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Ernesto Alterio y Pilar Castro encabezan el reencuentro. © Disney

Ya se ha compartido el primer teaser tráiler de Todos los lados de la cama, secuela de El otro lado de la cama y Los 2 lados de la cama, que reúne a su mítico reparto 22 años después bajo la dirección de Samantha López Speranza, que debuta en la dirección de largometrajes.

En Todos los lados de la cama, tras décadas sin verse, Javier (Ernesto Alterio) y Carlota (Pilar Castro) montan en cólera cuando descubren que sus hijos Óscar (Jan Buxaderas) y Julia (Lucía Caraballo) planean casarse. ¿Quién a su edad tiene una relación heteronormativa y exclusiva en 2025 con todo lo que les queda por experimentar? ¿Es que no les han enseñado nada como padres? Ni Paula (Natalia Verbeke), madre de Óscar; ni Rafa (Alberto San Juan), convertido en gurú contra las relaciones tóxicas; ni Pilar (María Esteve), wedding planner; ni su...

The Last Night at Tremore Beach has dropped on Netflix, and the show has everything it takes to become the next sensation for the streaming service. It is directed by none other than Oriol Paulo, who gained quite a reputation thanks to the 2016 blockbuster The Invisible Guest, along with The Body, (2012) Mirage, (2017) God’s Crooked Lines, (2022) and the Netflix miniseries The Innocent (2021). The man’s work speaks volumes, and it can safely be said that The Last Night at Tremore Beach pretty much justifies the hype. The series focuses on Alex, a composer who moves to a coastal town after a fatal accident to get his mojo back. Obviously, it is much more than that. In this article, we are going to take a closer look at the cast and the characters they play in the show.

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Javier Ray as Alex

Actor Javier Ray – whose most notable work so...

Oriol Paulo has made a name for himself producing complex thriller films that keep audiences guessing. His work is known for imaginative plots and ambiguities that stay with viewers long after the final scene. In The Last Night at Tremore Beach, Paulo aims to once again unsettle and intrigue through an unorthodox tale of premonitions and past trauma.

We meet the protagonist Alex, a renowned composer, as he’s endured a personally disturbing incident and retreated to the seaside town of Tremore. Here on the isolated coast, Alex hopes to find peace in his work. But strange things begin occurring in Tremore, exacerbated when a freak lightning strike hits Alex one night. He suddenly experiences unnervingly realistic visions that may foretell events.

With this set-up, the series grabs our attention through its atmospheric setting and Alex’s mystifying new “gift.” We’re left wondering if his visions are psychologically-driven or something more,...

La película está protagonizada por Martin Scorsese. © Beta Fiction

Escape, la nueva película de Rodrigo Cortés, producida por Martin Scorsese y basada en la novela homónima de Enrique Rubio, se presentará en el Festival de San Sebastián, dentro de las galas de Rtve.

Escape sigue a N. (Mario Casas), un hombre estropeado. Algo no va bien en su interior. No quiere tomar una sola decisión más, sólo apearse del mundo. Dejar de tener opciones. El psicólogo a quien visita no sabe cómo abordarlo. Tampoco su hermana, que intenta apoyarlo sin frutos. N. sólo quiere vivir en la cárcel, y hará cuanto sea necesario para conseguirlo. ¿Lograrán sus allegados que desista de cometer delitos cada vez más graves? ¿Hasta dónde será capaz de llegar el juez para no concederle su propósito?

La película está protagonizada por Mario Casas (3 metros sobre el cielo). Completan el reparto Anna Castillo (Nowhere), José Sacristán (La...

¿Qué tiene que hacer un hombre honrado para que lo metan en la cárcel? © Beta Fiction

Ya se ha publicado el primer tráiler de “Escape”, la nueva película de Rodrigo Cortés, producida por Martin Scorsese y basada en la novela homónima de Enrique Rubio.

“Escape” sigue a N. (Mario Casas), un hombre estropeado. Algo no va bien en su interior. No quiere tomar una sola decisión más, sólo apearse del mundo. Dejar de tener opciones. El psicólogo a quien visita no sabe cómo abordarlo. Tampoco su hermana, que intenta apoyarlo sin frutos. N. sólo quiere vivir en la cárcel, y hará cuanto sea necesario para conseguirlo. ¿Lograrán sus allegados que desista de cometer delitos cada vez más graves? ¿Hasta dónde será capaz de llegar el juez para no concederle su propósito?

La película está protagonizada por Mario Casas (“3 Metros sobre el Cielo”). Completan el reparto Anna Castillo (“Nowhere”), José Sacristán...

