Thompson on Hollywood

2013 Los Angeles Film Festival Adds Studio Premieres of 'Man of Steel' and "Monsters U' to Indie Lineup (UPDATED)

Festivals

Per usual, LAFF has added some studio premieres and sure-to-be fascinating discussions to its lineup. On June 12, a pre-festival screening of Zach Snyder's much-anticipated superman revamp "Man of Steel" -- with Henry Cavill, Michael Shannon and Amy Adams -- will show two days before its wide release date. Also joining the lineup on June 18 is Disney/Pixar's "Monsters University" (in theaters June 21), the prequel to 2001's "Monsters, Inc."

By Ryan Lattanzio
|
May 8, 2013 1:48 PM
|
1 Comment

More:

Filmmaker Top Ten Lists, from Fassbinder, Haneke and Almodovar to Scorsese, Tarantino and More

News

Excerpted are lists from Rainer Maria Fassbinder and Michael Haneke, as well as Pedro Almodovar, whose list offers an interesting counterpart to Fassbinder's. Both he and Almodovar have sought to consider the queer experience via cinephilia, formal style and colorful, socially-conscious melodrama.

By Ryan Lattanzio
|
May 1, 2013 2:30 PM
|
2 Comments

More:

Almodovar's 'I'm So Excited' to Open Los Angeles Film Festival

Festivals

Pedro Almodovar's "I'm So Excited!" will open the Los Angeles Film Festival on June 13. This will be the North American premiere of the film. Watch the trailer below.

By Beth Hanna
|
April 10, 2013 2:21 PM
|
0 Comments

More:

Spain Gets 'Excited' About Almodovar's Latest Before U.S. Release (TRAILER)

Box Office

Pedro Almodovar’s new comedy “I’m So Excited” (“Los Amantes Pasajeros”) opened to the highest take of any his films in his native Spain last weekend in its initial release. The film, to be released in the U.S. on June 27 by his usual American distributor Sony Pictures Classics, grossed about $2.6 million on 295 screens for the number two position behind “Oz: The Great and Powerful” (which grossed close to $2.7 million on more than twice as many screens). The per screen average for “Excited” though was slightly better than what “Oz” had, even though this was the widest release ever for an Almodovar film opening in Spain.

By Tom Brueggemann
|
March 14, 2013 6:29 AM
|
0 Comments

More:

Watch: Spanish Teaser for Pedro Almodovar's 'I'm So Excited' with In-Flight Song and Dance

Video

A new peak at Pedro Almodovar's latest, "I'm So Excited," has arrived.

By Sophia Savage
|
February 1, 2013 1:07 AM
|
0 Comments

More:

Movies to Look Forward to in 2013

News

Anne Thompson and TOH! writers Matt Brennan, Bill Desowitz, Beth Hanna, Maggie Lange, Matt Mueller and Sophia Savage share the movies they are most looking forward to in 2013.

By TOH!
|
December 31, 2012 4:27 PM
|
6 Comments

More:

'An Academy Tribute to Pedro Almodóvar' in London; Plus Vote for your Favorite from the Spanish Auteur

News

The Academy will celebrate the career of Pedro Almodóvar at an intimate invite-only retrospective in London's Curzon Soho Cinema on December 13.

By Sophia Savage
|
December 4, 2012 3:54 PM
|
1 Comment

More:

Miami Film Festival Ushers in 30th Edition with 29-Day Retrospective, Starting with Almodovar's 'Dark Habits'

Festivals

Leading up to the 30th year of the Miami International Film Festival, produced and presented by Miami Dade College, a 29-day retrospective will count down one film from each year of the Festival’s history. The event will being January 26 with a rare 35mm print of Pedro Almodóvar's "Dark Habits."

By Sophia Savage
|
October 23, 2012 1:00 PM
|
0 Comments

More:

European Film Award Nominations Favor Melancholia, The Artist

Awards

The European Film Academy nominations for the European Film Awards 2011 at the Seville European Film Festival were voted on by more than 2,500 EFA members who will now vote for winners to be presented during the awards ceremony on December 3 in Berlin. Continuing their march toward Oscar are The Artist and star Jean Dujardin as well as actresses Tilda Swinton (We Need to Talk About Kevin) and Kirsten Dunst (Melancholia).