Sofia Coppola: ‘I never wanted Elvis to be a villain’
The youngest filmmaker to ever win an Oscar for Best Director captures the life of Elvis Presley’s wife in ‘Priscilla’ and recounts her family’s lessons — and her own struggle for independence
The youngest filmmaker to ever win an Oscar for Best Director captures the life of Elvis Presley’s wife in ‘Priscilla’ and recounts her family’s lessons — and her own struggle for independence
One of the curators of a powerful exhibition on slavery organized by the famous Netherlands institution in 2021 reflects on that process, decolonization and the change of perspective in art
More than a dozen people tell EL PAÍS about how they lost time, enthusiasm, work and a lot of money by believing the false million-dollar promises made by an alleged producer of movies and TV series. The Spanish and Swiss authorities are investigating him, but his death cannot be confirmed
Recent projects like ‘C.O.W.L.’, which focuses on the labor struggle of people with superpowers, put a spotlight on the myriad comics changing up the standard storylines of Marvel and DC icons
More and more artists have denounced that this technology is absorbing their works — without authorization — to learn how to imitate them. Meanwhile, the EU is preparing new regulations surrounding AI, as the U.N. held its first conference on the matter
The man who directed films such as ‘Seven’ and ‘Zodiac’ has released his latest film: ‘The Killer.’ In an interview with EL PAÍS, he reflects on his cinematographic technique, his fascination with criminal minds, his terrible experience directing ‘Alien 3′ and his reputation for being tough on set
A new edition of Martin Handford’s ‘Where’s Waldo?’ being published in Spain demonstrates the eternal appeal of a simple formula involving drawings, paper, and concentration
Bill Willingham announced that his best-known and most successful work now belongs to everyone, in protest of the mistreatment he claims to have suffered from the publisher, which is threatening to take ‘necessary action’
The ultra-conservative government says the director ‘hates her country’ for her portrayal of the humanitarian crisis on the Belarusian border in the film ‘Green Border,’ which has enjoyed box-office success
Agnieszka Holland’s powerful ‘Green Border’ and Matteo Garrone’s uneven ‘Io Capitano’ shine a spotlight on those who leave Syria or Senegal bound for a continent that is now turning its back on them, while Ava DuVernay’s ‘Origin’ is outrageous in its condescension
The director of ‘Hollywoodgate,’ which is being screened at the Venice Film Festival, reached an agreement with the fundamentalists to film inside the Afghan regime for a year
Pietro Castellitto, the Arriaga brothers and Olmo Schnabel all presented films, hoping to follow in the footsteps of Sofia Coppola
‘Foremost by Night,’ Víctor Iriarte’s first feature film, wins critics over with the brave tale of two women and a child without a past. The short film ‘Aitana’, a restored version of Saura’s ‘The Hunt’ and a documentary on ‘Guernica’ round out the festival’s Spanish film offerings
Well-known Italian actor Pierfrancesco Favino sparked a debate after he lamented that Michael Mann’s film chose Adam Driver to play Enzo Ferrari instead of a local performer
‘Coup de Chance,’ Allen’s 50th film, shows he still has a lot to offer, while ‘Priscilla’ presents a delicate but imperfect portrait of Elvis Presley’s marriage
‘The Killer’ slays the Venice Film Festival with the revenge of a professional killer and his first doubts. ‘The Beast’ and ‘The Theory of Everything’ round out a great day at the Mostra
The sports thriller ‘Ferrari’ – directed by Michael Mann – falls short of expectations, despite a star-studded cast consisting of Adam Driver and Penélope Cruz, as well as an adrenaline-pumping plot. Meanwhile, the action film ‘Dogman,’ by Luc Besson, surprised audiences at the Venice Film Festival
Pablo Larraín’s ‘El Conde’ achieves the difficult feat of building a satire around the dictator and his impact on modern-day Chile without trivializing him or forgetting his atrocities
The 80th edition of the world’s oldest cinema exhibition gets underway with no actors to walk the red carpet
The multitude of new platforms and formats feeds into the creation of fictional universes, with dozens of different plots ready to host users. But, an expert warns, ‘as fantastic as these worlds are, they must also remain credible’
A documentary about the legendary Marvel scriptwriter and editor reinforces the disputed legend that he single-handedly invented icons such as Spiderman and the Hulk, and undervalues the creative work of Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko
EL PAÍS has put together a collection of various icons of cruelty — hailing from cinema, literature and comic books — to craft a portrait of the ideal nemesis. We take a look at why the public adores these villains even more than heroes
Dozens of artists, including big names like Neil Gaiman and Kurt Busiek, have spoken out about the difficult working conditions and health problems they have suffered in the industry
The filmmaker talks to EL PAÍS about ‘Guardians of the Galaxy,’ his plans for the DC universe and how the creative process has helped him as a person
A new essay examines the unstoppable advance of digital adventures and their impact in society, highlighting the increasingly risky and experimental creations and analyzing the main pitfalls of the field
In ‘The Son,’ the Australian star plays a father coping with work, a love life and raising a teenager in crisis
In ‘All the Beauty and the Bloodshed,” the director, who already won the statuette with ‘Citizenfour’, follows photographer Nan Goldin and her fight against the Sackler family, producers of the drug OxyContin