The Role of Cinema in Defining Perceptions of Nations and Cultures

24 Apr

Film is one of the few things that can maintain our attention for 90 minutes. It is a diversion from all else, and we surrender our own reality and stories for a while for that which is shown on screen. Our belief is suspended in order to help and encourage the narrative, because we want it to work and we …

Las cámaras de nuestro celular, ahora una buena opción para hacer cine.

17 Sep

La producción de cine es un industria que ha través del tiempo ha sido manejada por los grandes monopolios, empresas dedicadas a hacer contenido del séptimo arte, por medio de grandes montajes de producción en términos técnicos, logísticos y de presupuestos[1].   Hoy en día, con los desarrollos tecnológicos en las telecomunicaciones y los dispositivos móviles, tenemos a nuestro alcance …

Loving Pablo Escobar film review

“Loving Pablo … and also the movie?”

08 Aug

Amongst an array of reviews which choose to focus on Javier Bardem’s overindulgent prosthetic belly and “flabby buttocks” fleeing through the forest (The Guardian), Fernando Leon de Aranoa’s Loving Pablo, has received multiple accusations of being a poorly-executed Scorsese wannabe that doesn’t quite succeed in giving a new retelling to an already heavily covered story. However, whilst the Gatsby/Goodfellas-esque glamour …

This is America music video review

”This is America”: An Unsettling Work of Art

17 May

”This is America”, by Childish Gambino, was released on 5th May, and has already received nearly 137 million views (about 12 million a day), putting it at number 1 in the Billboard Hot 100 chart.   Childish Gambino, A.K.A. Donald Glover, has always made strong social criticisms through his role as actor, screenwriter, comedian and singer. This time, he did …