Penélope Cruz is 5 feet 4 inches (162.6 cm) tall. For context, the average American woman is also around 5 feet 4 inches, making Cruz’s height quite typical.
Penélope Cruz vs. Scarlett Johansson’s Heights
Penélope Cruz, with a height of 5 feet 4 inches (162.6 cm), is slightly taller than Scarlett Johansson, who stands at 5 feet 3 inches (160 cm). Penélope Cruz is approximately 1 inch (2.6 cm) taller than Scarlett Johansson.
Penélope Cruz is about 1 inch taller than Scarlett Johansson, with Cruz standing at 5 feet 4 inches (162.6 cm) and Johansson at 5 feet 3 inches (160 cm) (Credit: Tinseltown / Shutterstock)
Penélope Cruz vs. Salma Hayek’s Heights
Penélope Cruz is also taller than Salma Hayek, who stands at 5 feet 1.5 inches (156.2 cm). Cruz is approximately 2.5 inches (6.4 cm) taller than Hayek.
Penélope Cruz is approximately 2.5 inches taller than Salma Hayek, with Cruz standing at 5 feet 4 inches (162.6 cm) and Hayek at 5 feet 1.5 inches (156.2 cm) (Credit: S_Bukley / Shutterstock)
Penélope Cruz vs. Gwyneth Paltrow’s Heights
Penélope...
Penélope Cruz vs. Scarlett Johansson’s Heights
Penélope Cruz, with a height of 5 feet 4 inches (162.6 cm), is slightly taller than Scarlett Johansson, who stands at 5 feet 3 inches (160 cm). Penélope Cruz is approximately 1 inch (2.6 cm) taller than Scarlett Johansson.
Penélope Cruz is about 1 inch taller than Scarlett Johansson, with Cruz standing at 5 feet 4 inches (162.6 cm) and Johansson at 5 feet 3 inches (160 cm) (Credit: Tinseltown / Shutterstock)
Penélope Cruz vs. Salma Hayek’s Heights
Penélope Cruz is also taller than Salma Hayek, who stands at 5 feet 1.5 inches (156.2 cm). Cruz is approximately 2.5 inches (6.4 cm) taller than Hayek.
Penélope Cruz is approximately 2.5 inches taller than Salma Hayek, with Cruz standing at 5 feet 4 inches (162.6 cm) and Hayek at 5 feet 1.5 inches (156.2 cm) (Credit: S_Bukley / Shutterstock)
Penélope Cruz vs. Gwyneth Paltrow’s Heights
Penélope...
- 5/15/2024
- by Jan Stromsodd
- Your Next Shoes
Netflix and “Elite” creator Carlos Montero have reteamed on the new medical drama “Breathless,” and Variety has been given exclusive access to new first images from the show.
“Breathless” is produced by Montero’s El Desorden Crea and executive produced by Montero and Diego Betancor. David Pinillos and Marta Font shared directing duties, working from screenplays by Montero, Carlos Ruano, Guillermo Escribano, and Pablo Saiz.
Alongside today’s photos, Netflix released a new synopsis for the show: “The Joaquín Sorolla is much more than a public hospital in Valencia where lives are saved every day. Doctors and residents work their fingers to the bone in the frenetic pace of the emergency room, where tensions, emotions and even desire accelerate the hearts of a staff that lives increasingly on the edge. The arrival of a distinguished patient highlights the complicated situation of the public health system, lighting the fuse for what...
“Breathless” is produced by Montero’s El Desorden Crea and executive produced by Montero and Diego Betancor. David Pinillos and Marta Font shared directing duties, working from screenplays by Montero, Carlos Ruano, Guillermo Escribano, and Pablo Saiz.
Alongside today’s photos, Netflix released a new synopsis for the show: “The Joaquín Sorolla is much more than a public hospital in Valencia where lives are saved every day. Doctors and residents work their fingers to the bone in the frenetic pace of the emergency room, where tensions, emotions and even desire accelerate the hearts of a staff that lives increasingly on the edge. The arrival of a distinguished patient highlights the complicated situation of the public health system, lighting the fuse for what...
- 5/9/2024
- by Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Artist International Group has signed renowned Japanese filmmaker Ryuhei Kitamura for representation.
First coming onto the scene in Japan with his ultra-violent zombie samurai action flick Versus, Kitamura directed his first English-language feature with the Bradley Cooper-led The Midnight Meat Train, an adaptation of the Clive Barker novel for Lakeshore Entertainment and Lionsgate.
Previously, Kitamura has helmed manga adaptations including the sci-fi actioner Alive; an epic samurai action pic based on Yu Koyama’s Aragami; Lupin the Third for Toho and Kadokawa; and The Three Sisters of Tenmasouinn. In television, Kitamura created the hit series Sky High before going on to direct a feature adaptation. Other notable credits include the 50th anniversary film Godzilla Final Wars, directing the narrative scenes in the bestselling video game Metal Gear Solid: The Twins Snakes, and his latest Japanese film, Love Death.
Additional English-language credits for Kitamura include Pathé’s No One Lives starring Luke Evans,...
First coming onto the scene in Japan with his ultra-violent zombie samurai action flick Versus, Kitamura directed his first English-language feature with the Bradley Cooper-led The Midnight Meat Train, an adaptation of the Clive Barker novel for Lakeshore Entertainment and Lionsgate.
Previously, Kitamura has helmed manga adaptations including the sci-fi actioner Alive; an epic samurai action pic based on Yu Koyama’s Aragami; Lupin the Third for Toho and Kadokawa; and The Three Sisters of Tenmasouinn. In television, Kitamura created the hit series Sky High before going on to direct a feature adaptation. Other notable credits include the 50th anniversary film Godzilla Final Wars, directing the narrative scenes in the bestselling video game Metal Gear Solid: The Twins Snakes, and his latest Japanese film, Love Death.
Additional English-language credits for Kitamura include Pathé’s No One Lives starring Luke Evans,...
- 4/29/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Penelope Cruz is the Oscar-winning actress who was born on April 28, 1974, in Madrid, Spain. Let’s take a look back at 16 of her greatest films, ranked worst to best.
Cruz has received four Oscar nominations throughout her career. Her first nomination was for Best Actress for the film “Volver” in 2006. She subsequently received two Best Supporting Actress nominations for “Vicky Christina Barcelona” in 2008 and “Nine” in 2009. She received another Best Actress nom for “Parallel Mothers” (2021).
She won the Oscar for “Vicky Christina Barcelona” making her one of seven actors to win an Oscar for a Woody Allen film.
Cruz first rose to fame in her native Spain. Her performances in many films there and especially in the work of Pedro Almodóvar allowed her to start appearing in American films. She initially struggled a bit to bring the same power in her acting when she spoke English as opposed to Spanish...
Cruz has received four Oscar nominations throughout her career. Her first nomination was for Best Actress for the film “Volver” in 2006. She subsequently received two Best Supporting Actress nominations for “Vicky Christina Barcelona” in 2008 and “Nine” in 2009. She received another Best Actress nom for “Parallel Mothers” (2021).
She won the Oscar for “Vicky Christina Barcelona” making her one of seven actors to win an Oscar for a Woody Allen film.
Cruz first rose to fame in her native Spain. Her performances in many films there and especially in the work of Pedro Almodóvar allowed her to start appearing in American films. She initially struggled a bit to bring the same power in her acting when she spoke English as opposed to Spanish...
- 4/20/2024
- by Zach Laws, Robert Pius and Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Exclusive: Alessandro Nivola has joined Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton in The Room Next Door, the first English-language film from Oscar-winning Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar. Sony Pictures Classics will distribute and John Turturro is also on board.
Almodóvar’s El Deseo is producing.
The Room Next Door will be Almodóvar’s first feature-length project since 2021’s Parallel Mothers, which debuted at the Venice Film Festival. The film starred Penélope Cruz — who won the Best Actress prize at Venice — and Milena Smit as single mothers who became pregnant by accident and meet in a hospital room as they are about to give birth.
Nivola will next be seen starring in the Apple TV+ limited series The Big Cigar playing radical chic Hollywood film producer Bert Schneider in the crazier-than-fiction story about Schneider’s complicated friendship with Black Panther leader Huey P. Newton. The series has a May 17 air date. He then stars as Aleksei Sytsevitch,...
Almodóvar’s El Deseo is producing.
The Room Next Door will be Almodóvar’s first feature-length project since 2021’s Parallel Mothers, which debuted at the Venice Film Festival. The film starred Penélope Cruz — who won the Best Actress prize at Venice — and Milena Smit as single mothers who became pregnant by accident and meet in a hospital room as they are about to give birth.
Nivola will next be seen starring in the Apple TV+ limited series The Big Cigar playing radical chic Hollywood film producer Bert Schneider in the crazier-than-fiction story about Schneider’s complicated friendship with Black Panther leader Huey P. Newton. The series has a May 17 air date. He then stars as Aleksei Sytsevitch,...
