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Exploring the Profound Depths of Au Hasard Balthazar

Posted on July 19, 2023 by Hugo Pagan Soto

Legend has it that the inspiration came from The Idiot. But not just any idiot but the one that Dostoevsky gave birth to. Bresson found his muse reviewing the pages of the classic novel and especially that moment in which Prince Myshkin reflects on the braying of a donkey lying on the ground. From there was born what is today considered one of the masterpieces of cinema, Au Hasard Balthazar. For Robert Bresson, this would be his seventh feature film, as if fate had wanted to wink at the perfection of seven. Movies like A Man Escaped (1956) and Pickpocket (1959) had already put his name in the spotlight.

Unforgiven: Clint Eastwood rides to save the western

Posted on July 14, 2023 by Hugo Pagan Soto

Western is perhaps the most cinematographic genre of all, it was born by and for the big screen. In the bowels of that far west of celluloid, the technique and codes that gave life to the seventh art were cultivated. In it, legends were forged in front of and behind the cameras that will prevail forever as unequivocal synonyms of cinema. Unforgiven (1992) is one of those legends, the film directed by Clint Eastwood came at a time when the genre was not at its best and brought it to life again.

Beau is Afraid: A new nightmare from Ari Aster

Posted on July 12, 2023 by Hugo Pagan Soto

Beau Is Afraid is the third film from director Ari Aster. Since his debut in 2018 with the film Hereditary, his name began to trend in the industry. Aster has managed to imbue his narrative with a very particular style that has established him as a reference in horror cinema. A short but shocking and disturbing filmography is what has come out of the mind of the New York filmmaker. From the conception of the script to the staging to take it to the big screen, Aster leaves his mark in every step of the process.

Stacking Up the Pieces: Exploring the Tetris Movie

Posted on April 27, 2023 by Hugo Pagan Soto

In the golden era of video games, Tetris was one of the cornerstones. The film by Jon S. Baird (Filth, Stan & Ollie) captures the moment of the creation of this iconic video game and the legal battle over copyright that arose from its commercialization. Tetris (2023) is conceived in the form of a historical drama with touches of comedy. With that tone, we plunge into the 80s to witness the fortuitous birth of a game that to this day has sold more than 200 million copies and has maintained its status as one of the most important video games of all time.

Cocaine Bear (2023)

Posted on March 28, 2023 by Hugo Pagan Soto

As if another example were needed that reality is always stranger than fiction, now comes the story of a bear under the influence of cocaine. What Cocaine Bear shows is the result of fiction, but the idea is inspired by a fact as real as that water is wet. In December 1985, a short piece appeared in The New York Times with the headline: “Cocaine and a Dead Bear.” The note referred to the discovery of a black bear that had apparently died of an overdose. In the final part, it was remarked that the substance was cocaine that had been thrown from a plane by a well-known trafficker who had also died trying to complete a parachute jump from the same plane.