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Anoche se celebró la gala de los Premios Goya 2025, y vaya noche. Y es que por un momento pensamos que íbamos a vivir un Moonlight-La La Land a la española. Pero no fue así: por primera vez en la historia de los Goya, el premio a la Mejor Película se entregó ex aequo a El 47 y La infiltrada. Y si aún no las has visto, o te falta por ver alguna de las que se llevaron uno o varios “cabezones”, aquí te decimos dónde puedes encontrarlas: en streaming, en salas de cine o próximamente. ¡Toma nota!

¿Dónde ver ‘El 47‘? En Movistar Plus+.

Premios: Mejor Película, Mejor Actor de Reparto para Salva Reina, Mejor Actriz de Reparto para Clara Segura, Mejor Dirección de Producción y Mejores Efectos Especiales.

Sinopsis: La historia...

The Hungarian State Opera is set to dazzle audiences with a spectacular English concert that promises to be a feast for the senses. This extraordinary musical event will showcase the finest of English musical traditions, blending cosmic grandeur with aristocratic elegance.

At the heart of this celestial symphony lies Gustav Holst’s monumental suite, “The Planets”. This awe-inspiring work will transport listeners on a journey through our solar system, from the foreboding strains of Mars to the mystical whispers of Neptune. The Hungarian State Opera Orchestra, under the masterful direction of David Coleman, will bring to life Holst’s vivid astrological portraits, each movement painting a unique atmospheric landscape.

But the cosmic journey doesn’t end there. The program also features Edward Elgar’s soul-stirring Cello Concerto, a work that has captivated audiences for over a century. The internationally acclaimed cellist Santiago Cañón-Valencia will take center stage, his virtuosic performance...

Un thriller papal, un (no) biopic de Los Planetas o un slasher desde el Pov del asesino, entre el top del 2024.

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Adiós, 2024… ¡hola, 2025! Se va un año que, cinematográficamente hablando (como no podía ser de otra manera por nuestra parte), ha estado repleto de propuestas variadísimas y de lo más interesantes que han dejado huella en nuestras retinas. Claro, algunas otras no tanto, pero ese no es el foco de este artículo.

Marta Medina, Mario Hernández y Álvaro Campoy, miembros del equipo de mundoCine, escogen las que, a su juicio, han sido las mejores películas del 2024, compartiendo con vosotros sus porqués y, de paso, os cuentan dónde podéis verlas en este mismo momento (información muy útil si no habéis visto algunas de las que mencionamos).

Eso sí, antes de entrar en materia, hay un detalle importante: este ranking tiene en cuenta...

Spain’s International Feature Oscar entry Saturn Return centers on real-life Granada indie rock group Los Planetas. However, says director Isaki Lacuesta during Deadline’s Contenders Film: International event, “It’s not a classical biopic. We didn’t want to make a monument.”

In the late 1990s, Los Planetas found itself at a delicate moment in the band’s then-young career. In Saturn Return, they’re about to record a make-or-break third album, both on the brink of success or total destruction. The film takes viewers on a journey that delves into the “legend of Los Planetas,” as a title card reads. Explained Lacuesta, “It’s a drama, but it’s also a comedy. It’s a love story, it’s a film about teamwork, it’s a Star Wars film, it’s a vampire film …”

It’s also very subjective, which was the aim from the get-go, on the...

A rock n’ roll biopic in the tradition of Steven Shainberg’s Fur - An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus, Saturn Return (aka Segundo Premio) is, co-director Isaki Lacuesta insists, definitely not a film about Granada-based nineties indie darlings Los Planetas – except that sometimes it obviously is. Like Shainberg, Lacuesta and Pol Rodríguez draw on episodes in the life of their subject and on associated concepts as manifested in the popular imagination, building their own story around those. In the process, they test the boundaries of the rock biopic genre itself.