- 3/18/2024
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
The incontrovertible and immediate effect of muscular tax credits, entering in force in 2023, have powered to a new level the shoot scene in Bilbao and Bizkaia – the Basque city and surrounding province in Northern Spain.
Introduced on Jan. 1, 2023, the new incentives offer an up-to-60% tax deduction for national and international co-productions of film and TV projects.
Enticing studios such as Toboggan and production houses Buendía Estudios and Tornasol to set up in Bizkaia and streaming giant Netflix to invest in original productions, the territory is fast capitalizing on its breaks.
Over 2023, 151 shoots filmed in Bilbao-Bizkaia, 76 from the Basque Country, 47 from Spain and 28 from abroad, according to the Bilbao-Bizkaia 2023 Year Book.
Total shoot spend in 2023 came in at €58.5 million ($63.7 million), 324% up on 2019’s figure of €13.8 million, six times up on €23.5 million ($25.6 million) in 2021. In all, productions shot 1,026 days in Bilbao or in the rest of Bizkaia, 74% more than 2022. The fact that...
Introduced on Jan. 1, 2023, the new incentives offer an up-to-60% tax deduction for national and international co-productions of film and TV projects.
Enticing studios such as Toboggan and production houses Buendía Estudios and Tornasol to set up in Bizkaia and streaming giant Netflix to invest in original productions, the territory is fast capitalizing on its breaks.
Over 2023, 151 shoots filmed in Bilbao-Bizkaia, 76 from the Basque Country, 47 from Spain and 28 from abroad, according to the Bilbao-Bizkaia 2023 Year Book.
Total shoot spend in 2023 came in at €58.5 million ($63.7 million), 324% up on 2019’s figure of €13.8 million, six times up on €23.5 million ($25.6 million) in 2021. In all, productions shot 1,026 days in Bilbao or in the rest of Bizkaia, 74% more than 2022. The fact that...
- 3/5/2024
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
Everyone could use a good cry now and again. And what better way to get those tears flowing than watching a movie?
Variety caught up with this year’s Oscar nominees at the Academy’s annual nominees luncheon at the Beverly Hilton to find out the last time they cried at the movies.
“I cried at ‘Parallel Mothers,’” said “Oppenheimer” star Emily Blunt. “When Penélope [Cruz] breaks down, it’s so beautiful. I am a crier. I can’t bear to see other people cry. If I see someone cry, I will cry immediately.”
Emma Stone recently rewatched “Sleepless in Seattle,” the 1993 romantic comedy starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan. “So much of that movie is heartbreaking,” the “Poor Things” star said.
Sterling K. Brown said he was recently caught off guard when he and his youngest son were watching “Matilda.” “It was his first time crying at a movie,” the “American Fiction” star recalled.
Variety caught up with this year’s Oscar nominees at the Academy’s annual nominees luncheon at the Beverly Hilton to find out the last time they cried at the movies.
“I cried at ‘Parallel Mothers,’” said “Oppenheimer” star Emily Blunt. “When Penélope [Cruz] breaks down, it’s so beautiful. I am a crier. I can’t bear to see other people cry. If I see someone cry, I will cry immediately.”
Emma Stone recently rewatched “Sleepless in Seattle,” the 1993 romantic comedy starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan. “So much of that movie is heartbreaking,” the “Poor Things” star said.
Sterling K. Brown said he was recently caught off guard when he and his youngest son were watching “Matilda.” “It was his first time crying at a movie,” the “American Fiction” star recalled.
- 2/22/2024
- by Marc Malkin
- Variety Film + TV
At 48, Pedro Pascal is at the peak of his acting career with studios queuing up for a date from the actor. While Pascal currently has roles in fan-favorite projects with Disney and HBO, there was one special project that the Game of Thrones actor loved working on in 2023. Pascal played one of the leads in Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar’s short film, Strange Way of Life. The encounter with the legendary director was like meeting a king for Pascal.
Pedro Pascal as Oberyn Martell in Game of Thrones
Almodóvar is one of the few Spanish language directors who has a cult following globally. Pascal’s short film was the director’s second English-language effort after the 2020 short film, The Human Voice.
Pedro Pascal Had A Life Changing Moment Working For Pedro Almodóvar Pedro Pascal and Ethan Hawke in Pedro Almodóvar’s Strange Way of Life
From his breakout role as...
Pedro Pascal as Oberyn Martell in Game of Thrones
Almodóvar is one of the few Spanish language directors who has a cult following globally. Pascal’s short film was the director’s second English-language effort after the 2020 short film, The Human Voice.
Pedro Pascal Had A Life Changing Moment Working For Pedro Almodóvar Pedro Pascal and Ethan Hawke in Pedro Almodóvar’s Strange Way of Life
From his breakout role as...
- 2/22/2024
- by Hashim Asraff
- FandomWire
Sony Pictures Classics has acquired Pedro Almodóvar’s English-language feature debut, The Room Next Door, starring Julianne Moore, Tilda Swinton and John Turturro. The Spanish master’s frequent collaborators at SPC have taken North America, the Middle East, India, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. Produced by Almodóvar’s El Deseo, the film will begin shooting this March in New York and Madrid.
Almodóvar says the film is “about a very imperfect mother and her resentful daughter, who live separate lives because of a profound misunderstanding. Ingrid (Moore), a friend of the mother, will become the custodian to mother and daughter’s pain and bitterness. Martha, the mother (Swinton), is a war correspondent and Ingrid is an auto fiction novelist.”
Continues the Oscar winner, “The film talks about the unlimited cruelty of wars, the two different ways these two writers have of approaching and writing about reality, also about death,...
Almodóvar says the film is “about a very imperfect mother and her resentful daughter, who live separate lives because of a profound misunderstanding. Ingrid (Moore), a friend of the mother, will become the custodian to mother and daughter’s pain and bitterness. Martha, the mother (Swinton), is a war correspondent and Ingrid is an auto fiction novelist.”
Continues the Oscar winner, “The film talks about the unlimited cruelty of wars, the two different ways these two writers have of approaching and writing about reality, also about death,...
- 2/1/2024
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
Sony Pictures Classics is reuniting with Pedro Almodovar and will release the cinematic legend’s first English-language feature film, “The Room Next Door.”
The indie studio announced it has acquired all rights in North America, the Middle East, India, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand to the film, which is set to star Oscar winners Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton, along with John Turturro. The film will begin shooting this March in New York and Madrid. Almodovar has been thinking of directing an English-language feature for some time — at one point, he considered making 2016’s “Julieta” with Meryl Streep.
The news about the distribution deal is wholly expected (it would be more shocking if Almodovar found a different partner). That’s because Sony Pictures Classics has released nearly all of Almodovar’s movies. Most recently, it oversaw the distribution of “Parallel Mothers,” which earned an Oscar nomination for Penélope Cruz.
The indie studio announced it has acquired all rights in North America, the Middle East, India, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand to the film, which is set to star Oscar winners Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton, along with John Turturro. The film will begin shooting this March in New York and Madrid. Almodovar has been thinking of directing an English-language feature for some time — at one point, he considered making 2016’s “Julieta” with Meryl Streep.
The news about the distribution deal is wholly expected (it would be more shocking if Almodovar found a different partner). That’s because Sony Pictures Classics has released nearly all of Almodovar’s movies. Most recently, it oversaw the distribution of “Parallel Mothers,” which earned an Oscar nomination for Penélope Cruz.
- 2/1/2024
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Sony Pictures Classics has acquired North America and territories to Pedro Almodovar’s upcoming English-language debut The Room Next Door starring Julianne Moore, Tilda Swinton, and John Turturro.
Almodóvar’s El Deseo has earmarked a March production start in New York and Madrid. SPC also acquired the feature for the Middle East, India, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand.
The director described the film in a statement: “The Room Next Door is about a very imperfect mother and her resentful daughter, who live separate lives because of a profound misunderstanding. Ingrid (played by Julianne Moore), a friend of the mother,...
Almodóvar’s El Deseo has earmarked a March production start in New York and Madrid. SPC also acquired the feature for the Middle East, India, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand.
The director described the film in a statement: “The Room Next Door is about a very imperfect mother and her resentful daughter, who live separate lives because of a profound misunderstanding. Ingrid (played by Julianne Moore), a friend of the mother,...
- 2/1/2024
- ScreenDaily
Pedro Almodóvar’s first English-language feature film, “The Room Next Door,” has landed at the Spanish filmmaker’s usual North American home: Sony Pictures Classics.
The distributor has acquired all rights in North America, the Middle East, India, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand for the upcoming film starring Julianne Moore, Tilda Swinton, and John Turturro. Produced by Almodóvar’s El Deseo, “The Room Next Door” will begin shooting this March in New York and Madrid.
Almodóvar’s relationship with Sony Pictures Classics deepens with the announcement, following the releases of Oscar-nominated “Parallel Mothers” and short films “The Human Voice” and “Strange Way of Life,” among his other features. Both shorts were in English, with “The Human Voice” also starring “The Room Next Door” actress Swinton.
“‘The Room Next Door’ is about a very imperfect mother and her resentful daughter, who live separate lives because of a profound misunderstanding,” Almodóvar said in a press statement.
