A friendly reminder that THE DAMNED is still available to buy and rent on Apple and Amazon among other online retailers. Also - and not that it matters in the great scheme of things - but our RT score has gone up to 91% Fresh! #thedamnedfilm #irishfilm #iceland

Some excellent weekend Icelandic film purchases! Thanks to Fopp Covent Garden. #theoath #heartstone #eiðurinn #hjartasteinn #iceland

🚨🚨New Episode Alert 🚨🚨 Rob and Ellie travel across continents and decades for Baltasar Kormákur’s ‘Touch’, or ‘Snerting’ from 2024. A gorgeous and gentle long-lost love story, set in modern Iceland and Japan and 1960s London. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/k... #iceland #worldcinema #japan #film

S03E06 - Heartstone (2016) Hjartasteinn Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson's debut is a beautiful coming-of-age drama set in the remote fishing village of Seyðisfjörður. Þór and Kristján negotiate their teenage emotions and sexual urges… open.spotify.com/episode/3fpr... #iceland #filmsky #ísland

S03E05 - Metalhead (2013) Málmhaus Ragnar Bragason's film stars Thora Bjorg Helga as Hera, a young lady who witnesses her brother's death and finds solace in the music of the bands he loved - Judas Priest, Megadeth, Teaze etc. open.spotify.com/episode/6S4L... #iceland #filmsky #ísland #metal

S03E04— Of Horses and Men (2008) Hross í oss Director Benedikt Erlingsson's feature debut is a series of darkly comic beautifully shot interconnected vignettes that demonstrate just how integral horses are to rural Icelandic life. open.spotify.com/episode/6xuT... #iceland #filmsky #horses #ísland

S03E03 - Reykjavík-Rotterdam (2008) A more 'Hollywood'-like effort from Iceland, Óskar Jónasson’s movie re-teams Baltasar Kormákur, Ingvar Sigurðsson and Arnaldur Indriðason for a sort-of heist thriller about a former criminal doing ONE LAST JOB! open.spotify.com/episode/13wc... #iceland #filmsky

S03E02 - The Hero’s Journey to the Third Pole 2020 (Þriðji póllinn) Documentary about the efforts of Anna Tara Edwards and Icelandic musician Högni to put on a concert to raise awareness of mental illness in Nepal. @andrimagnason.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/0WPY... #iceland #filmsky

This is the Ada doll I put together…

S03E01 - LAMB 2021 (Dýrið) A Cannes award-winning supernatural folk-tale co-written by Sjón with director Valdimar Jóhannsson, and starring Noomi Rapace. This is an atmospheric slow burn horror with WTF moments to stun and scare. open.spotify.com/episode/4UA5... #iceland #filmsky #lamb #movie

S02E06 - And Breathe Normally (Andið eðlilega) 2018 On the Reykjanes Peninsula two women of different backgrounds learn how to help each other. Ísold Uggadóttir's debut is a beautifully stark look at immigration and the struggle for normalality open.spotify.com/episode/16pO... #iceland #filmsky

S02E05 - A White, White Day (Hvítur, hvítur dagur) 2019 Hlynur Pálmason’s astonishing drama set in the south-east of Iceland follows Ingvar Sigurðsson’s police officer working through his grief while supporting his family. open.spotify.com/episode/0OBS... #iceland #filmsky #worldcinema

S02BONUS - Reykjavík Whale Watching Massacre Iceland’s very own ‘hicksploitation’ slasher starring Leatherface himself Gunnar Hansen. Episode feat. Evolution of Horror’s @mikemuncer.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/7uHE... #iceland #filmsky #horror #worldcinema #horrormovie

366 Days of Film. Day 81 - Lamb. A couple living in rural Iceland, struggling to have a child, adopt a lamb. Best to approach this film cold as the fable slowly, quietly, reveals its mysteries to great effect. I wasn't a fan of that ending, though, a bit of a... Grimm wrap up.

