The fictional high school of Las Encinas continues to be a playground for murderous mischief as the Spanish teen drama Elite made its return to Netflix on Oct. 20. Now in its seventh season, the series has added new characters to the salacious mix — Brazilian singer Anitta being among them — and brought back a member of the original ensemble cast, Omar Ayuso, who starred as Omar Shanaa from seasons one through five.
“One day by chance, we were on a train, and I asked him if he would be willing to come back,” says screenwriter, director and producer Carlos Montero, who created the series with Darío Madrona. “We gave him a protagonist role and we felt in debt to Omar because he always pulled out all the stops with our show. We love his character very much and we wanted to give him the importance we think he deserved.”
Elite has...
“One day by chance, we were on a train, and I asked him if he would be willing to come back,” says screenwriter, director and producer Carlos Montero, who created the series with Darío Madrona. “We gave him a protagonist role and we felt in debt to Omar because he always pulled out all the stops with our show. We love his character very much and we wanted to give him the importance we think he deserved.”
Elite has...
- 10/29/2023
- by Brande Victorian
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Resident Evil video game franchise began with a zombie outbreak in Raccoon City, but that was only the tip of the iceberg. Thanks to Umbrella Corporation’s unwavering dedication to creating twisted bioweapons, this enduring franchise has delivered no shortage of eerie, stressful, and nightmarish creatures to torment players in their bid for survival.
Resident Evil 4′s monsters frequently stand out when reflecting on the franchise, but how do they hold up in Capcom’s brand new Resident Evil 4 remake (read our review here)?
The upgraded graphics and gameplay tweaks ensure Resident Evil 4 offers no shortage of intense encounters that’ll leave you scrambling for ammo. Here are ten of the most unsettling Resident Evil 4 monsters that you’ll encounter in the game, ranked by their fear factor.
10. Red Robed Priests
Of all the cultists attempting to thwart Leon, the Red Robed Priests are the most annoying.
Resident Evil 4′s monsters frequently stand out when reflecting on the franchise, but how do they hold up in Capcom’s brand new Resident Evil 4 remake (read our review here)?
The upgraded graphics and gameplay tweaks ensure Resident Evil 4 offers no shortage of intense encounters that’ll leave you scrambling for ammo. Here are ten of the most unsettling Resident Evil 4 monsters that you’ll encounter in the game, ranked by their fear factor.
10. Red Robed Priests
Of all the cultists attempting to thwart Leon, the Red Robed Priests are the most annoying.
- 4/3/2023
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
Released in 2005, Capcom’s Resident Evil 4 revolutionized the survival horror genre as we knew it. A masterful blend of intense action, gripping storytelling, and unforgettable characters came together to create a truly captivating experience. At the time, it wasn’t exactly what survival horror buffs wanted, but it was what the series needed. Six years after the last numbered Resident Evil game, this new, action-laden approach was just what the series needed to attract more mainstream players and the first-person shooter crowd, even if it de-emphasized scares for thrills.
- 3/17/2023
- by Brittany Vincent
- Rollingstone.com
Red Rose is a horror series starring Amelia Clarkson and Natalie Hoflin. It is directed by Lisa Siwe, Ramon Salazar and Henry Blake.
Red Rose is one of those urban legends transformed into a series which, if in the hands of others would have been a disaster, but here we have the BBC which tries to make a good series with a plot that seems “impossible” and manages to do it.
A typical teen horror thing which, if it had been done by the usual studio, would have been a total disaster, but here, thanks to good directing, an atmosphere full of references to classics, interesting characters, an attractive story and very good direction andp planning, this series is a delight for the eyes.eferentes clásicos, personajes interesantes, una historia atractiva y una muy buena dirección y planificación hacen de esta serie una delicia que llevarse a la vista.
Red Rose (2022)
Yes,...
Red Rose is one of those urban legends transformed into a series which, if in the hands of others would have been a disaster, but here we have the BBC which tries to make a good series with a plot that seems “impossible” and manages to do it.
