2008
Here are various clips of news reports and interviews
featuring Benicio, which were taken these last few weeks
when he was promoting The Argentine and Guerrilla:
December 30, 2008
Click on the photo below to see Time's photo gallery
of behind the set of The Argentine and Guerrilla:
(Photo by Bill Bamberger)
(Source: Time.com)
December 29, 2008
Benicio is on the cover of the upcoming issue
of Time Out London magazine (January 1-7, 2009).
Photos taken exclusively for Time Out London
by Karl J. Kaul. Inside is a full page portrait,
plus interview, plus other photos.
December 28, 2008
Click on the photo below to read an interview (in Spanish)
Benicio did in Argentina while he was promoting
The Argentine and Guerrilla.
(Photo: Santiago Turienzo)
(Source: Gente Online)
December 27, 2008
Benicio is on the cover of the
current issue of Anthem magazine.
(Photo by Cass Bird)
(Source: anthemmagazine.com)
December 26, 2008
Benicio will appear for the opening night Q&A of the
Roadshow Edition of The Argentine and Guerrilla,
tonight at the Nuart Theatre in Los Angeles.
The Q&A with Benicio will be held after the
1:30pm and 7:15pm shows tonight.
(Source: landmarktheatres.com)
December 26, 2008
Click on the photo below to listen to an interview
with Benicio, Steven Soderbergh and Demiįn Bichir
which took place at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills.
(Coverage by Nobuhiro Hosoki)
Steven Soderbergh, Demiįn Bichir and Benicio.
(Source: Hosokinema.com)
December 25, 2008
Benicio was interviewed on CNN's The Screening Room.
To see the interview, click on the photo below:
(Source: CNN video)
December 24, 2008
The official UK/Ireland website for The Argentine and Guerrilla is now online.
Click on the photo below to visit the website:
December 23, 2008
IFC is bringing the CHE roadshow back for a return engagement.
Starting December 24th in New York City at the IFC Center,
the CHE roadshow will be showing all the way up until
January 8, 2009.
IFC CENTER
323 Sixth Avenure, at West 3rd St.
New York, NY
212-924-7771
Click
HERE to buy tickets.
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On December 26th, the roadshow will also be returning
to Los Angeles, this time at:
Landmark's NUART
11272 Santa Monica Boulevard
West Los Angeles, CA
310-281-8223
Click HERE to buy tickets.
December 22, 2008
The Spanish Academy of Motion Picture Arts
and Sciences' 23rd Goya Awards has nominated
Benicio in the Best Actor in a Leading Role category
for his role in The Argentine and Guerrilla.
Also nominated for their work on
The Argentine and Guerrilla:
Best Adapted Screenplay:
P. Buchman
Best Original Music:
Alberto Igelsias
Best Production Design:
C. Zummįrraga
Best Art Direction:
A. Gómez
The Awards ceremony will take
place on February 1, 2009 at the
Palacio Municipal de Congresos in Madrid.
(Source: academiadecine.com)
December 21, 2008
David Poland talked to Benicio about his role in The Argentine and Guerrilla.
Click on the photo below to watch the interview.
(Source: Google Video)
December 20, 2008
Benicio and Steven Soderbergh took part in a press conference about
The Argentine and Guerrilla at Meiji University, Tokyo, Japan, last December 18, 2008.
Steven Soderbergh and Benicio.
Japanese Judoka Satoshi Ishii, Steven Soderbergh and Benicio.
(Photo source: Variety Japan)
ベニチオ・デル・トロ
(meaning Benicio del Toro, in Katakana)
* * *
Here are the two Japanese posters of The Argentine and Guerrilla:
(Photos: courtesy of Y.O., Japan)
December 19, 2008
Benicio was one of the guests on the French TV program
Le Grand Journal last December 17th.
Click on the photo below to see the program:
(Source: YouTube)
December 18, 2008
Benicio is featured in the current issue
of UK film criticism magazine Little White Lies.
(Click on thumbnails to enlarge)
(Source: littlewhitelies.co.uk)
December 17, 2008
Benicio is currently in Japan to promote The Argentine and Guerrilla.
The pre-premiere of both films took place yesterday at Roppongi Hills.
Benicio and Steven Soderbergh will take part in a press conference
at Meiji University's Academy Hall, in Tokyo, on December 18, 2008.
Click here to access the Japanese website
of The Argentine and Guerrilla.
Model Jessica Michibata, Benicio, Steven Soderbergh
and professional wrestling promoter Antonio Inoki.
December 16, 2008
Click on the photo below to watch an interview (in Spanish)
with Benicio about The Argentine and Guerrilla:
(Source: video.msn.com)
December 15, 2008
On January 1, 2009 ONLY, selected cinemas across
the United Kingdom are offering the chance to see
The Argentine and Guerrilla as a double bill.
The January 1st double bill will be the only chance
the public gets to see both films together in the UK.
The special screenings will be shown at the following venues:
London:
Regional:
Che Part One will be released on January 1, 2009, and
Che Part Two will be released on February 20, 2009, in the U.K.
