It’s hard to compare the latter part of James Cameron’s career among Hollywood directors. Both Titanic and Avatar a decade later were among the most successful films of all time. It was at the end of 2009’s Avatar that represented a phenomenon that offered viewers a new form of movie experience. The subtle technical aspect …
The creators of the Soundsystém music podcast go back to 2022. Reinventing the body Michaela Pestova After two years in the turmoil of a pandemic, where I spent months either in total isolation or frantically chasing a breakup, I woke up to a different world. Not only are protests back on the streets, but baggy …
Directors Teresa Vejvodova, Shimon Hall and Tomas Vensky published three scripts shortly before the start of this year’s Karlovy Vary Festival, commenting on the current state of Czech cinematography. With their manifesto New Czech Intimacy, posted on the Nový Film blog, they essentially substituted the work of domestic film critics. Among them (or perhaps I …
What is the state of club culture in Prague after the Covid pandemic and before the expected effects of the energy and economic crisis? Does the city administration have sufficient awareness of the club scene? What support options does it currently offer? How does cooperation differ between cities and clubs within Europe? These are just …
It’s not often that a major brand like Star Wars accepts the fact that its new production isn’t one of the most anticipated. But this is exactly what happened at the premiere of the new series from the Disney Indoor studio, which tells about the beginnings of the rebellion, which we know so well from …
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One of her friends said sarcastically at the beginning of the fall, when we were talking about journalist Linda Bartosova’s upcoming podcast, “You’re going to deal with how hard it is because she’s beautiful, right?”. The comment was not unique, the discussion that preceded the launch of the first episode of the podcast of the …
In an episode last season, Earn and his aunt storm the studio just as rapper Gunna Paper Boi is accused of cheating at cards. Similar to Season 1, where Migos played dealers with an office in an RV, one of today’s hottest rap stars debuted in Atlanta. And it’s not just the rappers who have …
Photo from the Arlet archives Arleta is one of the biggest rising stars on the current Czech rap scene. She drew attention already in 2020 with the experimental debut Ability to Damage Plant, which she launched in between shutdowns. This record has a lot of appeal, and Arleta isn’t afraid to let anxiety and depression …
The novel has become such a dominant and obvious genre in the literary world that we almost forgot to ask why we care about novels and what they say about us. For this reason alone, every attempt to shed light on the relationship between the new narrative and the non-literary world should be welcomed. Philosopher …
“It was a safe film, it was banned and only received much attention in the 1990s,” says Kamel Fela of “The Wedding as a Belt,” which satirizes the ex-police and socialist “common people.” regime. So rape is not its main theme, although the plot is about accusing several young men of sexual violence – including …
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