A typical teen horror thing which, if it had been done by the usual studio, would have been a total disaster, but here, thanks to good directing, an atmosphere full of references to classics, interesting characters, an attractive story and very good direction andp planning, this series is a delight for the eyes.eferentes clásicos, personajes interesantes, una historia atractiva y una muy buena dirección y planificación hacen de esta serie una delicia que llevarse a la vista.
Red Rose (2022)
Yes,...
- 2/15/2023
- by Veronica Loop
- Martin Cid - TV
The Netflix original Spanish drama directed by Ramón Salazar and Dani de la Orden, Elite, is back with more sex, controversy, and crime - now that school is back in session and the aftermath of Marina's death has created tension, extra tension, between characters. Not only are there new characters being added into the mix, but there's also more parties, fights, love triangles, deaths, and most definitely an increase in sexiness. After the amazing season one - this new season continues to win with viewers as it has been declared the number one TV show in USA by TV Time Binge Report. This is one show that you may want to make a priority - you have been advised! This is one show that you hope will have more seasons to add to its repertoire. Characters with such depth that they not only add to the plot but develop their own personal fanbases.
- 9/15/2019
- by Juliet Poucher
- Hollywood Insider - Substance & Meaningful Entertainment
Madrid —New school term, new mystery. Beautiful young bodies still make out, in ever more surprising combinations, in “Elite” Season 2.
But there are greater depths and ambition to the Netflix Spanish high-school hit, if the first two episodes of Season 2 and a Madrid press conference involving cast and creators are anything to go by.
First details of “Elite” Season 2 come as the series has been renewed for Season 3, Diego Avalos, director of originals in Spain, announced at the Thursday presentation.
Season 2 follows a tried and tested flash forward format. In the first season of “Elite” someone is murdered. In Season 2, someone goes missing. As the hours tick by – 36 at least by the end of Ep. 2, – hope of finding them alive plunges dramatically.
That set-up gives the suspense thrust to “Elite” Season 2, the Spanish teen crime/social thriller which, produced once more by Zeta Audiovisual, bows on Netflix worldwide on Sept.
But there are greater depths and ambition to the Netflix Spanish high-school hit, if the first two episodes of Season 2 and a Madrid press conference involving cast and creators are anything to go by.
First details of “Elite” Season 2 come as the series has been renewed for Season 3, Diego Avalos, director of originals in Spain, announced at the Thursday presentation.
Season 2 follows a tried and tested flash forward format. In the first season of “Elite” someone is murdered. In Season 2, someone goes missing. As the hours tick by – 36 at least by the end of Ep. 2, – hope of finding them alive plunges dramatically.
That set-up gives the suspense thrust to “Elite” Season 2, the Spanish teen crime/social thriller which, produced once more by Zeta Audiovisual, bows on Netflix worldwide on Sept.
- 8/29/2019
- by John Hopewell and Emiliano Granada
- Variety Film + TV
Political thriller The Realm awarded seven prizes including best director for Rodrigo Sorogoyen.
Political thriller The Realm and local box office comedy hit Champions shared the big prizes at Spain’s Goya Awards, held in Sevilla last night (2 Feb).
The Spanish Film Academy awarded seven prizes to The Realm, who led the race with 13 nominations, including best director for Rodrigo Sorogoyen; and crowned Javier Fesser’s Champions as best film.
Fesser’s comedy was the most successful Spanish film by far at the local box office in 2018 with a gross of $22m. Produced by Películas Pendelton, Rey de Babia A.
Political thriller The Realm and local box office comedy hit Champions shared the big prizes at Spain’s Goya Awards, held in Sevilla last night (2 Feb).
The Spanish Film Academy awarded seven prizes to The Realm, who led the race with 13 nominations, including best director for Rodrigo Sorogoyen; and crowned Javier Fesser’s Champions as best film.
Fesser’s comedy was the most successful Spanish film by far at the local box office in 2018 with a gross of $22m. Produced by Películas Pendelton, Rey de Babia A.
