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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Toledo (España)(EFE).-El director español Pedro Almodóvar estrenará su última película, Volver , el próximo viernes 10 de marzo en Puertollano, una localidad de La Mancha, tierra natal del cineasta.

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).

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 ...

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 ...