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- Is Pedro Almodóvar a Fraud?
- Emilio Pereda and Paola Ardizzoni / Sony Pictures Classics U.S. critics think he’s a genius, but even his fellow Spaniards say he’s a fraud. Constantino Diaz-Duran on how the Golden Globe-nominated filmmaker dupes his fawning American fan
- Daily Beast
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- 15.01.2010
- Review Rating: By Michael Phillips
- Sleek and swank, Pedro Almodovar's latest movie, "Broken Embraces," is destined to be overlooked come awards time. Almodovar's talent and interests are those of a mellow craftsman who serves his themes and performers without much fuss. It's
- ksl.com
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- 1 gün önce
- Movie review: A meeting of muses in 'Broken Embraces'
- It's odd to think that "Broken Embraces" is only the fourth movie -- after "Live Flesh," "All About My Mother" and "Volver" -- actress Penélope Cruz and director Pedro Almodóvar have made together. Like John Wayne and John Ford, or Robert
- Salt Lake Tribune
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- 04.02.2010
- 'Embraces' suffers from self-indulgence
- Even in his worst movies, Pedro Almodovar has been able to craft stories that hold some interest for audiences — no matter whether they work as a whole, and no matter whether they're particularly coherent or cohesive. And make no mistake
- Deseret News
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- 04.02.2010
- Film review: 'Embraces' suffers from self-indulgence
- BROKEN EMBRACES — ★★1/2 — Lluis Homar, Penelope Cruz; with English subtitles (Spanish dialects); rated R (vulgarity, sex, nudity, profanity, drugs, slurs, violence); Broadway Centre Even in his worst movies, Pedro Almodovar has been able to
- Deseret News
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- 04.02.2010
- Broken Embraces
- This is Penélope Cruz 's fourth film with Pedro Almódovar and, as usual, any few frames would tell you who the director is. The bright colours, soap-operatic melodrama and unpredictable plotting are all in place. Although this is a rather
- The Guardian
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- 04.02.2010
- Directors Spotlight: Oliver Stone
- After launching our inaugural Directors Spotlight Series with a distinctive bang last November with a look at Pedro Almodovar’s storied career , we think it’s time to cast our critical gaze on another notable filmmaker, Oliver Stone. With
- Popmatters.com
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- 1 gün önce
- Penelope Cruz Prepares To Get Tortured By Lars Von Trier
- Following in the footsteps of Charlotte Gainsbourg, Nicole Kidman and Bryce Dallas Howard, Penelope Cruz will be the next actress to be tortured by Lars von Trier and then win scads of critical acclaim. The Playlist sifted through some
- Cinema Blend
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- 16 saat önce
Cinema Blend- Thrills! Spills! Apocalypse!
- Set in the ’60s, the British coming-of-age film An Education centers on Jenny (in an acclaimed performance by Carey Mulligan), an Oxford-bound student who gets sucked into the orbit of a man (Peter Sarsgaard) twice her age. Rated PG-13 for
- North Coast Journal
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- 04.02.2010
- Oscar-nominated films to shine at Emerging Cinemas
- From left, Rupert and Rowan Isaccson star as a father and son trying to deal with the boy's autism in 'The Horse Boy.' Here are capsule reviews of February's alternative movies at Emerging Cinemas. Rebelling against her pushy father (Alfred
- Palm Beach Daily News
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- 05.02.2010