Iceland Photo-A-Day #97
It’s Museum Night today. Instead of going around taking photos of people in a national costume playing accordions, I ended taking photos of cats. How original.
Reykjavík Winter Lights Festival 9-12 February 2012
Reykjavík Winter Lights Festival (Vetrarhátíð) is starting tomorrow. From Thursday to Sunday, the festival will host many different recreational and cultural happenings, including art exhibitions, film screenings, live music and so much more. The opening ceremony with Mayor Jón Gnarr will take place officially tomorrow evening at the Hallgrímskirkja and the festival will be going … Read the full article →
This Must Be the Place, But Perhaps It Is Not
Cheyenne is a retired rockstar. He lives in a big mansion in the suburban Dublin with his wife. He is bored, depressed and maladjusted. When his father, whom he has not spoken to in thirty years, is on his deathbed, he travels to New York to attend his final moments. Gaining unexpected insights on his … Read the full article →
Iceland Photo-A-Day #96
Spent part of the afternoon at Bíó Paradís to watch Paolo Sorrentino’s This Must Be the Place. It turned out I didn’t enjoy it too much, but nevermind: I won’t go into details, as I had expectations for the film that were kinda disappointed and I don’t feel right now like writing a full review–perhaps … Read the full article →
French Film Festival 2012
Græna Ljósið, in collaboration with Alliance Française and the French and Canadian Embassies in Iceland, presents Frönsk Kvikmyndahátíð (French Film Festival) 2012. This film festival devoted to French films takes place every year between the end of January and early February. The 2012 edition will be hosted at Háskólabíó in Reykjavík from January 27 to … Read the full article →