The film is Spain’s official submission to the 2025 Oscars, and unlikely as that may sound given the niche nature of the subject, it’s easy to see why the decision was made. The characters are not very distinct – a woman called May (Stéphanie Magnin) and her bandmates, who simply bear the names the Singer (Daniel Ibáñez) and the Guitarist.

National Geographic is expanding its unscripted slate with four new series greenlights.

“These new unscripted series epitomize everything National Geographic stands for — bold, captivating storytelling rooted in world-class research and expertise,” said Tom McDonald, executive vice president of global unscripted and factual content for Nat Geo. “Whether it’s the cutting-edge innovation of ‘The Real Finding Nemo’ (working title), the storytelling panache of ‘Surviving Pompeii’ (working title), the sweeping ambition of ‘Meet the Planets’ (working title), or the unparalleled access in ‘Diana: One Day in Paris,’ National Geographic is building on its reputation as the home of the most distinctive factual series from the very best storytellers in the world.”

Full descriptions of the new series can be found below.

Nat Geo earned the most ever nominations in the brand’s history at last September’s News & Docs Emmys. Its 10 wins included those for shows like “Trafficked with Mariana Van Zeller” with five wins,...

Controversial French free-to-air channel C8, a subsidiary of Vivendi’s Canal Plus Group, is set to lose its TNT frequency, following a bombshell decision by France’s Arcom audiovisual and digital communication authority.

The body is in the process of renewing the 15 licenses for France’s terrestrial frequencies and has been auditioning existing frequency holders and new applicants since the spring ahead of a decision.

There have been questions over whether C8 would retain its frequency for some time.

C8, which is home to the controversial populist presenter Cyril Hanouna and his provocative chat show Touche pas à mon poste, has racked up close to $8.2 M (€7.6M) in Arcom fines on various counts of lack of honesty and political plurality in recent years.

French deputy Sophie Taillé-Polian, a member of the left-wing and ecologist Génération.s party, launched a campaign in February for C8 and its equally controversial sister channel...

National Geographic's Super Reefs documentary showcases a coral reef's recovery and features an evocative soundtrack by composer Christian Heschl. The documentary's unique musical opportunities allow Heschl to create memorable, melodic music, reflecting the grand scale of the natural world. The soundtrack acts as a trip back to the documentary's stunning visuals and important message, connecting viewers with the underwater world of the Southern Line Islands.

National Geographics Earth Day special Super Reefs details a coral reefs stunning recovery from a bleaching event, and Screen Rant has a first listen to key pieces from the documentarys evocative soundtrack. Developed by National Geographics Pristine Seas ocean conservation project, Super Reefs showcases the value in protecting marine areas as it highlights a specific coral reef in the seas of the Southern Line Islands. The documentary was released on Earth Day 2024, and is available to stream now on YouTube.

Screen Rant is...

George Lucas is certainly a well-known figure in Hollywood. For many years, he has been one of the most important figures in the world of Star Wars, being the original creator of the entire world. For years, he has been on the frontiers of every new addition to the story, helping a trilogy become one of the most successful franchises of all time.

George Lucas. Credit: Joey Gannon/Creative Commons

Knowing how high-profile he is, it is not surprising that every step that he takes is carefully observed under a microscope. Recently, the filmmaker gave an interview in which he said some very interesting things about the film industry. Unfortunately, many have begun to call out the hypocrisy in his words.

‘Hollywood in 10 Years’ According to George Lucas

Recently, George Lucas gave an interview with Brut (via Culture Crave), in which he went into great detail about his professional life.

El (no) biopic ya apunta a los premios Goya. © BTeamPictures

Ya se ha publicado el primer tráiler de “Segundo Premio”, la película dirigida por Isaki Lacuesta (doble ganador de la Concha de Oro del Festival de San Sebastián por “Los Pasos Dobles” y “Entre dos Aguas”) y codirigida por Pol Rodríguez. Una película que tuvo su estreno mundial en el Festival de Málaga y que se ha llevado tres premios: mejor película, mejor dirección y mejor montaje.

