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Young Adam (2003): A young drifter working on a river barge disrupts his employers’ lives while hiding the fact that he knows more about a dead woman found in the river than he admits. Starring: Ewan McGregor, Tilda Swinton, Peter Mullan, Emily Mortimer.

Bad Education (2004): An examination...

Elisa & Marcela

Spanish director Isabel Coixet turns to Netflix for her latest feature, Elisa & Marcela, a recuperation of queer history in its examination of the first ever recorded marriage between two women in 1901. Produced by Jose Carmona and Zaza Caballos through Rodar y Rodar, Zenit TV and La Nube Peliculas. Cinematographer Jennifer Cox lensed the feature, serving as her first narrative feature. Celebrated Spanish actress Natalia de Molina and Greta Fernandez with a supporting cast consisting of Tamar Novas, Sara Casasnovas, María Pujalte, Francesc Orella, Lluís Homar, Jorge Suquet and Manolo Solo.…...

Title: Latin Lover Director: Cristina Comencini Starring: Virna Lisi, Maria Paredes, Angela Finocchiaro, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Candela Peña, Pihla Viitala, Nadeah Miranda, Francesco Scianna, Neri Marcorè, Claudio Gioè, Lluís Homar, Toni Bertorelli, Jordi Mollà. Marcello Mastroianni, Ugo Toganzzi, Vittorio Gassman, Gian Maria Volonté – the Italian screen-womanisers of the golden age of Italian cinema – are all united in the character of Saverio Crispo, interpreted by the actor who has become known to the wide audience for playing in Giuseppe Tornatore’s ‘Baaria’: Francesco Scianna. The story begins with Saverio Crispo who has been dead for ten years and all his women are gathered to celebrate the anniversary of his death [ Read More ]

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Eva Trailer. Kike Maíllo‘s Eva (2011) movie trailer stars Daniel Brühl, Marta Etura, Alberto Ammann, Claudia Vega, and Lluís Homar. Eva‘s plot synopsis: “It’s 2014. Humans live along with machines. Alex, a renowned cybernetic engineer, returns to Santa Irene to carry out a very specific mission for the [...]

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Rai Com boosts slate with Partly Cloudy, Probably Sunny and Latin Lover.

Rai Com is to handle sales on Partly Cloudy, Probably Sunny (Tempo instabile con probabili schiarite), the new film by Marco Pontecorvo.

The comedy stars John Turturro alongside Italian actors Luca Zingaretti, Lillo and Carolina Crescentini. Pontecorvo was recently director of photography on Fading Gigalo, which Turturro wrote, directed and starred.

The film is produced by Panorama Films in collaboration with Rai Cinema and will be distributed in Italy by Good Films.

Pontecorvo, who also wrote the film, described it as “a bittersweet comedy, a sarcastic metaphor for the vices and defects as well as the virtues of Italy today.”

Rai Com has also added Cristina Comencini’s Latin Lover to its slate. Comencini was nominated for a Best Foreign-Language Film Oscar in 2005 with Don’t Tell.

Latin Lover, currently in post-production, stars Italo-French actress Valeria Bruni Tedeschi (“Saint Laurent”), Spanish stars Candela Pena (“All About My Mother...

Drag queen drama, screened in Critics’ Week at the Cannes Film Festival, sold to Germany, Australia and Poland.

Darker Than Midnight (Piu Buio Di Mezzanotte), the debut of Sicilian director Sebastiano Riso, has been sold by Rai Trade to Germany (Salzgeber), Australia (Palace) and Poland.

The rights for France, the UK, Us and Latin America will be finalized shortly, according to Rai Trade.

The film, which received its world premiere in Critics’ Week at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, is inspired by the real-life tale of one of Italy’s best-known drag queens, Fuxia (aka Davide Capone).

The feature marks Capone’s big screen debut and the ensemble cast includes Boardwalk Empire actor Vincenzo Amato, Lucia Sardo, Pippo Del Bono and Micaela Ramazzotti.

Deals were also closed for a number of Rai Trade’s catalogue titles. Roberto Andò’s political satire Viva la Liberta with Toni Servillo was sold to Japan (Respect) and Latin America ([link...

Almodóvar box office in the early 21st century: The airplaine-set comedy I'm so Excited boasts Almodóvar's biggest opening-weekend, but Volver remains his biggest worldwide hit. I'm So Excited, the Pedro Almodóvar comedy starring Javier Cámara, Lola Dueñas, Cecilia Roth, and cameos by several top Spanish cinema celebrities, was behind only the Sam Raimi / James Franco fantasy adventure Oz the Great and Powerful at the Spanish box office this past weekend (March 8 - 10). For comparison's sake, you'll find below the Spanish and worldwide grosses of Almodóvar's feature films that have been released so far in the 21st century, according to numbers found on the web site Box Office Mojo. (Pictured above are fey flight attendants Javier Cámara, Raúl Arévalo, and Carlos Areces in Pedro Almodóvar's I'm So Excited.) In March 2013, I'm So Excited / Los amantes pasajeros debuted with $2.5 million at 298 venues. In September 2011, The Skin I Live In / La piel que habito,...