Ernesto Alterio y Pilar Castro encabezan el reencuentro bajo la dirección de Samantha López Speranza. © Disney

Comienza el rodaje de “Todos los Lados de la Cama”, secuela de “El Otro Lado de la Cama” y “Los 2 Lados de la Cama”, que reúne a su mítico reparto 22 años después bajo la dirección de Samantha López Speranza, que debuta en la dirección de largometrajes.

En “Todos los Lados de la Cama”, tras décadas sin verse, Javier (Ernesto Alterio) y Carlota (Pilar Castro) montan en cólera cuando descubren que sus hijos Óscar (Jan Buxaderas) y Julia (Lucía Caraballo) planean casarse. ¿Quién a su edad tiene una relación heteronormativa y exclusiva en 2025 con todo lo que les queda por experimentar? ¿Es que no les han enseñado nada como padres? Ni Paula (Natalia Verbeke), madre de Óscar; ni Rafa (Alberto San Juan), convertido en gurú contra las relaciones tóxicas; ni Pilar (María Esteve), wedding planner...

Martin Scorsese is executive producing “Escape,” the next film from Spanish writer-director Rodrigo Cortés, who burst onto the international scene directing Ryan Reynolds in the 2010 Sundance hit “Buried.”

Set to go into production at the end of May, Cortés’ first Spanish-language film since his debut feature, 2007 madcap dark comedy “The Contestant,” “Escape” stars Mario Casas, a Spanish Academy Award Goya winner for 2020’s “Cross the Line.”

One of Spain’s biggest film-tv stars, Casas leads a top-notch Spanish cast in “Escape” which takes in Anna Castillo, José Garcia (“Bastille Day”), Guillermo Toledo (“I’m So Excited”), Josep Maria Pou (“The Realm”), Blanca Portillo (“Maixabel”), and Jose Sacristán (“Velvet”).

Produced by Adrián Guerra and Núria Valls at Barcelona-based Nostromo Pictures, “Escape” is a free adaptation of the same-title novel penned by Spanish author Enrique Rubio.

“Escape” turns on N., a young man who wants to live in prison and will do whatever...

Prime Video’s latest Spanish original is supernatural horror series Romancero.

The show, written by author and screenwriter Fernando Navarro (Venus, Verónica) and directed by Tomás Peña, comes from The Mediapro Studio-owned producer 100 Balas.

It stars Sasha Cócola (Food & Shelter, Paco’s Men) and Serbian-born actress Elena Matic, making her debut in a dramatic series in Spain, Ricardo Gómez (The Replacement, La Ruta, Cuéntame Cómo), Guillermo Toledo (The Minions of Midas), Belén Cuesta (The Endless Trench) and Julieta Cardinali (The Candidate) and includes a special guest role for Alba Flores (Money Heist, Locked Up).

Earlier today, Deadline revealed Flores is leading another new drama series, Ulterior, which is from Matt Brodlie and Jonathan Kier’s Upgrade Productions and Spanish firm Moreno Films.

Romancero follows Cornelia and Jordan, as they flee “the force of law, powerful supernatural creatures and themselves,” framed within “within the backdrop of a desert-like and cruel Andalusia,...

Barcelona-based mini-studio Filmax is bringing onto the market “The Roar of the Butterflies,” an ambitious period drama made with Pablo Bossi’s Gloriamundi and Disney Plus in Latin America.

Focusing on the extreme courage of two women who stood up to one of the bloodiest dictators in Latin American history, the drama series is being brought into the open market at this week’s L.A. Virtual Screenings.

Increasing the show’s appeal is an impressive and now expanded cast of Spanish and Caribbean talent including Susana Abaitua, Sandy Hernández (“On the Block”), Guillermo Toledo (“I’m so Excited”) and Alberto Garcia (“Che”).

It was first announced in late 2019 as a Buena Vista Original Productions title produced with Bossi’s Pampa Films (“Chinese Takeaway”). It follows on their highly successful collaboration on “Monzón,” which raised the bar on production standards in Latin America.

“The Roar of the Butterflies” now also marks...

Hey, Toronto! Twitch is proud to present Dancing With The Devil - an extensive retrospective of Spanish maverick Alex de la Iglesia unspooling at the Tiff Bell Lightbox. Things continue this week with a March 3rd screening of his A Ferpect Crime and we want to give you tickets!TRafael (Guillermo Toledo) is the top clerk in a major metropolitan department store, where he has his pick of the female staff and clientele and his eye on a plum promotion. But when the promotion goes to a hated rival -- and when said rival ends up dead after a heated argument with Rafael -- the smooth-talking salesman finds himself in something of an awkward position. And things get even more awkward when he realizes that the...

