Pedro Almodovar's 'The Skin I Live In' is one of the most provoking entries in a competition which has given us few films of little interest but no obvious masterpieces... more
Pedro Almodóvar teams up again with Penélope Cruz in Broken Embraces, Zooey Deschanel stars in Days of Summer and Mid-August Lunch is a must-see masterpiece ... more
Broken Embraces, which reunites Penelope Cruz and Pedro Almodovar, doesn't break any new ground and has a plot that is complicated enough to puzzle. ... more
Cabaret, All About my Mother, The Emperor Jones and the last chance to see John Simms's terrific performance in Elling are among the theatrical highlights.... more
Playwright Samuel Adamson has taken on the characters of Barcelona's seedy underbelly to adapt Pedro Almodovar's All About My Mother for the stage.... more
Lesley Manville is taking on the lead role in a stage adaptation of Pedro Almodovar's All About My Mother - alongside transsexual prostitutes, lesbian divas and a pregnant nun.... more
Dame Diana Rigg is to star in the stage version of the Pedro Almodovar film All About My Mother. The play has its premiere at the Old Vic later this year.... more
Old Vic supremo Kevin Spacey will return in Mamet's Speed-the-Plow. And he will not be taking a break from the theatre to do films, Spacey says.... more
The Killers second album isn't as good as it thinks it is, but Beck's latest release proves that he hasn't run out of ideas. Our reviewers select the best of this week's new releases.... more
Eros features three vaguely linked stories about love and sex from a trio of distinguished directors. It's a lip-smacking prospect that has a disappointing outcome.... more
Pedro Almodóvar combines farce, tragedy and melodrama to thrilling effect in his new film Volver, says Derek Malcolm. And Penélope Cruz is magnificent - prosthetic bottom, push-up bra and all.... more
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