The legendary star of “The Sting” and founder of the Sundance Film Festival dies at 89 in his Utah residence, leaving behind a legacy that fused art, social commitment, and love for independent cinema. By Jorge Alonso Curiel HoyLunes – One of the last legends of classic cinema bids farewell. Robert Redford passed away today, September 16, 2025, at…
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The Soup Tureen II: Bitter Shore
Between ash and salt, Margarita learns that pain is not always buried: sometimes it remains standing, watching from a soup tureen. By Nuria Ruiz Fdez HoyLunes – Margarita Lafuente and her family left León as one abandons a wounded animal, with sores on their hands and scars in their hearts that still festered. When they arrived in Algeciras, it felt…
Read MoreWardrobe Treasure. A Rescue of Wonderful Films: “What?”, by Roman Polanski
An absurd, erotic, and delirious comedy by Polanski that revives the freshness of the 1970s and the spirit of the freest and most playful cinema. By Jorge Alonso Curiel HoyLunes – Dear reader: If you want to enjoy a different kind of film, as surprising as it is original, as funny as it is puzzling, as absurd and surreal…
Read MoreArt as a Construction of Memory
Art as refuge and archive: a way to transform pain and joy into shared memory. By Claudia Benitez HoyLunes – Human life seems to be marked by a constant oscillation. At times we find ourselves trapped in suffering, in the frustration born from the sting of abandonment, of pain, of unfulfilled desire; at other times we are confronted with…
Read MoreKim Novak Reappears Six Decades Later at the Venice Film Festival
At 92, the unforgettable star of “Vertigo” reappears six decades later at the Venice Film Festival to receive the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement, reclaiming her legacy, her rebellious spirit, and her authenticity. By Jorge Alonso Curiel HoyLunes – It has been the great surprise, the major news of this 82nd Edition of the Venice International Film Festival, held…
Read MorePaper Jewels: Ice, by Anna Kavan — the Frozen Dystopia That Burns Within
A must-read rediscovered by Dioni Arroyo: an apocalyptic, poetic, and unsettling novel where ice becomes a metaphor for addiction, control, and escape. By Dioni Arroyo HoyLunes – For a writer like me, it is always a pleasure to talk about the great novels that have left a mark on me, that have shaped my life’s path, and about which…
Read MoreLady Di: 28 Years Later, The Princess Who Still Shines Through Her Fragility and Kindness
From fear to hope: the human legacy of a princess who defied prejudice and borders. Beyond the palaces, Diana wrote with simple gestures a story of compassion and dignity. By Jorge Alonso Curiel HoyLunes – The day Lady Di, the People’s Princess, died, that August 31, 1997, I suffered three great shocks. The first was that my grandmother woke me…
Read MoreArt as Catharsis of Violence
When the wound becomes creation: art as a language of healing and resistance. By Claudia Benítez HoyLunes – Violence inhabits us like an ancient shadow, anchored in our memory; at times it creeps into our skin in the form of fear, other times it ignites in the blood as anger, and sometimes it settles in our chest as a…
Read MoreActor Eusebio Poncela Passes Away
Eusebio Poncela: an unrepeatable actor who transformed Spanish cinema, theater, and television with sensitivity, courage, and a life marked by authenticity. At the age of 79, leaving behind a brilliant legacy, marked by a powerful and recognizable personality. By Jorge Alonso Curiel HoyLunes – He always brought to mind William Hurt. He was the Spanish William Hurt. His profound…
Read MoreHeat Cannot Be Fought with Water Alone
A summer conversation about warnings, solutions, and the urgency of adapting to a hotter future. By Any Altamirano HoyLunes.– The afternoon was falling over the city under an unforgiving sun. On the terraces, fans barely managed to stir the heavy air. Meanwhile, official thermometers hovered around *“40 degrees in Valencia,”* and in other parts of the Valencian Community and…
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