La película está protagonizada por Daniel Ibáñez, Cristalino, Stéphanie Magnin, Mafo, Chesco Ruiz y Edu Rejón y se ambienta en la Granada de finales de los 90. En plena efervescencia artística y cultural, un grupo de música indie atraviesa su momento más delicado: la bajista rompe con la banda buscando su sitio fuera de la música y el guitarrista se ve inmerso en una peligrosa espiral de autodestrucción. Mientras, el cantante se enfrenta a...

Isaki Lacuesta has returned to the Malaga Film Festival with his highly anticipated rock band drama “Saturn Return” (“Segundo Premio”), a fabled account of iconic Spanish group Los Planetas and their struggle to make their legendary third album,“Una semana en un motor de un autobús.”

The film, which the award-winning filmmaker directed with Pol Rodríguez and wrote with Fernando Navarro, stars Daniel Ibáñez, Stéphanie Magnin and musician-turned-actor Cristalino.

“Saturn Returns” screened in competition in Malaga, where Lacuesta and Isa Campo, double San Sebastian Golden Shell winners, won the best director Silver Biznaga for their 2016 mystery drama “The Next Skin.”

Speaking to Variety, Lacuesta explains how the film is not about Los Planetas but rather about the legend of the band and the mystique they themselves have cultivated over the years. Indeed, the story of “Saturn Return” is largely based on the band’s songs.

“It is not a journalistic documentary,...

Defined by dramatic melodies, instruments such as the Armenian duduk and other African percussions, and Lisa Gerrard's moving solo vocals, Hans Zimmer's score for Ridley Scott's "Gladiator has an emotional grandeur and old-world feeling that captures Maximus' yearning for his family and the high stakes of gladiatorial battle in Ancient Rome, as Kathryn Kalinak elaborates on Zimmer's varied uses of multicultural instruments in her book "Film Music: A Very Short Introduction." The beautiful score was nominated for an Academy Award and stands out as one of the most memorable elements of the epic action movie.

It was also the subject of a high-profile lawsuit.

In April 2006, the English composer Gustav Holst's estate and music publisher G. Schirmer Ltd. alleged that a segment from Zimmer's "The Battle" violates the copyright to the opening of Holst's "Mars, the Bringer of War" from "The Planets" (via Playbill). Holst...

Exclusive: The BBC and PBS have set their latest landmark science series, an exploration of how modern humans came into being.

In Human, which is in the process of crewing up, archaeology, travelog and reconstruction will be used to tell the story of the homo sapiens species that emerged around 300,000 years ago.

There are no official records for the vast majority of this human history but the series will look to piece things together, using DNA sequencing and scientific tools, and showcasing fresh discoveries.

BBC Studios Science Unit is producing Human, which is the latest factual landmark from the BBC and PBS following a long and fruitful relationship. The pair have combined in recent times on alien doc First Contact, BAFTA-nominated 8 Days: To The Moon and Back and The Planets.

BBC Head of Science Tom Coveney said Human will “reveal the dramatic twists and turns of our species’ story, the secrets behind our success,...

Founded more than 25 years ago by Manuel Catteau, independent French producer and distributor Zed has become over the years a major player in the documentary field. At TV market Unifrance Rendez-vous in Biarritz, Zed revealed to Variety the acquisition of three ambitious history documentary projects, which are available for presales.

“Ukraine 1933: Seeds of Hunger,” a documentary by Guillaume Ribot, produced by Les Films Du Poisson for France Télévisions, recalls the tragedy experienced by Ukrainians between 1931 and 1933: the Holodomor, the great famine organized by Stalin to punish those who refused the collectivization of the countryside and communist ideology, resulted in the deaths of more than 4 million of them.

“The tragedy was disclosed to the world by an intrepid Welsh journalist, Gareth Jones, one of the bravest whistleblowers in history,” Zed states. The completion is scheduled for fall 2022.

Scheduled for fall 2023, “WWII: Operation Barbarossa” focuses on the German invasion of...

