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Netflix ha anunciado El problema final, una serie whodunit que combina thriller y misterio en un envolvente contexto de época, adaptada del bestseller homónimo del autor español Arturo Pérez-Reverte.

El problema final se sitúa en la primavera de 1959, cuando trece huéspedes quedan aislados en un hotel de un islote frente a la costa de Mallorca. Entre ellos se encuentra Elisa Mander, una enigmática turista británica que pronto aparece muerta en circunstancias sospechosas. Es entonces cuando Basil, un actor retirado que en otro tiempo encarnó en la gran pantalla al mismísimo Sherlock Holmes, se verá convertido, casi por azar, en el encargado de desentrañar lo ocurrido.

La miniserie de 5 episodios cuenta con un reparto coral de lujo, encabezado por Jose Coronado (Puntos suspensivos), María Valverde (3 metros sobre el cielo), Martiño Rivas (Las chicas del cable), Maribel Verdú (Cuando nadie nos ve...

Not so long time ago, in a galaxy not so far away, Alfonso Cuarón was unintentionally influencing the future of the Star Wars franchise.

Andor star Diego Luna recently recalled that Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) director Gareth Edwards originally pitched him on the film by comparing his vision to Cuarón’s Y tu mamá también (2001), which starred a young Luna.

“I’ve been a Star Wars fan since I was a kid. I grew up with the first trilogy and became a fanatic,” he explained to Vanity Fair of how he ended up going from mostly indie projects to the Disney franchise. “I played Jedi with my cousins, although I must admit that part of me was always drawn to the dark side. I can’t deny that. I was the smallest of all my friends, and I went crazy playing Star Wars.

“The director of Rogue One came to see me,...

Spoiled Gen Z rich kids have a destructive queer romance while partying, doing drugs, and committing ludicrous crimes in the insufferable Pet Shop Days, which ticks every box on the checklist for terrible films. It's hard to believe that Hollywood stalwarts Willem Dafoe, Peter Sarsgaard, and Maribel Verdú play supporting roles in this dreck. There had to be a massive disconnect between the scripted material and what was filmed (multiple years ago) and then clumsily cobbled together in post-production. Pet Shop Days achieves that rare feat of having nothing positive to write about. The story, acting, and filmmaking on display are abysmal. MovieWeb doesn't have a tier for zero stars, but Pet Shop Days comes close.

In Mexico City, Alejandro (Darío Yazbek Bernal) lies in bed with his mother, Karla (Maribel Verdú) — insert ewww here — before an important family dinner. Neither wants to attend a birthday celebration for Alejandro's father,...

Pet Shop Days, written by Jack Irv, Olmo Schnabel, and Galen Core and directed by Schnabel in his debut, features a protagonist so unlikable, so emotionally ugly it’s almost to be admired. Alejandro (Darío Yazbek Bernal) is a rich Mexican kid and poster child for Freud: he hates his father (Jordi Mollà) and loves his mother (Maribel Verdú). There’s very little subtext in this film. The themes are as abrasive as the neon lights in any one of the many, many scenes set in strip clubs and underground drug dens hidden in the shadowy parts of New York City.

When Alejandro makes a deeply irrational mistake that nearly kills his mother, he runs to the United States, living off dwindling credit and short-term scams. He befriends Jack (Jack Irv), a gullible, aloof young man who quickly falls for Alejandro’s marginal charm. Jack’s parents (Emmanuelle Seigner...

With an ever-expanding library, Netflix offers an overwhelming number of choices, making it difficult to separate the truly great films from the forgettable ones. While new releases often dominate the spotlight, many exceptional films remain buried under the sheer volume of content. Whether they are underrated gems, overlooked classics, or simply films that haven’t received the attention they deserve, these movies stand out amidst the mediocrity.

That’s where we come in. This list is designed to help you cut through the clutter and discover some great films on Netflix that you can watch right now; carefully selected to ensure your time is spent on something truly worthwhile. So, if you’re tired of endlessly scrolling and unsure what to watch next, let this be your guide.

1. Grave of the Fireflies (1988) | Director: Isao Takahata

Grave of the Fireflies remains one of the most profound anti-war films ever made, a...

New York icon Martin Scorsese is revealing his go-to films set in the Big Apple.

The auteur curated the screening series “Living, Breathing New York” for the Roxy Cinema, which features screenings of four of his favorite NYC movies out of a full list of Scorsese’s 32 favorite New York movies he’s created and which IndieWire is proud to share below.

“Living, Breathing New York” is curated by Scorsese in celebration of the new release of Olmo Schnabel’s NYC-set thriller, “Pet Shop Days,” which Scorsese executive produced. The film premieres March 15 at the Roxy Cinema in New York, and stars Dario Yazbek Bernal and Jack Irv as two lovers whose whirlwind romance sends them down a rabbit hole of drugs and depravity in Manhattan’s underworld. Willem Dafoe (who starred in Olmo Schnabel‘s father Julian Schnabel’s Vincent Van Gogh biopic “At Eternity’s Gate”), Emmanuelle Seigner, Peter Sarsgaard,...

