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About Iceland
Iceland is a refreshingly unconventional travel destination. The Icelandic nature is unspoilt, exotic and mystical with its spouting geysers, active volcanoes, tumbling waterfalls, towering mountains, vast lava plains and magical lakes. Iceland’s fjords, glaciers and highland plains present visitors with some of the most beautiful and enchanting places they will ever see, as well as a rare feeling of utter tranquillity.

For travelers on a quest for action, Iceland’s pristine nature offers great potential for outdoor activities such as snowmobiling, horse riding, cave exploring, hiking, swimming, skiing, river rafting, kayaking and mountain safaris on modified four-wheel drives, to name but a few. Iceland supports a surprisingly diverse Nordic flora and fauna and is an ideal place for ornithology enthusiasts, while also offering some of the world’s best whale watching destinations.

About Reykjavik
Reykjavík sometimes feels like a cosmopolitan capital and a tiny seaside village - all wrapped up in one. But Reykjavík has the best of both worlds; the qualities of a modern, forward-looking society complemented by a close connection to Iceland‚s beautiful and unspoilt nature.

Reykjavík’s legendary nightlife is bolstered by plentiful cultural and social happenings in addition to an abundance of first-class restaurants. The size of Reykjavik city centre is also limited enough to allow for easy navigation by foot. Reykjavík has been described as a young and daring city that is characterized by strong contrasts. Conveniently small, clean and safe, it is more or less free from the major problems that haunt many other capitals. Big city events are frequent, the winter lights festival finished recently with thousands of participants and more tourist at this time of the year than we are used to.

in Focus

24.7.2007

Sigur Rós Song to Introduce New Kidman-Craig Movie

Sigur Rós Song to Introduce New Kidman-Craig Movie A song by the Icelandic band Sigur Rós from the album ( ) (2002) will be used for the two-minute trailer of The Invasion starring Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig, to be released in the US next month.

According to Fréttabladid, Sigur Rós will receive ISK 25 million (USD 419,000, EUR 303,000) for permitting the use of the song, which will not be played in the actual movie.

“They’ll pay us something; it’s always like that,” said band member Georg Hólm. “It depends on the country and the producer. If it’s a small movie from New Zealand we won’t get much, but if it’s a big Hollywood movie we’ll get paid accordingly.”

Hólm said the band is more open for selling their songs for trailers than for full-length movies. “If the song would be in a movie, we’d have to see the scene and read the script. If it’s a trailer it’s not as important, but still important. Every band member has to agree and we need to know who the director is.”

The Invasion is a remake of the science fiction thriller The Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) and features a strange outbreak which changes people’s behavior. It is directed by the German director Oliver Hirchbiegel.

Sigur Rós has earlier permitted the use of their songs for the trailer of Children of Men (2006) and in the movies Vanilla Sky (2001) and The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004), and many of the band’s songs have been played in the US suspense series CSI.

Sigur Rós is currently working on a new album. “We haven’t started recording to any extent yet. We are just wondering about things and taking our time writing,” said Hólm.

Source: Iceland Review (www.icelandreview.com).

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