No Rest for the Wicked (No habrá paz para los malvados) and the other winners for the 2012 Goya Awards (Premios Goyas) have been announced. The 26th Annual Goya Awards (Premios Goyas), presented by the Academia de las Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas de España (Spanish Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences), is “Spain’s main national film awards, considered by many in Spain, and internationally, to be the Spanish equivalent of the American Academy Awards.”

The full listing of the 2012 Goya Awards (Premios Goyas) winners is below.

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No habrá paz para los malvados (No Rest for the Wicked), Enrique Urbizu

Director

Enrique Urbizu, No habrá paz para los malvados (No Rest for the Wicked)

New Director

Kike Maillo, Eva

Original Screenplay

Enrique Urbizu and Michel Gaztambide, No habrá paz para los malvados (No Rest for the Wicked)

Adapted Screenplay

Angel de la Cruz, Ignacio Ferreras, Paco Roca and Rosanna Cecchini,...

José Coronado, No Rest for the Wicked Pedro Almodóvar didn't have much luck at the Spanish Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Goya Awards this evening in Madrid: Almodóvar's The Skin I Live In won a total of four Goyas, but none for its director/writer. Starring Antonio Banderas as a plastic surgeon, Elena Anaya as his captive woman, and Jan Cornet as the good-looking young man whom the doctor blames for the death of his daughter, the sex-bending mystery melodrama won Goyas for Best Actress (Anaya), Best New Actor (Cornet), Best Original Music (Alberto Iglesias, his tenth Goya win), and Best Makeup/Hair. [Full list of Premios Goya winners/nominations.] Instead of the internationally renowned (and BAFTA winner) The Skin I Live In, the 2012 Goyas' big winner was Enrique Urbizu's No habrá paz para los malvados / No Rest for the Wicked, the story of a murderous, corrupt cop. No Rest for the Wicked won Goyas for Best Picture,...

Fernando Tejero, Salma Hayek, As Luck Would Have It No Rest For The Wicked, The Artist, Un Cuento Chino: Goya Award Winners Pt.1 Best Actor Daniel Brühl, Eva Antonio Banderas, The Skin I Live In Luis Tosar, Mientras duermes * José Coronado, No Rest for the Wicked Best Actress Verónica Echegui, Katmandu: un espejo en el cielo * Elena Anaya, The Skin I Live In Inma Cuesta, The Sleeping Voice Salma Hayek, La Chispa de la vida / As Luck Would Have It Best Supporting Actor Juan Diego, 23-f: la película * Lluís Homar, Eva Juanjo Artero, No Rest for the Wicked Raúl Arévalo, Cousins Best Supporting Actress Goya Toledo, Maktub Maribel Verdú, De tu ventana a la mía Pilar López de Ayala, Intruders * Ana Wagener, The Sleeping Voice Best New Actor José Mota, As Luck Would Have It * Jan Cornet, The Skin I Live In Adrián Lastra, Cousins Marc Clotet, The Sleeping...

The Skin I Live In (La piel que habito) and the other nominations for the 2012 Goya Awards (Premios Goyas) have been announced. The 26th Annual Goya Awards (Premios Goyas), presented by the Academia de las Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas de España (Spanish Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences), is “Spain’s main national film awards, considered by many in Spain, and internationally, to be the Spanish equivalent of the American Academy Awards.” The awards will be handed out on February 19, 2012 in Madrid, Spain.

The full listing of the 2012 Goya Awards (Premios Goyas) nominations is below.

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La piel que habito (The Skin I Live In), Pedro Almodovar

No habrá paz para los malvados (No Rest for the Wicked), Enrique Urbizu

La voz dormida (The Sleeping Voice), Benito Zambrano

Blackthorn. Sin destino (Blackthorn), Mateo Gil

Director

Pedro Almodovar, La piel que habito (The Skin I Live In)

Benito Zambrano, La voz dormida...

Claudia Vega and Marta Etura attend Eva Madrid Premiere. Photo copyright Solarpix / PR Photos. Lluis Homar and Claudia Vega attend Eva Madrid Premiere. Photo copyright Solarpix / PR Photos. Daniel Bruhl attends Eva Madrid Premiere. Photo copyright Solarpix / PR Photos. Daniel Bruhl attends Eva Madrid Premiere. Photo copyright Solarpix / PR Photos. Daniel Bruhl attends Eva Madrid Premiere. Photo copyright Solarpix / PR Photos. 10/26/2011 - Daniel Bruhl - "Eva" Madrid Premiere - Arrivals - Capitol Cinema - Madrid, Spain © Solarpix / PR Photos 10/26/2011 - Daniel Bruhl - "Eva" Madrid Premiere - Arrivals - Capitol Cinema - Madrid, Spain © Solarpix / PR Photos 10/26/2011 - Kike Maillo and...

