Henry Cavill has been cast as Superman for the new installment of the superhero saga scheduled for release late 2012.
Did you know Henry Cavill is from Jersey? Which explains why he has such super qualities, like being really good at acting, and the whole being able to fly thing. Those are the two main reasons he got the role.
It's all to do with drinking milk from Jersey cows.
Being cast as Superman means Henry Cavill's career will soar to great heights, and we think he's brill and thoroughly deserving. There will be a lot of school friends, family and neighbours in Jersey waiting with excitement to see Henry in his tights and cape. Exciting times!
Last Wednesday night Branchage took over the beautiful Shoreditch Church for the matrimonial ceremony to end all matrimonial ceremonies.
Musical interlude: vocal group the Barefoot Howlers
The event, 'Branchage Proposes Marriage', celebrated the rituals and traditions of marriage across the world and the ages, with a glorious selection of black&white cinema, live piano scoring, groups of musicians, wandering performers, and rare Balkan wedding vinyl playing.
The String Quartet: Rhosyn
The congregation
A week on, the honeymoon is over, but the blushing bride is still basking in the memory of her Big Day.
Thanks to all the performers, set-builders, artists, technicians and friends who participated in our nuptials.
We are saddened to hear the tragic news that Trish Keenan, lead singer of Birmingham electro-pop group Broadcast, died yesterday morning.
The BBC reports she died of pneumonia as a result of contracting swine flu during the group's pre-christmas tour.
We met Trish and her partner James Cargill in 2008 when they came to Jersey to perform at Branchage as part of a night of artists represented by Warp Records. Warp have released a statement saying 'This is an untimely, tragic loss and we will miss Trish dearly - a unique voice, an extraordinary talent and a beautiful human being. Rest in peace.'
Today, a guest blog post from Assistant Extraordinaire Sam Taylor, pondering how he found his way to the Branchage... (and we're gosh darn glad he did).
Hi there! For me, that is Sam Taylor, Branchage was an event I was clueless about until 2 years ago. What brought on this drastic change you say? Whilst doing an AS in media studies, my teacher asked me if I’d like to represent Branchage for the school, Victoria College, a job which I can honestly say I was abysmal at, was it nerves? Who knows, at the time it was quite a daunting prospect, and juggled with the ‘responsibilities’ of a budding six former probably not the most mature decision to have made. Thankfully, despite that blunder, I have now been helping out wherever I can for two consecutive festivals.
It may not sound much at first to be running odd-jobs here and there, but regardless of said impression I was actually dead chuffed to be part of the events, making sure that tickets were delivered (relatively) on time, and that everyone was in the mood for a good time!
Hopefully I helped out at the festivals, I definitely know I had a blast; and as a result opted to help Xanthe (as best I could) with the opening of her current event in Jersey ‘Whatever Else Remains’, an art exhibition that promises to be equally as incredible for any buyers as it is for the hyper-active 18 year old, thrilled that he’s got the chance to be close to so much art (that’s me, by the way.)
Personally my favourite pieces that are being exhibited are from the street-art spectrum of sales, whereas the Hirst’s and Emin’s are, I find, just dead boring; I mean how clueless do you have to be to think that four differently coloured spots are worth thousands?! Maybe I have no taste...
At the Roundhouse, London, SUNDAY 19th DECEMBER 2010.
Watching Nikolaus Geyrhalter's mesmerising documentary Our Daily Bread is more like gradually tracking through a series of stunning photographs, each one a tableau of modern industrial food production in some form. From soulless production lines to doomed animals it's a slow and meditative journey through this massive, surreal and disturbing industry. Beautiful, eerie, at times witty, often unpleasant, there are some humans dotted throughout the mechanised landscape, but interaction is limited in this nearly wordless hygienic world.
The Studio Theatre at the Roundhouse, Camden, consistently puts on brilliant, one-off, very special Special Events, we like this, and we like the fact that on Sunday 19th December they're putting on Pevin Kinel's inspired live score to the Our Daily Bread. Also what's nice is that it's in association with Branchage and the utterly excellent film and music websiteThe Quietus.
Branchage commissioned this soundtrack for our 2010 festival, and as it was only on once, in Jersey, and in a barn on an organic farm, there are lots of people out there who won't have had the chance to see it. Now is your time.
We're very proud to be associated with this event.
You can read more and buy tickets on the Roundhouse websiteor join the facebook event and share it with your pals.
Branchage is a lively boutique film festival on the island of Jersey, dotted in the waves of the English Channel.
Annually, Branchage hosts an array of diverse and raucously entertaining films, dazzling special events, talks, exhibitions, training and education.
The festival gathers films by some of the worlds most talented directors and hunts out the freshest new talent to bring a selection of now and then, long and short, true and false.
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