A long long way: Irish history in popular media BooksHistoryIrelandMusic, Art & CinemaTopics of the World July 19, 2011 2 Working on a project aimed at German tourists for the Irish Tourism Board this May, I realised [...]
“Long Distance love” – a film about love and more EconomyKyrgyzstanMusic, Art & CinemaTopics of the World March 23, 2011 4 The Kyrgyz documentary film “Long Distance love” was filmed by Swedish team Magnus Gerttenom and Ellen Jonsson. [...]
The film “Almaz” as a personification of Kyrgyzstan KyrgyzstanMusic, Art & CinemaTopics of the World March 9, 2011 Elnura Osmonalieva’s “Almaz” is the first full-length documentary filmed in Kyrgyzstan in the past fifteen years. Directed [...]
Slumdog 2.0 Music, Art & CinemaScience & TechnologyTopics of the World January 16, 2009 The film Slumdog Millionaire has been criticized for showing the underbelly of life in Bombay Mumbai. Like [...]
Wonderful Persepolis BooksMusic, Art & CinemaTopics of the World September 20, 2008 2 Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi is a clever book. As well as giving a feel for life in [...]
Russian film revival EconomyMusic, Art & CinemaRussiaTopics of the World July 9, 2008 3 Russia’s economy is booming, helped partly by its $1bn a day in energy exports. This economic success [...]