Cinema An interview with Yasuzo Masumura (1970) As part of an effort to popularize the figure of Yasuzo Masumura, I translated the interview he gave to Cahiers du cinéma in 1970 from French to English.
Cinema The myth of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde: a brief history Jekyll & Hyde is one of the most famous horror stories ever written, the tale of duality per excellence. Come with us for a trip in the history of the myth, and discover how the meaning of the tale has changed with society.
Cinema The two cinematic lives of Robert Bresson In this article, I propose a division of Bresson's works in two antagonistic blocks, one that shows the spiritual struggles of the French filmmaker.
Cinema A boy, a dog, a girl: a conversation As part of a special number of Klowns Horror Fanzine on "The End of the World in Cinema", Jolanta Norbutaite and Cristian Planas had a conversational review of A Boy and His Dog, the 70s apocalyptic flick. Continue reading for a debate on feminism, dystopias and cute dogs.
Comics Corto Maltese, once again If I had to define Corto Maltese, I would call him the ultimate romantic hero. Corto, a comic character created by Hugo Pratt in 1967, represents the most beautiful heroic ideal: the caring
Data Science Does the running order in Eurovision matter? In Spanish media is very popular to make many arcane assumptions about the Eurovision Song Contest. The most popular -beyond the obvious alliance of neighbour countries- is the importance of the order of
Data Science Datamining #ElClasico I had been wanting to learn some basic datamining for a while, in particular with social media, specially Twitter. With the last Barcelona vs Madrid game, I had the opportunity to play around
Cinema Mamoru Hosoda: the themes and politics of the next Miyazaki The times they are a-changin' for Japanese animation. Studio Ghibli is probably going to close, and its two lead directors, Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata, are well into their 70s. Satoshi Kon, a
Literature On the hunt of the White Whale: ZeroZeroZero Roberto Saviano is an international star. His first work, Gomorra, was a thorough description of the activities of the napolitan Camorra. The book got unanimous praise, won many awards and was the source