The Spanish capital is the ‘centre of the Almodóvarian universe’. The writer of a new book on the film-maker guides visitors to locations where he shot key scenes
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Mountain: a movie that reaches new peaks of cinematography
Prepare to be taken to dizzying heights as a new documentary explores the physical beauty of the world’s highest places in ‘an exhilarating game of vertical pinball’
10 of the best horror movie locations
From the town that inspires Stephen King to Hannibal Lecter’s stamping grounds, or the eeriest of Essex islands, here’s our pick of 10 frighteningly good real-life film sets
Kakadu: the Crocodile Dundee tour of Australia’s wetland wonderland
It is thirty years since Paul Hogan’s smash-hit film put the Top End on the tourist trail.
La La Land locations: 10 of the best to visit in Los Angeles
Shot in more than 40 locations in LA, the musical La La Land is ‘a love letter to the city’, according to its producer.
‘It’s like the end of the world, so vast it’s oceanic’: Otto Bell on Mongolia
A new documentary about a young girl hunting with eagles in Mongolia’s Altai mountains casts fresh light on this extraordinary, sparsely populated country and its threatened rural lifestyle
Movies and mountains: mixing film and skiing at the Sundance festival
For a film-loving skier, this Utah festival makes a perfect winter trip. With everyone at the movies (or in their own VR show) you have swathes of Park City, the US’s biggest ski area, almost to yourself
Gaudí’s partner in iconic Barcelona design finally gets the limelight
Josep Maria Jujol’s contribution to Gaudí’s Barcelona masterpieces, and those he created himself in Catalonia, have been overlooked. A new documentary seeks to give him the recognition he deserves
Eddie the Eagle on the Italian ski resort that inspired him
When learning to ski in the Italian Alps, Michael ‘Eddie the Eagle’ Edwards had no idea it would lead to Olympic stardom – or a new Hollywood biopic
Take the kids to … Puzzlewood, Forest of Dean
An enchanted, mystical wood makes for contented kids and adults on a trip where smart technology meets traditional fun