TOP 5 MOVIES FROM 2016: EXPERTS AND WRITERS
2016 is reaching its end and it is the time to look back and think about what we have watched. Here you have best 2016 movies for Cinema experts and writers. ROD...
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BEST SPANISH HORROR 2016 BR/DVD
2016 is almost over and it is time to think about all good things that took place this year. Now we are taking a look at best home video releases. Here you have experts’...
TOP 5: EMMA COHEN’S SPANISH HORROR FLICKS
Some weeks ago Emma Cohen, an essential actress in Spanish cinema passed away. I wanted to pay a little tribute to her just remembering five Spanish Horror classics she was part of. 5. AL...
SATAN’S BLOOD: SPAIN DISCOVERED ITS CITIZENS COULD HIDE A BIG SECRET
by Erika Tiburcio ESCALOFRÍO (SATAN’S BLOOD) is a film directed by Carlos Puerto and produced by JP Simon in 1978. Unlike other flicks, ESCALOFRÍO mixed a controversial topic with a sensational approach:...
THEY SAID SPAIN MUST HAVE LIT THE RIGHT CANDLE: A CANDLE FOR THE DEVIL
By Erika Tiburcio Moreno (*) A CANDLE FOR THE DEVIL (Eugenio Martín, 1973) was produced in a very interesting period for women in Spain. Before talking about the film, it is important to know...
DOC: SOLEDAD MIRANDA. UNA FLOR EN EL DESIERTO
Directed by Pepe Flores and Francisco Millán and written by Mar Merino, SOLEDAD MIRANDA. UNA FLOR EN EL DESIERTO is a documentary which tries to tell us all about this cult Spanish actress. Soledad...
THE LIVING DEAD AT THE MANCHESTER MORGUE OR WHY THE LIVING DEAD DECIDED TO WAKE UP
THE LIVING DEAD AT THE MANCHESTER MORGUE OR WHY THE LIVING DEAD DECIDED TO WAKE UP. UNDERSTANDING ITS HISTORICAL CONTEXT by Erika Tiburcio Moreno NO PROFANAR EL SUEÑO DE LOS MUERTOS(1974) is a well-known...
KLIMOVSKY’S VAMPIRES TRILOGY – A SOCIO-HISTORICAL APPROACH
By Erika Tiburcio (*) Leon Klimovsky directed the three following films: THE DRACULA SAGA(1972), THE VAMPIRES’ NIGHT ORGY(1973) and THE STRANGE LOVE OF THE VAMPIRES(1975). The three of them focus their attention on the...
MANUEL ORTEGA LASAGA REFLECTS ABOUT WHO CAN KILL A CHILD?
By Manuel Ortega Lasaga (*) With only two feature films, Chicho Ibáñez Serrador is a name that fills the Spanish cinema with pride. He’s also respected for his very successful...
CHILDREN OF HORROR
By Robert Monell (*) WHO CAN KILL A CHILD? is one of the English language titles of Narciso Ibañez Serrador’s 1976 horror film QUIEN PUEDE MATAR A UN NINO?. The very title is...