The distributor has acquired all rights in North America, the Middle East, India, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand for the upcoming film starring Julianne Moore, Tilda Swinton, and John Turturro. Produced by Almodóvar’s El Deseo, “The Room Next Door” will begin shooting this March in New York and Madrid.
Almodóvar’s relationship with Sony Pictures Classics deepens with the announcement, following the releases of Oscar-nominated “Parallel Mothers” and short films “The Human Voice” and “Strange Way of Life,” among his other features. Both shorts were in English, with “The Human Voice” also starring “The Room Next Door” actress Swinton.
“‘The Room Next Door’ is about a very imperfect mother and her resentful daughter, who live separate lives because of a profound misunderstanding,” Almodóvar said in a press statement.
- 2/1/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Julianne Moore will star alongside Tilda Swinton in The Room Next Door, the first English-language feature from acclaimed, Oscar-winning Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar, his production company has confirmed.
Almodóvar first spoke about Swinton’s casting last year. The Scottish actress starred in Almodovar’s 2021 short The Human Voice, which premiered in Venice and was one of the director’s first steps towards an English-language feature. He followed up with the short Strange Way of Life starring Ethan Hawke and Pedro Pascal, which screened at Cannes last year. Almodóvar said the shorts were a testing ground to make him more comfortable with directing actors in English. He had been attached to direct the English-language feature A Manual for Cleaning Women, with Cate Blanchett set to star and produce, but pulled out in 2022.
Almodóvar is considered one of the greatest European directors of his generation and has won international acclaim with features...
Almodóvar first spoke about Swinton’s casting last year. The Scottish actress starred in Almodovar’s 2021 short The Human Voice, which premiered in Venice and was one of the director’s first steps towards an English-language feature. He followed up with the short Strange Way of Life starring Ethan Hawke and Pedro Pascal, which screened at Cannes last year. Almodóvar said the shorts were a testing ground to make him more comfortable with directing actors in English. He had been attached to direct the English-language feature A Manual for Cleaning Women, with Cate Blanchett set to star and produce, but pulled out in 2022.
Almodóvar is considered one of the greatest European directors of his generation and has won international acclaim with features...
- 1/25/2024
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Julianne Moore has joined Tilda Swinton in the cast of Pedro Almodovar’s first English-language feature The Room Next Door.
The casting was confirmed by Almodovar’s production company El Deseo on Instagram. Swinton first revealed she would be collaborating with Almodóvar in an interview last year.
The plot revolves around a mother (Swinton), a war reporter, and her daughter who are feuding after a misunderstanding. Moore plays the mother’s friend, a novelist. Shooting is scheduled to begin in March in Madrid and New York. John Turturro also has a role.
According to a statement, the film will address “the limitless cruelty of wars,...
The casting was confirmed by Almodovar’s production company El Deseo on Instagram. Swinton first revealed she would be collaborating with Almodóvar in an interview last year.
The plot revolves around a mother (Swinton), a war reporter, and her daughter who are feuding after a misunderstanding. Moore plays the mother’s friend, a novelist. Shooting is scheduled to begin in March in Madrid and New York. John Turturro also has a role.
According to a statement, the film will address “the limitless cruelty of wars,...
- 1/25/2024
- ScreenDaily
Julianne Moore is set to star in “The Room Next Door,” the first full-length English-language feature from Spanish auteur Pedro Almodóvar.
Moore — whose casting was confirmed by Variety after being posted by Almodóvar’s production company El Deseo on social media — joins Tilda Swinton in the film. Swinton previously starred in Almodovar’s 2021 short “The Human Voice.”
The Instagram post said that the “The Room Next Door” is a “drama between a mother and daughter,” adding that it would be filmed in the spring in New York and Madrid. No other details about the plot or Moore and Swinton’s roles was revealed.
Representatives for Moore did not immediately respond to Variety‘s request for comment.
Almodóvar had previously stated that his shorts “The Human Voice” and “Strange Way of Life” — which are both in English — were merely warm-ups so he could grow accustomed to directing English-speaking actors. He had...
Moore — whose casting was confirmed by Variety after being posted by Almodóvar’s production company El Deseo on social media — joins Tilda Swinton in the film. Swinton previously starred in Almodovar’s 2021 short “The Human Voice.”
The Instagram post said that the “The Room Next Door” is a “drama between a mother and daughter,” adding that it would be filmed in the spring in New York and Madrid. No other details about the plot or Moore and Swinton’s roles was revealed.
Representatives for Moore did not immediately respond to Variety‘s request for comment.
Almodóvar had previously stated that his shorts “The Human Voice” and “Strange Way of Life” — which are both in English — were merely warm-ups so he could grow accustomed to directing English-speaking actors. He had...
- 1/25/2024
- by Alex Ritman
- Variety Film + TV
Julianne Moore will star alongside Tilda Swinton in The Room Next Door, the first English language film from Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar.
The dual casting was confirmed by Almodóvar’s production company, El Deseo, this morning with a re-post on their Instagram story following months of speculation and online rumors.
“The actresses are placed under the command of the director from La Mancha in a drama between mother and daughter that will be filmed in the spring in New York and Madrid and will be his first film shot in English,” the post said.
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The Room Next Door will be Almodóvar’s first feature-length project since 2021’s Parallel Mothers, which debuted at the Venice Film Festival. The film starred Penelope Cruz — who won the Best Actress prize at Venice — and Milena Smit as single mothers...
The dual casting was confirmed by Almodóvar’s production company, El Deseo, this morning with a re-post on their Instagram story following months of speculation and online rumors.
“The actresses are placed under the command of the director from La Mancha in a drama between mother and daughter that will be filmed in the spring in New York and Madrid and will be his first film shot in English,” the post said.
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The Room Next Door will be Almodóvar’s first feature-length project since 2021’s Parallel Mothers, which debuted at the Venice Film Festival. The film starred Penelope Cruz — who won the Best Actress prize at Venice — and Milena Smit as single mothers...
- 1/25/2024
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
The Academy Awards still have the ability to shock even the savviest of prognosticators. While Gold Derby’s combined odds were letter-perfect in Best Picture and Best Actor, there were other categories where we blundered. Here are five contenders we should not have banked on to earn nominations.
One of our biggest blunders — predicting “Barbie’s” Greta Gerwig for director — was not actually a bad guess. The filmmaker has three past Oscar bids for “Lady Bird” and “Little Women,” after all, and was at the helm of the biggest sensation at the box office, as it outpaced the nominations leader “Oppenheimer” by earning over $1 billion. She also had that key nomination at the Directors Guild of America and some other precursors. However, Gerwig has missed directing at the Oscars before for “Little Women,” and she was snubbed in the directing category at the BAFTAs for “Barbie.” The notorious gender bias...
One of our biggest blunders — predicting “Barbie’s” Greta Gerwig for director — was not actually a bad guess. The filmmaker has three past Oscar bids for “Lady Bird” and “Little Women,” after all, and was at the helm of the biggest sensation at the box office, as it outpaced the nominations leader “Oppenheimer” by earning over $1 billion. She also had that key nomination at the Directors Guild of America and some other precursors. However, Gerwig has missed directing at the Oscars before for “Little Women,” and she was snubbed in the directing category at the BAFTAs for “Barbie.” The notorious gender bias...
- 1/23/2024
- by David Buchanan
- Gold Derby
As Andrea Riseborough (“To Leslie”), Penélope Cruz (“Parallel Mothers”), and Lakeith Stanfield (“Judas and the Black Messiah”) have proven in recent years, there is ample precedent for performers to earn Oscar nominations despite snubs at the BAFTA, Critics Choice, Golden Globe, and SAG Awards. Indeed, 18 such instances have occurred since 2002, the first year that all four precursor prizes were preceded by official nominations.
Over the last 22 years, each of the four acting Oscar categories has produced at least three out-of-the-blue bids. However, none of the performers who overcame their four earlier snubs managed to clinch the gold and instead had to settle for being Oscar finalists.
It’s worth noting that Marcia Gay Harden won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for “Pollock” without any precursor bids, albeit in 2001 when there were no Critics Choice nominations. The four precursor trophies were evenly distributed among her Oscar competitors: Judi Dench, Kate Hudson,...
Over the last 22 years, each of the four acting Oscar categories has produced at least three out-of-the-blue bids. However, none of the performers who overcame their four earlier snubs managed to clinch the gold and instead had to settle for being Oscar finalists.
It’s worth noting that Marcia Gay Harden won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for “Pollock” without any precursor bids, albeit in 2001 when there were no Critics Choice nominations. The four precursor trophies were evenly distributed among her Oscar competitors: Judi Dench, Kate Hudson,...
