Pedro Almodovar

Happy Birthday Penelope Cruz (PHOTOS)

Posted 04.29.2012

Read More: Volver, Cultura, Video, Penelope Cruz, Vanilla Sky, Javier Bardem, Blow, Spanish Actors, Woody Allen, Pedro Almodovar, Broken Embraces, All About Your Mother, Slidepollajax, To Rome With Love, Latino Voices News

As Penelope Cruz turns 38 years-old today, we celebrate the Spanish actress by taking a trip down memory lane through some of her most memorable roles...

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JPG And Me

Glen Helfand | Posted 05.30.2012

Read More: Pedro Almodovar, Jean Paul Gaultier, The Fifth Element, Animatronic, Bruce Willis, Luc Besson, Tony Oursler, Madonna, Chris Tucker, Milla Jovovich, Thierry-Maxime Loriot, Video, Arts News
Glen Helfand

Jean Paul Gaultier. Ad campaign for the Fin de siècle collection Women's prêt-à-porter spring/summer 1995 Art direction and photography: Jean Pau...

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Desperate Housewives, Transvestites, Junkies And Nuns: The Almodovar Archives

Posted 01.20.2012

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Some men have an eye for beauty. Pedro Almodovar, the self-taught auteur, reinvented what it means to be a 'beautiful women,' capturing women as image...

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Angelina Jolie Demands Role From Spanish Filmmaker

AP | By MIKE CIDONI LENNOX | Posted 03.16.2012

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LOS ANGELES -- Don't be stunned to see a future collaboration between superstar American actress – and now director – Angelina Jolie and r...

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Vet Actor Banderas Drapes On The Skin I Live In

Brad Balfour | Posted 01.23.2012

Read More: Rape, Master Plastic Surgeon, Absurdist Exercises, The-Skin-I-Live-in-Movie, Acting Technique, Spain?S Favorite Sons, Horror, Nip/Tuck, Oscar-Winning Auteurist, Actor Antonio Banderas, Fur, Leather, Pedro Almodovar, Elena Anaya, Knives, Puss in Boots, The 2011 New York Film Festival, Revenge, Innovative Skin Replacement Technique, Sci-Fi, Entertainment News
Brad Balfour

While his animated version in Puss in Boots holds broader appeal, the more perverse skin Antonio Banderas wears in The Skin I Live In is drawing a very different kind of audience. Both, however, are equally passionate about leather, knives and fur. 

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Pedro Almodovar Talks Pedro Almodovar

Susan Michals | Posted 01.16.2012

Read More: Pedro Almodovar, Antonio Banderas, Helmut Newton, Academy Awards, Taschen Books, Talk to Her, Luis Bunuel, Arts News
Susan Michals

(Pedro Almodovar and his longtime muse, Antonio Banderas/Photo courtesy Stefanie Keenan) Kitsch. Kink. Color. Pedro Almodovar has to be one of the ...

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PICS: Crazy Prints, Chanel Galore On The MoMA Red Carpet

The Huffington Post | Jessica Misener | Posted 11.16.2011

Read More: Pedro Almodovar, Blake Lively Chanel, Sarah Jessica Parker Style, Video, Museum of Modern Art, Moma, Blake Lively, Sarah Jessica Parker, Style News

The A-listers broke out their bold patterns and most creative looks to celebrate Spanish film director Pedro Almodovar at the Chanel-sponsored Museum ...

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WATCH: Who Is Pedro Almodovar's 'Ideal Of Beauty?'

Posted 01.20.2012

Read More: Volver, Video, Penelope Cruz, Almodovar, Katherine Hepburn, Spanish Film, Pedro Almodovar, Broken Embraces, Spanish Director, Lgbt Film, Bette Davis, Arts News

Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodovar has a complex relationship with beauty. For much of his life he's been surrounded in one way or another by beautiful...

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Amy Lee

WATCH: 'Melancholia' And Eight More Contemplative Sci-Fi Films

HuffingtonPost.com | Amy Lee | Posted 01.11.2012

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Lars von Trier uses the tagline, "A beautiful movie about the end of the world" to describe his newest film, "Melancholia." And "Melancholia" really ...

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Inspiration Over Perspiration: The Best Almodovar by Farr

John Farr | Posted 01.09.2012

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John Farr

A tale of a scientist who exacts a most unusual form of revenge on the young man that victimized his daughter, The Skin I Live In is gorgeously shot, paced, and acted.

