A journey through everyday life in ancient Rome and Greece, about what brings us closer and drives us apart, by the renowned British classicist; a novel that explores the fragility and wounds of postwar Vienna, and an illustrated book that delicately addresses loss and mourning, in this week’s readings.
The Barcelona star will appear in the country next week with four dates as part of the international tour of the striking album that marked 2025. With a live orchestra, references to ballet, art, and religious imagery, the production has been praised by international critics as the most ambitious of her career. The artist brings her own stage, and it is expected that the confessional segment, through which celebrities like Karol G and Cara Delevingne have passed, will be deployed.
The new adaptation of Stephen King’s famous novel will bring the story to the present and add different nuances to the dynamic between the protagonist and her mother. The production is led by Mike Flanagan, the filmmaker who brought Gerald’s Game and Doctor Sleep to the screen. Prime Video – which will premiere it in the coming months – has released its first images.
At 3 a.m. on July 17, 1959, 67 years ago, Billie Holiday’s voice was silenced forever. Her death ended years marked by addictions, legal troubles, and persecution by the authorities, which followed her to her deathbed. Thus ended the life of one of the most iconic figures in jazz.
During an interview on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, the actress talked about how she came to play Athena in The Odyssey and recalled the unexpected role that Tom Holland, her partner, played in her joining the cast of Christopher Nolan’s new movie.
His agent issued a statement this Thursday where he disclosed details of the death of the Jurassic Park actor and revealed that in the last year the actor filmed four projects that should be released in the coming months.
For centuries, The Iliad and The Odyssey – recently adapted into film – have oscillated between myth and history. Experts explain to Culto what evidence exists about the conflict that inspired the epics, what the findings in ancient Troy reveal, and how the Homeric poems became canonical stories for the Greek world.
The director takes the classic of universal literature and shapes a protagonist tormented by guilt. With an overwhelming staging and powerful performances, he builds one of the best films of the season. Much of the criticism surrendered to it, assuring that it is a masterpiece and his best work to date. Note: here, with some spoilers, we review its main axes.
The Bayeux Tapestry returns to Great Britain for the first time in nearly 1,000 years. Learn here the details of the millionaire and secret operation to transport the “first comic in history” that narrates the Battle of Hastings.
The star joins Tony Gilroy – the mastermind behind the series Andor – in a film about a prodigious cellist who ventures into Hollywood. A project in which he was not the director’s first choice and that forced him to undergo rigorous preparation. It will arrive in theaters this year and is already shaping up as a possible contender for the Oscars. Check out its first preview and images here.
