bits and pieces from the northern island.
Pu I wonder why sense of measure is so uncommon among filmmakers. Sometimes I cannot help feeling classic Hollywood, despite its being hopelessly commercial in the intentions, had more sense of measure in its less accomplished works than many specimens of authorial film-making at their best. Sense of measure means having the guts, when necessary, to … Read the full article →
Amiina played yesterday at Eymundsson bookstore for admirers, friends and casual bystanders. I got to the bookstore just in time for the show to start, after a walk in the wind that almost defeated me. Eymundsson by that time was crowded enough to force me to find a spot next to the trash bin, near … Read the full article →
This year’s been filled with more musical disappointment than I could take. Many of the major releases I was looking forward to with perhaps exaggerated anticipation resulted in being unbearable earsore or, in the best cases, bland and forgettable works. What’s with all this synthetic crap anyway? Some musicians think that since anybody else is … Read the full article →
We had occasion to talk about Bíódagar earlier this year. Græna Ljósið presents us now with a selection of seven documentaries released during the year 2010 and they will be screened from the 12th of November at the Bíó Paradís. These are the featured documentaries: Feathered Cocaine – Ö. M. Arnarson, T. S. Hardarson (Iceland … Read the full article →
I won’t hide it: this matter has been bothering me for months. Every time I am in the proximity of a Bónus supermarket or I see somebody carrying the infamous flashy yellow bags, I experience a stabbing feeling in my eye. At first I couldn’t exactly point out why. Yellow definitely isn’t my color of … Read the full article →
Have you ever felt anxious, irritable and depressed as the cold season approaches? Do you feel plainly miserable and you feel you have trouble dealing with any of your usual activities? Wouldn’t you prefer to stay in bed and sleep all day? According to results of scientific studies, most people experience changes in mood, dislike … Read the full article →
Despite the hot news regarding a possible eruption at Grímsvötn that have been circulating since the beginning of the week, triggered by detection of abnormal seismic activity in the area, here in Iceland we are already preparing for the cold. In fact, the first snow has been falling during the last days, and it definitely … Read the full article →
If you take a stroll along the Ægisida, where locals all year round and tourists in the summer season like to walk, you’ll at some point come across a tangled shape of bronze rising from a pile of boulders. At first perhaps you won’t even pay much attention to it, with the complicity of the … Read the full article →