Off the back of a busy European Film Market, leading Spanish sales agent Latido Films has picked up Gracia Querejeta’s tenth feature, “The Good Luck,” screening in competition at this year’s Malaga Film Festival.

“The Good Luck,” based on leading Spanish novelist Rosa Montero’s title of the same name, turns on Pablo, who decides to get off the train at a seedy town and buy an old, run-down apartment across the tracks to begin a new life as if he weren’t the renowned architect he actually is. He might be running away from someone, or something, or even from himself. Everything in town seems to be stagnating except for Raluca, an optimistic woman open to any surprises that might change her life for the better. She’s decided to trust her luck, even if life hasn’t always been kind to her.

Latido managing director Antonio Saura describes the film as,...

La ciudad hispalense acogió el preestreno del nuevo thriller de Enrique Urbizu. © mundoCine

Hoy se estrena en Max el primero de los ocho episodios de su serie original Cuando nadie nos ve, pero los afortunados que asistieron ayer a la première en Sevilla ya pudieron disfrutar de un adelanto con sus dos primeros capítulos. La serie, rodada principalmente en Morón de la Frontera, eligió el Multicines Odeón Plaza de Armas para este evento.

Maribel Verdú, Mariela Garriga y Austin Amelio, protagonistas de la ficción, han pasado por el photocall para la prensa junto al director Enrique Urbizu, acompañados de gran parte del reparto.

Nosotros no nos lo hemos perdido y hemos estado en el photocall para traeros imágenes exclusivas de la noche:

Maribel Verdú en el photocall de la première de Cuando nadie nos ve en Sevilla, el 6 de marzo de 2025, en los cines Odeón Plaza de Armas | Marta Medina...

The Spanish crime drama follows a Civil Guard sergeant and a U.S. Army agent as they uncover dark secrets in a small town.

Time to head to Spain - at least on screen. “When No One Sees Us” is Max’s first-ever Spanish-language original, and it’s diving straight into a world of crime, corruption, and long-buried secrets. Set during Holy Week in Morón de la Frontera, the show follows a Civil Guard sergeant and a U.S. Army special agent as they investigate two separate cases - only to realize they’re tangled in the same dangerous web. With Maribel Verdú (“The Flash”) and Mariela Garriga (“Mission: Impossible 7”) leading the cast, plus an early film festival debut that turned heads, this one’s got all the makings of a must-watch thriller. “When No One Sees Us” premieres Friday, March 7, on Max, with new episodes dropping weekly.

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Max’s highly anticipated Spanish original series “When No One Sees Us” (“Cuando Nadie Nos Ve”) will premiere internationally on March 7 in all territories where the platform is currently available.

Directed by celebrated filmmaker and screenwriter Enrique Urbizu and starring Spanish icon Maribel Verdú, Mariela Garriga and Austin Amelio (“The Walking Dead”), the Max Original promises to be a standout in the realm of Spanish crime dramas.

The series, which previewed at the 2024 San Sebastián Film Festival, has garnered local critics’ praise. Based on the book of the same name by Sergio Sarria, its story unfolds during Holy Week 2024, where the American way of life at the U.S. Army airbase coexists almost entirely separate from the deep-rooted traditions of Andalusia.

There, Civil Guard sergeant Lucía Gutiérrez (Verdú) investigates the unusual and hyper-violent suicide of a leading local figure and other strange events during the first Holy Week procession. Meanwhile, Magaly...

Set during Holy Week in southern Spain, the series blends mystery with political intrigue.

Spanish crime dramas always bring a certain edge - moody, atmospheric, and packed with slow-burning tension that pulls you in before you even realize it. And “When No One Sees Us” looks like it’s taking that to another level. The first Max Original scripted series from Spain drops us into the heart of “deep Spain,” where a Civil Guard sergeant and a U.S. Army special agent find themselves unraveling two cases that might be more connected than they ever expected. Set against the backdrop of Holy Week in Morón de la Frontera, the show dives into small-town secrets, military intrigue, and crimes that blur the line between the personal and the political. Here’s everything you need to know about “When No One Sees Us” before it premieres on Friday, March 7 on Max.

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Warner Bros. Discovery has announced the movies, TV shows and live sports that will be available on the Max streaming service in March. The Max March 2025 lineup includes the fourth and final season of The Righteous Gemstones, the documentary series Celtics City, and the A24 Films Heretic, Sing Sing and Queer.

The schedule includes the Spanish-language series When No One Sees Us, the reality series Paul American and the Original film The Parenting. Max subscribers will also be able to stream the 2025 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship.

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The eight-episode season premieres on March 7 and episodes will debut weekly.

When No One Sees Us explores a series of crimes in the political and cultural frontier of so-called “deep Spain,” and one of the largest U.S. military bases abroad, during the celebration of Holy...

“Pet Shop Days” captures those reckless nights where it feels like anything can happen — and quite often, anything and everything does.