- 1/18/2024
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
The 2024 Screen Actors Guild Awards gave us our first true surprises of this year’s awards season. Since it is the first major kudos with five-nominee slots in each category, there was a number of snubs in the acting categories, one of whom was Sandra Hüller for “Anatomy of a Fall,” in a sea of exclusions that included Leonardo DiCaprio (“Killers of the Flower Moon”), Mark Ruffalo (“Poor Things”), Andrew Scott (“All of Us Strangers”), Greta Lee (“Past Lives”), Fantasia Barrino (“The Color Purple”), Rosamund Pike (“Saltburn”), America Ferrera (“Barbie”), and the trio of actors from “May December”: Natalie Portman, Julianne Moore and Charles Melton.
But fear not, they all still have hope yet for receiving recognition from the academy, particularly Hüller, who is the only performance from an international film in the bunch. She plays Sandra Voyter in Justine Triet‘s award-winning film, a woman who tries to...
But fear not, they all still have hope yet for receiving recognition from the academy, particularly Hüller, who is the only performance from an international film in the bunch. She plays Sandra Voyter in Justine Triet‘s award-winning film, a woman who tries to...
- 1/18/2024
- by Christopher Tsang
- Gold Derby
There is plenty of precedent for performers to still earn Oscar nominations after snubs by the Critics Choice Awards, Golden Globes and SAG Awards. Last year, Andrea Riseborough became the latest Oscar contender to come out of nowhere when she reaped a Best Actress bid for “To Leslie.”
She joined a roster of 23 other performers who heard their names on Oscar nominations morning despite being repeatedly overlooked earlier in awards season. However, for all of those who overcame these earlier snubs the nomination had to be reward enough as none took home the Oscar.
(Note: Marcia Gay Harden won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for “Pollock” without any precursor bids. However, that was in 2001, the year before the Critics Choice introduced nominations. Frances McDormand won with that group for both “Almost Famous” and “Wonder Boys,” Kate Hudson took home the Globe for “Almost Famous” and Judi Dench prevailed at SAG for “Chocolat.
She joined a roster of 23 other performers who heard their names on Oscar nominations morning despite being repeatedly overlooked earlier in awards season. However, for all of those who overcame these earlier snubs the nomination had to be reward enough as none took home the Oscar.
(Note: Marcia Gay Harden won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for “Pollock” without any precursor bids. However, that was in 2001, the year before the Critics Choice introduced nominations. Frances McDormand won with that group for both “Almost Famous” and “Wonder Boys,” Kate Hudson took home the Globe for “Almost Famous” and Judi Dench prevailed at SAG for “Chocolat.
- 1/15/2024
- by Paul Sheehan and Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
Exclusive: Annette Bening is joining Maggie Gyllenhaal’s Frankenstein lore feature at Warner Bros; the studio making it official that this is a go-project. Cameras roll in Q1. This package with its attachments has been out there since it was at Netflix, and the deals have finally closed with everyone. Jessie Buckley is the star of the movie which follows Frankenstein’s pursuit of love.
There’s already been word out there about the cast, including Buckley, and it’s a murderers’ row with Christian Bale, Penélope Cruz, and Peter Sarsgaard. Bale and Buckley have been circling this project well before the strikes.
Logline: A lonely Frankenstein travels to 1930s Chicago to seek the aide of a Dr. Euphronius in creating a companion for himself. The two reinvigorate a murdered young woman and the Bride is born. She is beyond what either of them intended, igniting a combustible romance, the...
There’s already been word out there about the cast, including Buckley, and it’s a murderers’ row with Christian Bale, Penélope Cruz, and Peter Sarsgaard. Bale and Buckley have been circling this project well before the strikes.
Logline: A lonely Frankenstein travels to 1930s Chicago to seek the aide of a Dr. Euphronius in creating a companion for himself. The two reinvigorate a murdered young woman and the Bride is born. She is beyond what either of them intended, igniting a combustible romance, the...
- 1/12/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Ever since “The Holdovers” premiered at the 2023 Telluride Film Festival, 21-year-old Dominic Sessa has steadily attracted heaps of praise for his debut performance as one of its central characters. Despite earning recognition from some critics groups, he now unfortunately sits as a BAFTA longlist contender with no other key industry precursor bids. However, there is plenty of precedent for performers to still earn Oscar nominations after snubs by the Critics Choice Awards, Golden Globes and SAG Awards.
Below, we list the 24 performers who pulled off Oscar nominations surprises after being overlooked earlier in awards season. However, for all of those who overcame these earlier snubs the nomination had to be reward enough as none took home the Oscar. Andrea Riseborough (“To Leslie”) is the latest addition to this list for her Best Actress bid last year.
(Note: Marcia Gay Harden won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for “Pollock” without any precursor bids.
Below, we list the 24 performers who pulled off Oscar nominations surprises after being overlooked earlier in awards season. However, for all of those who overcame these earlier snubs the nomination had to be reward enough as none took home the Oscar. Andrea Riseborough (“To Leslie”) is the latest addition to this list for her Best Actress bid last year.
(Note: Marcia Gay Harden won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for “Pollock” without any precursor bids.
- 1/11/2024
- by Paul Sheehan and Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
The SAG Awards nominations provided an exciting blend of usual suspects and stunning omissions. For some awards season strategists — particularly the ones behind critically adored films like “Anatomy of a Fall” and “May December” — there’s no choice but to ask, “what happened?”
The SAG Awards’ pearl anniversary brought expected mentions for Oscar contenders such as the two summer smash hits “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer,” leading the tally for all movies with four nominations each. In addition, the crime epic “Killers of the Flower Moon” and the satirical dramedy “American Fiction” managed three mentions. The latter needed the boost, picking up vital mentions for Jeffrey Wright and Sterling K. Brown, which turbocharges their campaigns.
SAG wasn’t the only group to change the shape of the Oscar race, with the Directors Guild of America naming five directing nominees: Greta Gerwig (“Barbie”), Yorgos Lanthimos (“Poor Things”), Christopher Nolan (“Oppenheimer”), Alexander Payne (“The Holdovers...
The SAG Awards’ pearl anniversary brought expected mentions for Oscar contenders such as the two summer smash hits “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer,” leading the tally for all movies with four nominations each. In addition, the crime epic “Killers of the Flower Moon” and the satirical dramedy “American Fiction” managed three mentions. The latter needed the boost, picking up vital mentions for Jeffrey Wright and Sterling K. Brown, which turbocharges their campaigns.
SAG wasn’t the only group to change the shape of the Oscar race, with the Directors Guild of America naming five directing nominees: Greta Gerwig (“Barbie”), Yorgos Lanthimos (“Poor Things”), Christopher Nolan (“Oppenheimer”), Alexander Payne (“The Holdovers...
- 1/10/2024
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
At the end of 2021, a surprise contender zoomed toward a best picture nomination when Ryûsuke Hamaguchi’s Drive My Car began to sweep critics groups’ awards across the country. The Japanese drama earned the prize for best film from critics in Boston, Los Angeles, New York and Seattle, besting then-frontrunners Dune and The Power of the Dog and eventual best picture winner Coda. Buoyed by critical acclaim, Drive My Car went the extra mile beyond the international feature category, which it won: It also earned Academy Award nominations for best picture, director and original screenplay, way outpacing any predictions made by prognosticators when the season had begun in earnest.
People often deride the Oscars for being about artsy films most moviegoers don’t see. But the fact remains that it’s the studio-backed movies with fat FYC budgets that typically garner Oscar nominations — making Drive My Car’s success all the more the outlier.
People often deride the Oscars for being about artsy films most moviegoers don’t see. But the fact remains that it’s the studio-backed movies with fat FYC budgets that typically garner Oscar nominations — making Drive My Car’s success all the more the outlier.
- 1/8/2024
- by Tyler Coates
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Adam Driver stars in ‘Ferrari’ (Photo Credit Eros Hoagland / Neon)
For the better part of 20 years, director Michael Mann has wanted to tell the Enzo Ferrari story. He was even briefly attached to direct the 2019 movie Ford v Ferrari that was eventually helmed by James Mangold (although Mann still retained an Executive Producer credit). Now, he’s finally getting to tell his Ferrari story with the simply titled Ferrari.
Ferrari stars Adam Driver as ex-racecar driver and automobile industry mogul Enzo Ferrari. Enzo’s company is on the verge of collapse, so he decides the best way to save it is to win the ill-fated 1957 Mille Miglia, a treacherous 1000-mile race across the roads of Italy.
Along with attempting to salvage his crumbling empire, Enzo also has to balance a wife who is grieving from the loss of their son (Penélope Cruz from Parallel Mothers) and a mistress with whom...
For the better part of 20 years, director Michael Mann has wanted to tell the Enzo Ferrari story. He was even briefly attached to direct the 2019 movie Ford v Ferrari that was eventually helmed by James Mangold (although Mann still retained an Executive Producer credit). Now, he’s finally getting to tell his Ferrari story with the simply titled Ferrari.
Ferrari stars Adam Driver as ex-racecar driver and automobile industry mogul Enzo Ferrari. Enzo’s company is on the verge of collapse, so he decides the best way to save it is to win the ill-fated 1957 Mille Miglia, a treacherous 1000-mile race across the roads of Italy.