S02BONUS - LAMB & Cop Secret (Leynilögga) 2021 A non-spoiler discussion of two Icelandic movies that played at the 2021 BFI London Film Festival! A very Icelandic folk horror and a very Icelandic ‘Hollywood’ buddy action movie! open.spotify.com/episode/0bwD... #iceland #filmsky #lamb #copsecret

The guys on ‘Kvikmyndapod: An Icelandic Cinema Podcast’ did a deep dive into #TheDamnedMovie that’s very interesting. Heavy spoilers from about halfway through, so be warned!

New horror film The Damned tells the story of an Icelandic fishing outpost in the deep of winter during the 19th century, and the other worldly horrors that await them when a ship sinks off the coast. trans--scribe.blogspot.com/2025/01/the-...

Set and shot in Iceland, the period horror film THE DAMNED features the kind of quiet atmospheric chills that really get to me. Here's my review: jacobin.com/2025/01/the-...

"Desperation makes you do strange things" - Thordur Palsson on The Damned www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/feature/2025... #filmsky 🎬

🚨New Episode Alert 🚨 Rob and Ellie return to the Westfjords, this time for Thordur Palsson’s chilling and atmospheric 19th century-set psychological horror The Damned! Starring Odessa Young, Joe Cole, Rory McCann and Siobhan Finneran open.spotify.com/episode/2poO... #horror #iceland #worldcinema

Something’s coming…

Watching Black Sands 2 on U&Alibi in the UK, and the appearance of the ever-brilliant Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir has certainly livened/shaken things up!

5 uppáhalds, 5 tögg Veður: kannski 15° hiti, bjart og þurrt Fugl: Hrafn, auðvelt! 🖤 Kaka: Hjónabandssæla Hátíð: Jól, fyrir #LOTR dagur! Kvikmynd: 🇮🇸=Berdreymi, 🇬🇧=JP1 🦕🦖 Tagga: @graskeggur.bsky.social @olafurdarri.bsky.social @leahwho.bsky.social @beggijons.bsky.social @kvikmyndapod.bsky.social

Here is my BBC Christmas Special - Dreaming of a Dark Christmas. About the creatures that used to roam in the dark months here in Iceland.

🚨New Episode Alert 🚨 Rob and Ellie head to the Westfjords to meet a whole host of villagers with stories to tell in Elfar Aðalsteins’ film adaptation of Jón Kalman Stefánsson’s popular novel ‘Summerlight...And Then Comes The Night’. With ALL the Icelandic actors! open.spotify.com/episode/6xNI...

Always lifts a walk to have a new episode from @kvikmyndapod.bsky.social to join me! Sad no mention of the poignant father-son moment in #SummerLightAndThenComesTheNight tho: Son: How do you say I love you in Latin? Astronomer: How do you say it in Icelandic? 🥹 open.spotify.com/episode/6xNI...

S02E04 - Grandma Lo-Fi (Amma lo-fi) 2011 A delightful documentary about 70-year old music-making maestro Sigríður Nielsdóttir! With quirky animation and great interviews and music from popular Icelandic musicians including Hildur Guðnadóttir. open.spotify.com/episode/0rPA... #iceland #filmsky

NOI THE ALBINO has to be one of the most beautiful but unexpectedly depressing films I've seen in a long time.#DagurKari #Island #OhItsABook

Hi do you know how i could watch Echo again? In UK. Thanks

S02E03- Noi The Albino (Nói albínói) 2003 Set in a cold and bleak Westfjords, this dark quirky comedy stars Tómas Lemarquis as a teenager bored with school and life in an isolated town. Written, directed and with a great soundtrack by Dagur Kári open.spotify.com/episode/0AM7... #iceland #filmsky

S02E02- I Remember You (Ég man þig) 2017 Yrsa Sigurðardottir’s Scandi noir ghost story novel is adapted by Óskar Thór Axelsson into an excellent film starring Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson as a father looking for answers to his son’s disappearance open.spotify.com/episode/5iiM... #iceland #filmsky

Not a binge watch, but my favourite film I've watched this year (even though it came out 2018). An Icelandic film ( subtitles are not for everyone ) " Woman at War". Includes antidote for everyone who hates backing music in films and documentaries! www.imdb.com/title/tt7279...

