Almodóvar to be honoured at San Sebastian festival Oscar-winning Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar will receive a lifetime achievement award at Spain's San Sebastian film festival next month, organisers said Wednesday. Movie • 14 Aug 24
Almodóvar to be honoured at San Sebastian festival Oscar-winning Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar will receive a lifetime achievement award at Spain's San Sebastian film festival next month, organisers said Wednesday. Movie • 14 Aug 24
'In no Western have you seen two men making a bed...' The premiere of Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar's Western short, with Ethan Hawke and Pedro Pascal as tormented lovers, received rave reviews at the Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday and left many wanting more. Movies • 18 May 23
'In no Western have you seen two men making a bed...' The premiere of Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar's Western short, with Ethan Hawke and Pedro Pascal as tormented lovers, received rave reviews at the Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday and left many wanting more. Movies • 18 May 23
Almodovar quits English film with Blanchett Oscar-winning Spanish director Pedro Almodovar has withdrawn from directing his first English-language feature A Manual for Cleaning Women starring Cate Blanchett with production to continue without him. Movies • 14 Sep 22
Almodovar quits English film with Blanchett Oscar-winning Spanish director Pedro Almodovar has withdrawn from directing his first English-language feature A Manual for Cleaning Women starring Cate Blanchett with production to continue without him. Movies • 14 Sep 22
Penelope Cruz in tears making new birth-switch movie Penelope Cruz has admitted that she was reduced to tears nearly every day when she was filming Pedro Almodóvar's new film, Parallel Mothers, which tells the story of two women whose babies are switched at birth. Movies • 27 Jan 22
Penelope Cruz in tears making new birth-switch movie Penelope Cruz has admitted that she was reduced to tears nearly every day when she was filming Pedro Almodóvar's new film, Parallel Mothers, which tells the story of two women whose babies are switched at birth. Movies • 27 Jan 22
Movie Review Round-Up - The New Releases A homegrown treat is among the highlights opening this week. Movies • 23 Aug 19
Movie Review Round-Up - The New Releases A homegrown treat is among the highlights opening this week. Movies • 23 Aug 19
Pain and Glory shows Almodóvar at his finest Almodóvar's 21st feature, Pain and Glory (Dolor y Gloria) is rich with reflective passages and profound encounters, mediated through brilliant cinematography and enhanced by a shimmering score from Alberto Iglesias. Movies • 27 Aug 19
Pain and Glory shows Almodóvar at his finest Almodóvar's 21st feature, Pain and Glory (Dolor y Gloria) is rich with reflective passages and profound encounters, mediated through brilliant cinematography and enhanced by a shimmering score from Alberto Iglesias. Movies • 27 Aug 19
Antonio Banderas wins Best Actor award at Cannes Spanish star Antonio Banderas won Best Actor at the Cannes film festival on Saturday for playing his friend Pedro Almodóvar in the director's new movie, Pain & Glory. Movies • 25 May 19
Antonio Banderas wins Best Actor award at Cannes Spanish star Antonio Banderas won Best Actor at the Cannes film festival on Saturday for playing his friend Pedro Almodóvar in the director's new movie, Pain & Glory. Movies • 25 May 19
Disobedience: another spin on the faith v lust quandary Disobedience, from the Oscar-winning director Sebastián Lelio, essays a valiant spin on the business of trying to express one's sexuality within the perceived strictures of religion. Movie Review • 28 Nov 18
Disobedience: another spin on the faith v lust quandary Disobedience, from the Oscar-winning director Sebastián Lelio, essays a valiant spin on the business of trying to express one's sexuality within the perceived strictures of religion. Movie Review • 28 Nov 18
A Fantastic Woman: Best Foreign Film at the Oscars Shades of Pedro Almodóvar inform Sebastian Leilo's A Fantastic Woman (Una Mujer Fantástica ) which features an exceptional performance from actress Daniela Vega as a transgender waitress and singer mourning her lover. Reviews • 05 Mar 18
A Fantastic Woman: Best Foreign Film at the Oscars Shades of Pedro Almodóvar inform Sebastian Leilo's A Fantastic Woman (Una Mujer Fantástica ) which features an exceptional performance from actress Daniela Vega as a transgender waitress and singer mourning her lover. Reviews • 05 Mar 18
Pedro Almodóvar launches his 20th film, Julieta Pedro Almodóvar’s 20th commercial feature, Julieta is based on three short stories by Canadian Nobel laureate Alice Munro, spanning thirty years in the life of the eponymous heroine of the piece. Entertainment • 11 Aug 16
Pedro Almodóvar launches his 20th film, Julieta Pedro Almodóvar’s 20th commercial feature, Julieta is based on three short stories by Canadian Nobel laureate Alice Munro, spanning thirty years in the life of the eponymous heroine of the piece. Entertainment • 11 Aug 16
Almodóvar thinks again about Silence Spanish film director Pedro Almodóvar originally intended calling his forthcoming film Silence, but he has thought better of that title to avoid confusion with Scorsese’s forthcoming movie, also called Silence. Both films will appear in 2016. Entertainment • 30 Dec 15
Almodóvar thinks again about Silence Spanish film director Pedro Almodóvar originally intended calling his forthcoming film Silence, but he has thought better of that title to avoid confusion with Scorsese’s forthcoming movie, also called Silence. Both films will appear in 2016. Entertainment • 30 Dec 15
Pedro Almodóvar announces new film Silencio Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar has announced his next film project. Entertainment • 06 Jan 15
Pedro Almodóvar announces new film Silencio Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar has announced his next film project. Entertainment • 06 Jan 15
Penélope Cruz clarifies her comments on Israel Actress Penélope Cruz has clarified her comments on Israel after penning an open letter in the Spanish press which condemned the country's on-going military action in Gaza. Entertainment • 31 Jul 14
Penélope Cruz clarifies her comments on Israel Actress Penélope Cruz has clarified her comments on Israel after penning an open letter in the Spanish press which condemned the country's on-going military action in Gaza. Entertainment • 31 Jul 14
Ken Loach co-signs detention protest letter Film directors Pedro Almodóvar, Ken Loach, Béla Tarr and Wim Wenders have co-signed a letter to Russian authorities concerning the detention of Ukrainian film-maker, Oleg Sentsov. Entertainment • 10 Jun 14
Ken Loach co-signs detention protest letter Film directors Pedro Almodóvar, Ken Loach, Béla Tarr and Wim Wenders have co-signed a letter to Russian authorities concerning the detention of Ukrainian film-maker, Oleg Sentsov. Entertainment • 10 Jun 14
