The Ill Repute

John Frankenheimer’s daring psychological thriller-cum-allegory follows a middle-aged man faking his death to be reborn as a bohemian Californian painter. Grainy black-and-white cinematography, expressionistic camera work, and Rock Hudson’s anxious, haunted performance create a surreal, countercultural nightmare. Seconds at The Ill Repute.

Free entry! Descend into Bad Boy Bubby: Rolf de Heer’s delirious, taboo-scorching odyssey of a manchild loosed on the world after 35 years in one room. Thirty-two cinematographers chart his dizzying baptism in cruelty, kindness, and noise. Be Kind Rewind Bristol is a film club dedicated to screening cult classics, hidden gems, and cinematic oddities.

Renegade mariachi rockabilly veterans who’ve been slapping the Edmonton scene silly for 25 years with brass licks, double bass stomp, and country twang. Raygun Cowboys are locked and loaded and ready to blow away all fans of: The Stray Cats, The Hillbilly Moon Explosion, Hola Ghost, Tiger Army, Rocket from The Crypt. Canadian Rocka-Psycha-Rolla-Billies!

Free entry! Original rudeboy sounds from the diggers behind the Bristol Northern Soul renaissance. Expect silky smooth Caribbean soul, strictly 60s ska and rousing rocksteady hosted by St. Pauls via Misty In Roots legend Simbarashe Tongogara. No pretenders here - these cats like to dance! Ska, Rocksteady, Ska, island Soul and Lovers

Free entry! The original cult B-movie trainwreck - Plan 9 is so full of schlocky FX and strange scripting decisions it’s laugh-out-loud hilarious. Bela Lugosi leads a cast of existentially confused Martian vampires in this flawed/flawless sci-fi horror comedy, later immortalised in Tim Burton’s Ed Wood biopic. Be Kind Rewind Bristol is a film club dedicated to screening cult classics, hidden gems, and cinematic oddities.