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Spanish actress Blanca Suárez turns in a captivating performance as Ruth, one of two ex-lovers abandoned by the same Don Juan (Guillermo Toledo) in Pedro Almodóvar’s high-flying new comedy, I’m So Excited. Ruth discovers that life in the clouds can be as complicated and precarious as it is at ground level, especially when sex and death are involved. Opening June 28, the film is a biting satire on the state of our world and features an ensemble cast that includes Javier Cámara, Antonio de la Torre, Hugo Silva, Miguel Ángel Silvestre, Carlos Areces, Raúl Arévalo, José María Yazpik, Cecilia Roth, Lola Dueñas, and Paz Vega. At a roundtable interview, Suárez discussed working with Almodóvar again after starring in The Skin I Live In, his meticulous directing style, the challenges of shooting a bicycle scene pedaling up a steep hill in a dress and high heels, the enormous success of fellow countrymen Penélope Cruz,...

Javier Cámara and Miguel Ángel Silvestre star in Pedro Almodóvar’s colorful new comedy, I’m So Excited!, that chronicles the wild adventures of the passengers and crew onboard Peninsula Flight 2549 when an unexpected landing gear hitch leaves their flight in a precarious holding pattern on their way from Madrid to Mexico City. Opening June 28th, the hilarious movie features cameos by Penélope Cruz and Antonio Banderas and an engaging ensemble cast that includes Antonio de la Torre, Hugo Silva, Carlos Areces, Raúl Arévalo, José María Yazpik, Guillermo Toledo, Cecilia Roth, Lola Dueñas, Paz Vega and Blanca Suárez At a recent roundtable interview, Cámara and Silvestre talked about Almodóvar’s intense directing process, how he creates a family among his actors and a cinematic world that’s uniquely his own, his imaginative approach to casting, the challenge of shooting in an extremely confined space, rehearsing a flamboyant dance routine with choreographer Blanca Li,...

Pedro Almodóvar’s hilarious new comedy, I’m So Excited, takes flying to new heights as his flamboyant characters embark on an unusual journey fueled by alcohol, sexual desire and the fear of imminent death. From take-off until emergency landing, fate weaves an unpredictable thread linking the passengers with other characters, and the plane’s tiny galley and cockpit become the settings for some of the movie’s funniest scenes. Opening June 28th, the film features cameos by Penélope Cruz and Antonio Banderas and an ensemble cast that includes Javier Cámara, Antonio de la Torre, Hugo Silva, Miguel Ángel Silvestre, Carlos Areces, Raúl Arévalo, José María Yazpik, Guillermo Toledo, Cecilia Roth, Lola Dueñas, Paz Vega and Blanca Suárez. At the film’s recent press day, Almodóvar talked about the role that sex and death play in his work, how the song that inspired the title became the full-scale choreographed centerpiece of the movie,...

Title: I’m So Excited (Los amantes pasajeros) Sony Pictures Classics Director: Pedro Almadóvar Screenwriter: Pedro Almadóvar Cast: Antonio Banderas, Penélope Cruz, Coté Soler, Antonio de la Torre, Hugo Silva, Javier Cámara, Guillermo Toledo, José Luis Torrijo, Lola Dueñes, Cecilia Roth, Blanca Suárez Screened at: Sony, NYC, 5/7/13 Opens: June 28, 2013 If Generalissimo Francisco Franco, who led a fascist government in Spain from 1936 to 1975, saw “I’m So Excited,” he would be so astonished at its innocuousness that he might never have ordered sexual repression on the movie screen. So unfunny is this latest from the great Pedro Almadóvar—heretofore known for such terrific movies as “Talk to Her” (two [ Read More ]

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Music Make You Lose Control: Almodovar’s Return to High Camp Shenanigans

Fans of Pedro Almodovar’s early works, like Dark Habits and Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown should be really, really excited for his latest, I’m So Excited, a bawdy, trifling, absurd breath of fresh air that sees the auteur return to zany high camp territory. However, while those early works had a playful subversive edge to them, this latest confection feels a little light on the transgressions, despite some memorably crass moments and minor politically minded jeering.

A technical failure to the landing gear (caused by two airport employees in cameos from Antonio Banderas and Penelope Cruz) puts Peninsula Flight 2549 en route to Mexico City in peril, forcing Captain Acero (Antonio de la Torre) and co-pilot Benito Moron (Hugo Silva) to fly in circles over Toledo. Economy class has been given muscle relaxers and thus are all passed out,...

