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Movie Review – Parallel Mothers (2021)

April 4, 2022 by Robert Kojder

Parallel Mothers, 2021. Written and Directed by Pedro Almodóvar. Starring Penélope Cruz, Milena Smit, Israel Elejalde, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Rossy de Palma, Daniela Santiago, Julieta Serrano, Ainhoa Santamaría, Adelfa Calvo, and Aitana Sánchez-Gijón. SYNOPSIS: Two unmarried women who have become pregnant by accident and are about to give birth meet in a hospital room: Janis, middle-aged, […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Robert Kojder Tagged With: Adelfa Calvo, Ainhoa Santamaría, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Daniela Santiago, Israel Elejalde, Julieta Serrano, Milena Smit, Parallel Mothers, Pedro Almodóvar, Penelope Cruz, Rossy de Palma

Movie Review – Pain & Glory (2019)

October 31, 2019 by EJ Moreno

Pain & Glory, 2019. Directed by Pedro Almodóvar. Starring Antonio Banderas, Asier Etxeandia, Penélope Cruz, Julieta Serrano and Leonardo Sbaraglia. SYNOPSIS: A film director reflects on the choices he’s made in life as past and present come crashing down around him.   The title of Pain & Glory is a truly perfect way to describe […]

Filed Under: EJ Moreno, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: Antonio Banderas, Asier Etxeandia, Julieta Serrano, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Pain and Glory, Pedro Almodóvar, Penelope Cruz

Movie Review – Pain and Glory (2019)

August 27, 2019 by Matt Rodgers

Pain and Glory

Pain and Glory, 2019. Directed by Pedro Almodovar. Starring Antonio Banderas, Asier Etxeandia, Penélope Cruz, Leonardo Sbaraglia, César Vicente, Asier Flores, Nora Navas, Julieta Serrano and Raúl Arévalo. SYNOPSIS: A legendary director, Salvador Mallo (Antonio Banderas) reflects on his distinguished life and career, taking in relationships with his mother (Penélope Cruz), problematic leading men (Asier […]

Filed Under: Matt Rodgers, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: Antonio Banderas, Asier Etxeandia, Asier Flores, César Vicente, Julieta Serrano, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Nora Navas, Pain and Glory, Pedro Almodóvar, Penelope Cruz, Raúl Arévalo

Movie Review – Pain and Glory (2019)

August 23, 2019 by Tom Beasley

Pain and Glory, 2019. Directed by Pedro Almodovar. Starring Antonio Banderas, Asier Etxeandia, Penélope Cruz, Leonardo Sbaraglia, César Vicente, Asier Flores, Nora Navas, Julieta Serrano and Raúl Arévalo. SYNOPSIS: An ageing filmmaker is haunted by some of the ghosts of his past as he prepares for a restored screening of one of his most memorable […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Tom Beasley Tagged With: Antonio Banderas, Asier Etxeandia, Asier Flores, César Vicente, Julieta Serrano, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Nora Navas, Pain and Glory, Pedro Almodóvar, Penelope Cruz, Raúl Arévalo

UK poster and trailer for Pedro Almodovar’s Pain and Glory starring Antonio Banderas and Penelope Cruz

June 22, 2019 by Amie Cranswick

Pathe has released a UK poster and trailer for writer-director Pedro Almodovar’s upcoming drama Pain and Glory which reunites the acclaimed director with his frequent collaborators Antonio Banderas and Penelope Cruz alongside a cast that also includes Asier Etxeandia, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Nora Navas and Julieta Serrano Some of them in the flesh, others remembered: his […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Antonio Banderas, Asier Etxeandia, Julieta Serrano, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Nora Navas, Pain and Glory, Pedro Almodóvar, Penelope Cruz

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