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 Soon after the death of dictator Franco, Spain began an experiment with censorship that brought graphic sex and nudity to mainstream cinemas. Here's why it played an important role in shaping the Spanish culture we see today. https://www.thelocal.es/20180703/boogie-noches-how-erotic-cinema-boom-in-1970s-helped-shape-modern-spain Tue, 03 Jul 2018 11:47:36 +0200 boogie-noches-how-erotic-cinema-boom-in-1970s-helped-shape-modern-spain With Spain's strict lockdown set to run until late April and plenty of home time on the horizon for 2020, there's no better time than the present to get stuck into an enthralling 'Made in España' Netflix series and improve your Spanish in the process. https://www.thelocal.es/20190204/six-spanish-netflix-series-you-need-to-see-right-now Mon, 04 Feb 2019 10:57:35 +0100 six-spanish-netflix-series-you-need-to-see-right-now Dramatic, warlike and familiarly comic – the 231 Spanish films released in 2019 offer a remarkable variety of genres but very few truly memorable moments. https://www.thelocal.es/20191227/these-are-the-eight-spanish-films-you-shouldve-seen-in-2019 Fri, 27 Dec 2019 10:40:09 +0100 these-are-the-eight-spanish-films-you-shouldve-seen-in-2019 Two and a half years ago friends Nichole Hastings and Dominic Anglim first discussed their shared passion of independent filmmaking and wondered why the concept of “film slams” hadn’t caught on in Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20191029/meet-the-expat-pair-behind-madrids-exciting-new-film-slam Tue, 29 Oct 2019 18:58:13 +0100 meet-the-expat-pair-behind-madrids-exciting-new-film-slam Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar is to represent Spain at the Oscars for the seventh time, with his 21st feature film Pain And Glory. https://www.thelocal.es/20190919/pain-and-glory-pedro-almodvars-latest-movie-is-as-much-self-therapy-as-it-is-self-portrait Thu, 19 Sep 2019 11:00:30 +0200 pain-and-glory-pedro-almodvars-latest-movie-is-as-much-self-therapy-as-it-is-self-portrait 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 Canadian actor Donald Sutherland, known for films as diverse as "M*A*S*H" and the Hunger Games series, will receive a lifetime achievement award at Spain's San Sebastian film festival. https://www.thelocal.es/20190828/screen-legend-donald-sutherland-to-be-awarded-spains-prestigious-donostia-award Wed, 28 Aug 2019 17:26:45 +0200 screen-legend-donald-sutherland-to-be-awarded-spains-prestigious-donostia-award With a non-stop two-hour orgy shot from every imaginable angle, Albert Serra's "Freedom" is the most shockingly explicit film at this year's Cannes film festival. https://www.thelocal.es/20190522/catalan-director-shocks-with-two-hour-orgy-of Wed, 22 May 2019 11:07:40 +0200 catalan-director-shocks-with-two-hour-orgy-of 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 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 first Netflix movie in competition at the Berlin film festival, telling the extraordinary true story of a gay marriage in Spain a century ago, premiered Wednesday amid a protest by German cinema operators. https://www.thelocal.es/20190214/netflix-row-berlinale-isabel-coixet-elisa-and-marcela Thu, 14 Feb 2019 11:05:25 +0100 netflix-row-berlinale-isabel-coixet-elisa-and-marcela British screen legend Judi Dench was honoured Tuesday with a lifetime achievement award at Spain's famous San Sebastián film festival. https://www.thelocal.es/20180926/screen-legend-judi-dench-honoured-at-san-sebastin-film-festival Wed, 26 Sep 2018 10:48:16 +0200 screen-legend-judi-dench-honoured-at-san-sebastin-film-festival 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 Andalusia has been chosen as the location for some scenes in the next series of award-winning Netflix drama The Crown, and extras are being sought https://www.thelocal.es/20180817/the-crown-extras-needed-in-andalusia-for-netflix-series Fri, 17 Aug 2018 15:14:50 +0200 the-crown-extras-needed-in-andalusia-for-netflix-series Don’t be alarmed when travelling on Madrid’s metro this weekend if you hear an unusual announcement over the tannoy: “The next station is Han Solo. Change here for lines 2 and 3” https://www.thelocal.es/20180518/video-madrid-metro-station-renamed-hans-solo-in-star-wars-tribute Fri, 18 May 2018 17:08:35 +0200 video-madrid-metro-station-renamed-hans-solo-in-star-wars-tribute