Along with attempting to salvage his crumbling empire, Enzo also has to balance a wife who is grieving from the loss of their son (Penélope Cruz from Parallel Mothers) and a mistress with whom...
- 12/22/2023
- by James Jay Edwards
- Showbiz Junkies
Maestro star Carey Mulligan will receive the International Star Award, Actress at the Palm Springs International Film Festival.
The film awards, at which the actress will be honored, will take place on Jan. 4, with the festival running through Jan. 15.
“In this historical and personal examination of famed composer Leonard Bernstein, Carey Mulligan measures both ends of true love – its extraordinary heights and intense lows – conveying a striking role as Felicia Montealegre Cohn Bernstein,” festival chairman Nachhattar Singh Chandi says. “For this performance and her remarkable stature in world cinema, we are honored to present the International Star Award, Actress to Carey Mulligan.”
Mulligan’s previous film credits include An Education, Promising Young Woman, She Said, Wildlife, Mudbound, Suffragette, The Great Gatsby, Never Let Me Go, Public Enemies, Pride & Prejudice, among many others. Her TV credits include Collateral, My Boy Jack, Doctor Who, Miss Marple and Trial & Retribution. She...
The film awards, at which the actress will be honored, will take place on Jan. 4, with the festival running through Jan. 15.
“In this historical and personal examination of famed composer Leonard Bernstein, Carey Mulligan measures both ends of true love – its extraordinary heights and intense lows – conveying a striking role as Felicia Montealegre Cohn Bernstein,” festival chairman Nachhattar Singh Chandi says. “For this performance and her remarkable stature in world cinema, we are honored to present the International Star Award, Actress to Carey Mulligan.”
Mulligan’s previous film credits include An Education, Promising Young Woman, She Said, Wildlife, Mudbound, Suffragette, The Great Gatsby, Never Let Me Go, Public Enemies, Pride & Prejudice, among many others. Her TV credits include Collateral, My Boy Jack, Doctor Who, Miss Marple and Trial & Retribution. She...
- 12/1/2023
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Gael García Bernal and Diego Luna, Spain’s Isabel Coixet and Chile’s Bernardita Ojeda, director of “Petit,” feature among the first recipients of funding from Ibermedia Next, a pioneering attempting to fund development on pioneering new IPs which yoke large artistic ambition and cutting edge tech.
García Bernal and Luna’s Mexico-based label La Corriente del Golfo co-produces one of the 14 winning submissions, “El Origen De La Experiencia,” which offers a VR immersive experience of Mexican mysticism and trance culture. Both will also voice characters.
Coixet is set to direct “Sophia (Sofía),” with Milena Smit, star of Pedro Almodóvar’s “Parallel Mothers.”
Bernardita Ojeda, director on milestone Chilean toon series such as “Petit,” the International Emmy-nominated and Quirino Awards winner, produces two titles.
Also in the mix is Portugal’s David Doutel, whose shimmering, mottled social realist mood piece “Garrano,” proved a standout at Annecy and Sundance, and UniKo,...
García Bernal and Luna’s Mexico-based label La Corriente del Golfo co-produces one of the 14 winning submissions, “El Origen De La Experiencia,” which offers a VR immersive experience of Mexican mysticism and trance culture. Both will also voice characters.
Coixet is set to direct “Sophia (Sofía),” with Milena Smit, star of Pedro Almodóvar’s “Parallel Mothers.”
Bernardita Ojeda, director on milestone Chilean toon series such as “Petit,” the International Emmy-nominated and Quirino Awards winner, produces two titles.
Also in the mix is Portugal’s David Doutel, whose shimmering, mottled social realist mood piece “Garrano,” proved a standout at Annecy and Sundance, and UniKo,...
- 11/29/2023
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
Clockwise from bottom left: Julie & Julia (Photo: Columbia Pictures); Chef (Photo: Open Road Films); Hook (Photo: TriStar Pictures); Eat Drink Man Woman (Photo:vThe Samuel Goldwyn Company); Parallel Mothers (Photo: Sony Pictures Classics); Tampopo (Photo: Film Forum)Graphic: Libby McGuire
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It’s time again to sit down to Thanksgiving dinner...
- 11/22/2023
- by Cindy White
- avclub.com
Each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit streaming platforms in the United States. Check out this week’s selections below and past round-ups here.
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life (Rob Reiner)
One of the most brilliant comedic minds to ever live finally gets his due in Rob Reiner’s loving documentary. Framed around a conversation between the two, Brooks dives into all of his creative output while still proving he’s as witty as ever––and indeed, if you’ve never seen some of his early late-night bits, you’ll be howling along. And since you’ll be looking for more from Brooks to watch after watching, Lost in America and Defending Your Life are on Max, Modern Romance is on Tubi, and Real Life is on Kanopy.
Where to Stream: Max
Before, Now & Then (Kamila Andini)
In Before, Now & Then the social...
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life (Rob Reiner)
One of the most brilliant comedic minds to ever live finally gets his due in Rob Reiner’s loving documentary. Framed around a conversation between the two, Brooks dives into all of his creative output while still proving he’s as witty as ever––and indeed, if you’ve never seen some of his early late-night bits, you’ll be howling along. And since you’ll be looking for more from Brooks to watch after watching, Lost in America and Defending Your Life are on Max, Modern Romance is on Tubi, and Real Life is on Kanopy.
Where to Stream: Max
Before, Now & Then (Kamila Andini)
In Before, Now & Then the social...
- 11/17/2023
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Ten years after clinching Cannes Critics’ Week Grand Prize with “Aquí y allá,” and half a decade following “Life and Nothing More,” which earned a John Cassavetes Award at the Independent Spirit Awards – a film Variety hailed as ‘outstanding’—Antonio Méndez Esparza returns with his fourth feature, “Something is About to Happen.”
Co-written with Clara Roquet, a Critics’ Week-selected director for “Libertad,” Esparza’s latest film delves into the life of Lucía, who loses her It job at a failing dental firm and becomes a taxi driver.
The profession she chooses is apt as we follow a character sat in loneliness moving among people while longing to connect deeply with someone. The clarity of the title and immediate rising strings of the soundtrack set the screw of tension turning in this fascinating character piece.
Esparza’s previous two features have a neorealist, almost documentary-like quality, working with non actors and using improvisation heavily.
Co-written with Clara Roquet, a Critics’ Week-selected director for “Libertad,” Esparza’s latest film delves into the life of Lucía, who loses her It job at a failing dental firm and becomes a taxi driver.
The profession she chooses is apt as we follow a character sat in loneliness moving among people while longing to connect deeply with someone. The clarity of the title and immediate rising strings of the soundtrack set the screw of tension turning in this fascinating character piece.
Esparza’s previous two features have a neorealist, almost documentary-like quality, working with non actors and using improvisation heavily.
- 11/7/2023
- by Callum McLennan
- Variety Film + TV
Annette Bening is one of our finest actresses who has never won an Oscar. That could change with her new Netflix sports drama “Nyad,” which is due out on Oct. 20. The film stars Bening as Diana Nyad and charts her attempts to swim from Cuba to Florida while in her sixties. Jodie Foster co-stars as Nyad’s best friend and coach, Bonnie Stoll, and the rapport between Bening and Foster is the movie’s highlight.
Bening’s Nyad is a flawed character but one full of tenacity, commitment, drive, and belief. It makes for an easy character to root for, despite her flaws. The actress is earning some of the best reviews of her career.
Richard Lawson (Vanity Fair) opined: “Nyad is played by Annette Bening, who trained for a year to ready herself for the physical demands of the role. It’s quite a testament to actorly commitment: This...
Bening’s Nyad is a flawed character but one full of tenacity, commitment, drive, and belief. It makes for an easy character to root for, despite her flaws. The actress is earning some of the best reviews of her career.
Richard Lawson (Vanity Fair) opined: “Nyad is played by Annette Bening, who trained for a year to ready herself for the physical demands of the role. It’s quite a testament to actorly commitment: This...
- 10/12/2023
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
Days before Sofia Coppola’s film “Priscilla” makes its North American debut at the New York Film Festival, A24 has debuted a new trailer for the project, offering a tantalizing glimpse of Best Actress contender Cailee Spaeny in the title role.
Based on the book “Elvis and Me” by Priscilla Presley and Sandra Harmon, Coppola wrote and directed the new film, which focuses on the romance between Priscilla Beaulieu and Elvis Presley. Here’s the plot summary provided by A24:
When teenage Priscilla Beaulieu meets Elvis Presley at a party, the man who is already a meteoric rock-and-roll superstar becomes someone entirely unexpected in private moments: a thrilling crush, an ally in loneliness, a vulnerable best friend. Through Priscilla’s eyes, Sofia Coppola tells the unseen side of a great American myth in Elvis and Priscilla’s long courtship and turbulent marriage, from a German army base to his dream-world estate at Graceland,...
