COMMANDO at Averys Wine Cellars
There are action films. There are B-movies. And then there’s Commando
This deliriously entertaining misadventure movie is full of spectacle while placing its tongue firmly in its cheek; Arnie delivers one-liners that’d make Roger Moore’s 007 groan with a straight face and more explosions than a NYE firework display. We’re pairing this 40-year-old firecracker of a film with South American wines, in honour of the fictional in-film nation of Val Verde.
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THE ITALIAN JOB at Aerospace Bristol [Extra Screening]
Join us for a celebration of innovation at Aerospace Bristol
Due to huge demand in February, we’re back for another screening of The Italian Job! Released in the same year as Concorde’s maiden flight, it helped make the Mini Cooper an international star, and remains a cornerstone of British pop culture. Expect an evening celebrating innovation and icons as we take you back to the 60s for an evening of comic capers and high-octane car chases!
X-MEN at The Planetarium
Join the evolution with the original X-Men silver screen lineup
This May we’re travelling back a quarter of a century, to a time when superhero blockbusters hadn’t reached peak saturation, with the first X-Men film! This was the first silver screen outing for the team of mutant superheroes, and introduced the world to Patrick Stewart’s Professor X, Ian McKellen’s Magneto, Halle Berry’s Storm - oh, and some singer/actor called Hugh Jackman as Wolverine…
GLADIATOR: Wine & Pasta Night at Averys Wine Cellars
The blood-and-sandals blockbuster gets two thumbs up from us
Join us as we celebrate the 25th anniversary of Ridley Scott’s Gladiator with a wine and pasta night fit for an emperor! This special Vintage Screening will be serving up six Italian wines to taste alongside the film, as well as a meal during the interval courtesy of Toff’s Pasta. It promises to be an epic evening.
THE MATRIX at The Planetarium
Reality is a thing of the past - 1999, to be precise
Due to massive demand for the 25th anniversary screening last November, we’re hosting an extra screening of the seminal 90s sci-fi action film, The Matrix! This hugely influential piece of cinema has withstood the test of time and remains a high-octane, high-concept rollercoaster ride of a movie that will leave you saying “Whoa…!”
THE ITALIAN JOB at Aerospace Bristol
Join us for a celebration of innovation at Aerospace Bristol
We’re bringing another British icon to Aerospace Bristol this November with a screening of The Italian Job. Released in the same year as Concorde’s maiden flight, it helped make the Mini Cooper an international star, and remains a cornerstone of British pop culture. Expect an evening celebrating innovation and icons as we take you back to the 60s for an evening of comic capers and high-octane car chases!
DUNE: PART TWO at The Planetarium
Is he the Messiah, or just a very naughty boy…?
If you missed Denis Villeneuve’s stunning sci-fi sequel earlier this year - or, if like us, you want to see it again on a big screen! - then join us for an epic screening of Dune: Part Two in the run-up to Christmas. Continuing Paul Atreides’ story as he struggles to regain control of Arrakis, it’s a jaw-dropping spectacle that will surely enjoy success during 2025’s awards season.
THE TERMINATOR at The Planetarium
40 years since its release, but 5 years until the T-800 is created…
We’re celebrating the 40th anniversary of the sci-fi action thriller The Terminator this December. It launched James Cameron’s career, and introduced the world to what is arguably Arnold Schwarznegger’s signature role (and one of his signature catchphrases!) - enjoy this hugely influential piece of cinema in the Planetarium with us as we go back to the future!
DIE HARD at Averys Wine Cellars
Upgrade your Christmas Die Hard viewing with a wine tasting – welcome to the party, pal!
Is it really Christmas until we’ve hosted a Die Hard Vintage Screening? As always, we’ll be showing the definitive Christmas film alongside a German versus American wine tasting that will have you exclaiming “Yippee-kay-yay”…!
DIE HARD at Averys Wine Cellars
Upgrade your Christmas Die Hard viewing with a wine tasting – welcome to the party, pal!
Is it really Christmas until we’ve hosted a Die Hard Vintage Screening? As always, we’ll be showing the definitive Christmas film alongside a German versus American wine tasting that will have you exclaiming “Yippee-kay-yay”…!
DIE HARD at Averys Wine Cellars
Upgrade your Christmas Die Hard viewing with a wine tasting – welcome to the party, pal!
Due to demand we’ve added a third Die Hard Vintage Screening to this year’s festive programme! As always, we’ll be showing the definitive Christmas film alongside a German versus American wine tasting that will have you exclaiming “Yippee-kay-yay”…!
