December 2008
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Waltz with Bashir
I was excited after hearing about this film and after watching it in the cinema a month ago was not disappointed…
Its a docu-animation (the first of its kind as far as I’m aware of) about the involvement of young Israeli soldiers in two massacres of Palestinians during the 1982 war with Lebanon. Stories of the war are told by the ex-soldiers and their memories are painted vividly...
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Icelandic Lullabies
I haven’t found any other music quite as soothing, uplifting, or beautiful as Sigur Ros. I went to see them not far from where I live in north London. They were incredible live, completely mesmerising…
Sigur Ros are most well known for hoppípolla, which was used on the intro to the BBC Planet Earth series and many other adverts on TV. Its taken from their 5th album, Takk which is...