(Source: BritFilms.tv)
December 14, 2008
There will be an article about The Wolfman in the
January 2009 issue (#279) of Fangoria magazine.
(Click on thumbnail to enlarge)
(Source: Fangoria.com)
December 13, 2008
On December 2, 2008 Alex Cohen spoke to Benicio about his role in The Argentine and Guerrilla
and the interview was broadcasted yesterday on the program Day To Day on National Public Radio.
To listen to the interview, click on the photo below:
The NPR autograph book.
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Click HERE to listen to a previous NPR interview with Benicio (dated January 6, 2004) on his role in 21 Grams.
(Source: NPR.org)
December 12, 2008
The four and a half hours "roadshow" of The Argentine and Guerrilla
is opening today for one week in Los Angeles and New York City.
Steven Soderbergh will appear for an opening night Q&A in New York,
while Benicio and Laura Bickford will appear at the Los Angeles opening.
Those presentations, at the Ziegfeld in New York and
the Landmark in Los Angeles, will feature a printed program guide
to be distributed at each screening and will also be presented
digitally utilizing DCP Projection. There will be no trailers or
commercials played prior to the screenings.
Run time for Part 1: 129 minutes and
Part 2: 128 minutes with a 30 minute intermission.
In New York, there will also be an exhibition
of cast portraits taken by Mary Ellen Mark.
CHE will re-open on January 9, 2009 in New York and Los Angeles
as two separate admissions titled Che Part 1: The Argentine
and Che Part 2: Guerrilla.
(Photos: courtesy of IFC Films)
December 11, 2008
The Argentine and Guerrilla will be shown
at the 5th Dubai International Film Festival
which is being held starting today
until December 18, 2008.
The schedule is as follows:
Monday, December 15, 2008 at 4:30 PM (Fest City 3)
Wednesday, December 17, 2008 at 7 PM (MoE12)
December 10, 2008
Universal Pictures has confirmed that the release date
of The Wolfman has been postponed to November 6, 2009.
(Source: Fangoriaonline.com)
December 9, 2008
The episode of Todos Contra Juan, featuring a cameo by
Benicio, will air tonight at 10:15 PM on América TV in Argentina.
To see a clip of the episode, click on the photo below:
According to the story, Juan, being slagged by the critics, decides
to turn his career around and he sends a video to Benicio, in which
he plays Fidel Castro and his friend Tony, plays Che Guevara.
And Benicio ... He is interested!
(Sources: PrimiciasYa.com , Clarin.com and MySpaceTV.com)
December 8, 2008
Benicio attended a press conference yesterday
in Cuba to promote The Argentine and Guerrilla.
Vladimir Cruz, Rodrigo Santero, Benicio, and Santiago Cabrera.
December 7, 2008
Benicio, along with Rodrigo Santoro, Santiago Cabrera,
Jorge Perugorrķa and Vladimir Cruz attended the Cuban
premiere of The Argentine and Guerrilla last night as part of
the 30th Havana Film Festival at Havana's Yara Cinema.
The films will also be shown today as a special
presentation at the Karl Marx theater.
Leonardo Tamayo, a former guerrillero who fought alongside
Ernesto Guevara in Cuba and Bolivia, and Benicio.
(Photo source: AFP)
December 6, 2008
Benicio spoke to the audience at the Byron Carlyle Cinema in Miami before
the screening of The Argentine and Guerrilla last Thursday, December 4th.
(Photo by Pedro Portal)
(Source: ElNuevoHerald.com)
Benicio then attended the after-party at The Raleigh:
(Photo: Contact Music)
(Source: BlackBookMag.com)
December 5, 2008
NY1's Neil Rosen interviewed Benicio about playing the role
of Ernesto "Che" Guevara in The Argentine and Guerrilla.
To see the interview, click on the photo below:
(Source: NY1)
December 4, 2008
The Argentine and Guerrilla will be shown today at 6 PM
at the Byron Carlyle Cinema, located at 500 71st Street,
in Miami Beach. Benicio will attend the event,
along with Rodrigo Santoro and Santiago Cabrera.
After the screening of two films, a party will be held
at the Raleigh Hotel, at 1775 Collins Avenue.
A press conference is scheduled for tomorrow.
(Source: ElNuevoHerald.com)
December 3, 2008
Click on the photo below to see the new
official U.S. trailer for The Argentine and Guerrilla:
(Source: Yahoo! Canada Movies)
December 2, 2008
The book "Che: The Diaries of Ernesto Che Guevara" is being
released as a movie tie-in to The Argentine and Guerrilla.
Like the films, this book is based upon two releases: The Bolivian
Diary and Reminiscences of the Cuban Revolutionary War,
both compilations of Guevara's writings.
December 1, 2008
Benicio will be in Japan in December
to promote The Argentine and Guerrilla.
Click on the photo below to access the Japanese
website and see the Japanese trailer for both films.
(Source: Che.Gyao.jp)