Roll over Spinal Tap - prepare to meet Impaled Rektum…

We’ve got special permission to screen Finnish cult comedy Heavy Trip, for a celebration of all things heavy metal. Expect a pop-up record shop, great beer, head-banging pre-film soundtrack, then enjoy this hilarious & affectionate satire on the metal genre, with a recorded intro from some of the cast and crew. Brought to you in collaboration with Bristol’s own metal pub The Gryphon!

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Hear the people sing at St George’s this March

We’re delighted to announce a unique event at St George’s Bristol, celebrating 40 years of the English-language version of Les Misérables with a screening of the Oscar-winning film adaptation. This epic treatment of the beloved musical, with an all-star cast led by Hugh Jackman, is a big screen experience that’s not to be missed.

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A new meaning to the phrase ‘a close shave’

Join us at Arnos Vale Cemetery after-hours and discover the chilling tale of Sweeney Todd, the demon barber of Fleet Street…

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An all-singing horticultural horror show!

Little Shop Of Horrors is the first of our screenings this year at Arnos Vale Cemetery. Featuring an awkward romance, back-talking plants, and a stellar soundtrack join Seymour and Audrey(s) for an unforgettable screening.

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The ultimate Jailhouse Rock at the RWA

Join us for our gala screening at the RWA as we present Chicago, the Academy Award-winning, all-singing, all-dancing tale of two murderesses in the County Cook jail…

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True beauty shines from within in this classic Disney animation

We return to the stunning setting of The Mount Without for a screening of the stunning Disney animation The Hunchback of Notre Dame. With its soaring Oscar-nominated soundtrack, dramatic story based on Victor Hugo’s epic novel, and unforgettable moments, it is a high point of Disney’s 90’s resurgence.

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There’s magic in the air in this quintessentially Muppet take on a classic

Due to huge demand, we’ve added an extra screening of one of the all-time great Dickens adaptations, The Muppet Christmas Carol. In addition to all of the usual ensemble cast of Kermit and friends, Michael Caine plays it straight as Ebenezer Scrooge, in a career highlight performance that underpins the trademark Muppet zaniness with real pathos that will warm even the sternest of hearts.

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There’s magic in the air in this quintessentially Muppet take on a classic

Join us on Advent Sunday as we start the festive season with one of the all-time great Dickens adaptations, The Muppet Christmas Carol. In addition to all of the usual ensemble cast of Kermit and friends, Michael Caine plays it straight as Ebenezer Scrooge, in a career highlight performance that underpins the trademark Muppet zaniness with real pathos that will warm even the sternest of hearts.

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This gloriously madcap misadventure is barn-raisingly good fun

The Oscar-winning musical comedy Seven Brides For Seven Brothers turns 70 this year; it features some stunning choreography, including "one of the most rousing dance numbers ever put on screen.” In honour of the eponymous Pontipee brothers, we’re focussing on wines from around the world made with multiple grape varieties, showcasing how producers carefully balance their blends to create signature styles.

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Can you learn to dance the Magic Dance before the clock strikes thirteen?

Due to huge demand in September, we're bringing Labyrinth back for another showing! Watch Jim Henson’s magical musical adventure at Redcliffe Caves. Get ready to dance the magic dance, and follow Sarah deep into the Goblin King’s realm where nothing can be taken at face value…

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Can you learn to dance the Magic Dance before the clock strikes thirteen?

In what has become Underground Cinema tradition, watch Jim Henson’s magical musical adventure Labyrinth at Redcliffe Caves. Get ready to dance the magic dance, and follow Sarah deep into the Goblin King’s realm where nothing can be taken at face value…

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Join Anna and Elsa for a magical icy adventure!

Sunday’s Matinee Screening selection at Christmas In The Caves is the hit 2013 Disney musical Frozen. This modern classic is a spin on the classic Disney fairytale narrative, with several instant-hit songs thrown in for good measure…

Back this October: our annual screening of the film that defines ‘cult classic’!

Another date added due to demand! Here at Bristol Film Festival we’re firm believers in Spooktober (essentially extending Halloween through the entire month), and while this film isn’t strictly limited to the season, you’re sure of a frighteningly good time. Need we introduce The Rocky Horror Picture Show? Need we encourage dressing accordingly? Need we ask whether you’re shivering with antici – pation?

Back this October: our annual screening of the film that defines ‘cult classic’!

Here at Bristol Film Festival we’re firm believers in Spooktober (essentially extending Halloween through the entire month), and while this film isn’t strictly limited to the season, you’re sure of a frighteningly good time. Need we introduce The Rocky Horror Picture Show? Need we encourage dressing accordingly? Need we ask whether you’re shivering with antici – pation?

Rami Malek will rock you in this box office-busting biopic

Our second rock biopic at the Loco Klub is the smash hit Bohemian Rhapsody, telling the story of the late Queen frontman and the band’s meteoric rise to fame. Rami Malek deservedly won the Oscar for Best Actor for his portrayal of Freddie Mercury in a film that will leave you clapping, and stomping, then stomp-stomp-clapping…

“The Only Way to Tell His Story is to live His Fantasy”

We’re turning it up to 11 and heading back to the 70s at the Loco Klub this autumn to celebrate two of the most flamboyant entertainers in music history with a double bill of rock biopics, starting with the Oscar-winning Rocketman in honour of Elton John’s final tour dates.

