Thursday, April 15, 2010
Is Peter Steele Dead?
No official statement has been issued yet.
Juliya Chernetsky, "Mistress Juliya" de Fused TV colgó anoche en su Twitter que el cantante de Type O Negative, Peter Steele, había muerto de un fallo cardiaco.
Aún no se ha publicado ninguna declaración oficial.
Sunday, April 4, 2010
No goats. No glory. / Sin Cabra no hay gloria.
Bob (Ewan McGregor) is a journalist, therefore, he goes after the news no matter what.
With that premise, Bob interviews Gus Lacey, a psychic who claims that he belonged to the New Earth Army. Bob shrugs him off as crazy until he ends up in Iraq as a foreign correspondent for the war and instead meets psychic warrior, a.k.a. Jedi-warrior, Lyn Cassady (George Clooney). Cassady is on a secret mission: to find the founder of the New Earth Army, Bill Django (Jeff Bridges). Bob is certain that a great story lies behind all this and goes in for the ride. Together, both men will live the craziest adventure you are capable of imaging.
Crazy, delirious, surrealistic, and absolutely hilarious. "The Men who stare at goats," will keep you laughing almost from beginning to end. At times, you'll wonder if the script writers weren't high when they wrote this satire. At other times, you'll think that they're dead on to something.
Directed by Grant Heslov, and with an exceptional cast formed by George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Jeff Bridges and Kevin Spacey among others, the movie "The men who stare at goats," is based on the book with the same title, by Jon Ronson. In his book, Ronson explores across three decades, the connection between the US government, New Age concepts and the treatment of the paranormal. The movie, therefore, can be a big critique to senseless war, the US army and the psychological techniques used. Nonetheless, unless you want to, there is no need to take the film seriously, because really, you won't stop laughing through it all.
SPANISH
Bob (Ewan McGregor) es periodista, y por lo tanto, va donde quiera que haya una noticia.
Con eso en mente, Bob, entrevista a Gus Lacey, un psíquico que dice haber pertenecido al Ejército de la Nueva Tierra.
Bob lo tacha como loco hasta que acaba en Iraq como corresponsal de guerra y se encuentra con el guerrero psiquico, acá guerrero jedi, Lyn Cassady (George Clooney). Cassady está en una misión secreta para encontrar al fundador del Ejército de la Nueva Tierra, Bill Djanco (Jeff Bridges). Seguro de que detrás de todo esto hay una gran historia, Bob se va con Lyn. Juntos ambos vivirán la aventura más disparatada que os podáis imaginar.
Loca, delirante, surrealista, y absolutamente tronchante. “Los hombres que miraban fijamente a las cabras”, te mantendrá riendo desde principio a fin. Algunas veces, te preguntaras si los guionistas no estaban colocados cuando escribieron esta sátira. Otras veces, pensaras que tienen mucha razón respecto a algunas cosas.
Dirigida por Grant Heslove, y formada por un elenco excepcional como George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Jeff Bridges y Kevin Spacey entre otros, “Los hombres que miraban fijamente a las cabras”, está basada en el libro del mismo nombre de Jon Ronson. En su libro, Ronson explora la conexión entre el gobierno estadounidense, el New Age, y el tratamiento de lo paranormal. La película por lo tanto, puede ser vista como una gran critica a las guerras sin sentido, al ejército norteamericano y a las técnicas psicológicas utilizadas. Sin embargo, a no ser que el espectador quiera hacerlo así, no hay necesidad de tomarse en serio una película con la cual uno apenas para de reír.
Friday, April 2, 2010
¿Un globo sonda?
http://www.elpais.com/articulo/cultura/globo/sonda/huida/Hollywood/Espana/elpepucul/20100402elpepucul_1/Tes
(Spanish Newspaper El Pais.com says that the news from LA Times regarding the distribution of DVD's from Hollywood was actually a trial balloon).
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Things of today...
