Lost

By Teresa Bendito and Àlex Santomà

Lost is an American series which was produced by ABC Studios and Bad Robot Productions. The plot of the series includes drama, suspense and science fiction, and it's about a plane, which crashes on a mysterious island where things really strange happen every moment. The idea of Lost was developed by J.J. Abrams, Damon Lindelof, and Jeffrey Lieber. The series is in six seasons, and it has 138 episodes, and every one lasts 42 minutes approximately. Lost has been seen by 12.6 million people.

The episodes usually combine the life in the mysterious island, with some flashbacks of character's previous life, before the plain crash. Every episode has usually a main character, and the episode shows flashbacks of this main character, and it allow us to know the life of the people who are living on the island. The episodes always contain enigmas and problems without an apparent solution.

In this series, the most known and important characters are:

Jack Shephard - Matthew Fox

Kate Austen - Evangeline Lily

Hugo "Hurley" Reyes - Jorge García

James "Sawyer" Ford - Josh Holloway

Sayid Jarrah - Naveen Andrews

John Locke - Terry O'Quinn

Sun-Hwa Kwon - Yunjin Kim

Jin-Soo Kwon - Daniel Dae Kim

Michael Dawson - Harrold Perrineau

Claire Littleton - Emilie de Ravin

Charlie Pace - Dominic Monaghan.

Ashton Kutcher

By Anastasia Macovei

If I could meet anyone, I would meet Ahston Kutcher, the actor. He is tall and slim. He has short and brown hair and brown eyes as well. He usually wears casual clothes and he is very good looking and very fashionable.

Many celebrities or a lot of celebrities are vain, but I think Ashton is a very modest person, and he doesn't like very much the photographs, because every person needs privacy. In addition, in the movies, he is very funny and I think in the real life he is funny too. I like all his movies.

Some stars only want money, and I admire Ashton because he is very caring and he is really good-natured. What's more, a few days ago, I read that he does a lot of work for charities, and that's so nice.

If I could meet Ashton I would ask him for his autograph!

Ian Somerhalder

By Anastasia Macovei

Ian Somerhalder is an actor, model and producer. He was born on December 8th 1978. He is famous because he played Boone Carlyle in the television series ''Lost''. He has also appeared in ''Smallville'' and ''CSI'', and he played the character Damon Salvatore in the famous series  ''The Vampire Diaries''. 

He was born in Covington, Louisiana. He has a sister, Stella, and a brother, Bob. His father is an Irish man who worked in construction. His mother, a mixture of Irish and Choctaw, grew up in Mississippi. His parents divorced when he was 15, and after that he lived with his mother. His relatives in Louisiana were affected by Hurricane Katrina.   

He wanted to be model, like his mother, so he studied for this career. He appeared in fashion shows in New York, Paris, Milan and London and worked for various firms: Calvin Klein, American Eagle Outfitters, Dolce & Gabbana, Gucci, Versace and Guess.

His first performance on television was in ''The Rules of Attraction''. Then he appeared in ''Smallville'' as Adam Knight (a dead person who lives because  of special drugs). He also appeared in ''CSI: Miami'',''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', "Now and Again " and "The Big Easy". The character Boone Carlyle from the first season of ''Lost'' made him very famous. Later he was in the second and third seasons and then in the sixth, and, furthermore, he appeared in different short scenes.

In 2006, he was the protagonist of the movie "Pulse'' (the Japanese movie "Kairo" was a remake of this) with Kristen Bell and Christina Milian. The movie is not very famous, and when it was premiered it had little success in its first week. The same year, DNA Models selected its Top 10 Male Models" and Ian was on this list. He also played Nick in "Tell Me You Love Me'', for HBO.

Nowadays he appears in "The Vampire Diaries'' on the CW channel, as a wicked vampire. This character made him famous and earned him a Teen Choice Award in 2010.

The Kids Are All Right

By Helena López Fortuny

"The Kids Are All Right" is a comedy film directed by Lisa Cholodenko and Stuart Blumberg, who also wrote the script. The film had its premiere on July 9th 2010 in the United States, and on February 25th 2011 in Spain. It won two awards at the Golden Globes and was nominated for four Oscars.

The film focuses on a lesbian relationship between Nic (Annette Bening) and Jules (Julianne Moore). The couple has two children: Joni (Mia Wasikowska) and Laser (Josh Hutcherson), who were born by artificial insemination. Both children want to know the man who donated his sperm (Mark Ruffalo). They find him and they have the opportunity to talk to him. The children tell their mothers that they got in touch with him and the mothers become interested in knowing him too. So, Paul (the donor), Jules (one mother), and Nic (the other mother) meet each other. Nic does not like Paul, but Jules thinks that Paul is nice. At this point, a love triangle begins and everything becomes complicated.

