Why have Hollywood blockbusters become so gray?
‘The Odyssey’ is the latest example of an epic movie that, in contrast to the vibrant technicolor of the past, has opted for dark, flat colors to reflect the times we live in
Destruction, a runaway budget and a monumental set nobody noticed: ‘Les Amants du Pont-Neuf’, the classic film that almost wasn’t made
If the movie by French cinema darling Leos Carax had never completed production, it would be the stuff of legend today, just like ‘Dune’ or ‘I, Claudius’
Godard and war: How 20th-century armed conflicts triggered a revolution in cinema
The ‘Fraternity of Metaphors’ exhibition brings together more than 300 exhibits at La Virreina in Barcelona on the filmmaker and the influence on his work of armed conflict in places like Spain, Palestine and Bosnia
Richard Linklater: ‘Film and rock were the fundamental passions of my generation. I don’t know if that’s still the case today’
The director of ‘Before Sunrise’ and ‘Boyhood’ is a leading figure in American independent cinema. His latest film, ‘Nouvelle Vague,’ was released in late-2025 and is a tribute to Godard, one of his idols
From Jean Seberg to Catherine Deneuve: The muses of the French New Wave who changed cinema and fashion forever
To mark the release of Richard Linklater’s new film ‘Nouvelle Vague,’ which recreates the making of ‘Breathless,’ EL PAÍS has compiled a list of the actresses who defined an aesthetic and cultural vision that continues to influence trends six decades later
The infinite vertigo of Brigitte Bardot
The actress did not hide from the world after leaving the film industry; her interviews and public statements were as frequent as they were impactful
Jean-Luc Godard like you’ve never seen him: The pioneer of cinema’s hidden passion for visual arts
Oporto’s Serralves Foundation has opened an exhibition on the previously unknown artwork of the legendary French New Wave filmmaker
Jane Birkin, the ‘pin-up without curves’ who conquered auteur film
In the wake of May 1968, France embraced the smiling British actress with open arms. She began her career starring in lighthearted comedies and went on to work with Godard, Rivette, Tavernier and Agnès Varda
‘Brainwashed: Sex, Camera and Power’: The documentary that analyzes cinema’s toxic male gaze
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Independent director Nina Menkes’s film triumphed at the Sundance Film Festival. Now her dissection of women’s sexualization in the movies can be seen on TCM
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