Based on the book “Elvis and Me” by Priscilla Presley and Sandra Harmon, Coppola wrote and directed the new film, which focuses on the romance between Priscilla Beaulieu and Elvis Presley. Here’s the plot summary provided by A24:
When teenage Priscilla Beaulieu meets Elvis Presley at a party, the man who is already a meteoric rock-and-roll superstar becomes someone entirely unexpected in private moments: a thrilling crush, an ally in loneliness, a vulnerable best friend. Through Priscilla’s eyes, Sofia Coppola tells the unseen side of a great American myth in Elvis and Priscilla’s long courtship and turbulent marriage, from a German army base to his dream-world estate at Graceland,...
- 10/3/2023
- by Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
Pedro Almodóvar’s canon abounds in nimble, yet edgy, remembrances of things past. In Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, All About My Mother, and Volver, he paid homage to the language of melodrama while crafting his own version of it. Those and many of his earlier films are pervaded with a humor toward the power that the most basic elements of drama have when pushed to their aesthetic, emotional, and formal limits.
Lately, though, Almodóvar’s work feels less bent on metatexually displaying his technical adroitness than his increasingly softer look at memory. Julieta, Pain and Glory, Parallel Mothers, and even his 2020 short The Human Voice are less fixated on accentuating the theatrical than stewing in nostalgia. And if his new short, Strange Way of Life, is any indication, each subsequent work in his filmography is proving the broth is losing a layer of flavor.
Perhaps the...
Lately, though, Almodóvar’s work feels less bent on metatexually displaying his technical adroitness than his increasingly softer look at memory. Julieta, Pain and Glory, Parallel Mothers, and even his 2020 short The Human Voice are less fixated on accentuating the theatrical than stewing in nostalgia. And if his new short, Strange Way of Life, is any indication, each subsequent work in his filmography is proving the broth is losing a layer of flavor.
Perhaps the...
- 9/22/2023
- by Kyle Turner
- Slant Magazine
Oscar-winning Spanish auteur Pedro Almodovar has made a name for himself with a series of brightly colored, delightfully kinky and unabashedly melodramatic titles, mixing comedy, drama, sex and violence to great success. He shows no signs of slowing down, with his latest outing in 2019 being the Oscar-nominated “Pain and Glory.” Let’s take a look back at all 22 of his films, ranked worst to best.
Born in 1949 in Spain, Almodovar came to prominence during La Movida Madrilena, a cultural renaissance that blossomed at the end of Francoist Spain. Staring with his filmmaking debut “Pepi, Luci, Bom and Other Girls Like Mom” (1980), the openly gay director showed an affinity for oddballs and outsiders, populating his films with transvestites, transexuals and homosexuals, all of whom had previously been relegated to the closet. He also showed a talent for working with women, and throughout his 40 year career has placed actresses such as Penelope Cruz,...
Born in 1949 in Spain, Almodovar came to prominence during La Movida Madrilena, a cultural renaissance that blossomed at the end of Francoist Spain. Staring with his filmmaking debut “Pepi, Luci, Bom and Other Girls Like Mom” (1980), the openly gay director showed an affinity for oddballs and outsiders, populating his films with transvestites, transexuals and homosexuals, all of whom had previously been relegated to the closet. He also showed a talent for working with women, and throughout his 40 year career has placed actresses such as Penelope Cruz,...
- 9/22/2023
- by Zach Laws and Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Exclusive: Carolina Miranda, the Mexican actress currently starring in the hit Netflix series Fake Profile, has signed with Artist International Group for management.
Debuting on May 31st as the streamer’s number one global non-English series, and remaining on that list for six weeks, Fake Profile centers on Miranda’s character Camila, following her from Las Vegas to Cartagena as she realizes her Tinder match isn’t at all who he says he is.
Prior to that Colombian project from creator Pablo Illanes, the actress was best known for starring in the Netflix series Who Killed Sara?, a thriller that wrapped up its third and final season last year, after establishing itself as one of the most popular non-English language titles in the history of the platform.
Other notable credits for Miranda include Telemundo’s Señora Acero (Woman of Steel), one of the most-watched Spanish-speaking series in the United States...
Debuting on May 31st as the streamer’s number one global non-English series, and remaining on that list for six weeks, Fake Profile centers on Miranda’s character Camila, following her from Las Vegas to Cartagena as she realizes her Tinder match isn’t at all who he says he is.
Prior to that Colombian project from creator Pablo Illanes, the actress was best known for starring in the Netflix series Who Killed Sara?, a thriller that wrapped up its third and final season last year, after establishing itself as one of the most popular non-English language titles in the history of the platform.
Other notable credits for Miranda include Telemundo’s Señora Acero (Woman of Steel), one of the most-watched Spanish-speaking series in the United States...
- 8/7/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Ethan Hawke and Pedro Pascal’s queer cowboy love story will be coming to a theater near you soon.
The short film “Strange Way of Life,” written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar, will be released by Sony Pictures Classics in New York City and Los Angeles on October 4, followed by a nationwide release October 6. The short film will play alongside Almodóvar’s past 2020 short “The Human Voice” starring Tilda Swinton.
Both “The Human Voice” and “Strange Way of Life” are Almodóvar’s only English-language projects to date. Sony Pictures Classics acquired “Strange Way” in pre-production. Mubi took rights in Italy and Latin America out of Cannes, where the film premiered this past May.
Produced by Almodóvar’s El Deseo and presented by Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello, the film co-stars Pedro Casablanc, Manu Ríos, George Steane, José Condessa, Jason Fernández, and Sara Sálamo. Four-time Oscar nominee and longtime Almodóvar collaborator Alberto Iglesias scored the film,...
The short film “Strange Way of Life,” written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar, will be released by Sony Pictures Classics in New York City and Los Angeles on October 4, followed by a nationwide release October 6. The short film will play alongside Almodóvar’s past 2020 short “The Human Voice” starring Tilda Swinton.
Both “The Human Voice” and “Strange Way of Life” are Almodóvar’s only English-language projects to date. Sony Pictures Classics acquired “Strange Way” in pre-production. Mubi took rights in Italy and Latin America out of Cannes, where the film premiered this past May.
Produced by Almodóvar’s El Deseo and presented by Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello, the film co-stars Pedro Casablanc, Manu Ríos, George Steane, José Condessa, Jason Fernández, and Sara Sálamo. Four-time Oscar nominee and longtime Almodóvar collaborator Alberto Iglesias scored the film,...
- 8/3/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Pedro Almodóvar’s romantic Western short film “Strange Way of Life” will be getting an award-season rollout in October, Sony Pictures Classics announced today.
The short tells the story of two gunmen, played by Ethan Hawke and Pedro Pascal, who reunite after many years. As the official synopsis says, “In the film, a man rides a horse across the desert that separates him from Bitter Creek. He comes to visit Sheriff Jake. Twenty-five years earlier, both the sheriff and Silva, the rancher who rides out to meet him, worked together as hired gunmen. Silva visits him with the excuse of reuniting with his friend from his youth, and they do indeed celebrate their meeting, but the next morning Sheriff Jake tells him that the reason for his trip is not to go down the memory lane of their old friendship”
The short feature marks Almodóvar’s second English-language offering following...
The short tells the story of two gunmen, played by Ethan Hawke and Pedro Pascal, who reunite after many years. As the official synopsis says, “In the film, a man rides a horse across the desert that separates him from Bitter Creek. He comes to visit Sheriff Jake. Twenty-five years earlier, both the sheriff and Silva, the rancher who rides out to meet him, worked together as hired gunmen. Silva visits him with the excuse of reuniting with his friend from his youth, and they do indeed celebrate their meeting, but the next morning Sheriff Jake tells him that the reason for his trip is not to go down the memory lane of their old friendship”
The short feature marks Almodóvar’s second English-language offering following...
- 8/3/2023
- by Kristen Lopez
- The Wrap
Pedro Almodóvar’s short film, Strange Way of Life, which had its world premiere at Cannes back in the spring, is hitting theaters in NYC and LA on Oct. 4 thanks to Sony Pictures Classics.
There will be an expansion nationwide on Oct. 6.
Pic stars Ethan Hawke and Pedro Pascal and will play in theaters alongside Almodóvar’s 2020 short film, The Human Voice, starring Tilda Swinton, which was also distributed by Sony Pictures Classics. Together, the two shorts represent Almodóvar’s only English-language projects to date.
Strange Way of Life follows two gunmen who reunite after many years. In the film, a man rides a horse across the desert that separates him from Bitter Creek. He comes to visit Sheriff Jake. Twenty-five years earlier, both the sheriff and Silva, the rancher who rides out to meet him, worked together as hired gunmen. Silva visits him with the excuse of reuniting with his friend from his youth,...
There will be an expansion nationwide on Oct. 6.
Pic stars Ethan Hawke and Pedro Pascal and will play in theaters alongside Almodóvar’s 2020 short film, The Human Voice, starring Tilda Swinton, which was also distributed by Sony Pictures Classics. Together, the two shorts represent Almodóvar’s only English-language projects to date.
Strange Way of Life follows two gunmen who reunite after many years. In the film, a man rides a horse across the desert that separates him from Bitter Creek. He comes to visit Sheriff Jake. Twenty-five years earlier, both the sheriff and Silva, the rancher who rides out to meet him, worked together as hired gunmen. Silva visits him with the excuse of reuniting with his friend from his youth,...
