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Guy Ritchie film starring Jake Gyllenhaal to shoot in Spain with base in Alicante area football stadium car park

Alex Trelinski - 31 Dec, 2021 @ 14:15

A blockbuster thriller movie starring Jake Gyllenhaal will have its location base at a Petrer sports stadium car park. 'The Interpreter' will be directed by...

Javier Bardem movie scoops record number of nominations for Goya film awards in Spain

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Javier Bardem-starring movie scoops record number of Goya award nominations in Spain

Alex Trelinski - 29 Nov, 2021 @ 20:00

A film starring Javier Bardem has broken a Goya record by getting 20 nominations for the prestigious Spanish Film Academy awards. The Good Boss(El Buen...

Blogs

Film fans: How Spain’s Castilla y Leon became the location for some of the greatest movies ever

bobyareham - 12 Jun, 2021 @ 10:00

FILM buffs should head to Castilla y Leon this summer for a series of talks about how the region became the chosen location for...

La Cultura

‘The Girls’: Convent-school drama by first-time female director scoops Spain’s top film prize

Fiona Govan - 8 Mar, 2021 @ 10:56

The Girls, a coming of age drama by a first time female feature film director has scooped the best film award in the 2021...

La Cultura

Spanish and UK moviegoers both consider same film to be the most scary

Simon Wade - 30 Oct, 2020 @ 20:00

THIS WEEKEND sees the American tradition of Hallowe’en taking over TV schedules and social media content. Despite social-distancing guidelines, many family groups will still be...

Entertainment

REVEALED: The Top Ten most confusing films in history

Simon Wade - 18 Oct, 2020 @ 13:30

AS ANOTHER Hollywood blockbuster is released leaving audiences perplexed, research has revealed the Top Ten Most Confusing Movies. Directed by the acclaimed Christopher Nolan, ‘Tenet’...

Andalucia

Cinemas across Spain’s Malaga to reopen from TODAY

Cristina Hodgson - 19 Jun, 2020 @ 20:14

The establishments will reopen applying the appropriate safety measure to ensure ‘maximum security to customers and employees'

La Cultura

Top 10 best sports films to watch in Spain during the coronavirus lockdown

Dimitris Kouimtsidis - 27 Mar, 2020 @ 15:35

DURING the lockdown most people now spend all day at home and one of the ways to keep yourselves occupied is to watch films.

Business & Finance

Andalucia celebrates bumper year for cinema film shoots

Chloe Glover (Reporter) - 21 May, 2017 @ 17:22

The diverse region became the backdrop to 1,336 films during 2016, the highest amount in 10 years

La Cultura

Open air films for kids returns to Benahavis

Lance Rutkin - 22 Jul, 2016 @ 17:00

The children's summer screenings return

Lead

Spanish blockbuster El Niño movie set to make millions at box office

Rob Horgan - 27 Sep, 2014 @ 10:14

Spanish blockbuster El Niño takes box office by storm

Entertainment

Filmmaker slams Spanish government

Claire Wilson - 10 Dec, 2013 @ 16:08

Director hits out at austerity measures during award acceptance speech

Andalucia

Celebrating Andalucian audiovisual

Claire Wilson - 30 Oct, 2013 @ 14:30

Festival is being held at the main headquarters of the University of Sevilla

La Cultura

Marbella Film Festival… The next Cannes?

Dana Ferguson (Reporter) - 4 Oct, 2012 @ 20:12

Post-traumatic stress syndrome and the Moors murders are just two of the themes tackled at this international festival, now in its seventh year

Andalucia

Pirates of the Mediterranean

Eloise Horsfield - 28 Jan, 2012 @ 14:08

With Wikipedia launching a blackout in protest over new anti-piracy legislation and with 98 per cent of music in Spain illegally downloaded, Wendy Williams looks at why piracy is such a hot topic and what the new Sinde Law means for Spain…

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Written driving test scam had answers beamed in from parked minivan in Spain’s Valencia

Alex Trelinski - 5 Oct, 2022 @ 11:10

FIVE people have been denounced by the Guardia Civil for cheating in a written driving test at a test centre in Alzira. They were all...

Spain’s Andalucia against removal of masks on public transport and inside health care centres

5 Oct, 2022 @ 10:00

First restrictions on water consumption and irrigation in Spain’s Axarquia and the Guadalhorce Valley

5 Oct, 2022 @ 09:30

Magnitude 4.4 earthquake in Alboran Sea widely felt throughout Spain’s Malaga

5 Oct, 2022 @ 08:45

Forest fire breaks out near homes 2Okm from Marbella

4 Oct, 2022 @ 18:43

Trial of Irish criminal John Gilligan suspended until New Year on Spain's Costa Blanca after co-defendant son fails to appear

Trial of Irish crime boss John Gilligan suspended until New Year on Spain’s Costa Blanca after co-defendant son fails...

4 Oct, 2022 @ 18:37

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Man caught driving motorised wheelchair on Spanish freeway

4 Oct, 2022 @ 17:22

Explainer: What measures does the Spanish government’s 2023 budget contain?

4 Oct, 2022 @ 16:42

Drama on Malaga flight as passenger bypasses airport security

4 Oct, 2022 @ 16:10

Suspected Jihadist Terrorist Recruiter Arrested In Costa Blanca Area Of Spain

Thirteen arrests made in joint Spanish-Moroccan swoop on suspected jihadists

4 Oct, 2022 @ 15:35

First stage of ambitious Malaga river park project unveiled

4 Oct, 2022 @ 13:30

3 bedroom Townhouse for sale in Marbella with pool garage – € 429,000

4 Oct, 2022 @ 13:05

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