Robert Mulligan Retrospective
If you like to watch old Hollywood stars on the big screen, then you should check out the Robert Mulligan retrospective that’s going on now at the Filmoteca. A different Mulligan film runs every day...
View ArticleCines Ideal Madrid: The Clash of the Titans
Epic special effects and 3D cinema continue to infiltrate popular culture with The Clash of the Titans, which premieres in Madrid on March 31st. Starring Avatar star Sam Worthington, who plays Zeus’...
View ArticleNow Playing in Madrid: The Book of Eli
Apocalyptic movies seem to be in fashion and the newest one, “The Book of Eli”, comes in the recognizable forms of Denzel Washington and Gary Oldman. Eli (Washington) is a lone warrior with a...
View ArticleGreen Zone Comes to Madrid
Director Paul Greengrass’ new film, Green Zone, focuses on a military officer who attempts to understand the invasion of Iraq in 2003. Sounds like pretty hefty stuff, but Greengrass—who has directed...
View ArticleClive Owen Stars in The Boys Are Back
In ¨The Boys Are Back¨ (Solo Ellos) Clive Owen plays a bereaved father who must raise a household of two kids, one a curios six year old boy and the other a rebellious teen, each in a different stage...
View ArticleFrom Paris With Love Premieres in Madrid
A classic shot ´em up of a movie, From Paris With Love (Desde Paris con Amor) follows a bewildered Jonathan Rhys Meyers and a trigger happy John Travolta wrecking havoc in Paris. A diplomat with a...
View ArticleFantastic Mr. Fox: A Different Kind of Animated Movie
Why is Fantastic Mr. Fox different? For one, it’s shot in old fashion stop action. It’s based on a story by Road Dhal, probably the best that children’s literature has to offer. But the movie is also...
View ArticleTwo Lovers Premieres in Madrid
Very loosely based on Dostoevsky’s short story White Nights, Two Lovers is at heart a tale about a young man’s inner struggles of choosing between comfortable and easy love and obsessive passion. The...
View ArticleRobin Hood is Ready for His Closeup
One of the oldest and most recurring tales in the Western world—the legend has its origins in the middle ages—gets dressed up 21st century style in Ridley Scotts new film starring Russell Crow and Cate...
View ArticleCirculo de Bellas Artes: Monty Python Film Festival
Led by the likes of Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin the Monty Python movies are some of the most loved and hysterical comedies to ever hit the big...
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