- 2/3/2019
- by Elisabet Cabeza
- ScreenDaily
Madrid — Javier Fesser’s “Champions” won best picture at the 33rd Spanish Academy Goya Awards, having seemed to have been locked out of major awards.
“Champions” entered the ceremony as most probably the favorite in one of the most open fields in recent years, given the diversity of best picture contenders in artistic and industry terms.
But, produced by Morena Films, Películas Oendelton and Movistar +, “Champions” had already been selected by the Academy as Spain’s Oscar entry and had proven a blockbuster hit on home turf for Upi Spain, earning €18.5 million ($21.1 million). Selling near worldwide, the comedy turns on an off-the-rails Spanish coach sentenced to train a basketball team of special-needs players.
Before director Javier Fesser climbed onto the stage on Saturday night to take best picture, however, the film had won just two of 10 nominations, for breakthrough actor (Jesús Vidal) and song (Coque Malla’s “Este es...
“Champions” entered the ceremony as most probably the favorite in one of the most open fields in recent years, given the diversity of best picture contenders in artistic and industry terms.
But, produced by Morena Films, Películas Oendelton and Movistar +, “Champions” had already been selected by the Academy as Spain’s Oscar entry and had proven a blockbuster hit on home turf for Upi Spain, earning €18.5 million ($21.1 million). Selling near worldwide, the comedy turns on an off-the-rails Spanish coach sentenced to train a basketball team of special-needs players.
Before director Javier Fesser climbed onto the stage on Saturday night to take best picture, however, the film had won just two of 10 nominations, for breakthrough actor (Jesús Vidal) and song (Coque Malla’s “Este es...
- 2/3/2019
- by John Hopewell, Emilio Mayorga and Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Cannes opener Everybody Knows scores eight nominations.
Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s political thriller The Realm led the Goya nominations from the Spanish Film Academy with 13 nods including for best film director, actor and original screenplay. It was closely followed by Javier Fesser’s hit comedy Champions with 11 nominations.
Asghar Farhadi’s Cannes opener Everybody Knows garnered eight nominations, including for best film, best actress for Penélope Cruz and best actor for Javier Bardem.
Fesser’s comedy is the most successful Spanish film by far at the local box office this year with a gross of $22m. Produced by Peliculas Pendleton, Movistar+ and Morena Films,...
Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s political thriller The Realm led the Goya nominations from the Spanish Film Academy with 13 nods including for best film director, actor and original screenplay. It was closely followed by Javier Fesser’s hit comedy Champions with 11 nominations.
Asghar Farhadi’s Cannes opener Everybody Knows garnered eight nominations, including for best film, best actress for Penélope Cruz and best actor for Javier Bardem.
Fesser’s comedy is the most successful Spanish film by far at the local box office this year with a gross of $22m. Produced by Peliculas Pendleton, Movistar+ and Morena Films,...
- 12/12/2018
- by Elisabet Cabeza
- ScreenDaily
Las Encinas will back in session in 2019, as Netflix announced Wednesday the Spanish teen crime drama “Elite” has been renewed for a second season. The first installment made its global debut on Oct. 5.
The streamer did not give details on the cast or creative team attached to Season 2 of the show (which has quickly garnered a cult following on social media), as it is “still being determined which characters will return and what new faces we will see” when the series returns next year.
The 8-episode second season will be executive produced by Zeta Audiovisual and shot in 4K.
Also Read: Netflix Smashes Q3 Earnings and Subscriber Projections, Stock Soars 14 Percent
Here’s the official description for the drama: Las Encinas, the best and most exclusive school in Spain where the elite send their children to study, is also where three working class kids have just been admitted after their...
The streamer did not give details on the cast or creative team attached to Season 2 of the show (which has quickly garnered a cult following on social media), as it is “still being determined which characters will return and what new faces we will see” when the series returns next year.
The 8-episode second season will be executive produced by Zeta Audiovisual and shot in 4K.
