2011
Click on the photo below to read an article about
Benicio directing El Yuma for Siete Días En La Habana:
(Source: independent.co.uk)
April 29, 2011
There's an article about The Way Of The Gun on page 162
of the May 2011 edition of Total Film magazine:
(Click on thumbnail to enlarge)
April 28, 2011
The Latin America Media Arts Fund announced today
four winners to support innovative film and video artists
who are living or working in Mexico, Central and
South America. Each will receive
$10,000 in grants and guidance.
This year's jury consisted of Benicio, Paola Mendoza and
Mónica Lozano. The awards announced today included
Juan Mejia's The Battle for Land (Columbia),
Violeta Ayala's Cocaine Prison (Bolivia),
Alba Mora-Roca's Toys (Mexico), and
Taira Akbar and Heidi Brandenburg's
When Two Worlds Collide (Peru).
(Source: tribecafilminstitute.org)
April 27, 2011
Benicio returned to Los Angeles from New York, yesterday:
Benicio at LAX.
(Source: zimbio.com)
April 26, 2011
New release on Blu-ray today:
Criterion's Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas.
Disc Features
Director-approved special edition:
- Digital transfer, approved by director Terry Gilliam
(with a DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack and
an optional 5.1 mix on the Blu-ray edition)
- Three audio commentaries: one with Gilliam,
one with stars Johnny Depp and Benicio Del Toro
and producer Laila Nabulsi, and one with
author Hunter S. Thompson
- Deleted scenes, with optional commentary by Terry Gilliam
- Selection of Hunter S. Thompson correspondence,
read on camera by Johnny Depp
- Hunter Goes to Hollywood, a short documentary
- A look at the controversy over the screenwriting credit
- Profile of Oscar Zeta Acosta, the inspiration for Dr. Gonzo
- Collection of artwork by illustrator Ralph Steadman
- Excerpt from the 1996 Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
recording featuring Jim Jarmusch and Maury Chaykin
- BBC documentary from 1978 with Thompson and Steadman
- Storyboards, production designs, stills, and trailer
- PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by critic J. Hoberman
and two pieces by Thompson.
Click HERE to order.
(Source: criterion.com)
April 25, 2011
Benicio and Kaneto Shindô's son, Jiro Shindô,
at the benefit screening of Hadaka No Shima
(The Naked Island) last April 22nd at the BAMcinématek:
(Photo by Taylor Hill/Getty Images North America)
April 24, 2011
Benicio during the Q&A at the benefit screening of
Japanese director Kaneto Shindô's film Hadaka No Shima
(The Naked Island) last April 22nd at the BAMcinématek:
(Photos by Taylor Hill/Getty Images North America)
April 23, 2011
Benicio attended the benefit screening of
Japanese director Kaneto Shindô's film Hadaka No Shima
(The Naked Island) yesterday at the BAMcinématek:
Christopher Farley, Benicio, Florence Almonzini, Linda Hoaglund and Jiro Shindo.
(Photo by Taylor Hill/Getty Images North America)
For more photos of the event,
visit the following websites:
April 22, 2011
The Upsetter: The Life & Music Of Lee "Scratch" Perry will be
playing today and tomorrow at the Dem Passwords Gallery
in West Hollywood, California.
(Source: hollywoodreporter.com)
April 21, 2011
Benicio will take part in a Q&A tomorrow at 6:50 PM at the
BAMcinématek where a special benefit screening of
Japanese director Kaneto Shindô's film Hadaka No Shima
(The Naked Island) will be presented.
Benicio met the director on March 4, 2010, in Tokyo, Japan.
To watch an excerpt of Benicio's conversation with
director Kaneto Shindô, click on the photo below:
Also, you can read an interview with Benicio
about his meeting with director Kaneto Shindô,
which was published today in the Morning Star
by clicking HERE.
You can also listen to Benicio talk about Kaneto Shindô
with WNYC's Amy Eddings by clicking HERE.
(Source: morningstar.co.uk and youtube.com and culture.wnyc.org)
April 20, 2011
The Upsetter: The Life & Music Of Lee "Scratch" Perry is
playing today at the Space Gallery in Portland, Maine.