Olmo Schnabel’s directorial debut premiered at the 2024 Venice Film Festival, and has a star-studded cast to boot. Schnabel, the son of artist and filmmaker Julian Schnabel, co-wrote the film with lead star Jack Irv and Galen Core.

The official synopsis reads: “In an act of desperation, impulsive black sheep Alejandro (Dario Yazbek Bernal) flees his home in Mexico. On the run from his unforgiving father, Alejandro finds himself in New York City, where he meets Jack (Jack Irv), a college-age pet store employee with similar parental baggage. Together the two enter a whirlwind romance sending them down the rabbit hole of drugs and depravity in Manhattan’s underworld. When Alejandro’s past threatens to catch up with him, Jack is forced to choose between his family and a life on the run.

Premiering back at the 2023 Venice Film Festival, Olmo Schnabel’s directorial debut Pet Shop Days went on to play at Chicago International Festival, SXSW, and more. The drama, which is backed by Martin Scorsese, Jeremy O. Harris, Michel Franco, and more as executive producers, will now finally come to theaters next month courtesy of Utopia. Ahead of screenings in NYC at Roxy Cinema on March 15 and in Los Angeles at Now Instant Image Hall on March 28, the new trailer and poster arrived for the film starring Dario Yazbek Bernal, Jack Irv, Willem Dafoe, Peter Sarsgaard, Maribel Verdú, Jordi Mollà, Camille Rowe, Emmanuelle Seigner, and Louis Cancelmi.

Here’s the synopsis: “In an act of desperation, impulsive black sheep Alejandro flees his home in Mexico. On the run from his unforgiving father, Alejandro finds himself in New York City where he meets Jack, a college age pet store employee with similar parental baggage.

Y Tu Mamá También Steamy Scene (Photo Credit – Netflix)

For film aficionados, very few things compare to the thrill of stumbling upon a hidden gem on Netflix.

Sure, keeping up with the latest releases, whether it’s a top-ranked action comedy like ‘Back in Action’ or an acclaimed animated hit like ‘Into the Spider-Verse’ sounds exciting, but nothing beats the satisfaction of discovering an underrated masterpiece buried in the depths of the streaming library.

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Two films – local hits The 47 and Undercover – shared the best film prize at Spain’s Goya awards on Saturday night (February 8).

The 47 began the ceremony with 14 nominations and won five awards including best film, supporting actress and actor (Clara Segura and Salva Reina), production design, and special effects.

Arantxa Echevarría’s Undercover received 13 nominations and won best film and best actress for Carolina Yuste.

Produced and distributed by The Mediapro Studio, Marcel Barrena’s The 47 is a social drama about a bus driver fighting for rights in a marginalised area of Barcelona, mainly populated by immigrants from Andalusia during Spain...

Un thriller a pleno sol. © Max

Max ha compartido el primer tráiler de su serie original española Cuando nadie nos ve, dirigida por Enrique Urbizu (No habrá paz para los malvados).

Basada en la novela homónima de Sergio Sarria, Cuando nadie nos ve se sitúa durante la Semana Santa de 2024 en Morón de la Frontera, un pueblo sevillano situado junto a una base estadounidense, donde conviven con naturalidad la forma de vida americana con las tradiciones de la Andalucía profunda. Lucía Gutiérrez (Maribel Verdú) es una sargento de la Guardia Civil que investiga el insólito suicidio de un vecino y unos extraños sucesos ocurridos durante la primera procesión de Semana Santa. Magaly Castillo (Mariela Garriga) es una agente especial del ejército de Estados Unidos enviada a la base de Morón para averiguar el paradero de un soldado americano desaparecido que parece estar relacionado con los negocios ocultos del Coronel Seamus...

"We think we're safe from everything... when no one sees us. In fact, that's when we're most vulnerable." Max has revealed an official trailer for a new Max Original Spanish-language series titled When No One Sees Us, ready for streaming in March. The series explores a series of crimes in the political and cultural frontier of so-called "deep Spain," also connected to one of the largest U.S. military bases abroad and its personnel, during the celebration of Holy Week in Morón de la Frontera (Seville). This was made entirely in Spain by a full Spanish production team, but is being launched as a US series in the next few months - and some of it is in English anyway. Because it involves this U.S. military base and shady people from there. Two women are united by an investigation that will unravel the darkest secrets. Set in Morón de la Frontera,...

The Max Original Spanish-language series When No One Sees Us, the first Max Original scripted series from Spain, debuts on Friday, March 7. The series was directed by Enrique Urbizu and stars Maribel Verdú and Mariela Garriga.

When No One Sees Us explores a series of crimes in the political and cultural frontier of so-called “deep Spain,” and one of the largest U.S. military bases abroad, during the celebration of Holy Week in Morón de la Frontera (Seville).

The eight-episode series will premiere weekly on Max. When No One Sees Us debuted at the San Sebastian International Film Festival in 2024.