We have 2 new UK posters and have updated the image gallery for I'm So Excited, distributed Stateside by Sony Pictures Classics and in France by Pathe's. The Pedro Almodovar film opens in U.S. on June 28th, while U.K. fans can catch it from May 3rd. The film re-unites Almodóvar with Cecilia Roth (All About My Mother), Lola Dueñas (Volver), Javier Cámara (Talk to Her) and Blanca Suárez (The Skin I Live In) as well as many other of his frequent collaborators. Also in the cast are Carlos Areces, Raúl Arévalo, Hugo Silva, Antonio de la Torre, José María Yazpik, Guillermo Toledo, José Luis Torrijo, Miguel Ángel Silvestre with cameo performances from Paz Vega and in their first film together Penélope Cruz and Antonio Banderas.

Pedro Almodóvar, one of Spain’s most internationally acclaimed directors (he’s won two Academy Awards to date), returns to familiar territory with I’m So Excited, his first out-and-out comedy since Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown was released some twenty three years ago. Gone are the somewhat sombre explorations of dark, labyrinthine subjects found within his recent crop of dramas (The Skin I Live In, Broken Embraces), only to be replaced by all the necessary ingredients needed to make a frivolous, laugh-inducing and frothy farce.

When a technical failure caused by airport workers, played by Almodóvar regulars Penélope Cruz and Antonio Banderas, forces Peninsula Flight 2549 to circle Toledo until a runway can be sourced and prepped for an emergency landing, the equally outlandish and excessive characters aboard – from the camp and sexually promiscuous flight crew to the novel business class passengers – turn to alcohol, smuggled-on drugs...

Rating: 2 out of 5 stars

Those who have found themselves entranced by Pedro Almodóvar’s tendency towards the dark side in recent years – especially with his last film, the deliciously demented The Skin I Live In – will likely be disappointed by his latest effort, a low-key outing that somewhat recalls the director’s more playful early work, though lacks the wit to make its high-camp premise work.

It’s difficult to imagine that I’m So Excited (named after the Pointers Sisters hit song, which features in one admittedly uproarious, lip-synced scene) would do any business at all were it not festooned with the seal of approval that is Almodóvar’s name, because this mile-high comedy doesn’t so much feel like one of the director’s films as it does another writer-director trying to ape his style.

The premise is enticing enough – a flight bound for Mexico City appears to...

Director: Pedro Almodóvar; Screenwriter: Pedro Almodóvar; Starring: Javier Cámara, Pepa Charro, Lola Dueñas, Cecilia Roth, Antonio Banderas, Penélope Cruz; Running time: 90 mins; Certificate: 15

Pedro Almodóvar switches to something a little more frivolous after delving into the darkness with plastic surgery thriller The Skin I Live In. New comedy I'm So Excited is very much Carry On Across the Airways as he tracks the lives of passengers and crew on a flight from Spain to Mexico City.

It's as camp as Christmas and light as a feather, but there's fun to be had in this absurdist comedy in the clouds. Almodóvar regulars Antonio Banderas and Penélope Cruz make fleeting appearances as squabbling baggage handlers at the start of the film, but the baton is swiftly passed on to air stewards Joserra (Javier Cámara), Ulloa (Raúl Arévalo) and Fajas (Carlos Areces) for the mile-high shenanigans.

A landing gear hitch leaves the flight in a holding pattern,...

Almodóvar comedy boasts the director's best opening ever in his native country (in euros) I'm So Excited / Los amantes pasajeros , the Pedro Almodóvar airplane-set comedy, had the biggest Spanish debut weekend ever for an Almodóvar film -- in terms of box-office receipts (in euros), though apparently not in actual number of movie tickets sold. Distributed by Spanish branch of Warner Bros., the comedy raked in $2.5 million at 298 venues this past weekend (March 8 - 10), thus trailing only -- and by a very small margin -- the Disney-distributed, Sam Raimi-directed Oz the Great and Powerful, which earned $2.61 million at 649 sites, as per box-office numbers found on the web site Box Office Mojo. (Pictured above: I'm So Excited cast members.) Needless to say, the per-theater average for Almodovar's latest -- despite a number of negative reviews in the Spanish media -- was much higher than the one for the $200 million-budgeted Hollywood flick starring James Franco: $8,415 vs.

A new international trailer for Pedro Almodovar's upcoming 30,000 mile high-comedy I'm So Excited has arrived and yes it's in Spanish without any subtitles, but it would seem just watching it gives you a pretty good idea of the vibe in store even if you can't understand what they're saying. The film was already acquired by Sony Pictures Classics and opens on March 8 in Spain while a domestic date has not yet been announced. The story follows a group of people who are on the verge of a disaster with the whole film set entirely on a plane. The ensemble comedy is written and directed by Almodovar and the cast includes Javier Camara, Cecilia Roth, Lola Duenas, Raul Arevalo, Carlos Areces, Antonio de la Torre, Hugo Silva, Willy Toledo, Miguel Angel Silvestre, Blanca Suarez, Jose Luis Torrijo, Jose Maria Yazpik, Laya Marti with special collaborations from Penelope Cruz, Antonio Banderas and Paz Vega.

