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B-movie lovers know Analía Ivars mostly for her roles in films by Jess Franco from his 80’s and 90’s era. While some of them were prominent, there is very little information about this actress online, apart from pages listing her filmography and two video interviews in Spanish. I decided to fix this by interviewing Analía, and what I learned about her only confirmed the unfairness of the lack of information about this hard-working, highly professional, creative, intelligent, and brave woman. So let’s get down to business and learn more about Analía Ivars. As far as I know, your acting career started with theater. How did you become an actress? The truth is that my professional acting career began in film, alongside Jess Franco. Later on, I did theater. How did you start acting in cinema? I was discovered by Jess's makeup artist in a shoe store while I was shopping — Juana De la Morena, the late wife of Antonio Mayans. She came up to me and asked if I w...

Chris Milewski makes horror, mystery, and art films that look, sound, and feel exactly as if they were B-movies shot in the 70’s, 80’s, and even 10’s and 20’s. Among his collaborators are famous actors and composers from the European exploitation films’ era such as Fabio Frizzi ( Zombie / City of the Living Dead / The Beyond ), Silvia Collatina ( House by the Cemetery / The Great Alligator ), Franco Garofalo ( Hell of the Living Dead / The Other Hell / The True Story of the Nun of Monza ), and many more. To discover Chris’ works, that you will very likely enjoy if you are a fan of Euro cult classic exploitation cinema, read the interview below. Could you, please, summarize what Filmiracle Productions is? Started in 2013, Filmiracle Productions specializes in low-budget short films inspired by the cinema of yesteryear. The goal is to provide select fans with refreshing and original works that do not follow the trends of today. When I initially began...

This article goes over what a Hi-Fi audio system is and advises on how to determine what components you need (and which ones you don’t need) to build a budget-friendly starter Hi-Fi stereo system. To clarify: by "building a Hi-Fi system", I mean choosing and buying each device (player, amplifier, speakers...) to connect them with each other by audio cables. "Building" does not mean creating your own DIY devices. When I was building mine, I was overwhelmed and confused by various components that may or may not be included into a system, and choosing between various player types. CD player or streamer? Or a digital player? Or maybe a vinyl LP player? Or can I just plug my computer into an amplifier? Do I need a DAC? What sounds best? What is cheaper?.. This article will present the basics (very ample and detailed basics), in a convenient and organised way, to help you spend less time on research than it took me about ten years ago. Now, let’s c...