This is the Pure Movies review of Julia's Eyes, directed by Guillem Morales and starring Belén Rueda, Lluís Homar, Pablo Derqui, Francesc Orella, Joan Dalmau and Boris Ruiz. When Salvador Dali and director Luis Buñuel teamed up to create short film Un Chien Andalo they included the now-infamous eyeball-slitting scene, a wince-inducing moment. Since that surrealist moment in 1929, the threat eyeball of torture has been used on-screen make us cringe and squirm in varying ways. Films like Day of the Triffids and Blindness remind us how vulnerable the human body is, and present the horrific implications of a world without sight. The latest production from Guillem del Toro adds itself to this disparate canon of ‘films about sight’. In Julia’s Eyes, the eyes really do have it. If the thought of eyeballs coming into contact with any dangerous substance, blade or needle fills you with abject horror, then this...

Once in a while, a truly sensational piece of world cinema is released that audiences should seek out. Julia’s Eyes is a prime example of such a film, but having Guillermo Del Toro for a producer doesn’t make this surprising. Released today on Blu-ray and DVD, take a look at our review below.

When Sara (Belen Rueda), a young woman with a degenerative sight condition finally goes blind, her inability to accept her fate seems to lead her to commit suicide in the basement of her house. When her twin sister Julia (also Rueda) discovers her sister’s actions, she cannot believe that suicide was the case instead convinced that she was murdered. Determined to prove that the case is not a simple open and shut verdict of suicide, Julia begins to investigate. With the assistance of her seemingly devoted husband, Isaac (Lluís Homar), she begins to track...

Julia's Eyes; 13 Assassins; Water for Elephants; Priest; A Little Bit of Heaven

A few years ago actress Belén Rueda dazzled audiences with her fearsomely engaging central performance in Ja Bayona's ghostly chiller The Orphanage. Now, in Guillem Morales's intense psychological thriller Julia's Eyes (2010, Optimum, 15), she reconfirms her position as one of modern cinema's most credible and entrancing performers. As the eponymous heroine, a woman suffering from progressive sight loss worsened by emotional trauma, Rueda brings real conviction to a role that demands both audience sympathy and not a little suspension of disbelief. Compelled to uncover the truth behind the alleged suicide of a similarly afflicted sister, Julia retraces her twin's footsteps to discover the faceless spectre of a mysterious man lurking always at the periphery of her vision. As the darkness of her condition closes in, Julia's mental state starts to collapse – or does it?

Like The Orphanage, this...

Reinas / Queens (2005) Director: Manuel Gómez Pereira. Screenplay: Yolanda García Serrano, Joaquín Oristrell, and Manuel Gómez Pereira. Cast: Betiana Blum, Carmen Maura, Verónica Forqué, Marisa Paredes, Mercedes Sampietro, Gustavo Salmerón, Unax Ugalde, Hugo Silva, Daniel Hendler, Paco León, Raúl Jiménez, Tito Valverde, Lluís Homar Reinas / Queens is Manuel Gómez Pereira's dramatic comedy about five mothers (Verónica Forqué, Carmen Maura, Betiana Blum, Mercedes Sampietro, and Marisa Paredes) who must cope with their gay sons' (and their own) romantic problems as they all get ready for Spain's first mass gay wedding ceremony. The film, made by Warner Bros. Spain, has the look and feel of a glossy Hollywood flick — or of a non-English-language film begging for an American remake. But cheesy commercialism and sentimentality aside, Reinas boasts a couple of first-rate performances — Forqué as a nymphomaniac, Blum as a sweet-as-overripe-apple-pie Mom — and delivers more than a few good laughs. Additionally, the climactic big-wedding finale is quite touching.

Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (12A)

(Rob Marshall, 2011, Us) Johnny Depp, Penélope Cruz, Ian McShane, Geoffrey Rush, Sam Claflin. 137 mins

Ahoy! Aha! Ahem. The excitement of another rip-roaring high seas adventure dissipates almost before they set sail in this lightweight epic of action set-pieces and people trying to get stuff they want. Depp is business as usual and the presentation is classy, but the new blood brings little to this non-party, which feels less like a story than a succession of twists and swoops along well-established tracks – like a theme-park ride, in fact. Oh, hang on …

Win Win (15)

(Tom McCarthy, 2011, Us) Paul Giamatti, Amy Ryan, Bobby Cannavale. 106 mins

Giamatti's hard-up lawyer inherits a whole heap of surrogate family issues, and a teen high-school wrestling ace, in a wry drama that doesn't really stray out of its suburban comfort zone.

Julia's Eyes (15)

(Guillem Morales, 2010, Spa) Belén Rueda, Lluís Homar,...

You’ve really got to hand it to the Spanish. They know how to make a classy-looking, nerve-jangling thriller, and it comes as no surprise to see that one Guillermo del Toro has put his weight behind the film here (he’s credited as one of the producers).

Following both Pans Labyrinth and The Orphanage (although set in a slight more realistic milieu) Julia’s Eyes also features yet another powerful performance from an incredibly beautiful and sensual-looking actress, this time in the form of Belén Rueda. She plays the titular character whose twin sister seemingly commits suicide in the opening scenes. Both siblings suffer from a rare degenerate eye disease, which is attributed to the demise of Julia’s sister, although she believes there to be foul play at work and sets out to investigate the real cause.