Two milestone anniversaries, four Shakespeare-inspired wines!

This September, we’re celebrating the 70th anniversary of Kiss Me Kate, the 1953 adaptation of the popular Cole Porter musical (which turns 75 this year too). Kathryn Grayson and Howard Keel star as the feuding couple at the centre of an extravagant production of The Taming of The Shrew - so we’ll be pairing the film with wines from locations in Shakespeare plays…!

A Western romcom musical serving up songs and laughs by the stage-load

For May’s Vintage Screenings we’re celebrating two classic films turning 70 this year, starting with the sharp-shootin’, toe-tappin’ musical comedy Calamity Jane! Doris Day leads a stellar cast in this misadventure, which won an Oscar for the song ‘Secret Love’. We’ll be pairing the film with wines from the frontiers of the Wild West – but that doesn’t necessarily mean they’ll be American…

Let your fantasies unwind with this lavish adaptation of the musical sensation

Our fairytale romance theme takes a decidedly darker turn with the 2004 film adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s legendary musical The Phantom Of The Opera. Inspired by Gaston Leroux’s classic novel, this visually striking tale of obsession and doomed love features all of the beloved songs from the stage show, as well as the Oscar-nominated original ‘Learn To Be Lonely’.

Be our guest and join us for Disney’s beloved telling of the timeless tale

Our first March 2023 date at the Mount Without explores fairytale romance, and if you’re a fan of Disney’s animated version of Beauty And The Beast then this is the day your dreams come true…! It was the first animated film to be nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards, where its memorable score won two Oscars.

The classic pirate novel gets a marvellous Muppet movie makeover

Our second March 2023 date at the Mount Without focuses on swashbuckling adventure, starting with Muppet Treasure Island, the classic Robert Louis Stevenson pirate tale told Muppet-style! Joining the gang on the quest for untold riches is a human cast including Billy Connelly, Jennifer Saunders, and Tim Curry on top form as Long John Silver.

Can you learn to dance the Magic Dance before the clock strikes thirteen?

In keeping with the 80s theme, and in what has become Underground Cinema tradition, we’ll be screening Jim Henson’s magical musical adventure Labyrinth once more at Redcliffe Caves. Get ready to dance the magic dance, and follow Sarah deep into the Goblin King’s realm where nothing can be taken at face value…

The pop culture sensation turns 40 - you’d be a maniac to miss it

To get you in the mood for Valentine’s Day, this February’s Spirit Of Cinema screenings are focussed on two dance-orientated romantic 80s classics. Top up on hairspray and pull up your leg-warmers, because we’re starting with a milestone anniversary screening of Flashdance…!

Like Christmas punch, it’s warming and deserves to be enjoyed with others

Featuring Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye and an irresistible score from Irving Berlin – including the eponymous song, of course! - it’s a feel-good festive family adventure that will suitably set the mood as you count down 10 days until Christmas…

One of the few films that’s both a Halloween and Christmas classic

We’re back at Arnos Vale for one more night this December, starting the evening with a screening of the macabre musical masterpiece The Nightmare Before Christmas. Join Jack Skellington and the inhabitants of Halloween Town for this beloved stop-motion misadventure from the mind of Tim Burton.

This Oscar-winning musical sensation gives the old Razzle-Dazzle

Celebrate the 20th anniversary of one of the great stage-to-screen musical adaptations this November. TSlick your hair and wear your buckle shoes (and all that jazz), and step into the Improv Theatre’s subterranean speakeasy for a night to remember…!

“This film is 30 years old!? No way…” “…WAY!”

Our rock and roll comedy double bill at Bristol Museum is rounded off with the cult classic Wayne’s World. This head-banging, 4th-wall-breaking, Mike Myers-helmed misadventure is one of the most quotable films of the 1990s. Join us to rock out for its 30th birthday - just remember, no ‘Stairway’…

“We don’t need no education, we don’t need no thought control…”

Coming to Bristol Museum this November is a rock and roll comedy double bill, kicking off with School Of Rock. One of the most successful music-themed comedies of all time, this feel-good misadventure has spawned a spin-off TV show and a smash hit musical – but it’s Jack Black’s star turn that really makes this special.

One of the few films that’s both a Halloween and a Christmas classic

We’re back at Bristol Museum for Halloween Week 2022, starting the evening with a screening of the macabre musical masterpiece The Nightmare Before Christmas. Join Jack Skellington and the inhabitants of Halloween Town for this beloved stop-motion misadventure from the mind of Tim Burton.

“You’ve seen all kinds of movies, but you’ve never seen anything like this…”

Due to demand we’re adding an extra screening of the cult movie sensation, promising a frightfully entertaining night in the company of Dr. Frank N. Furter and friends. Need we introduce The Rocky Horror Picture Show? Need we encourage dressing accordingly? Need we ask whether you’re shivering with antici – pation?