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We’ve just finished an interview with Audrey and Aaron, who made the awesome documentary Until The Light Takes Us about the black metal scene in Norway. The documentary itself is amazing and well worth a watch, (for the record Audrey and Arron spent 2 years living in Norway to integrate themselves into the scene in order to produce a very real documentary)
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Beyond the Pole
My love of Alexander Skarsgard (Generation Kill, True Blood) is initially what attracted me to this film, but after reading the blurb on the ICA(Institute of Contemporary Arts) website, I sadly realized he’s only a minor character. However, by this point the film had caught my attention, and I did something I rarely do…bought tickets in advance for a screening. Read the rest of this entry »
Until The Light Takes US
This should have been posted weeks ago but we are a lazy bunch. Until The Light Takes Us is a new documentary which tells the story of black metal; part music scene and part cultural uprising. We got sent the DVD last week and all watched it together, you really have to watch it to believe what went on and why it went on. Black metal rose to worldwide notoriety in the mid-nineties when a rash of suicides, murders and church burnings accompanied the explosive artistic growth and output of a music scene that would forever redefine what heavy metal is and what it stands for. UTLTU examines the complex and largely misunderstood principles and beliefs that led to this rebellion against Christianity and modern culture.
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Swansea Love Story
Last week VBS sent over this quite saddening documentary about the rise in heroin use in Swansea. Filmed over 6 months, it follows the lives of a mix of young heroin users who are constantly on and off the drug. Directed by Leo Leigh and Andy Capper, Swansea Love Story is the newest installment of the Rule Britannia series. This is really worth watching and will be aired in Feb on their website. Full review to come from us. Read the rest of this entry »