As her own vision begins to fade, she struggles to retain...

Julia’S Eyes ***

Stars: Belén Rueda, Lluís Homar, Pablo Derqui, Francesc Orella | Written by Guillem Morales, Oriol Paulo | Directed by Guillem Morales

Spanish language horror has been taken up a notch in recent years with the excellent [Rec] and suitably creepy The Orphanage dragging the average up considerably. Julia’s Eyes is the latest offering to arrive on the scenes and while comparisons with The Orphanage are inevitable (it also features Belén Rueda in the lead role as well as Guillermo Del Toro as producer), it’s not quite up to the same standard.

Rueda plays a woman suffering from a degenerative eye disease. After discovering that her blind twin sister (who has succumbed much earlier to the same disease) has hanged herself in the basement of her apartment supposedly motivated by the failure of a recent eye operation, Julia suspects foul play. Refusing to believe the official ruling of suicide,...

There are plenty of creepy moments in Spanish horror Julia's Eyes, but is it as harrowing as Demolition Man? Here's Paul's review...

Do you want to know what film scared me more than any other when I was a kid? The film that, at the mere mention of its title, would send me running screaming to my room in a moist-eyed flurry of hysteria? You probably don’t even need me to say do you? It’s Demolition Man.

Now, there is a good reason for this. Aside from the obvious fact that I was a child, I was fairly cowardly and wet. If you haven’t seen Demoliton Man, there’s a scene at the beginning where Snipes’ character is imprisoned and tries to escape. Unfortunately, the only way to get out of the futuristic cell is to use an eye scanner. To bypass the lock, therefore, Snipes takes a warden hostage,...

Year: 2011

Directors: Guillem Morales

Writers: Guillem Morales / Oriol Paulo

IMDb: link

Trailer: link

Review by: Projectcyclops

Rating: 6 out of 10

To kick-off our coverage of DeadByDawn .11 we.ve got a Del Toro produced Spanish thriller directed by Guillem Morales and starring Belén Rueda (you.ll recognize her from .The Orphanage.) and Lluís Homar (Broken Embraces). The story starts with a young blind woman committing suicide by hanging herself in the opening scene, while an unknown figure watches and takes photos from a dark corner of the basement. Immediately following her death we cut to an observatory where an identical woman collapses, and as colleagues rush to help her she states that her sister is in trouble. This is Julia, and her twin sister Sara.s death leads her on a bizarre quest to find out who coerced the girl into suicide, and who is now following Julia.s every move and...

It's been a while since last we talked about one of the latest fright flicks from producer Guillermo del Toro, Julia's Eyes (Los ojos de Julia), but lo and behold yet another clip has slipped online. Dig it!

Julia's Eyes is directed by Guillem Morales, who co-write the screenplay along with Oriol Paulo. It is produced by Rodar's Joaquin Padro and Mar Targarona and co-financed by Focus Features Intl. Belen Rueda (The Orphanage) and Lluis Homar (Broken Embraces) are starring in the film, which tells the story of a woman slowly going blind as she investigates the mysterious death of her twin sister.

The film is shot from Julia's Pov, so the scare tactics will include panic attacks as her sight fails. Says [producer] Padro, "The thriller's an excuse to talk about a woman who overcomes her limitations; it's a journey of self-discovery."

Check out the new clip courtesy of Empire Online below.

Optimum Releasing have just released the official UK trailer Julia.s Eyes, a stylish and spooky chiller directed by Guillem Morales ("The Uncertain Guest") and produced by visionary director Guillermo Del Toro (Cronos, Pan.s Labyrinth, The Orphanage).

Synopsis:

Julia (Rueda), a woman suffering from degenerative sight disease, finds her twin sister Sara, who has already gone blind as a result of the same disease, hanged in the basement of her house. In spite of the fact that everything points to suicide, Julia decides to investigate what she intuitively feels is a murder case, entering a dark world that seems to hide a mysterious presence.

Julia.s Eyes stars Belén Rueda, Lluís Homar and Pablo Derqui and is will be released in the UK on May 20th. Still no word on release in the Us.

Check out the spooky new trailer after the break.

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Optimum Releasing have sent us the official UK trailer and some nice new images for Julia’s Eyes.

Directed by Guillem Morales (The Uncertain Guest), Julia’s Eyes stars Belén Rueda, Lluís Homar and Pablo Derqui, and is produced by none other than visionary director Guillermo Del Toro (Pan’s Labyrinth).

Julia (Rueda), a woman suffering from degenerative sight disease, finds her twin sister Sara, who has already gone blind as a result of the same disease, hanged in the basement of her house. In spite of the fact that everything points to suicide, Julia decides to investigate what she intuitively feels is a murder case, entering a dark world that seems to hide a mysterious presence.

Julia’s Eyes will be released in the UK on May 20th.

Check out the trailer below or scroll down to see the new images:...