STAR WARS: EPISODE I - THE PHANTOM MENACE at The Planetarium
Take a walk on the Dark Side for the first prequel’s 25th birthday
Our second sci-fi selection from 1999 at the Planetarium this December is the original Star Wars prequel, The Phantom Menace. Debate over the prequels still rages, but if you’re a millennial then memories of podracing, John Williams’ score and that lightsaber battle surely stir some deep-rooted emotions. Search your feelings; you know it to be true.
MEN IN BLACK at The Planetarium
Something’s bugging earth’s foremost extraterrestrial experts - something big…
It’s back to the 90s again for our screening of the darkly comic action sci-fi, Men In Black. Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones team up to save the planet from a seriously ugly alien menace (no offence, Vincent D’Onofrio!) in this tongue-in-cheek misadventure from the director behind Addams Family Values.
TRON at The Planetarium
Video games become a matter of life and death in this retro spectacular
We’re hacking into the mainframe this November to bring you a screening of Tron, the grandfather of CGI sci-fi! Its visuals were groundbreaking at the time and helped inspire everyone from Pixar to Daft Punk - it’s an electrifying retro treat for all ages.
THE MATRIX at The Planetarium
Reality is a thing of the past - 1999, to be precise
We’re excited to present a 25th anniversary screening of the seminal 90s sci-fi action film, The Matrix! This hugely influential piece of cinema has withstood the test of time and remains a high-octane, high-concept rollercoaster ride of a movie that will leave you saying “Whoa…!”
STARSHIP TROOPERS at The Planetarium
This scathing satire of military might takes you to the heart of the ugly bugs’ crawl
Just in time for Halloween, we’re bringing a double bill of 90s nastiness to the Planetarium, starting with the bombastic Starship Troopers. The irony of Paul Verhoeven’s startling send-up of fascism went over some contemporary critics’ heads, but its cult reputation as an action-packed sci-fi satire endures. Would you like to know more? Then enlist in the brutal battle against the bugs…
TREMORS at Redcliffe Caves
This creature feature breaks ground and will leave you legless
Sunday afternoon at the Underground Cinema starts with a double bill of films where monstrous worms steal the limelight…! First up is the comedy-horror Tremors, which sees Kevin Bacon and friends do battle against vicious “Graboids” in the Sierra Nevada outback. Given the Graboids’ subterranean nature, we’re inviting you to leave the surface far behind and face them head on!
THEM! at Redcliffe Caves
The grandfather of B-movies is big on bugs
Sunday’s matinee screening is Them!, one of the first ‘nuclear monster’ films of the 1950s, and the first film to use insects as the monster. Seven decades on, this Oscar-nominated creature feature remains a highlight of B-movie history.
FIGHT CLUB at Redcliffe Caves
The film that still gets people talking - didn’t they learn the rules…!?
Saturday’s programme of dark and dystopian films concludes with a 25th anniversary screening of David Fincher’s infamous Chuck Palahniuk adaptation Fight Club. This cult sensation remains a subject of debate to this day, but it still packs a punch and remains a visceral viewing experience a quarter of a century on.
NATURAL BORN KILLERS at Redcliffe Caves
Three decades on, Stone’s satirical shocker still hits hard - and takes no prisoners
Saturday’s programme continues with one of the most controversial and original films of the 1990s, Oliver Stone’s Natural Born Killers. This shocking study of crime and violence - and the media’s obsession with them - is a bleak and bloody deep dive into the darkest corners of the soul; its whirlwind, psychedelic editing and high-octane soundtrack help make it an exhilarating and unforgettable watch that will linger long in the memory!
MINORITY REPORT at The Planetarium
What would you do if you were accused of a murder, you had not committed... yet?
Our Tom Cruise sci-fi double bill at the Planetarium continues with Steven Spielberg’s acclaimed and award-winning thriller Minority Report. Loosely inspired by a Philip K. Dick novella, we’re only 30 years away from the year in which its set - and in the two decades since its release, it has already proved rather prescient in some of its tech predictions…
EDGE OF TOMORROW at The Planetarium
If Groundhog Day were a dystopian sci-fi battle for humanity’s future…
We’re back at the Planetarium in September for an evening of Tom Cruise sci-fi films, starting with a 10th anniversary screening of the time-loop action thriller Edge Of Tomorrow (also known as Live. Die. Repeat.). It’s a mind-bending misadventure with great supporting turns from Emily Blunt, Bill Paxton and Brendan Gleeson, as Cruise fights for his lives…
AVENGERS ASSEMBLE at The Planetarium
“There was an idea to bring together a group of remarkable people…”
Our double bill from the early days of the MCU continues with the epic ensemble film, and denouement of Phase One, Avengers Assemble. Witness the first gathering of the boldest and bravest in this epic battle to save New York City - and the world - from their most nefarious foe to date!
