Tag Archives: The Killing
The Chestnut Man by Soren Sveistrup – #review #nordicnoir
I was expecting great things when I heard about this book after all Soren Sveistrup was the writer who came up with The Killing which started this whole passion of mine off and in part lead to the creation of this blog. Given his success in Denmark with film and TV it is not surprising […]
Nordic Film Festival in Glasgow, London and more! #nordicfilm15
The Nordic Film Festival is going on tour in January and coming to our doorsteps in Glasgow (also Bristol and Nottingham). The festival starts in London from tomorrow, December 4th and runs to December 13th. The 4th edition of Nordic Film Festival brings together another diverse mix of features, docs and shorts from the Nordic […]
Borgen Series Three, Episodes 1 A Child of Denmark & 2 The Land is Built on Law
As Sidse mentioned at Nordicana earlier this year Borgen 3 has a different feel to it. After tonight’s two introductory episodes I would say it felt less political and more personal, but I wouldn’t be surprised if that changes over the course of the series. Initially it felt a bit empty but Katrine’s haphazard torn […]
DVD Review: The Protectors – Season Two
Originally posted on Euro But Not Trash:
With two BAFTA awards under its belt and a nomination for The Bridge, Arrow Films has resisted the temptation to rest on its laurels and instead is captialising on the success it has had introducing UK audiences to contemporary based slices of Danish and Swedish drama by preparing…
Wonderful Wonderful TV Tourism
A member of the group recently visited Copenhagen and a slice of TV tourism was experienced when an organised walking tour themed around The Killing was taken. A little brochure accompanied the tour. If you click on the photos you will be able to see larger versions.
Fifty shades of Fan Fiction
Have you ever wondered what Lund or Wallander would have done if you had written the story? Apparently people out there are putting their ideas down in writing and publishing their stories on sites such as fanfiction.net and Wattpadcom. I had never heard about such websites until this week and a quick search showed me […]
Killing Beauty
‘But if you could just see the beauty, These things I could never describe’ Isolation by Joy Division When I watched The Killing I could not believe what a visual treat it was. The beauty of the photography, the lighting and the styling of the show blew me away. Following each episode I would find […]
The Nordic Noir Project and the Borgen Suppers
There’s something very convivial about discovering common ground; more so when the common ground relates to pleasure. A group of colleagues chanced upon their mutual ‘fandom’ for the 9pm Saturday evening BBC4 offering of Montalbano and Nordic Noir as they exchanged e-mails on a project and crossed paths in the neutral territory of the departmental […]
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