Kiss of the Spider Woman is a fairly peculiar yet deeply dramatic film from director Bill Conden. It's basically the film adaptation of the 1992 stage musical of the same name, which itself was an adaptation of the 1976 novel of the same name by Argentinian writer Manuel Puig. The whole story is
The exciting thing about awards season is its unpredictability. There are early favorites, last-minute contenders that step into the ring, and sometimes there are movies that cement their spot and remain there until the season is over. There are also circumstances where movies appear to be awards
In 1983, two prisoners meet at an Argentinean detention facility. What transpires is both beautiful and tragic, with the two often bleeding together. The plot of "Kiss of the Spider Woman" is not necessarily a happy one, but that does not diminish its impact. Adapted from Manuel Puig’s novel, it
Jennifer Lopez is gearing up to live her dream this weekend when the musical adaptation, Kiss of the Spider Woman, finally hits screens. Lopez has mentioned on several occasions that she grew up on musicals and that being given a chance to participate in a film like this has been a long time
Kiss of the Spider Woman, directed by Bill Condon, will hit theaters on October 10, distributed by Roadside Attractions. This bold new film reimagines the Tony Award®-winning musical and acclaimed 1976 novel by Manuel Puig. The story follows Valentín (Diego Luna), a political prisoner, who shares
The Apothecary Diaries has the cast finally begin to prepare for the incoming locust plague in Ep. 52 "The Last Volume". Sure, they could've prepared much sooner. However, without the intel gained in this episode, those preparations wouldn't have been nearly as guided as they are here. Now it's
For a film called All Of A Sudden, very little happens suddenly in Hamaguchi Ryusuke’s sensitive portrayal of friendship and care. The director (Drive My Car) has a particularly patient style of filmmaking that is not universally appealing, but it captures humanity in all its messy earnestness.
Sasaki and Peeps gives us plots galore being brewed up, as you might expect from Ep. 15 "Concealment and Infiltration" with that title. Complete with both the faking of a death and an undercover operation to investigate the death game faction. It's all great ingredients for some serious political
