Once more Bansky surprised
the world creating Dismaland “The UK’s most disappointing new visitor
attraction” - a place full of art with an apocalyptic theme park as a background.
Artists from all over
the world exhibited their pieces at Bansky's new creation, I would like to highlight
the two Spanish artist who collaborate with Bansky in this amazing project:
Some people are
disgusted by this satiric amusement park but I am sure that Banksy intentions
were to make people aware of their own reality, is it that bad? In my opinion we
should just thank him for that!
My only disappointment
is that Dismaland was only opened for five weeks during last summer. From
Farandulas I would like to encourage him to have dismaland open forever!
Cuba is an iconic country full of history, amazing landscapes,
beaches and people! I have been so lucky to be there this year and I did
enjoy the most of it!
If you are going to Cuba I will recommend you not to go just
to La Habana or Varadero. If I was you I will travel around the country to know
the real Cuba.
La Habana is an amazing city but it could be a bit touristic
for some travellers; too many Cubans trying to sell you tours, cigars or
even to try to get a 'trago'(drink) from you.
Varadero is simply not the real Cuba; it is a peninsula full
of hotels and touristic places…in my opinion: strongly not recommended. We just
went to rest for a couple of days and it was good, we did rest but apart from
that…
The rest of Cuba, it is just amazing! Their people are
more than happy to share their lives with you and their kindness is superb.
I could get into politics and give my opinion about communism
vs capitalism but I just think you should go and see it by yourself! Enjoy Cuba if
you have the chance!
In less than 24 hours I have seen two exceptional movies which
have the same structure. The two films are divided in four or five stories with
one topic in common. The characters have not any relation among each other but their
actions represent the same theme.
The first film is called ‘A Touch of Sin’, a violent Chinese
movie filmed in 2013. It is divided into four different stories based on real events;
the main four characters experience a situation with death that unfortunately happened
in the real world. The movie is explicit with aggressive acts. Do not watch it
if you are susceptible with blood!
The second film is the fantastic ‘Relatos Salvajes’, an Argentinean
black comedy with a political and social criticism. It is divided into five
different stories based on how human being reacts in an extreme situation. The audience
will feel more identified with these characters and their state. If you are a fan of black comedy (like me) you
will enjoy this film a lot!
I cannot finalise this post without choosing which story was
my favourite for each film:
A touch of sin - first story, with coal mine worker
Relatos Salvajes - third story, with two drivers
If you have seen
those two movies, feel free to tell me which one is your favourite!
This year I have decided to post my predictions for the Oscars. Unfortunately I have not seen all films but I feel brave enough to share my thoughts with you! BEST PICTURE: Boyhood BEST ACTOR: Eddie Redmayne (The Theory of Everything) BEST ACTRESS: Juliane Moore (Still Alice) BEST ACTOR SUPPORTING ROLE : J.K. Simpsons (Whiplash) BEST ACTRESS SUPPORTING ROLE: Patricia Arquette (Boyhood) DIRECTING: Richard Linklater (Boyhood) CINEMATOGRAPHY: Dick Pope (Mr Turner) COSTUME DESIGN: Colleen Atwood (Into the woods) DOCUMENTARY FEATURE : Wim Wenders, Juliano Ribeiro Salgado and David Rosier (The Salt of the Earth)
FILM EDITING: Tom Cross (Whiplash) FOREIGN LANGUAGE FEATURE: Ida (Poland; Directed by Pawel Pawlikowski) MAKE UP AND HAIRSTYLING : Frances Hannon and Mark Coulier (The Grand Budapest Hotel)
SOUND MIXING :Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montaño and Thomas Varga (Birdman)
I am afraid I have left some categories out - I will need to see some movies before to make a guess :) Feel free to leave your predictions for this year!