A newly expanded trailer has arrived to serve up another little teaser for a witty comedy entitled I’m So Excited, aka Los amantes pasajeros. New peek offers a very quick looks at Penelope Cruz and Antonio Banderas, who make cameos in the Pedro Almodovar’s The Skin I Live In follow-up.

The cast includes Paz Vega, Javier Cámara, Cecilia Roth, Lola Dueñas, Raul Arévalo, Carlos Areces, Antonio de la Torre, Hugo Silva, Willy Toledo, Miguel Ángel Silvestre, Blanca Suárez, José Luis Torrijo, José María Yazpik, and Laya Martí, respectively.

I’m So Excited opens on March 8th in Spain and Sony Pictures Classics will give it a U.S. release later this year, although earlier reports suggested the new Almodovar’s film will launch on November 22nd, 2013.

Plot details are still being kept under wraps, but it’s said to be set against a plane accident with various characters...

A new peak at Pedro Almodovar's latest, "I'm So Excited," has arrived. The Spanish auteur's cast includes Javier Camara, Cecilia Roth, Lola Duenas, Raul Arevalo, Carlos Areces, Antonio de la Torre, Hugo Silva, Willy Toledo, Miguel Angel Silvestre, Blanca Suarez, Jose Luis Torrijo, Jose Maria Yazpik and Laya Marti, plus "special collaborations from" Penelope Cruz, Antonio Banderas (who both appear in this new Spanish teaser) and Paz Vega. The two teasers below offer very little plot information, but assert that it may be the silliest entry into Almodovar's oeuvre. His last film was 2011's "The Skin I Live In." "I'm So Excited," will be released by Sony Pictures Classics next Summer. Watch the brand new teaser below: Rtve.es te adelanta el tráiler de 'Los amantes pasajeros', la nueva comedia de Pedro Almodóvar...

Pedro Almodóvar I’m So Excited trailer, with Miguel Ángel Silvestre Pedro Almodóvar’s upcoming movie, I’m So Excited / Los amantes pasajeros (literally, "passing lovers" and/or "passenger lovers") has a new and full trailer. That’s the good news. The not-so-good news (for non-Spanish speakers): it’s in Spanish, without subtitles. (Please scroll down to check out the I’m So Excited trailer.) [Photo: Miguel Ángel Silvestre in Pedro Almodóvar's I'm So Excited.] But don’t feel bad if you don’t speak Spanish. After all, even Spanish speakers will likely have to pay close attention to the one-gazillion-words-a-minute dialogue — which would put James Cagney, Joan Blondell, Una Merkel, et al. to shame. I’m So Excited plot I’m So Excited is set on an airplane flying from Spain to Mexico City. If the trailer is any indication, the plane in question has many more staff members than passengers. Perhaps not such a bad thing, considering...

Hey, there, sweet reader. Today hasn’t been the sunshiniest of Fridays, so let’s take a break and watch something sure to elevate your mood. Pedro Almodovar‘s latest film, I’m So Excited (which was once referred to as The Standby Lovers, and has now clearly been renamed in honor of The Pointer Sisters’ song), has just sent out its first teaser trailer, and it is a delight. Drugs! Dancing! Lip-syncing! All on a jet hurdling through the sky! Get your tickets now. (Get it?) Back in June, we learned a bit about the film when Antonio Banderas and Penelope Cruz joined the cast, including its apparent plot: “a comedy…that’s about a plane full of people who reveal their most guarded secrets to one another when the aircraft starts to go down.” And that’s just about all we know at this point, though it’s certainly not essential for enjoying said first...

An international version of this trailer for Pedro Almodovar's I'm So Excited was floating around earlier, but Sony Pictures Classics has now released a subtitled version for the film that will be hitting theaters in 2013 with a massive cast that includes Javier Camara, Cecilia Roth, Lola Duenas, Raul Arevalo, Carlos Areces, Antonio de la Torre, Hugo Silva, Willy Toledo, Miguel Angel Silvestre, Blanca Suarez, Jose Luis Torrijo, Jose Maria Yazpik, Laya Marti with special collaborations from Penelope Cruz, Antonio Banderas and Paz Vega. There isn't an official synopsis for the film, which follows a group of people who are on the verge of a disaster with the whole film set entirely on a plane, but based on what we see here it simply appears to be a comedy with bunch of goofiness. Give the trailer a watch below.

