2011
Congratulations to Rick Baker and Dave Elsey
for winning the Oscar in the Makeup category
for their work in The Wolfman.
February 27, 2011
Benicio is currently in Cuba to coordinate
the filming of Seven Days In Havana.
Benicio is part of a group of seven directors
who are making this Spanish/French co-production
of seven short films, with scripts coordinated by
Cuban writer and journalist Leonardo Padura.
(Source: cubaheadlines.com)
February 26, 2011
Click on the photo below to read an interview
with makeup artist Rick Baker about The Wolfman:
Concept art by Rick Baker / Photograph courtesy NBC Universal
(Source: vanityfair.com)
February 25, 2011
Today on TV:
on MGM HD at 12 AM
on VeneMovies at 9:57 AM
on IndiePlex at 12:55 PM
(Source: locatetv.com)
February 24, 2011
The premiere of The Upsetter, the new documentary
about Jamaican reggae legend Lee "Scratch" Perry,
will take place on March 25th next at Los Angeles'
Downtown Independent. Benicio narrates the film
which has been in the works for seven years.
Click on the photo below to access the film's official website:
(Source: hollywoodreporter.com)
February 23, 2011
Click on the links below to watch Benicio (as Paco)
in the 1995 episode Good Housekeeping
from the TV series Fallen Angels:
(Source: youtube.com)
February 22, 2011
Today on TV:
on HBO (Pacific) and HBO HD (Pacific) at 12 AM
on HBO and HBO HD at 3 AM
on HBO (Pacific) and HBO HD (Pacific) at 6 AM
on Ovation TV and Ovation TV HD at 1 PM and 5 PM
on G4 and G4 HD at 2:30 PM
on MoreMAX and MoreMAX HD at 5 PM
on MoreMAX (Pacific) and MoreMAX HD (Pacific) at 8 PM
(Source: locatetv.com)
February 21, 2011
Click on the links below to watch
clips of "The Making Of Che" featurette
from the Criterion DVD of Che:
(Source: youtube.com)
February 20, 2011
Click HERE to order The Wolfman figures by Mezco.
The designer vinyl figure stands six inches tall
with six points of articulation.
(Click on thumbnails to enlarge)
(Source: Mezcotoyz.com)
February 19, 2011
Happy 44th birthday, Benicio!!
February 18, 2011
Benicio in Guerrilla:
(Click on thumbnails to enlarge)
February 17, 2011
The 40th Anniversary Celebration of Hunter S. Thompson's
book Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas will take place at the
Peter Jay Sharp Theater in New York City next March 16, 2011.
Benicio is scheduled to attend the event, along with actor
Scott Shepherd, where they will read selections from the book.
You can buy tickets to the event by clicking HERE.
The Peter jay Sharp Theater is located at
2537 Broadway at 95th Street, New York, NY
10025-6990
Tel: 212.864.5400 | Fax: 212.932.3228
(Source: symphonyspace.org)
February 16, 2011
The Criterion Collection Blu-ray of Fear & Loathing In Las Vegas
will be released on April 26, 2011.
The Blu-ray will feature:
- 1080p video
- a DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
The supplements will include:
- Audio commentary with Terry Gilliam;
- Hunter Goes to Hollywood, a short documentary
by filmmaker Wayne Ewing;
- 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;
- Audio excerpt from the 1996 spoken-word CD Fear and
Loathing in Las Vegas, featuring filmmaker Jim Jarmusch and
actor Maury Chaykin;
- Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood, a 1978
BBC documentary with Thompson and Steadman;
- Storyboards, production designs, stills gallery,
theatrical trailer, and TV spots;
- A booklet featuring an essay by critic J. Hoberman and
two pieces by Thompson;
- Audio commentary with Johnny Depp and Benicio and
producer Laila Nabulsi;
- Audio commentary with Author Hunter S. Thompson;
- Deleted scenes, with optional commentary by Gilliam;
- Selection of Thompson correspondence,
read on camera by Johnny Depp.
Suggested list price for the Blu-ray is $39.95.
(Source: highdefdigest.com)
February 15, 2011
Morena Films and Full House will produce the upcoming film
Siete días en La Habana which is comprised of seven short films
directed by seven directors, including Benicio, depicting life in Cuba.
The film has a budget of approximately 3 million euros and will be
starring Mirta Ibarra, Ana de Armas, Jorge Perugorría and Vladimir Cruz,
among others. The premiere is scheduled for the Fall of 2011.
(Source: cineytele.com)
February 14, 2011
To watch Benicio's cameo in Somewhere, follow these instructions:
1) Click on the photo below
2) Scroll down to the screen and click on Bölüm 2
3) Fast forward the clip at 11:26
(Source: filmx.gen.tr)
February 13, 2011
Click on the photo below to watch a public message from Benicio:
(Source: youtube.com)
February 12, 2011
Benicio in The Argentine:
February 11, 2011
Click on the photo below to watch a February 2010
interview with Benicio about The Wolfman:
(Source: youtube.com)
February 10, 2011
Two exhibitions of photographer Nadav Kander will open
tomorrow at 12:15 PM at the Ministry of Culture's
Andalusian Centre of Photography in Spain.
Portraits of artists, including Benicio,
will be grouped on the second floor of the Center.
(Source: novapolis.es)
Photos of Benicio by Nadav Kander:
(Click on thumbnails to enlarge)
February 9, 2011
Click HERE to read a February 2010 interview
with Benicio about The Wolfman.
(Source: parade.com)
February 8, 2011
Click on the photo below to watch a series of
behind-the-scenes clips from The Wolfman.
(Source: youtube.com)
February 7, 2011
There's a photo of Benicio with Stephen Dorff
at the center of page 168 in the Fairground section
of the March 2011 issue of Vanity Fair Magazine.
February 6, 2011
Click HERE to read an interview
with Rick Baker about The Wolfman.
(Source: nytimes.com)
February 5, 2011
Tonight at 8 PM on HBO:
(Source: northjersey.com)
February 4, 2011
A fan's version of The Wolfman poster:
(Click on thumbnail to enlarge)
(Source: smalltownhero.deviantart.com)
February 3, 2011
Rick Baker and Dave Elsey have been nominated for an Oscar
in the makeup category for their work in The Wolfman.
The 83rd Academy Awards ceremony will take place on
Sunday, February 27, 2011 at Hollywood’s Kodak Theatre.
(Source: oscars.org)
February 2, 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)
February 1, 2011
Today on TV:
on VeneMovies at 6:24 AM
on Starz Comedy and Starz Comedy HD at 7:20 AM and 6:15 PM
on WMAX and WMAX HD (East) at 2:40 PM and 10 PM
on G4 and G4 HD at 9 PM
on AtMax and AtMax HD (East) at 11 PM
(Source: locatetv.com)