HOLIDAY MOVIES

Dear students,

this is one of my favourite films. I recommend to watch it in English if you have time. Remember there are many other films in cuevana.tv and also complete movies on youtube.

ENJOY!!

CLICK HERE TO WATCH "THE WIZARD OF OZ"

Reading Tim Burton's "The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy" + Watching one of his films

Dear students,

if you enjoyed "Vincent", you will love Oyster Boy.

HERE YOU ARE A LINK TO READ TIM BURTON'S "THE MELANCHOLY DEATH OF OYSTER BOY"

These are the characters you are going to find inside this marvellous book by Tim Burton:

The Tim Burton's film I like most is Edward Scissorhands. YOU CAN WATCH IT IN ORIGINAL VERSION WITH SUBTITLES BY CLICKING HERE

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!

Weekend movies: TALKING ABOUT BOOKS

Dear students,

"Reading books" (Basic 1) and "Cinema" (Intermediate 1) are two of our main topics in class. Thus, here you are a selection of videos to watch in English.

1. INTERVIEWS and SPEECHES

*PAUL AUSTER. The first minutes of the video are in Spanish, because it is part of a South-American program. However, the writer and the interviewer eventually switch to English. If you don't know Paul Auster, I recommend you have a look at some of his books. For examle, The New York Trilogy (picture below).

* DAVID FOSTER WALLACE. He is simply one of the best authors of the 20th and the 21st centuries. Unfortunately, he died very young. His works are works of art. Masterpieces. They are a bit difficult to read (much more than Paul Auster's) but, if you feel curious, I strongly recommend Brief Interviews with Hideous Men (See picture below). Next to the picture, you can see a video based on a text Foster Wallace read at the university of Kenyon (USA) in 2005. It is a very inspiring video. 

 

2. POEMS. 

There are many poems you can find in English on the Internet. One of my favourite poets of all times is CHARLES BUKOWSKI. He is the author of one of the most beautiful poems ever written: BLUEBIRD. You can listen to Bukowski reading his poem on the following video (I think it is a good idea to read the lines at the same time, just click HERE) :

3. FILMS BASED ON WRITERS' BIOGRAPHIES AND WORKS

* THE HOURS: This is a great film directed by Stephen Daldry and starring Nicole Kidman, Diane Moore and Meryl Streep. It is based on one of Virginia Woolf's most famous novels, Mrs. Dalloway, but it is set in different times and locations. I enjoyed watching it very much.

CLICK HERE TO WATCH "THE HOURS"

* ANONYMOUS: A film based on Mark Twain's idea that William Shakespeare didn't write William Shakespeare's works. The film develops this crazy idea in a very entertaining way. I enjoyed watching this film full of drama and strange passions. 

CLICK HERE TO WATCH "ANONYMOUS"

* DETACHMENT: It is a 2011 American drama film about the high school education system directed byTony Kaye, starring Adrien Brody. This film is extremely moving and great. I recommend it a lot.

CLICK HERE TO WATCH "DETACHMENT"

CLICK HERE IF YOU PREFER TO WATCH THE FILM ON YOUTUBE

* DEAD POETS SOCIETY: A classic!!!!

CLICK HERE IF YOU WANT TO WATCH "DEAD POETS SOCIETY"

ENJOY!!!!

WEEKEND MOVIES

Dear students,

these are the films I have selected for your this week. As you can see, there are different options:

1.TITUS by Julie Taymor. She is the director of Across the Universe, the film many of you enjoyed so much some weeks ago. This film is an adaptation of William Shakespeare's play Titus Andronicus, so the dialogues might be a bit difficult. Nevertheless, I think you will be able to understand the plot and most of the words because the images are very powerful.

2. NOTHING SPECIAL: a short film that was awarded in many festival last year. CLICK HERE TO WATCH IT. A young boy is tormented by his mother's conviction that he is the new Messiah, and after leaving home, he tries to limit all human contact and adopt a completely boring, normal lifestyle....  

3. THIS IS VANITY. This is a brilliant and shocking short fillm. This Is Vanity is the dark and tragic tale of a tiring mother who struggles to protect both herself and her disabled teenage daughter from the continual attacks of local adolescents. (There aren't subtitles available but I think you can understand most of it.) 

CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE SHORT FILM

4. PROTOPARTÍCULAS. This is a short film by my friend Chema García Ibarra. He has been awarded in many festivals too. The film is in Spanish but with English subtitles. Try to watch it and read the subtitles (READING EXERCISE). It will be good to learn vocabulary in English.

CLICK HERE TO WATCH IT

I hope you enjoy at least one or all the films!!!

Have a great weekend!

WEEKEND MOVIES (different levels)

Dear students, here you are new films to watch online this weekend.

Cartoons for BASIC 1 students:

The Muppet Show, this is real fun!

And, finally, an intriguing movie about drugs and tormenting relationships. The original soundtrack is by Pink Floyd. Enjoy!!!!!!!!

Have a great weekend!

WEEKEND MOVIES

Dear students, you are invited to watch any of these movies on this long weekend: This is a classical film, Pymalion (English subtitles):

* * * * This is a musical based on The Beatles' songs (Spanish subtitles):

**** This is a classic too, The Sixth Sense (Spanish subtitles):

Enjoy the films and have a good weekend!

See you on Tuesday!


Bye!

A WEB TO WATCH SERIES AND FILMS IN ENGLISH!!

My dear studens, please visit this web. You will find many links to wonderful series and films that you can watch in English with subtitles. And it's free! Have a look and enjoy! CLICK HERE AND WATCH SERIES ONLINE

http://ororo.tv/en