Tag: Spanish Cinema
Pain And Glory from Pedro Almodovar Wins 6 Platino Awards
Pedro Almodovar’s Pain And Glory (Spain) was the big winner at the 2020 Platino Xcaret Awards celebrating Ibero-American cinema. The ceremony took place virtually on YouTube on…
Festival de Cannes Review: Volver (2006)
Prix du scénario – Pedro Almodóvar Prix d’interprétation féminine – Chus Lampreave, Yohana Cobo, Carmen Maura, Lola Dueñas, Blanca Portillo, Penélope Cruz As vibrant, as powerful, as funny, as dramatic,…
Pedro Almodóvar’s Pain and Glory Earns 16 Goya Nominations
It is no surprise to see the maestro himself, Pedro Almodóvar, again hitting big with a nomination tally of 16 for Pain and Glory at…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
100 Explorations of World Cinema – Nove
“Do you really think a man must be strong, masculine, dominating, and the woman frail, obedient and sensitive? This is a conventional idea. Reality is…
100 Explorations of World Cinema – Uno
“I also wanted to express the strength of cinema to hide reality, while being entertaining. Cinema can fill in the empty spaces of your life…
50 Films For Halloween '17 – High Tension
This will not include the movie High Tension that was featured in last year’s Halloween 50, but delivers another 5 films in the same vein…
50 Films For Halloween '17 – I'm A Creep
Multiple personalities. Behaving inappropriately. Getting into someone else’s bed. Wielding an axe. Watching people from afar. Murderous tendencies. Kidnapping girls. What a bunch of creeps….
Vote: The 10 Best From Pedro Almodóvar
#DirectorsWeekend – #PedroAlmodovar – Friday August 11th – Sunday August 13h I’m not sure where to start with Pedro Almodóvar – in thought, in admiration, what…
