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With a career that spans almost 40 years, Pedro Almodóvar has established himself as a modern-day filmmaker. While his films are not CGI-laden blockbusters, they always deliver an emotionality that is both rare and unique. His latest film…

There are times when I consider that I'm a fan of Pedro Almodóvar, and then times that I remember that I haven't really seen many of his movies. In fact, despite owning a few for some time, I have only actually watched the one. Bad…

It has been two years since renowned Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar released his physiological horror The Skin I Live In, which established a dramatic change of direction in his extensive filmography. However, the same can be said for…

Almodovar's cockpit quickie Pedro Almodóvar's new movie, which takes place mostly on a Spanish plane with mechanical problems circling and waiting to re-land, is wacky, raunchy, and over-the-top. What else would it be? Well, it might…

*** Warning 'ere be spoilers *** Twenty-eight year old Zoe Kazan is the 'real' star of the charming indie romance Ruby Sparks. She may not be the name everyone is talking about yet, even after appearing in several films, though her…

Black Gold is a tale of two houses in conflict over oil and ideology, at the brink of the oil boom in the early 20th century. The emirate of Hobeika is headed by the Emir Nesib (played by Antonio Banderas) who views the exploitation of oil…

Following the announcement of his upcoming retirement from filmmaking, it seems odd that director Steven Soderbergh would do so, as on the evidence of his extensive CV, he never stops working. Between last year’s disaster horror Contagion…

When word first broke about the forthcoming release of Puss in Boots the news was met with much trepidation but very little surprise. Dreamworks had already proved they were prepared to milk the Shrek franchise for every last dime, with two…

We have a treat for you now... the Puss In Boots trailer. The notorious fighter, lover and outlaw Puss In Boots becomes a hero in the true story of The Cat, The Myth, The Legend... The Boots. From the creators of Shrek and Kung Fu Panda,…

Beautiful surfaces "Austere" is how Pedro Almodóvar describes the style he strove for in his new film, The Skin I Live In (La piel que habito) whose story of an unscrupulous plastic surgeon who creates a forced sex change to…