We told you last month that Pedro Almodovar planned to complete his The Skin I Live In follow-up, a witty comedy entitled I’m So Excited, aka Los Amantes Pasajeros, next month.

Well, the first trailer for director’s upcoming film set almost entirely on a plane, has arrived and it looks great.

Almodovar is re-teaming with Volver and The Skin I Live In cinematographer Jose Luis Alcaine making it his sixth collaboration with Alcaine, this time to his comedic roots. I’m So Excited is actually an ensemble musical-comedy in the style and same realm as his earlier pictures.

Plot details are being kept under wraps, but it’s said to be set against a plane accident with various characters fearing for their lives and confessing their inner secrets, sometimes through song.

The cast includes Almodovar regulars Penelope Cruz and Antonio Banderas — a cameo appearances, as well as Paz Vega,...

Sony Pictures Classics announced today that they have acquired all North American rights to Pedro Almodóvar’s new comedy currently titled I’M So Excited from El Deseo. The film, an ensemble comedy written and directed by Almodóvar, is set to begin production in July and will be released next summer. The cast includes Javier Cámara, Cecilia Roth, Lola Dueñas, Raul Arévalo, Carlos Areces, Antonio de la Torre, Hugo Silva, Willy Toledo, Miguel Ángel Silvestre, Blanca Suárez, José Luis Torrijo, José María Yazpik, Laya Martí with special collaborations from Penélope Cruz, Antonio Banderas and Paz Vega.

The Sony Pictures Classics team has a long history with Almodóvar that began with Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown at Orion Classics and has continued with seven films at Spc, including The Skin I Live In, Broken Embraces, Volver, Bad Education, All About My Mother, Talk To Her and The Flower Of My Secret.

Sony Pictures Classics and Pedro Almodóvar are cinematic peanut butter and jelly, a union that is never wrong and has been fruitful for many, many years. So no duh, the arthouse shingle has once again teamed up with the helmer to distribute his next film, "I'm So Excited." No word yet if the Pointer Sisters will be on the soundtrack.

The film, previously known as "Standby Lovers" or "The Brief Lovers," features an ensemble cast of faces new and old, including Javier Cámara, Cecilia Roth, Lola Dueñas, Raul Arévalo, Carlos Areces, Antonio de la Torre, Hugo Silva, Willy Toledo, Miguel Ángel Silvestre, Blanca Suárez, José Luis Torrijo, José María Yazpik, and Laya Martí with special collaborations (ie. cameos) from Penélope Cruz, Antonio Banderas and Paz Vega. Said to be a comedy in the vein of Almodóvar's early films, plot details are under wraps, but it's said to be a comedy...

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Sony Pictures Classics announced today that it has acquired North American rights to writer/director Pedro Almodovar’s next film, I’m So Excited. Plot details are firmly under wraps, but the pic is described as an ensemble comedy written and directed by the Talk to Her filmmaker. The cast for I’m So Excited includes Javier Cámara, Cecilia Roth, Lola Dueñas, Raul Arévalo, Carlos Areces, Antonio de la Torre, Hugo Silva, and more, with “special collaborations” from Antonio Banderas, Penelope Cruz and Paz Vega. Almodovar’s most recent film, last year’s The Skin I Live In, was met with a mixed yet enthusiastic response. Production on I’m So Excited is scheduled to get underway next month for a release date sometime next year. Hit the jump to read the press release, which includes the full cast list. Here’s the press release: New York (June 19, 2012) - Sony Pictures Classics...

In a no-brainer deal, Spc have grabbed all North American rights to Pedro Almodóvar’s next project which begins lensing next month. Curiously the pic known as “Los Amantes Pasajeros” with early/translated titles of “The Brief Lovers” and/or “Standby Lovers“, but now appears to now go by The Pointer Sister-esque, I’m So Excited.

Gist: With the almighty cast that includes: Javier Cámara, Cecilia Roth, Lola Dueñas, Raul Arévalo, Carlos Areces, Antonio de la Torre, Hugo Silva, Willy Toledo, Miguel Ángel Silvestre, Blanca Suárez, José Luis Torrijo, José María Yazpik, Laya Martí with special collaborations from Penélope Cruz, Antonio Banderas and Paz Vega, this is about a group of people on the brink of impending disaster.

Worth Noting: Of all the players involved, Cecilia Roth is the one with the longest history with Almodovar – appearing in his earlier films including his debut, 1980′s Pepi, Luci, Bom y otras chicas del montón.

