https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The coronavirus lockdown means that for once in your life, there's no need to feel guilty about binge watching box-sets. In fact, you could end up feeling quite virtuous for choosing to watch Spanish language series, a surefire way to improve your castellano! https://www.thelocal.es/20200316/the-ultimate-binge-watch-bucket-list-of-spanish-series Mon, 16 Mar 2020 18:03:15 +0100 the-ultimate-binge-watch-bucket-list-of-spanish-series "I don't want a lot for Christmas... But I sure wouldn't mind seeing some classic films on the big screen!" https://www.thelocal.es/20191204/madrid-screenings-of-classic-films-this-december Wed, 04 Dec 2019 12:57:27 +0100 madrid-screenings-of-classic-films-this-december Hollywood star Antonio Banderas threw open the doors of his own theatre in his hometown of Malaga in southern Spain on Friday, with an inaugural performance of "A Chorus Line". https://www.thelocal.es/20191118/antonio-banderas-launches-musical-theatre-in-malaga Mon, 18 Nov 2019 10:22:00 +0100 antonio-banderas-launches-musical-theatre-in-malaga Spain's film academy said Thursday it had picked veteran director Pedro Almódovar's latest drama "Pain and Glory" to represent the country at the Oscars. https://www.thelocal.es/20190905/spain-picks-almodovars-pain-and-glory-for-oscars Thu, 05 Sep 2019 17:33:26 +0200 spain-picks-almodovars-pain-and-glory-for-oscars Hollywood star Penelope Cruz warned Sunday that technology was driving high anxiety that would one day make "all our brains explode". https://www.thelocal.es/20190902/penelope-cruz-i-have-my-personal-war-with-technology Mon, 02 Sep 2019 10:52:19 +0200 penelope-cruz-i-have-my-personal-war-with-technology Media firms are racing to set up television production centres in Madrid following the runaway global success of Spanish series such as Netflix's crime caper "Money Heist". https://www.thelocal.es/20190717/how-madrid-is-fast-becoming-the-hub-for-tv-series-production Wed, 17 Jul 2019 11:54:36 +0200 how-madrid-is-fast-becoming-the-hub-for-tv-series-production Feeling a sense of loss after the final episode of Game of Thrones? https://www.thelocal.es/20190521/game-of-thrones-locations-in-spain Tue, 21 May 2019 16:02:34 +0200 game-of-thrones-locations-in-spain The former administrators of three pirate film and series sites that became hugely popular went on trial Monday in Spain where they risk jail for violating intellectual property rights. https://www.thelocal.es/20190408/spanish-court-tries-four-for-film-series-piracy Mon, 08 Apr 2019 16:32:23 +0200 spanish-court-tries-four-for-film-series-piracy He is Spain's best-known actor, but Javier Bardem says he has trouble getting work there. https://www.thelocal.es/20190404/oscar-winner-javier-bardem-struggles-to-get-work-in-spain Thu, 04 Apr 2019 11:01:18 +0200 oscar-winner-javier-bardem-struggles-to-get-work-in-spain US streaming giant Netflix announced it will release the third part of its hit Spanish crime caper "Money Heist" in July. https://www.thelocal.es/20190402/netflix-to-release-third-part-of-money-heist-in-july Tue, 02 Apr 2019 12:15:57 +0200 netflix-to-release-third-part-of-money-heist-in-july When Jonathan Hall and his wife Cass upped sticks and moved to a remote mountain village in Valencia from London, little did they know it would provide inspiration for an award-winning film. https://www.thelocal.es/20190306/how-moving-to-a-remote-valencian-village-inspired-an-award-winning-musical-comedy Wed, 06 Mar 2019 11:32:03 +0100 how-moving-to-a-remote-valencian-village-inspired-an-award-winning-musical-comedy US director Woody Allen plans to film in Spain's Basque region this summer, the production company Mediapro and a Spanish source told AFP Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20190227/woody-allen-returns-to-favourite-spain-for-summer-v Wed, 27 Feb 2019 10:16:46 +0100 woody-allen-returns-to-favourite-spain-for-summer-v The spectre of the Civil War continues to haunt Spain in many different ways. It manifests itself overtly in conflicts over Catalan independence but also more subtly through art, literature and film. https://www.thelocal.es/20180903/why-the-spanish-civil-war-continues-to-haunt-gothic-literature Mon, 03 Sep 2018 12:18:01 +0200 why-the-spanish-civil-war-continues-to-haunt-gothic-literature US comic actor Danny DeVito, the star of "Twins" and "Batman Returns", will receive a lifetime achievement award at the San Sebastián film festival in Spain next month, organisers said Monday. https://www.thelocal.es/20180820/danny-devito-to-get-lifetime-achievement-award-at-san-sebasitian-film-festival Mon, 20 Aug 2018 18:13:06 +0200 danny-devito-to-get-lifetime-achievement-award-at-san-sebasitian-film-festival David Simon, the creator of acclaimed television show "The Wire," has teamed up with Spain's Mediapro to make a series on the Spanish civil war, the media group said Monday. https://www.thelocal.es/20180410/the-wire-creator-plans-new-series-on-spain-civil-war Tue, 10 Apr 2018 11:45:56 +0200 the-wire-creator-plans-new-series-on-spain-civil-war The Cannes film festival will open next month with Iranian master Asghar Farhadi's new film "Everybody Knows", starring Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem, the organisers said Thursday. https://www.thelocal.es/20180405/penelope-cruz-and-javier-bardem-film-to-open-cannes-film-festiva Thu, 05 Apr 2018 13:20:55 +0200 penelope-cruz-and-javier-bardem-film-to-open-cannes-film-festiva Pedro Almodóvar taught Daniela Michanie everything she needed to know about (and made her fall in love with) the city of Madrid. https://www.thelocal.es/20180301/almodovar-movies-madrid Thu, 01 Mar 2018 14:37:59 +0100 almodovar-movies-madrid As Spain looks forward to its biggest film award show of the year, The Local counts down Spain's greatest ever movies. https://www.thelocal.es/20180129/the-best-spanish-films-of-all-time Mon, 29 Jan 2018 13:30:50 +0100 the-best-spanish-films-of-all-time When a Goya award appeared in a window of the Vitoria branch of Cash Converters, a second hand store chain, many thought it must be a fake. https://www.thelocal.es/20161228/cash-strapped-scriptwriting-brothers-attempt-to-flog-off-goya-award-in-second-hand-store Wed, 28 Dec 2016 11:46:34 +0100 cash-strapped-scriptwriting-brothers-attempt-to-flog-off-goya-award-in-second-hand-store Colombian leader Juan Manuel Santos warned Wednesday against praising late drug lord Pablo Escobar "as a hero" as Bogota asked Madrid authorities to remove a giant poster advertising the Netflix series "Narcos". https://www.thelocal.es/20161215/colombia-asks-madrid-to-remove-netflix-narcos-billboard Thu, 15 Dec 2016 10:39:31 +0100 colombia-asks-madrid-to-remove-netflix-narcos-billboard