Exclusive: BBC2 and PBS have commissioned a War of the Worlds-style hybrid drama/documentary that spotlights a near future in which extra-terrestrial life has been detected.

First Contact will combine real documentary interviews with some of the world’s most foremost scientists alongside a fictionalized narrative written and directed by World According to Jeff Goldblum director Nic Stacey. BBC Studios Science Unit, which was behind Netflix’s BAFTA-winning The Surgeon’s Cut (pictured) and BBC2/PBS’ The Planets, is once again collaborating with the two networks on the feature.

Leading scientists now believe there is a genuine possibility we will shortly detect extra-terrestrial life and the show will profile the latest in cutting edge technology while featuring contributions from the likes of Dr Jill Tartar, a pioneer who was the inspiration for Jodie Foster’s character in Contact, along with showcasing the James Webb space telescope.

Exec producer Andrew Cohen,...

Scripted dramas drove U.K. TV exports to a record £1.48 billion ($1.97 billion) in 2019/20, a 6% year-on-year increase, according to a report from producers’ trade body Pact.

Dramas like “Chernobyl,” “His Dark Materials,” “The War of the Worlds,” “The Feed” and “Doctor Who,” produced by U.K. companies, were the key export drivers and accounted for 48% of all revenue. Factual programming, including “Seven Worlds,” “One Planet” and “The Planets,” increased its share from 23% to 28% year-on-year.

The U.S. continues to be the most important market for U.K. exports contributing 32%, or £466 million ($622.5 million) of all revenue in the 2019/20 financial year, an increase of £22 million ($29.3 million) year-on-year, the report states. France, with £102 million ($136.3 million) and Australia with £98 million ($131 million) complete the top three markets for U.K. TV exports.

China was identified last year as a market with growth potential and revenues out of the territory increased by 25% to £40 million (53.4 million).

Looking ahead...

BBC Studios has fallen well short of its targets for commissions from third-party streamers and broadcasters, and is too reliant on old brands like Doctor Who to prop up its revenue.

That’s the verdict of a detailed 43-page report on the BBC’s commercial production and distribution arm by the National Audit Office (Nao), the UK’s public sector spending watchdog.

The BBC spun off its huge production division into BBC Studios in 2016 and two years later merged it with distribution arm BBC Worldwide. A major ambition behind the move was to ensure BBC producers could go out to other streamers and broadcasters and win new business, rather than only serving the BBC’s television channels.

The Nao said the planning that went into creating BBC Studios ensured it made a “good start,” but it found that the commercial entity failed to meet forecasts in terms of the revenue it generated from third-party commissions,...

Astronaut Roy McBride is unflappable and known for it, out-reputed only by his own father who casts on him a shadow akin to that of the dark side of the moon. His father has been gone a long time, disappearing after a quest to Neptune in the pursuit of intelligent life took him and his crew beyond the detection of home-base. We’re introduced to the younger McBride only briefly before we see him survive a crisis when the space station he’s working on is hit by a mysterious surge of energy that sends him flying from just outside earth’s atmosphere and crashing to the ground. After a quick recovery, he’s brought into a confidential briefing where his informed that the cause of the surges—which are growing in number—is near Neptune, where the Lima mission brought his father before he lost touch with command sixteen years ago.

Tony Sokol Jan 8, 2020

Nobody would blame you if you thought David Bowie was really an alien.

When David Bowie slipped away in 2016, he went out in a flurry of artistic output and a regret that he had more to say. His final album, Blackstar, held out the universal promise of the endless possibilities that can be found in vast emptiness of space. Bowie was an out of this world artist steeped in all forms of science fiction, and was even inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame in June 2013.

Bowie first cemented his public image as a stellar performer, we can’t really blame anyone for mistaking the man and the Starman. The rock and rolling space invader had been telling us not to be “afraid of the man in the moon because it's only me" since he promised to "Love You Till Tuesday" in 1967.

Bowie blasted...