The Weekend Opener
from Andrew Tuck
What would you bring to the afterlife? Sometimes the strangest things form the most moving picture
1.On Tuesday I walked over to Soho to see a preview screening of Spanish-language film La Bola Negra, directed by “Los Javis” (Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo). It’s a story set during the Spanish…
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