Al descubrir que el streaming service numero uno, Netflix, iba a tener un documental sobre el huracán María me tomo por sorpresa. Finalmente, una oportunidad para compartir la lucha que los puertorriqueños tuvieron ante María. Pero al ver el documental, no puede evitar sentir emociones mixtas. After Maria , cuenta la historia de dos familias… Read More Mis dos granos de arroz sobre el documental After María
What is horror? Its a genre of fiction that aims to scare, induce feelings of horror and terror to the audience. It gives us a sense of repulsion or disgust by creating a strange and terrifying atmosphere. But, this genre can be considered a broad term. This so happens because fear is subjective. Maybe a… Read More Japanese horror films
Escrita y dirigida por el director mexicano Luis Estrada, The Perfect Dictatorship se trata sobre la historia del joven productor de las noticias TV MX, Carlos Rojos. Este productor es contratado por políticos corruptos para limpiar su imagen en los medios. El productor es llamado para que arreglara la imagen del presidente de la repúblicadespués de… Read More “The Perfect Dictatorship” y el uso de la distracción mediática
Reversing Roe is a 2018 Netflix documentary about the debated of abortion in America. The director’s Annie Sundberg and Ricki Stern give us a small history lesson in the first act of the film. Leaning up to the point of the case of case of Roe V Wade. A landmark decision in 1974 on the… Read More Reversing Roe: Commentary
The silent film era started in the nineteenth century, with the works from the Lumière Brothers. In the early stages of cinema, they were no synchronized recorded sounds but rather, motion pictures and title cards indicating the dialogue and what may be the plot of the story. It wasn’t until the late 1920’s where they… Read More Singing in the Rain: The transition from silent film to “Talking Pictures”.
Flâneur comes from a French noun and it means “stroller”, “lounger” or “sauntered”. The word Flâneur proceeds from Flânerie which is the act of strolling. The meaning of this word was drawn by rich associations or men that for take the causal leisure. The concept of Flâneur was exerted in the 19th century when… Read More Flâneur, Poe, and Christopher Nolan’s “Following”
When it comes to horror; many women have taken iconic roles within the movies. This can be seen in movies such as: “Carrie” where the title character takes her revenge, Ripley fighting “Aliens“, and Laurie being brave enough to fight Michael Myers on “Halloween“. In a gruesome genre such as Horror, people tend to forget… Read More Women in Horror Films: Commentary
In 1939 the musical “The Wizard of Oz” was released on the big screen, based on the children’s novel of the same name written by L. Frank Baum. This story is about the adventure of Dorothy and her dog in the world of Oz, after being taken away by a tornado. On her way, she… Read More The use of Technicolor in The Wizard of Oz
After his success in the radio with the sci-fi drama “The War of the Worlds”, Orson Welles won a contract with RKO pictures; giving him complete creativity on the project In 1941, he created what is considered by filmmakers as one of the best films in history, “Citizen Kane”. This film presented and developed many innovations in… Read More The Narrative of Citizen Kane
Throughout his exploration in Canada, the director Robert J. Flaherty started to develop a fascination towards the Inuit tribe. Flaherty, with his crank camera, began to film the daily life of this tribe and, with just a couple of months, he had a huge amount of film. But, unfortunately, the editing room was set on… Read More Nanook of the North: a change in the narrative
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