Optimum Releasing have just given us this brand new UK poster for the new Spanish Thriller Julia’s Eyes (or Los ojos de Julia as it was known in Spain). Julia’s Eyes has been produced by the legend that is Guillermo del Toro and is scheduled to hit UK cinemas 20th May. It’s directed by Guillem Morales and stars Belén Rueda, Lluís Homar, Pablo Derqui and Francesc Orella.

Synopsis: Julia (Belén Rueda), a woman suffering from degenerative sight disease, finds her twin sister Sara, who has already gone blind as a result of the same disease, hanged in the basement of her house. In spite of the fact that everything points to suicide, Julia decides to investigate what she intuitively feels is a murder case, entering a dark world that seems to hide a mysterious presence.

You can click the poster below to enlarge. You might have seen...

Paper Birds

As a performer who has been able to capture the pulse of the audience on both television and cinema, Emilio Aragón (full name Tomás Aragón Emilio Alvarez) sure knows how to connect with the emotions of his audiences. His debut feature film, “Paper Birds” (original Spanish title: “Pajaros De Papel”) provides ample proof of it.

Featured in the First Films World Competition of the 34thMontreal World Film Festival, where it shared the audience award with “The Day I Was Not Born” (original German title: “Das Lied in Mir”, which won the Fipresci prize), by another debutant director Florian Cossan, “Paper Birds” unabashedly pulls at the viewers’ emotional heartstrings.

The way it does so while portraying the relationship between a kid and his father-like figure who has lost his son and wife during the Spanish Civil War, makes one immediately compare it with Roberto Benigni’s much-awarded international hit...

Can't wait to see the latest fright flick from producer Guillermo del Toro, Julia's Eyes (Los ojos de Julia)? Well then get ready to get hung up over the film's opening scene!

Julia's Eyes is directed by Guillem Morales, who co-write the screenplay along with Oriol Paulo. It is produced by Rodar's Joaquin Padro and Mar Targarona and co-financed by Focus Features Intl. Belen Rueda (The Orphanage) and Lluis Homar (Broken Embraces) are starring in the film, which tells the story of a woman slowly going blind as she investigates the mysterious death of her twin sister.

The film is shot from Julia's Pov, so the scare tactics will include panic attacks as her sight fails. Says [producer] Padro, "The thriller's an excuse to talk about a woman who overcomes her limitations; it's a journey of self-discovery."

Check out the opening below courtesy of Abando Moviez, and look for more soon.

If you were forced to give up one of your senses which would it be? Hearing? Touch? Spidey? It would be devastating to lose any of them obviously, especially the sixth, but I expect the most frightening would be the loss of sight. The idea of your world going slowly and irreversibly dark is terrifying, and while some films choose to view the subject of blindness as fodder for treacly drama or humorous action (At First Sight, Blind Fury) there have been a few that embrace the horror of it all. Audrey Hepburn’s Wait Until Dark is probably the best known blind-centric thriller, but for me few films beat the little-seen Afraid Of the Dark when it comes to milking the nightmarish premise for maximum chills. But the new film produced by Guillermo Del Toro comes pretty damn close. A blind woman stumbles through her home, staring in vain into the dark corners and pockets of...

Reviewed at the 2010 Toronto Film Festival.

As admirable as it is that Guillermo Del Toro has been supporting new Spanish filmmakers, I'm beginning to worry the steady stream of talented writer/directors he's been throwing his weight behind might ultimately become competitors. They're certainly good enough. Like J.A. Bayona, the director of 2007's "The Orphanage," Guillem Morales proves with "Julia's Eyes" that the most exciting horror films in the world right now are being produced in Spain, where a Baroque, classical style has been reinvented with a touch of the desaturated austerity of J-horror to birth some seriously freaky shit.

Whereas "The Orphanage" had one of the scariest jump scares of recent memory, "Julia's Eyes" would be worth seeing alone for two of the creepiest sequences I can remember using found light, with one scene using just the intermittent light of a Blackberry down a hallway of pipes to build the tension.

With it's Toronto International Film Festival premiere right around the corner we've gotten our hands on some tasty new stills and some sales art for the latest Spanish terror tale from producer Guillermo del Toro, Julia's Eyes (Los ojos de Julia). Dig it!

Julia's Eyes is directed by Guillem Morales, who co-write the screenplay along with Oriol Paulo. It is produced by Rodar's Joaquin Padro and Mar Targarona and co-financed by Focus Features Intl. Belen Rueda (The Orphanage) and Lluis Homar (Broken Embraces) are starring in the film, which tells the story of a woman slowly going blind as she investigates the mysterious death of her twin sister.

The film is shot from Julia's Pov, so the scare tactics will include panic attacks as her sight fails. Says [producer] Padro, "The thriller's an excuse to talk about a woman who overcomes her limitations; it's a journey of self-discovery."

Check out the goodies below.