A very nice and in my opinion inspiring article.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/30/AR2010033004260.html?wpisrc=nl_headline&sid=ST2010033004292
The curiosity of the day: Apparel Stores for Short men are getting harder to find http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-short31-2010mar31,0,5383006.story
All these people need to do is come to Spain. Americans might be growing taller, but Spaniards are definitely growing shorter. Take a ride on the Madrid metro and you'll know what I mean!
Finally, a worrisome fact: Hollywood is considering not destributing dvd films in Spain.
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-ct-spain30-2010mar30,0,2736328.story
Más arriba encontraréis el link con la noticia original en inglés.
Friday, February 19, 2010
Las Incongruencias del Cine/ The incongruities of movies
Sin embargo, desde mi punto de vista no es comprensible que se tarde casi 6 meses en estrenar una película como “The Road” (La Carretera), y sobre todo, no entiendo como es posible que una película tarde casi 4 años en salir. Esto último es el caso de “I’m not there”. La película sobre Bob Dylan que obtuvo nominaciones a los Oscar en 2008 (Cate Blanchett como mejor actriz secundaria), a los Golden Globe, los BAFTA, que tuvo presencia en festivales de renombre como el de Venecia, se estrena casi cuatro años más tarde en España.
Por otra parte, encontramos casos como “Avatar”, cuyo estreno fue casi global, el día 18 de Diciembre, o de la reciente “Shutter Island” que se ha estrenado en casi todas partes el 19 de Febrero.
Por un lado, vivimos en un era de globalización, dónde las fronteras se difuminan para crear un todo. Por otro lado, estamos en una sociedad dónde prima la rapidez, es decir, el aquí y ahora. La mayoría de los espectadores quieren ver las películas en el momento de su estreno, no dos o tres meses más tardes. Este retraso, (además de los precios abusivos de las salas de cine o de la comodidad que puede suponer ver una película desde el salón de casa), es lo que conduce a la descarga ilegal de cine en Internet. ¿La solución? En manos de la industria del cine.
ENGLISH
The incongruities of movies
When it comes to releasing new movies, Spain has always had a delay of at least two or three months, with regards to the country where the film originally comes from. Tim Burton’s “Alice in Wonderland” will be released in American theatres on March 5th, in Spain on the 16th of April; “The Princess and the frog”, was released sometimes in December, in Spain, it was released two weeks ago, on the 5th of February; “Daybreakers”, released in the United States on January 8th and in the United Kingdom on January 6th, is yet to be released in Spain, it should come out next Friday. I could go on and on with titles that have taken months to appear in Spain.
However, from my point of view it is uncomprehensible that it took almost 6 months to deliver “The Road”. But, it is beyond my grasp that a film takes up to 3 years to be released. This is the case of “I’m not there”. The flick about Bob Dylan, obtained Oscar nominations in 2008 (Cate Blanchett as best supporting actress), Bafta nominations, Golden Globe nominations and it was present in important festivals like the Venice Mostra, and yet, it is being released in Spain almost 3 years after its original release date.
On the other hand, we have cases like “Avatar” which was almost globally released on December 18th, or the recent Shutter Island, which is set for release in most countries on February 19th.
On one side, we live in an era of globalization, were frontiers are becoming a blur, and where a whole is being created. On the other side, we live in a society which prizes speed and currentness, that is, the here and now. Most spectators want to see movies the moment they are released, not two or three months late. This delay in cinemas (besides the abusive prices to actually watch a move, and the comfort one finds in watching a movie in their own house), is what is in part, conducting to an increase in illegal downloads from the Internet. The solution lies now in the hands of the film industry.
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Y los Nominados son.../ And the Nominees are...
