This week in History
Every week we go back to re-visit some of the significant happenings that took place in living memory; just about, for some of us. To remind ourselves of how life has changed and how some things stay ...
Tag Archives: Russia
Leviathan is an intense and visceral experience that will not be easily forgotten
Joyce Glasser reviews Leviathan (November 7, 2014) Cert 15, 138 min. It is not surprising that Andrey Zvyagintsev’s latest film, Leviathan was voted Best Film at the London Film Festival. Though winni ...
A tapestry masterpiece in story telling for all to see in August
A selection of Quaker Tapestry embroideries, a modern day stitched masterpiece in story-telling, is returning for the first time to the county where the idea of it was first mooted. Celebrating people ...
Fyodor Bondarchuk takes on the Battle of Stalingrad
Joyce Glasser reviews Stalingrad (February 21, 2014) Cert 15, 131 min. The Battle of Stalingrad, which lasted from August 23, 1942 to February 2, 1943, was not only one of the most horrific in history ...