Posts tagged Penélope Cruz
La Bola Negra: Sprawling Epic from the Spanish Civil War Onward a Demanding Must-See
ReviewJim SlotekGenerational epics, La Bola Negra., Spanish Civil War, LGBT themes, Filmmaking duo, Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi, Milo Quifes, Cannes and TIFF favourites, Guitarricadelafuente, Miguel Bernardeau, Carlos González, Penélope Cruz
The Bride!: Here She Comes, Like It or Not (I Do)
ReviewJim SlotekThe Bride!, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jessie Buckley, Christian Bale, Annette Bening, Peter Sarsgaard, Penélope Cruz, Horror, Musical, Remake, Reimagining
High & Low: Brilliant Doc Captures Designer John Galliano’s Stupendous Rise and Fall
ReviewJim SlotekHigh & Low: John Galliano, Kevin Macdonald, John Galliano, Naomi Campbell, Kate Moss, Anna Wintour, Charlize Theron, Penélope Cruz, Documentary, Fashion, Fast fashion, British
Ferrari: A Disturbing Crash-For-The-Ages Aside, Michael Mann's Biopic Tells a Solid Story of a Driven Man
By Chris Knight
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Parallel Mothers: Pedro Almodóvar’s Latest Exalts Penélope Cruz, Ponders Post-Franco Spain
By Karen Gordon
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The 355: We Liked This All-Star Women-Kick-Butt Thriller A Lot Better When It Was Called Widows
Pain and Glory: An older Almodovar dials it down a notch for a touching and evocative redemption tale
ReviewJim SlotekPedro Almodóvar, Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, Pain and Glory, Antonio Banderas, Fellini’s 8 ½, Penélope Cruz, Nora Navas, Asier Etxeandia, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Awards season films, Creative blockage
