Category Archives: Film

Editorial: Here We Go Again

  The Editorial: thoughts, short stories or essays about the world of cinema   Remakes. Sequels. I don’t like them. I do not see any point in them except the producers making money. You make a good film? Just let … Read More →

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The First Good Film of the Year I’ve Seen So Far

  There is something about contemporary Spanish films that fascinates me. I am thinking about three movies in particular. First, there was Pedro Almodóvar’s 2011 La piel que habito (The Skin I Live In), one of the best films of … Read More →

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Editorial: A Star Is Born

  The Editorial: thoughts, short stories or essays about the world of cinema   Adrian (Gilbert Adrian by his full name) created some of the most glamorous gowns in films and he was a master at designing a costume to … Read More →

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A different Bond girl: Carey Lowell in “Licence to Kill”

  Like The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) before it and Casino Royale (2006) after it, Licence to Kill (1989) introduced us to one of the best and one of my favourite Bond girls, Carey Lowell. She saves Bond’s back … Read More →

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Editorial: I’m No Doll

  The Editorial: thoughts, short stories or essays about the world of cinema   La strada (1954) is part of Fellini’s solitude trilogy made in the mid-fifties, including Il bidone (1955) and Le notti di Cabiria (1957), that displays the … Read More →

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