Pedro Almodovar meditates on death in first English feature 'The Room Next Door' / Marisa Paredes, star of numerous Pedro Almodovar films, dies at 78 / Lytton Strachey foxes Julianne Moore in Pedro Almodovar film / 'The Last Dream,' short stories scattered with the seeds of Pedro Almodovar films / Book Review: 'The Last Dream,' short stories scattered with the seeds of Pedro Almodovar films / Pedro Almodovar's first book, like his movies, blends reality and fiction: 'A fragmentary autobiography' / All About Pedro Almodovar's Mother / New Pedro Almodovar film, starring Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton, receives 17 minute ovation at Venice