Produced by Zeta Studios for Warner Bros. Discovery in Spain and based on the novel of the same name by Sergio Sarria, the series stars Maribel Verdú (The Flash) and Mariela Garriga (Mission Impossible 7 and 8) alongside Austin Amelio, Ben Temple (Upon Entry) and Dani Rovira (Spanish Affair).

The series...

The Flash stood every chance of being a great comic book movie. After Zack Snyder's divisive approach to the Scarlet Speedster, filmmaker Andy Muschietti looked set to get the hero back on track and team him up with Michael Keaton's iconic Batman. 

Unfortunately, the movie didn't work. Whether it was Ezra Miller's personal issues overshadowing the character, his zany performance/s, or a lot of bad CGI, The Flash failed to strike a chord with audiences. Even after decent reviews, it flopped with $271 million worldwide. 

While it would be incorrect to say The Flash movie was in the shadow of The CW's The Flash, there was an awful lot that TV show did better than Warner Bros.' big screen effort. 

After playing Reverse-Flash and a multitude of different characters during his stint working on the series, Tom Cavanagh knows his stuff when it comes to...

The Brothers Grimm tale of Snow White is back in the zeitgeist again with the upcoming Disney live-action remake, but there have been many non-Disney adaptations of the story in Hollywood history that have flown under the radar. One such example is Pablo Berger's 2012 film Blancanieves. This film takes the premise of Snow White and sets it in Spain within a much darker and realer setting. Starring Macarena García as Carmen (Snow White), Maribel Verdú as her evil stepmother Encarna, and Daniel Giménez Cacho as Carmen's father Antonio, Blancanieves is one of the strangest, most surreal fairy tale adaptations out there and definitely worth a watch.

The 2025 Spanish Academy Goya Award nominations were unveiled today, where the big surprise was Pedro Almodóvar’s “The Room Next Door” being left out of the competition’s best picture category.

Although the film won’t compete for the ceremony’s top honor, its director and both his lead actors, Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore, all received individual nods, Almodóvar for best director and the two performers for best actress.

Titles selected for this year’s best feature category include Marcel Barrena’s “El 47” – the most nominated with 14 nods – “La Estrella Azul” by Javier Macipe, “Saturn Return” from Isaki Lacuesta and Pol Rodríguez, “Unddercover” from Arantxa Echevarría and “A House on Fire” by Dani de la Orden.

In the best director category, Almodóvar will face off against Goya regulars, including “Saturn Return” co-directors Isaki Lacuesta and Pol Rodríguez, “Undercover’s” Arantxa Echevarría (2019 best new director winner for “Carmen y Lola...

Venom: The Last Dance Box Office (North America): Beats The Flash (Photo Credit – Instagram/YouTube)

Tom Hardy proves his star power to Ezra Miller and their film The Flash. Hardy-led Venom: The Last Dance has surpassed the DC film’s entire box office run in North America. Venom 3 is performing decently at the box office as it keeps reaching new milestones. Last weekend, it crossed the $300 million mark globally, and now this feat at the domestic box office. Scroll below for the numbers.

The Flash was released in 2023 and was the first solo movie of Ezra Miller’s DC character. It featured Sasha Calle, Michael Shannon, Ron Livingston, Maribel Verdú, Kiersey Clemons, Antje Traue, and Michael Keaton. Barry travels back in time to prevent his mother’s death and gets stuck in an alternate past. The film reportedly had a budget of $200-$220 million and was shrouded with controversies.

Warner Bros. Discovery’s Max streaming service is looking to serve audiences in Spain with a mix of original drama series, documentaries and entertainment shows, a top executive of the entertainment giant told a spotlight session at the Iberseries & Platino Industria conference and market in Madrid on Tuesday.

Alberto Carullo, Max vp local original production Iberia & Italy at Warner Bros. Discovery, appeared at a Tuesday session of the Spanish- and Portuguese-language TV conference and market in the Spanish capital.

When asked to highlight some of the 12 Spanish originals that the company has said are in various stages of production or development, he started off with Enrique Urbizu’s crime thriller When Nobody Sees Us, Max’s first Spanish original, which received a sneak peak at the San Sebastian Film Festival. The show is driven by the two female protagonists — Magaly Castillo, a U.S. military police lieutenant, arriving at the Army Air Force base,...

“It’s not TV,” HBO used to claim of itself. Watching the first 12 minutes made public of Enrique Urbizu’s crime thriller “When No One Sees Us,” Max’s first Spanish original sneak-peaked at San Sebastián Festival Monday morning, the legendary HBO slogan came to mind.

Rather than TV, the scenes are pure cinema of the highest order.

In them, a man, Antonio Jiménez, 38, dressed in a white ceremonial robe, kneels, draws a sword, carefully places it to his abdomen, and commits hari-kari.

Then a float of the local virgin edges down a street of whitewashed houses on the first day of Holy Week, in the village of Morón de la Frontera, Andalusia, southern Spain. When it stops, a young man emerges from the packed rows of penitents carrying it and, now out in the street, hallucinates that fellow black-hooded penitents and then the float itself levitate high in the sky.