I saw this movie and I liked it a lot, I had a great time. I think that it's original, funny and entertaining.

It's also a disappointing movie because, on the one hand, it breaks with the traditional family structure and introduces a new family relationship but, on the other hand, it returns to the stereotyped family formed by a mother, father and children. Although it has an original plot, everything is very predictable, as in most American films.

It's a film that I recommend to all audiences, I'm sure that it will not disappoint you.

Starring

Nic : Annette Bening

Jules : Julianne Moore

Paul : Mark Ruffalo

Joni : Mia Wasikowska

Laser : Josh Hutcherson

Awards

Oscars: Nominated for the Best Film, the Best Actress (Annette Bening), the Best Supporting Actor (Mark Ruffalo) and the Best Original Script.

Golden Globes: Nominated for the Best Film (it was the WINNER), the Best Actress (Annette Bening) (it was the WINNER), the Best Actress (Julianne Moore) and the Best Script.

BAFTA Awards: Nominated for the Best Actress (Annette Bening), the Best Actress (Julianne Moore), the Best Supporting Actor (Mark Ruffalo), the Best Original Script.

Screen Actors’ Guild Awards: Nominated for the Best Actress (Annete Bening), the Best Supporting Actor (Mark Ruffalo).

Inception

By Àlex Santomà

"Inception" is a science fiction movie written, directed and produced by Christopher Nolan, and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Ken Watanabe, Joseph Gordon-Lewit, Marion Cotillard, Ellen Page, Tom Hardly, Cillian Murphy, Dileep Rao, Tom Berenger and Michael Caine. It won 4 Oscars in 2010: for Best Cinematography, Best Original Screenplay, Best Sound Editing and Best Sound. The movie is about a man, Dom Cobb, whose job is to enter people's minds to steal confidential information from a subject's mind. He can't return to the USA because he is wanted for murder, but he says that he is innocent. He is doing a job in the mind of an important businessman, but he fails, and then this important businessman, called Saito, hires Dom and his team to do an important job: to introduce an idea in the mind of a subject. The introduction of an idea in the mind of a subject is a very complicated thing, and it's called Inception. The subject is called Robert Fischer and the idea is that he has to destroy the firm of his father when he receives his inheritance. They have to create three dreams in one dream, to get the "inception". It has very good special effects, and the screenplay is really successful. I recommend this film without any doubts, I have watched this film twice and the second time I liked it more than the first time. The first time you watch the movie it is a little bit difficult to understand until the end, but the second time, when you understand everything, the movie becomes more interesting. I had a really good time watching this movie.

The Goya Awards

By Helena López Fortuny

The Goya Awards are Spain's main national film awards. They are very highly regarded by many people in Spain and internationally too. They are the Spanish equivalent to the American Academy Awards.
On February 13th, it was the Goya's ceremony. There were awarded the same prizes as every year.
-Best Film: Pa negre
-Best Director: Pa negre
-Best Leading Actor: Biutiful
-Best Leading Actress: Pa negre
-Best Original Screenplay: Buried
-Best Adapted Screenplay: Pa negre
-Best New Actor: Pa negre
-Best New Actress: Pa negre
-Best New Director: Bon Appétit
-Best Supporting Actor: También la Lluvia
-Best Supporting Actress: Pa negre
-Best Production Supervision: También la Lluvia
-Best Cinematography: Pa negre
-Best Editing: Buried
-Best Original Score: Lope
-Best Original Song: También la lluvia
-Best Art Direction: Pa negre
-Costume Design: Lope
-Best Makeup and Hairstyles: Balada Triste de Trompeta
-Best Sound: Buried
-Best Special Effects: Balada Triste de Trompeta
-Best Animated Film: Chico y Rita
-Best Animated Short Film: La bruixa
-Best Documentary Short Film: Memorias de un cine de provincias
-Best Fictional Short Film: Una caja de botones
-Best European Film: El discurso del rey
-Best Documentary: Bicicleta, cullera, poma
-Best Foreign Film in the Spanish Language: La vida de los peces

So, the film which won more prizes was "Pa Negre", the catalan film made by Agustí Villaronga.

