“La Bola Negra” (the black ball) won best director at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. It also won the Toronto International Film Festival Audience Award over runners-up “I Play Rocky” and “Being Heumann.” It also received directing and audience awards…
4 stars out of 4 Rating: R (violence, bloody images, graphic nudity, sexual content, language) Directors: Javier Calvo, Javier Ambrossi Running time: 2 hours, 39 minutes When & where: 35 mm screenings start Oct. 29 at Rialto Cinemas Cerrito and Oct. 30 at the Smith Rafael Film Center,…
Musician Guitarricadelafuente plays Sebastián in La Bola Negra. The film is playing now in theaters, and begins streaming on Netflix on Dec. 2 Carla Oset/Netflix hide caption There's an awful lot of movie in La Bola Negra, the new film…
Miguel Bernardeau (Getty Images) Miguel Bernardeau’s rapid-fire answer about prosthetics on Spanish talk show Al cielo con ella has fuelled online debate over whether his full-frontal scene in La Bola Negra used a prosthetic. In the clip, host Henar Álvarez…
At a recent press event for Netflix's La Bola Negra, I sat down for conversations with co-directors Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi (who won Best Director at this year's Cannes Film Festival), plus stars Guitarricadelafuente and Miguel Bernardeau, and Milo…
The hype for La Bola Negra is no joke. After already making history as the highest per-screen average for a Spanish film following a debut weekend, the historical gay movie tells the interconnected story of three queer men throughout history.
For a long time — too long — gay characters in movies tended to appear as either side characters with no real stories or as tragic figures who were usually unable to express their true selves for fear of what the world…
October 26, 2026 by EJ Moreno EJ Moreno interviews two of the actors behind Netflix’s hit gay historical drama, La Bola Negra… Directed by Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi, Quifes and González both express their joy crafting these characters, as well…
Directors Javier Calvo, left and Javier Ambrossi pose for a portrait to promote "La Bola Negra" during the Toronto International Film Festival on Monday, Sept. 14, 2026, in Toronto. LA BOLA NEGRA. (L to R) Director Javier Ambrossi, Guitarricadelafuente as Sebastián and Director…
LONDON, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Spanish filmmakers Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi said their sophomore feature "La Bola Negra", which has emerged as an Oscar contender, took them on the journey of their lives and left them with many more ideas they…
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