(Source: hollywoodreporter.com)
April 19, 2011
Here's the poster for the documentary The Upsetter:
(Click on the thumbnail to enlarge)
April 18, 2011
BAMcinématek will present a special benefit screening
of Hadaka No Shima (The Naked Island)
on Friday, April 22, 2011 at 6:50 PM,
which will feature a Q&A with Benicio.
Proceeds for this special screening
will go to the earthquake relief in Japan.
The event will take place at:
30 Lafayette Avenue
Brooklyn, New York
11217
General admission: $25
There will be no senior discount
nor discounted or free admissions for members.
(Source: bam.org)
April 17, 2011
The Upsetter: The Life & Music Of Lee "Scratch" Perry is
playing today at the Burton Theatre in Detroit, Michigan,
and at the Bijou Art Cinema in Eugene, Oregon.
(Source: hollywoodreporter.com)
April 16, 2011
The Upsetter: The Life & Music Of Lee "Scratch" Perry is
playing today at the Burton Theatre in Detroit, Michigan,
also at the Bijou Art Cinema in Eugene, Oregon, and
at the Cable Car Cinema in Providence, Rhode Island.
(Source: hollywoodreporter.com)
April 15, 2011
The Upsetter: The Life & Music Of Lee "Scratch" Perry is
playing today at the Center for Contemporary Arts in
Santa Fe, New Mexico, also at the Burton Theatre in
Detroit, Michigan, and at the Bijou Art Cinema in
Eugene, Oregon.
(Source: hollywoodreporter.com)
April 14, 2011
The Upsetter: The Life & Music Of Lee "Scratch" Perry is
playing today at the Regent Theatre in Boston, Massachusetts.
(Source: hollywoodreporter.com)
April 13, 2011
The Upsetter: The Life & Music Of Lee "Scratch" Perry
is playing today at the Alamo Draft House in Houston, Texas,
and at the Regent Theatre in Boston, Massachusetts.
(Source: hollywoodreporter.com)
April 12, 2011
Today on TV:
on Encore Mystery at 9:10 AM and 4:30 PM
on Encore Mystery (Pacific) at 12:10 PM and 7:30 PM
(Source: locatetv.com)
April 11, 2011
Today on TV:
on Encore Love (Pacific) at 10:15 PM
(Source: locatetv.com)
April 10, 2011
The Upsetter: The Life & Music Of Lee "Scratch" Perry
is playing today at the Taos Center for The Arts
in Taos, New Mexico.
(Source: hollywoodreporter.com)
April 9, 2011
Click on the photo below to read and listen to an excerpt
of Jonathan Maberry's novelisation of The Wolfman:
(Source: us.macmillan.com)
April 8, 2011
The Upsetter: The Life & Music Of Lee "Scratch" Perry
will be playing, starting today, until April 10th at the
Rag Tag Cinema in Columbia, Missouri.
(Source: hollywoodreporter.com)
April 7, 2011
Benicio took part in the narration of a short film entitled Caribbean Marine Etiquette.
The message of the film is at the heart of a public service campaign launched at the
University of the Virgin Islands by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Click on the photo below to view the English and Spanish versions of the film:
(Source: forthesea.com)
April 6, 2011
Benicio visited the Conservatorio de Música de Puerto Rico,
in Miramar, last last April 4th, and shared with the students
the experiences of his career.
Click on the photo below to watch a clip (in Spanish) of the visit.
(Source: primerahora.com)
April 5, 2011
The Upsetter: The Life & Music Of Lee "Scratch" Perry
is playing today and tomorrow, April 6th, at the
Boulder Theatre in Boulder, Colorado.
(Source: hollywoodreporter.com)
April 4, 2011
Benicio is visiting the Conservatorio de Música de Puerto Rico,
in Miramar, this afternoon, to share with the students
the experiences of his career.
April 3, 2011
The Upsetter: The Life & Music Of Lee "Scratch" Perry
is playing today at the Maysles Cinema in New York.
(Source: hollywoodreporter.com)
April 2, 2011
The Upsetter: The Life & Music Of Lee "Scratch" Perry
is playing today at the Art Theatre in Long Beach, California.
(Source: hollywoodreporter.com)
April 1, 2011
The Upsetter: The Life & Music Of Lee "Scratch" Perry
is playing today at the Downtown Independent in
Los Angeles, California, and will be playing today until
April 8th at Clinton St. Theatre in Portland, Oregon.
Benicio narrates the film.
(Source: hollywoodreporter.com)