At 81 years old, American author Richard Ford publishes In Plain Words, a brief essay that serves as a balance of nearly half a century of career. A serene and intimate reflection on the craft of writing, the function of the novel, and the inevitable political dimension that crosses private life.
After becoming the seventh woman to receive the National Literature Award, the author reflects with Culto on experimentation in her work, the value of doubt, and the search for new stories.
The actor behind John Connor talks with Culto about James Cameron’s masterpiece, which celebrates its 35th anniversary and has just returned to Chilean cinemas in a remastered 4K copy. He recalls his tumultuous life at the time he filmed the movie, evaluates the film’s relevance, and expresses his desire to collaborate again with the director on a potential new installment. “Working with him again would be incredible,” he says.
Doctor Dread, Jim Fox and Errol Brown, three veterans of international reggae, will be in Chile for the reunion of Gondwana and Quique Neira this September 5. The men who worked on their first albums -and will record the show- remember those sessions and explain why the Chilean band managed to carve out their own place in Latin American reggae. “They achieved it with their work.”
The new album expands the artist’s sonic universe and includes collaborations with Jane Remover and Guitarricadelafuente. Her upcoming tour includes an extensive schedule of shows in Europe and Latin America. The concert in Chile will be on December 12 at Estación Mapocho.
From self-esteem to the road, the American writer and activist built in her books a perspective on gender, power, and freedom that accompanied modern feminism for decades.
A Las Vegas jury determined that Duane Davis was involved in planning the attack that ended the singer’s life in September 1996; the prosecution did not claim he was the shooter, but identified him as responsible for handing the weapon to the shooter.
Both artists clashed some time ago over the similarity between two of their biggest hits, although they reached an amicable agreement. Petty sent Smith a letter about the matter, but the Englishman never replied: “She was just a slightly cheeky 22-year-old queer girl,” Smith clarified in a recent interview.
“1988 Reimagined: La Ley on Stratocaster & Strings” will bring together the original core of the band in a single performance to relive the repertoire of their legendary debut album. The event is on September 5th at GAM and will once again bring together on stage the singer Shía Arbulú and the musicians Rodrigo Aboitiz and Luciano Rojas.
A major figure in cinema, the American actor presents Whisper Your Name, a Netflix film in which he plays a retired detective who must return to action to catch a serial killer. In an interview with Culto, he also discusses the 50 years of the seminal Taxi Driver and the meeting he led with the director and the team during the last Tribeca Festival.
