http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/ Welcome to Been there. Your tips on the places you know - that you love, live in or have just visited - are what make this guide. http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/34550 “It’s better to be the last than the first”, he says, referring to the new and unknown challenges of digital film preservation; “and in Belgium, we’re at the avant garde of problems!” Of the 70,000 individual titles, some are holding up well, but some are in dire need of conservation, and staff can only restore about 100 of those a year. Amongst these titles can be found most, if not all, of Belgian film history and elements of US and international film history that are unique, spanning the period from 1896 to the present.
It falls to Nicola to ensure that the vast collection is accessible to the public, and in Cinematek’s bewildering offering contemporary, experimental and classics are all catered for. This Summer you can catch popular French cinema from the 1960s, lesser known Danish cinema and a scattering of films starring Jean-Paul Belmondo. Silent films have featured ever since Cinematek was founded in 1938; and these are always accompanied by a live pianist. There are also plans to screen films to orchestral accompaniment. Be warned that films are always shown in the original language with subtitles in French and Dutch! In between all of these screenings, researchers and enthusiasts can visit the reference library to seek out some obscure title, book or poster – consult the online
catalogue or email the staff in advance so they can check they have it and can extract it for you.
As for me, watching puzzling films in the Cinematek will be all the more appealing now I know about the mysterious strip-lit bunker, where miles upon miles of films are coiled up waiting in drums. 140,000 of them is something like the correct figure, including feature films each around 3000 metres long. “It’s a resource management problem”, sighs Nicola. Films are unstable and need to be stored somewhere cold and dry; “which is not easy, because cold is usually not dry.”]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/34550 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/34299 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/34299 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/32587 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/32587 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/32457 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/32457 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/32213 Malaysia, „disguising, wrapping and winding the Oriental essence, applying codes and masks as the sign of the festival this year”.
Arsenals is an event that takes over Riga in autumn since 1986 showing the most vivid
international cinema events and the latest and most interesting Baltic films. Several cinema-related events and works of art are also coming out to the streets and screenings of classical silent films accompanied by live music performed by professional musicians is a great tradition of this festival.

Since 1998 Baltic Film Competition is a special section of Arsenals and screens
films produced in the Baltic region in the last two years. Tihs is the film festival
which demonstrates and rewards the latest and best Baltic feature films, short films,
documentaries and animated films.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/32213 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/32140 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/32140 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/31906 The fish is fresh and comes from sustainable sources & British seas. The supplier is F.C Sopers fishmongers in Nunhead (www.fcsoper.com), a local institution since 1898.
The meat is free-range and organic. The chicken, pork & lamb comes from a small farm, Gillwing, in Sussex (www.gillwing.co.uk/farm) and is delivered by Andrew, the farmer, who makes the sausages all by hand.
The opening times seem to vary, the staff are exceptionally friendly and continued to pour the beverages long after midnight on a Thursday, as everyone was still having a good time and reluctant to leave!]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/31906 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/31759 Highly recommend.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/31759 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/31442 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/31442 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/30977 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/30977 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/28575 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/28575 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/27582 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/27582 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/26144 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/26144 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/26139 The cinema offers a unique, luxurious experience and if you close your eyes you could almost be in Paris in the 1920's. There is one screen with around 24 seats, all of which are extremely comfortable and spacious. They all come with a table where you can place your drinks upon, be it a cup of tea, coffee or hot chocolate (served in a mug) or a glass of wine or beer.
The cinema offers cheap deals which include a hot meal, drink and film. Well worth it! I would recommend this to anyone who happens to be in Akaroa. A truly enjoyable experience!]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/26139 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/26122 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/26122 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/26121 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/26121 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/26104 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/26104 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/26098 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/26098 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/26093 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/26093 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/26092 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/26092