IRON MAN at The Planetarium
Revisit the origins of Marvel’s heavy metal hero this August
Our long weekend at the Planetarium this August continues with a double bill from the early days of Marvel Cinematic Universe, starting with Iron Man. Robert Downey Jr.’s debut outing as the “genius billionaire playboy philanthropist” is a brilliant origin story, both for the superhero and the wider franchise to come.
RAGING BULL at Clifton Observatory
This stunning and harrowing tour de force doesn’t pull its punches
This April we’re screening two of the great boxing films at our Spirit Of Cinema series! Our second screening is the Oscar-winning biopic Raging Bull. Martin Scorsese’s fourth collaboration with Robert DeNiro is often cited as a career high for both men, and it’s routinely named as one of the greatest films of all time.
ROCKY at Clifton Observatory
The epic boxing film that made both its protagonist and its lead actor household names
This April we’re screening two of the great boxing films at our Spirit Of Cinema series! Our first screening is Sylvester Stallone’s career-launching bildungsroman Rocky, which won three Oscars including Best Picture. It’s a true pop culture cornerstone.
TOP GUN at Aerospace Bristol
A night out that will take your breath away
Due to massive demand we’re bringing another screening of Top Gun to Aerospace Bristol this March. If the excellent sequel has got you feeling the need for speed all over again, then join us for a high-octane screening of Maverick’s original outing in all its 80s glory!
DIE HARD at Averys Wine Cellars
Upgrade your Christmas Die Hard viewing with a wine tasting – welcome to the party, pal!
Is it really Christmas until we’ve hosted a Die Hard Vintage Screening? As always, we’ll be showing the definitive Christmas film alongside a German versus American wine tasting that will have you exclaiming “Yippee-kay-yay”…!
DIE HARD at Averys Wine Cellars
Upgrade your Christmas Die Hard viewing with a wine tasting – welcome to the party, pal!
Is it really Christmas until we’ve hosted a Die Hard Vintage Screening? As always, we’ll be showing the definitive Christmas film alongside a German versus American wine tasting that will have you exclaiming “Yippee-kay-yay”…!
DIE HARD [Extra Screening] at Averys Wine Cellars
Upgrade your Christmas Die Hard viewing with a wine tasting – welcome to the party, pal!
Is it really Christmas until we’ve hosted a Die Hard Vintage Screening? As always, we’ll be showing the definitive Christmas film alongside a German versus American wine tasting that will have you exclaiming “Yippee-kay-yay”…!
GREMLINS at Redcliffe Caves
They’ll be expecting you… and this December, so will we!
If schmaltzy Christmas movies aren’t your thing, then you’ll be thrilled to hear that we’re bringing Gremlins to Redcliffe Caves this December. This cult comedy-horror has its own wicked spin on the Christmas spirit, making it as much of a must-watch seasonal staple as the more traditional classics for many.
BATMAN RETURNS at Redcliffe Caves
Can Batman save Gotham - and Christmas - from a truly fowl nemesis?
Friday evening at Christmas In The Caves concludes with Michael Keaton’s second outing as the Caped Crusader in Tim Burton’s Batman Returns. With its Christmas setting and chilling villain The Penguin menacing Gotham, you’ll feel right at home in the Caves for this one - although we can’t promise you’ll meet any bats, let alone penguins…
JUMANJI at Redcliffe Caves
A new event series starts with a roar at Redcliffe Caves this December
New for 2023, we’re thrilled to be launching Christmas In The Caves! Whether it’s Christmas classics, cult favourites, or simply feel-good films that make for repeat seasonal viewing, our lineup has something for everyone - we’ve even found space for some of the most popular films from our regular Underground Cinema roster in case you missed them earlier in the year. Starting things off is the ultimate 90s action-adventure, the original Jumanji.
FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE at Averys Wine Cellars
Celebrate six decades since the release of Bond’s BAFTA-winning blockbuster
We are shaken and stirred to have been granted special permission to host a 60th anniversary screening of the second 007 film, From Russia With Love! Since one of the main acts of the film takes place aboard the Orient Express, we’ll be bringing you a selection of wines from some of the major countries and destinations along the famous train’s classic route.