Also Read: Netflix Smashes Q3 Earnings and Subscriber Projections, Stock Soars 14 Percent
Here’s the official description for the drama: Las Encinas, the best and most exclusive school in Spain where the elite send their children to study, is also where three working class kids have just been admitted after their...
- 10/17/2018
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
Netflix has renewed its sexy coming-of-age thriller Elite for a second season. The streamer’s second Spanish original follows the intrigue at Las Encinas, an exclusive boarding school, and will return in 2019. The soapy teen series’ first eight-episode season debuted globally on October 5 and has drawn plenty of attention — as well as leaving questions to be answered in the next go-round. (Check out a video announcing the next season below.)
It is as yet unclear which characters will be back at Las Encinas for Season 2. Pending cast and showrunner confirmation, the show will again be executive produced by Zeta Audiovisual, consist of eight episodes and be shot in 4K.
Season 1 saw a clash between those who have everything and those who have nothing to lose create a perfect storm that ultimately ends in a murder. It marked the reunion of La Casa De Papel’s María Pedraza, Miguel Herrán and...
It is as yet unclear which characters will be back at Las Encinas for Season 2. Pending cast and showrunner confirmation, the show will again be executive produced by Zeta Audiovisual, consist of eight episodes and be shot in 4K.
Season 1 saw a clash between those who have everything and those who have nothing to lose create a perfect storm that ultimately ends in a murder. It marked the reunion of La Casa De Papel’s María Pedraza, Miguel Herrán and...
- 10/17/2018
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
Spanish mother-daughter melodrama Sunday’s Illness is a 2018 festival hit – but that’s not why have Netflix snapped it up
We’re at the year’s halfway mark: a point where many film critics offer a kind of midterm cinematic report card, listing the standout releases of those first six months before a flood of late-year prestige offerings dull their shine. You’ll notice several titles – a couple of this week’s new DVD releases among them – deservedly resurfacing on multiple lists, yet you won’t see many mentions for Sunday’s Illness, a festival-travelled, critically adored Spanish melodrama that, notwithstanding its dour title, must rank among the year’s most exquisite revelations.
Even some of the film’s early champions might be unaware that it has already been quietly released on Netflix, which helped develop Ramón Salazar’s low-key fourth feature and secured international distribution rights after its Berlin premiere in February.
We’re at the year’s halfway mark: a point where many film critics offer a kind of midterm cinematic report card, listing the standout releases of those first six months before a flood of late-year prestige offerings dull their shine. You’ll notice several titles – a couple of this week’s new DVD releases among them – deservedly resurfacing on multiple lists, yet you won’t see many mentions for Sunday’s Illness, a festival-travelled, critically adored Spanish melodrama that, notwithstanding its dour title, must rank among the year’s most exquisite revelations.
Even some of the film’s early champions might be unaware that it has already been quietly released on Netflix, which helped develop Ramón Salazar’s low-key fourth feature and secured international distribution rights after its Berlin premiere in February.
- 7/4/2018
- by Guy Lodge
- The Guardian - Film News
Estranged families provide readymade templates for family dramas, but the brilliance of Spanish writer-director Ramón Salazar’s elegant “Sunday’s Illness” stems from its ability to avoid the easiest emotional pathways. Channeling the intimate melancholic notes of Fassbinder and the expressionistic melodrama of Douglas Sirk, this two-hander about a mother forced to confront the daughter she abandoned has a startling clarity to its ambitions. It’s a powerful look at the durability of parent-child bonds as well as a fascinating psychological thriller about what it takes to heal such a rift when it seems irreparable.
As the movie begins, the elder Anabel (Susi Sánchez) lives a comfortable, affluent life with her businessman husband and their daughter in a giant, glittery mansion that consumes her world. One night, at the end of a crowded dinner party, she locks eyes with a stone-faced caterer who stares back with a knowing gaze. Decades have passed,...
As the movie begins, the elder Anabel (Susi Sánchez) lives a comfortable, affluent life with her businessman husband and their daughter in a giant, glittery mansion that consumes her world. One night, at the end of a crowded dinner party, she locks eyes with a stone-faced caterer who stares back with a knowing gaze. Decades have passed,...
