Population: 250,000 (approx.) Five Fascinating Facts 1. Mary Queen of Scots spent much of her youth living in Stirling Castle 2. Stirling Castle has played host to concerts by musical legends REM and Bob Dylan 3. Inchconnachan, an island in Loch Lomond, is home to a herd of wild wallabies, which were brought to Scotland in 1940 4. The historic Carron Ironworks, near Falkirk, was the birthplace of the ‘Carronade’, the cannon which allowed the British Navy to ‘rule the waves’ 5. Read More...
Full Name: Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini
Profession: Pope
Biography: Paul VI was the Pope from 1963 until 1978. In his role he was a strident reformer, touching every aspect of Church life during his papacy. He closed the Second Vatican Council, and implemented a number of its reforms. His rejection of birth control, as outlined his writings in Humanae vitae, were contested during his lifetime.
He was also known as a follower of Marianology (the study of Mary, Mother of Jesus) and named her as Mother of the Church. Read More...
There's plenty for both the eyes and intellect to groove over in "Secret Things," a taut, juicy, low-key feast of sexual and office politics filtered through helmer Jean-Claude Brisseau's customary blend of expedient formality and all-stops-out baroque behavior. Savvy distribs should be able to attract niche auds with this suspenseful arthouse fare.
There’s plenty for both the eyes and intellect to groove over in “Secret Things,” a taut, juicy, low-key feast of sexual and office politics filtered through helmer Jean-Claude Brisseau’s customary blend of expedient formality and all-stops-out baroque behavior. Read More...
