Banned Swedish IKEA commercial

As you all probably know Sweden has a very specific and traditional way of celebrating Midsummer; a Swedish holiday to celebrate mid summer, the light summer nights with with the midnight sun (visable in the most northern parts of Sweden). Here is IKEA's banned commercial about the Swedish public holiday Midsommar.

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World premiere of film Jävla Pojkar (Damn Boys)

World premiere of feature film Jävla Pojkar (Damn Boys) Friday May 27^th in Gothenburg.

The film is comprised of three interwoven plots. Some of the characters meet and some of them don't, but they all influence and are influenced by each others' lives and actions. The audience witnesses loneliness and confusion, and alienation and segregation between different generations of men and women in contemporary Swedish society.

The film is directed by Shaker K Tahrer with production manager Niklas Albinsson-Collander, starring Ingemar Bergman’s favourite Elin Klinga, as well as Nina Gunke, Marika Lagerkrantz, Stig Engström and Rickard Björk among others.

Public release date not reported yet.

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First pictures from The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

The first pictures are out! Trailer from the forthcoming film The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo has leaked.

The feel bad movie of this Christmas: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is an upcoming English-language thriller film that is the second film based on the Swedish novel of the same name by Stieg Larsson. The first film was the 2009 Swedish-language adaptation. The upcoming film is written by Steven Zaillian and directed by David Fincher. Daniel Craig stars as Mikael Blomkvist, and Rooney Mara stars as Lisbeth Salander. The film is shot on location in Sweden, many scenes filmed in the snowy northern parts of the country.

Fincher's film is scheduled to be released in the United States and Canada on December 21, 2011. European release date not confirmed yet.

LINK: First pictures from The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

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ABBA's last live performance

This clip from 1982 was found in the archives of BBC (British public service broadcasting), and is said to be the last live performance ever by ABBA in front of an audience. The song was never aired for some odd reason, but is now available through You Tube. Watch Agnetha taken by surprise when the host suggests a song, no microphone... Enjoy!

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Lena Endre in major Hollywood production

Beautiful and talented Swedish actress Lena Endre, lover to journalist character Mikael Nyqvist in the Swedish Millennium movies, may be starring in director Paul Thomas Anderson’s forthcoming Hollywood production.

Contract is said to be signed with actors Joaquin Phoenix and Philip Seymour Hoffman, but the leading lady is still missing.

According to Mike Fleming, editor of the site Deadline Hollywood, the 55-year-old Swede is one of the actresses Paul Thomas Anderson is interested in.

Lena was attending the Cannes Film Festival and was asked about the forthcoming project and if she was interested in any work with director Paul Thomas Andersson:- Yes, we ... said Lena Endre and laughed. I actually have no comment to this. No, I have no comments on this.
- The only thing I can say is: Who would not want to work with him? She said smiling happily.

The story of Paul Thomas Anderson's upcoming film is said to be about a man who returns after fighting in World War II and trying to find his place in the post-war United States.

The film still has no title but the recording starts in June.

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Weekly ABBA radio show plays BAO and B&B

Weekly ABBA radio show 'ABBA Mundo' will in this week's show play BAO's new song 'Kära Syster' as well as Björn and Benny's song "The day The Wall came tumbling down". The show airs Saturday at 7 pm. To listen, click here.

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BAO's first single

Benny Andersson Orchestra's first single 'Kära Syster' (Dear Sister) from the forthcoming album is now released. Buy it at iTunes.

LYRICS to 'Kära Syster'
Benny Anderssons Orkester
Helen Sjöholm
Music Benny Andersson
Lyrics Björn Ulvaeus

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