Read more Pedro Almodovar stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/39846/pedro-almodovar.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 9:14:54 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74449/broken-embraces-gorgeous-and-seductive.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBroken Embraces isn't quite up there with Pedro Almodovar's finest work, say critics, but the noirish tribute to '50s Hollywood looks fantastic and tells a compelling story. "While it may not elicit the affection reserved for some of Almodovar's more heartfelt films," writes Claudia Puig in USA Today , "Broken Embraces...http://www.newser.com/story/74449/broken-embraces-gorgeous-and-seductive.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 20 Nov 2009 8:06:55 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/70437/penelope-cruz-i-can-fly-and-go-far.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPenélope Cruz found herself suffering a panic attack after filming the scene in Broken Embraces when her character decides to try acting. “I don’t know what happened to me that day, but before and after we filmed I could not breathe,” she says—perhaps because the character recalls Cruz’s own...http://www.newser.com/story/70437/penelope-cruz-i-can-fly-and-go-far.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 28 Sep 2009 9:32:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58740/cannes-prepares-for-a-quieter-festival.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Cannes Film Festival opens tomorrow with a screening of the new Pixar film Up , but this year the glitzy two-week movie fest on the French Riviera may be a low-key affair, writes the Hollywood Reporter . Yachts have gone unrented, Vanity Fair has canceled its annual party, and movie execs...http://www.newser.com/story/58740/cannes-prepares-for-a-quieter-festival.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 12 May 2009 10:00:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57012/basterds-headlines-cannes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Cannes Film Festival unveiled this year’s roster today, and it’s packed with regulars like Ang Lee, Pedro Almodovar, and Terry Gilliam, according to the Hollywood Reporter . Among the most buzzed-about selections is Inglourious Basterds, Quentin Tarantino’s violent World War II pic. Anticipation is also high for The Imaginarium of...http://www.newser.com/story/57012/basterds-headlines-cannes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 23 Apr 2009 12:02:19 CDT