The promo trailer for Guillermo Del Toro’s produced film "Julia's Eyes" aka "Los Ojos de Julia" is now online.The movie is directed by Spanish newcomer Guillem Morales and stars Belén Rueda and Lluis Homar."Julia's Eyes" will be at this year's Toronto Film Festival.The film follows Julia, a woman suffering from a degenerative eye disease, finds her blind twin sister Sara hanged in the basement of her house. Julia decides to investigate what she feels is a murder case, entering a dark world that seems to hide a mysterious presence. As Julia begins to uncover the terrifying truth about her sister’s death, her sight deteriorates, until a series of unexplained deaths and disappearances cross her path. Check out the promo trailer below. Source: LatinoReview...

"Julia's Eyes" which is produced by acclaimed filmmaker Guillermo del Toro is about to come out and its English-subtitled trailer has hit the web. The story of this Spanish film begins as blind woman Sara was found hung in the basement of her house.

Her twin sister Julia, who is suffering a degenerative eye disease, decides to investigate what she feels is a murder case, entering a dark world that seems to hide a mysterious presence. As Julia begins to uncover the terrifying truth about her sister's death, her sight deteriorates further, until a series of unexplained deaths and disappearances cross her path.

Belen Rueda, who stars in Guillermo del Toro-produced film "The Orphanage", once again takes the lead role in "Julia's Eyes". Lluis Homar and Francesc Orella additionally join the cast ensemble of the horror thriller, which is going to play as a Special Presentation at the Toronto...

The full-length trailer for Julia's Eyes has made its way online. Directed by Guillem Morales and produced by Guillermo del Toro this moody, new look at this film is not to be missed...

Julia's Eyes Trailer

Julia, a woman suffering from a degenerative eye disease, finds her blind twin sister Sara hanged in the basement of her house. Julia decides to investigate what she feels is a murder case, entering a dark world that seems to hide a mysterious presence. As Julia begins to uncover the terrifying truth about her sister's death, her sight deteriorates, until a series of unexplained deaths and disappearances cross her path.

Julia's Eyes comes to theaters in 2010 and stars Francesc Orella, Boris Ruiz, Daniel Grao, Clara Segura, Andrea Hermosa, Julia Gutiérrez Caba, Belén Rueda, Lluís Homar. The film is directed by Guillem Morales.

Belén Rueda is starring in Julia's Eyes and also was in The Orphanage which Guillermo del Toro also produced so this is a reteaming so to speak and is looking very promising! This next del Toro production is directed by Guillem Morales (The Uncertain Guest) and Spanish-language trailer has been unveiled for your viewing pleasure, subtitled and all and is very much worth a look.The film also returns cinematographer Óscar Faura.

Julia's Eyes will play as a Special Presentation at the Toronto International Film Festival aka Tiff. Here’s the fest’s description of the film:

Julia, a woman suffering from a degenerative eye disease, finds her blind twin sister Sara hanged in the basement of her house. Julia decides to investigate what she feels is a murder case, entering a dark world that seems to hide a mysterious presence. As Julia begins to uncover the terrifying truth about her sister’s death,...

¿No habla Español? No problem! An English subtitled trailer for the latest Spanish terror tale from producer Guillermo del Toro, Julia's Eyes (Los ojos de Julia), has hit online and we have every insightful second of it for you.

Julia's Eyes is directed by Guillem Morales, who co-write the screenplay along with Oriol Paulo. It is produced by Rodar's Joaquin Padro and Mar Targarona and co-financed by Focus Features Intl. Belen Rueda (The Orphanage) and Lluis Homar (Broken Embraces) are starring in the film, which tells the story of a woman slowly going blind as she investigates the mysterious death of her twin sister.

The film is shot from Julia's Pov, so the scare tactics will include panic attacks as her sight fails. Says [producer] Padro, "The thriller's an excuse to talk about a woman who overcomes her limitations; it's a journey of self-discovery."

Check out the trailer and new stills below.

Attach Guillermo Del Toro’s name to just about anything I’m likely to go see it. The trailer for Julia’s Eyes, directed by Guillem Morales, looks like the creepy, atmospheric horror that del Toro knows how to deliver and help other filmmakers deliver. There’s a shared sensibility he seems to have with Morales just as he had with director Juan Antonio Bayona for The Orphanage. Coincidentally, both films star Belén Rueda.

This promo trailer for Julia’s Eyes does a good job of selling the film, although like most promo trailers it shows a little too much. I wouldn’t go so far as to say its spoilerific, but consider this fair warning. We’ve also included the official synopsis and images from the film after the jump. Julia’s Eyes will play at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, which runs from September 9 – 19th.

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In addition to the previously announced titles, Tiff just keeps adding more great stuff to their line-up.

The most recent announcement (I’m sure there are more to come), includes a couple of interesting titles along with a couple of heavy weights. Up front is Danny Boyle’s story of survival 127 Hours starring James Franco, Casey Affleck’s bizarre biopic/drama I’m Still Here (trailer), Guillem Morales’ great looking Spanish thriller Julia’s Eyes (trailer) and Matt Reeves’ remake Let Me In (trailer).

Other titles which sound promising include Mitch Glazer’s Passion Play, a fable starring Mickey Rourke and sex bomb Megan Fox, Álex de la Iglesia’s insane parody about the Spanish Civil War with clowns The Last Circus and Benoît Jacquot’s Deep in the Woods.