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His Three Daughters is a comedy-drama film written and directed by Azazel Jacobs. The Netflix film revolves around three estranged sisters as they reunite in New York City to take care of their ailing father but soon they find themselves fighting with each other due to their past issues and current predicament. His Three Daughter stars Elizabeth Olsen, Carrie Coon, and Natasha Lyonne in the lead roles with Jay O. Sanders, Jovan Adepo, Rudy Galvan, Jose Febus, and Jasmine Bracey starring in supporting roles. So, if you loved the heartwarming comedy, dysfunctional family, and compelling characters in His Three Daughters here are some similar movies you should check out next.

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This Is Where I Leave You is a comedy-drama film directed by Shawn Levy from a screenplay by Jonathan Tropper.

Six years after season one, Elite finally bids farewell. The reason behind the Netflix Spanish series’ rise to fame was its depiction of heightened school politics along with the vivid sex scenes and the random parties. The creators, Carlos Montero and Dario Madrona, always added their go-to element of thrill—a murder mystery that unfolded at the center of the drama. After the first couple of seasons, the creators focused primarily on delivering the ‘guilty pleasure’ that the audience enjoyed watching. While teenagers hooked on drugs could have been the real issue here (think Euphoria), as a show, that was not the route Elite intended to take. The glam quotient, the drama, the dirty politics, the mad display of wealth, and the steamy scenes—these have always been the focus of the series. And I am not complaining! Not everything is meant to be a moral lesson, but when the...

Las puertas de Las Encinas se cierran para siempre en la última temporada de la serie. © Netflix

Netflix ha publicado el tráiler de la octava y última temporada de la serie juvenil española “Élite”. Las Encinas abrirá sus puertas por última vez en una nueva temporada de 8 episodios llena de secretos, rivalidades, corrupción y excesos al más puro estilo “Élite”.

La llegada de los hermanos Emilia y Héctor Krawietz, líderes de la asociación de antiguos alumnos de Las Encinas, sacude los cimientos del colegio. Influyentes, poderosos, corruptos y corruptores, los Krawietz sembrarán el caos allá por donde pasen y destrozarán la vida de quienes caigan presa de ellos. Sólo Omar será capaz de enfrentarse a ellos y estará dispuesto a todo para verlos caer, porque al fin y al cabo, representan todo lo que siempre ha estado mal en Las Encinas.

Esta octava temporada está creada por Carlos Montero y...

A death roils the fictional high school in Elite, Netflix’s longest-running Spanish scripted series that premieres July 26 for its eighth and final season.

The teen drama has been airing since 2018 and revolves around the relationships among three working-class students enrolled at the elite school through a scholarship program and their wealthy classmates.

In Season 8, the arrival of siblings Emilia and Héctor Krawietz, leaders of Las Encinas alumni association, shake the school foundations. Influential, powerful, corrupt and corrupters, the Krawietz will scatter chaos wherever they go and will destroy the lives of those who fall prey to them. Only Omar will be able to face them and will be willing to do anything to see them fall, because in the end, they represent everything that has always been wrong in Las Encinas.

Created by Carlos Montero and Jaime Vaca, Season 8 stars Omar Ayuso, André Lamoglia, Valentina Zenere, Mirela Balić, Gleb Abrosimov,...

Emilia y Héctor Krawietz sacudirán Las Encinas como nunca antes. © Netflix

Netflix ha anunciado la fecha de estreno de la octava y última temporada de la serie juvenil española “Élite”. Las Encinas abrirá sus puertas por última vez en una nueva temporada de 8 episodios llena de secretos, rivalidades, corrupción y excesos al más puro estilo “Élite”.

La llegada de los hermanos Emilia y Héctor Krawietz, líderes de la asociación de antiguos alumnos de Las Encinas, sacude los cimientos del colegio. Influyentes, poderosos, corruptos y corruptores, los Krawietz sembrarán el caos allá por donde pasen y destrozarán la vida de quienes caigan presa de ellos. Sólo Omar será capaz de enfrentarse a ellos y estará dispuesto a todo para verlos caer, porque al fin y al cabo, representan todo lo que siempre ha estado mal en Las Encinas.

Esta octava temporada está creada por Carlos Montero y Jaime Vaca y protagonizada por Omar Ayuso,...

Netflix has set July 26 for the premiere of the eighth and final season of Elite, the streamer’s longest-running Spanish scripted series.

Per the Netflix release, “Las Encinas will open its doors one last time in a new 8 episode season full of secrets, rivalries, corruption, and excess in the purest Élite style.”

Elite has been airing since 2018 and is set in a fictional high school. The teen drama revolves around the relationships among three working-class students enrolled at the elite school through a scholarship program and their wealthy classmates.

In Season 8, the arrival of siblings Emilia and Héctor Krawietz, leaders of Las Encinas alumni association, shake the school foundations. Influential, powerful, corrupt and corrupters, the Krawietz will scatter chaos wherever they go and will destroy the lives of those who fall prey to them. Only Omar will be able to face them and will be willing to do anything to see them fall,...