BEST PICTURE / Mejor Película
- Avatar
- The Blind Side
- District 9
- An Education
- The Hurt Locker
- Inglourious Basterds
- Precious : Based on the novel 'Push' by Sapphire
- A serious Man
- Up
- Up in the Air
BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE / Mejor Actor
- Jeff Bridges
- George Clooney
- Colin Firth
- Morgan Freeman
- Jeremy Renner
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE / Mejor Actor de Reparto
- Matt Damon
- Woody Harrelson
- Christopher Plummer
- Stanley Tucci
- Cristoph Waltz
BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE / Mejor Actriz
- Sandra Bullock
- Helen Mirren
- Carey Mulligan
- Gabourey Sidibe
- Meryl Streep
BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE / Mejor Actriz de Reparto
- Penelope Cruz
- Vera Farmiga
- Maggie Gyllenhaal
- Anna Kendrick
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM / Mejor Película de Animación
- Coraline
- Fantastic Mr. Fox
- The Princess and the Frog
- The Secret of Kells
- Up
BEST ART DIRECTION / Mejor Dirección Artistica
- Avatar
- The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
- Nine
- Sherlock Holmes
- The Young Victoria
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY/ Mejor Dirección de Fotografía
- Avatar
- Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
- The Hurt Locker
- The White Ribbon
BEST COSTUME DESIGN/ Mejor Diseño de Vestuario
- Bright Star
- Coco before Chanel
- The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
- Nine
- The Young Victoria
BEST DIRECTING / Mejor Dirección
- Avatar
- The Hurt Locker
- Inglourious Basterds
- Precious : Based on the novel 'Push' by Sapphire
- Up in the Air
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE / Mejor Película Documental
- Burma VJ
- The Cove
- Food, Inc.
- The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers
- Which Way Home
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT / Mejor Corto Documental
- China's Unnatural Disaster: The tears of Sichuan Province
- The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner
- Music by Prudence
- Rabbit à la Berlin
BEST FILM EDITING / Mejor Edición
- Avatar
- District 9
- The Hurt Locker
- Inglourious Basterds
- Precious : Based on the novel 'Push' by Sapphire
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM/ Mejor Película Extranjera
- Ajami
- El secreto de sus ojos
- The Milk of Sorrow
- The White Ribbon
BEST MAKEUP / Mejor Maquillaje
- Star Trek
- The Young Victoria
- Il Divo
BEST MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE) / Mejor Banda Sonora Original
- Avatar
- Fantastic Mr. Fox
- The Hurt Locker
- Sherlock Holmes
- Up
BEST MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG) / Mejor Canción Original
- The Princess and the Frog (Almost there)
- The Princess and the Frog (Down in New Orleans)
- Paris 36
- Nine
- Crazy Heart
BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM / Mejor Cortometraje de Animación
- French Roast
- Logorama
- A matter of Loaf and Death
- Granny O'Grimm's Sleeping Beauty
- The Lady and the Reaper
BEST SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION) / Mejor Cortometraje de Ficción
- The Door
- Instead of Abracadabra
- Kavi
- Miracle Fish
- The New Tenants
BEST SOUND EDITING / Mejor Sonido
- Avatar
- The Hurt Locker
- Inglourious Basterds
- Star Trek
- Up
BEST SOUND MIXING/ Mejor Montaje de Sonido
- Avatar
- The Hurt Locker
- Inglourious Basterds
- Star Trek
- Transformers: Revenge of the fallen
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS / Mejor Efectos Especiales
- District 9
- Star Trek
- Avatar
BEST WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY) / Mejor Guión Adaptado
- District 9
- An Education
- In the Loop
- Precious : Based on the novel 'Push' by Sapphire
- Up in the Air
BEST WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY) / Mejor Guión Original
- The Hurt Locker
- Inglourious Basterds
- The Messenger
- A Serious Man
- Up
Monday, February 1, 2010
La Carretera ¿por fin?
No cantemos victoria aún, pero parece ser que la película "La Carretera" (The Road), basada en el libro homónimo de Cormac McCarthy y protagonizada por Viggo Mortensen, se estrena por fin este viernes día 5. ¡Ya era hora!
Upcoming Film Release of "The Road"
The Film "The Road", starring Viggo Mortensen will finally be released this Friday in Spain.