From the opening shots of Abre Los Ojos, the Spanish film on which the Tom Cruise vehicle Vanilla Sky is based, it’s amazing to see how faithful Cameron Crowe was to the original. You would have to ...

When Alejandro Amenabar’s “Abre los Ojos” finally arrived in Hartford two years ago, it looked like an intriguing prospect for an American remake. Cameron Crowe’s “Vanilla Sky,” starring Tom Cruise, ...

Alejandro Amenábar scored an arthouse hit with Abre Los Ojos (Open Your Eyes), which he then saw remade by Cameron Crowe and Tom Cruise as Vanilla Sky. Mainstream success came with the spooky ...

What is it about Alejandro Amenábar’s 1997 psychological thriller, Abre Los Ojos (Open Your Eyes), that would prompt writer-director Cameron Crowe and producer-star Tom Cruise to remake it? Looking at ...

MADRID, Spain, May 25 (UNHCR) - Spanish film director Alejandro Amenábar has won acclaim and awards for films such as Abre los ojos (Open Your Eyes), The Others and Mar Adentro (The Sea Inside), which ...

If the Spanish original Abre Los Ojos (Open Your Eyes) directed by Alejandro Amenabar is labeled a thriller, then Cameron Crowe's Hollywood remake, under the title Vanilla Sky, is definitely something ...