Dancer in the Dark

This is a review of Dancer in the Dark (2000)

Black Swan

This is a review of Black Swan (2010)

Sleepy Hollow

This is a review of Sleepy Hollow (1999)

Lost in Translation

This is a review of Lost in Translation (2003)

Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai

This is a review of Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)

Bandits

This is a review of Bandits (2001)

Black Swan

This is a review of Black Swan (2010)

Seeing Beyond the End of the World in Strange Days and Until the End of the World

Herein we offer a critique of contemporary filmic visions of apocalypse. The problem with many Hollywood-style apocalyptic films is that they expect the end of the world to be a spectacular end of the whole world. Against this, by reviewing two contemporary films (Strange Days and Until the End of the World) we suggest that apocalypse may take on a greater significance if we understand that there are many worlds, and that rather than expecting the end of the world, we should be more vigilant in our examinations of the endings of a world. With this in mind, apocalyptic predictions given by Jesus in the gospels are reread and we note how these prophecies have already been fulfilled

R&D ERL: HTS Solenoid

An innovative feature of the ERL project is the use of a solenoid made with High Temperature Superconductor (HTS) with the Superconducting RF cavity. The HTS solenoid design offers many advantages because of several unique design features. Typically the solenoid is placed outside the cryostat which means that the beam gets significantly defused before a focusing element starts. In the current design, the solenoid is placed inside the cryostat which provides an early focusing structure and thus a significant reduction in the emittance of the electron beam. In addition, taking full advantage of the high critical temperature of HTS, the solenoid has been designed to reach the required field at {approx}77 K, which can be obtained with liquid nitrogen. This significantly reduces the cost of testing and allows a variety of critical pre-tests which would have been prohibitively expensive at 4 K in liquid helium because of the additional requirements of cryostat and associated facilities