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PEDRO ALMODOVAR


What to watch out for when Oscar noms are announced Tuesday

It’s time again to celebrate Hollywood’s grandest ambitions and most daring risk takers.

Q&A: Almodóvar on unearthing the past in 'Parallel Mothers'

Pedro Almodóvar's “Parallel Mothers” stars Penelope Cruz and Milena Smit as young mothers who meet at the hospital and whose babies are accidentally switched at birth.

Done with delays, Academy movie museum rolls out red carpet

The projectors are rolling.

Banderas skewers his own craft in 'Official Competition'

Antonio Banderas and Penelope Cruz have brought some laughs to the Venice Film Festival.

No stranger to plagues, Venice opens film fest with caution

Venice's central place in the history of battling pandemics provides the backdrop to this year’s Venice Film Festival.

Pedro Almodóvar warns against algorithms in Instagram row

Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar says society must be alert to the power of algorithms deciding what humans are permitted to see.

Instagram apologizes for Almodóvar film's poster censorship

Instagram has apologized for removing the official poster for Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar’s new film from the social network for showing a nipple, after the poster’s designer complained of censorship.

Almodóvar’s ‘Madres paralelas’ to open Venice Film Festival

The Venice International Film Festival will kick off its 78th edition in September with the premiere of Pedro Almodóvar’s film “Madres Paralelas.”.

With fluent French, Jodie Foster at home again in Cannes

In the first two days of Cannes, one thing everyone can agree on is that Jodie Foster really speaks terrific French.

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'Halloween' comes to Venice as Curtis gets lifetime award

The Venice Film Festival is awarding its lifetime achievement award this year to Jamie Lee Curtis.

Clooney honored by MoMA as actor, director and humanitarian

Clooney was honored Monday, Dec. 7, 2020, by co-stars and colleagues at the annual film benefit for the Museum of Modern Art, held virtually. MoMA’s annual film benefit raises funds to bring great works of film to the museum’s collection. Also giving virtual tributes Monday evening were actors Felicity Jones, Tiffany Boone, Kyle Chandler and Demian Bichir, who appear in “A Midnight Sky,” which Clooney stars in and directs. The benefit featured clips from some of Clooney’s many films: “Michael Clayton,” “Syriana,” "The Descendants,” “Gravity,” and “Good Night, and Good Luck,” among others. In earlier comments to The Associated Press, Clooney said “Good Night, and Good Luck” was probably his proudest professional accomplishment.

Digital and drive-in, film festivals try to salvage a season

This year, three of the four major fall film festivals, including Venice, are going forward despite the pandemic. This year, three of the four major fall film festivals all but Telluride, which had to cancel are going forward despite the pandemic. For a season predicated on badge-wearing throngs and marquee movies, its meant rethinking what a film festival is. A situation like this forces you to assess what is fundamental, says Dennis Lim, director of programming for the New York Film Festival. Anyone in Canada will be able to buy tickets to TIFF screenings, and New York Film Festival films will be briefly available nationwide.

From Venice, a plea to reopen movie theaters shut by virus

Director Pedro Almodovar, right, and actress Tilda Swinton pose on the red carpet of the movie 'The human voice' during the 77th edition of the Venice Film Festival at the Venice Lido, Italy, Thursday, Sep. 3, 2020. The Venice Film Festival goes from Sept. 2 through Sept. 12. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis)VENICE Spanish director Pedro Almodovar has joined a chorus of voices at the Venice Film Festival urging the reopening of movie theaters after coronavirus lockdowns, saying films are meant to be seen on the big screen, not at home. They went ahead with the first major in-person COVID-era film festival convinced they needed to chart a path forward for a film industry hard-hit by the lockdowns. What it means to be about to see a film, in Venice.

Venice reclaims spotlight as 1st COVID-era film fest opens

Festival attendees cycle in front of the main cinema ahead of the start of the 77th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020. The 77th edition of the worlds oldest film festival opening Wednesday looks nothing like its predecessors. Italys strict 10-week lockdown largely tamed the virus, but infections are now rebounding after summer vacations. Guests to the glamorous film festival are not exempt. Italian films are well represented, including the first Italian opening-night film in years, the out-of-competition family drama Lacci by Daniele Luchetti.

Lincoln Center in New York City to honor Spike Lee in April

NEW YORK, NY – Spike Lee will receive Film at Lincoln Center's 46th Chaplin Award. Lincoln Center announced Thursday that the 62-year-old filmmaker will be honored in its annual fundraising gala on April 27. For its 50th anniversary last year, Lincoln Center skipped a Chaplin Award honoree and instead hosted a special gala that featured Martin Scorsese, Pedro Almodovar, Tilda Swinton and others. The four previous Chaplin Award winners were Helen Mirren, Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman and Robert Redford. Lee's last film, "BlacKkKlasman" was nominated for six Oscars including best picture.

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