On the death of Imre Kertesz, Hungarian Literature Nobel Prize winner of Jewish origin, I wrote: “a Nobel Prize winner falls from the tree of life, his merit still immature. He redeems undeserved praise and deserved praise too. There is no posthumous recognition, although the intention is to extend the recognition received during life. Today … Read more
At the first British Independent Film Awards in 1998, among the nominees for Best British Independent Film was lock, reserve and two smoking barrels, the directorial debut of a young Guy Ritchie and a film that propelled him (along with Jason Statham and producer Matthew Vaughn) straight into the big leagues. It was Ritchie’s first … Read more
Spanish Theater inaugurated this November 15 the dramatized readings to Jacinto Benavente, in homage to the famous author. The Margarita Xiegu Room hosts this cycle, when the 100 years of the Benavente Nobel Prize for Literature. They will be able to enjoy pinpricks, The happy and confident city, the foreign nest Y Titania. In addition, … Read more
NAXOS: On the Greek island of Naxos, the catch this November morning was plentiful. And yet, in the fillets, neither squid nor sea bream intended for the taverns that line up by the sea. On the sun-drenched quay of this island in the Cyclades archipelago lies the environmental drama of the Aegean: tires, chairs, old … Read more
South African author Damon Galgut, during the photocall for shortlisted authors for the 2021 Booker Prize for Fiction at the Southbank Centre, London on October 31, 2021. TOLGA AKMEN / AFP South African author Damon Galgut won the Booker Prize, a prestigious British literary prize, on Wednesday 3 November for The Promisea book about the … Read more
By Figaro with AFP Posted on 09/18/2022 at 12:01, Update on 09/19/2022 at 12:41 The Academy of Oscars has apologized to Sacheen Littlefeather, who was booed in 1973 for refusing an award on behalf of Marlon Brando. AFP/Frazer Harrison The American film institution issued a public apology to Native American comedian Sacheen Littlefeather on September … Read more
PARIS: Pharoah Sanders, one of the most creative figures in jazz, who had embraced the influence of African and Indian music, died on Saturday. He was 81 years old. His record label Luaka Bop said in a statement that he “passed away peacefully” in Los Angeles, surrounded by his family and loved ones. He had … Read more
Federico Fellini is the one who best summed up Akira Kurosawa’s cinema: “I feel in Kurosawa the total show […]. I feel the cinema exploited in all its means of expression […]. His cinema is a kind of expressive miracle.” We can rediscover it during a retrospective at Cinematek, until November 7. Often reduced to … Read more
Mayan pottery found in Guatemala depicting a man giving himself a ritual enema and displayed at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.LACMA “The harder I work, the luckier I get,” said statistician George Edward Pelham Box. Like him, dozens of scientists, including Albert Einstein —who is credited with having said: “Chance does not exist, … Read more
ads More On: Kelsea Ballerini CMT Awards ‘Struggled’ After Host Kelsea Ballerini Tests Positive For COVID Let’s go girls! Kelsea Ballerini paid a stylish tribute to fellow country-pop superstar Shania Twain at Wednesday’s 2022 ACM Honors, gracing the red carpet in the iconic white Marc Bouwer gown the “Any Man of Mine” hitmaker wore to … Read more