Friday, November 4 2011

Pedro Almodóvar tries his hand at horror with ‘The Skin I Live In’

By Rene Rodriguez

Tuesday, August 2 2011

100 Essential Directors - Pedro Almodóvar

By J.M. Suarez

100 Essential Directors celebrates directors of distinct vision, who have honed their respective crafts, who have brought something new and exciting to the medium, and who continue to push the boundaries of the form.

The 100 Essential Directors Part 1: Chantal Akerman - Bernardo Bertolucci

By PopMatters Staff

Neurotic New Yorkers, Queer Mavericks, Swedish close-ups and the art of putting a microphone on every person on set are but a few of the themes explored in PopMatters' first group of ten essential directors, Chantal Akerman through Bernardo Bertolucci. Please note that any perceived omissions were likely on purpose...

Thursday, April 14 2005

Bad Education (La mala educación) (2004)

By Cynthia Fuchs

Pedro Almodóvar's commentary is as seductive as his filmmaking.

Friday, November 19 2004

Bad Education (La mala educación) (2004)

By Cynthia Fuchs

Bad Education tweaks the lesson just enough so that it doesn't turn out to be what you expect.

Thursday, January 9 2003

Talk to Her (2002)

By Jocelyn Szczepaniak-Gillece

Its frank observations of love in excess of gender (or even sex) and its postmodern, eclectic style are distinctly reflective of our own present.