Pedro Almodóvar’s Volver, from his screenplay (in Spanish, with English subtitles), turns out to be by far the most disciplined narrative film, structurally and stylistically, of the 16 or so that he’s made over the past quarter of a century. Mr. Almodóvar’s ingrained partiality to his women characters attains almost heroic proportions here, as he Read More
Pedro Almodóvar’s Volver, from his screenplay (in Spanish, with English subtitles), turns out to be by far the most disciplined narrative film, structurally and stylistically, of the 16 or so that he’s made over the past quarter of a century. Mr. Almodóvar’s ingrained partiality to his women characters attains almost heroic proportions here, as he Read More
When Erin Cressida Wilson walks the red carpet at Secretary ‘s Sept. 18 premiere at Clearview’s Chelsea West theater, she’ll be wearing “simple” Hermès pants and an Armani shirt with “witchy, slutty shoes that counteract the conservatism of the rest.”
That kind of contrast is part of what appealed to the Duke University writing professor Read More