Andreu Buenafuente

By Alejandro Martínez

Andreu was born in Reus in 1965. He has worn glasses since he was a child. He is a journalist and television presenter with a great personality. He is member of the Catalan Association of Journalists and the Spanish Academy of Television. He has directed and presented several shows on TV3: "La Cosa Nostra" (268 programs), "A Altra Cosa", "Malalts De Tele", "Sense Títol" (three seasons), the series "Plats Bruts","PEL", "A Pèl Tour" and "Set De Nit". He was also the producer of "The Last Night" and "Moncloa Hello?" for Tele 5. He has worked in radio too: "El Terrat" for SER Catalunya (from Monday to Saturday, from 13.00 to 14.00), and "La Isla de los Mosquitos" for Cadena SER. He has written books in Catalan: "El Terrat", "Sense Llibre, "Digue'm Agosarat", "Hem de Parlar". He has worked for the newspapers Diari de Tarragona, Nou Diari and La Vanguardia. He contributed to the magazine Marie Claire. He has directed plays in theaters in Barcelona and Madrid. He directed together with Santi Millán the play "You May Wonder How I Got Here," starring the actress Paz Padilla, in Barcelona in October 2001. He has received many awards: Radio Waves Award for "El Terrat" in 1997 - director and presenter, Television Premio Ondas "Malalts De Tele" in 1998 - producer, Television Premio Ondas "La Cosa Nostra" in 2000 - director and presenter, Ciutat de Barcelona Prize for "Una Altra Cosa" in 2003 - for his ability to satirize reality without falling into easy caricature. He appeared in the films "Torrente" and "Stream-2" by Santiago Segura and "The Best Thing That Can Happen To A Croissant" by Paco Mir.

The Simpsons

By Oriol Sentis

The Simpsons is an American cartoon series for television concerning the affairs of adult people. It was created by Matt Groening in 1989 and explains the daily life of an American middle-class family, whose members are Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie. The series is a satire and criticism of American society.

The Simpsons takes place in the fictional American city of Springfield. It was the first television series produced by Fox and reached the 30 top series in the ratings.

Homer, the father, works as a safety inspector at the nuclear power plant in Springfield. He is married to Marge, a stereotypical American housewife with three children: Bart, 10 years old, Lisa, 8 years old, and Maggie, a baby.

The family owns a dog, Santa's Little Helper, and a cat, Snowball II. Both pets have been involved in one episode. The Simpsons do not age and they look the same as they did in the late 80's.

Bart Simpson's character is the protagonist in most of the episodes of the first three seasons, but then Homer takes his place.

Anastasia, the movie

By Anastasia Macovei

The movie Anastasia is an animation movie, produced in 1997 by Don Bluth and Gary Goldman. It was nominated for two Oscars and one Golden Globe and it won eight other prizes. Fox Interactive also released a video game, on PlayStation 1, entitled “Anastasia: Adventures with Pooka and Bartok”.

The story begins in 1916 in the old Russian empire, in San Petersburg, where people are celebrating the tricentenary of the Romanov dynasty and the Empress Marie gives a present to her 8-year-old granddaughter: a musical box with a special melody.

Rasputin makes a revolution against the Tsar and his family. Dimitri, a little boy, saves Anastasia and her grandmother. Then they go to the train station and the grandmother leaves but Anastasia cannot get on the train, because she hurts her head. Ten years later, Marie offers a reward to find Anastasia and Dimitri wants to mislead Marie with another girl and says that she is the real Anastasia. They travel to Paris and Dimitri teaches her how to be a real princess, and all the things she needs to know. But listening to the music of the music box Dimitri realizes she is Anastasia...

MUSIC

The soundtrack of this movie was composed, co-orchestrated and conducted by David Newman, and the songs were written by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty. All these songs were released on CD and audio cassettes on October 28th 1997.

INSPECTOR GADGET

Sílvia Rovirosa

Inspector Gadget is a television cartoon series.

The series is about an inspector with bad luck, who is a little confused and is equipped with various gadgets on his body. He can fly with his hat because it has helicopter propellers inside. His shoes can become skis or wheels, and furthermore, he has other things like flashlights or hammers that come out of his body.

In the cartoons, there are more characters, such as Sophie, who is 9 years old and is the most intelligent character; Sultan, Sophie’s dog, who can dress up; the boss, who sends him on self-desctructive missions; and the international organizer of robberies, Dr. Gang, whose face only his cat knows.

Inspector Gadget’s enemy is Dr. Gang, who tries to steal and harm everybody in the world. Inspector Gadget is responsible for preventing this, and he is also responsible for making everybody in the world do good deeds.

Heidi

By Dayana Calderón & Génesis Mendoza

Johanna Spyri, a writer of Swiss origin who lived from 1827 to 1901, wrote this story about Heidi. Her beautiful countryside inspired her.

Heidi is a girl who lives in the Alps with her grandfather. The story tells her adventures with her friends, Peter and Clara, the dog "Fog" and the little goat "Snowflake".