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Amy Lee

Pedro Almodovar Discusses 'The Skin I Live In'

HuffingtonPost.com | Amy Lee | Posted 12.14.2011

Read More: Antonio Banderas, Cultura, Video, Almodovar, The Skin I Live in Almodovar, The Skin I Live In, Pedro Almodovar, Elena Anaya, La Piel Que Habito, Nyff 2011, The Skin I Live in Antonio Banderas, Nyff, New York Film Festival, Culture News

"They're in shock," Pedro Almodovar says, pointing to the room of silent journalists following a screening of his latest film at the New York Film Fes...

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Both Nutzoid and Thrilling: Almodovar's The Skin I Live In

Erica Abeel | Posted 12.13.2011

Read More: Horror Films, Frankenstein, Elena Anaya, Film Society, New York Film Festival, The Skin I Live In, Pedro Almodovar, Antonio Banderas, Entertainment News
Erica Abeel

Drawing on tropes from horror flicks about mad scientists -- think an Ibero Frankenstein -- The Skin I Live In is a macabre trip.

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Interview: Antonio Banderas Talks About Plastic Surgery

Marshall Fine | Posted 12.13.2011

Read More: Marshall Fine, Antonio Banderas, Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!, The Skin I Live In, Pedro Almodovar, Labyrinth of Passion, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, Matador, Antonio Banderas Interview, Marshall Fine Interview, Celebrity News
Marshall Fine

"But the character is also a metaphor," Banderas says. "He is a monster but he is also an artist. Life gives him the ability to create identities, to change identities."

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Interview: Mateo Gil discusses Blackthorn

Marshall Fine | Posted 12.05.2011

Read More: Bolivia, Sam Shepard, Spanish Cinema, Agora, Abre Los Ojos (Open Your Eyes), Blackthorn, Marshall Fine Interview, Sundance Kid, Marshall Fine, Butch Cassidy, Westerns, Pedro Almodovar, Mateo Gil Interview, Mateo Gil, The Sea Inside, Spain, Entertainment News
Marshall Fine

To writer-director Mateo Gil, the western is the essence of the movies. Which is why his film Blackthorn is, in his words, "a very personal statement....

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Spain Sidesteps Almodovar Again For Oscar Entry

The Huffington Post | Gazelle Emami | Posted 11.29.2011

Read More: Oscars 2012, Foreign Language Oscar, The Skin in Live In, Video, Spain Pa Negre, Almodovar Oscar, Almodovar, Foreign Films, Pedro Almodovar, Best Foreign Language Film, Pa Negre Foreign Language Oscar, Spain Foreign Language Oscar, Film, Pa Negre, Movies, Culture News

As the last minute foreign film Oscar contenders trickle in, Spain threw a curveball into the race. The country sidestepped Pedro Almodovar once a...

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25 Foreign Films Even Subtitle Haters Should See

John Farr | Posted 11.25.2011

Read More: Yasujiro Ozu, Francois Truffaut, Abbas Kiarostami, Academy Awards, Arthouse, The Lives of Others, Gael Garcia Bernal, Leo Tolstoy, Best Movies by Farr, War and Peace, Akira Kurosawa, Alfonso Cuaron, Marcello Mastroianni, Florian Henckel Con Donnersmarck, Jean Renoir, Wong Kar Wai, Claudia Cardinale, Federico Fellini, Foreign Films, Louis Malle, Pedro Almodovar, Ingmar Bergman, Jacques Tati, Fritz Lang, Subtitles, Zhang Yimou, Satyajit Ray, Ulrich Muhe, Werner Herzog, Anna Magnani, Walter Salles, Best Movies on DVD, Jean Gabin, Best Movies, Vittorio De Sica, Roberto Rossellini, Peter Lorre, Klaus Kinski, Entertainment News
John Farr

Reading subtitles is a lot like riding a bicycle. Practice not only makes perfect, soon enough it's second nature so you don't even notice you're doing it. This particularly holds true when you're watching something great.

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Antonio Banderas Gets Creepy & Crazy

Posted 10.30.2011

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Antonio Banderas' career, of late, has largely seen him slip into the fur of the adventurous, flamboyant kitty, Puss in Boots, for both the "Shrek" se...

