Kristen Stewart Pablo Larrain Filmotomy
Posted in Acting Director Women

Dear Pablo Larraín, Have You Considered These Famous Women?

With the recent Academy Award nomination for Kristen Stewart’s performance in Spencer, Pablo Larraín is two for two in Best Actress nominations. In Spencer, Kristen…

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La Haine
Posted in Cannes Cinema Sevens Director

7 Festival de Cannes Winners to Watch Right Now: Prix de la mise en scène (Best Director)

Bonjour from Cannes. Or bonjour to you all wishing you were in Cannes. The true festive season was meant to be upon as we traveled…

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Amy Denis
Posted in Actress Director Podcast

Filmotomy Podcast 97: Here are the Filmmaker and Actress of the Decade

Following the announcement of the 2019 Pandora International Film Awards, the Filmotomy Podcast focuses on the honors for Filmmaker and Actress/Actor of the Decade. Robin…

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Tie Me Up Tie Me Down
Posted in Director World Cinema

About Átame: Pedro Almodóvar’s Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!

Pedro Almodóvar is another kind of genius. If you have been reading our team’s articles this past week or if you’re a fan of his…

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All About My Mother
Posted in Director World Cinema

Festival de Cannes 72 Countdown: Todo sobre mi madre / All About My Mother, 1999

We excitedly countdown to the 72nd Festival de Cannes with a different prize winning film each day. Todo sobre mi madre / All About My…

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Festival de Cannes 72 Countdown: The Tree of Life, 2011

We excitedly countdown to the 72nd Festival de Cannes with 72 different prize winning films. The Tree of Life, 2011 Palme d’Or – Terrence Malick…

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All About My Mother
Posted in Director Movies

The 10 Best Pedro Almodóvar Films

No Matador? Law of Desire? High Heels? Well, I’m just one man, and as a friend of mine said to me earlier, those films are…

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2 Takes On Passion and Desire From Pedro Almodóvar

Without giving too much away about the 10 Best Pedro Almodóvar Films coming up tomorrow, but with no Matador (1986) and High Heels (1991) making the…

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Posted in Director World Cinema

Pedro Almodóvar Review: La Mala Educacion / Bad Education

Only Pedro Almodóvar could take the film noir genre and transform it into a bold statement from queer cinema. Bad Education is Vertigo if the…

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Masterpiece Memo: Pedro Almodóvar's Hable con ella / Talk to Her, 2002

*** Potential spoilers ahead *** Spanish comedy-melodrama, lascivious, vibrant, organic, is Pedro Almodóvar‘s forte. Though it is fair to declare that he is the master…

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Posted in Director Streaming

Streaming Pedro Almodóvar – 2000-16

And finally, the movies made by Pedro Almodóvar from 2002 til the present day. All available to stream online, so get your laptops charged up,…

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Streaming Pedro Almodóvar – 1990-99

Into the 90s we go then, if that’s your Pedro Almodóvar flavor for this Directors’ Series – see below for the platform to stream every film…

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Streaming Pedro Almodóvar – 1980-89

So the very next Directors’ Series is well and truly under way. And to hopefully make it easier for you all I am throwing some…

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Posted in Director Masterpiece

Krzysztof Kieślowski: Three Colours, 54 Moments, A Thousand Times Goodbye

As a young screenwriter, impressionable and ambitious, I was capable of soaking up inspiration like a sponge. Beyond the passion for writing and watching and…

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