When most cinephiles think of Francis Ford Coppola, they think of his miracle run in the 1970s. During that decade, he directed four films, all of them five-star masterpieces: The Godfather, The Conversation, The Godfather, Part II, and Apocalypse Now. Or they think of embarrassments from his for-hire period, including the Robin Williams weepy Jack. Yet those five films hardly encapsulate the entire career of Francis Ford Coppola, which will likely end with the upcoming Megalopolis. Instead the best indication of Coppola as an artist and filmmaker might be found in the most recent movies he’s made, with Coppola having released three self-produced and self-financed pictures every two years between 2007 and 2011: Youth Without Youth, Twixt, and Tetro.

Although they vary in quality, and none top his work from the ’70s, this independent trio captures the experimental and romantic heart that lies at the center of Coppola’s overall oeuvre.

Berlin-based sales agency Picture Tree Intl. has acquired the supernatural crime thriller “The Osha Rule,” and will start seeking distribution partner at the Cannes Film Market. The film will start principal photography in August 2024.

“The Osha Rule” blends crime with supernatural horror and revolves around a young Latino gang member forced into a Santería ritual after recovering stolen goods from a rival gang.

Soon after, he and his little sister begin to feel the harassment of a supernatural entity. A traumatized social worker risks everything to help the siblings escape their seemingly doomed fate.

The film will star Mariela Garriga in a leading role under the direction of Ángel González, whose debut “Compulsion” premiered at the Sitges Fantastic Film Festival and was licensed globally to Amazon.

Garriga is best known for her work in “Mission Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One.” She also stars in the film’s second instalment, currently in post-production.

This post contains spoilers for both "Challengers" and "Y Tu Mama Tambien."

It's only its first weekend in theaters, but "Challengers" has already gotten everyone talking. There's just something captivating about a love triangle where all sides touch, and it's even more captivating when all that lust and jealousy get boiled down to a single heated match of tennis. There is no greater upping-the-ante movie moment than when Patrick (Josh O'Connor) subtly signals to Art (Mike Faist) during the game that he's recently slept with his wife Tashi (Zendaya). There've been plenty of fictional sports matches where a mid-game twist got everyone on the edge of their seats, but "Challengers" casually outdid them all.

What made "Challengers" truly special is Art's reaction to Patrick's reveal: he simply says, "F**k off." It's a line that could easily have been delivered with straightforward rage, but Faist throws some bemusement into the mix,...

Max’s first Spanish Original series “When Nobody Sees Us” has assembled an all-star cast including “The Flash” actor Maribel Verdú, “Mission Impossible’s” Mariela Garriga and Austin Amelio from “Fear The Walking Dead.”

Ben Temple (“Upon Entry”) and Dani Rovira (“El campeón”) are also set to star in the show, which is based on Sergio Sarria’s novel of the same name.

Set during Holy Week in southern Spain’s Morón de la Frontera, Verdú plays Lucía Gutiérrez, a seargant in the Civil Guard who’s investigating the unexpected death of a neighbor, ostensibly by suicide. She also suspects a series of strange occurences taking place during the first Easter procession might be linked. Meanwhile Garriga stars as Magaly Castillo, a special agent sent to a nearby U.S. Army base to investigate the disappearance of an American soldier. Amelio co-stars as Sergeant Andrew Taylor, a military policeman who accompanies...

Some films deliberately keep key details ambiguous, which can be frustrating but ultimately rewarding for viewers. Films like The Usual Suspects and Y Tu Mamá También use major dramatic reveals to transform viewers' perceptions. Movies like Memento and Frailty hide sinister motivations and twist endings that challenge viewers' understanding.

While many moviegoers anticipate a clear understanding when watching a film, some deliberately keep things confusing until the end. This intentional ambiguity provides a satisfying moment of clarity that lingers beyond the credits, making the movie more intriguing upon a second viewing. Audiences generally expect films to adhere to a basic narrative logic that allows them to connect with the story and characters. However, some movies make risky moves by intentionally obscuring key details for much of the runtime. Rather than spelling everything out upfront, these films indulge in ambiguity, withholding vital context around the plot and motivations.

For first-time viewers,...

Olmo Schnabel's directorial debut Pet Shop Days was received well at the 80th Venice International Film Festival, and recently had its U.S. premiere at the Chicago International Film Festival. The emotion-driven film stars Jack Irv (Bobby) and Darío Yazebek Bernal (The House of Flowers) as two crazed romantics that slip down a rabbit hole of depravity in Manhattan’s underworld. Willem Dafoe, Peter Sarsgaard, Emmanuelle Seigner, Camille Rowe, and Maribel Verdu also star.

The plot revolves around Alejandro (Bernal), an impulsive black sheep, and pet store employee Jack (Irv) who test fate and enter a whirlwind romance. Expect some frenetic intensity in the film, which Schnabel co-wrote alongside star Jack Irv and Galen Core (The Great Pretender). The filmmaker says he initially co-wrote the film as a kind of “love letter” to a New York City that no longer exists.

