Pedro Almodovar

Oscar predictions 2013: 'Argo' will take screenplay, film editing

2013-02-22 10:00:00

Gold Standard writer Glenn Whipp is sweeping through all 24 Oscar categories this week, assessing the races, predicting the winners and helping you prevail in your Oscar pools. Predictions so far: Short Films | Sound | Visual Crafts | Song and Score --...

High hopes, low notes for film world's NC-17 rating

2012-08-18 08:30:00

In the late '80s a thunderbolt of inspiration struck Jack Valenti, longtime chief of the Motion Picture Assn. of America: What if his organization got rid of the X rating, besmirched by years of misappropriation by hard-core exploitation films, and...

Chavela Vargas dies at 93; preeminent ranchera songstress

2012-08-06 00:00:00

MEXICO CITY — Chavela Vargas, a preeminent interpreter of the music of loss and longing known as ranchera, who defiantly shattered gender stereotypes and blazed a legendary path through 20th century Mexican popular culture, has died. She was 93....

Sex addict drama 'Shame' has solid debut despite NC-17 rating

2011-12-04 16:33:24

Why so many Hollywood relationship movies are box-office duds

2011-12-28 16:37:19

Around Town: Films, screenings and more in L.A. this week

2012-01-04 16:37:30

Around Town: Foreign films and Spencer Tracy

2012-01-12 16:36:48

Fall Sneaks list

2011-09-04 00:00:00

SEPT. 9 All's Faire in Love A college football star has to make up for his many absences by working at a Renaissance fair, where he falls for an aspiring actress. With Christina Ricci, Owen Benjamin, Cedric the Entertainer and Matthew Lillard. Written...

Antonio Banderas, Pedro Almodovar on friendship and film

2011-10-13 00:00:00

In the 25 years since he started making movies with Pedro Almod�var, Antonio Banderas says one thing hasn't changed: The iconoclastic director is still leading Banderas toward the edge of the creative abyss. And he is still diving in. "Basically what you...

Almodóvar's a hit in U.S., while 'The Artist' does well in France

2011-10-16 16:33:21

'Puss in Boots': A fun feline fairy tale, critics say

2011-10-28 16:36:43

Monster Mash: Russell Crowe joins Hugh Jackman in 'Les Miz' film

2011-09-09 16:33:19

FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM: No film nominated for both foreign language feature and best picture has failed to take this category. And none of the other nominees -- all pretty good, by the way -- caught on with the academy to the point where they could break that historical precedent.

2013-02-22 15:31:56

Box office: $5,211,842 Despite the fact that this Sony Pictures Classics film came from international auteur Pedro Almodovar, theater owners and media outlets still opposed its release after its NC-17 rating for a scene of explicit sexual content.

2012-08-14 13:10:17

Spanish actor Antonio Banderas , left, and Spanish director Pedro Almodovar pose at the screening of Almodovar's 1986 classic film "Law of Desire" during the festival.

2011-11-07 00:00:00