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Under cinema’s spell

The realm of fantasy is a very wide one. In fact, its definition, when it comes to art, tends to depend on the artistic field. Pierre-George Castex defines it as "the brutal intrusion of mystery in real life". This is the generic conception. Now if we try to narrow it down to the cinematographic field, a film of fantasy can just as well be one of science fiction as a horror movie. The point is to build the story on supernatural elements, from the world of magic and imagination. It doesn’t matter if the result is Alien or Harry Potter, it will still be a fantasy movie.

"BrainChain" - Willem den Broeder

The Edges of Reality

Rub your eyes and check to see something edging your sense of reality

Imagining improbable things

Imagine yourself sitting outside. The sun is coming up at the horizon. You can see the clouds gaining some colours, the sky is slowly turning brighter. The birds are chirpy-duping. Some left-over party humans are returning home. You say hi. You feel the wind tousling up your hair. And, suddenly, the morning sun is getting too bright, too warm. You get off the bench, or chair, or log, or other entity you imagined yourself sitting on, and go. Where to? I don’t know. That’s up to you to fantasise about.

Letter from the editor July

Dear reader, Does it suffices to say “once upon the time” for you to guess what will come next?

Marvel Studios

The Never-ending story of Marvel Universe

Doctor Strange 2: the Multiverse of Madness has just been released in the cinemas and there is a whole list of must-see before the new movie.

27.

What do you think of when you see the number 27? If you have any sort of interest in music and the culture that surrounds it, chances are that your mind will invariably ebb towards the infamously long list of brilliant artists who lost their lives at that age.

The intriguing story of Curupira

Children’s literature… So many controversies can arise from it. But let’s face it, they are the first narratives that we hear as a human being, and so they help shaping the stories through which we will see the world.

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What am I?

Both art & texts do not fit one genre. Despite the presence of a certain resemblance,

Shih-Lun Chang

The Misrepresentation of Culture

A few of us were sitting on a terrasse on a sunny-soon-to-be-cloudy day with the chance of meatballs…khm, khm, sorry, I meant rain. Yes, indeed I haven’t made a #dadjoke pun about a random film or cartoon in a while, so here it is. Relish it. . Anyhoo, while enjoying the gentle breeze a few of us were talking about the usual arts people topics, such as living in the Netherlands as internationals, admiring its DIY healthcare system, and randomly talking about synaptic pruning and the power of behavioural patterns.

Vissi d’arte

Few are the art forms as linked to tradition as opera. Embedded within a rich history of conventions and techniques, opera’s life spans over five centuries and spreads across Europe.