“I left New York,” said Schnabel, “I wasn't...

Elite is returning for its seventh season later this week, but the series end is in sight. It has been announced that season eight of the series will be its last. Netflix renewed the Spanish language drama for an eighth season in July.

Starring Ander Puig, Carmen Arrufat, Álvaro de Juana, Ana Bokesa, Álex Pastrana, André Lamoglia, Valentina Zenere, Carla Díaz, Martina Cariddi, Adam Nourou, Manu Ríos, Mirela Balic, Fernando Líndez, Gleb Abrosimov, Ivan Mendes, Alejandro Albarracin, and Maribel Verdu, the series follows the students of Las Encinas – a private high school – with a focus on three students who attend the elite school on scholarship.

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Elite season 8 will be the final season of the long-running Netflix drama, as confirmed by the show's co-creator Carlos Montero. Montero expressed gratitude for the incredible years and the opportunity to work with talented actors and directors. Elite has been a springboard for some cast members, launching them into becoming world stars, and Montero calls it a pride to have contributed to their success.

Elite season 8 will be the last for the long-running Netflix drama. The Spanish show is set at a fictional high school, Las Encinas, where there is tension between the upper-class students and lower-class students who are part of the scholarship program. The show features a revolving cast that over the years has included stars such as Strange Way of Life's Manu Ríos as well as Money Heist's Miguel Herrán and Jaime Lorente.

On the official Elite Twitter account, it was announced that the upcoming Elite...

“Elite” Season 8, which is currently in production at Netflix, will be the long-running Spanish teen drama’s last. The news was confirmed by the streamer via social media.

“We ended on a high note,” creator Carlos Montero said during a press conference. “Jaime [Vaca, co-showrunner for season 7], Netflix and I thought it was time to end it. I say this with great regret because it’s been several incredible years in which I’ve met wonderful actors, we’ve worked with all the directors we wanted to work with and we’ve had the luxury of having Maribel these last two seasons. Élite changed everyone’s life, there are actors who started with us and it has been their springboard to be now world stars, it is happening to this cast and it is a pride to have contributed to that and to know that they have seen us all...

“Élite” is coming to an end.

Netflix announced on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Wednesday that Season 8 of the show will be its last. The seventh season of the Spanish drama premieres on Friday.

“We are shooting the eighth season, which will be the last season of ‘Élite.’ We ended on a high note,” show creator Carlos Montero said during a press conference. “Jaime [Vaca, co-showrunner for Season 7], Netflix and I thought it was time to end it. I say this with great regret because it’s been several incredible years in which I’ve met wonderful actors, we’ve worked with all the directors we wanted to work with and we’ve had the luxury of having Maribel these last two seasons. ‘Élite’ changed everyone’s life, there are actors who started with us and it has been their springboard to be now world stars, it is happening...

Updated with Carlos Montero statement: Netflix‘s longest-running Spanish scripted series Elite is coming to an end. Just two days ahead of its Season 7 premiere, the streamer announced Wednesday on X (fka Twitter) that the teen drama will end with its eighth season.

Elite was renewed for Season 8, which is currently in production, in July, but there was no mention at the time that it would be the final season. Series creator Carlos Montero confirmed at a press conference for Season 7, that Season 8 would be the series’ last, saying the series “ended on a high note”.

“We are shooting the eighth season, which will be the last season of Élite, Montero said. “We ended on a high note. Jaime [Vaca, co-showrunner for season 7], Netflix and I thought it was time to end it. I say this with great regret because it’s been several incredible years in which I’ve met wonderful actors,...

Class will soon be permanently dismissed on Elite.

Netflix on Wednesday announced via its myriad socials that the Spanish teen drama’s upcoming eighth season will be its last. The somewhat offhanded declaration comes just two days before Elite Season 7 drops.

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“We ended on a high note,” series creator Carlos Montero shared Wednesday at a Season 7 press event in Spain. “Jaime [Vaca, co-showrunner...

At one point, it seemed like Elite was unstoppable.

The Spanish teen drama kicked off on Netflix in 2018 and became one of the streaming service's most popular series.

As the years have passed, the cast has been refreshed consistently to keep the drama fresh and exciting.

The latest seasons have failed to live up to the hype of the initial three seasons, and now, it's all ending.

On Wednesday morning, Netflix announced via social media that Elite Season 8 would bring the series to a close.

The news broke two days before the premiere of Elite Season 7, so those still hooked on the series still have plenty to look forward to.

The original cast included María Pedraza, Itzan Escamilla, Miguel Bernardeau, and Miguel Herrán. 

Also on the original cast are Jaime Lorente, Álvaro Rico, Arón Piper, Mina El Hammani, Ester Expósito, Omar Ayuso, and Danna Paola.

The initial mystery focused on the murder of Marina,...

Here is a wrap-up of all the news you need to know from Tuesday, October 17, 2023.

Netflix has taken an odd approach to promoting Elite Season 7.

