Discovering your characters is like falling in love with someone you didn’t expect: first you invent them, then they change you. By Lidia Roselló HoyLunes – When I began writing “Thief of Oranges“, I naïvely thought that the hardest part would be inventing the plot. I had scenes in my head, half-written dialogues on loose sheets of paper, and…
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The Biscayan by birth and Valencian by adoption, Rafael Blasco López (1968), has won the “4th edition of the ‘Jorge Alonso Curiel’ International Micro-Story Contest 2025” with his micro-story titled *“Dreaming of Promotion”. HoyLunes (Valladolid) — After the submission period ended on September 20 and 1,897 entries were received since July 1, the “25 finalists” competing for the seven…
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A choice that shook the history of cinema: the silent and radical work of Chantal Akerman dethrones Hitchcock and redefines what we understand as cinematic art. By Jorge Alonso Curiel HoyLunes – The long-awaited list published by “Sight & Sound” magazine, under the British Film Institute, stirred controversy three years ago when, in its once-a-decade survey of critics and…
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From “Annie Hall” to her final days, Diane Keaton didn’t play characters — she lived them. Her trembling voice, her nervous laughter, and her singular gaze made cinema a more human, imperfect, and real place. By Jorge Alonso Curiel HoyLunes – American actress Diane Keaton, Academy Award winner for “Annie Hall” and one of the most respected and beloved…
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A mother, a stranger, and a soup tureen: the invisible border between fear and hope. By Nuria Ruiz Fdez. HoyLunes – The young man stopped at the doorway, shoulders hunched, as if crossing that threshold might hurl him into an unknown abyss. Are you Lucía’s mother? he asked softly from the doorway. Margarita eyed him with suspicion: that exotic, youthful…
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Director Avelina Prat embraces solidarity in this tale of a Spanish professor’s escape as he seeks to rediscover himself in Portugal. By Jorge Alonso Curiel HoyLunes – With less than three months left in 2025, and while waiting for the releases that will hit theaters until the end of December, it can already be said that this has been…
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Twenty-two auteur films, awarded at Cannes, Berlin, Venice, and San Sebastián, will transform Madrid’s districts into laboratories of ideas and cultural encounters, with free admission for all audiences. By Jorge Alonso Curiel HoyLunes – Starting Thursday, October 3, Madrid will host the First European Film Showcase, CINEU, a decentralized and free-of-charge auteur cinema festival across the capital’s districts. With…
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Valladolid becomes the heart of universal poetry with a competition that will give voice to one hundred poets before the statue of Zorrilla. The event will take place on October 18 at the foot of the statue of José Zorrilla. By Jorge Alonso Curiel HoyLunes – On Friday, October 18, Valladolid will become the World Capital of Poetry with…
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Alauda Ruiz de Azúa’s third film claims the festival’s top award, along with the FIPRESCI Prize and the Irizar Award for Basque Cinema, consolidating the strength of Spanish cinema in a gala marked by the condemnation of the genocide in Gaza. By Jorge Alonso Curiel HoyLunes – Alauda Ruiz de Azúa’s third feature film (Baracaldo, Vizcaya, 1978), “Los Domingos”,…
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The Italo-Tunisian actress, a legend of European cinema and UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for the defense of women’s rights, dies at 87, leaving behind a legacy of beauty, commitment, and freedom. By Jorge Alonso Curiel HoyLunes – The Leopard, Girl with a Suitcase, Fellini’s 8½, The Lovemakers, Rocco and His Brothers, or “The Professionals” are just some of the unforgettable…
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