Tag Archives: Chico & Rita

Oscars 2012 – Nominations announced!

Posted on 24 January 2012 by Adele Craciun

The 2012 Oscars nominations have just been announced and, as usual, following the Golden Globes and plenty of speculation, there aren’t that many surprises. Here are the main category nominees: Best Picture The Artist War Horse The Descendants Midnight in … Continue reading →

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Chico & Rita – A sensual animated love story set to seductive Latin rhythms

Posted on 9 May 2011 by Jason Best

CGI and 3D are now the default settings for animation (more’s the pity, some would argue), but Spanish filmmaker Fernando Trueba has gone against the grain to create Chico & Rita, a charmingly old-fashioned hand-drawn animated movie in which a … Continue reading →

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London’s Spanish Film Festival | 24 September – 7 October 2010

Posted on 24 September 2010 by Jason Best

Hola chicos y chicas! The 6th London Spanish Film Festival gets underway at the Ciné Lumière tonight with the UK premiere of Daniel Monzón’s gripping prison drama Cell 211 (Celda 211). The story of a young guard who poses as … Continue reading →

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