Operation Screenshot (Films of the 2000s): Pedro Almodovar's Hable con ella (Talk to Her) 2002

Artist and Muse #12

Just a reminder that the newest Almodovar film, VOLVER, hits dvd tomorrow. Penelope Cruz decided she wanted to be an actress after seeing Almodovar's TIE ME UP TIE ME DOWN as a teenager and their partnership has been a notable one. VOLVER is a fine film with an incredible performance by Cruz whom, in my eyes, should have won the Oscar this year for it.
The disc features a commentary with Almodovar and Cruz, along with an extended interview with the actress discussing her relationship with her favorite director.
Also available now is the great box set VIVA PEDRO which features 8 of Almodovar's finest.

Almodovar's Broken Embraces Announced for DVD

Pedro Almodovar's terrific Broken Embraces has been announced for DVD and Blu-Ray with a release date of March 16th. I'm happy to see the disc will come with some solid extras including a short film called "The Cannibalistic Councillor", a Q&A with star Penelope Cruz and two documentaries. I know the film had some naysayers but, as with pretty much every other Almodovar film, I really fell in love with it. I especially admired that it was a little looser (for lack of a better word) than Pedro's recent output and I like that it wasn't quite as controlled as say All About My Mother, Talk To Her or Volver. Also, I can't praise Penelope Cruise enough as she amazingly gets better and better with each film (and she was pretty damn good to begin with). Anyway, I wanted to give a heads-up on the disc for any fans that might have missed it in theaters.