As the films of 2024 alone have demonstrated, there's still a good amount of confusion about how a movie musical should ...

Adaptations are a funny thing. In 1976, author Manuel Puig published the novel Kiss of the Spider Woman, which he then adapted into a stage play in 1983. 1985 saw the release of the film adaptation, ...

Tonatiuh and Diego Luna as Molina and Valentín, respectively, in Kiss of the Spider Woman. The new film is based on the Broadway musical of the same name, itself based on the 1976 book by Manuel Puig.

Broadway musical adaptations can be quite challenging, particularly given the remarkable performances by icons such as Chita Rivera and Vanessa Williams in the titular role in “Kiss of the Spider ...

Tonatiuh and Diego Luna appear in "Kiss of the Spider Woman" by Bill Condon, an official selection of the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. Credit: Sundance Institute Kiss of the Spider Woman has a rich ...

Jennifer Lopez is inviting audiences to get a little campy with it this Halloween season with Kiss of the Spider Woman, the new musical movie opening in theaters this weekend. Written and directed by ...

Watching Jennifer Lopez hoof it in an old-school Hollywood musical is a sight – like where has this been all our lives? – though she isn’t even the best part of “Kiss of the Spider Woman.” Director ...

Chris is a Senior News Writer for Collider. He can be found in an IMAX screen, with his eyes watering and his ears bleeding for his own pleasure. He joined the news team in 2022 and accidentally fell ...

Bill Condon's Kiss of the Spider Woman challenges a belief I've long held: that in order for a musical to succeed, it must have memorable musical numbers. For these reasons alone, this movie shouldn't ...