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Have a some time to spare? Take a few minutes to enjoy our selection of articles that delve into the world of cinema and bring you entertaining and insightful discussion of films, filmmakers and festivals from all over the world.Featured article
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Gianni Di Gregorio's excellent film Mid August Lunch is now available on Volta and since...
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Three very different films have just arrived on Volta today. An Irish documentary that gives insight into the life of a local legend, a WW2 thriller about the contribution of the fairer sex to D-Day...
The Top 10 Eccentrics Documentaries
The truth is stranger than fiction. Far, far stranger. Documentary makers have always been drawn to unique personalities; people who stand out from the crowd hold a fascination for all of us and make...
An inspired and inspiring documentary from the inimitable Werner Herzog, a terrifying trip into the woods with some Spanish teenagers and an epic political family drama set in South America with an...
Danger Man: A Profile of Werner Herzog
How did German writer, producer and director Werner Herzog gain his reputation as a maverick? Perhaps it was when he threatened...
The relationship between father and son has been the basis of storytelling for as long as stories have been told. From myth and folklore to Shakespeare and the movies, a character’s relationship with...
Since we've been on a roll lately with music documentaries, we're delighted to bring you the brand new film Talihina Sky: the Story of Kings of Leon. From the heart of middle America, these brothers...
A good rock documentary strikes a balance between the music and the people that make it, and front-of-house concert footage and revealing backstage access, while telling us something about the time...
A Short History of German Cinema
From masterpieces of silent cinema to the post-war Golden Age and the New Cinema of the 1970s, German cinema has been one of the most innovative and vibrant in the world.
Man With A Movie Camera: A Profile of Nick Broomfield
He’s made films in some of the most inhospitable places in the world; brothels and prisons, war-zones and inner-city slums, always with an eye for characters, social structures and glaring injustices....
