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Award recognizes writers

Screenwriting is a largely invisible profession. The fruits of the screenwriter’s labors are often unapparent to the average movie-goer, hidden behind the talents of the director and actors. The Samuel Goldwyn Writing Award was established precisely to remedy this invisibility ““ to prize the men and women behind the typewriter. Samuel Goldwyn Jr., the son […]

Screen Scene: "Volver"

“Volver” Director Pedro AlmodÃ³var Sony Pictures Classics Halfway through the film “Volver” (“to return”), Raimunda, the low-class mother played by PenÃ©lope Cruz (“Blow”), sings a Flamenco rendition of an old tango song. The scene is not superfluous nor is it intended to showcase Cruz’s latent musical powers (though it does). Rather, the lyrics to the […]