Art and Culture

A Short Film: Fragments of Iceland

Art and Culture 1 August 2012

Fragments of Iceland is a short film by french film-makers Lea Amiel and Nicolas Libersalle who capture beautiful moments through the lens. Enjoy!

Video: Metamorphosis (Titian 2012)

Art and Culture 11 July 2012

Ovid’s classical poem Metamorphosis is the feature of a new short film featuring Anna Friel and Ed Speleers to publicise the Titian exhibition at the National Gallery. It is stunning, watch it now!

On Tour: Bronnt Industries Kapital ‘Turksib’

Film 11 July 2012

Viktor Turin’s ‘Turksib’ (1928) is one of the most breathtaking documentaries ever shot, here it is embellished with a stunning live score from Bronnt Industries Kapital. On tour soon!

New Hauschka Video: Radar

Film 3 July 2012

German pianist / composer Hauschka has released a new Jeff Desom directed video for the ‘Radar‘ which features dancer Patrick Williams a.k.a. TwoFace who takes on the role of human marionette.

Martin Creed: Words & Music @ Southbank Centre Tonight

Art and Culture 21 June 2012

As part of The Hayward Gallery’s Wide Open School Martin Creed will host an evening in which he plans to be ‘doing some talking, playing songs, bringing some new dance numbers to the floor, and entertaining questions from the audience’.

Film Documentary: The Moon and the Sledgehammer

Film 12 May 2012

The Moon and the Sledgehammer is a 1971 documentary film that tells the story of the Pages, a family living in a ramshackle house situated in six acres of woodland, completely cut-off from the outside world just 20 miles South of London.

John Coffer – A Handmade Home in the Woods

Art and Culture 11 March 2012

This short film titled ‘Coffer’ offers a portrait of tintype photographer John Coffer and his home in the woods.

A Hawk and A Hacksaw rescore Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors

Film 24 February 2012

New Mexico’s widescreen roving folk duo A Hawk and A Hacksaw present a brand new rescore of Soviet director Sergio Paradjanov’s classic film Shadows Of Forgotten Ancestors.

Short Film: This is My Home

Art and Culture 23 February 2012

This is My Home is a heartwarming short film from Departure Arrival Films about a man and his home. Needless to say it is no ordinary tale.

Anyone Can Play Guitar – UK Tour

Film 8 November 2011

The little known story of Oxford’s small music scene which has for over thirty years had been producing bands of huge quality and integrity.

Coen Brothers movie on Greenwich Village Folk Scene

Film 5 November 2011

The Coen Brothers get folkie. Their latest film ‘Inside Llewyn Davies’ is based around the Greenwich Village folk scene of the 60′s.

Tonight @ Leeds Film Festival: Architects of Harmonic Rooms

Art and Culture 4 November 2011

Tonight our good friends Architects of Harmonic Rooms & Records-Moving Image will be presenting a selection of video documentaries from their archives at Leeds Film Festival