We've had random teasers on social media that haven't given much of the plot away,

Now, three days before its premiere date, we have a full-length promo that teases what's on the horizon.

Off the bat, I'm not interested in going back to Las Encinas.

Bringing Omar Ayuso back made me think that a change of scenery was on the menu.

Unfortunately, that isn't the case.

We see that Omar is still trying to piece together his thoughts about Samuel's death at the end of Elite Season 5.

New cast members for Elite Season 7 include Mirela Balic, Gleb Abrosimov, Nadia Al Saidi, Fernando Líndez, Alejandro Albarracín, Iván Mendes, and Maribel Verdú.

They join Elite Season 6 cast members Valentina Zenere, Andre Lamoglia, Carmen Arrufat, Alex Pastrana, Alvaro de Juana,...

With the writers’ strike over, a new studio brand and new management in part of international, Paramount Global execs are attending Madrid’s Iberseries & Platino Industria, Rome’s Mia market and Mipcom as they talk up their competitive assets and priorities to the international market.

In one move, five months after the launch of Paramount Television International Studios in May, Paramount Global’s Darío Turovelzky delivered a keynote on Thursday at Iberseries & Platino Industria.

A rising star at Paramount, with oversight of ViacomCBS’ Argentine and Chilean broadcast networks Telefe and Chilevisión from 2019, Turovelzky himself was promoted to executive VP, Broadcast & Studios, Paramount Global, Latin America in late July.

His on-stage interview came just one day after Paramount’s U.K.’s chief marketing officer Anna Priest was announced as senior VP and head of Paramount+ for U.K. market, overseeing its “strategic vision” and pursuing growth opportunities.

Nicole Clemens, president...

The director, J.M. Cravioto, does justice to the comedy mystery thriller A Deadly Invitation, with a story revolving around a high-society murder. Starring well-known actors Maribel Verdú, Stephanie Cayo, Manolo Cardona, and Aarón Díaz, the movie is replete with elements that would engage audiences throughout. The plot focuses on a deadly invitation sent out by Olivia to some of the people she knew and shared a bitter-sweet relationship with. Will the invitation lead to a gathering of merrymakers or end in a catastrophe? Let us see what happens when all the characters come together!

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What Happens In The Film?

After receiving an invitation from her half-sister Olivia, Agatha goes over to Los Cabos, Mexico. That is where she meets the other characters of the film: Carlos, Cary, Sonia, Naram, and Figue. They have also been invited to the mysterious party, and nobody has any clue as to why they have been summoned.

A Deadly Invitation is a Mexican mystery thriller movie directed by José Manuel Cravioto. It stars Maribel Verdú, Stephanie Cayo, and Manolo Cardona. The film is based on the novel “Invitación a un Asesinato” by best-selling author Carmen Posadas.

The film follows Agatha, a true crime podcast host who is invited to a gathering at her sister’s, Olivia’s, luxurious yacht for a weekend getaway together with a group of her closest friends. The reason for the gathering is unknown to all. As the guests arrive on the yacht, tensions begin to rise culminating in… a murder.

A Deadly Invitation A Quick Review

If you are into Agatha Christie, and however many film and series adaptations of her novels have been produced over time, I recommend this movie.

It follows close to the exact same patterns, and production style as A Knives Out Mystery (2019); a contemporary multi-character murder mystery...

“The Head,” The Mediapro Studio’s biggest hit, is advancing towards a third season, Ran Tellem, Tms head of international content development, confirmed Tuesday at Iberseries & Industria Platino.

“‘The Head’ started out something like four years ago as a limited series only for six episodes and now it’s going into third season, so you might say we never lived up to our promises,” Tellem joked on stage at an early Iberseries panel, entitled Creative Content Strategies, where he shared the stage with former Netflix international head Erik Barmack, now at L.A.-based Wild Sheep Content.

Season 3 has yet to receive a production greenlight. The Mediapro Studio aims to produce ‘The Head,’ Season 3 out of Spain. Beyond that, Tellem gave few details. Currently in development, the series is being written by writers from four countries in three different continents.

“What we do each season in order to keep the...

There is a grand tradition of messy but glorious films about couples who bring out the crazy in one another and end up doing all manner of bad stuff. Sadly, Pet Shop Days, a directorial debut for writer-producer Olmo Schnabel (son of Julian Schnabel), is just messy and never glorious.

Even with the built-in advantage of Willem Dafoe and Emmanuelle Seigner taking major roles (neither at their best), cameos from Peter Sarsgaard and Maribel Verdu, and a mass list of executive producers who should have known better (including Michel Franco and Martin Scorsese), this poorly paced crime drama is afflicted with terrible dialogue and weak lead performances from Jack Irv (also a co-screenwriter, along with Schnabel and Galen Core) and Dario Yazbek Bernal as two repellent, entitled brats in love.

The opening sequence introduces us to Alejandro (Dario Yazbek Bernal, half brother of Gael Garcia Bernal), a young man in his 20s,...