The Other Pompeii: Life & Death in Herculaneum – 2013

The subject of this documentary is a straightforward one: presenter Andrew Wallace-Hadrill introduces us to the treasures of Herculaneum, the city close to Pompeii that suffered a similar fate as a result of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, but which was covered under a far thicker layer of lava and other materials. Director : PaulContinue reading “The Other Pompeii: Life & Death in Herculaneum – 2013”

Fox Wars – 2013

Love them or hate them, there are 33,000 urban foxes roaming Britain’s suburbia. For the residents of the Copse in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire – as for so many other suburbanites – the urban fox provides evenings of enchantment. A cul-de-sac of neighbours compete to offer the tastiest snacks for their bushy-tailed visitors, with one couple evenContinue reading “Fox Wars – 2013”

My Conversations on Film – 2013

This distinctly personal journey into the artistic possibilities of independent film is not to be missed. Jonas Mekas, Jean-Pierre Gorin, Robert Kramer and many other visionaries and mavericks of the silver screen – as well as a book seller, a critic and a psychoanalyst – discuss what cinema has meant to them, what it isContinue reading “My Conversations on Film – 2013”

The Optimists – 2013

A documentary about an unusual volleyball team in Hamar, Norway, with ladies aged from 66 to 98. Now they are up for their first match, after 30 years of training. Director : Gunhild Magnor Cast : Eldbjørg Grøttum|Gerd Bergersen|Goro Wergeland|Ulla Olssøn Genre : Documentary Release Date : 8/22/2013 Country : Sweden

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