All of the new additions after the break.

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Yep. Matt Reeves' Let Me In is getting the Special Presentation treatment at the Toronto International Film Festival, along with the latest from Danny Boyle, John Sayles, Clint Eastwood and others. Here's today's announcement:

Toronto International Film Festival Adds New Galas And Special Presentations To Its High-calibre Line-up

Toronto - The Toronto International Film Festival announces the exciting addition of two Galas and 18 Special Presentations to this year's line-up, including 14 World Premieres. This year's Festival includes the world premieres of new films by Clint Eastwood, Danny Boyle, John Sayles, Guillem Morales and Stefano Incerti. The Galas and Special Presentations announced today feature on-screen appearances by Matt Damon, James Franco, Jennifer Connelly, Will Ferrell, Keira Knightley, Joaquin Phoenix, Ed Harris, Toni Servillo, Mickey Rourke, Megan Fox, Bill Murray, Charlotte Rampling, Emma Roberts and Eva Mendes.

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The second and final international trailer for the latest Spanish terror tale from producer Guillermo del Toro, Julia's Eyes, has hit online and we have every insightful second of it for you.

Julia's Eyes is directed by Guillem Morales, who co-write the screenplay along with Oriol Paulo. It is produced by Rodar's Joaquin Padro and Mar Targarona and co-financed by Focus Features Intl. Belen Rueda (The Orphanage) and Lluis Homar (Broken Embraces) are starring in the film, which tells the story of a woman slowly going blind as she investigates the mysterious death of her twin sister.

The film is shot from Julia's Pov, so the scare tactics will include panic attacks as her sight fails. Says [producer] Padro, "The thriller's an excuse to talk about a woman who overcomes her limitations; it's a journey of self-discovery."

Check out the trailer below.

Julia's Eyes - Final Spanish Trailer

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It's been called the Cannes of genre cinema an the first wave of programming has been announced for Sitges 2010, a lineup featuring the best in genre film of all types from all around the globe. Here's the full announcement!

The Shining celebrates its 30th anniversary and the 43rd Sitges - International Fantasy Film Festival of Catalonia, that will take place from 7 to 17 October, would like pay homage to it through the image for this year's official poster. The Shining (1980), by Stanley Kubrick, is one of the few undoubtedly classic horror films that still holds up with the passage of time, going beyond the genre and the director himself.

The Festival will also be remembering the 25th anniversary of Back to the Future by Robert Zemeckis, offer a special tribute to the deceased Paul Naschy with the screening of the documentary El hombre que vio llorar a Frankenstein, and will be...

Last week the trailer for the latest Spanish terror tale from producer Guillermo del Toro, Julia's Eyes (or Los ojos de Julia), hit online, and now comes the very first bit of poster art.

Julia's Eyes is directed by Guillem Morales, who co-write the screenplay along with Oriol Paulo. It is produced by Rodar's Joaquin Padro and Mar Targarona and co-financed by Focus Features Intl. Belen Rueda (The Orphanage) and Lluis Homar (Broken Embraces) are starring in the film, which tells the story of a woman slowly going blind as she investigates the mysterious death of her twin sister.

The film is shot from Julia's Pov, so the scare tactics will include panic attacks as her sight fails. Says [producer] Padro, "The thriller's an excuse to talk about a woman who overcomes her limitations; it's a journey of self-discovery."

Check out the latest artwork below courtesy of Latin Horror.

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The trailer for the latest Spanish terror tale from producer Guillermo del Toro, Julia's Eyes, has hit online, but beware gringos ... it's in Spanish only for now.

Julia's Eyes is directed by Guillem Morales, who co-write the screenplay along with Oriol Paulo. It is produced by Rodar's Joaquin Padro and Mar Targarona and co-financed by Focus Features Intl. Belen Rueda (The Orphanage) and Lluis Homar (Broken Embraces) are starring in the film, which tells the story of a woman slowly going blind as she investigates the mysterious death of her twin sister.

The film is shot from Julia's Pov, so the scare tactics will include panic attacks as her sight fails. Says [producer] Padro, "The thriller's an excuse to talk about a woman who overcomes her limitations; it's a journey of self-discovery."

Check out the Spanish trailer below.

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Antena 3 has dropped the exclusive first international trailer for Universal Pictures' Julia's Eyes. Directed by Guillem Morales, and produced by Guillermo del Toro, the film tells the story of a woman slowly going blind as she investigates the mysterious death of her twin sister. "Eyes" is shot from Julia's Pov, so the scare tactics include panic attacks as the protag's sight fails. Belen Rueda (The Orphanage) and Lluis Homar (Broken Embraces) both star. Julia returns to Bellevue with her husband to visit her sister Sarah, who is near blind due to a degenerative illness for which she has unsuccessfully undergone surgery. When they arrive, Julia finds that Sarah has taken her own life and none of her mysterious neighbors seem to be all that surprised. More...