- 8/3/2023
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Directors Pedro Almodovar and Spike Lee will receive special awards at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival, TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey announced on Thursday.
Almodovar will receive the Jeff Skoll Award in Impact Media, which is sponsored by Participant, while Lee will receive the TIFF Ebert Director Award, named for the late film critic Roger Ebert. The honors will be presented during the TIFF Tribute Awards on Sunday, Sept. 10 at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel, on the fourth night of the 11-day festival.
“Pedro has been coming to TIFF for years and each time is better than the time before,” Bailey said in a statement. “His artistic vision, bold storytelling, and unwavering commitment to pushing the boundaries of cinema have had a profound impact on cinema. He challenges societal norms, champions diversity, and illuminates the human experience with sensitivity and grace.”
Almodovar, whose films include “Talk to Her,” “All About My Mother,...
Almodovar will receive the Jeff Skoll Award in Impact Media, which is sponsored by Participant, while Lee will receive the TIFF Ebert Director Award, named for the late film critic Roger Ebert. The honors will be presented during the TIFF Tribute Awards on Sunday, Sept. 10 at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel, on the fourth night of the 11-day festival.
“Pedro has been coming to TIFF for years and each time is better than the time before,” Bailey said in a statement. “His artistic vision, bold storytelling, and unwavering commitment to pushing the boundaries of cinema have had a profound impact on cinema. He challenges societal norms, champions diversity, and illuminates the human experience with sensitivity and grace.”
Almodovar, whose films include “Talk to Her,” “All About My Mother,...
- 8/3/2023
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
Penélope Cruz Depositphotos
Penélope Cruz Sánchez, born on April 28, 1974, is a renowned Spanish actress. She has made a name for herself in various film genres, particularly in Spanish-language films, and has received numerous awards and nominations for her exceptional performances. These accolades include an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Primetime Emmy Award nomination, four Golden Globe Award nominations, and five Screen Actors Guild Award nominations.
Cruz embarked on her acting career at a young age, signing with an agent at 15. She made her television debut at 16 and her first appearance in a feature film the following year in Jamón Jamón (1992). Her notable roles include Belle Époque (1992), Open Your Eyes (1997), Don Juan (1998), The Hi-Lo Country (1999), The Girl of Your Dreams (2000), and Woman on Top (2000). She is particularly recognized for her collaborations with acclaimed Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar in films such as Live Flesh (1997), All About My Mother (1999), Volver...
Penélope Cruz Sánchez, born on April 28, 1974, is a renowned Spanish actress. She has made a name for herself in various film genres, particularly in Spanish-language films, and has received numerous awards and nominations for her exceptional performances. These accolades include an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Primetime Emmy Award nomination, four Golden Globe Award nominations, and five Screen Actors Guild Award nominations.
Cruz embarked on her acting career at a young age, signing with an agent at 15. She made her television debut at 16 and her first appearance in a feature film the following year in Jamón Jamón (1992). Her notable roles include Belle Époque (1992), Open Your Eyes (1997), Don Juan (1998), The Hi-Lo Country (1999), The Girl of Your Dreams (2000), and Woman on Top (2000). She is particularly recognized for her collaborations with acclaimed Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar in films such as Live Flesh (1997), All About My Mother (1999), Volver...
- 7/29/2023
- by Movies Martin Cid Magazine
- Martin Cid Magazine - Movies
“It’s a great honor to close the esteemed New York Film Festival with ‘Ferrari,'” said director Michael Mann in a statement regarding the news that his film has been named the Closing Night selection for the 61st annual fest on October 13. This will be the North American premiere of the film following its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival in September. It will be released to general audiences in the United States on Christmas Day.
NYFF artistic director Dennis Lim said in a statement, “Michael Mann has made many remarkable movies but perhaps never one as simultaneously thrilling and moving as ‘Ferrari.’ Not just a feat of virtuosity, this is a grand and striking evolution of his career themes and his most deeply personal work. We are honored to welcome him to the festival for what I’m sure will be a Closing Night for the ages.
NYFF artistic director Dennis Lim said in a statement, “Michael Mann has made many remarkable movies but perhaps never one as simultaneously thrilling and moving as ‘Ferrari.’ Not just a feat of virtuosity, this is a grand and striking evolution of his career themes and his most deeply personal work. We are honored to welcome him to the festival for what I’m sure will be a Closing Night for the ages.
- 7/27/2023
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit streaming platforms in the United States. Check out this week’s selections below and past round-ups here.
Asteroid City (Wes Anderson)
Wes Anderson has done it all: India by train, Rhode Island by foot, the Mediterranean by sub, France by bike, faux-Germany by hotel, apple-orchard America by fox, animated Japan by dog, motel Texas by friends, New York City by family. But––despite the feeling that this couldn’t possibly be true––he’s never told a story in western America. In setting he hasn’t gone further west than Houston. Until Asteroid City: Arizona desert by quarantine. – Luke H. (full review)
Where to Stream: VOD
Chile ’76 (Manuela Martelli)
Manuela Martelli’s debut film opens with a sequence that perfectly captures the tone and themes Chile ‘76 will explore. Carmen (played by Aline Kuppenheim) is at a paint shop,...
Asteroid City (Wes Anderson)
Wes Anderson has done it all: India by train, Rhode Island by foot, the Mediterranean by sub, France by bike, faux-Germany by hotel, apple-orchard America by fox, animated Japan by dog, motel Texas by friends, New York City by family. But––despite the feeling that this couldn’t possibly be true––he’s never told a story in western America. In setting he hasn’t gone further west than Houston. Until Asteroid City: Arizona desert by quarantine. – Luke H. (full review)
Where to Stream: VOD
Chile ’76 (Manuela Martelli)
Manuela Martelli’s debut film opens with a sequence that perfectly captures the tone and themes Chile ‘76 will explore. Carmen (played by Aline Kuppenheim) is at a paint shop,...
- 7/14/2023
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
A selection at Venice Film Festival and Sundance Film Festival, Emanuele Crialese’s 1970s-set, Penélope Cruz-starring drama L’immensità opened in theaters earlier this summer from Music Box Films. Now, with the film arriving digitally today, we’re pleased to exclusively debut an alternate poster inspired by Federico Fellini classic. Along with the poster debut, we’re delighted to give away 10 digital codes to watch the film on AppleTV. To enter, sign up for The Film Stage’s free newsletter by July 16 (available to U.S. readers only).
Designed by Greenlight Creative, here’s their statement about the new poster: “The La Dolce Vita-inspired poster for L’immensità evolved out of the original design explorations for the film’s theatrical poster. We were looking to find a design style that would place the film in a vibrant mid-century or ’70s period setting, communicate a bittersweet, nostalgic tone, and provide a star platform for Penélope Cruz.
Designed by Greenlight Creative, here’s their statement about the new poster: “The La Dolce Vita-inspired poster for L’immensità evolved out of the original design explorations for the film’s theatrical poster. We were looking to find a design style that would place the film in a vibrant mid-century or ’70s period setting, communicate a bittersweet, nostalgic tone, and provide a star platform for Penélope Cruz.
- 7/11/2023
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Exclusive: Norwegian actor Rune Temte (Time Bandits) has signed with Artist International Group for management.
Best known for roles in Netflix and BBC Two’s The Last Kingdom, Dexter Fletcher’s acclaimed sports comedy Eddie the Eagle with Taron Egerton and Hugh Jackman, and Captain Marvel, Temte last fall took on a series regular role in Jemaine Clement, Iain Morris and Taika Waititi’s Apple TV+ adaptation of Time Bandits, the 1981 fantasy adventure film from Terry Gilliam.
In the series from Piki Films, Anonymous Content, MRC Television and Paramount Television Studios, centered on a boy’s discovery of a portal in his bedroom that allows him to travel through time, Temte plays the character Bittelig, starring alongside Lisa Kudrow, Kal-El Tuck, Charlyne Yi, Tadhg Murphy, Roger Jean Nsengiyumva, Kiera Thompson and Rachel House.
Most recently seen starring alongside Kristen Wiig and Maggie Smith in Gil Kenan’s film A Boy Called Christmas,...
Best known for roles in Netflix and BBC Two’s The Last Kingdom, Dexter Fletcher’s acclaimed sports comedy Eddie the Eagle with Taron Egerton and Hugh Jackman, and Captain Marvel, Temte last fall took on a series regular role in Jemaine Clement, Iain Morris and Taika Waititi’s Apple TV+ adaptation of Time Bandits, the 1981 fantasy adventure film from Terry Gilliam.
In the series from Piki Films, Anonymous Content, MRC Television and Paramount Television Studios, centered on a boy’s discovery of a portal in his bedroom that allows him to travel through time, Temte plays the character Bittelig, starring alongside Lisa Kudrow, Kal-El Tuck, Charlyne Yi, Tadhg Murphy, Roger Jean Nsengiyumva, Kiera Thompson and Rachel House.
