Tag: Film

  • A Tour of Hobbiton

    A Tour of Hobbiton

    “A wizard is never late, Frodo Baggins. Nor is he early; he arrives precisely when he means to.” — Gandalf Film history is not something I usually delve into, but as a fan of The Lord of the Rings film trilogy it would be remiss not to write about my visit to Hobbiton! Hobbiton was…

  • The Man, the Myth, the Legend: Achilles

    Achilles was offered a choice… His choice was the latter; he was immortalised in Homer’s Illiad and known as one of the greatest warriors in the fascinating world of Greek mythology. So who was Achilles? He was the son of King Peleus of the Myrmidons and Thetis an nereid (otherwise known as a sea nymph).…

  • Alone in Berlin

    Otto and Elise Hampel were an ordinary German couple living in Berlin during the Second World War. History may never have thought to record their names had it not been for their outstanding act of resistance against the Nazi Regime in the early 1940s. After the death of Elise’s brother during the invasion of France…

  • The Truth Behind the Film: Anastasia

    Anastasia is a 1997 20th Century Fox animated film supposedly “based on a true story”. The film follows Anya, an orphan who suffers from amnesia and doesn’t remember she is the lost Russian princess Anastasia Romanov. Teaming up with conman Dimitri and nobleman Vlad she sets of for Paris to discover her past. This is…

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