Universal's international arm has released the first trailer for Julia's Eyes from director Guillem Morales. Guillermo Del Toro helped brings this Spanish thriller to the screen, he serves as a producer. Belen Rueda ( The Orphanage ) and Lluis Homar ( Broken Embraces ) star in this story of a woman slowly going blind as she investigates the mysterious death of her twin sister. Good teaser below. Just click play...

Jose here with the Monday Monologue.

At the beginning of Broken Embraces, Harry Caine (Lluís Homar) the protagonist, who is blind, asks a woman he met on the street to describe herself.

After a lush description that highlights her beauty without exaggerating, they proceed to have sex. The woman fascinated by the way he listened, the man yearning what he has lost.

Then, straight out of a pulpy noir he narrates his lifestory,

I always wanted to be another person, to be someone beside myself. To dispose of a single identity didn’t seem enough. Living a single life wasn’t enough for me. And half-joking, I came up with a pseudonym for myself, Harry Caine, an adventurer who, as fate would have it, became a writer. At that time, I had him author all the scripts and stories that I wrote. For many years, Mateo Blanco and Harry Caine shared the same person,...

Pedro Almodovar went from being the height of daring and sexy art house cinema to an Oscar favorite and old hand. As Noah Cross would say like whores and ugly buildings Almodovar has been around long enough to be respectable. He has won his foreign film for All About My Mother, Talk to Her netted him an Oscar for his screenplay, and Penelope Cruz has won one for her acting (albeit for her work in a Woody Allen film - regardless, it was a career win). Their relationship has run over four movies, so it’s not exactly a De Niro/Scorsese type relationship, but there’s obviously chemistry there. In Broken Embraces the two reunite to tell the story of a mistress (Cruz) and a writer/director (Lluis Homar) and their tragic love story. My review of Broken Embraces after the jump.

Almodovar has a great love for Douglas Sirkian melodrama and Alfred Hitchcock,...

DVD Playhouse: March 2010

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Precious: Based On The Novel “Push” By Sapphire (Lionsgate) In-your-face, but undeniably powerful film that follows the plight of an overweight inner-city teen (Gabourey Sidbe, a real find) who must deal with an abusive mother (Mo’Nique, in a career-making turn for which she won a most-deserved Best Supporting Actress Oscar), a baby born of her abusive, and absent, father, and trying to survive day-to-day with few people to offer her help, save for a sympathetic teacher (Paula Patton) in a special ed program. Director/producer Lee Daniels, a former personal manager/producer-turned-filmmaker, brings a kitchen sink authenticity to the proceedings, along with a cast of famous powerhouse performers, who manage to disappear into their roles. Tough stuff, but not to be missed. Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay (Geoffrey Fletcher). Bonuses: Commentary by Daniels; Featurettes; Interviews with Sapphire and Daniels; Deleted scene. Widescreen. Dolby 5.1 surround.

Pedro Almodovar has a knack for creating visceral films all the more powerful for appealing to the viewer's simpler capabilities. Talk to Her offered a story about the incredible power of speech and how it can connect people while driving others apart. In a similar method, Broken Embraces defines a man by his sight, taking note of the dichotomy between who he was and who he became before and after he lost the ability to see. Told in a mixture of past and present timelines, former filmmaker Mateo recounts the once-in-a-lifetime affair that ended his career as a legendary director, wherein he adopted the name Harry Caine. It's a twisted love story told through stunning cinematography and excellent performances by an incredible cast; about what you'd expect from an Almodovar film.

Lena (Penelope Cruz) is in love with her director Mateo (Lluis Homar), married to its producer Ernesto Martel (Jose...

Another terrific movie from Pedro Almodóvar, two very different animated releases, and one of last year's best movies that you most likely didn't see, all new on DVD this week.

If the movie-within-the-movie of Broken Embraces looks familiar, it's just because director Pedro Almodóvar is restaging scenes from his classic screwball farce Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown. But Embraces is no comedy, instead dealing with the doomed love affair between a filmmaker (Lluís Homar) and his leading lady (Penélope Cruz, in the role for which she should have gotten her Oscar nod this year), who happens to be the mistress of the billionaire funding the movie they're making.

While it's not at the level of such immortal Almodóvar movies as All About My Mother or Law of Desire, Broken Embraces is nonetheless a gorgeous piece of work, loaded with great performances and homages to the auteur's favorite movies.

Chicago – Very few directors have known how to utilize a star more effectively than the way Pedro Almodovar has turned Penelope Cruz from a gorgeous face into one of our best working actresses. Just the two films she’s made recently with Pedro - “Volver” and the new-to-dvd “Broken Embraces” - would earn her that title. “Broken Embraces” may not be perfect Pedro but sub-par Almodovar is still required viewing for all cineasts.

Blu-Ray Rating: 4.0/5.0

“Broken Embraces” may not be quite the masterpiece that was the director’s “Talk to Her” or “Volver” but it is a far better film than one might think based on its general dismissal during its small theatrical release at the end of 2009, especially in HD. Very few directors have the colorful eye of Almodovar, a man made for 1080p.

Wildly self-referential and genre-hopping, “Broken Embraces” is a confidently directed slice of self-examination through the world of noir,...