- 6/16/2018
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
Film will receive a theatrical release in Spain before going on the VoD platform.
Ramón Salazar’s Sunday’s Illness (La Enfermedad Del Domingo), which had its world premiere at Berlin Film Festival on Tuesday (Feb 20), will be released on Netflix following its theatrical release in Spain.
Netflix initially became involved in the project at a script stage and has now taken world rights. Caramel Films is handling the Spanish distribution and the film is in cinemas from today (Feb 23). It will be available on the Netflix platform globally from June.
There is the potential for the film to travel to further festivals, with a release plan still being ironed out, but there won’t be the possibility for further theatrical distribution outside of Spain.
Sunday’s Illness was produced by Francisco Ramos, who separately is now working with Netflix to develop in-house projects.
The film stars Bárbara Lennie and Susi Sánchez in the story of a woman...
Ramón Salazar’s Sunday’s Illness (La Enfermedad Del Domingo), which had its world premiere at Berlin Film Festival on Tuesday (Feb 20), will be released on Netflix following its theatrical release in Spain.
Netflix initially became involved in the project at a script stage and has now taken world rights. Caramel Films is handling the Spanish distribution and the film is in cinemas from today (Feb 23). It will be available on the Netflix platform globally from June.
There is the potential for the film to travel to further festivals, with a release plan still being ironed out, but there won’t be the possibility for further theatrical distribution outside of Spain.
Sunday’s Illness was produced by Francisco Ramos, who separately is now working with Netflix to develop in-house projects.
The film stars Bárbara Lennie and Susi Sánchez in the story of a woman...
- 2/23/2018
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
MADRID -- Spanish distribution house Sogepaq announced Friday its first sales of helmer Ramon Salazar's musical 20 Centimeters. The film is the story of a transsexual who wants to shed the male physical characteristic that separates him from being the glamorous woman he dreams of during narcoleptic trances. The deals include a North American sale to TLA Releasing; Lady Film in Italy; We & Co. in France; Paradiso for Benelux; Castello Lopes for Portugal; and Provision for the countries of the former Yugoslavia. Sogepaq said the deals were inked during last month's Festival de Cannes. A Spanish-French co-production between Spain's Alligator Producciones, Estudios Picasso, Jey Films and France's Divine Productions, the film stars Monica Cervera (Ferpect Crime), Lola Duenas (The Sea Inside) and Rossy de Palma (Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!). On June 10, Sogepaq will release 20 Centimeters in Spain with 135 prints through Warner Sogefilms.
MADRID -- Jose Corbacho and Juan Cruz's Tapas took the top honor at the 8th annual Malaga Spanish Film Festival this weekend, winning the 60,000 Gold Biznaga award. Tapas, produced by Castelao Productions and Tusitala, also saw its leading lady Elvira Minguez take the best actress nod for her role in the film that depicts the intersecting lives of patrons and owners of a local bar. Mariano Barroso's political thriller Ants in the Mouth picked up the Special Jury Award, while Eduard Fernandez won the best actor's honor for his part in the film. Gerardo Herrero won the best director award for his Heroin, produced by Tornasol and Continental Prod., while Ramon Salazar's 20 Centimeters won the Critics Award.
MADRID -- Spanish distribution house Sogepaq announced Thursday it will handle all international sales on Malaga Spanish Film Festival competition entry 20 Centimeters, director Ramon Salazar's follow-up to his 1999 Berlin competition debut Stones (Piedras). Sogepaq will release the film theatrically in Spain on June 10th, through Warner Sogefilms and it will make its market debut with international buyers as part of its Cannes lineup. 20 Centimeters tells the story of Marieta, a transvestite who would love to get rid of the 20 centimeters that separate her from being the glamorous woman she dreams she is. The film is a Spanish-French co-production between Aligator Producciones, Estudios Picasso, Jet Films and Divine Productions, and stars actress Monica Cervera (Ferpect Crime and Stones).
- 4/21/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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