The independent/specialty film market in general had a strong weekend, as overall gross for the 80 films listed on the iWBOT jumped more than $1 million – to just under $7.9 million – from the $6.83 ...

In “Volver,” Pedro Almodóvar creates an impossibly beautiful film. He fuses themes of child abuse, deep superstition and female resilience, depicting something simultaneously powerful and surprisingly ...

A man comes up to me while I’m having breakfast in a bar. He tells me he’s seen “Bad Education” three times. I thank him, as I normally do. The first time I fell asleep, the stranger explains. Did it ...

Before beginning work on the score for “Volver,” director Pedro Almodovar gave this advice to composer Alberto Iglesias: “Just be as close as possible to the main character, Raimunda (Penelope Cruz).

Men are literally disposable in Pedro Almodóvar’s Volver. But the film, particularly for fans of the gynophilic, flamboyantly color-coordinating maker of loco melodramas, is essential. The title ...

Penélope Cruz wears too much makeup. This is a scientific fact. But it’s okay; Too much makeup goes great with cleavage you can land a plane in. Those are the most cogent thoughts I could put together ...

Is there another male filmmaker who so celebrates the mystery of women as much as Pedro Almodovar? Only maverick director George Cukor similarly delighted in the intricacies and moods of the female ...