Sony Pictures Classics has announced that it has acquired all North American rights to Pedro Almodovar's new film. With the working title "I'm So Excited," the film comes from the director's production company El Deseo. The film -- an ensemble comedy -- will begin production in July and has a Summer 2013 release date.  The film includes special appearances from Penélope Cruz, Antonio Banderas and Paz Vega and a cast that features Javier Cámara, Cecilia Roth, Lola Dueñas, Raul Arévalo, Carlos Areces, Antonio de la Torre, Hugo Silva, Willy Toledo, Miguel Ángel Silvestre, Blanca Suárez, José Luis Torrijo, José María Yazpik, Laya Martí. Sony Pictures classics has released seven of Almodovar's films, including his latest "The Skin I Live In."...

Sony Pictures Classics announced today that they have acquired all North American rights to Pedro Almodóvar's new comedy currently titled I'm So Excited from El Deseo. The film, an ensemble comedy written and directed by Almodóvar, is set to begin production in July and will be released next summer. The cast includes Javier Cámara, Cecilia Roth, Lola Dueñas, Raul Arévalo, Carlos Areces, Antonio de la Torre, Hugo Silva, Willy Toledo, Miguel Ángel Silvestre, Blanca Suárez, José Luis Torrijo, José María Yazpik, Laya Martí with special collaborations from Penélope Cruz, Antonio Banderas and Paz Vega. The Sony Pictures Classics team has a long history with Almodóvar that began with Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown at Orion Classics and has continued with seven films at...

Anyone who saw last year’s surgical horror story, The Skin I Live In, knows that director Pedro Almodóvar can pull a first-rate performance out of Antonio Banderas, which makes sense, seeing as they’ve been working together for over 20 years. And anyone who has seen Almodóvar’s starring vehicles for Penélope Cruz, like Volver or Broken Embraces, can give similar compliments to his relationship with that actress. Almodóvar is a filmmaker who knows how to get the best out of the people he’s working with. But what he’s never been able to do is direct Banderas and Cruz together in the same movie. As a matter of fact, even though they’re maybe the two most famous Spanish actors of the last two decades, up until this point nobody has been able to get them both to appear in the same film. That’s all set to change come Almodóvar’s latest project, however...

Penelope Cruz, Antonio Banderas and filmmaker Pedro Almodovar are teaming together for the first time in Almodovar's newest feature "The Brief Lovers" reports Screen Daily.

Almodóvar is currently wrapping rehearsals for the film with Cruz and Banderas in final negotiations to appear in the ensemble comedy which will have them sharing a scene together.

The story will be set against a plane accident. The passengers, fearing for their lives, begin to confess their inner secrets. Both Banderas and Cruz will shoot their scenes in one day.

Other cast members include Javier Cámara, Guillermo Toledo, Raúl Arévalo, Hugo Silva, Cecilia Roth, Miguel Angel Silvestre, Blanca Suárez, José María Yazik and Antonio de la Torre.

When Antonio Banderas and Pedro Almodovar unveiled "The Skin I Live In" in 2011, it marked their first collaboration in over twenty years, in a film that was excitingly new territory for both director and actor. We wondered how long it would be before the duo paired up again, and thankfully, the wait will be shorter than two decades.

On the heels of news that Penelope Cruz would also be taking a role in Almodovar's next film "Standby Lovers," ABC and ScreenDaily clarify that it will only be a cameo role. And while that's a slight disappointment, the good news is that she will be joined by Banderas in the scene. Said to be a comedy in the vein of Almodovar's early films, plot details continue to get solidified as the production moves closer to its start date, with the story said to be an apocalyptic comedy set against a plane...

Madrid, Feb 8: Mexican actress Salma Hayek is the star of the new film by moviemaker and president of the Film Academy of Spain, Alex de la Iglesia.

Willy Toledo, Javier Gutierrez, Jose Mota, Juan Luis Galiardo and Santiago Segura complete the cast of ‘La Chispa de la Vida’ (The Spark of Life) to be filmed in Madrid and Cartagena,.

We'll have lots of guests at Fantastic Fest this year, more than ever before. Here are just a few of the many interesting people who'll be joining us this year, in no particular order. We'll continually update our roster so keep an eye on this page.

Filmmakers and Actors

Norihiro Koizumi (Gachi Boy: Wrestling With A Memory)

A young, talented director who is quickly making his mark in the Japanese filmmaking scene. At the tender age of 25, he directed his first major feature-length film, “Midnight Sun.” “Midnight Sun” was not only critically-acclaimed, but became a commercial hit, grossing over 1 billion yen at the Japanese boxoffice. His latest film, “Gachi Boy Wrestling with a Memory,” won the grand prix at the Udine Far East Film Festival.