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Cannes 2011 Day Eight, Nine and Ten: "Melancholia" As Von Trier and Almodovar Disappoint

Michael Giltz | Posted 07.20.2011

Read More: Pedro Almodovar, Film, Lars Von Trier, Cannes, Cannes Film Festival, Movies, Entertainment News
Michael Giltz

Let's dive right in as the festival continues to produce challenging and ambitious movies right through the final days. MELANCHOLIA ** out of **** Y...

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Prince William on Honeymoon As Controversial Diana Film Premieres in Cannes

Yvonne Yorke | Posted 07.17.2011

Read More: Mohammed Al Fayed, Pippa Middleton, Palme D'Or, Uma Thurman, Prince William, Lars Von Trier, Princess Diana, Woody Allen, Royal Honeymoon, The Tree of Life, Cannes Film Festival, Aishwarya Rai, Terrence Malick, Brad Pitt, Penelope Cruz, Pirates of the Caribbean, Antonia Banderas, The Skin I Live In, Pedro Almodovar, Unlawful Killing, Keith Allen, Lady GaGa, Johnny Depp, Rachel McAdams, Salma Hayek, Meloncholia, Style News
Yvonne Yorke

While Prince William is on his honeymoon, moving forward with the next chapter of his life, 4,800 miles away there are those who are still looking back into the tragic events in his past.

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Top 5 Films At Cannes 2011

Posted 07.12.2011

Read More: Princess Diana, Lynne Ramsey, Lars Von Trier, Woody Allen, Cannes 2011, Melancholia, Film, Video, Midnight in Paris, Palme D'Or, Palm D'Or, The Skin I Live In, Pedro Almodovar, Keith Allen, Unlawful Killing, Cannes Film Festival, We Need to Talk About Kevin, Robert De Niro, Arts News

Right now all eyes are on the French Riviera. The 64th Annual Cannes Film Festival rolled out its red carpet and opened on May 11th with Woody Allen's...

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On Getting Married and Missing Out on the College Experience

Paul Bowers | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Marriage, Freshman Dorms, Snow Days, College, Student Media, Dating, South Carolina, Pedro Almodovar, Vhs, Lolcats, Grades, National Lampoon, College News
Paul Bowers

Because we took the plunge before crossing the stage, we are something of a novelty. Do I miss out by being married? Sometimes.

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Bisset, De Havilland & Kerr Feted by French Legion & BFI/TCM Festival to Open With Caron Classic

Penelope Andrew | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jill Clayburgh, Penelope Andrew, Charles Laughton, Robert Osborne, Jacqueline Bisset, Bfi, Tcm, Olivia De Havilland, Deborah Kerr, Dennis Hopper, Women Film Critics Circle, TCM Film Festival, Luise Rainer, Henry Fonda, Barbara Stanwyck, Josephine Botting, Leslie Caron, Patricia Neal, Roger Ebert, Nick Nolte, Michael Powell, Pedro Almodovar, Arthur Penn, Maureen O'Hara, The British Film Institute, Entertainment News
Penelope Andrew

As late summer transformed into autumn, milestones in classic film, which focused primarily on iconic leading ladies, dominated the news and will be r...

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Theater Review: "Women On The Verge" Of Bad

Michael Giltz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pedro Almodovar, Laura Benanti, American Idol, Justin Guarini, Bartlett Sher, Women-on-the-Verge-of-a-Nervous-Breakdown, Patti LuPone, Broadway Musical, Entertainment News
Michael Giltz

WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN ** out of **** At the Belasco Theatre Neither the complete train wreck some people predicted nor the fizz...

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Antonio Banderas Goes From Animated Puss to Motivated Curator of a Spanish Film Series

Brad Balfour | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pedro Almodovar, Spanish, Antonio Banderas, Melanie Griffith, Puss and Boots, Shrek, Penelope Cruz, Spain, The Cervantes Institute, New York News
Brad Balfour

While Antonio Banderas may be running off to promote to his latest Hollywood excursion, Shrek Forever After his real passion recently has been curating a new, free film series at Manhattan's Spanish culture center.

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What Can Cannes Do?

Sam Wasson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pedro Almodovar, Ingmar Bergman, Stanley Kubrick, Cannes, Cannes Film Festival, The Leopard, Martin Scorsese, Hollywood, Entertainment News
Sam Wasson

In the midst of the hysteria, disappointments, and madcap media free-for-all that has become integral to Cannes, remember Visconti's The Leopard.

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