Most recently seen starring alongside Kristen Wiig and Maggie Smith in Gil Kenan’s film A Boy Called Christmas,...
- 6/6/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Sony Pictures Classics announced that they have acquired worldwide rights to Pedro Almodóvar’s short film, Strange Way Of Life, starring Ethan Hawke and Pedro Pascal.
The film will be screened in the Official Selection and in world premiere at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, along with the director and the two main actors. Shot in the south of Spain, this short film is the second experience of the filmmaker in English, after La Voix Humaine made in 2020. Sony Pictures Classics picked up the short in pre-production and will release it this fall.
Strange Way Of Life follows two gunmen who reunite after 25 years. Almodóvar describes the film in his director’s statement: “A man rides a horse across the desert that separates him from Bitter Creek. He comes to visit Sheriff Jake. Twenty-five years earlier, both the sheriff and Silva, the rancher who rides out to meet him, worked together as hired gunmen.
The film will be screened in the Official Selection and in world premiere at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, along with the director and the two main actors. Shot in the south of Spain, this short film is the second experience of the filmmaker in English, after La Voix Humaine made in 2020. Sony Pictures Classics picked up the short in pre-production and will release it this fall.
Strange Way Of Life follows two gunmen who reunite after 25 years. Almodóvar describes the film in his director’s statement: “A man rides a horse across the desert that separates him from Bitter Creek. He comes to visit Sheriff Jake. Twenty-five years earlier, both the sheriff and Silva, the rancher who rides out to meet him, worked together as hired gunmen.
- 5/16/2023
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Pedro Almodóvar has been dancing with the idea of directing an English-language movie for decades, but he’s closer than ever to getting there. “I think I’m going to make it sooner or later,” the Spanish filmmaker told IndieWire over Zoom from his apartment in Madrid earlier this month. “I should be more honest about knowing my conditions.”
That admission comes a few months after “A Manual for Cleaning Women,” the adaptation of the Lucía Berlin short stories that Almodóvar spent years hoping to make, fell apart a matter of months before production was set to begin with Cate Blanchett. A series of complications led Almodóvar to cancel the production, leaving the rights to the project with Blanchett’s production company.
Now, Almodóvar is resurfacing with another toe-dip into English with “Strange Way of Life,” a touching gay Western short starring Ethan Hawke and Pedro Pascal that follows his first English-language effort,...
That admission comes a few months after “A Manual for Cleaning Women,” the adaptation of the Lucía Berlin short stories that Almodóvar spent years hoping to make, fell apart a matter of months before production was set to begin with Cate Blanchett. A series of complications led Almodóvar to cancel the production, leaving the rights to the project with Blanchett’s production company.
Now, Almodóvar is resurfacing with another toe-dip into English with “Strange Way of Life,” a touching gay Western short starring Ethan Hawke and Pedro Pascal that follows his first English-language effort,...
- 5/16/2023
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
If you’ve perused our summer movie preview you may already have a sense of what films to keep on your radar this month, but it’s time to dig deeper into May. While much of our attention will be on the Cannes Film Festival, plenty of worthwhile offerings arrive stateside.
15. The Starling Girl (Laurel Parmet; May 12)
After breaking out in Babyteeth and Little Women, Eliza Scanlen finds an impressive new starring role with The Starling Girl. Michael Frank said in his review, “Scanlen shines as Starling, playing someone much younger than herself. She brings an assurance to the role. We belive in Jem. She’s naive-yet-overconfident, isolated-yet-connected, carefree-yet-shackled by a system designed to believe the word of men much older than her. Scanlen shows all of that and more. Her performance grounds a film that risks blending together with preceding pictures, raising it above any average trappings.”
14. L’immensita (Emanuele Crialese...
15. The Starling Girl (Laurel Parmet; May 12)
After breaking out in Babyteeth and Little Women, Eliza Scanlen finds an impressive new starring role with The Starling Girl. Michael Frank said in his review, “Scanlen shines as Starling, playing someone much younger than herself. She brings an assurance to the role. We belive in Jem. She’s naive-yet-overconfident, isolated-yet-connected, carefree-yet-shackled by a system designed to believe the word of men much older than her. Scanlen shows all of that and more. Her performance grounds a film that risks blending together with preceding pictures, raising it above any average trappings.”
14. L’immensita (Emanuele Crialese...
- 5/3/2023
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Sony Pictures Classics has acquired worldwide rights to Pedro Almodóvar’s short Western “Strange Way of Life,” excluding the territories of the U.K., France, Belgium, Switzerland, Spain, Italy and Latin America.
Ethan Hawke and Pedro Pascal star in the short that will premiere in official selection at the Cannes Film Festival. The short is now in pre-production and Sony Pictures Classics will release this fall. It’s Almodóvar’s second English-language project after “The Human Voice,” which was also distributed by Sony Pictures Classics.
“Strange Way of Life” is produced by Almodóvar’s El Deseo and presented by Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello. It also stars Pedro Casablanc, Manu Ríos, George Steane, José Condessa, Jason Fernández and Sara Sálamo. It’s produced by Agustín Almodóvar, with Esther García as executive producer and Bárbara Peiró, Diego Pajuelo, and Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello as associate producers.
Alberto Iglesias, a frequent...
Ethan Hawke and Pedro Pascal star in the short that will premiere in official selection at the Cannes Film Festival. The short is now in pre-production and Sony Pictures Classics will release this fall. It’s Almodóvar’s second English-language project after “The Human Voice,” which was also distributed by Sony Pictures Classics.
“Strange Way of Life” is produced by Almodóvar’s El Deseo and presented by Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello. It also stars Pedro Casablanc, Manu Ríos, George Steane, José Condessa, Jason Fernández and Sara Sálamo. It’s produced by Agustín Almodóvar, with Esther García as executive producer and Bárbara Peiró, Diego Pajuelo, and Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello as associate producers.
Alberto Iglesias, a frequent...
- 4/27/2023
- by Pat Saperstein
- Variety Film + TV
Sony Pictures Classics has acquired worldwide rights to Pedro Almodóvar’s short film, “Strange Way of Life,” starring Ethan Hawke and Pedro Pascal, the company said Thursday.
This follows the news that the short will premiere as an official selection at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival.
Here is the trailer for the short:
It is Almodóvar’s second English-language project after “The Human Voice,” which was also distributed by Sony Pictures Classics. Sony Pictures Classics picked up the short in pre-production and will release it this fall.
Produced by Almodóvar’s El Deseo and presented by Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello, “Strange Way of Life” also stars Pedro Casablanc, Manu Ríos, George Steane, José Condessa, Jason Fernández and Sara Sálamo. It is produced by Agustín Almodóvar, with Esther García as executive producer and Bárbara Peiró, Diego Pajuelo, and Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello as associate producers.
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This follows the news that the short will premiere as an official selection at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival.
Here is the trailer for the short:
It is Almodóvar’s second English-language project after “The Human Voice,” which was also distributed by Sony Pictures Classics. Sony Pictures Classics picked up the short in pre-production and will release it this fall.
Produced by Almodóvar’s El Deseo and presented by Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello, “Strange Way of Life” also stars Pedro Casablanc, Manu Ríos, George Steane, José Condessa, Jason Fernández and Sara Sálamo. It is produced by Agustín Almodóvar, with Esther García as executive producer and Bárbara Peiró, Diego Pajuelo, and Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello as associate producers.
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- 4/27/2023
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
Sony Pictures Classics has picked Pedro Almodóvar’s Strange Way of Life, an LGBTQ-themed Western starring Ethan Hawke and Pedro Pascal, before its world premiere at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival.
The speciality distributor acquired the worldwide rights, excluding the U.K., France, Belgium, Switzerland, Spain, Italy and Latin America. The short — which sees The Northman star Hawke and The Last of Us‘ actor Pascal appear as two middle-aged gunslingers with a deep connection and who meet up again after a 25-year separation — is Almodóvar’s second English-language short, after Tilda Swinton-starrer The Human Voice, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival in 2020 and was also distributed by Sony Pictures Classics.
A fall 2023 release is planned for Strange Way of Life, which is produced by Almodóvar’s El Deseo and is a collaboration with French fashion house Saint Laurent and its creative director Anthony Vaccarello. The short also stars Pedro Casablanc,...
The speciality distributor acquired the worldwide rights, excluding the U.K., France, Belgium, Switzerland, Spain, Italy and Latin America. The short — which sees The Northman star Hawke and The Last of Us‘ actor Pascal appear as two middle-aged gunslingers with a deep connection and who meet up again after a 25-year separation — is Almodóvar’s second English-language short, after Tilda Swinton-starrer The Human Voice, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival in 2020 and was also distributed by Sony Pictures Classics.
A fall 2023 release is planned for Strange Way of Life, which is produced by Almodóvar’s El Deseo and is a collaboration with French fashion house Saint Laurent and its creative director Anthony Vaccarello. The short also stars Pedro Casablanc,...
- 4/27/2023
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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