Almodóvar
Almodovar withdraws from English film project with Blanchett
Oscar-winning Spanish director Pedro Almodovar has withdrawn from directing his first English-language feature "A Manual for Cleaning Women" starring Cate Blanchett with production to continue without him, his brother confirmed on Sept. 13.
Almodovar recognized with Venice film festival lifetime award
Legendary Spanish director Pedro Almodovar won the Golden Lion lifetime achievement award at the Venice Film Festival Aug. 29, calling the recognition an "act of poetic justice."