife's infidelity he murders her and is captured and sentenced. Unable to cope with this reality he invents an alter ego, but this alter ego has to cope with his emotions and his life starts to fall apart. A bit like a voyage into Hitchcock's Psycho's head. Probably Lynch's most baffling film up to this point, and well worth watching. Just bear in mind that most people, eg non-Lynch afficinados, will not atte find out more...