CHAITEN — The volcanic eruption of 2008 almost obliterated the small town of Chaiten,…
‘Destino India’ exhibition at the Centro Cultural Palacio La Moneda
Santiago’s Centro Cultural Palacio la Moneda has caught India fever and isn’t afraid to show it: from photographs and artefacts, to cinema and children’s activities, this Centro is spruced up and ready to go. So enough of shivering in your heating-less pad: grab your coat, hop onto the metro and bathe yourself in the warmth and [...]
Film Review: Balada Triste de Trompeta
Whether down to the heady wafts of smog circling Santiago or due to Lastarria’s infectious hipster spirit, I somehow found myself feeling spontaneously settled in ‘El Biógrafo’ on a Saturday night. I watched nervously as the eerie faces of two clowns bounced into view and I began to witness Spanish director Álex de la Iglesia’s [...]
Animation Festival ‘Chilemonos’
SANTIAGO – As the doom and gloom of winter rolls into Santiago, why not add some much-needed color to your week? From April 25-29, the city will be playing host to an animation festival baptized “Chilemonos”. Although the location is yet unknown, we have been given this bit of information to whet your appetite: the chosen [...]
Centro Arte Alameda To Premiere “Las Madres de Chico Xavier”
The Centro Arte Alameda is due to premiere Brazilian film “Las Madres de Chico Xavier” from next Thursday May 3rd, in association with the Brazilian embassy in Chile and Cinema of Brazil, an institution dedicated to the global diffusion of Brazilian cinema. The film, directed by Glauber Filho, was met with huge success in Brazil, reaching an [...]
Film Review: Joven y Alocada
Joven y Alocada, by Marialy Rivas, is not a film for everyone. Marialy’s directorial debut tells the tale of Daniela (Alicia Rodríguez), a seventeen year old girl born into an evangelical family with only one thing in mind: sex. Throughout the film we see Daniela struggle between her raging sexual desires and her mother’s violent [...]
Film Review: Enter The Void
Gaspar Noé has an unnerving ability to make a dreadfully fascinating, uncomfortable viewing. First with the notoriously ultra-violent dark rape-revenge film Irréversible, which received mixed reviews; and now with Enter the Void, which is just as shocking, but with a theme that is ironically easier to swallow: drugs, orphans, and the city of Tokyo. It [...]
GAM Celebrates 40 Years of History
SANTIAGO – Constructed in 1972, the building now home to the Gabriela Mistral Center, namesake of the famous poet, will celebrate 40 years since its inauguration with free events during April. The building, located in Lastarria, was built originally as headquarters for the Third World Conference on Trade and Development United Nations, UNCTAD III, which [...]
Bike Ride Down Movie Memory Lane
SANTIAGO – The National Film and 4th Monthly Bike Ride event have collaborated to create “Cinema Santiago”, where guides lead cyclists around the city visiting monuments from the oldest and most important movies in Chile. Cycling has become a popular mode of transport in the city. The government is providing an increasing number of new [...]
Film Review: The Artist
Belonging to the Ipod generation, it is hard to imagine a world without noise, a world in silence. Traffic lights bleep, microwave buzz, car horns, bird’s songs, phone alarms, radio, doors slam, car motors: everyday life is so populated with an abundance of sound. So relinquishing my sensibilities for 100 minutes of silence was a [...]
Film Review: The Descendants
It has been said that George Clooney’s performance in The Descendants (Alexander Payne, 2011) is the best in his career. I haven’t seen all of his movies or TV shows, but I can say this – it’s certainly the best performance I’ve ever seen him give. Clooney’s a great actor, not incredible or outstanding, but [...]