Hollywood. A dream factory, source of aspirations and opportunity for some, but historically a virtual closed shop for others. Sometimes for legitimate reasons, but often not! Ethnicity, for example! Chris Ludlam To this day, only one Latina/Hispanic Actress has won a coveted Academy Award (Oscar) – Rita Moreno […]
On Stage
Rubén Szuchmacher: Theatre reminds us that others exist
The pandemic caused rupture in the relationship between audiences and stage productions. And the performing arts should be a different version of reality which sustains the collective spirit of society after months of isolation. This is what this actor and Argentine director thinks. The Prisma’s Memoirs. Interview: Daniela Arias […]
Tales from Cuba to Italy
Behind the camera she is determined to narrate the life of her homeland and its inhabitants. And so she has done with her films “La Machetera” and “Herradura”, which today form part of the film history where ordinary people talk about their reality and where women stand up for their […]
The art of loving & Get out
Coco Green and Ola Magdziarek review a couple of cinematic highlights from 2017: Maria Sadowska’s “Art Of Loving”, which tells the story of Polish sexologist Michalina Wislocka who fought for her book to be published in the late 1970s, and Jordan Peele’s “Get out”, in which Daniel Kaluuya’s African American […]
The cynical British racism over its colonies
“Small Axe” is an anthology consisting of five film in series that together weave a concise and cohesive overview of the racial violence that prevailed in London from the end of the 60s until the start of the 80s. “Lovers rock” stands out for its audio-visual potential. Gustavo Galuppo […]