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Pedro Almodóvar Pulls Out of His First English-Language Feature Film “A Manual for Cleaning Women” with Cate Blanchett

Photo by Nobuhiro Hosoki  Acclaimed Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar has announced that he’s withdrawing from further work on what would have been his first English-language feature, A Manual for Cleaning Women, starring Cate Blanchett. According to Deadline, Almodóvar made his decision after he realized he was not ready to continue with the project, though in…

Cate Blanchett to Star in Pedro Almodóvar’s First English Film, “A Manual For Cleaning Women”

Cate Blanchett will star in A Manual for Cleaning Women, the first English-language feature by Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar. The film, now in the early stages of development, is based on Lucia Berlin’s 2015 short-story collection about women working in subservient jobs, such as laundresses, switchboard operators, and housecleaners. During her career, Blanchett captured two…

Film Review – ‘Parallel Mothers’ is a Dependably Involving and Resonant Story from Pedro Almodóvar

Pedro Almodóvar is a filmmaker who has been regaling audiences with his fantastical and deeply engrossing stories for decades. Among his most celebrated works are Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, All About My Mother, Talk to Her, and Volver. His ability to flesh out the inner thoughts and characteristics of seemingly ordinary…

New York Film Festival : Parallel Mothers / Press Conference with Director Pedro Almodóvar, Actress Penélope Cruz, Actress Milena Smit 

Synopsis : Two women, Janis and Ana, 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 it and she is exultant. The other, Ana, an adolescent, is scared, repentant and traumatized. Janis tries to encourage her while they move like…

Parallel Mothers / Trailer / Directed by Pedro Almodovar, Starring Penélope Cruz

PARALLEL MOTHERS A film by Pedro Almodovar Sony Pictures Classics will release the film in theaters on December 24, 2021 Starring Penélope Cruz, Milena Smit, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, and Israel Elejalde, with Julieta Serrano and Rossy de Palma.    Synopsis : Two women, Janis and Ana, coincide in a hospital room where they are going to give birth.  Both are single and became pregnant by accident. online…

Pedro Almodóvar Heading Back to Venice with Opener ‘Parallel Mothers’

Acclaimed filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar will be back at the Venice Film Festival this year, with his latest, Parallel Mothers, opening the fest on September 1st. This film reteams Almodóvar with actress Penélope Cruz, who earned her first Oscar nomination for his 2006 entry Volver, and also stars Milena Smit, Israel Elejalde, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Julieta Serrano…

The 37th Tokyo International Film Festival Announced its Line-Up

The 37th Tokyo International Film Festival has announced its full line-up, which will run from October 28 to November 6. There are 110 films in the line-up, with a focus on ten world premieres by emerging talents presented in the Asian Future section. The selection was made from 2,023 entries, up from 1,942 last year….

Venice Film Festival’s Winner’s List!

©Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classic The top honor at the 81st Venice Film Festival went to The Room Next Door, starring Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore, directed by Pedro Almodovar. Despite all the talk of standing ovations, many of the films have only received mixed or lightly positive review scores on critical aggregate sites after…

FLC Announces New York Film Festival 62 Spotlight Selections

©Images: Maria, A Real Pain, Emilia Pérez FILM AT LINCOLN CENTER ANNOUNCES SPOTLIGHT FOR THE 62ND NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL North American premieres are Leos Carax‘s It’s Not Me, Alex Ross Perry’s Pavements, and Andrei Ujică’s TWST / Things We Said Today U.S. premiere of documentary Elton John: Never Too Late with an appearance by Elton John and directors R.J….

New York Film Festival 62 : Main Slate Selections

FILM AT LINCOLN CENTER ANNOUNCES MAIN SLATE SELECTIONS FOR THE 62nd NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL 32 features including new films from Pedro Almodóvar, Sean Baker, Brady Corbet, David Cronenberg, Nelson Carlos de los Santos Arias, Robinson Devor, Mati Diop, Miguel Gomes, Alain Guiraudie, Hong Sangsoo, Jia Zhangke, Payal Kapadia, Dea Kulumbegashvili, Mike Leigh, Philippe Lesage,…