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sevilla european film festival

11 Tuesday Nov 2025

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LOVE this year’s poster for the Festival de Cine Europeo de Sevilla. Sevilla-based illustrator José Luis Ágreda was inspired by traditional posters for Seville’s spring festivals and incorporated iconography from cult European films, including Sergio Leone’s Dollar Trilogy and the cat from ‘Flow’. The other two Ágreda created for this poster series featured Wim Wenders’ Wings of Desire and Fellini’s La Dolce Vida (and the cat!). I recognised that horse right away as it’s from one of my favourite feria posters from 1934.

armani

04 Thursday Sep 2025

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A couple of weeks ago I rewatched The Untouchables for the umpteenth time and, not only does it have that wonderful soundtrack by Ennio Morricone, the clothes are Armani. Never mind the excellent writing, acting, directing and cinematography – omg the clothes. Not surprisingly it won both an Oscar and a Bafta for best costume design but personally I think that buttery soft lambskin suede jacket of Andy’s deserved its own award. Giorgio Armani gave us so much. Riposa in pace, maestro. 

Giorgio Armani July 11 1934 – Sept 4 2025

50 years???

30 Wednesday Jul 2025

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Switched on the TV last night and the first thing that popped up on the Movistar default screen was… JAWS. And then I saw that it was released 50 YEARS AGO… and I couldn’t believe it. I remember going to see it at the cinema and I could’ve sworn I was at least 25, but nope. Anyhow, I don’t know how many times I’ve seen this, but it’s a bit like The Sting. Whenever I see it pop up I just watch it again.

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10 Thursday Jul 2025

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So… watched this and… yeah it’s good! Very good. Weird but good. Vampire Blues movie. But about half-way through I kept exclaiming OMG THOSE ARMS (Sled, you’d appreciate them). Like works of art. And then I realised that Michael B Jordon was once sweet young Wallace on The Wire and… mind blown. So now I’m rewatching The Wire for the umpteenth time – the BEST TV SERIES ever. How’s you week going?