CHARACTERS

Heidi

She is a little orphan girl who has to live with her grandfather. She is a sweet girl who loves discovering the good side of her grandfather and friends.

Pedro

Pedro is a good boy who lives with his grandmother. He is shepherd and a good friend of Heidi.

Clara

She is a girl who is paralyzed due to an illness. She meets Heidi and Peter on a journey she makes to the mountains to get over her illness.

The Tourist

By Xènia Nogué

Last week I watched a very interesting film: “The Tourist”. It's the latest film with Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie. They act together to make an amazing and fantastic film but it's a little bit confusing. It's about a woman who loves a man, but he swindled another man from the Mafia who wants to kill him. So, she is trying to help him but the Mafia's men are always following in her footsteps. The man’s name is Frank, and the woman’s name is Elise. He sends a message to her: she has to choose one man on her train and act as he was Frank. She does it. But the man who Elise chooses isn't who she wants... Elise and Frank are involved in a race against the Mafia's men and the police. A lot of action takes place in Italy and there is shooting, and chases too. At the end she discovers all the truth about Frank, but I’m not going to explain that...

However, I promise you that it's interesting to watch and I recommend this amazing film.

THE SHINING

By Pol Berbel and Marta Nicolàs

This is a psychological horror film directed by Stanley Kubrick. The script was written by the novelist Diane Johnson. Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, and Danny Lloyd appear in the cast. The film is based on the novel of the same name, by Stephen King. It is about a married writer who has a young son and accepts the job of off-season caretaker at an isolated hotel. The son has psychic powers, he is able to see things in the future or past, such as the ghosts in the hotel. Soon after the family moves there, the father becomes influenced by the supernatural presence in the haunted hotel; he goes mad and tries to kill his wife and son.

We think that this film is one of the best films that has ever been made. We saw it two years ago, and it was very frightening. Jack Nicholson acts really well. If you like horror films, we recommend you to watch it.

Los ojos de Julia

By Marta Nicolàs and Pol Berbel

Julia is a woman who suffers from a degenerative sight disease. She finds her twin sister Sara, blind because of the same disease, hanged in the basement of her house. It seems a case of suicide, but Julia decides to investigate because she thinks her sister was murdered. At the same time as Julia begins to discover the truth about her sister's death, her sight deteriorates and a series of strange deaths and disappearances occur. 
We think that this is a very good film. We saw “El Orfanato” and we liked that too. “El Orfanato” and “Los Ojos de Julia” have the same production company, “Rodar y Rodar”, and the same main actress, Belén Rueda. She acts very well. We were scared in some scenes.

The make-up is excellent, Julia's face at Sara's funeral is very impressive. She has a very sad face. And Sara's eyes are striking. We think that it is a film worth seeing, because it is excellent and all the cast acts very well.

CALIMERO

By Venus Villa

Calimero was created for an advertisement for a detergent in 1961. Then in July 1963 the brothers Nino and Toni Pagot created a series dedicated to him entitled "Calimero, the Black Chick”. And this was the beginning of the stories of Calimero.

Calimero is an Italian cartoon. He is the only one with black feathers in his family, where all the others have yellow feathers. In this series, it explains that he is black is because he fell in the mud when he was born. The little chick carries half of its shell on his head.

In the series, Calimero is introduced as the sixteenth child of a chicken called Cesira, who rejects him because he is black, but only in appearance. Calimero lives a lot of adventures in which truth and goodness always triumph, because he is honest all the time. At the end of each episode it is revealed that Calimero is not black: the chick is only dirty and is cleaned with the detergent that he advertises.

In the late seventies, the Pagots wanted to introduce Calimero to the United States but this was not possible because he was rejected by American culture, as the chick was black and at that time this could have created controversy.

MAIN CHARACTERS

Calimero: The hero of the series.

Priscilla: Calimero's girlfriend, a shy chick with common sense.

Piero: Susy's boyfriend, a green duck. Her parents are millionaires.

Valerian: A green chick who likes to tell stories.

Rosella: A chick who is Valerian’s girlfriend.

Susy: A millionaire who is very stingy, because her mother works in television.

Bugs Bunny

By Jonathan Holguin

Bugs Bunny is a cartoon character who appears in the series Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies, produced by Leon Schlesinger for Warner Bros. He was created by Tex Avery in 1938.

In 2002 he obtained first place in the “TV Guide” list of 50 characters, as the most watched animation character of all times.

This curious rabbit has large ears and a grey and white body, and he spends the day eating carrots. His best known sentence is "What's Up, Doc?" Bugs often has problems with some of the other characters, but he is always the winner in these conflicts.