Movie Salad

Escribo este artículo con desconcierto y con un mordaz sentido de responsabilidad. Haber leído e investigado las páginas Silvina Ocampo, cual acosador literario, me llevan a tratar de hacerle justicia a sus textos cuandoquiera que hablo/escribo sobre ellos. Aún cuando no escribo ahora sobre uno de sus textos, sí lo hago. El sábado 20 de octubre de 2012 se  estrenó, en la ciudad de Rosario, el film independiente “Cornelia frente al espejo” (maldito corrector que se empecina travestir el nombre de la protagonista). El mismo fue dirigido por Daniel Rosenfeld, quien también co-guionó el film junto a Eugenia Capizzano, quien también lo protagoniza. Quien suscribe escribe tuvo la suerte de ir a la función del domingo 21, día en que el  cine “El Cairo” se engalanó con la presencia del director y las magistrales actrices Eugenia Capizzano y Eugenia Alonso (esta última, intérprete de “La mujer”). La particularidad de esta adaptación, en un mundo de adaptaciones literarias ...

----- Writing by Federico M. Bones “The Help” is a 2011 film about the relationship between the glittering, glamorous upper class women of the 60s America (Mississippi, to be more precise) and the oppressed black maids, which gives us a peek into the bigger relationship between the so-called WASPs and the black race in general at the time. It’s based on a homonym book by Kathryn Stockett, and it is a great experience for cinema lovers. Let’s see what’s good about it. The story The story is really simple, yet absolutely deep and moving. In the early 60s, an age when black people were yet struggling to be recognised as full operating citizens in the USA, women could only aspire to work as maids in the houses of white women who were living the American dream and whose only ambition was keeping up with the Joneses. In the midst of this superfluous class, which neglects the maids to a life of disrespect, emerges a voice that will try hard to echo the voices of the “nigras” and ma...

How I came across the film, or how the film persistently came to meet me My dearest friend had invited me to watch a film to the cinema. From the not-so-interesting range of films, we had chosen to watch “The best exotic Marigold hotel,” partly because of its cast, partly because there was nothing more interesting. All was set on Wednesday evening, the next Saturday we would meet at the cinema. The day before the meeting, we realised the film wasn’t broadcasting anymore. I thought “Well, I wasn’t very interested anyway...” But then, some days later I saw one of my former (and favourite) teachers recommended the film on her Facebook wall. I thought “this film is waiting for me, I have to watch it.” Therefore, I did what one shouldn’t do: I downloaded the film illegally. Sorry, but I couldn’t get it anywhere else and I’m probably going to buy it to make up for this mistake. The story The story begins in contemporary England, where a group of retirees - Evelyn, Graham, Douglas an...

I’m afraid this review will be considered as fifteen years too late. I don’t mind, I just HAVE (get it? HAVE) to write a review for Titanic now that it’s been rereleased. I think it’s never late if you have never written a review for such an amazing film, a film you love so much. And if you have, you may just as well write one each time you see the film. The cool thing about classics is that no matter how many times you revisit them you always find something new in them. ALL ABOARD As soon as I learned last year that James Cameron was planning to re-release his massive hit “Titanic,” I swore I would go to the cinema and watch it no matter what. Many said that this was just a marketing strategy, and I of course agreed. But, let’s face it, does the economic interest of the company/ies behind make it worse or less enjoyable? I think it does not. Good films are good even if there’s great hype around them, and “Titanic” is the case. I feel I’m saying this in every article I write, s...

___________________ Por Federico M. Bones  Promocional de la serie "The Walking Dead"  Un éxito que ya lleva dos temporadas La serie “The Walking Dead”, emitida por Fox, acaba de finalizar su segunda temporada. Al igual que la primera, nos dejó en vilo y con ganas de más zombies. El producto tuvo, en ambas temporadas, amplia aceptación por parte del público. Partiendo de ese éxito, han decidido emitir una tercera temporada dentro de unos meses. Ahora bien, ¿es esta serie sólo un producto más de la industria? ¿O tiene realmente elementos de un programa que vale la pena mirar? El punto de partida  George A. Romero  El género zombie no es nada nuevo. Ya incursionó en el mismo el genial George A. Romero, dedicando casi toda su carrera fílmica a películas con esta temática y dándo esplendor a un género apenas tratado por el cine – intuyo que por la poca técnica en cuanto a efectos visuales o, por qué no, por lo chocante que podía resultar e...

Last but not least The Brontë Edition of our beloved ground-breaking radio show put the icing to the cake: it was the third and last edition of the first season (on select British classics.) Recorded somewhat later than expected, but carried out in a great way, it made both hosts become rather melancholy, like it always happens at the end of an era. This didn’t, however, prevent their packing the edition with fun comments and hilarious moments, not forgetting their comprehensive analyses based on their own experience of the books dealt with as well as on some articles and fun facts found throughout the vast virtual sea. Why the Brontë sisters? It is a truth universally acknowledged that the Brontë sisters are part of the corpus of British classics. In addition, they are three of the most popular authors of that corpus. There are lots of people who have read the original novel, a faithful translation or a kids edition (in whatever the language) and learnt to enjoy the stories, ...