Nacho Vigalondo (Shorts Program)

Last year at Fantastic Fest noted Spanish director Nacho Vigalondo won the Next Wave competition, later securing domestic distribution for Timecrimes...

MADRID -- Columbia Films Production Spain is teaming with Spanish production houses Morena Films and Estudios Picasso to co-produce an as-yet-untitled soccer-based comedy starring Guillermo Toledo and Javier Gutierrez.

The film, Sony's third local Spanish production after "Di Que Si" and "Melissa P.", will be directed by Alvaro Fernandez Armero, based on his screenplay co-written with Juan Cavestany. Sony Pictures Releasing International will release the film in Spain and handle worldwide distribution.

The €2.8 million ($3.6 million) film, which began shooting Oct. 30 in Madrid and Andalucia, will be produced by Morena's Pedro Uriol with Picasso's Belen Atienza and Columbia's senior vp of European productions Iona De Macedo overseeing production on behalf of their respective companies.

This is the fifth feature co-produced or co-financed by the European division of Columbia Tristar Motion Picture Group's local-language production arm.

The film tells the story of Jose Luis Perez, a referee in the extremely competitive Spanish professional soccer league whose reputation is in jeopardy as a result of a series of controversial decisions. Still in love with his ex-wife, he finds out she has a new lover and must now travel for the last and decisive match of the season with his best linesman and loyal friend, who has his own shameful secret.

Friday, Aug. 29

Sundance Film Series

An all-singing, all-dancing take on infidelity, Spain's "El Otro Lado de la Cama" (The Other Side of the Bed) is a big fluff ball of a sex farce that's so light and flimsy it's a wonder they were able to thread it through the projector.

That apparently suited audiences just fine back home, where the picture, from veteran comedy director Emilio Martinez-Lazaro, was one of the country's top-grossing 2002 releases and went on to receive half a dozen Goya Award nominations.

Screened at the just-wrapped Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival, it's also one of a group of independent films being released in 10 American markets this fall as part of the inaugural Sundance Film Series.

But it's unlikely "The Other Side of the Bed" will have much of an impact on this side of the pond, considering, among other things, the lack of familiarity viewers will have with the contemporary Spanish pop hits covered by the game but decidedly not golden-throated cast members.

Madrid provides a vivid setting for the ensuing passion that surrounds a pair of couples who have trouble sticking with their original configurations.

To start with, Paula (Natalia Verbeke) has just dumped Pedro (Guillermo Toledo) for a Mystery Man who turns out to be his best buddy and tennis partner Javier (Ernesto Alterio). As Javier keeps the charade going for as long as he can, his in-the-dark girlfriend Sonia (Paz Vega) ultimately provides despondent Pedro with more than a shoulder on which to cry.

Figuring something's up when Sonia fails to come home one night, Javier is convinced she's having an affair -- with a lesbian friend from her theater company.

If all this sounds like it's stuck in some kind of sitcom-y "Love, Iberian Style" vortex, it's probably because David Serrano's cutesy, coincidence-riddled script does little to suggest otherwise.

The big novelty here is that in between all the coupling and recoupling, each of the attractive cast members finds time to express their inner emotions in song and dance -- and the fact that no one in the ensemble can pull off either particularly well actually makes it all rather endearing, at least in the early going.

But after a while, the innocuous tunes, with (translated) titles like "Honeymoon" and "Tell Me That You Love Me", and Pedro Berdayes' charmingly clunky but spirited choreography (imaginatively set in places like health club bathrooms and museums) begin to grow as labored as the script's tangle of deceiving appearances.

Ultimately, those likable actors, particularly Sonia's Paz Vega, who was recently seen in "Talk to Her" and "Sex and Lucia", go a considerable distance in making "The Other Side of the Bed" a comfy but quickly forgettable destination.

The Other Side of the Bed

A Sundance Channel presentation

Credits:

Director: Emilio Martinez-Lazaro, Screenwriter: David Serrano

Producers: Tomas Cimadevella, Jose Antonio Sainz de Vicuna

Director of photography: Juan Molina Temboury

Art director: Julio Torrecilla

Editor: Angel Hernandez-Zoido

Costume designer: Inma Garcia

Music: Roque Banos

Choreographer: Pedro Berdayes

Cast:

Javier: Ernesto Alterio

Sonia: Paz Vega

Pedro: Guillermo Toledo

Paula: Natalia Verbeke

Rafa: Alberto San Juan

Pilar: Maria Esteve

Sagaz: Ramon Barea

Running time -- 114 minutes

MPAA rating: R...