Posts Tagged by Sweden
Euro 2012: part 2
| June 12, 2012 | Posted by Joe Slater under sport |
After reviewing the prospects of the teams in groups A and B, this commentator will now take a look at the Euro hopes of the international sides in groups C and D. Group C Croatia Despite their win over the Republic of Ireland on Sunday evening, Croatia have certainly taken a step back from the side that denied England a place in the Euros ’08 and went on to finish ahead of eventual finalists, Germany, in their group. Slaven Bilic’s side failed to qualify for the World Cup in South Africa and this will be his last tournament as manager. The obvious name to jump out from the squad is Tottenham’s Luka Modric who plays in the same drifting midfield role as he does for… more
Around the world in 50 films: #1 Sweden – Persona (1966)
| March 20, 2012 | Posted by Simon Brand under around the world in 50 films |
This review marks the first of many to come. I have set myself an aim to watch and review a film from as many countries as possible for the St Andrews Award as well as my own pleasure. The initial target is fifty, but that may increase depending on how I feel. Why I chose this film Tracing my love for foreign, artistic and generally weird films back to one picture leads me to Ingmar Bergman’s Persona. I took this out of the university library on a whim after an online recommendation and was awestruck from the initial montage. It seems a perfect choice for my first review, so here commences my epic journey around the world of film. Bergman has made a great number of influential,… more
