Joe Turkel, the actor who brought to life the menacing waiter of the Overlook Hotel in “The Shining”, He died at the age of 94. His family informed the media that Turkel died peacefully with his children on June 27 at St. John’s Hospital in the UK. Turkel was born on July 15, 1927 in […]
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‘Only murders in the building’: exceptional clue for a season 2 like the first, or better
Creating a timeless series, in full and uncontrolled streaming boom, seemed impossible. But John Hoffman and Steve Martin, with the first season of “Only Murders in the Building”, showed that the magic of the small screen has not yet been fully diluted. Those first 10 episodes, children of the classic mystery and modern madness that […]
From “The Minions” to “Gru, my favorite villain”: the complete saga of our favorite villain, from worst to best
It was the year 2010 when the animated cinema welcomed with open arms a group of characters who, in a way as unexpected as energetic, began to become a phenomenon since its arrival in the genre. On the one hand, Gru, an old-school villain with his own evil plan corresponding to which three orphaned girls […]
“Bergman’s Island”: marital and cinematic conversations
Three years after recounting the trauma of a reporter and the sexual awakening of a teenager in ‘Maya’, French director Mia Hansen-Løve is back with a proposal that seems light but hides a real game of mirrors in which she reflects on the loves reciprocated at the wrong timecreative crises, marital relationships, mythomania about famous […]
‘Avatar: The Sense of Water’: Sigourney Weaver plays Jake and Neytiri’s teenage daughter in sequel
The wait for the sequel to ‘Avatar’ has been long, very long, but James Cameron’s new film is officially on its way and little by little we are discovering more details about it. the return to Pandora, which will be produced in cinemas around the world by the end of the year. If we have […]
‘Dog Tooth’: The prisoner’s fury
While it may seem redundant, it’s important to remember that getting a movie off the ground is no easy feat. In the Spanish industry there are several independent productions which, in addition to growing as projects, obtain a small distribution but sufficient to have a certain visibility, especially as regards the first works. Alicante’s José […]
“Minions: Rise of Gru” starts stronger than “The Minions” at the US box office
While in Spain the family audience has returned quite forcefully to cinemas, in the United States there still seems to be a certain reluctance to return to theaters with the little ones, also because many will have seen that the streaming offer is good and varied and does not involve paying for tickets, popcorn and […]
‘Singing on the roofs’: homage to an icon not to be forgotten
In 2017, documentary director Enric Ribes made a short film entitled “Singing on the roofs” with whom he briefly explored the story of the last drag queen in Barcelona’s Chinatown, Love Guild, who at 90 proved to be still active. Homage that the director paid to a figure who continues to be a living history […]
‘Space pajamas’: The absurdity of dreams
Really, one of the most complicated tasks for critics is to qualify someone else’s work, as it is similar to the examiner who has to analyze what a student has studied, who has made a series of efforts to get to the test dates on time. This is where the difficulty of negatively analyzing a […]
‘My best friend’: Once upon a time in Anatolia
The Turkish audiovisual industry doesn’t just export soap operas, despite being the most popular products. Just when it comes to cinema, the Ottoman country has shown an authorial vision that has led it to have a significant presence in festivals, with figures like Nuri Bilge Ceylan becoming one of the most renowned directors in Turkey. […]