S02E01- Woman At War (Kona fer í stríð) 2018 Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir stars in this magical realist eco-comedy-drama directed by Benedikt Erlingsson. Halla, a middle-aged choir teacher takes action against the heavy industry of Iceland… open.spotify.com/episode/4DlZ... #iceland #filmsky

Absolutely superb film. Goes completely sideways, in the last 15 minutes. Loved it.

Episode 5 - Under The Tree (Undir trénu) 2017 In the Reykjavík suburbs, tension mounts between two neighbouring families as a garden tree prevents some sunbathing. A deliciously dark comedy from director Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurðsson open.spotify.com/episode/150p... #iceland #filmsky

Episode 5 - Echo (Bergmál) 2019 One to add to the Christmas film watchlist! A kaleidoscope of vignettes charting Christmas and New Year in Reykjavík, Rúnar Rúnarsson blurs fiction and reality in this beautiful portrait of the city. open.spotify.com/episode/7jGT... #iceland #filmsky #ljósbrot

Episode 4 - Jar City (Mýrin) 2006 The first great modern Icelandic noir film, based on Arnaldur Indriðason’s fascinating novel. Starring legend Ingvar Sigurðsson as Detective Erlendur. Director: Baltasar Kormákur open.spotify.com/episode/5YR0... #iceland #crime #noir #worldcinema #filmsky

Episode 3 - Let Me Fall (Lof mér áð falla) 2018 The youth drug taking epidemic in contemporary Iceland is explored in this stunning but hard-hitting drama about young love and bad decisions. Director: Baldvin Z Starring: Elín Hall open.spotify.com/episode/6t92... #iceland #worldcinema #filmsky

Fab article about old-time Yule traditions in #Iceland from Stuck in Iceland (sign up to his newsletter for loads of great discounts for your trip!) Don't forget to put your shoe out on the windowsill tonight for Stekkjastaur to give you a gift or rotten spud! www.stuckiniceland.com/old-time-ice...

TONIGHT! Join @adamzed.bsky.social and I for our annual Christmas live stream to discuss two classic BBC Ghost Stories...this year it's The Signalman and A View From A Hill...

Episode 2 - 101 Reykjavík, 2000 In Baltasar Kormákur’s hedonistic directorial debut, 30 year old Hlynur still lives with his mum in the city, but things change radically when Spanish flamenco teacher Lola arrives. open.spotify.com/episode/6pvA... #iceland #worldcinema #filmsky m

During my trip to the Westfjords of #Iceland in Dec '20 I visited Flateyri, where I discovered this beautiful artwork. When I returned to the same town 7 months later, I was lucky enough to meet the artist, who was painting lots more stunning murals (part of her Flatbird Project) www.jeanlarson.com

Starting from the beginning: Episode 1 - Rams (Hrútar) 2015 Long-estranged farming brothers Kiddi and Gummi come together to save their sheep from disease and the authorities in this dark comedy from Grímur Hákonarson open.spotify.com/episode/36FW... #iceland #worldcinema #filmsky

Kvikmyndapod are here - wúhú! 🥳 A fave podcast - in fact, the one that got me into listening to podcasts at all! I've met up with Rob a couple of times now and it's so lovely to chat with someone who's just as much of an Icelandhead as me! He and Ellie do FAB reviews of #Icelandic #film - follow! 🍿

Halló everyone. We made it to Bluesky! KVIKMYNDAPOD is a podcast dedicated to discussing and promoting 21st century Icelandic films and filmmakers. We are deep into our exploration now (series 7) so please come and join us on our journey…