PdS Blog is pleased to announce that it has finally found a way of showing a picture of Penélope Cruz that also ties in with recent posts. This is because, Variety reveals today, she will feature in the next Pedro Almodóvar (see below) film. It will be one of the following: Volver, (literally, Return), a generational comedy about three women who travel from southern Spain to Madrid in search of a better life; and La tempestad soñada (literally, Dreamt Storm), a lyrical drama. And it will be in Spanish, even though everyone's waiting for the first Almodóvar film in English. So there you are. (To counteract the Penélope effect, click here.)

Meanwhile, far away from showbiz, Martin Amis goes to Colombia. (via Blogdex.)
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