Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodovar exploded onto the international cinema scene with his 1988 feature-length comedy Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios , and quickly became arguably the most important Spanish filmmaker of his time.

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After all, many of today's big stars were still rising stars in 2000. Penelope Cruz , nominated this year for " Nine ," was still building her acting career in 2000, having just wrapped one of her first major films, "All the Pretty Horses," with Matt Damon.

'CONTROL IS NOT a really good friend of acting" says Penelope Cruz over a late afternoon cranberry juice at the Chateau Marmont hotel in Los Angeles.

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Sunday, January 17, 2010 10:43 p.m. Vote 0 Votes To know Pedro Almodovar is to understand the Spanish filmmaker's unabashed love for the world of cinema.

"Broken Embraces" is a uniquely Pedro Almodovar motion picture experience. The primary colors explode, his nods to beloved films of the past amuse, sex is on every character's mind and Penelope Cruz never looked so lovely.

Perdro Almodovar's 17th feature is a melodrama tinged with humor, starring Penelope Cruz .

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Many pundits are predicting PedroAlmodovar victories at the upcoming Golden Globes and Critics Choice Movie Awards where his latest release, "Broken Embraces," starring his muse, Penelope Cruz , is competing for best foreign language film.

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Who knew Dame Judi Dench could sing? And well, at that. The Academy Award winner who specializes in playing fierce, matronly women belts out a number in the entertaining and glitzy - if not entirely satisfying - big-screen adaptation of the Tony Award-winning "Nine," whose cast features probably more Oscar winners than any movie ever made.

"Nine" opens with Fellini-esque Italian director Guido lamenting the fragility of the visions he strives to capture on celluloid.

Arnold Schwarzenegger shows his lighter side in this jolly Yuletide comedy. He plays an overworked father who scrambles to find the perfect gift for his son on Christmas Eve.

The cast of this film is outstanding, full of huge stars who perform large production numbers.

Penelope Cruz and Pedro Almodovar last teamed for "Volver," a haunting drama of mothers and daughters that earned Cruz her first Oscar nomination.

'Broken Embraces,' with Penelope Cruz, Lluis Homar, Blanca Portillo, Jose Luis Gomez, Ruben Ochandiano, Tamar Novas.

Penelope Cruz will tell you she is not from another world. Don't believe her. Winner of an Oscar in the spring for her ball-of-fire performance as a bisexual, bipolar artist in Woody Allen's "Vicky Cristina Barcelona," Cruz says that Audrey Hepburn and Marilyn Monroe - they were the creatures from beyond Earth's sphere.

The actress plays an actress in Pedro Almodvar's latest film. After saying "yes" to Pedro Almodvar three times before playing a prostitute, a pregnant nun with AIDS, and a woman who keeps her dead husband in a freezer in the films "Live Flesh," "All About My Mother," and "Volver" Penlope Cruz agreed to star in the Spanish director's latest film, ...

Penelope Cruz and Pedro Almodovar last teamed for "Volver," a haunting drama of mothers and daughters that earned Cruz her first Oscar nomination.