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Scary Eire: Irish Horror Movies
Irish writers, directors and actors have played a major role in the development of the horror film, even if home-grown filmmakers have only recently shown their potential for the genre.
Round 2: The 5 Best Boxing Documentaries
Having counted down the ten best boxing movies, Volta takes a look at five of the best boxing documentaries...
Knockouts: The 10 Best Boxing Movies
Boxing is more than mere sport; it is the essence of drama. In movies, two fighters standing toe to toe has come to represent the ultimate struggle, a sweat-stained metaphor for life stripped down...
Top Of The World: Films About Mountains
Filmmakers have always been drawn to mountains, with crags and peaks and adventure-seeking climbers providing daring characters, dangerous challenges and awe-inspiring locations for dramas and documentaries.
Jacks and Crims: Australian Crime Dramas
To mark the addition of Jonathan auf der Heide’s unsettling historical convict drama Van Dieman’s Land...
A Short History of Fashion in Movies
Hollywood has always been fascinated with the fashion industry. Movie stars now grace many of the magazine covers that used to be reserved for top models and the red carpet at the Oscars has become...
Wedding Bells: Tying The Knot On Screen
Marriage is an institution in cinema. Since the early days of silent movies, movie characters have been walking down the aisle in their droves. After all, a joyous wedding is the stuff of fairytales,...
Electric Dreams: Films About Computers
To mark the arrival of Facebook documentary Catfish to the Volta programme, we take a look at the complicated relationships...
Running Riot: Films About Football Hooligans
Although football itself has its roots in a no-holds-barred traditional game where entire villages of men would pummel each other across the fields to drop something (usually a barrel of beer) in the...
