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in NewsPedro Pascal and Ethan Hawke Short Film ‘Strange Way of Life’ to Screen as Double Feature
The Pedro Almodóvar short Strange Way of Life has been quite the recent curiosity. Starring Ethan Hawke and Pedro Pascal, it played the Cannes Film Festival this past spring. Now, after being released in Spain back in May, we now know when it’s coming stateside. According to Variety, Strange Way of Life is going to […] More
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Pedro Almodóvar and Spike Lee to Receive Tribute Awards at TIFF
The Toronto International Film Festival has revealed this afternoon that Pedro Almodóvar and Spike Lee will be the first two Tribute Award recipients this year. They’ll be feted at TIFF after long and prestigious careers. Almodóvar will be getting the Jeff Skoll Award in Impact Media prize, while Lee will be receiving the TIFF Ebert […] More
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Interview: Penélope Cruz Discusses Acting, Her Relationship With Pedro Almodóvar, and ‘Parallel Mothers’
Penélope Cruz gets to do some of the best acting of a given year when she’s paired up with her favorite filmmaker. Cruz gets to work with Pedro Almodóvar again and again, with results that consistently enthrall, often including Academy Award attention. This most recent time around, Cruz is again getting rightful Oscar buzz for […] More
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NYFF Film Review: ‘Parallel Mothers’ Sees Pedro Almodóvar and Penélope Cruz Again Navigating Motherhood
Brace yourself for a bit of cinematic heresy: I run hot and cold on Pedro Almodóvar. Now, I always appreciate what he’s up to, but as often as I’m bowled over by him, I’m often left appreciating more than liking his films. Frankly, something like The Skin I Live In or I’m So Excited, decidedly […] More
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Pedro Almodóvar’s ‘Parallel Mothers’ Gets a Trailer
Prolific Spanish film director Pedro Almodóvar has been working hard on his upcoming drama film, Parallel Mothers, for quite a while now. The film follows two women, Janis and Ana, who coincide in a hospital room where they are going to give birth. Both are single and became pregnant by accident. Janis, middle-aged, doesn’t regret […] More
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The Closing Film for the 2021 New York Film Festival Will Be Announced Pedro Almodóvar’s ‘Parallel Mothers’
It was announced earlier today that the closing film for the 2021 New York Film Festival is Pedro Almodóvar‘s Parallel Mothers. Recently, we reported to you that Parallel Mothers would be the opening film at the Venice International Film Festival, so this is another major spotlight for Almodóvar’s latest feature. To give a quick rundown […] More
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Pedro Almodóvar’s ‘Madres Paralelas’ to Open the Venice Film Festival
It has been officially announced that Pedro Almodóvar’s latest feature Madres Paralelas will open the Venice International Film Festival. Almodóvar is no stranger to the film festival circuit, as his two previous films The Human Voice (a short film starring Tilda Swinton) and Pain and Glory (a feature film starring Antonio Banderas) both made the […] More
