20th Century Flicks, Bristol

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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BORN INTO BROTHELS (2004)

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A community worker sets the world to rights teaching prostitutes' children the art of photography in a red light area of Calcutta. As she befriends them she takes it on herself to 'rescue' them from their fate, their friends and their families by getting them enrolled in private education schools to help them change their destiny. Zana is such a powerful person that, as the follow up DVD extra 'Reconnecting with Born into Brothels' demonstrates, she succeeds. This is a superb film animated by th find out more...

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BREAKING BAD SEASON 3, DISC 2 (2011)

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BUS 174 (2002)

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This documentary details the tragic events in Rio de Janeiro on June 12th 2000 when an armed young man, Sandro do Nascimento, desperately boards a bus and threatens to kill the passengers. A sympathetic, even-handed treatment of a disturbing and genuinely upsetting tale. Consisting of interviews with relatives of survivors and friends and family of Sandro himself, with extensive footage from Brazilian TV broadcasters, many of whom filmed the terrible event in its totality... Heavy stuff. find out more...

CAPTURING THE FRIEDMANS (2007)

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On Thanksgiving 1987, police raided the Great Neck, Long Island, home of Arnold and Elaine Friedman and confiscated a stack of child pornography. find out more...

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CINEMA 16 BRITISH SHORT FILMS (2002)

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Contains shorts by some of the most important British directors of the past twenty years. Includes: 'Boy and Bicycle' (Ridley Scott); 'Dear Phone', (Peter Greenaway); 'Doodlebug' (Christopher Nolan); 'UK Images' (Martin Parr); 'Gasman' (Lynne Ramsey); 'The Short and Curlies' (Mike Leigh). find out more...

CLOSE-UP (1990)

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The true story of Hossain Sabzian (playing himself), arrested and prosecuted for impersonating Iranian director Mohsen Makhmalbaf (playing himself). A combination of dramatic re-enactment and real footage of all those involved, including the ensuing trial, 'Close Up' is the story of a man whose only crime is a passion for film, his guilt borne not of malice but beguiling naivety. Witty, touching, thoughtful and creative, this is a film that celebrates not just the individual but people's ability find out more...